and
complains of not feeling well, use castor oil.

If you decide to use castor oil, use enough. A large dose will act
promptly and with less pain and with more certain results than a small
dose.

It is always safe and it is always best to decide upon castor oil as the
proper remedy, if the child has no fever. If he has a fever he will most
likely vomit castor oil when another kind of cathartic would stay on the
stomach.

Castor oil works more effectively, more thoroughly, and is less likely
to be vomited if given on an empty stomach, so we give it two hours
after eating and we give no food for two hours after it is taken.

Castor oil is distinctly of advantage in many chronic diseases of the
intestines because of its healing properties. In chronic colitis, for
example, when the child is suffering with malnutrition, irregular bowel
action with an odor, and mucous or bloody stools, a combination of
castor oil and salol, in emulsion, in small doses,--to which a small
quantity of opium may be added or withheld according to the frequency of
the movements,--with an occasional colon irrigation, is sometimes
invaluable.

Mothers must remember that castor oil is not good in the treatment of
constipation, because its after effect is to constipate, consequently we
would not use it "to keep the bowels open,"--it is only of use to clean
the bowel out thoroughly when that is indicated.

HOW TO GIVE A DOSE OF CASTOR OIL--The best way to give a child castor
oil is as follows: Place the bottle containing the oil on its side on a
piece of ice in the ice box; chill it thoroughly. Take a tablespoon and
smear it with butter; pour the ice cold oil into the spoon; it will
stick together like a piece of chewing gum and it will slide out of the
buttered spoon in one lump. In this way it will not spread over the
mouth and teeth and throat, leaving a bad taste, but will go straight
and surely into the stomach. The child cannot swallow some and retain
enough in the mouth to sputter it all over itself and only get half a
dose; it will not nauseate it, because it practically is tasteless if
given cold, and the stomach will tolerate the cold oil much better than
when given in the ordinary way.

A baby can be given oil in the same way, but in smaller doses. When the
teaspoon is put into the mouth of a baby it should be immediately turned
on its side so that it will keep the mouth open. If the nose is held
closed and the mouth wide open for