So general was this trouble on
the island of St. Kilda that the mothers never thought of making
any preparation for the coming baby, and it was wrapped in a
dirty piece of blanket till the ninth or tenth day, when, if the
child survived, the affection of the mother asserted itself. This
lax method of caring for the infant, the neglect to dress the
cord, and the unsanitary condition of the dwellings, make it
extremely probable that the infection was through the umbilical
cord. All cases in which treatment was properly carried out by
competent nurses have survived. This treatment consisted in
dressing the cord with iodoform powder and antiseptic wool, the
breast-feeding of the baby from the first, and the administration
of one-grain doses of potassium bromid at short intervals. The
infant death-rate on the island of St. Kilda has, consequently,
been much reduced. The author suggests the use of a new
iodin-preparation called loretin for dressing the cord. The
powder is free from odor and is nonpoisonous.
Human Parasites.--Worms in the human body are of interest on
account of the immense length some species attain, the anomalous
symptoms which they cause, or because of their anomalous location
and issue.
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