The healthcare of the growing child Author:Louis Fischer Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter I | CHANNELS OF ELIMINATION Theeb are four channels through which the body is cleansed of impurities. They are: first, the skin; second, the bowels... more »; third, the kidneys; and fourth, the lungs. The skin contains millions of pores Theskin through which the body throws off impurities, but these impurities will only be removed if the skin is thoroughly cleansed; therefore, bathing is imperative for the healthy as well as for the sick child. Unless one or two movements of the bow- The Bowels els takes place daily, illness will result. Nature demands that the waste products of the system, including foul gases, be passed through the body sewer. If this sewer is clogged and obstructed the poisonwill remain in the system and give rise to various disturbances. The Kidney. Next in importance in elimination are the kidneys. Every child should be reminded to empty its bladder on awakening in the morning as well as before retiring at night. The bladder should be emptied at least three to four times a day. Nature demands more frequent relief if large quantities of liquids are taken. A child should pass at least one quart of urine in twenty-four hours. With the urine is passed excessive poisons thrown off by the blood and glands, through the kidneys. If these poisons are retained they can give rise to disease. If the quantity of urine is scant and the child passes but an ounce or two at a time then ten drops of niter may be given in a little water, every hour for three doses. If the kidneys do not respond promptly it indicates sluggishness or perhaps congestionof the kidneys, which must be supervised by a physician. When fresh air is taken into the lungs we give the body a lung tonic. The foul air passed by each expiration rids the body of poisons collected withi...« less