MEDICAL HINTS FOR COUNTRY SETTLERS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 12, 12 October 1872, Page 3

MEDICAL HINTS FOR COUNTRY SETTLERS

In’ isolated and remote district* rsivwi-PV t '■»« -'»■> '-i \u ... ">5 Kb r uS t"7>" T®^ We A-’ -*-■><•: w.v..™ in uouu to 1 >r. Riwaor, oi Taranaki, fer tip, f.Muw. ino; pr;t< I ic>d “hints;’* and will ( hcr.-t’>r-. without Umber preface, commence by giving n few pj. tin nn j unpo.tant direction, for Urn t.n,,,,,., tr-atmont of The moro.ommon tbmw of children, especially common V I ht \ wm!pr *omo of M Inch occur so „u ideulv tUUe f ° r -*«• ■ -"W -- „ ?, n ® °jL ts } 6 Tnost common, most alarming and i„ .hi, p...vi„c..i<croup CO, Id iS'. iT «I'TO. «ml ustmily corms on m tho evening or (ho hjw b * put to bed. perhaps with symptoms „f slight cold "e nlf,rt„on IS usually soon recogubed bv a'poonliap b ri' n * °‘ n, * h ’ !m l mJiraHo^ with dubn(t. breathim*. There are two a, '■ «• ’ of thi. diro,„.._ih„ iU “ ;V 1 ‘ tl 7 fever, odhd bastard croup, with cold, clammy skin and pale lace but, no lever, nor. the Ics dangmoua however. lie danger oft he former m i-feg from inllmim<4., >ry morura of the windpipe ; of the latter, f rom spasmodic constriction. Happily, hairbreadth distinctions .-me not nr ■ ■ , B ., rv to the prompt and successful treatment oft ho .p. Ine first thing to be done, and „s quickly an no-- •fe is to remove the child into a warmer atmosphere that it may breathe » warm air ; and till this L done'aU ’ that r thr" nT7 prOV " H.isnoteutlloieufc V,. lK ' c,u . lli bo covered with abundance of warm clothes, or Uhl. ,t be put in a warm hath ; a good i ra must oe quickly made up, and lt mum. tm ™ * it a 1 night. Itua step will often relieve the brlathim* and cougo like magic, particularly in the spasmodic or bastard croup. In the meantime, hot: wder may be put m preparation for a bath, if necessary ; but ;f ' ho child be removed into a worm at mospW, and the feet and legs warmed, bathing tho che-t and in out wsd accomplish all that a bath cun do g- \ r a baneful of common salt and a table-spoonful of lour and mustard in about a pint of hut. water "hr rneans of a piece of flannel, bathe flt .d chafe Vhc f-ont led ,mlT«;d“o"r l " ilh 11 *“ *“« *■«’,»c. - Tl ?e reason of croup being so much more frequent' in winter and spring mowing to the great altcrLtion of temperature betwixt the day and the nfeht, - ' thermometer iw.g, perhaps, to sixty degrees dm be clay, and falling near the freezing point at bed mne ; and hcnco fo necessity of suoplyin warmer air to the child’s lungs. * p * Few brtdpcopis here hare fircplaeesin them, thou a large kerosmo lamp «uu!d generally su t place ol a fire in warming and drying the nfehVair. ' As so on as t m child is got into n warm air, give ifc a tcuspoot.ful of a mixture, of equal parts, of un-enca-au.ia wmes and antiroonial wine, ami repeat the dose A f** n f e! * (»i‘l»ouft reference to tho ages) fti. the du!d has been wn-11 puked ; by that tiire lli breathing and cough w.U be greatly relieved. J it isun JI. minatory croup, with fever, tho oi'-knees wi he ihe best, means of arresting it 5 if tho suUb.a* tu n proceo s from sp ism tho siebnees will ’arrest it mid if as is very often the case, the croup j suffoc iri«.| IS pioducd by «n overloaded stomach or improper - And hero we would recommend every house in fjm country dun,nets to have in reading admail in l lu ; 'di U lH 1 W,n °’ nd w h.o ; Jaudamua m small qminniv, f.,r internal use, as fe nientioued Uabelb-d pm-on, and carefully krthe ebihiren « reach) ; and a few ounces o v (nest olive oil). There is a popular remedy—or rather 1 croup in tho midlaud counties of Kn'i'iam efficacy of which (says the doctor) I ’can unhesitating testimony. Mix ui,<ar (tin; coa >etf,e-) with fewest oil i u-o a must iMsi In quent.y put, some in the mouth for tho c suck. It mud not interfere with 1 | u , )n , t[ - 0 remedies, and can be tried at once, whilst more means are being prepared. Ibe same remedies. »ho warm air, tl.c BW.-ct mi, the mu f ard and salt, fonanhsf on to *fe ch-sr. and tbo cm-t i-. mixture will he equally .-llb-miiii in on attack o; brmmlutis— a mom general' iidl.mu tion ot the a.r tubes of the iuug-, hut lower down ' ti e cnest demued by quick and difficult breath! !—mndve.-s and hoarse cough, but w.th ie--Sllil.KUlioii. rhe.-.-.nican», p’ operly applied, are about, a »i I.ll l*’l iffi| fiiiin . oniti hu"t‘, ii ovi the •. valu wonhi most important element iu the treatment Critical casrs. •* Ni, wound did ever heal hnf. bv dem-m s . b Ihou km.w’st. w.. work by wit, and nor by’wifc And wit impends upon dilatory- time,"