Guide to Childcraft

Abscess

Abscesses of the skin are usually red, warm, swollen, and painful. Hot compresses often can be used to bring the abscesses to a head so that they open and drain. Abscess is a collection of pus in…

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About Animals

A long winter nap

In the autumn, a woodchuck curls up into a ball in its underground home and goes to sleep. And it sleeps during the whole winter. The woodchuck’s sleep isn’t like the sleep you have at night. The…

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Guide to Childcraft

Frostbite

Frostbite results when the body is ex­posed to extreme cold. It usually occurs in the ears, fingers, nose, and toes. The imme­diate effect of frostbite is that the frostbit­ten area becomes whitish…

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