The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-02
ONCE A LITTLE BOY COUGHED
 IN THE NIGHT

My boy writes young mother. is three years old. He never coughs in the day time, but every coughing, a real bark The attacks very mild and he is robust child. but should like to re- lieve him entirely of these night .s Gougning nng air is soothing and tends to relieve the child. l wonder if this is kind of croup? If it is please tell me how to manage croup. (Mrs s. ". Al
 No, that is not cronp, though the barking. cough may be correctly described as "croupy because it sounds like the peculiar barking cough of youngster developing spasmodic
 More likely this chid's cough is due to en-
 largements of some lymph nodes (kernels) Tn the neck, consequent upon infection entering through lesion of the nose. throat. teeth or in a child not long after the child has gone to bed is the irritation of the back of the throat of the nose when the child lies on his back This is an indication for a careful examination of the nose by means of headlight and speculum, and the treatment of whatever little trouble the doc tor finds Often 1t Is simple chronic rhintis. Obviously it is not fair to such child to ply him with alleged cough medicines when he needs to have his nose wiped--by the doctor.
 Apparently croup still happens, though had begun to think simple spasmodic group had passed into history along with long-legged red flannel underwear. But croup Is another story, and readers interested in these historical mat address and ask for advice about croup if they have anything of the kind in the family.
 such a barking cough, in child or adult, that is worth knowing. Sometimes the accumulation of hardened ear wax in mass or plug in the ear canal irritates a spot on the wall of the canal where branch of the nerve that supplies the bronchial tubes is refexly responsible for spells of harsh coughing. to no purpose. Nat~. play
 ing little joke. This is just another good reason for going to the doctor for an examition for any such annoying @ ana persistng trouble. said ing at all is competent to deal with these things. It is silly. exrayagant and too often dan thing dangerous because many incompetents are In the specialist racket and such unskilled, likely to prepetrate an oper ttion you before you realize what it is all about
 Finally. chronic infections in the nasal pass ages or in the sinuses communicating with the nasal passages Is a much more frequent cause of chronic, obstinate cough than many doctors know. They don't know because they either ne- gect to examine the nasal chambers properly or they do not get the opportunity.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Our Itch Remedy Cured Corn
 The formula you suggested for gymnasium
 itch cured q soft corn rom which my daughter
 had suffered a long time. All the corn remedies
 % she used .s t., seemed "nayaiiing. Your ointment Answer-The Whitfield ointment? We are
 glad to send instructions for the preparation and
 use of this remedy for rngworm (tinea trico- phytosis) of the feet to any sufferer from that widey prevalent contagion who asks for 1t and incloses stamped envelope bearing his address.
 reality patch of this fungus infection the young lady had contracted at gym or at the swimming
 pool Moral-Never go barefoot where other U N Why Do Children Grind Teeth? l Will you please inform me why my year old | daughter grinds her teeth much In her sleep You would think her teeth would break. She has | done this for about two years. (Mrs B.) | Answer-You may search my files. This ques-
 ton comes up in one more letters every day. Perhaps some kind medical or dental friend will iffer practical hint about 1t. have explored | a lot of medical iteratu e in a vain quest for | light on this question.
 Like Getting Drunk Before Snake Bites Kindly advise whether 1t would be harmful | to garage crnployc to ake dose of sodium | hypOsulphite every day to ward on carbon mono. | xide poisoning which .causes very unpleasant
 headaches. (F L. D.)
 l Answer-I should not advise 1t. Better take | the precaution to remove the noxous exhaust | gas from the garage by means of proper ventia. | tion natural or by fan and vent, or by attaching
 q suitable hose to exhaust pipe to carry gase' | outdoors while the engine Is running Sodium | hyposulphite also called sodium thiosulphatt
 and photographers hypo) taken internally or in: | jected into a vein is a valuable remedy to helr | the body eliminate carbon monoxde after pois- oning; 1t relieves or prevents tn symptoms tha persist so long after such gassng. sas Two Good Pals on the Great Divide " | Thanks to your teachingss. my husband and.
 5S and 5l respectively are well and strong and en toying life. attribute it tO the fact that We fol low your advice in our way OS living and aIst
 take your iotiln rati0n since live on the Grea Divide. (Mrs w. A. L.. COIOradOl.
 l Answer-A lot of folk arrive at the Great
 Divide feeling rather stale for want Of iodin, nc natter where they live. H