[...]... on the Floor.—Children should not be allowed to sit or crawl upon the floor at any season of the year, but especially during the winter months There is always a draught of cold air near the floor It is a bad habit to begin allowing a child to play with its toys on the floor Use the bed or a sofa or a platform raised a foot from the floor B Kicking the Bed Clothes Off During the Night. The bed clothes... Observed in the Treatment of Contagious Diseases —What Isolation Means The Contagious Sick Room —Conduct and Dress of the Nurse—Feeding the Patient and Nurse —How to Disinfect the Clothing and Linen —How to Disinfect the Urine and Feces— How to Disinfect the Hands—Disinfection of the Room Necessary—How to Disinfect the Mouth and Nose—How to Disinfect the Throat— Receptacle for the Sputum—Care of the Skin... and Emergencies— Contents of the Family Medicine Chest— Foreign Bodies in the Eye—Foreign Bodies in the Ear—Foreign Bodies in the Nose— Foreign Bodies in the Throat—A Bruise or Contusion—Wounds —Arrest of Hemorrhage— Removal of Foreign Bodies from a Wound —Cleansing a Wound —Closing and Dressing Wounds— The Condition of Shock—Dog Bites— Sprains— Dislocations— Wounds of the Scalp — Run-around—Felon... Cold"—Sitting on the Floor— Kicking the Bed Clothes Off— Inadequate Head Covering—Subjecting Baby to Different Temperatures Suddenly—Wearing Rubbers—Direct Infection—Acute Nasal Catarrh—Acute Coryza—Acute Rhinitis—"Cold in the Head"—"Snuffles"— Treatment of Acute Nasal Catarrh, or Rhinitis, or Coryza, or "Cold in the Head," or "Snuffles"—Chronic Nasal Catarrh— Chronic Rhinitis— Chronic Discharge from the Nose—Nervous... XXXIV COMMON DISEASES OF THE NOSE, MOUTH, AND PAGE CHEST "Catching Cold"— Sitting on the Floor— Kicking the Bed Clothes Off— Inadequate Head Covering—Subjecting Baby to Different Temperatures Suddenly—Wearing Rubbers—Direct Infection—Acute Nasal Catarrh—Acute Coryza—Acute Rhinitis—"Cold in the Head"— "Snuffles"— Treatment of Acute Nasal Catarrh, or Rhinitis, or Coryza, or "Cold in the Head," or "Snuffles"—Chronic... Broncho-pneumonia The After-treatment of Broncho-pneumonia —Adenoids—How to Tell When a Child has Adenoids—Treatment of Adenoids—Nasal Hemorrhage—"Nosebleeds"—Treatment of Nose-bleeds— Quinsy—Hiccough—Sore Mouth— Stomatitis—Treatment of Ulcers of the Mouth—Sprue—Thrush "CATCHING COLDS" Mothers frequently wonder where their children get colds Briefly we will point out some of the sources from which these apparently... Skin in Contagious Diseases— Convalescence After a Contagious Disease— Disinfecting the Sick Chamber The After Treatment of a Disinfected Room— How to Disinfect the Bed Clothing and Clothes—Mumps— Epidemic Parotitis— Chicken Pox— Varicella—La Grippe — Influenza— Diphtheria— Whooping Cough— Pertussis—Measles— Koplik's Spots— Department of Health Rules in Measles— Scarlet Fever— Scarlatina—Typhoid Fever—... floor B Kicking the Bed Clothes Off During the Night. The bed clothes should be securely pinned to the mattress by large safety pins When it is established as a habit a child who kicks off the bed clothes should wear a combination night suit with "feet," made of flannel during the winter and of cotton during the ... diseases of children (continued) Mastitis or Inflammation of the Breasts in Infancy— Mastitis in Young Girls—Let Your Ears Alone—Never Box a 527 Child's Ears—Do Not Pick the Ears— Earache— Inflammation of the Ear—Acute Otitis— Swollen Glands— Acute Adenitis— Swollen Glands in the Groin—Boils—Hives — Nettle Rash— Prickly Heat— Ringworm in the Scalp —Eczema—Poor Blood—Simple Anemia—Chlorosis— Severe... Fever—"606"— Transplanting the Organs of Dead Men into the Living— Bacteria that Make Soil Barren or Productive—Antimeningitis Serum—A Serum for Malaria in Sight 645 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page More Babies Like These Frontispiece A Grim Result (Facing 519) "A Misfortune at Birth" (Facing 567) The First Blight (Facing 599) ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES CHAPTER XXXIV COMMON DISEASES OF THE NOSE, MOUTH, AND CHEST . Gutenberg's The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV. ), by Grant Hague This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away. or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV. ) A Personal Guide to the New Science. shall eliminate the possibility of children like those shown in the other illustrations to this volume. The Eugenic Marriage A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies By W. GRANT