12/30/40 Mother [
1306]'s letter reported on her own reading,
then:
"...Now about [
2299]. For a week or two he hasn't seemed to
feel extra good. His bowels weren't moving quite as much as
usual so I gave him Castoria in broken doses for at least a
week without results. Each day he seemed to be more
constipated. I then tried giving him a teaspoonful at nite
the next nite a teaspoon and one half with no Castoria
passing. I've rubbed him so regular I had no idea he could
be catching cold but Saturday he seemed to have a little
anyway - nose running a little. I had also given him a Glyco
enema twice and all the results I got were a few hard knots.
On Saturday about noon Mother held him in her lap while I
gave him another enema. He had temperature of 103 4/5 so I
thought it was caused from both his bowels and catching a
cold. I had just finished the enema when Mother told me to
look at his eyes. We called his name with no response. His
eyes set back in his head so I ran next door to a phone to
get a Dr. - [
1352] came after me and said he was bent back
like a bow, rigid, and quivering. It was evidently a spasm.
I couldn't get a Dr. immediately (the flu epidemic here had
them all booked up for 3 or 4 hours.) so called in a married
girl friend. She bathed him in tepid soda water and followed
with an alcohol rub. He laid on the bed the rest of the
afternoon almost lifeless except once in a while he'd cry a
little. I got hold of [
1089] and asked him to wire for a
reading. I knew Miss Gladys was away but took a chance on
her being back by Saturday. I was still giving him about 15
drops Castoria every 15 minutes. About 6 o'clock Dr. Harvey
Stone came by. He said that he was suffering mostly from
cold but as soon as he examined his stomach and bowels he
said there was something wrong with them. He said his
stomach was too large and his body too small. He thinks he
has one of two baby diseases which are very rare, he'd have
to read up on it. He called it an enlarged colon. Do you
think maybe it might be? If a reading were given at the time
of an emergency, would it show anything but the immediate
trouble? [
2299]'s bowel movements are extremely large around
even when they're not real firm. I've said something to
Mother several times about it and she says she never saw a
baby have movements like [
2299], such a quantity and size
too. What do you think "about it? Dr. Harvey [Harvey Stone,
M.D.] gave me a prescription Sulphamilimide [?] I'm guessing
how to spell it - I've only heard it pronounced - maybe you
can understand what I mean. The first two powders came up as
soon as he swallowed them, but before I got the reading he
had taken five of them - one every 3 hours - I still had two
left but of course didn't give them to him. He seemed lots
better Sunday morning but that afternoon his temperature was
up again and has been ever since. About 4 o'clock this
morning it went down but came back a short time later. I
gave him the Castoria until about 5 o'clock this morning
After giving him the enema when suggested in the reading he
seemed completely emptied but continued the Castoria til
later thinking it might help and couldn't hurt him. He's
sleeping now but breathes awfully fast and is awfully hot.
The temperature is worrying me. The reading didn't say to
rub him with the oil and Musterole more than once but I have
- is that right? Am still giving the Syrup of Squill every
two hours.
"Maybe the temperature will be gone by tomorrow morning - if
not I'll let you know soon.
"Every member of the family has had or is having flu except
[
2036]. I don't know how she got away with that! She's had
an abscessed tooth and tremendous pain, though. I still have
a terrible sore throat and cold and too - I caught mine first
- the Sunday before Christmas.
"I do hope all of you are well. The weather here has been
terrible - rainy and semi-cold. More rain predicted for this
week.
"Cousin Edgar, I want to thank you again for helping me - I
know you were taking a rest and hated terribly to be the one
to disturb you. I'm sending this airmail so you'll hear from
me a little sooner. I know you've wondered what was wrong.
"I'll rite again soon..."
