| Show That Body o f Y Yours 0 11 r S By JAMES ICS W W BARION M AI D M MBurns Burns and Scalds IX X we wo think of all nil the peoV peo V pie who ho have died following se seere ere burns and know v tha that t now we weare weare e enre are In pos possession of a form of o trent treat treatment meat ment which prevents this terrible and unnecessary loss of life w we e are arc Indeed grateful lou will wI remember that previous to 1 1923 from 15 H to 40 per cent ot of those with severe burns died where here whereas whereas as now the death rate Is about 4 per cent This Is due to the treatment of burns by tannic acid Dr P n II London tells teUs us that during the period from 1 1020 to the present time when hen tannic acId compresses have been used usell as the routine outpatient treatment for all burns and scalds no have occurred among the slighter cases which averaged a year and of which about third one-third are arc children under ten ears of age The treatment of burns and scalds foll following proper cleansing of the damaged part alms alm at nt lessenIng cOllapse by stopping the absorption Into the blood of the substances which usually cause collapse and death th In from 12 to 40 hours after aCter the tho burn The treatment also tiros Ims at less lessening lessening ening the amount of fluid from the burned part pirt which Is oCt often en so se- se serIous se serious rious and so often oCten fatal In the first sl sit to twelve hours Another aim Is to prevent poison polson poisonIng log Ing of the s system stem from the harm harmful harmful ful material on the burned burnetI surface as this may cruse cause and death In from Crom the five to twelve e days davs da s Doctor peeps heeps on handa hand a stock solution of 2 per cent tannic acid and 1 to 2000 of mercury In homes Lomes or shops where here burns are aro not so frequent he compounded a tablet containing 17 grains of titanic tannic acid 1 2 grain of i of mercury and 1 grain of borIc borIci i acid which tablet dissolved In two ounces of water ater mites gives a solution of I the necessary strength though slight slight- slightly slightly ly muddy In appearance It can be used equally vv ss ell for spraying when this method Is preferred It If there Is no tannic acid avail available able strong tea poured over the theburn theburn theburn burn has given almost as good re- re results re results suits The relief reller from suffering and the saving of precious lives lI by this tan tanDie Die ale acid treatment certainly gives gl cause cauce for thankfulness th Dont Don't Force the Child to Eat I DP Ir r P IS only natural tural that parents should e a to see their children eat cat because they know that gro growth groth th and lIe development come from eating To make mahe sure that the time child gets enough food large meals at the reg regular regular ular eating cating time and an extra bite In the ml mid morning and mid mill after fter afternoon noon Is often given lIo however How ever It Is just here that some parents may be mahln making a mIstake as the most roost Important part Is not the amount or quality of the foo food 1 eaten but the appetite the natural appetite of or the child Dr A C Gipson Gadsden Ala points out that since hunger Is the natural stimulus under which appe appe- appetIte appetite appetite tite develops It folIo follows s that all things which Increase or sethe the feeling of hunger naturally In Increase increase increase crease or decrease the appetite Therefore methods should be use used 1 that will help to empty the stow stomach stomach ach In a short time so that the youngster will be hungry by meal mealtime mealtime mealtime time This means menns that too much food should not be eaten at one time and foods that remain too Ion long In the tho stomach should not be u used ell Thus foods rich In fat pass out of or the slowly All fried foods and nuts remaIn remaina a long time In the stomach and should be R as avoided where here hereon on an appetite needs de development Milk lIIk also although a n fluid Is one of the foods most slowly to Le be passed d out of the stomach Thus the mid mill afternoon glass of milk which Is so helpful In building up most children may therefore be a abad abad abad bad thing for a child with Ith a poor appetite Large amounts of sweets and starchy foo foods tend to destroy the ap appetite appetite appetite petite Meat broths and espe dally meat extracts stimulate the appetite and are therefore use used In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first pert pirt of the meal The meals should be spread as asfar asfar asfar far apart as possible The way the first attack of loss of appetite Is treated Is most Important If fur further further tiger ther attacks are to be pre pres On the first attack ck of refusal of food the amount should be reduced In instead Instead stead stend of Increased Increase to allow the child to develop elop hunger as hunger stimulates appetite The whole thought then Is not notto notto notto to try to force food Into the youn ster but to try to dc develop elop a natu natural natural natural ral appetite Copyright Service |
