Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-14 | Page 8 | Good Health

I Good Health LF AND HOW To KEEP rr IT By Dr H. H W. W Sherman David In his Psalms speaking of the idols Mols made by the hands of ot otmen men says sas They have mouths but they speak not eyes have they but they see not they have ears but they hear not neither is there any breath in their mouths They that make them are like unto them C S SWe We parents in Utah have the great privilege of ot bringing our children children children chil chil- dren up and educating educating- them them- in communities where v Wt we assured that the environments and standards standards stand stand- ards arda are unexcelled anywhere If It we fall in our responsibility to them and permit them to grow up in vision hearing etc tc should we be he offended when these children are called chips o off the old block For that in ULeL Is what David meant S S S Of Ot the six sp special Ial senses that of hearing is probably lost partially partially partially par par- or completely in more cases than all all' the others l' l o- o one S S S Perhaps countless times Limes children have ave been scolded or punished for falling failing to do things when asked by bythe the th parent when because of defective defective defective tive hearing the child was not even i aware of havi having g been spoken to Children n very frequently get some foreign body like a a. bean in the ear Most lost of these can be readily removed by that ever useful weapon weapon wea wea- pon the hairpin I U Occasionally v it is is n necessary to re resort resort resort re- re sort to some other method A small drop of glue on the end of r a a match and brought into contact with the body in the ear until the glue h has s hardened is useful Another unique method has recently re been described where th the tho physician mixed up a small amount of or plaster of or paris pails and after leaving this in contact for a few v minutes with the object until the plaster hardened it was easily brought forth A collection of hardened wax In Inthe Inthe inthe the external canal of f the childs child's ear has frequently caused aused parents to seek seck th the aid of ot physicians when In ln fact it ft Is one or ot the me easiest of con conditions to orl pct b by the mother mothel To remove this remove this collection of wax let the mother clean and boll boil the small tip of ot a fountain syringe Then syringe the ear with several quarts quart of ot hot water The syringe must be three or four feet teet above the tho childs child's head hend and the water must be as warm as the child can oon possibly possibly pos pos- sibly stand The ThEl secret is to have the water hot enough to melt the wax or OJ at least so it will wUl be softened suf- suf ti- ti 1 to loosen its hold SometImes Sometimes Some Some- times s placing two drops of hr f hot glycerin gly gly- c cerin crin in the ear ear the night before will soften it enough to make the task easier If It two syringes full lull do not ac accomplish ac- ac the purpose do not lose courage fo for occasionally it is necessary necessary necessary essary to use several gallons TOMORROW Treatment of Running Ears Queries made be sent to Dr H H. W W. Sherman in care of or The Tele Tele- gram