ons for serious
nervous disorders and are often making veritable dope fiends out of
their children. Patent medicines are dangerous things in the hands of
the people; if we are going to give medicines to our little babies let
us at least know what we are giving. Let some conscientious,
scientific physician examine the baby and prescribe for its needs.

If urged to use a patent medicine, examine the label carefully, for
the Federal Food and Drug Act requires the manufacturer of patent
medicines to print plainly on the label of the bottle the name and
amount of certain dangerous drugs which it may contain.

The drugs mentioned in this drug act and which are often used in
patent medicine nostrums are, chloral hydrate, cocaine, heroin,
chloroform, alpha or beta eucaine, opium, morphin, alcohol, cannabis
indica, or any derivative or preparation of any such substance
contained therein.

There are many other drugs sold on the market containing syrups or
flavoring materials which may do harm--which may upset the baby's
digestion.

Mothers avoid patent medicines. Consult your physician. Never give a
baby any sort of medicine to induce sleep. Unless babies are sick or
spoiled or hungry, they will go to sleep of themselves, and even in
the days of a high fever a wet-sheet pack seldom ever fails to put the
baby to sleep and can do no harm if properly given.

This may be as good a place as any to mention the dosage of castor oil
which is as follows:

Up to three months, 1/2 teaspoon.
From three to six months, 1 teaspoon.
From six to nine months, 11/2 teaspoons.
From nine to twelve months, 1 dessert spoon (2 teaspoons).
From twelve months on, 1 to 2 tablespoons.

AFTER THE SICKNESS IS OVER

The physician will direct when the disinfectant bath is to be given to
the patient previous to his liberation from isolation. The different
diseases demand different treatment, but, on the whole, it is about as
follows:

The day before the boy is to be allowed to go out among the family
once more he receives a soap wash, clean sheet and bedding on the bed,
and puts on clean garments. The following morning, his head thoroughly
shampooed, his nails manicured, a second soap wash is given followed
by a weak bichlorid bath (1 to 10,000 solution) which is followed by
an alcohol rub. He is then allowed to go out of the sick room which is
now to be thoroughly disinfected and fumigated.

After the illness is over, the sick room an