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Show Uncle Sam, M. D. I 4 .1 PNEUMONIA PATIENTS. Pneumonia Is spread both directly and I lndlrectl from person ! person Tin- k' i in is probably carried moel fre-qoently fre-qoently fr...m : lie lung.o, noe and mouth of Uio.-te w ho lm . e the disease. In caring for a patient, the prevention of the snrtad of the dl.-ea:.- to ..thers ll Important. No one should be allowed to sleep In the same room with the patient. In I fact, no one hut the nurse' should bo ni-I I lowed In the room Care should in taken that all discharges j ffom the lungs, mouth and th-- D04 me lie' ted on l it- "f ijauze ..r rag, or i a; or 1 I naokins. and bunted. If the patient complains of headnil.e and fever, he should be given water ,13 drink, and a cold cumpress to the forehead. fore-head. OnI such. med! Inn should 'oi 'given as is prescribed by the doctor I If the patient Is so situated that he an he attended ..nly by some one who must also look after others In the family, fam-ily, It is advlsphlc that such attendant wear a wrapper, apron or gown over the ordinary house clothe:- while In the Sick 1 room, arid slip this fff sjld wash and 1 disinfect his nands when leaving 16 look ! after the others. The patient should have separate! dishes, and these should be yterillied with i boiling water after u DROPSY. Q. Please -end me udvlce en the treatment treat-ment of dr.. nay. A. Dropsy may be due to Rrlsrnl s disease, or to disease of the heart, or lo cirrhosis of (he liver, OT to some aldom-inal aldom-inal growth or to some QuatructUJB In I a etn. Under the circumstances you will realize that a person suffering from ) dropsy should he under the care of a uuallfled physician. NUTRITION ' Q A short time agi I saw In your j advice that el-.IIdren should have plenty ' of butter sir, they ro-iulreil a certain I element In IL If they have enough rich tnllk. won l they get Ihai element the I same as if they had butter'' A. Kk'h milk contains th Same growth promoting eMtment that la contained 'n I butter, but this r' fers to the .Team or fat of the milk, it is doubtful whether children, though drinking milk freel. would get enough cream to entirely re-place re-place all the bult.T which Is usually tak- I en in a suitable meal. Growing children ahould be given liberal amounts of both ( milk and butter. oo |