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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Mother's Remedies.by T. J. Ritter.PHYSICIAN'S INTRODUCTION [x]"Of the thi
Mother's Remedies.by T. J. Ritter.PHYSICIAN'S INTRODUCTION [x]"Of the things which man can do or make here below, by far the most momentous, wonderful, and worthy, are the things we call Books."--CARLYLE."A good book may be among
- 127 IRON TONIC BITTERS.Elixir Calisay and Iron 4 ounces Alcohol 1 ounce Pure Water 2 ounces Syrup Simple 1 ounce Mix. Dose: One teaspoonful four times a day.The above amount would cost about 35 cents.[478 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]GUNN'S RHEUMATIC LINIMENT.Oleum Ol
- 126 Dissolve the calcium and pota.s.sium hypophosphites in two fluid ounces of warm water. Add to one ounce of water, three fluid ounces of the syrup and dissolve in the mixture, by the aid of heat, the remainder of the salts.Mix the solutions and set by a fe
- 125 MADAME RUPERT'S FACE BLEACH.a.n.a.lysis a.s.signs the following composition to this cosmetic: Corrosive Sublimate 1 grain Tincture of Benzoin 7 grains Water 10 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 15 cents.TO REMOVE BLOTCHES AND PIMPLES FROM THE
- 124 SORE EYES.Acetate Lead 2 grains Sulphate Zinc 2 grains Glycerin 1 dram Pure Water 1 ounce Mix. Good.Drop a few drops in the eye, once or twice daily. For inflamed or granulated sore eyes there is no better remedy. The above would cost about 25 cents.CALIF
- 123 LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETS.Aloin 1/9 grain Podophyllin 1/9 grain Sodii Bicarbonatis 1 grain Quinine Sulphate 1 grain Acetanilid 2 grains Mix. The above makes one capsule.Would cost about 25 cents for 25 capsules.CATHARTIC AND SURE CURE FOR CONSTIPATIO
- 122 This is conceded by all to be one of the finest combinations for regulating blood and liver known.The above amount would cost about 75 cents.AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL.Acetate of Morphia 3 grains Tincture Sanguinaria 2 drams Wine Antimony 3 drams Wine Ipecac
- 121 METRITIS, (inflammation of the womb)--Aconite 2X dil. followed by Belladonna 3X dil. when the skin is moist.Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) when there is a thick discharge.MENSES, suppression of.--Aconite 3X dil. when caused by cold.Caulophyllum 3X dil.
- 120 ST. VITUS DANCE (Ch.o.r.ea).--a.r.s.enic.u.m 3X trit. (tablet form) emaciated, tired girls, weak. Belladonna 3X dil. suited to rugged looking girls, with rush of blood to the head. Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form) constipated, stomach bad. Pulsatilla 3X
- 119 Belladonna 3X dil.Mercurius 3X tablet.INFLAMMATORY CONTINUED FEVER.--Aconite 2X dil. for the fever.Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One every two to three hours for the stomach.[HOMEOPATHY 461]TYPHOID FEVER.--Gelsemium 1X dil. Ten drops in a half gla.s.
