The Washington times., 1916-12-25
POPULAR MEDICINE
BY DIR. HIRSHBERG
Intelligent Observation Of Rules
Of Hygiene viii De-
crease illness.
ny DIR. LEONARD X. H,RsHBERG.

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ny DIR. LEONARD X. HiRsHBERG.
In tho spring young mothers
fancy should turn to thoughts OF dis
eases such as dyscntcricr, cholera,
lnfantilc paralysis, and typhoid.
Water born diseases arc spread by
milk and nies. These arc tho mald
dies which kin thrcc out OF every
four babies In the summer.
Winter IL now upon us. and the
non breast fed bambino In threatened
with an entirely different set Of dis.
eases. These have to do rather with
the lungs. throat, nose, and cars ms
contrsstcd with tho ailments of the
oesophaRus. stomach, tongue, and In
testincs In tho spring and summer.
Has your baby fever? That II the
first symptom to be noted. unless YOU
are OF the old "take.a-chanrc" family.
ready to risk life On n guess that
some home remedy may cure" tho
baby. =.
Irrespective Of thermometers, n
sparkling eye, flushed face. and hot
skin may Indicate n mild malady OF
serious pneumonia. II II the low and
almost undiscovcrablc temperatures
of dangerous dlphthcrin which prove
tho worth and chcapncss ~ ther.
mometer Of your own.
II there IL fever with n scattered
rash present. ur some such BLUSH
white spots ON the inside Of the
cheeks. measles IL to he suspected.
Measles In never tho simple disorder
which tradition makes ~. Indeed,
measles In the GorEonhcaded monster
Of n mRlady which masks under n
supposed trivial condition, although
u ElayE It's thousands. Pneumonia II
only one of the fatal complications Of
measles. So foolishly regarded ass n
light ailmcnt.
A skin eruption of n pinkish.red or
scarlet hue, associated with "A slight
sore throat and perhaps "a few shot
like glands of the neck. II often scar.
latina. Scariatina II "a disease that
IL very destructive To human life Ia
some epidemics.
symptom. Mothers should Know.
Many people magin" that acarlatins
aud scarlet fever arc two different dts
tempcrE. Just a. there In mistaken
notion that broken bone differs
from "a fractured one. or course, these
incorrect ideas are based upon the
pruycfbialiy careless speech of those
who should know better. Scarlatina
H. exactly and precisely the same as
scarlet fever. as H. broken bone tho
same NJ a fractured bone.
Pneumonia can he diagnosed by
mothers who ought To know how to
observe differences between signs and
symptoms apparently similar, but they
should not treat the conditions them
selves
know a mother who went Int"
her baby's room at night and calmly
telephoned the doctor: MY httl" boy
has pneumonia: come at once How
did she know? The child was sound
0sieep. She had put him to bed well
Ind hearty. Here In her account;
at was a bitter. cold, blustery
night. The previous day we had had
snow and ! had sent my eighteen.
month-old boy out In the sun ana
wind for half an hour or so.
II was worried and watched the
child more .hlertly than usual had
been counting Ihs breathings, the
number OF his respirations. suddenly
4 noticed that they increased from
about twenty minute, the normal u
forty-eight minute.
Learn These ThinEs Yourself.
MY alarm was verified when ] In
serted a thermometer into the sleeping
cLIld's skin folds. II registered 100
degrees, yet he remained asleep com
fortabiy through IL all
The physicIan who was summoned
could not md the solid patch In the
chIId's lung which signifies pneumo'
mia, but he had respect for the Judg
ment of this particular mother, as
well as for the definite, outward signs
OF pneumonia, to wit. greatly In,
creased and persistent number OF
breathings.
Therefore he summoned into con
sultation two other noted physicians
| skilled in diagnosis OF the lungs and
heart. These quickly agreed that the
| child had pneumonia, and the prompt
and united attention and treatments
of the mother and physicians all sue
cessfully and happily restored the lit
tie fellow TO health
! The cold months are ihoSc W "
watched for earaches. An infant only
a few months old is more apt to have
Injected ears than older children, be
cause the slightest inflammation OF
the nose or mouth may spread to the
| ears. which are more accessible In the
younger children.
Never wait for an ear drum to rup
turs of itself. Never put sweet oil oI
any oils in the ears. Never use nome
treatments for eaTaches. Deafness
has followed disobedience to these in
functions.
If the baby awakens at night with
piercing cries or shrill shrieks and
puts its little hand to the side of the
| face. head, or ears, do not say, "its
toething," but call an ear specialist
| at once.
1copyr't, 1915, by Newspaper Feature Service
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