The baby; his care and training / [Marianna Wheeler].

  • Wheeler, Marianna, 1856-
Date:
[1901]
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    pneumonia, and it is this which makes the disease so dangerous in infants. This complication occurs most frequently during the winter months, while in summer di- arrhoea is the more frequent complication. It is doubtful if medicine is of much value in whooping-cough. There are one or two drugs which are occasionally given to control the spasm when it is unusually severe, but they must be given only under the direction of the physician. As a rule, expectorants and medicine do more harm than good; they upset the stomach, espe- cially that of an infant, and the stomach, above all, should be kept in good condition, as it is upon the strength derived from its nourishment that the baby has to rely to carry it through the siege. The thing which has been found to give the most re- lief is the inhalation of plain or medicat- ed steam. This may be accomplished by means of an ordinary inhaler or a kettle which is kept boiling in the room at cer- tain intervals, the child thus inhaling the moisture-laden air. A piece of absorbent cotton or sponge may be placed in the spout of the kettle, on which has been