- 118 Bryonia 2x dil. Pains are cutting, lancinating. Worse on least motion and touch; better by rest. Rhus tax 6X dil. Parts sore and stiff, but better, for a time, when moved a little. Opposite to Bryonia. GOUT.--Aconite 2X dil. At first for the fever. Colchi
- 117 PLEURISY, Inflammation of the Pleura.--Aconite 2X dil., etc., one to two teaspoonfuls every hour, for the chill and fever, dry hot skin, full bounding pulse, shortness of breath. First stage. Byronia 2X dil. One to two teaspoonfuls every hour. Head aches
- 116 BILIOUSNESS, LIVER.--With vomiting of bile and mucus use Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form) one every three hours, also from stimulants and over feeding.Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form) when a.s.sociated with piles. One tablet night and morning.Mercurius 3X
- 115 APPENDICITIS.--Aconite 2X dil. at the beginning.Belladonna 3X dil. after the first twenty-four hours.Bryonia alb. 2X dil. Pains are sharp, shooting, better quiet. Can alternate with Aconite or Belladonna.Mercurius Viv. 3X trit. (tablet form) given later.C
- 114 a.r.s.enic.u.m 3X trit. (tablet form). Give one to two tablets every one to three hours. Where there is great soreness and burning, much thirst, vomiting, dry, red and cracked tongue.Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to three
- 113 Phosphorus 3X dil. In bronchial tubes under breast bones.a.r.s.enic.u.m 3X trit. (tablet form) stopped nose, watery burning discharge; feverish, thirsty and restless; chills and fever.STOMAt.i.tIS.--Meaning a simple inflammation of the mouth.Mercurius sol
- 112 WORMSEED. Goose Foot. Stinking Weed. Chenopodium Anthelmintic.u.m.Internally, used for.--Worms, round worms.Part used.--Seeds and herb.Gather.--In late autumn.Flowers (when).--July to September.Grows (where).--United States, in waste places.Prepared (how)
- 111 Grows (where).--Common in South America in all moist and damp places.Prepared (how).--Dry the root and powder it and give in honey or make into a syrup or given in powder.Diseases, Dose, etc.--For sweating use powder in hot water, ten grains three times a
- 110 Internally, used for.--Sore mouth and throat, quinsy, diarrhea, leucorrhea, gonorrhea, suppressed urine.Part used.--Bark and fruit.Gather.--Autumn. Berries earlier.Flowers (when).--June and July.Prepared (how).--Make an infusion as usual. Use either bark
- 109 Use small doses for other troubles.[HERB DEPARTMENT 441]SNAKE ROOT, VIRGINIA. Aristolochia Serpentaria.Internally, used for.--Sweating for feverish conditions where eruptions are tardy in coming out.Externally, used for.--For snake bites.Part used.--Root.
- 108 Flowers (when).--March and April.Grows (where).--Various parts of United States in moist places.Prepared (how).--Powder. Tincture.Diseases, Dose, etc.--Dose: Five to ten grains of powder three times a day. A saturated tincture of the fresh root is much be
- 107 SAGE. Garden sage. Salvia Officinalis.Internally, used for.--To stop sweating in consumption, used cold; and used warm to sweat. Gargle in sore throat, colds, coughs, etc., alone or combined with sumach berries or vinegar, or honey or alum.Part used.--The
- 106 Gather.--In autumn or late summer.Flowers (when).--June and July.Grows (where).--United States, etc., under the shade of woods and prefers a loose sandy soil enriched by decaying leaves.Prepared (how).--Decoction and tincture; put a pound of the dried her
- 105 Externally, used for.--Fresh herb bruised and laid over the abdomen, to allay sick stomach and diarrhea of children.Part used.--The whole herb.Gather.--Early autumn.Flowers (when).--July to September.Grows (where).--Native of England, cultivated here and
- 104 Diseases, Dose, etc.--This decoction is used as an injection in leucorrhea, piles and as a gargle in sore mouth, etc. Its astringent property is due to the tannic and gallic acid it contains.ONION. Allium Cepa.Internally, used for.--Coughs, catarrh, croup
- 103 Internally, used for.--Hoa.r.s.eness, gonorrhea, irritated bladder, acute dysentery, and diarrhea, blood in urine and gravel.Externally, used for.--Poultice for painful swellings, bruises, scalds, burns, poisons.Part used.--Root.Gather.--Autumn.Flowers (w
- 102 Prepared (how).--In infusion or oil. For infusion, use one ounce of the berries to a pint of boiling water. It can be made more effective by adding half ounce of cream of tartar to the infusion.Diseases, Dose, etc.--It should be used within the twenty-fou
- 101 Prepared (how).--Powder, infusion, tincture, fluid extract. Use half ounce of root to a pint of boiling water for infusion.Diseases, Dose, etc.--Of the powder, five to ten grains; of infusion, one ounce; of tincture, half to one teaspoonful and of fluid e
- 100 Diseases, Dose, etc.--For bronchitis, dyspepsia and dysmenorrhea, take half ounce doses four times daily. For sweating and painful menses take two teaspoonfuls of the hot decoction every two hours until relieved.FLEABANE. Pridewood. Blood Staunch. Mare's
