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Show Let tho Bumped Child Sleep. It Ib a general idea that if a child has a fall, striking its head, and shows a tendency to sleep thereafter, every effort must bo made to keep it awako. Now, according to one of our best physicians, this theory is a mistaken one, and much harm is done in trying try-ing to prevent sleep. Kest is what the brain of tho sufferer wants more than anything else, and, if not allowed, what might have passed off, in a few hours may result in Inflammation In-flammation and terminate in death. Do not feel frightened, mothers, if your boy rolls down staLrs, bumps his head with force, and then shows a disposition to sleep; lay him on tho bed, loosen his clothes, and apply thin cloth 3 wot with witch hazel or water to his head. Keep his feet and limbs warm with irons, or bottles filled with hot water. Darken the room, and keep it as quiet as possible, pos-sible, and when the doctor comes nature will have aided him in his treatment by her "sweet restorer," sleep. New Orleans Picayune. |