es him.

Treatment for convulsions must be instituted at once. Do not wait
entirely to undress the child--pull off his shoes, place him at once
into a good warm bath, temperature about 100 to 102 F. An ice cap
should be placed to his head (cracked ice done up in a towel), and
while in the bath or immediately upon taking him out, give a warm
soapsuds enema. The bath that the child is placed in should be always
tested with the bared elbow. A half cupful of mustard may be added to
the bath. Just as soon as the child is able to swallow, give a
teaspoon of syrup of ipecac. Enema after enema should be given until
the water comes back clear. Undue excitement after the bath only
predisposes to repeated attacks, and while the mother may be very
happy that the child is himself again, under no circumstances should
she caress and fondle him. Put the little one to bed and allow his
nervous system to calm down; let him rest quietly and undisturbed.

NERVOUS TWITCHINGS

Habit spasms or "tics" are common in childhood, and are caused by an
over irritability of the nerves supplying certain groups of muscles.
It is not at all uncommon to see a child nervously blink the eyes,
twitch the nasal muscles, shrug the shoulders, constantly open and
close the hand, and execute a score of other minor habit-spasms;
which, day by day, wear deeper and deeper paths into his nervous
system as a result of their constant repetition. These minor
habit-spasms of childhood are but telltales of an unstable nervous
system, of a nervous heredity lacking poise and balance; and, mind
you, if this nervous system is studied, treated, and properly
harnessed with self-understanding and self-control, much may be
accomplished; the habit may be more or less completely eradicated. If
left to itself, unchecked, the habit deepens the "spasm-groove," and
the "energy-leaks" grow bigger and bigger until finally, in later,
adult life, all that is necessary to convert such persons into
first-class neurasthenics or hysterics is some bad news, a few
worries, or a sudden shock.

By all means study to nip all childhood twitchings in the bud;
remembering all the while that childhood--the formative period for the
nervous system of the child--presents the golden opportunity to
prevent and abort the more grave neuroses of later life. There may be
a special contraction of one or more muscles of the eyeball which
produces either a "cross-eye," when the contraction is convergent, o