Show B Bathless Care For ForE E Eczema What happens when you banish soap banish soap and water baths from the lives of children with with eczema YOU FREE about 85 percent percent percent per per- cent of them of the annoying skin condition This is the goodnews good goodnews news reported by Dr Alvin H. H Jacobs to a recent medical meeting here The pediatrician logist of Childrens Children's Hospital in this city placed 48 children all of them afflicted with the disease for from several se months to many years on free bath soap-free soap regimen The results in 39 were good to excellent in four fair in three poor Two youngsters had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been treated long enough to be included in the tion The others were all fol followed followed fol- fol lowed for from three months to two years INSTEAD OF the usual soap and water the childrens children's skin was cleaned with a free fat-free lotion Mothers found it quite easy the physician reported to keep the child clean with the lotion and found that the skin became softer more moist and nd less itchy than before After the skin had remained clear for Cor several months a once or twice a month bath was allowed IN ADDITION foods to which the children were allergic were banned i wool ool and other irritants were avoided i activities activities ties causing profuse perspiring were limited since ince perspiration tion aggravates the condition |