Show t REMEDIES r I 1 communicated BY DC 17 falling in ia of the head amone among infants infanta 74 there e is a complaint that infants are liable liba e to which hi is called the falling in odthe head in which the seams in the skull bone on of the head and some times on the back part of the head will open to a greater or less extent but most generally early easily stien seen been by examining the shape of the head blead the symptoms are a dull lifeless kind of stupor with the eyes ees closed or partly ao so as though the infant were in want of sleep while in this condition it seldom sel sei jom if ever cries dr or manifests any desire to suck I 1 have known some casts cass however in which the they Y would make a little weak noise every breath 3 n atas though anything particular ailed them I 1 haye baye been bien acquainted with this complaint for twenty five years 5 ears an dhave known many deaths d to occur occur before the parents would be aware what the matter was yet I 1 kirver kne knew IV oni one to die ale with this complaint after the renedy remedy w was waa applied which is simply to put a i laima bandage i round its head so as to 0 keep the sean neam I 1 in the skull together care must be bei bai taken notto dotto bind it too tight atwould It would be better if its head were washed in a little spir its ita before you bandage ir it I 1 nevera knew one to have this complaint only during that period of infancy when the seams were together jn in some cases the ahe tam corm corn plain Vean only be d detected by the symptoms and aad sometimes they are very lights ett eti k 1 I A |