Enlargement of liver in infants

Some children suffer from and enlarged liver at the age of nine or ten months and they start getting weaker and weaker. They are breast-fed. What is the reason for enlargement of liver?

The mothers of such infants subsist on cereals, ghee and sugar alone. They should take more milk, vegetables and fruits to be able to produce healthy milk for the child.

Nosebleed

A father writes: My son suffers from nosebleed: it is frequent occurrence with him. Twice in the week I find him suffering from it. Can anything help?

Children whose diet is deficient in calcium suffer from nosebleed. If the diet includes mil, oranges, green vegetables and other calcium bearing substances nosebleed will automatically vanish after some time.

An immediate expedient is to wash the face of the child with cold water. A bandage half an inch thick and two inches broad should be wetted with water and applied to the spinal column of the sufferer from nosebleed for fifteen to twenty minutes to give immediate relief.

White spot on nails

A patient asks: I have white spots on my nails. How can the condition be cured?

White spots on the nails indicate calcium deficiency. Take leafy vegetables and milk in adequate quantities; the while spots will give place to a healthy glow on the nails.

Weakness after urination

Someone writes: Everyone I pass urine, I feel lethargic and weak. What does it indicate?

Have your urine examined: the symptoms are those of diabetes, which is a disease of assimilation. Strengthening the digestion can cure it.

Singing in the ears

Someone writes: How can I tackle the singing in my ears which is almost constant?

This condition could be caused by many factors like chronic catarrh, raised blood pressure or too much of quinine. You can get relief after you have taken treatment for these maladies and stop the use of quinine.