Inflammation of the stomach--Acute gastritis--Persistent vomiting--Acute gastric indigestion--Iced champagne in persistent vomiting--Acute intestinal diseases of children-- Conditions under which they exist and suggestions as to remedial measures--Acute intestinal indigestion--Symptoms of acute intestinal indigestion--Treatment of acute intestinal indigestion--Children with whom milk does not agree--Chronic, or persistent intestinal indigestion-- Acute ileo-colitis--Dysentery--Enteritis--Enter-colitis-- Inflammatory diarrhea--Chronic ileo-colitis--Chronic colitis--Summer diarrhea--Cholera infantum--Gastro-enteritis-- Acute gastro-enteric infection--Gastro-enteric intoxication--Colic--Appendicitis--Jaundice in infants--Jaundice in older children--Catarrhal jaundice--Gastro-duodenitis--Intestinal worms--Worms, thread, pin and tape--Rupture 527 CHAPTER XXXVI DISEASES OF CHILDREN (continued) PAGE Mastitis, or inflammation of the breasts in infancy--Mastitis in young girls--Let your ears alone--Never box a child's ears--Do not pick the ears--Earache--Inflammation of the ear--Acute otitis--Swollen glands--Acute adenitis-- Swollen glands in the groin--Boils--Hives--Nettle rash-- Prickly Heat--Ringworm in the scalp--Eczema--Poor blood--Simple anemia--Chlorosis--Severe anemia--Pernicious anemia 553 CHAPTER XXXVII DISEASES OF CHILDREN (continued) Rheumatism--Malaria--Rashes of childhood--Pimples--Acne-- Blackheads--Convulsions--Fits--Spasms--Bed-wetting--Enuresis-- Incontinence--Sleeplessness--Disturbed sleep--Nightmare-- Night terrors--Headache--Thumb sucking--Biting the finger nails--Colon irrigation--How to wash out the bowels--A high enema--Enema--Methods of reducing fever--Ice cap--Cold sponging--Cold pack--The cold bath--Various baths--mustard baths--Hot pack--Hot bath--Hot air, or vapor bath--Bran bath--Tepid bath--Cold sponge--Shower bath--Poultices--Hot fomentations--How to make and how to apply a mustard paste--How to prepare and use the mustard pack--Turpentine stupes--Oiled silk, what it is and why it is used 569 DISEASES OF CHILDREN CHAPTER XXXVIII INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES