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if there is restlessness. Only liquid food should be 
given, and even that should not be urged. 
Headaches. The commonest causes of frequent head- 
aches are eye-strain and indigestion. The cure is being 
fitted with glasses and taking a proper diet. Rest and 
quiet, careful eating, cold compresses to the head, a hot 
water bag to the feet, or a foot bath will usually relieve 
an ordinary headache. Sometimes, as when there is 
constipation, a dose of castor oil is necessary. An enema 
will often give instant relief. Never take headache 
medicines unless a doctor has. specially ordered it. These 
medicines may contain powerful poisons. The danger 
of taking them is that while for the time being they may 
relieve the headache, the cause of the headache remains, 
and the headache returns unless the cause, such as eye* 
strain or indigestion, is removed. 
Hiccoughs can be usually stopped by drinking a glass 
of water in sips while holding the breath. They are 
usually caused by eating too fast or by some form of 
indigestion. 
Colds, Their Prevention and Care 
Everybody knows that colds are “catching.” People 
who are over-tired or under-fed, who stay too much in 
either under-heated or over-heated rooms, or who do not 
bathe regularly, or who do not get exercise enough in 
the open air, are those most likely to catch cold. 
If you have a cold yourself, stay away from others 
if possible, and do all in your power to prevent others 
coming close to you. Cover the mouth when coughing 
or sneezing, use paper or old rags instead of handkerchiefs 
and then burn them ; wash your hands before touch- 
ing things others are to use, and use separate dishes, 
which should be kept entirely apart from the family 
dishes and washed separately. If such precautions are 
