OTHER ESSENTIALS.
Other essentials special to diarrhoea are:—
Prompt evacuation of fermenting and poisonous materials from the ' bowels (e.g., by castor oil.}
Arrest of further growth of microbes by temporarily substituting boiled water for the ordinary food, and using, if necessary, appropriate drugs as well, which should be prescribed only by the physician. Diarrhoea should not be regarded as a minor ailment Viewed in the light of the number of babies it kills or maims for life it is the gravest of all infantile diseases, and soon gets out of hand if not promptly dealt with. N.wer fail to call in a doctor in a case of marked diarrhoea, or where mild diarrhoea does not quickly yield to the simple measures advocated above and in the Society's pamphlet.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 2 September 1908, Page 2
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128OTHER ESSENTIALS. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 2 September 1908, Page 2
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