Show CARE OF THE BODY how to acquire and retain the priceless possession of good health ata w summer D borders of infancy the most common stomach disorder Is known as acute gastric catarrh acute indigestion or acute dyspepsia all three terms signifying the same disorder the chief cause is arrita tion due to food improper in quantity or quality spoiling in the stomach this malady rarely occurs in in cants fed en good breast milk unless something occurs to upset the mother older children often have attacks from eating too much candy unripe fruit pastry and the like in grown people this disorder is called a bilious attack in bottle fed infants especially dir ing the s immer months it Is a vey common complaint the symptom s are loss of interest in play and si r soundings foun dings starting in the sleep ci ing with colic pains drawing up tl e ggs on the abdomen sharp shrill cry idleness around the mouth bauene s of the skin and cold feet in severa cases fever nausea and vomiting of mucus and undigested food when the food has been more than usually indigestible there are often connul ions and symptoms resembling those of inflammation of the brain and spinal cord the writer remembers well a tapi al asse A child ot three years after eating a number of wind tallen apples and drinking two cups of milk was suddenly seized with convulsions oc curning every half hour or less and remained unconscious tor hours borne effort had been made to apty the stomach by vomiting but ID tain an emetic and tickling the throat with a feather brought up a mass of imps of unripe apple and large sour curds this soon restored the little oie to consciousness A thorough enema add dose of castor oil freed the alia en tary canal of the undigested food nd poisons produced by it but several days of fever followed during no food could be retained by the stoan ach and even water was rejected lor a time the best treatment in case of acute indigestion Is to empty the alimentary tract at once by an emetic of warm water or the stomach lavage a thor ough enema and a mild cathartic to free the bowels stop all food at once and do not try to put anything into the stomach until the vomiting ceases unless it be ice pills or sips of hot water the colic pains can often be fe by fomentations in the catill stage at the onset a warm full bath or a warm sheet pack is good and a hot mustard foot bath when the feet are cold it there is diarrhea hot enemas followed by tepid or cool ones are often very soothing in cases of infants especially bottle fed babies all milk should be kept out of the food for a time during the first twenty four to thirty six hours only pure cold water or ice should be given after vomiting and ing cease the child may be fed a tea spoonful or two of white of egg the white of one egg mixed with four ounces or water or gruel when the patient begins to convalesce milk modified and sterilized may gradually be given watch the effects of the change of food as the stomach is likely to re main irritable for a long time and relapses are common which in hot weather especially may result in chol era antum or some other acute in flam matory disorder pleasant prescriptions one word you hypochondriac let nature heal our woes if you are blue despondent just call on dr rose with thorns mahac he 11 lance you but then to heal the smart he 11 charm you with his beauty and sweetness rare impart it appetite Is flagging just call on dr green he 11 take you through the meadows where beauties rare are seen he 11 give the green leaf tonic and spices tron the wood one treatment will convince you his medicine Is good maihac ennui afflicts you go call on dr lark you 11 find him in the meadows and to his music hark he 11 tell you of the woodland breathe secrets of the hills and listening to his sweetest notes will banish all your ills therefore I 1 am repeating let nature cure bour woes there s healing in the meadows there s health hid in the rose go revel in the gladness that s rampant in the hills and flowers and birds and beauty will rob you of our ills simple test for pure air dr A T schofield in his new book nerves in order or the maintenance ot health gives the following simple test of indoor air which any one can easily make put one tablespoonful of clear lime water into a half pint bottle that has previously been brought into the room full of water and emptied there so as to be filled with the actual air to be tested it the bottle be then corked and the tablespoonful of lime water shaken up and down it will get cloudy with chalk it the air be unfit to breathe whereas it will remain clear it is fairly pure second hand breaths dr northrup one of the leading specialists in children s diseases in the united states has recently re ported remarkable success in the treatment of pneumonia by avoiding as he calls it giving the patient sec ond hand breaths he opens all the windows and doors to the sick room so that the air the patient breathes is as pure as that out of doors it is aston shing to note the asplen did ampro ement in the appetite when a tubercular patient is put out or doors the same would be true of many a wretched dyspeptic like wise many patients who have to be put to sleep every night with mor phine or other drugs which stupefy the liver stomach and other organs just as much as they do the brain would soon sleep like healthy chil dren if they were only given a liberal introduction to god s great out doors in stettin germany nearly