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Show Uncle Sam, M. D. In frostbite the frozen part Is at first red and painful, later beoomlas hard and white, the pain ceasing. .The dancer f this condition Is that by Midden thawing thaw-ing of the part a change is brought about which results In gangrene, -ir dea'a of the part The object of the treatment In to gradually grad-ually bring the frozen ari to It norms i temperature Never uso hoat Hut. i'.c frozen part with snow, pieces of Ice. or cold water. In 1 ase ihe frostbite Is Id and the skin ha tqrai d lih,. k t begun lo scale off. c'o not attempt u restore re-store Its vitality by rubbing, btll SPPly a sultablu olnlmeni dressing RUPTURE Q. is there any other euis for r jp-ture jp-ture than an operation'.' f havo been iu-tured iu-tured 19 years, and am getting stouter, so It bothers ine in-ie A. it Is not possible to fe) .ej specifically spe-cifically how you should be :rcatcV for your rupture. The condition, however, j eannot le cured except by an Operation. Trusses and other suitable appliance! mav hold the rupture In place, but a cure can only he made as a result of operative treatment Rupture operations are eo well understood tlw ' surgeons throughout through-out the land perbT mthem di.ii' and obtain ob-tain esrcent results. SCABIES Q. Mp little boy of five has the "Itch" and In spite of my sxtreips are in :.. lining lin-ing him daily and uinc eulphur i.int-ment i.int-ment profusth . the disease still persists. per-sists. A. Give him a hot hath at night s. rubbing rub-bing the bodv with soap and water, i inferably inf-erably with a nail brush. The bath should be continued for at lea&t half an hour, after the bath, anoint the body with ointment, rubbing it thoroughly Into the sVln. dress the child entirely In .lean clothes and put him Into a perfectly clesn bed. all his own clothing and i-ed clothing having been tailed or baked In the morning the ointment ma be ' washed off. but do not put on blm any clothing he has previously v. nepeat this treatment for three or four sue-, lesslre. nights, snd. If thnreurMv dOBO, a cure should be effected. BUOY'S AIRING Q How ran a busy mother lake her infan out f'.r an Siring every day" Would It be a good plan tS rsr hlml in his outdoor things, put M n his cab out on the porch for a time, an,j h,. long should he be-out n0 A. It Is a very good plan to let voiif babl take his airing r,n the porch 111 him well wrapped up snd protected from old and wind, feeling hie hands and f" occasionally to see if they or. waVT if you have accustomed him to stav-in. r.ut of doors since hi, ,arilest InfaMrS so that he is used to the open tdTfZ mav spend a large part of hi, time on a protected r..rcn . t wh,,m Treattoer is very cold, wet or stons |