An essay upon nursing and the management of children, from their birth to three years of age. In a letter to a governor / Published by order of the General Committee for transacting the affairs of the said hospital. By a physician [i.e. W. Cadogan].
- William Cadogan
- Date:
- 1764
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An essay upon nursing and the management of children, from their birth to three years of age. In a letter to a governor / Published by order of the General Committee for transacting the affairs of the said hospital. By a physician [i.e. W. Cadogan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ 40 ] the morning, as ^11 day long. It is always lb with Children that are in pertedl delicate health. As foon, therefore, as a Child’s Breath is found to be either hot, or ftrong, or four, we may be allured that indigeftion and furfeit have fouled and difturbed the blood, and now is the time to apply a proper reme¬ dy, and prevent a train of impending evils. Let the Child be reftrained in it’s food; eat lefs, live upon milk or thin broth for a day or two 5 be carried, or walk if it is able, a little more than ufual in the open air. Let a little of this pov/der, or any other mild pro¬ per phyfick to' be given; not that I would advife phyfick to be made familiar, butonedofe adminiftered now would prevent the neceflity of a great many, that might afterwards be prefcribed with much lefs good elfed:. If this firfl; fymptom of approaching illnefs be overlooked, the Child, who, if it was healthy, would lie quiet as a log all night, will have difturbed fleep, reftleflhefs, terrify¬ ing dreams; will be talking, ftarting, kick¬ ing and tumbling about; or fmiling and laughing, as is common with very young Children when they are griped, and the Nurfes fay they fee and converfe with Angels. After this will 'follow lofs of appetite and complexion, check of growth, decay of ftrength, cough, confumption; or elfe co¬ licks, gripes, worms, fits, Difeafes that require all the Ikill of a good Phyfician ; and](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30547763_0042.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
