Sore Nipples.— The nursing of the first child is often
attended with extremely sore nipples, so that it becomes an
excruciatingly painful proceeding, calling for all the firmness
of a woman and all the strongest feelings of the mother to
enable her to persevere. Perseverance, however, is the great
remedy for sore nipples.
A host of drugs and many other means have been recom-
mended for the cure of this distressing affection, but we know
of none that in our experience we have known really deserving
of confidence. The only serviceable means next to, or in aid
of, the perseverance we have spoken of, is the use of Wansbor-
row's metal shields. These being worn in the intervals of
suckling, keep the nipples soft and promote the healing of their
cracks.
To Give Medicine to an Infant. — Put a portion of the
dose in a teaspoon, then, holding the child on the lap in a half-
sitting and half-lying posture, place the spoon on the tongue
and slide it gently back towards the throat; when it has
reached quite to the root of the tongue, tilt it up and hold it
still on the tongue until the child swallows. Repeat the rest
of the dose in the same way. It is better to give the dose in
portions, so that there is less risk of choking by too large a
dose
DISEASES AND REMEDIES.
Ague. — Ague is a periodic fever, occurring in three distinct
stages, with an interval of distinct remission, or freedom, from
fever — viz., a cold stage, a hot stage, and a sweating stage,
occupying about eight hours. The attack recurs with more or
less regularity, giving rise to types accordi]»g to the period of
their recurrence, i. The quotidian, recurring once in twenty-
four hours. 2. Tertian, every forty-eight hours. 3. Quartan,
every seventy-two hours.
The quotidian ague is the most common form; an inter-
change, or irregularity of the periods of return, is sometimes
seen, giving to it modifications which greatly obscure the type
of the disease. The term, "intermittent fever," which is given
to ague, is derived from the entire remission which occurs
between the paroxysms, leaving the patient apparently in his
ordinary health.
292 MEDICINAL.
Symptoms. — The disease is ushered in, for a few days, by
indefinite malaise, such as slight feverishness, and a feeling of
fatigue and debility. On these premonitory symptoms there
follows somewhat suddenly the cold stage, in which the patient
becomes cold, pale, and ''goosey," the teeth chatter. Severe
headache occurs, the pulse is rapid, and breathing hurried.
The cold stage continues for a period varying up to two or
three hours, and then gives way to the hot stage, in which the
headache becomes more severe; the whole surface of the body
is flushed, hot, and dry, the features appear swollen, the eyes
bloodshot, the pulse full and strong; thirst is very urgent,
appetite lost, the urine scanty and high-colored. The febrile
excitement is so great that sometimes delerium occurs in this
stage, and may mislead as to the real nature of the fever. The
hot stage may last for six hours or upwards, and is then
replaced by the sweating stage, in which relief comes by, at
first, a moisture appearing on the forehead and face, gradually
increasing until it breaks out all over the body as a profuse
sweat, followed by a general relief of symptoms, and, with the
exception of a feeling of exhaustion, the patient is apparently
quite well, until another paroxysm occurs,
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Sore Nipples.— The nursing of the first child is often attended with extremely sore nipples, so that it becomes an excruciatingly painful proceeding, calling for all the firmness of a woman and all the strongest feelings of the mother to enable her to persevere. Perseverance, however, is the great remedy for sore nipples.
A host of drugs and many other means have been recommended for the cure of this distressing affection, but we know of none that in our experience we have known really deserving of confidence. The only serviceable means next to, or in aid of, the perseverance we have spoken of, is the use of Wansborrow's metal shields. These being worn in the intervals of suckling, keep the nipples soft and promote the healing of their cracks.
To Give Medicine to an Infant. — Put a portion of the dose in a teaspoon, then, holding the child on the lap in a halfsitting and half-lying posture, place the spoon on the tongue and slide it gently back towards the throat; when it has reached quite to the root of the tongue, tilt it up and hold it still on the tongue until the child swallows. Repeat the rest of the dose in the same way. It is better to give the dose in portions, so that there is less risk of choking by too large a dose
DISEASES AND REMEDIES.
Ague. — Ague is a periodic fever, occurring in three distinct stages, with an interval of distinct remission, or freedom, from fever — viz., a cold stage, a hot stage, and a sweating stage, occupying about eight hours. The attack recurs with more or less regularity, giving rise to types according to the period of their recurrence, i. The quotidian, recurring once in twentyfour hours. 2. Tertian, every forty-eight hours. 3. Quartan, every seventy-two hours.
The quotidian ague is the most common form; an interchange, or irregularity of the periods of return, is sometimes seen, giving to it modifications which greatly obscure the type of the disease. The term, "intermittent fever," which is given to ague, is derived from the entire remission which occurs between the paroxysms, leaving the patient apparently in his ordinary health.
Symptoms. — The disease is ushered in, for a few days, by indefinite malaise, such as slight feverishness, and a feeling of fatigue and debility. On these premonitory symptoms there follows somewhat suddenly the cold stage, in which the patient becomes cold, pale, and ''goosey," the teeth chatter. Severe headache occurs, the pulse is rapid, and breathing hurried. The cold stage continues for a period varying up to two or three hours, and then gives way to the hot stage, in which the headache becomes more severe; the whole surface of the body is flushed, hot, and dry, the features appear swollen, the eyes bloodshot, the pulse full and strong; thirst is very urgent, appetite lost, the urine scanty and high-colored. The febrile excitement is so great that sometimes delerium occurs in this stage, and may mislead as to the real nature of the fever. The hot stage may last for six hours or upwards, and is then replaced by the sweating stage, in which relief comes by, at first, a moisture appearing on the forehead and face, gradually increasing until it breaks out all over the body as a profuse sweat, followed by a general relief of symptoms, and, with the exception of a feeling of exhaustion, the patient is apparently quite well, until another paroxysm occurs,