Show t Diet an anBy a k m By Lulu Hunt Ml sI I HID d r s sf o d I INFANTILE PARALYSIS No 3 In blast n last weeks week's paper I gave you tb the preventive treatment for tor use uSie during an epidemic of ot infantile par paralysis l acute poliomyelitis poliomyelitis-an pol an an acute Infection of the spinal cord I r I. would get last weeks week's paper Paper for I brought out an important important r- r tant point not usually known about r-as r nasal pasal l w washes as a preventive me mea mea mea- sur sure sure It t is briefly Use nothing but bit normal l' l salt solution Tb There Therease i are r. r three e stages S o of qC f infantile paralysis the paralysis the a acute ute the con convalescent convalescent cent and the chronic A ACUTE rE STAGE The first thing that that- ou ou terribly anxious ones should know is this Keep your hands off off off- And by this this r T mean mean that Y you U must nut not nor lH nester jester st r the do doctor tor about b beginning massage age electric and Other active physical me measures that yoi you have Ja C h heard beard ard are aregood aregood re good for lor the disease And And nd m more re important you jou ou not st mUst not practice practice- them yourself our elf These me measures at are are good In the convalescent convalescent stage but NOT OT In the acute stage stage- stage for for tor in inthis this stage there must be be rest and quiet In the short time that it lasts the inactivity ity will not cause the muscles to lose os t their power 91 or tr to bec become e smaller Just remember that the trouble really really really-is is In the nervous nervous S system 8 U tem m and not in the them mUscles s them and until the acute ute inflammation matron mation in the ous ner nervous nervous' system Is is river over the mechanical treatments may may be h It If If he pan Fan an get it t the do doctor tor may mayUse may mayuse mayuse use the serum from the blood t taken fr from m a healthy pei's person n who vho no has re recently recently re- re had bad Int Infantile n le Paral Paralysis This serum Quite serum quite naturally contains neutralizing p power against ag theno the theno no poisons so sons s and in the the cases cases where it has been used has sometimes caused caused caus caus- ed cd miraculous disappearance of ot I paralysis paralyses and other grave toms Failing this your Jour doctor may I want to to use the serum serum that has hc been n developed in in healthy e horses hores that have been treated Heated by bY bya a germ usually associated with v. the disease i ir r It is not the actual causative germ for that has not yet been discovered I ered Rosenow the originator of this serum reports excellent results iron from it The other treatment In this acute stage which your doctor will advise advis e is complete rest of or the affected muscles usually muscles usually the leg muscles muscles- by bYl lessening their tension by putting putting putting put put- ting a a. roll 1011 made of a pillow or sandbag under the knees The bed bedcovers bedcovers covers covers covers should be prevented from weighing down on the body and legs by some device such as half haJt barrel h hoops ops held together by three or our or our or staves The sharp edges can be covered with adhesive CONVALESCENT STAGE The convalescent stage may last for two years During this stage there may have to be bracing and splints these may have to be used In the the acute sta stage e also to prevent deforming positions from the con- con of f the muscles The patient has to be out of doors as much as possible Daily I exposure exposure exposure expos expos- ure of the of-the the nude body to the sunlight t at at at first a few minutes and gradually gradually grad grad- worked up to one-half one to one hour or longer longer longer-is is advisable in con- con from Infantile Paralysis as it is in other diseases or In health Th This s treatment is for tor the violet ultra-violet sun rays which are so bene beneficial and even curative Inmany in inmany inmany many diseases ases These rays ray's in an intensive form ma may be be had from specially constructed lamps amps Mercury Mercury Mercury Mer Mer- cury qu quartz Is one type Amoss states state that It Il Is better hetter to keep the muscles In complete rest for four w weeks eks alter after the acute stage after this baking electric treatments massage and other mechanical mechanical helps helps may he be gradually given Kiven and then active muscle training is begun beun Tomorrow Ill I'll finish the article and tell teIl you of or the chronic stage stag an and the fever diet Tomorrow Infantile Paralysis No Xo 4 4 Copyright 1026 1926 by y George GeorgeIa Mat Mat- Ma Ia I 1 thew Adams Service Service |