Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-06-17

ami arrange Tor the removal of
these hobbies Of child hcaltn and
happiness.
Fortunately. their removal can be
effected 10y a very simple and safe
surgical procedure.
The failure To remove them is Il
great injustice TO the child.
II is we'll known that they DO
sometimes rcCur. and then they
need 10 be removed Il second time.
Further. if they have been long
present. the child acquires the
habit Of mouth breathing. and this
habit may persist after their re-
moral. However. ii can be easily
overcome and corrected by per-
SiStencc in the effort to keep the
mouth closed ANA to breath through
The nose.
TONSU.S.
AT least 100000 children in the
United States suffer from obstruct-
cd breathing caused by tonsilS and
ader ODDS.
Almost any illness, acute or
chronic, in childhood may have its
origin in disease of the tonsils.
Repeated sore throat is usually
due TO tonsilS. SO arc rheumatic
pains, quinsy, dipthcria, earachc,
cholera or st. VituS' dance.
These arc all significant evidence
that your child's tonsils may be
diseased.
Next to the teeth, if not before
| them, the tonsilS arc the most fire.
qucnt place Of location Of the points
of infection or decay and disease
origin to which VIC have previously
referred.
TOnsilar disease is not a matter
of size and cannot be determined
either by the mother or physician
by simply looking in at them.
TonSilar disease is Il question of
crypts or little pockets or pits in
the tonislS. and the retention in
them of disease germs and products
with material like PARTICLES Of food
for their growth.
The most innocent looking tonsil
may be found to contain pus or
diphthcria. tubrrcuIar. or blood
;poiSon germs, just as the clcarcst
and purest looking wafer may CON
tain the most harmful germs.
Therefore, if there is the least
sign OF possible tonsil trouble pres
cnt. the mother should TOW call TO
her aid skilled physician and re-
quest him to carefully examine the
crypts of her child'S ionSils to- de-
tcrminc the presence Of disease. or
disposition thereto rs very cs-
Sentlal step in fitting her child for
school.
If the tonsils are thus found ia
be diseased. their early and com
plctc removal (nOt amputatiom by
a qualified medical expert shOuld
be determined upon. Tonsils COM
plctely removed do not return. I'm
fortunately there is still some I'M
skilled tonsil surgery. which results
enthusiastically.
The complete removal of the ton
silS will probably save the child
ultimately from serious, often dis
aDllns. and sometimes fatal disease
AS IN the case of the teeth. very
alarming damage to The heart. the
lungs, the Joints, the nerves. the
Kidneys, the liver, and the stomach
may be caused by very small hid
den pocket of pus in the tonsiIs. In
addition. they may obsiruct respir-
atIon, cause enlarged glands in the
neck impair the hearing. and low.
or the child's vitality generally. No
enid with chronically diseased
'onsll> is ever entirely well.
Further. the tonSilS are often thr
temporary lodging place of the
germs Of diphihcria. scarlet fever
measles. infantilc paralysis. inllu.
cnZa, etc.
lheSr germs may have lost their
power to harm The child i'm whose
'o''$liS they are resting, but may be
: conveyed to Il sister. brother or oil,-
or rhlld. and give them The disease
. III a severe form.
mus We have the >o-rallcd dis
ease CarricrS.''
me Importance therefore duriur
me early years of school life of be-
ing on the alert for the discovery
OF any evidence Of tonsil trouble i
double one. involving as it does
danger not only to one. but poSSi-
Oily 10 many children.