could produce such a picture.

Adenoids, like enlarged tonsils, are dangerous, apart from the
physical distress and disease which they cause, owing to the fact that
they harbor deadly bacteria, and from these bacteria, which find a
lodgment in the adenoids and tonsils, a fatal attack of diphtheria or
consumption may have its beginning.

Treatment of Adenoids.--Absolute removal is the only justifiable
treatment. This is rendered imperative for so many reasons that it is
unnecessary to go into details in justification of the procedure.

The physical well-being, the mental development, the life of the child
depend upon it. Any parent who would wittingly interpose an objection to
the removal of his or her child's adenoids, after they have been
demonstrated to exist, would be guilty of a grave crime.

The operation itself is not at all dangerous. It is over in a few
moments and the child is well in an hour or two, so far as any pain or
suffering is concerned.

Physicians are frequently asked if adenoids "grow" again after removal.
The answer is, "Yes," they sometimes do. In a very small percentage of
the cases they do return. The older the child is when they are removed
the less chance there is of a recurrence. A child operated on before it
is two years of age is more liable to a recurrence than a child operated
on at six years of age. This must not, however, be construed as an
excuse for putting an operation off, because if a child needs an
operation at two years and it is postponed till later, its health will
be permanently injured before it is four years of age.

SUMMARY:--

1. Adenoids cause more trouble and more actual disease than any other
condition during childhood.

2. It is a crime for a parent to refuse operation if the presence of
adenoids has been proved.

3. Removal is the only treatment and it should be done in every case as
soon as possible.

4. The operation is a trivial one and is free from danger.

NASAL HEMORRHAGE--"NOSE BLEEDS"

A hemorrhage from the nose may occur at any time from birth on. It
depends upon the rupture of one or more blood vessels. The great
majority of "nose-bleeds" are caused by adenoids, or by a small ulcer in
the nose, or by an injury, such as a blow or fall. A nasal hemorrhage,
however, may be caused by other, more serious conditions, and for that
reason may justify a careful inquiry into the cause, especially if
bleeding should occur a number of times, or be of a