- 99 Prepared (how).--Powder. Use one and one-half ounces of the root and boil it in a pint of water or milk.Diseases, Dose, etc.--Dose: one to two tablespoonfuls. Use the watery decoction as a gargle for sore mouth and throat. For piles:--Inject a strong deco
- 98 BLACK COHOSH. Rattle Root. Black Snake Root. Squaw Root. Rich Weed.Cimicifuga Racemosa.Internally, used for.--Ch.o.r.ea, dependent upon rheumatism; rheumatism, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea, afterpains.Part used.--Root.Gather.--Early in the autumn
- 97 Flowers (when).--June to September.Grows (where).--Grows in dry neglected places, about old buildings and fences.Prepared (how).--The infusion should be prepared by adding one ounce of the plant to a pint of boiling water, Do not let it boil, but only ste
- 96 Externally, used for.--A fomentation.Part used.--The top and leaves.Gather.--When at its best in early autumn.Flowers (when).--In August and September.Grows (where).--All over the United States.[HERB DEPARTMENT 415]Prepared (how).--Powder. Infusion, one a
- 95 BETHROOT. Birth Root. Ground Lily. Lambs Quarter. Wake Robin. Indian Balm.Three-Leaved Night-Shade. Trillium Purpureum.Internally used for.--Astringent, tonic, antiseptic. For bleeding from lungs, kidneys and womb, for leucorrhea and for confinement. Also
- 94 [410 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]Poultices, to make.--Poultices are used to apply heat (moist heat), to soothe or to draw. Usually a soft substance is used, such as soap and sugar, bread and milk, mustard, etc. Some cause a counter-irritation, some draw the blood
- 93 SPOILED FOODS. Symptoms.--Vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, weakness, cold hands and feet.Treatment.--Emetics such as warm salt water until patient vomits freely; or mustard water, lard, goose grease, vaselin, tickle throat with feather, etc.SULPHURIC ACID. Sym
- 92 Treatment.--Cause vomiting after the antidote has been given, then give soothing drinks and dose of castor oil.MORPHINE. Symptoms.--Excitement at first, soon weariness, weighty limbs, sleepiness, pin-point pupils, pulse and breathing slow and strong; pati
- 91 CARBOLIC ACID. Symptoms.--Immediately burning pain from mouth to stomach; giddiness, loss of consciousness, collapse, partial suppression of the urine; characteristic odor and white color of lips, etc.Antidotes. Epsom salts or glaubers salts, and water ve
- 90 Mustard.--One-half ounce or four teaspoonfuls for an adult, one to two teaspoonfuls for a child, of mustard to a cup of warm water may be given and repeated every ten or fifteen minutes until free vomiting is produced.Salt and warm water may be used in th
- 89 Treatment.--Fresh pure air. Open all windows in the house and remove patient from a house filled with coal gas. Artificial respiration: Inject salt enemas; teaspoonful of salt to one pint of warm water.FITS. (Convulsions).--Loosen all clothing. Put someth
- 88 Burns from Acid.--Soda, chalk, whiting, sprinkled over the surface of the skin and covered with moist coverings of gauze. Egg alb.u.men is also good applied, on the part.b.u.ms from Alkali (like potash or strong ammonia).--Vinegar poured over the part, or
- 87 MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Scalds, Elder Berries Soothing for.--"The flowers of the black elder berries and the bark all possess valuable medicinal properties. An ointment made by stirring the fresh flowers into melted lard or vaselin and occasionally stirri
- 86 [Ill.u.s.tration: Method of applying Bandage to the Arm.][Ill.u.s.tration: Spiral Bandage of the Finger.][Ill.u.s.tration: Simple Method of applying Bandage for Sprained Ankle.]Bandaging and Photographs by DR. W. E. ZIEGENFUSS, of Detroit.Done expressly f
- 85 DISLOCATION OF THE JAW.--It is not possible to close the mouth. The chin is too far forward. The jaw may turn toward the other side in one-sided dislocation.[380 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]Treatment.--Hold something hard between the teeth in front so that when th
- 84 Medicine.--Glonoin, 1/100 to 1/200 grain is of help in severe cases.ACCIDENTS, EMERGENCIES AND POISONS COLLAPSE.--1. Place the patient flat on his back.2. Raise the feet and lower his head, unless blueness of the face occurs.3. Make the patient warm by ap
- 83 [INTOXICANTS AND SUN STROKES 373]Chronic Alcoholism.--This is different; withdraw the alcohol and subst.i.tute strychnine, one-thirtieth of a grain three or four times a day, nouris.h.i.+ng food, confinement in a sanitarium if necessary. Give the bromides
- 82 8. Earache, Steaming With Hot Water for.--"Steam the ear and side of the head with cloths wrung out of hot water; put feet in hot mustard water; do not put anything in the ear but keep steaming it and you will find relief in a few hours, even if it is a
