Headache, 257. Sleeplessness, 258. Fainting, 259.
Convulsions, 260. Shock, 261. Stimulants, 263. Sunstroke
and heat exhaustion, 264. Conditions in which the
digestive tract is affected, 265. Nausea and vomiting,
265. Hiccough, 265. Diarrhoea, 266. Constipation, 266.
Colic, 266. Conditions in which the eyes or ears are
affected, 267. Styes, 267. Foreign bodies in the eye,
267. Disorders affecting the ears, 268. Conditions in
which the skin is affected, 269. Prickly heat, 269.
Insect bites and stings, 270. Ivy poisoning, 270. Other
emergencies, 270. Chills, 270. Croup, 271. Bleeding, 272.
Treatment of slight wounds, 272. Nose bleed, 274. Profuse
menstruation, 275. Other injuries, 275. Sprains, 275.
Bruises, 276. Burns and scalds, 277. Brush burn, 278.

CHAPTER XIV

SPECIAL POINTS IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN, CONVALESCENTS,
CHRONICS, AND THE AGED 280

Children, 281. Physical defects, 283. Eye-strain, 284.
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids, 284. Defective hearing,
285. Defective teeth, 286. Posture, 286. Predisposition
to nervousness, 292. Convalescent patients, 294. Chronic
patients, 299. Care of the aged, 303.

CHAPTER XV

QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW 312

APPENDIX 319

Circulars of information issued by Division of Child
Hygiene, New York Department of Health.

GLOSSARY 326

INDEX 331

INTRODUCTION

Health and sickness, at all times momentous factors in the welfare of
our nation, now as never before are matters of vital importance. To win
its victories both in peace and in war, the nation needs all its
citizens with all their powers, and it is a matter of more than passing
interest that, as conservative estimates show, at least three persons
out of every hundred living in the United States are constantly
incapacitated by serious sickness. In 1910 these seriously sick persons
numbered more than 3,000,000. Even more significant, perhaps, is the
fact that at least half of our national sickness could be prevented if
knowledge and resources that we now possess were fully utilized.

The problem of sickness is by no means peculiar to our own day and
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