Children are apt to be chafed between the thighs, behind the ears,
and in the wrinkles of the neck, for want of proper attention to
cleanliness. In such cases it will be necessary to bathe the parts
twice a day, (or every time that the child’s clothes are changed,)
with a little water gruel, and to apply a puff with a little hair
powder immediately afterwards, so as to keep the parts dry.—When
_discharges_ take place behind the ears, they must not be dried up
too suddenly, as such a circumstance might produce a divertion to the
brain. In this case it will always be best to give frequent doses of
castor oil, or calomel, every night, in the proportion of one grain
to three grains of rhubarb.