New Ulm review., 1922-09-13
Home Health Club
DR.. David H. Reeder, Lap Porte, Ind.

Whooping Cough: At the time Of
opening the public as we'll as private
schools each fall, there usually follows a
series of coughs, colds, whooping cough
measles, chicken pox and other all
ments which might easily be avoided if
proper precautions are taken by school
authorities or even by the parents.
Such precautions are not generally
taken however, and the result is much
extra work, expense and suffering for the
individual families as we'll as the chill
dren.
Before it is opened for use, every
school house should be thoroughly scrub
bed, cleaned and ventilated and if there
is the least dampness left after the
scrubbing fire should be built and kept
going for a day, no matter what the
temperature may be outside. In my
own house l sonnet mes build furnace
fire when the thermometer registers as
high as IS or 80 degrees during the day.
l do this whenever I find floors, windows
or furniture are absorbing moisture so
that they ere likely to swell. I find
that this pays, not only from the stand
point of the health Of my family but tie
preservation of furniture and building.
Most school children spend the major
portion of their vacation out Of doors,
but some have not heen so fortunate and
as soon as they appear at school the
experienced mother or teacher can see at
a glance that they are disease carriers.
What to do for or with them is big
problem which the welfare workers are
trying hard to solve and in proportion
to the real interest and honesty Of their
efforts they are going to succeed.
How can you protect your children
frcm the infectious OF contagious di-
seases with which they are bound to
come in contact from time to time? l
presume that wEoopirg cough is one OF
the most commonly spread diseases
among children ard altho few realize it,
| can assure you that it is one Of the most
dangerous of such diseases. I wish I
could impress this fact upon the mind OF
all parents because I find SO much care
lessness and Indifference regarding it..
Because of this attitude of indifference
it is a serious problem and before you
know it, half the children in your school
may have it.
1t is generally supposed that nothirg
can be done and that it must run its
course. This is a mistake. Under mod
ern methods of autogenous therapy in
the hands of physician who understands
its technique, the attack is almost I'M
mediately aborted and the child there
after is practically immune. Moreover
it will not be so susceptible to cold,
tonsil or bronchial troubles. This form
of treatment can only be given by a
physician who knows how and tie
secretions of other children cannot safely
be used. 1t is an Individual treatment
and therefore not available as yet to al
children, but good old doctor in Eng
land told the members Of the Royal
Society of Physicians a few years ago OF
a very simple remedy which any parent
may use and with the knowledge that it
is not only prefectly safe but the cost is
next to nothing. I have tried it mary
times and have recommended it in mary
hundreds of cases and I have known Of
no failures.
Garlic is the remedy and when you
carnot get garlic use onions, the strong
est you can get.
The method is simplicity itself. Try
it at the first sign Of coughing, don't
wait for the whoop, although it is effective
at any stage Of the disease or for any
kind of cough.
Chop the garlic or onions up fine OF
grind them in a meat or vegetable grind
er, make poultice Of this about a
quarter of an inch thick and bind it On
the bottom of the feet. Put large pair
of stockings on over all and leave tie
poultice on over night. Repeat each
night until the cough is gone. Usually
there is no cough or any sign Of tie
disease after three or four applications.
If one child in the family has the disease
and all are treated in this way until the
sick one is cured, the rest will not be
likely to have it.
The child's breath will smell strongly
of garlic next morning and for week
after the last application. That, how
ever, is nothing to worry about.
Mrs. B. of Utah wants cure for
rheumatism.
"Dear DR.. Reeder:
p. Kindly advise me Of proper diet for
woman suffering with rheumatism.
MY sister whom I have reference to, is S
victim of rheumatism Of the joints. She
had has swelling in hands, feet, elbows
and knees for about year and half.
Her knees have been very stiff lately.