WORMS IN CHILDREN.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 38, Issue 9638, 16 April 1908, Page 4

WORMS IN CHILDREN.

A Very Prevalent Complaint. Although intestinal and stomach worms •re one of tho most common ailments in children, yet there are but few mothers who understand its nature or realise its seriousness, or have any idea as to its cause. It is not alone tho irritation and annoyance caused l»y these parasitical animals that inf 'st tho •tomaoh and bowels, hut the more serious consequences which will follow that must bo kept in view. From the highly organised and sensitivo parts wh'oh they occupy, worms give riso to preafc constitutional derangement* and produce a variety of •ymptomn, more pariiou'nrly affecting the •tomach and the head. Many cases of oonyvulsions, epilepsy, hysteria, St. Vitui' Danco, melancholia, nervous disease?, even fatmnity have resulted from ths uaus\ Grinding ol tho teeth, violent movenents ef ths legs and arnn, and excessive flow of aalh'a, which causes frequent efforts to •wallow during sleep denote tho presence iif worm". When awake there is a constant desire to pick tho noae and scratch tho a*m». Tho bowels a'e irregular, and frequently the movement of the worms causes diarrhoea, alternating with ooßtlvenes*. Tho breath is usually foul, and the ohild is languid and > peevish. The tongue prcternaturally rod or alternately clean, and covered withawhito a'imy mucus. A short, dry cough; fro<ju«ntly slimy stools (excretion from tho biwe's; j emaciation j slow fever; iiregular pulse; and sometimes convulsions, Loss of Appetite frequently alternates with a craving for food.jvWorms require a speoifia medicine, »ml tlm U no remedy so effeotive as , Oomstook's " Dtsrtd Shot Worm Pallet".. A purely vegetable preparation, compounded on a sclonUlio principle for the eradication of worms wliioh infest the intestines. Obtainable at all ohomists and stores. • Price, 1/0 (0 boxna (I/O), or direot from the W, H. Comstook Co. Ltd., iS)J Pitt-str«-et, Sydney, and Parish-street, Wellington, N Z , no receipt of remittance, Write for dvjw . booklet,