Vapour Bath

(va’-pur bath). Given in bed or chair with proper vapour bath apparatus, ing them and so causing scars. Sponge the patient with a warm weak solution of carbolic; wash out the mouth and nostrils with Condy; bathe the eyes frequently with plain warm water. Spray the throat with Condy if it is sore. In confluent small-pox the eruption all runs together, there is a high state of fever, and great danger, especially about the third and ninth days. Use rags and artificial sponges for washing the patient, and burn them immediately; if po ible also use old body linen and burn it. All the bedding, the room, and all its contents must be thoroughly disinfected. See Fumigation; also Cholera. Watch for ulceration of the mouth or nose, inflammation of the eyes and symptoms of chest disease. The infection may last two months.