Valere aude (dare to be healthy) : $b or, The light of physical regenerationDechmann, Louis
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Valere aude (dare to be healthy) : $b or, The light of physical regeneration
Dechmann, Louis
Diet therapy; Health
In strict adherence to the biological standpoint, it is recommended that
a child be separated from the other children in the house as soon as it
becomes ill, and if it is not convenient to send the other children away
to be taken care of by friends, they must at least be excluded from the
sick-chamber. _Each one of these diseases develops some sort of bacillus
in its first appearance, and this leaves the body and may fall on
receptive soil in the body of another child._ Since all the children in
one family live in the same environment and receive practically the same
nourishment, and are of the same parentage, the presumption prevails
that each one of them is equally susceptible to the disease with which
one of the children has been affected. It is, therefore, advisable to
adopt preventive and protective measures with them all, by applying
abdominal packs and giving them Dechmann's Plasmogen, which will
strengthen the white corpuscles of the blood in their fight against
possibly intruding bacilli; also Dechmann's Tonogen, in order to give
the red corpuscles and the heart the power to endure the greater efforts
which the demand for increased vitality will necessitate. The
application of these measures will in many cases entirely prevent an
impending attack of the disease, and if not, will at least make it
easier to control.
_The golden rule_: Keep the head cool, the feet warm and the bowels
open; that is the golden rule to be followed in the treatment of all
children's diseases. All means that are applied must have but the one
object, that of making the condition of the blood as good as possible,
so that it will maintain a fluid form and circulate readily, richly
supplied with all the necessary upbuilding substances. This, and not the
use of anti-toxins, will guarantee a speedy return to normal conditions.
_Diet_: The importance of the diet in all of these diseases has been
indicated on several occasions. Its application is treated extensively
under the fever diet; exceptions to be determined by the physician.
_Dech-manna-Compositions_: The compositions to be used in case of
children's diseases will, as indicated above, consist mainly of
Plasmogen and Tonogen. Small doses of Eubiogen will be of great
advantage in promoting the general condition of the patient. These three
compositions should always be available in a family where there are
children, as their application will prove very beneficial in any case,
even before the arrival of the physician.
_Physical_: The correct application of ablutions of vinegar and water,
of partial and other packs and various baths, must be left to the
prescription of the physician, depending on the nature of the individual
case, and the effect on the patient, with the exception of the abdominal
pack. This should always be applied immediately: cold in positive, and
warm in negative diseases.
THE TONSURE OF THE TONSILS.
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