Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-28
AND COMM0N SENSE ARE NEEDED
 IN NURSING SICK
Essentials To Home Nursing and How Are Applied,
 is Explained

In these days, when we hear of so much illness throughout the land, it may not be amiss to cali to mind some points of special importance in the home care of the sick. The majority of people cannot afford the luxury of trained nurse, and in cases where it is possible to dispense with one without detriment to- the patient, it is all the more necessary to have a sure knowledge of the requisites of the sick room and care of the patient and such information as applies to sickness in general. The physician in charge is the one person to indicate the treatment; no one else's advice should be needed. We must place confidence in his wisdom and skill, else why call him in? It is for him to say what to do, and for us to know hom to do it.
 Safety First.
 It is safer always to summon a physician at the first symptoms of malaise. Many disasters result from neglect of this precaution. Some times it is from false economy, at others from reluctance to give in and desire to fight off illness, but it may be too late when a person finally succumbs to the inevitable, takes to her bed and sends for the doctor.
 To avoid running up doctors bills unnecessarily, and to save them fu- tile calls, it is essential to use both good judgment and common sense and to have some knowledge of at least few of the primary symp- toms of the most common diseases especially contagious ones. Every mother should know how to count the pulse and take the temperature. Then, if necessary to call in the doc tor she has some data to give him. If she finds symptoms of a contae- ious disease she loses no time in isolating the sick child, lest he im- peril the health of others.
 By means of clinical thermome- ter the heat of the blood may be as. certained. These thermometers vary in delicacy ,the finest registering in one minute, others in from three to five minutes. Some are made to magnify the scale and are therefore easier for the novice to read. Be- be shaken down to 95 degrees, but AAuSH C0AC HluSk OC CACIClSCO dS tHCy are very easily broken. If the mer- thermometer is rendered useless. -~ Be sure your thermometer is in working order ard accurate; mistakes may have serious results; if you have any reason to be doubtful of your own. ask the doctor to verify it with his. While in constant use it .e,1 to xrlD %o. .v~sr~ r~os a solutio nof boric acid, and having a piece of soft cotton in the bottom to prevent it from iarring.
 Do not take the temperature immediately after the patient has had anything to eat or drink Place the end containing the mercury under the tongue and see that the lips are kept tightly closed all the time it is in the mouth.
 It is dangerous to take the tenn perature of very young child or a delirious person by mouth as they are likely to bite off the bulb and swai- low the mercury. If such an acci- dent should occur give white of an egg immediately and notify the doc tor. In case of extreme illness it is also better to take rectal tempera- ture, as it is more accurate. In tha. case the temperature will be one de- gree higher than if taken by mouth.
 Normal temperature is from 98 de- erees to 99 degrees. Fahrenheit. High fever. from 1O3 degrees to 105 degrees. Fahrenheit. Over 1O5 de- grees is considered extremely dan. gerous, and between 101 degrees and 103 degrees. Fahrenheit. is called moderate fever. A subnormal tenn perature is from 97 degrees to 9S de-J grees, Fahrenheit. Collapse, 95 de- grees to 97 degrees, Fahrenheit. and below 95 degrees is Extremely dan, gerous.