- 81 Symptoms.--Pain in the ear is the most striking symptom noticed by the patient. In infants and young children of two or three years of age it may appear and not be recognized until a slight discharge appears at the opening of the external ear. The child i
- 80 The external ear is called auricle or pinna. It is an oval funnel-shaped organ. The ca.n.a.l leading in to the membrane (drum) is called the external auditory meatus. It extends inward about one and one-quarter inches and terminates in a membrane.Membrane
- 79 The operation is very frequently done and it is very successful. The patient should be ready and willing to place himself in the charge of the operator and do as he says.SYMPATHETIC INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE.--(Sympathetic Ophthalmia.)--A condition in which
- 78 Alum 3 grains Sulphate of Zinc 2 grains Distilled Water 1 ounce Mix and drop one drop into the eye two or three times daily. A weak solution of tea can be used also as a wash. Anoint the lids at night with white (tube) vaselin.[350 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]INFL
- 77 Symptoms.--The heart is weak. The pulse is rapid, small and irregular, palpitation and fainty sensations come on suddenly during the course of diseases mentioned. The outlook is serious and life may end suddenly.Treatment.--The same as that given for endo
- 76 Primary or First Causes.--They refer in this disease to a peculiar const.i.tution. Children that have a tuberculous const.i.tution are more liable to this disease. Acute rheumatism or tonsilitis are the causes and this trouble follows or goes with them. I
- 75 A benign tumor is usually composed of tissues, resembling those in which it originates.A malignant tumor usually consists of tissues widely different from those in which it originates; its growth is rapid and therefore often painful; it infiltrates all th
- 74 [CONSt.i.tUTIONAL DISEASES 331]Treatment.--Must be in regulating the diet. The person must avoid all excess in food and drink, and avoid especially foods that contain starch and sugar. There must be regular and systematic exercise, hot baths and ma.s.sage
- 73 Dose for adults, one and one-half or two tablespoonfuls night and morning." In severe cases take three times a day. This is a thoroughly tried remedy and is a very successful one.[ CONSt.i.tUTIONAL DISEASES 327]11. Rheumatism, Good Liniment for.-- "Alco
- 72 Symptoms.--Local pain in the muscles, sharp or dull, aching constant, or caused by certain movements and is usually relieved by pressure. It lasts from a few days to several weeks and frequently recurs. The common forms are: Lumbago. This affects the musc
- 71 Veronica Water.--Dose:--Gla.s.sful every two and one-half hours till bowels are free, then one dose a day.Also Salicylate of Soda 1 ounce Water 6 ounces Large teaspoonful every two hours with a quinine pill every other dose."2. Rheumatism, Cotton Excelle
- 70 CONSt.i.tUTIONAL DISEASES.RHEUMATIC GOUT. (Rheumatic Arthritis. Arthritis Deformans).--Cause.--It occurs most often from thirty to fifty-five, usually in women, generally at or after the change of life, and most frequently in those who have not had childr
- 69 Causes of Insanity.--There are many and various causes. One author states: "Mental abnormality is always due to either imperfect or eccentric physical development, or to the effects of inborn or acquired physical disease, or to injurious impressions, eit
- 68 Symptoms.--They usually occur on the return to the surface of the water, or after a few hours have pa.s.sed. There are pains in the ears and joints and nose-bleed. The pulse is slow and strong. Neuralgia of the stomach and vomiting often occur. Paralysis
- 67 4. Sleeplessness, Milk Will Stop.--"Sip a gla.s.s of hot milk just before retiring. This is very soothing to the nerves, and a good stimulant for the stomach,"PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT.--Remove the cause and be careful in using drugs. In the organic kind t
- 66 Treatment for active congestion.--Keep the patient absolutely quiet in a dark, well aired room, with the head and shoulders raised, an ice bag or cold cloths to the head and warm applications to the hands and feet. A warm foot bath will aid in drawing the
- 65 APHASIA.--A partial or total inability to express thoughts in words or to interpret perceptions.Varieties.--Motor and sensory aphasia.Causes.--Softening of the brain, tumors of the brain, lesions in syphilis especially, hemorrhage in the brain, blows on t
- 64 The affected muscles do not waste. The feet are usually extended and turn inward. Sudden loss of voice occurs in many cases. The paralysis is generally paroxysmal, and is frequently a.s.sociated with contractures, shortening of the muscle. The contracture
- 63 Varieties.--These arise from differences in the nature, causes, severity and location of the disease process.Causes.--They are many. (1.) The poison that comes from infectious diseases such as typhoid fever, diphtheria, smallpox, leprosy, la grippe, etc.
