Chapter 44

Chap. XXIV.Of a Dysentery, or Bloody-Flux——335The Symptoms of the Disease——336The Remedies against it——338Of the beneficial Use of ripe Fruits——341Of the Danger of taking a great Number of popular Remedies in it——345Chap. XXV.Of the Itch——347Chap. XXVI.Directions peculiar to the Sex——352Of the monthly Customs——353Of Gravidation, or going with Child——365Of Labours or Deliveries,——367Of their Consequences——371Of a Cancer——373Chap. XXVII.Directions with Regard to Children——375Of the first Cause of their Disorders, theMeconium——377—the second, the souring of their Milk——379—the Danger of giving them Oil——ib.—Disorders from their Want of Perspiration, the Means of keeping it up, and of washing them in cold Water——381&382—the third Cause, the cutting of their Teeth——386—the fourth Cause, Worms——387Of Convulsions——391Methods necessary to make them strong and hardy, with general Directions about them——396& seq.Chap. XXVIII.Of Assistances for drowned Persons——403Chap. XXIX.Of Substances stopt between the Mouth and the Stomach——411Chap. XXX.Of Disorders requiring the Assistance of a Surgeon——435Of Burns——436Of Wounds——437Of Bruises, and of Falls——444Of Ulcers——454Of frozen Limbs, or Joints——458Of Chilblains——462Of Ruptures——474Of Phlegmons, or Boils——480Of Fellons, or Whitlows——481Of Thorns, Splinters,&c.in the Skin or Flesh——486Of Warts——488Of Corns——490Chap. XXXI.Of some Cases which require immediate Assistance——491Of Swoonings, from Excess of Blood——492Of Swoonings, from great Weakness——494Of Swoonings, occasioned by a Load on the Stomach——497Of Swoonings, resulting from Disorders of the Nerves500Of Swoonings, occasioned by the Passions——504Of the Swoonings, which occur in Diseases——506Of Hæmorrhages, or Fluxes of Blood——508Of Convulsion Fits——512Of suffocating, or strangling Fits——514Of the violent Effects of great Fear——516Of Accidents produced by the Vapours of Charcoal, and of Wine——519Of Poisons——526Of acute and violent Pains——529Chap. XXXII.Of giving Remedies by Way of Precaution——531Of Bleeding——532Of Purges——540Remedies to be used after excessive Purging——544Reflections on some other Remedies——546,&c.Chap. XXXIII.Of Quacks, Mountebanks, and Conjurers——551Chap. XXXIV.Questions necessary to be answered by any Person, who goes to consult a Physician——579The Table of Remedies——584

Chap. XXIV.

Of a Dysentery, or Bloody-Flux——335The Symptoms of the Disease——336The Remedies against it——338Of the beneficial Use of ripe Fruits——341Of the Danger of taking a great Number of popular Remedies in it——345

Of a Dysentery, or Bloody-Flux——335

The Symptoms of the Disease——336

The Remedies against it——338

Of the beneficial Use of ripe Fruits——341

Of the Danger of taking a great Number of popular Remedies in it——345

Chap. XXV.

Of the Itch——347

Chap. XXVI.

Directions peculiar to the Sex——352Of the monthly Customs——353Of Gravidation, or going with Child——365Of Labours or Deliveries,——367Of their Consequences——371Of a Cancer——373

Directions peculiar to the Sex——352

Of the monthly Customs——353

Of Gravidation, or going with Child——365

Of Labours or Deliveries,——367

Of their Consequences——371

Of a Cancer——373

Chap. XXVII.

Directions with Regard to Children——375Of the first Cause of their Disorders, theMeconium——377—the second, the souring of their Milk——379—the Danger of giving them Oil——ib.—Disorders from their Want of Perspiration, the Means of keeping it up, and of washing them in cold Water——381&382—the third Cause, the cutting of their Teeth——386—the fourth Cause, Worms——387Of Convulsions——391Methods necessary to make them strong and hardy, with general Directions about them——396& seq.

Directions with Regard to Children——375

Of the first Cause of their Disorders, theMeconium——377

—the second, the souring of their Milk——379

—the Danger of giving them Oil——ib.

—Disorders from their Want of Perspiration, the Means of keeping it up, and of washing them in cold Water——381&382

—the third Cause, the cutting of their Teeth——386

—the fourth Cause, Worms——387

Of Convulsions——391

Methods necessary to make them strong and hardy, with general Directions about them——396& seq.

Chap. XXVIII.

Of Assistances for drowned Persons——403

Chap. XXIX.

Of Substances stopt between the Mouth and the Stomach——411

Chap. XXX.

Of Disorders requiring the Assistance of a Surgeon——435Of Burns——436Of Wounds——437Of Bruises, and of Falls——444Of Ulcers——454Of frozen Limbs, or Joints——458Of Chilblains——462Of Ruptures——474Of Phlegmons, or Boils——480Of Fellons, or Whitlows——481Of Thorns, Splinters,&c.in the Skin or Flesh——486Of Warts——488Of Corns——490

Of Disorders requiring the Assistance of a Surgeon——435

Of Burns——436

Of Wounds——437

Of Bruises, and of Falls——444

Of Ulcers——454

Of frozen Limbs, or Joints——458

Of Chilblains——462

Of Ruptures——474

Of Phlegmons, or Boils——480

Of Fellons, or Whitlows——481

Of Thorns, Splinters,&c.in the Skin or Flesh——486

Of Warts——488

Of Corns——490

Chap. XXXI.

Of some Cases which require immediate Assistance——491Of Swoonings, from Excess of Blood——492Of Swoonings, from great Weakness——494Of Swoonings, occasioned by a Load on the Stomach——497Of Swoonings, resulting from Disorders of the Nerves500Of Swoonings, occasioned by the Passions——504Of the Swoonings, which occur in Diseases——506Of Hæmorrhages, or Fluxes of Blood——508Of Convulsion Fits——512Of suffocating, or strangling Fits——514Of the violent Effects of great Fear——516Of Accidents produced by the Vapours of Charcoal, and of Wine——519Of Poisons——526Of acute and violent Pains——529

Of some Cases which require immediate Assistance——491

Of Swoonings, from Excess of Blood——492

Of Swoonings, from great Weakness——494

Of Swoonings, occasioned by a Load on the Stomach——497

Of Swoonings, resulting from Disorders of the Nerves500

Of Swoonings, occasioned by the Passions——504

Of the Swoonings, which occur in Diseases——506

Of Hæmorrhages, or Fluxes of Blood——508

Of Convulsion Fits——512

Of suffocating, or strangling Fits——514

Of the violent Effects of great Fear——516

Of Accidents produced by the Vapours of Charcoal, and of Wine——519

Of Poisons——526

Of acute and violent Pains——529

Chap. XXXII.

Of giving Remedies by Way of Precaution——531Of Bleeding——532Of Purges——540Remedies to be used after excessive Purging——544Reflections on some other Remedies——546,&c.

Of giving Remedies by Way of Precaution——531

Of Bleeding——532

Of Purges——540

Remedies to be used after excessive Purging——544

Reflections on some other Remedies——546,&c.

Chap. XXXIII.

Of Quacks, Mountebanks, and Conjurers——551

Chap. XXXIV.

Questions necessary to be answered by any Person, who goes to consult a Physician——579The Table of Remedies——584

Questions necessary to be answered by any Person, who goes to consult a Physician——579

The Table of Remedies——584

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