Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THF CHARLOTTE MEDIOAL JOURNAL
dicated in "tic," in all facial-nerve affec- tains, are important adjuvants. He adds
tions, as a general sedative and a hypnotic that the treatment of bronchia] asthma is a
where cerebral congestion predominates. grateful, but b}' no means an eas}' task;
success requires much skill, a determined
A preparation that has been on the mar- will and perseverance.—Deutsche Medizinket
for the past twenty-five years and one ische Wochenschrift.
that is known all over the country as a superior
antiseptic, is called Campho Phe- Carrol Soup lor Infants.
niciue, put up in both liquid and powder .
acute
form, it is one that can be used in all .^"^^ '"ff"',':
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nitesnnal disturbances, p ^,
cases of minor and major surgerv, in the
h. Moro
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. r , ., , , 7, ^ „„,.„ hifrlily recommends a soup prepared as foltreatment
of boils, carbuncles, ulcers, cuts, ,"-'„. f i^ t
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l^^^' I^'^"^,
etc., and will give the verv best results "y[°^^ "«
Peeled ^^'"'^'^f .f^^\
wherever indicated. The fact that so many
ma.hed and bo, led cu witli water,
phvsicians of oiominence all over the couu- ""^ ''
fr^"^^[""^';' '^^^""^^- 7 '"^''
i« tjien rubbed through a very fine sieve
Irv are using this preparation is conclusive
added together with
evidence as to the veracity of our state- 6 gm. of salt to 1
f."^
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ments. We are always willing and glad to l'^^^
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supply any physicianor surgeon with sam- "° "^
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vv.th u^ t
he best results In acute cases °i the
plesofCampho-Pheniquefor experimental
1" ^ vomiling and diarrhea will cease in from
^ ^ ' one to three davs and the fever and general
Joliann Holt's Mall with Iron. symptoms of marasmus will rapidly dis-
, ^ . , r ^ appear. In the chronic affection and in
(Peptonates of Manganese and Iron
)
j^f^^^g suffering from atrophy, the result is
ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS. no less prompt, and a rapid gain in weight
By the light of modern science we know
that the effects of Iron on the blood are twofold:
1. Iron i'/z'//?« the red cells, being to
the hemoglobin what the sun ray is to
chlorophyll; (2) Or it r/a;/.? their growth,
being to the red cells what the soil is to the
'=a" he noted. The stools are soft, very
copious, and yellow or reddish-yellow. One
o^ the most pronounced results following
feeding with carrot soup is retention of water
vvithin the system of the infant.—Muench.
^^d. Woch.
seedling. In the first case, it is said to
res/ore; in the second, to regenerate. TrcatmenI ol Inlantile Eczema.
The whole effect of Iron requires the association
of managnese in a digestible
^
^he true chronic eczema of the infant is
p^bably a constitutional disturbance, and
the presence of staphylococci is due to sec-
T-4.»..mZ7*im.i ondary infection. Two factors can be rec-
. Treatment ol Astbma. . -
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ognized, according to E. Peer, a congenital
Doctor Treupel regards asthma as a disposition and improper feeding. Two
special form of neurasthenia, and believes varieties of eczema can be seen: The weepthat
it can be effectually cured by impress- ing form of fat children, with pasty coming
the fact of its curability on the patient plexion, which forms thick crusts and is
and obtaining his co-operation. The main usually accompanied by constipation, and
point is to influence and control the dread tlie disseminating, dry type, which causes
of suffocation and to regulate the breath- intense itching and runs a chronic course,
ing. The latter is accomplished by various Combinations of both types are common,
exercises, training the patient to breathe The treatment of infantile eczema is difdeep,
with a slow inspiration, at the same ficult, so that many physicians prefer to
time raising the arms over the head and wait for a spontaneous cure, particularly
then, during expiration, applying the hands as fever, convulsions, and even death have
to the front and sides of the chest, squeez- been known to occur. This is usuallv due
ing the walls together to aid in expelling to the presence of a well-defined status
the last traces of air. These exercises, or lymphaticus, though sudden death may altheir
equivalents, should be repeated once so be the result of a staphylococcus sepsis,
or twice a day for fifteen minutes. Electric External treatment is secondary in imlight
sweat baths and potassium or sodium portance to the internal. The crusts are
iodide have proved very useful in his ex- best removed slowly by applving dressings
perience when applied during the intervals of oil or vaselin. If there is much weepbetween
attacks. Sedatives may be useful ing, moist applications of very dilute alumm
the acute attack, but should be used only inum acetate will combat the inflammation,
m emergencies. Exercises and hydrother- Zinc paste is then used, and the parts are
apy, with a transient change to a more kept covered, so that the child cannot
favorable climate, the seashore or moun- scratch. The following additions may be
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