- 62 Causes.--It is frequently hereditary, and it has occurred through several generations. Women and members of nervous families are usually attacked.Many of the headaches from eye-strain are of this type, It is often inherited, and may last from p.u.b.erty t
- 61 HEADACHE.--This term means a pain in the head, all over the head, or at one particular spot. It may be only a symptom of a general const.i.tutional derangement, some disease of some other organ, a temporary inability of some organ like the stomach, liver,
- 60 Mix and shake well before using."This remedy is a valuable external preparation for all nervous and neuralgia pains, rub twice a day until relieved.6. Neuralgia, Menthol Liniment for.--"One dram of menthol liniment, two ounces of alcohol. This makes a v
- 59 [Ill.u.s.tration: Thyroid Gland.][BLOOD AND DUCTLESS GLANDS 259]2. Goitre, Simple Remedy for.--"Wring a cloth from cold water and bind it around the neck every night when retiring. This is a sure cure if continued for some time."3. Goitre, Inexpensive R
- 58 [BLOOD AND DUCTLESS GLANDS 255]Symptoms.--It comes on gradually (insidiously). There is loss of weight, progressively developing weakness and pallor, very soon the gums are swollen and look spongy and bleed easily. The teeth may become loose and fall out.
- 57 Diet.--This should be good and varied to suit the special taste, and as the stomach and bowels are usually disordered such food should be chosen as will best agree. Diet plays a very important part.PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA.--This is characterized by great decre
- 56 Belgium and Austria average one thousand dogs annually. There was a yearly average in Germany of four hundred dogs, dying of rabies, until the law requiring the muzzling of dogs was strictly enforced and since that time the disease is practically unknown.
- 55 Gonorrheal septicemia may result from arthritis. This is protracted.Iritis is a most frequent complication. The urethra source of the infection must be cured.Treatment.--Keep the joint quiet and you can use an ice cap for the pain.Tonic treatment with qui
- 54 The spleen is swollen. Prostration is extreme and it often ends in death.(b) Charbon or Wool Sorter's disease occurs among those employed in picking over wool or hair of infected animals--the germs being inhaled or swallowed. The onset is sudden with a c
- 53 Hare, of Philadelphia, recommends one two-hundredth grain of b.i.+.c.hloride of mercury every hour or two (in adults), if the stools are slimy and b.l.o.o.d.y and if much blood is present, and high rectal injections of witch-hazel water and water, half an
- 52 ASIATIC CHOLERA.--This is an acute infectious disease caused by a specific organism and characterized by profuse watery discharges from the bowels and great prostration.Causes.--Some inherit a weakness, making them more susceptible than others to this dis
- 51 2. Lungs, Raspberry Tincture for Inflammation of.--"Take one-half pound of honey, one cup water; let these boil; take off the sc.u.m; pour boiling hot upon one-half ounce lobelia herb and one-half ounce cloves; mix well, then strain and add one gill of r
- 50 Must Not Take.--Fried foods, salt fish, hashes, gravies, veal, pork, carrots, parsnips, cabbage, beets, turnips, cuc.u.mbers, macaroni, spaghetti, sweets, pies, pastry, sweet wines.WHAT EVERY PERSON SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS, WHETHER HE HAS THE DISEA
- 49 TUBERCULOSIS. (CONSUMPTION).--Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus, tuberculosis, and characterized by the formation of nodules or diffuse ma.s.ses of new tissue. Man, fowls and cows are chiefly affected.Indians, negroes and Irish
- 48 Vaccination and Re-vaccination and its Prevention of Smallpox. We quote in part from an article prepared by the State of Michigan. It is well known that smallpox can be prevented or modified by vaccination; and a widespread epidemic of the disease can be
- 47 Bronchitis is often present. The spleen becomes enlarged between the seventh and tenth day and the eruption usually appears during this period on the stomach and abdomen.Second week.--All the symptoms are intensified in the second week, the fever is alway
- 46 2. Quinsy, Liveforever Root Good Poultice for.--"Get the root of liveforever, pound it up and bind on throat as you would a poultice." We have tried this, and it has always given relief, if done in time.3. Quinsy, Plaster of Lard and Salt for.--"Take o
- 45 [Ill.u.s.tration: Diphtheria (view of infected throat)]LARYNGEAL DIPHTHERIA, Formerly Called Membranous Croup.--Diphtheria in the larynx may occur alone or with the pharyngeal kind, and was formerly called "Membranous Croup." After several days of hoa.r