one half of the children die the first year while in japan where the children are born and reared in houses that are almost as open as wicker baskets they are rarely sick at all to balk the mere less skeeter with the ferocious mosquito now out hungrily seeking his prey it would be well tor those leading an outdoor life to know that a good way to keep these and similar pests at a distance is to apply to the hands and the following lotion recommend ed by the journal of the outdoor lite spirits of camphor 12 dr 0 1 of lav ender 2 dr 01 of pennyroyal 9 dr here s another hint from the same journal scientists saho have gone boldly into the favored haunts of the mosquito to study his ways have discovered that the insects are par bial to some colors and averse to others they part dislike yei low their favorite is dark blue with dark red next then brown then scar let then black then blue gray then olive green then violet then pearl grav then white it should be borne in mind that the mosquito is the ch ef source of malar lal infection certain species of mos quito constantly carry vilva them in their bodies the malar al parasites and m inflicting their bite they inject some of these parasites into the blood dr has observed that when mosquitoes have access to acid fruits their bite becomes less poisonous or quite Ti armless and professor celli has observed that in portions of italy where tomatoes are largely cultivated the people are practically free from malarial infection although the region is naturally very it seem then that the wide cultivation of acid fruits such as ton aloes straw berries and other suca ent varieties may be made an factor in ridding the world of tola deiy troublesome pest byg ene of churches poet tells us that the groves wen gods first temples from 4 aalta standpoint they were tar supe bior to our magnificent modern edi cices where the worshipers come in contact with countless germs lurking in the upholstered seats and la the dust laden carpets and their are stupefied by being compelled to inhale the poisons that are constantly exhaled from the lungs of others be aney sick or well clergymen should feel pride in hav ing their churches hygienically c n strutted ted and well ventilated fixed carpets should not be used in place of worship where so many people a gregath the example of the great rotean divine the bishop of fano in italy Is a good one to rollow in thia respect A circular was recently la sued by him in which he asks the priests of his diocese to comply with the following rules 1 in every church the floor must be regularly cleaned with sawdust saturated with a strong sublimate solution this thorough clean toj should take place particularly aftel holidays when great masses of people have visited the church 2 every week all ordinary chaas and confessional chairs should be thoroughly cleaned with moist rags 3 the grate of the confessional chairs must be washed every week with lye and then polished best sleep ng place for hot weather the healing power of the great out of doors Is rapidly becoming known to the great public and an increasing number are availing themselves of the curative and hygienic advantages of the outdoor life the present is a favorable time for getting used to the outdoor life A tent pitched in the yard or a screened porch Is a tar better sleeping place for the present season than an ardi nary bedroom to get the greatest possible benefit from the outdoor life one needs to live out continuously day and night the average man spends one third of his life in sleep the conditions which surround the body during sleep must necessarily exercise ever cise a powerful influence upon life and health it this time is spent out doors in contact with the fresh air and the invigorating influence of the open air a result in the highest de gree beneficial must certainly be u perlen ced one who Is accustomed to sleeping outdoors can hardly endure the at mo sphere of the house even with windows wide open there seems some thing lacking A sense of depression I 1 or oppression Is felt a sort of 1 id which is lifted when one again gets under the open sky condensed milk bad for babao in holding an inquest at lambeth england on the body of a thre weeks old infant that had died from exhaustion through inability to digest condensed milk the coroner said that he thought it would be a good thing it each of the jurymen would tell of their friends that condensed milk I 1 is a bad thing tor babies and ask them to pass it on in like mannar we contribute our share toward abe d fusion of information Tuber culos s a house D sease the most striking feature about tuberculosis is that it depends almost entirely upon the bouse the house Is the granary of the tubercle bacillus outside the host were it not for the house the tubercle bacillus would soon have to perish from the face of the earth it could not be preserved sunlight air and water are its natural enemies the water dissolves it out c its cache and the sunlight and air destroy it flick dr and crime A leading london magistrate recent iv said olpe you get rid of drunk enness you might almost close the police courts it Is surprising how on analysis drink is found at the bottom of most of the that come be i tore i metropolitan magistrate carnegie on happ ness when asked his opinion as to the secret of happiness mr carnegie the scotch american millionaire replied A good conscience and a good diges tion and poverty is favorable to both |