Show THAT TRAY BODY OF YOURS By Dr James W. W Barton Two 10 Xe New Neff e Drugs for Pinworms Parents may wonder why the medicine prescribed by their physician physician physician phy phy- fails to get rid of pinworms pinworms pin pin- worms in their children One cb child d may be freed reed of symptoms restlessness disturbed sleep lack of appetite particularly at breakfast Itching at anus pallor circles under the eyes yet eyes yet the theother theother theother other children develop the disease and when they become well the first child may have another at at- tack What parents forget is that the female pinworm deposits enor enormous enormous enormous numbers of eggs on the skin about the anus These become become become be be- come spread all around the house even around the moldings of ceilings I have spoken about the various varIous various vari varI- ous methods of treatment Including in including including in- in enemas infused with chips and calomel calomel calomel calo calo- mel tablets and taking tablets of gentian mouth In the North Carolina Medical Journal Dr W. W N. N of Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Kala- Kala mazoo Mich states that the chief drawback to treatment by gentian violet is that it so often causes nausea If the tablets are taken 30 minutes before meals it greatly lessens the nau nau- sea ses Two to three weeks' weeks treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment violet is usually necessary to get completely rid of pinworms However as practically practically practically all members of the family may develop pinworms the whole household should receive treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment at the same time tim time even ven if II there apparently are no pinworms pinworms pinworms pin- pin worms present Where the above methods of getting rid of pinworms are not effective Dr suggests that two new drugs drugs and are are worth a trial was used in a few cases with some Improvement and no toxic poisonous reactions reactions reactions but the cure rate was low with the with the doses given was used In capsules containing 02 02 gm gIn 3 grains For adults six capsules were given each morning on nn an empty stomach and no breakfast was eaten for threes three hours The same dose was given three successive days and after four lour days rest was repeated for three more days Smaller doses were given children under 12 years of age Thirty-seven Thirty of 50 patients treat treated d were considered considered considered con con- cured as high a rate as any other drug used and there were no toxic symptoms Dr suggests that lar larger cr doses of should be tried and longer courses of treatment given The Common Cold Never neglect the common cold Vold as it may often be the forerunner forerunner fore lore runner of other more dangerous conditions Send 10 cents and a cent 3 stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing and ask for your copy of the Barton booklet entitled The Common Cold Wrap coins carefully and mail your letter to Dr James W. W Barton care of The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah |