iving, and in each case tell what you would do about it.

FOR FURTHER READING

The Care and Feeding of Children--Holt.

The Care and Feeding of the Baby--Truby King.

The Baby's First Two Years--R. M. Smith.

The Care and Feeding of Children--J. L. Morse.

Preventive Medicine and Hygiene--Rosenau, Section III, Chapter II.

Pamphlets:

Prenatal Care, Mrs. Max West.

Infant Care, Mrs. Max West.

Child Care, Mrs. Max West. Published by the Children's Bureau,
United States Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. (Free on
request.)

The Care of the Baby--Supplement No. 10 to the Public Health Reports,
1913, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

Your Baby: How to Keep It Well--New York State Department of Health,
Albany.

Publications of the American Association for the Study and Prevention of
Infant Mortality--1211 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Md. (Free on
request.)

Publications of the National Committee for the Prevention of
Blindness--130 East 22d Street, New York City. (Free on request.)

FOOTNOTES:

[1] An area including about two-thirds of the population of the United
States.

CHAPTER IV

INDICATIONS OF SICKNESS

By indications of sickness we mean all evidences of deviation from a
normal physical condition. They may be apparent only to the person in
whom they occur, or to a second person only, or to both. These
deviations, commonly called the symptoms of sickness, are always
important to notice, whether the conditions they indicate are serious or
not.

Early symptoms of sickness are often slight; hence they easily pass
unnoticed. Yet a slight trouble, easily checked in its early stages,
may, if neglected, grow into a serious or even fatal disorder: just as a
burning match, which anyone could extinguish instantly, may kindle a
fire beyond the power of an entire city to control.

It is important, then, to notice even slight symptoms of sickness,
first, in order to determine the nature of the trouble, and second, in
order to institute treatment as early as possible. It is, however,
hardly less important to observe symptoms accurately during the entire
course of an illness. A patient's progress can be determined only by
careful comparison between present and past conditions.

Many symptoms can be detected only by methods requiring scientific
apparatus as well as the knowledge and skill of a physician, but very
pronounced symptoms are generally evident to anyone.