The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-05

dren. They were handled by
grandmother or some old lady in
the neighborhood. The doctors
usually said they didn't amount TO
anything and they were not very
common.
Last year published the report
Of the research at Temple Univer-
sity, Philadelphia, on pinworms,
which was a scientific attempt to
evaluate methods Of treatment. l
find to my surprise and delight
that two members of the faculty
Of Harvard Medical School have
made a careful study Of the SUBJ
ject in Boston.
The most interesting part Of
their report shows that pinworms
are among the commonest Of con-
ditions that occur in children. Fur
thermore, contrary to common be-
lief, they nearly always cause
symptoms. About twenty per cent
Of all children have pinworms.
Use Cellophsne-tipped Swabs
This was proved by the Harvard
specialists by the use Of cello
phane-tipped swabs. Among the
hundreds Of uses for cellophane,
it has been found it picks up these
tiny worms better than anything
else.
Pinworm eggs are deposited, on
the ground and on vegetables and
are picked up by children from
dirt on the ground or house floor
or by licking the surface Of ap-
Piles, oranges, etc. A striking fact
is the famiiial incidence; often en-
tire families are infected-adults
and children both.
The principal symptom is itch
ing Of the skin. There is also loss
Of appetite, but this varies from
person TO person, so that as q
symptom it is hard to evaluate.
Night restlessness is very marked.
These symptoms, true enough,
may not suggest pinworm infesta-
ton and often the infection is not
found unless suspected
Under treatment, the most i'm
portant thing is TO dislodge the
worms from the lower part Of the
small bowel. To do this, a good
dose Of cathartic salts is used.
After that the baby should be kept
on broth and toast for twenty-four
hours and given small dose Of
some drug which will kill the
worms. The old one was santonin,
but the best, according to modern
research, is carbon tetrachloride.
This should be followed by another
dose Of EPSON salts.
This procedure sweeps the
worms out Of the intestine but
they must be removed from the
lowest part Of the bowel. This can
be done first by an enema Of three
ounces Of sweet oil every night,
following in ten or fifteen minutes
with an enema Of q pint Of soap
suds. The worms are caught in the
oil and washed out by the suds.
These enemas must be kept up I'M
til no worms appear and even
then for some weeks longer. II
they are given up at once on dis
appearance Of the worms, they
will almost certainly reappear
within a few weeks.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F. v. H.: "For several months
one Of my eyes has. been giving
trouble. Recently / visited a hos
pital and they gave me t.b. shots.
How is t.b. determined after TAX
ing these shots? I cannot see how
they are to know whether I have
the disease by this method"
Answer presume you mean
tuberculin shots. Tuberculin pro-
duces red spot on the skin where
it is injected iE positive cases. 1t
also produces little fever.
]. L. Riff any one takes
aspirin tablets over a long period
Of time, do they become habit
forming until you want them all
the time? How many calories are
there in four tablespoonfuls OF
lemon juice without any sugar?"
Answer-Aspirin is not habit
forming drug. There are about 20
calories to a tablespoonful Of
lemon juice.
for Averill Harrimans benefit, the
mission that Averill's just leaving
on.