- 44 GERMAN MEASLES.--This is an acute self-limited disease and contagious. It has a mild fever, watery eyes, cough, sore throat and enlargement of the glands of the neck, not seen in the common measles. It has an eruption that may come the first day to the fo
- 43 Diet and Nursing.--Food should be given every two to four hours. Only water can be given as long as there is nausea and vomiting, and sometimes not even that. After they have stopped you can give milk and water and then milk. You should give it to a child
- 42 How Often?--As a rule, it attacks a person only once; yet there are recorded cases of well observed second and third attacks, but fortunately these are very rare. I once attended a family where they had it and claimed to have had it before, but very light
- 41 Treatment.--Remove cause if possible. Fomentations of hops, smartweed, wormwood are good, even hot water over the bladder. Hot hip bath is good, and also the warm foot bath. The bowels should be kept open with saline laxatives. Buchu tea is very good. Use
- 40 Recovery.--The result in your children when it comes with scarlet fever is not so good. It may run into chronic nephritis. In adults when it is due to exposure the rule is recovery.Treatment.--The patient must be kept in bed until there is complete recove
- 39 Foods Allowed.--Potatoes, carrots, spinach, asparagus, and even salads, since they stimulate intestinal action and thus aid in keeping the stool soft. Stewed fruits, including grapes, oranges, pears, and apples. Water is the best to drink. Meats: tender b
- 38 6. Piles, Simple Application and Relief from.--"Mix together one tablespoonful plain vaselin and one dram flower of sulphur. Apply three times daily and you will get relief."7. Piles, Steaming with Chamomile Tea for.--"A tea made of chamomile blossoms
- 37 7. For one dose, or one capsule, the proportions would be: ONE AMOUNT FOR CAPSULE ONE DOZEN Aloin 1/4 grain 3 grains Extract of Belladonna 1/8 grain 10 grains Extract Nux Vomica 1/4 grain 3 grains Powdered Gentian 3 grains 36 grains Mix and put up in twel
- 36 Mix."Adults may take a teaspoonful of this mixture before retiring, this will be found very effective in the most stubborn cases of constipation.11. Constipation, Remedy from a Mother at Lee, Ma.s.sachusetts.-- "Senna Leaves 1/2 pound English Currants 1
- 35 The turpentine should be stopped when the skin shows red from it. The cloths should not be heavy or they will cause pain by their weight. Ice water can be used when cold cloths are needed.For vomiting.--Stop all food and drink for the time and give cracke
- 34 [130 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]2. Gall Stones, Tried and Approved Remedy for.--"Drink about a winegla.s.s of olive oil at bedtime followed in the morning by a cathartic, as seidlitz powder, or cream of tartar and phosphate of soda; teaspoonful each morning in w
- 33 Diet.--Do not over-eat. Avoid alcohol in any form. Stimulating foods such as spices, mustard salads, concentrated meat extracts and meat broths, pepper, horseradish are not to be used. Do not use too much salt; strong coffee and tea are harmful. In severe
- 32 3. Toothache in an ulcerated or hollow tooth, caused from wet feet, etc.Take a hot foot bath and drink a hot lemonade, hot ginger, or hot pennyroyal tea, and go to bed and take a good sweat. Aching tooth needs the care of a dentist. It pays to retain your
- 31 [118 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]Caution.--Keep the bowels regular, especially if you have ever had appendicitis before, also be careful of your eating. This disease will attack high livers, hearty eaters and those with constipated bowels more quickly than others.
- 30 5. Cholera Infantum, Spice and Whisky Poultice for.--"Take all kinds of ground spices, make a poultice. Heat whisky and wet the poultice. Apply to the stomach and bowels."[114 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]6. Cholera Infantum, Cabbage Leaf Poultice for.--"Take a
- 29 5. Another for infants.--For infantile diarrhea the root of geranium maculation or cranesbill, boiled in milk in the proportion of one or two roots to the pint, will be found of great service and is tasteless.6. Ginger tea is frequently of good service, e
- 28 PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT of Cancer of the Stomach and Bowels.--There is no cure for this trouble except by an operation. This must be done early; even this may not cure but it, at least, prolongs life and makes the patient more comfortable while life does l