The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09

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Dear Doctor: have been interested
in the Home Health Club for a long
time, and now wish to trouble you
little. My daughter, has a baby boy
about two months old. The wfoop.
ing cough Is in the neighborhood ana
she is worried for fear her baby may
take it. In case he does, what would
be best for her to do?
MRS B. C.
(Answer) It is not likely that your
daughters baby will contract the
whooping cough, for as a rule chill
dren under months old are not sus-
ceptible to the ailment, especially if
they are nursing
Whooping cough is generally taken
through direct contact with the sick
PdliCul dl1u nOI tuIOuSA SApOSuT0 u
the sick room. All weak and delicate
subjects are more susceptible to the
disease. One attack usually makes
the child immune. A long period
elapses between the time of exposure
to whooping cough and the appear
ance of the first symptoms. This may
be from two days to two weeks. It
begins like an ordinary cold in the
head with coughing, which increases.
It is generally followed with vomit-
ing spells. The attacks last from a
few seconds to one or two minutes.
Occasionally there is no whooping
at all, only fits Of coughing. Some-
times 1t lasts many months, especial
1y in the winter time. Under no con-
ditfon is the disease considered con-
tagious after two months. There are
many complications. and great care
should be take SO that the respiratory
organs do not become weakened, for
the trouble is often followed by bron-
chitis, pneumonia, etc. In children
over two years Of age no dangerous
sequels need, as a rule be feared. Ow-
ing to its many complications, whoop-
ing cough may be considered seri-
GUS disease, as it causes many deaths
among children. For prevention as
well as cure follow the methods de-
scribed in the Home Health Club
book, Vol. 2.
Dear Doctor: Will you please oblige
a reader Of the Home Health Club
department by giving some account
of the hisease known as St. Vitus
dancer Is it caused by some mental
or bodily strain? Would one whose
mother and grandfather have had it
be certain Of also developing it? Can
any treatment prevent it?
(Answer) st. vitus dance Is a rule
due to perepheral causesEthat is, ex-
ttePnal causes Ninety per cent. of
such can be cured. I have not as
yet found a case which has not yield
ed to proper treatment. In fact the
great majority of cases to which I
have given personal attention I have
found been due, in males to Phimosis
and in females to Hooded Clitoris
or Adherent Prepuce. Overcoming
these conditions and following direc-
tons given in detail in my Vol. Q Of
the club books on the subject, has
affected a complete cure. Some cases
are due to eye strain, others to worms
or constipation and still others to To-
cal irritations. The only thing that
would cauR@ tendency to, it Gin a
heritary sense would be a highly SEN
sitive or nervous organism transmit
ted from parent to child. Any one
suffering from the trouble or dispos-
ed to 1t should be careful of his diet.
He should subsist largely on juicy
and laxative fruits, whole wheat
bread and breakfast foods, with
plenty Of vegetables, very little con-
densed foods, such as cheese, meats,
pastries, candies, ETC., and absolutely
no tea or coffee. Careful massage or
manipulations of the muscles along
the entire length of the spine are also
very beneficial. Just how this is done
is given in Vol. 2. Cold congresses
to the spine about an hour after re-
firing applied carefully according to
directions often given in these COL