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Preventable Diseases of Children: Give

After this for eight or ten hours give only one or two teaspoonfuls of boiled water every ten or fifteen minutes, if wanted. A larger amount will be vomited. Give no food for at least six hours after the vomiting has stopped, then give barley water or rice water in gradually increasing quantities, or give broth or white of egg. Later, when the child is entirely well, it may be gradually worked back to its regular food. A weak mustard plaster on the pit of the stomach, left until there is a rosy color, then promptly removed, will assist in counteracting vomiting.

OTHER DISEASES OF INFANCY Fever. If the child becomes weak in hot weather, is fretful and especially if it has fever and the skin is hot and dry, take off all its clothes except the diaper and put on a night dress. Sponge it all over with cool water at frequent intervals and do not wipe it quite dry. Let the water evaporate and thus carry off some of the fever. Give it all the cool water it will drink. No matter how high the fever a baby with bowel trouble always does better out of doors in pleasant weather than in a hot, stuffy room. A child with fever will not take cold if you keep it out of strong, cold drafts.