WORMS IN CHILDREN,

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5500, 21 December 1907, Page 4

WORMS IN CHILDREN,

A Very Prevalent Complaint.

Although intestinal and stomach worms are one of the most common ailments in children, yet there are bat few mothers who understand its nature or realise~~its serious* ness, or have any idea as to its cause. It IS not alone the -rritition and annoyance caused by these parasitical animals that infest the «tom9w^ and liowelfi, but the more serious consequences whi^h will follow that must be kept in view. From the highly organised and '.e-nsitive p"vrtß which they occupy, worms eive rise to treat constitutional derangements and produce a variety of symptom*, more particu arly affecting the sto »eh ami the head. Many canes of oonviU'f'ii^. "i'ilf*psv, hysteria, Vitu*' Dance, m ! inchoHa, nervous di-eases, "and<- even in'-iin'ty have resulted from th'S cause. Griudirnj of the teeth, violent move-nents ff the leg" an I arini, and excessive flow of RaUva, whivh causes frequent efforts to gwaWi'u <Inri"£» sle»p denote the presence of woriiN When awake there is a constant desire to pick the nose and scratch the anus. The bowels are irregular, and frequently the movement of th«* worms causes diarrhcea, alternating with c 'xtivenesp/ The breath is usu-'lly foul, and the child is languid and peevish. The t>->n^ii« preternaturally red or alternately clean, :wid icorered with a white s imy mucus. A short, dry cough; fre» qumtly sliniv stools (excretion from the b'>we's^ ; emaci.i'ion : olow fever; irregular pulso ; and sometimes convulsions. Loss of appetite fluently alternates with a craving fo 1 fowl. Worms require a specific medicine, aud "tli- re, i* no remedy so effective aa ConMouk'p 'MVad Shot" Worm Pellets. A purely vegetable preparation, compounded on a scientific principle for the eradication of worms which infest the intestines.

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