1/02/41 EC's letter in re [
1306]'s own reading, then:
"Now for [
2299] - don't like the looks of the report from the
Dr. - believe you should let the Dr. try out the
Sulphamilimide [?]. I believe that is somewhere near right
with the spelling - but it will have to be under the Dr's
care and attention for that is the most powerful drug that
has been compounded for many a day - and would not mix the
others up with it until after he has given that a fair trial
- it of course is for a definite condition - and let's see
what happens. But please let me know what comes about and
how he gets along - but keep just to what the Dr. tells you
about this for if he knows what he is doing and what he
thinks is the trouble, it should work out.
"Please know am not trying to shirk anything - but am anxious
about the baby and his welfare.
"So let me hear at least once a week - and if he doesn't get
rid of the fever soon, we will see that the reading says
about it all.
"Hope you are soon feeling lots better and the baby too.
"Give my love to all and let me hear regularly, please..."
1/06/41 Mother, [
1306]'s letter to EC: "I received both your
letters and was so glad to hear from you.
"I didn't call the Dr. for [
2299] again until Wednesday
night. I repeated the reading Tuesday thinking it might help
but he continued to run a temperature and was simply
lifeless. His breathing seemed awfully fast and hard so
Wednesday nite I called Dr. Harvey [Harvey Stone, M.D.].
[
2299]'s temperature had reached almost 104. He told me to
have the prescription refilled and positively not to give him
any milk - only orange juice and water. I didn't tell him I
hadn't finished the other powders, but not knowing anything
else to do (and I knew something had to be done then) I had
the prescription refilled. It wasn't hard to keep him off
milk because he wouldn't take over half an ounce at a time
anyway and very little orange juice. The powders helped him
but when I finished on Saturday morning at 3 o'clock his
temperature came up again. So late Saturday afternoon I
called the Dr. again. And then too, [
2299] had developed a
terrible cough - looked like he tried not to, but couldn't
keep it. The Dr. said to sponge him off and give him an
enema and for his cough to burn a croup cup with tincture of
Benzoin in it. The bath and enema reduced his fever and his
cough got better after using the croup cup. He seems to feel
lots better today - doesn't have any temperature but is still
coughing an awfully lot. The Syrup of Squill must loosen the
phlegm. I've been giving that to him also. He's awfully
weak and has, naturally, lost weight, but is feeling lots
better. I rub him every nite with the Camphorated Oil and
Musterole. It is evidently helping. I rubbed him twice one
day and nearly blistered him. He screamed and pulled
at himself for 5 or 1O minutes that night. His bowels are
still knotty and hard. They've only moved two or three times
(natural movements) since I wrote you. I wonder what's
causing that. He had a small movement last nite, hard like
the others, and today hasn't had a movement - it's about 4
o'clock so will give him an enema before bedtime. Today is
the first time he's had any baby food for about 2 weeks. I
gave him a can of meatless soup and one slice zwieback with
enough milk to soften it. He's had orange juice several
times.
"I'll rite again soon and tell you how he's doing. Then,
when he gets over the flu, if possible, I'd like to get
another reading, (at your convenience) and ask some questions
about his stomach and bowels, etc..."
1/16/41 Mother, [
1306]'s letter to EC: "Received your letter
Monday and was so glad to hear from you. Am so sorry both
you and Cousin Gertrude are ill and hope you are better now.
"[
2299] hasn't had any temperature since I wrote you. I have
been feeding him his regular diet since last Tuesday a week
ago. Have been giving him mostly carrots, soups and the
fruits - Gerber's. Until today his movements have been hard
and dry even after giving him both Castoria and Castor Oil.
They seem some softer now but still formed. I haven't called
the Dr. anymore. I thought if I got a reading a little later
I'd know for sure whether there was a disease of the bowels
or not. The Drs. do treat cases lots of times when they're
wrong. I had such terrible experiences with them for [
2299]
until I got a reading. Have I told you? [
2299] has four
teeth now! He still can't walk without someone holding both
his hands, seems to be too weak or something. Do you think
he's just slow, or there might be something wrong with his
legs?
"Maybe I worry unnecessarily but I see other children his age
walking so well..."
1/23/41 She submitted questions for [
2299].
1/27/41 See
2299-4.
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