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and all decoctions of the black cherry, and also of the hlackherrv 

 are good in summer complaints. When there is a constant aripina 

 in diarrhea, an injection is better than physic. Make an iiij^c" 

 tion of a tablespoonful of castor oil, two of molasses, and a pint 

 of warm water. '■ 



Infantile Remittent Fever is distinguished by its appearance 

 at night and disappearance during the day. Give the child a little 

 rhubarb and magnesia, bathe the skin in warm water, keep the feet 

 warm and the head cool, and for a regular drink give an infusion 

 of slippery elm and peach leaves. Roast onions for a foot draught 

 is usually better than any otlier, and always readily obtain'ed. 

 Prescrij)tion No. 1 should be given, if the bowels are very much 

 out of order. Give catnip tea when the fever is on, and ai)ply 

 onion poultices to the pit of the stomach for vomiting,' giving also 

 parched corn or oatmeal coffee. 



Scarlet Fever, or ''Canker Eash,'^ is one of the most fatal of 

 all children's diseases, and all symptoms should be carefully 

 watched, so that the most prompt action can be taken on its lirst 

 appearance. The mother who gives over the care of her children 

 to another may have this disease in full force before she is aware 

 of it. " It commences with chilliness succeeded by heat, quick 

 pulse, languor, thirst, more or less headache, redness of the eyes, 

 and sore throat, with some difficulty of swallowing. In two or 

 three days numerous specks or patches of a fieiy red color appear 

 about the face and neck; within twenty-four hours this red erup- 

 tion extends over the whole body. In about four days a gentle 

 moisture appears on the skin ; the eruption gradually disajipears, 

 and the scales fall off. But often the above symptoms are more 

 violent, and vomiting, pains in the back, wildness, ulcers in the 

 throat, and difficult breathing accompany them. The first thing 

 to be done, when the spmj^toms are plainly discovered, is to give 

 an emetic. The eruption cannot be mistaken for measles, on ac- 

 count of its fiery color. For an emetic for children we consider 

 nothing equal to Frescription No. 2. A mixture of the sirup of 

 ipecac and the sirup of squills is also effective; but, if these are 

 not at hand, boneset tea, thoroughwort tea, or any herb tea that 

 will produce nausea and vomiting, should be resorted to at once. 

 The next step is to produce a profuse perspiration. Sometimes 

 the hot drinks given for an emetic will accomplish this ; if not, 

 give sage or catnip tea, or any warm drink that will force out the 

 perspiration. Hot water to the feet, sides, etc., will assist in pro- 

 curing perspiration. After it is secured, and while the i)aticnl is 

 still sweating, give a cathartic,— castor oil, senna, mandrake, or 

 any other catliartic, if these are not to be obtained. If these reme- 

 dies do not break up the fever, they must be repeated the next day. 

 For the sore throat in scarlet fever, use sweet oil and camphor in 

 equal parts, bathing the throat with it three or four times a day, 



