Show f an anBy B By Lulu Hunt Peter MJ tb rt 1 l s mal s k c INFANTILE PARALYSIS v No 4 MaThe h pitiable crippled victims of ot Infantile Paralysis and the known causes cares acs that have died terrorize parent parent par- par ent enU s J t the thought of the disease It Is is a dread disease but not so dr dread d das as as you jou think for fo but 15 per percent percent cent rit of ot the cases are afflicted with paralysis leaving 85 per cent of so- so called abortive cases Nor is it nearl nearly so infectious as man many other Infections of While Infantile Paralysis most often afflicts babies and children adults may contract it One of ra my colleagues had it so severely that he hewa he was wa vai one of the unfortunates left par paralyzed and his life lire is spent in inan in an an Inclined wheel chair However old did id not affect his brain nor his hisam am ain ambition and he is now one of or the thebes thebes bes specialists in m my city ah and dOing JS-dOing a tremendous amount of or valuable work Naturally he is istre tre ti y respected and loved for his ga gallant nt spirit split B Because c use Infantile Paralysis is not I confined to infants and is so infrequently ghe accompanied q by paralysis tl lj name Infantile Paralysis is a misnomer The technical name is AcUte and the Virus irus I air white a generally distributed in the system 01 does most of its damage in to th- th the part of tho spinal cord so afflicts the nerves neVes especially especial especial- ly lri ly t rose ose of ot the le leg les muscles so that par paralysis lysis results If it much damage is done done- In the preceding papers I told you ou of oC the preventive measures and the they treatment the treatment in the convalescent and acute stages J warned you rou that during the acute stage you ou should not pester the tire doctor to begin begin begin be be- gin active ph physical measures such as massage and other things which would disturb the patient and passive exercises nor no what is worse to surreptitiously practice them yourself You must remember that in the short time the acute stage lasts the inactivity of ot the themus mus muscles will not cause cause paralysis and that tha t the real trouble Is in the central central central cen cen- nervous system which these treatments cannot reach After Arter the acute inflammation has subsided ed and the convalescent stage is begun these mechanical treatments are given This Is the advice of most eminent specialists on the subject In those who are are paralyzed the convalescent cOD stage lasts about two years rears CHRONIC STAGE The chronic stage begins when the improvement stops The deformity deformity de de- de- de and paralysis mo may be markedly markedly markedly mark mark- I edly helped now b by tire the orthopedic surgeon with some type of operative operative operative opera opera- I tive treatment treatment transplantation transplantation of nerves muscles and other I dures The rhe permanent deformities are larg largely ly preventable if fC the case is treated correctly and in time FEVER DIET The diet in the acute stage I should be the fever diet For the first day or so perhaps nothing but chipped ice and cool water may be held After Atter that we must supply I the system with food rood to keep up the strength That phrase Is ls I sneered red at t b- b by the i food d faddists i and those who advocate fasting for everything but It Is true nevertheless nevertheless nevertheless never never- and it Is just what we should do and we must give for this 1 1 Energy food in the most casH easily digestible form 2 Vitamins 3 Mineral salts in good proportion for there is a great gleat loss In these in fever iron and calcium 4 Protein Protein Protein-In in easily digestible digestIble digesti digestI- ble form form If If the fever is prolonged As the proteins and fats are not well cared for when the system Is ts deranged the they mUst be given carefully carefully carefully care care- fully when given At fir first t fruit juices fruit purees fruit soups and vegetable purees vegetable juices and broths especially especially espe espe- dally of spinach for fo its iron and calcium then gruels sweetened with malt sugar it contains iron calcium and vitamins a little later these can have an egg yolk beaten in Then milk buttermilk and other fermented milks and for or the protein Gradually this diet is increased until the normal die diet diet- is reached During the chronic stage of in infantile infantile infantile in- in paralysis parents should be warned not to allow the patient to have so much food th that t he ire becomes overweight t for this causes an extra tfx- tfx tra ta strain on the weakened muscles He does not need so much as he would if he were were running around and having active exercise Tomorrow Overweight Appendicitis Appendicitis Appendicitis Appen Appen- and Cancer Copyright 1926 by the George I Matthew Adams Service I |