Aspirin used to be regarded as a safe cure for numerous ills, and was widely used both in its soluble and insoluble form. Now, however, it is not so well thought of. It is useful for the relief of headache or other pains and it will reduce a fever for 2 or 3 hours and so make a patient feel more comfortable, but except in very rare cases it will cure nothing. Moreover, there have been some very serious cases of poisoning as a result of taking aspirin. This is why children's aspirins are not recommended, for they are often nicely flavored, so the children are tempted to eat them like sweets. For small children, suitably small quantities of ordinary adult soluble aspirin should be used after having checked the dose with the doctor.
We learn from the passage that aspirin is a medicine which ___.
can safely be given, in quite large amounts, to all patients including children
is indispensable in the treatment of many serious illnesses
is used not to provide a cure but to give relief
should only be given in very special cases
is particularly disliked by small children
It is argued in the passage that children's aspirins ___.
are the safest for children
have proved dangerous
are usually of the insoluble type
are specially designed to relieve headaches
have a long-lasting effect upon the patient's condition
The author suggests that children ____.
can be given adult aspirin upon the advice of a doctor
prefer soluble aspirin to flavored aspirin
frequently suffer from bad headaches
should not be given any medicines including aspirin except in an emergency