Paidōn nosēmata· = or Childrens diseases both outward and inward. From the time of their birth to fourteen years of age. With their natures, causes, signs, presages and cures. In three books: 1. Of external 2. Universal 3. Inward diseases. Also, the resolutions of many profitable questions concerning children, and of nurses, and of nursing children. By J. S. physician.

Contents of several Questions.

WHat is Age, the Definition and Division of it? Page 2, 3. Why before 14. years of Age ought one not to be esteemed a perfect man? Why before 7. years of Age Children have not the use of reason? p. 87.

When and how the Lessening of blood is to be done in Children? p. 46, 50, 51, 65, 66.

Why Children are disposed to many Dis∣eases? p. 3, 4. Why they never sleep mo∣derately? p. 105. and why their want of sleep is very hurtful? p. 108. Why they hold not their water so well as men? p. 140.

Why Chilblanes and Kybes happen chief∣ly to Children, and to the hands and feet, and not to other parts? p. 36, 37.

Why a Consumption is said a Disease, and an Effect of a Disease, or a Symp∣tome? p. 70, 71. What is the Subject of it, and in what order the parts consume? pag. 71, 72.

Why a Feaver is called a Childs Disease p. 44.

Diseases in Children why so called? p. 5. Why Phrensy & Madnesse are not rec∣koned amongst Childrens Diseases? p. 87. Nor the Apoplexy, though it hath the same matter as the Epilepsy hath? p. 101, 102. Nor the moisture of the Nose and Ears, and yet the humidity of the Ears is called a Childs Disease, p. 117, 118. Whether the Inflamation of the Almonds of the Ears may be in Infants? p. 120, 121. Why Diseases of the head are difficult to cure? p. 8. As also of the Fundament, p. 33. Why a Child is most apt to a Synoche Fea∣ver, and whether he may have a Quartan Feaver, it being contrary to its nature? p. 44. Why Feavers are not dangerous, and why sometimes they turn into Hectick Fea∣vers? p. 46.

Why the Kings Evil exactly cured, returns again? p. 18, 19.

Why waterish humors are more often col∣lected

in the head of Children then other parts, and in the Womb then out of it? p. 7.

What is the use of Lips, and why are more often chopt in Children then in others and most frequently from cold? p. 27.

How good Milk from bad may be known? p. 76. and how the bad Milk of a Nurse may be made good? p. 78, 79.

How a good Nurse may be known from a bad one? p. 78.

Whither the Small Pox had a begin∣ning or not, and where: and whither beasts have it or not, and how it differs from the Measles which hath the same matter, cause and cure? p. 53. Why the cause is not the impurity of the Mothers blood, as by most supposed p. 54, 55. Nor is the cause the fault of the Air? p. 56. Why scarce any one but hath it, and that it is mortall to some and not to others, happen∣ing most to Children? p. 57. Why some have more breakings out and marks then others and the face most troubled, and next to it the Feet and Hands? p. 58. Why the Small Pox troubles the eyes more then the Measles? p. 58. Why the Small Pox is infectious and more easily to kindred then others? p. 58, 59. Why some have twice,

rarely thrice, almost all once? p. 59. Why Scars and Blemishes are left chiefly in the Face, Lips, and foreskin? p. 59.

Why the Stone of the Bladder is seldome in Female Children, and not so often in men as Children, yet the Stone made in the Reins, is oftner in men then Children? pag. 147.

How Teeth and Bones differ, p. 130.

The use of Teeth p. 131. and the or∣der and time of their Growth. p. 132, 133.

Worms, why very Familiar to Children and in what parts they are, made and found? pag. 167. 168. The difference of Worms. p. 168.