Excerpt from Babyhood, Vol. 16: The Mother's Nursery Guide Devoted to the Care of Children; December, 1899, to November, 1900 We must remember that, for the most part, illnesses run very rapid courses with children, therefore any indication that something is wrong must receive prompt attention. Lit tle children are apparently well one day, and perhaps the next we are filled with the gravest anxiety as to Whether their lives will be spared; and then again they are quite well, in a period short enough to astonish all those who are not practically ta miliar With these quick variations. Therefore we should lose no time in taking such measures as may be nec essary, and in most cases these are very simple ones. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.