| Show PERSONAL HEALTH HEALTH- By B Dr William Brady The Itch Goes Goci Around in the Spring Tra la Tra-Ia la When my year old daughter l broke out with Itch writes C areader n a reader from up north she north she does no not explain how she knew new tho the child had Itch Itch scabies scabies 8 a three three- syllable syllabIc word pronounced ez bl accent on the skit I rubbed her with sulfur and lard for two weeks Seeing she sho was getting worse Instead of better I gave her one half teaspoonful of sulfur sulfur sul sul- fur and jelly the first and fourth day and she was relieved and herskin her akin skin cle cleared red beautifully Would it be a good policy to give her this tonic every spring spring Mrs B. B H H. If the child had the itch scabies scabies scabies bies it is unlikely that merely rubbing with sulfur and lard would cure the disease although it might irritate the skin and aggravate whatever the primary skin trouble may be Of course If the trouble was really tho the itch taking sulfur Internally could have had no influence upon It Nino Nine times Umes out of ten a skin eruption or breaking out that Itches a good deal is not scabies Scabies old-fashioned old seven year Itch properly treated can be cured in 24 hours Being duoto duo duoto duoto to tho the itch mite a minute insect barely visible to the naked eye which burrows In the skin and deposits its eggs egg in the burrow It is highly contagious through direct contact or contact with objects which have been contamInated contaminated contaminated con con- by a person with the disease clot disease clothing clothing papers books toilet articles hats trying on doorknobs hanging straps chair arms etc The diagnosis of scabies Is not easy unless the physician Is fa familiar familiar ta- ta with It and on the alert One reason why the Itch goes around in the tho spring and early summer is that a n case has es escaped escaped escaped es- es recognition and the patient innocently carries the disease into a community where he or she goes to work or play It Is doubtful whether any new tangled remedy or treatment treatment treat treat- ment for the itch is superior to sulfur ointment provided this is properly used Sulfur ointment is not just sulfur and lard but the of official facial l U US S P sulfur l oln containing apP approximately t sulfur and and the s sulfur k Ii so so finely n co coed ed In the ointment bas bast bases base's par particle can cnn be bo seen or fill felt frit the tho fingers At least pound of ot the ointment ii is I sary mry First a prolonged hot bs ba bath an over all scrub with loan lOa water and brush to th 8 tolerance Then dry and rub the sulfur ohu oIn on every part of they the skin skID shows any sign of f trouble low in the ointment over n Next morning a bath bath- clothes clean b clean linen If the s iuT 1 ment Is b properly made plied piled as 81 described noU noti dabbed on here and there i should be obtained Ot pf o will occur If clothing or toilet article artel n linen used before etore the tree tret is fa used again without Ing a n day in the wi sun cleaning f Continued tomorrow QUESTIONS AND AN Salt in Hot Weather You said salt alt should b be f more more freely In hot weather about eating enting highly salted j such as pretzels salted p saltino saltine crackers U y Answer Answer All All right If It handle the extra foods gh S1 practice Is to take a five tl tablet of salt al or about abort grains a good pinch o with every glass of water tends to prevent h heat at c cand and heat hent exhaustion It it refreshing than water atu when you are sweating f |
