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wrapping the throat in flannels wrung out in hot water after "bath- 

 ing it. The room should be frequently purified with chloride of 

 lime, by turning on a little vinegar. Scarlet fever is infectious, 

 and children should be kept away from the sick-room. 



Measles. — Symptoms. Chills, fever, and other fever symptoms ; 

 quick breathing, hoarseness, drj^ cough, flushed face, eyes red and 

 watery, sneezing and discharge from the nose. In three or four 

 days red spots appear, usually on the head first, and extend over 

 the body. Give an emetic, and a constant drink of slipper}' elm 

 tea and hone3^ If the eruption does not appear within the time 

 specified, give a gin or whiskey toddy, and apply mustard poultices 

 over the abdomen, feet, ankles, and wrists. If the bowels are 

 very costive, give a mild warm injection of Castile soapsuds, or 

 molasses and water. When there is tightness across the chest, 

 which the slippery elm and hone}' do not relieve, apply a mustard 

 poultice to the whole chest. Great care must be exercised in regu- 

 lating the diet and preventing exposure until a cure is perfected, 

 for a relapse is attended with great danger. 



Lung Fever. — Symptoms. The usual S3aiiptoms of fever, with 

 pains in the chest, constant difficulty in breathing, distressed 

 cough, swollen cheek or lips, etc. Give an emetic, and, if neces- 

 sary, repeat it the second and third day. Bathe the body with 

 warm water several times a day. Apply hops to the chest and 

 mustard to the feet ; or, in the case of infants, apply onion poul- 

 tices to the feet, back, and breast. A constant drink of slippery 

 elm or liquorice tea must be given. In severe cases Dr. King 

 recommends the following: Slippery elm, two ounces; lobelia 

 leaves, one ounce ; bloodroot, two teaspoonfuls. Add to these 

 one quart of boiling water, cover tightl}', and allow it to keep for 

 an hour. When cold, strain it and sweeten with honey or mo- 

 lasses. Give a teaspoonful every hour or two. Keep the bowels 

 open. 



Croup is one of the most dangerous of the diseases of early 

 childhood ; and its appearance is usuall}' first indicated by the 

 child suddenly waking from sleep with a hoarse, metallic cough, 

 followed b}^ a hissing sound as he draws in his breath. The voice 

 is hoarse, often reduced to a hoarse whisper; there is a sense of 

 distress in the throat, the child struggles for breath, the head is 

 thrown back, and the hand often put to the throat as if to remove 

 the obstruction. Prompt action is required, as death is the sure 

 termination of the disease, unless checked. Give Prescription 

 A'o, 2 every few minutes, until the child vomits freely. If you 

 have not this prescription at hand, give some other emetic without 

 delay, — sirup of ipecac, onion sirup, almost any thing that will 

 produce instant vomiting. At the same time apply cloths wrung 

 out in hot water to the throat and upper part of the chest, renew- 

 ing them before they cool. As soon as the breathing is easier. 



