Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04

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apparent sprains are In reality frac-
lures OF some part OF the ankle or foot.
But we VIII assume you have just
sprained your ankle. What should be
done?
should You Rest Or Use the Iambf
:, A sprain is tearing or rupture OF
iigaments. They bleed. Tho skin is
not broken, yet there Is practically n
wound. The first thing to be done.
therefore. Is to put the part at rest.
Just as though You had broken bone.
Splint the ankle. This may be done
by any available means, folded
newspaper. wet aud bound snugly
about the ankle and leg outside OF the
STOCKING, resting the ankle in n trough
made In a bag of grain or salt or beans
or sand; simply lacing 1t snugly In 1,
high topped boot; or, IL possible, strap-
ping IL with adhesive plaster. or plac-
ing 1t In a plaster Of Paris cast
If swelling Is rapid and pain great,
the ankle and leg should be immersed
In very hot bath. a trife hotter than
tho patient can bear. Tho water must
be kept a trihe too hot, by dipping
out and dipping In. Half an hour or
All hour OF this will usually control the
pain and stop tho swelling. Then some
suitable support or splint should be
applied
Any sprain is helped by intelligent
massage. Begin with very gentle
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the knee. AMI gradually go lower and
lower, increasing the pressure, until
me whole swollen ankle is freely mas
5aged. Massage is for the purpose of
aiding the lymph vessels and the veins
:" carry away exuded lymph and con-
Etsted blood Hence ii must begin
above the sprain and he applied only
toward the heart
Questions and Ansucrs
Heart o. -year-old boy
critics that his heart beats every sec
Reply-May it continue TO do so for
100 years.
Gastric Ulcer.-Our family physician
has diagnosed ulcer of the stomach
In one of the family, and prescribes an
exclusive diet OF milk for three
months. Do You believe that sa It's
factory diet?
Rcply-Yes. 1t is the very thing.
Bread and Water. Has white
bread tendency to cause constipation:
e wouldn't graham or whole wheat
bread be better for members of tho
Bread and Milk Club? 8. How much
water should a healthy person drink
each day?
Reply. Yes. 2. Only as second
choice. 8. Two quarts.
Anesthetlc and Heart-Can a per
con whose heart Is weak stand an
hnesthetic? He plays baseball. and his
heart doesn't bother him while play
Ing. Heat makes II pain often.
Reply-lf he can hold his breath
thirty seconds by the watch he can
take an anaesthetic without danger.
u heat. but not eScrtion. causes a pain
over the heart, he probably has moth
Ing wrong with his heart at 8li
Neatsfoot oil.-What is Neatstoot
OIL and what is II used for:
Reply-Oil obtained by boiling the
Zee, of an on. minus the hoofs. 1t Is
used 10 soften leather. grease ma
chinery. etc. Sometimes IL is given I'm :
ternally as Il substitute for cod liver
oil or s a mild laxative. II is clear,
yellowish. bland in taste
tnprintable.-Many correspondents
suggest that we omit their questions,
but print the answers alone. However,
the answer is apt 10 be even moro
frank than th6 question, so we suggest
In return that 4 stamped, addressed
envelope would be the solution OF this
cmbarrass ing problem.
Taking Quinine.-fIow about a child
always taking qninine for cold? Is
il not bad plan?
Reply--A very bad plan, indeed. The
child ought not to have cold" so
often. I'm the first place. And the
puinine will presently dcltroy his nat :
ural resistance. If il doesn't affect his
hearing.