Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-24
How To Keep
Yourself Well
Eczema

Eczema
Baby. nearly two, has had a very
hard time cutting his teeth. On his
face is something like eczema. The
physician claims it comes from his
teeth. 1t is now cropping out on
his arms and legs. Medicine and
salve given by the physician does
no good. The baby is still nursing
a bottle, sterilized cows milk.
Eczema is a very chronic disease,
easily improved but not so easily
cured. Any neglect of local treat
ment, or digestive disturbance, or
overlooking. may bring on a relapse.
Ask your doctor to give you ex-
plicit directions regarding the care
and treatment, including feeding.
free drinking of water, any tendency
to constipation, protection of the
skin, clothing, prevention of scratch
ing, and exact method of applying
the drugs he ordered.
Epilepsy (Grand Mall
Our little boy has had epilepsy of
months old. The spasms are COM
ing closer together. He is six years
and eight months old.
The standard drugs used by prac-
tically all physicians in the treat
ment of epilepsy are, as far as we
know now, the best mean of con-
trolling the attacks The child's
diet should be light With meat al
lowed only once a day and in mod
crate amount. He may drink milk
or buttermilk. but no tea or coffee.
Green vegetables and fresh fruits
may be given freely. Under no cir
cumstances must he be allowed to
become constipated.
L Kaan him nYrf IF dnnrQ ne much
as possible and free from excite
ment.
He should lead a simple, regular
life, with a daily bath and plenty of
sleep. Have him taught at home
rather than at school.
Admits
Are enlarged glands of the neck
ever tuberculosis? Does proper food
help in the treatment? Is it a dan
gerous condition and does it lead to
consumption?
Enlargement of the glands (ade-
nitis) of the neck may be tubercu-
lous, or it may be due to some other
cause. Simple acute Admits, more
common in the first three years of
life, may be seen in connection with
d~iphtheria, scarlet fever, measles.
acute catarrh of the nose and throat.
In children of all ages acute
Admits may be excited by decayed
teeth, an Lucrative Inflammation of
the mouth, eczema of the scalp and
injury.
A chronic enlargement of the
glands of the neck may be found
with adenoids, diseased t~onsils.
chronic Inflammation of the skin or
| various mucous membranes.
Tuberculous glands are not dan
~ornrY= d. fha Sanca chat thay 1aaI
to consumption or otherwise to a
fatal ending. In fact, they seem to
serve as a measure of protection
against pulmonary tuberculosis.
Appendicitis
What we regarded as ase of
stomach ache in our child five years
of age a month ago was pronounced
appendicitis with assurance that an
operation would be necessary event
ually. Will pu please tell us how
and what to ID to make il unneces-
sary to ever have an operation
/ am sorry l cannot tell you whai
to do to make it unnecessary to eve
have an operation. / can only ad-
wise you to bring up your child
strictly in accordance with the best
established laws of hygiene, attend
ing carefully to his diet. sleep, rest,
fresh air. exercise. recreation, etc,
This will increase his resistance to
disease, but It will not insure him
against infection DR. injury.