New Britain herald., 1925-11-05
Your Health
How TO Keep It
Causes OF Illness
BY DIR. HUGH S. CUMMING


DO you know what 10 do in case
your baby Is burned or scaldel"
For other than small and light
burns send for physician. The
child may die from shock.
The emergency treatment should
be to remove the clothing by cut
ting where necessary. Avoid dirty
ointments or oils. There is always
danger OF infection. Apply TO the
burn as quickly as possible several
layers of soft cloth wet with a so
luton of baking soda. Keep air
away from the burn.
AS soon as the pain is allayed APP
ply zinc oxide ointment and BAN
dage. And remember, send for the I
doctor at once, unless the burn rs
slight and covers only small SUI
face.
Do you know what 10 do in case
of colds? Keep baby In bed as long
as there Is fever. Give less food and
more water. Use an oil laxative.
! Apply a few drops OF Naseline 10
the nose every few hours. For old
tr children spray the nose and
throat frequently but gently with
an oil spray or one-fourth tea
spoonful each OF baking soda and
common salt In one cup OF warm
water. Consult surgeon for ale-
noids and diseased tonsils.
Do you know what to do for con-
stipation? The diet or habits are
at fault. DO not give laxatives
habitually. They make the condi-
ton worse. Milk OF magnesia may
be used in emergencies. An enema
! OF one-half to one ounce OF olive
oil may be used occasionally,
Here again 1t is better TO con-
SUIT a physician at once. Proper
diet will 60 a long way toward cor
rectng constipation.
Do you know what to do in
cases OF commissions? without stop
ping to undress the child. unless
this can be done very quickly,
place him in a. tub bath for at
least ten minutes. The water should
be at a temperature Of os degrees
Fahrenheit. Always test water with
your own bare elbow. Keep e. cold
cloth around the baby's head and
neck.
II you know that commissions are
caused by eating improper food,
give an enema promptly and
warm water emetic. Keep the child
| in bed until he RECEIVERS from the
shock. Send for your physician at
once.
Do you know what to do for
coughs? You should avoid cough
sirups. They are dangerous. A very
little plain honey In water or
stewed fig juice is soothing. Apply
vaseline in the nose at night and
a cold compress or mild mustard
poultice to the throat and chest. Do
not let the mustard poultice stay
too long, Ask your doctor to find
the cause Of the cough and follow
the Doctors direction.
Do you know what to do II baby
has the Group? II breathing is DIFF
! ficult give freely OF warm water
/ containing little salt and cooking
soda as an emetic TO induce vonlit-
ting. Apply heat to the chest for
ten minutes, followed by cold COM
| press.
II the Group Is severe. throw a
light blanket over the child's head,
insert the spout OF a kettle OF boil
| ing water under the blanket and
allow the child to inhale the steam.
Do not allow the kettle to be placed
near enough to the body to be I'M
comfortably hot or burn. No time
should be lost in calling a doctor.
What do you do when baby
cries? When baby Is sick there Ia
a low moaning or wall with some
times the turning Of the head from
side to side. A whimpering, crying
baby may be hungry. A fretful, cry
ing baby is sleepy or uncomfort-
able. Lusty crying may be temper
Crying with tears In the eyes and
clenching Of fists indicates pain.
Irritable crying in the night may
be symptom OF scurvy. Night
crying is sometimes due to frights
received during waking hours.
Every mother should learn TO re-
cognizs the nature OF her baby's
cry.
Do you know what 10 do for
bowel disorders? Stop all food for
twelve hours. Begin again to feed
with diluted milk. Give no solid
food for several days. Give baby
all he wants Of cooled boiled va
ter.
Do not give him patent medi-
cines or mixtures advised by the
neighbors. II relief is not prompt
send for a doctor.
What do you do for baby In case
of earache? Do you know the symp-
toms OF earache in babies? Crying,
turning the head from side to side,
trying to put the hand on the ach-
Ing side are some OF the symptoms.
While waiting for the doctor you
may apply hot, dry heat, a not wa
ter bottle or dry salt heated and
placed In sack. Drop into the ear
a few drops OF warm mot hot)
slycerin. Never neglect earache.
What do you know about fever?
You should know that fever Is not
. disease but a symptom, Undress
the child and put him to bed. Cut
down on the diet and give plenty
OF drinking water. Keep the bowels
open. Apply cool cloths 10 the head
and neck or give cool or tepid
sponge baths. Send for a doctor.