Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-24
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
4 bronchial Child.

"Abou, ci:h, out Of every ton children I
know under six years OF age aro bronchial
cn'lhr"n. such IL the name given my four
ycar-old little girl writes II reader "lIad
her t"nshs and adonods removed las, July
after Il mud attack OF diph,bcrin. She haB
swollen glands on each side or her neck like
grape" aud W. can see no difference In them
since The operation lie; the bronchial
attacks She Is quite well. though a small
cater. She gets the attacks mostly when on:
OF doors In damp cold wen Their. Has
never slept III Il room without the window
being omen even in sever. weather She Is
'hiriN-c!sht and "a half inches tail. mud weighs
iortN-oUc pounds, No medicine sccIus To re-
''cNe her t"rrihi" cough when she has uos"
bronchial attacks. though she usually gets
over them and is all rsht in few days /
haTr ted h'r according TO your teachings since
she was eight months old. when stopped
nursing her always read Dr. Brady first
una III" rest "r the paper later II &c, time.
There has never been any bronchitis OF, u H.
III our family a FAR back as We can trace
" 'cst '"i tuncreuinsts in my little giri'~
f'a'e proved negative. Each atfuck begins
with a running nose. then what would call :,
cold In tn" head" after which IL roc. down
into tho tubes"
1t is scarcely possible for the child TO have
bronchitis and be 'all right again in few
days" rs a matter OF fact, even though Il
child has Il terrible" cough. that is little evil
dence OF anything the matter with the bron-
chai tubes. Tor many children have such at
1ackS, with harsh and very severe cough
ing. from Il mere coryZa rhinitis tiufain-
nation OF III" lininS OF tho nose). or from
adcuoids tnfla;nmat ton OF The adcEod body)
or from other nosc and throat inna NINA lions
OF that region.
The mother ayS tha: the attacks hcginswith
Il running nose.
The suggestion is in this instance. in
many similar instances in children. that there
l.: some chronic conditions OF til" nasal cavity
OF communicative cavities which calls for
direct or local treatment by physician who
treats nose and throat cases For example
such n child. with repeated attacks Of pseudo
bronchitis may have chronic sinus infection
which demands special treatment, or tho
underlying trouble may be simple chronic
i,iS.-sinpic, long standine inflammation
OF the lining of the nosc--whch calls for a
series OF local treatments by tho physician.
The "k"rNeis' felt on the sides OF the neck
are enlarged lymph modest way stations on
the lympha tic channels along which are car
ricd bacteria and their poisonous products
from the region OF the na sal cavity the thu "at
the Inner ear, and the teeth. ultimately dis
charging into the blood strcarn--and this
IS III" course followed by focal infections
which gain n footing in the nose. throat. teeth,
gums. and eventually reach the heart valves
joints and other distant structures OF the
body via the Emphatic vessels ana the cir
culation. such ''kerna!s' positively Indicate in
lection n OF abou, tn. throat. nose. ,ccth.
gums. ears. eyes. scalp the mouth, and
should he interpreted warning that tie
responSb BILE focus OF Infection should he sought
gu, and properly treated before more serious
harm is done.