In times of teething, dribble was synonymous to diarrhoea, and both were thought to represent a healthy condition to the extent of exciting or provoking them by artificial means or syrups in case of absence.
En los momentos de la dentición, baba y diarrea eran sinónimas y su presencia era tenida por saludable, hasta el punto que, de no producirse la segunda, se intentaba provocarla por medios artificiales, mediante jarabes.