The mother's guide in the management and feeding of infants / by John M. Keating ; in great part re-written, and revised throughout by Armand Semple.

  • John Marie Keating
Date:
1883
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The mother's guide in the management and feeding of infants / by John M. Keating ; in great part re-written, and revised throughout by Armand Semple. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER III. Croup—Croupy or stridulous breathing—Infantile laryngitis Laryn- gismus stridulus—Membranous croup, or laryngo-tracheal diphtheria The use of emetics—Drugs to be used in the absence of a physician —Avoidance of popular medicines—Constipation—How to prevent it CHAPTER IV. Catarrhal diarrhoea—Description of the condition—Treatment and dietary—Cholera infantum—Its cause—Necessity of immediate change of air—Importance of bathing—Treatment—Food of a child in its second year ^ 5^ PART III. MANAGEMENT AFTER EARLY DENTITION. CHAPTER I. Change of diet for a child after dentition—What to begin with—Im- portance of great care in the selection of food—Out-door exercise to be encouraged—Importance of early training in its bearing upon the management of children in sickness 61 CHAPTER II. Food of a child in its third year—Avoidance of uncooked fruits— Change of air in summer—How to choose between the country and the sea-side—The country preferable for infants—Benefits derivable from sea air in disease—A mother’s duty is to nurse her babe—Con- clusion . . ' 66
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