If the child be over four, a grain of calomel may
be added to the Gregory’s Powder Avith advantage. Diet
must be light and fluid so as to encourage perspiration.
Tamarind water (/«^/^), made from tamarinds obtained from
the bazaar, is very agreeable, and has laxative properties.
After free perspiration has taken place, and in the absence
of fever, quinine in hydrobromic acid should be given three
times a day. The hydrobromic acid jjrevents tightness and
other head symptoms. Convulsions very often accompany
fever, or sometimes tAvitchings ; if the latter are taken in
time, convulsions may be Avarded off. In such cases nothing
is better than a hot bath, cold applications to the head, and
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a dose of Gregory’s Powder. The diet must be light and
nourishing. Barley or oatmeal water, or rice Avater cooled
with milk, are all good drinks.
Croup is a very alarming illness, but it should be remem-
bered that if taken at once it is seldom fatal. It is when
the doctor is sent for too late that it has got beyond him,
liaving reached the lungs. A mother should always keep a
small bottle of best fresh ipecacuanha wine by her. Give a
dose of two teaspoonfuls every five minutes till free vomiting
sets in. Repeat the emetic if necessary every hour, finishing
oflT Avith small doses. This is for a child of three years old.
Less in proportion must be given to a younger child. A
hot sponge or a mustard leaf may be applied to the throat,
and a hot bath given if necessary. But this is a risk in a
tent or draughty cold room. Rubbing back and chest Avell
before a fire Avith hot mustard oil till the skin is red is a
good substitute for the hot bath.
In sore throats, the throat should be touched inside Avith
solution of concentrated alum, 3 drachms to 1 oz. of Avater,
or nitrate of silver solution, strength 10 grs. to 1 oz. distilled
Avater. Gargles for children of hot milk, milk and alum, or
alum 1 drachm to 8 oz. Avater, should be used if possible.
If not, try compressed tablets of chlorate of potash and
borax, Avhich can be placed in the child’s mouth, or the
mouth and throat can be cleansed by a poAvder of chlorate
of jjotash placed on the tongue. Mustard leaves protected
by muslin, linseed poultices, Avith or Avithout mustard sprinkled
on them, are all beneficial.
Coughs and colds should be attended to at once. Give
the cough mixture recommended three times a daj', rub back
and chest at night Avith hot mustard oil, give small pieces of
ipecacuanha lozenges at night to suck, and linseed and black
currant tea, hot, going to bed.
Bronchitis needs a doctor, as it is very fatal to young
children. It needs great care and Avatching, as the child’s
strength must be kept up to battle Avith the disease. I he
author’s own experience j)oints gratefully to Brand’s Essence
of Beef. Food in some form, e.g. cream, chicken broth,
raAV-meat juice. Brand’s Essence, or even stimulants Avhen
ordered, must be given every half-hour, and, as before stated,
it is ahvays advisable to keep paper and pencil to mark doAvn
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
If the child be over four, a grain of calomel may be added to the Gregory’s Powder Avith advantage. Diet must be light and fluid so as to encourage perspiration. Tamarind water (/«^/^), made from tamarinds obtained from the bazaar, is very agreeable, and has laxative properties. After free perspiration has taken place, and in the absence of fever, quinine in hydrobromic acid should be given three times a day. The hydrobromic acid prevents tightness and other head symptoms. Convulsions very often accompany fever, or sometimes twitchings; if the latter are taken in time, convulsions may be warded off. In such cases nothing is better than a hot bath, cold applications to the head, and
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a dose of Gregory’s Powder. The diet must be light and nourishing. Barley or oatmeal water, or rice water cooled with milk, are all good drinks.
Croup is a very alarming illness, but it should be remembered that if taken at once it is seldom fatal. It is when the doctor is sent for too late that it has got beyond him, having reached the lungs. A mother should always keep a small bottle of best fresh ipecacuanha wine by her. Give a dose of two teaspoonfuls every five minutes till free vomiting sets in. Repeat the emetic if necessary every hour, finishing oflT Avith small doses. This is for a child of three years old. Less in proportion must be given to a younger child. A hot sponge or a mustard leaf may be applied to the throat, and a hot bath given if necessary. But this is a risk in a tent or draughty cold room. Rubbing back and chest well before a fire with hot mustard oil till the skin is red is a good substitute for the hot bath.
In sore throats, the throat should be touched inside with solution of concentrated alum, 3 drachms to 1 oz. of water, or nitrate of silver solution, strength 10 grs. to 1 oz. distilled water. Gargles for children of hot milk, milk and alum, or alum 1 drachm to 8 oz. water, should be used if possible. If not, try compressed tablets of chlorate of potash and borax, which can be placed in the child's mouth, or the mouth and throat can be cleansed by a powder of chlorate of potash placed on the tongue. Mustard leaves protected by muslin, linseed poultices, with or without mustard sprinkled on them, are all beneficial.
Coughs and colds should be attended to at once. Give the cough mixture recommended three times a day, rub back and chest at night with hot mustard oil, give small pieces of ipecacuanha lozenges at night to suck, and linseed and black currant tea, hot, going to bed.
Bronchitis needs a doctor, as it is very fatal to young children. It needs great care and watching, as the child's strength must be kept up to battle with the disease. The author's own experience points gratefully to Brand's Essence of Beef. Food in some form, e.g. cream, chicken broth, raw-meat juice. Brand's Essence, or even stimulants when ordered, must be given every half-hour, and, as before stated, it is always advisable to keep paper and pencil to mark down
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