Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-18

Druggists
Your Health
and Its Care


Small boys have natural antip-
nthy to having their ears washed,
They are partly right. for IN. thing
can he oveIdonc.
The healthy enr should never he
cleaned beyond the surface that In
plainly seen by the eyes Wax viii
naturally accumulate and work oht
into the external ear. where II can
be- removed without danger of hurt
INK The more delicate part ~ the
organ n IN "a particularly danger
ouH habit Tor mothers to use hair
pins and similar Instruments In
cleaning out childs ears
Tho ear IN one ~ IN" most deli
cately formed organs In the human
body |, ~ In direct and close re-
atlon 20 the brain Its three parts
the external. middle and internal
are most intimately connected, The
abuse of the external ear, or that
which stands out from the head. Ia
often reflected by those that cannot
bc seen.
Parents should never permit a
child's ear tn h. pulled or slapped.
ms such abuse frequently causes in
flnmmniion of the middle ear. chill
drrn should he taught that II In dan
porous 10 put things In the ear, and
II any little object gets In the ear
Il should not hc dug out The hear
lug ~ many persons hns been de-
siroycd by those ignorant of the
formation ~ the ear digging after
SOME object that has lodged well In
the orifce II the object cannot be
lifted out. a doctor should be consult
cd The common use of oil on such
occasions II n mistake. ms II II nara
10 rrmAve and frequently gets gum
my aud collects dirt
The ear IL often injured hy snif-
fling fluids up the nos'rils, causing
inflammation of the euHtachian tube,
q little duct leading from the mouth
~ the ear
The external ear In thin. and when
exposed to cold viii become frost
hlttcn sooner than other parts of the
body II should, therefore, he well
protected at this time of the year.
Influenza.
Mrs & II. n Influenza II nm eN-
tremely contagious disease when II
occurs In epidoiniCs, II spreads al
most exclusively from individual TO
individual and not from things TO the
individual The exception To this
staiemcn, might he found IN tho
hnudkerChiefs and other cloths used
hy the rne sick with the disease and
his drinking cups knives. forks and
the Ike Care should he ttfcn not
tn use these IN common. II " pos
~ihlc also that public telephones may
transmit the disease. ON the whole
,hero IL no need ~ dislnfccting or fu-
mirnting rooms and buildings The
disease IL characterized by the sud
den onset ~ headaches, hackRches
and mains In the limbs There may
be gnme swelling ot the mucous
membrane NJ the upper respiratory
tract and rcdncss ut tho eye Dizzi-
ness or druwsinesa may he pro-
nouncch symptoms ana occur early
aud suddenly Vomiting Ia ocon-
ponauy present. Constipation is
common. hut diirrhoea may he pres
cut Cough either from irritation IN
the throat or IN the bronchial tubes
IL urrscni In most cases one who
has the disease should NO home TO
bed. take "A laxative and call "A doe
tor The disease IN a serious one On
account of the frequent complica-
,lons the chief ~ witch II pneu-
monia. To avoid the disease get
plpniv ~ fresh air, 40 nov ni"lphtr'
keen away from those who are SICK
Gau,c I'nCc Masks.
/ Nc, a sauge face mask as n
protcctlnn against influenza should
hr cinht inches long by i've wide.
Its cires should he turned In ana
sswcd and then along the top ana
bottom n should bee bound win
s,rins 81 tap" allowing fourteen
inches 80 project At each corner Tor
t,inr about the head
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