. Indian babies : how to keep them well . AN INDIAN HOSPITAL COTTAGE WHKKE CONSUMPTIVES GET WELL. gins. Whenever, therefore, you have a bad cold j^ou should consultthe doctor. Dishes used by consumptives should not be used by others, andthey should be boiled after being used by the sick person, in orderto kill any germs which may be on them. VACCINATION. Have your baby vaccinated. If all Indians would be vaccinatedevery five years there would be no smallpox on Indian who are properly vaccinated seldom have smallpox. Havethe physician vaccinate you and your baby, and return
. Indian babies : how to keep them well . AN INDIAN HOSPITAL COTTAGE WHKKE CONSUMPTIVES GET WELL. gins. Whenever, therefore, you have a bad cold j^ou should consultthe doctor. Dishes used by consumptives should not be used by others, andthey should be boiled after being used by the sick person, in orderto kill any germs which may be on them. VACCINATION. Have your baby vaccinated. If all Indians would be vaccinatedevery five years there would be no smallpox on Indian who are properly vaccinated seldom have smallpox. Havethe physician vaccinate you and your baby, and return to see himas often as necessary. 24 IXDIAX BABIES : liOW TO KEEP THEM WELL. Wiiei°lD)(0)¥W°PMEFEl> f .ILLINOIS STATE-BOARDof HEALTH PUBLIC HEALThhCARTOON TRACHOMA (SORE EYES). Watch Yonr babys eyes, especially if any of the family havetrachoma. You have seen many Indians with sore eyes* and knowhow much pain they suffer and how many of them lose their sight,some of them becoming totally blind. The matter from these soreeyes is very contagious, and will surely give your baby trachomaif any of it gets into the babys eyes. Therefore do not allow anyoneto use the towels or wash cloths that belong to the baby. Do not wipethe babys eyes with anything dirty. Trachoma spreads very rap-idly in dirty homes. Keep your homes clean and your towels, hand-kerchiefs, bedding, clothing, and bodies clean. Have the babys eyes examined by the doctor from time to time tosee whether he may have trachoma. This disease can be cured andthe eyesight saved if treatment is given early. Tnless the treatmentis kept up for many months the disease will not be cured. If youhave sore eyes, go to the doctor
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