624. Jaundice
The pills No.
1
, afterwards the mixture No.
7
, drinking freely of dandelion tea.
625. Looseness of the Bowels (English Cholera)
One pill No.
19
, repeated if necessary; afterwards the mixture No.
21
. Avoid unripe fruits, acid drinks, ginger beer; wrap flannel around the abdomen.
626. Measles
A well-ventilated room, aperients No.
4
, with No.
14
to allay the cough and fever.
627. Menstruation (Excessive)
No.
40
during the attack, with rest in the recumbent position; in the intervals, No.
39
.
628. Menstruation (Scanty)
In strong patients, cupping the loins, exercise in the open air, No.
40
, the feet in warm water before the expected period, the pills No.
38
; in weak subjects, No.
39
. Gentle and regular exercise. Avoid hot rooms, and too much sleep. In cases of this description it is desirable to apply to a medical man for advice. It may be useful to many to point out that pennyroyal tea is a simple and useful medicine for inducing the desired result.
629. Menstruation (Painful)
No.
41
during the attack; in the intervals, No.
38
twice a week, with No.
39
. Avoid cold, mental excitement, &c.
630. Mumps
Fomentation with a decoction of camomiles and poppy heads; No.
4
as an aperient, and No.
9
during the stage of fever. Avoid cold and attend to the regularity of the bowels.
631. Nervousness
Cheerful society, early rising, exercise in the open air, particularly on horseback, and No.
12
. Avoid excitement, study, and late meals.
632. Palpitation of the Heart
The pills No
2
, with, the mixture No.
12
.
633. Piles
The paste No.
34
, at the same time a regulated diet. When the piles are external, or can be reached, one or two applications of Goulard's extract, with an occasional dose of lenitive electuary, will generally succeed in curing them.
634. Quinsey
A blister applied all round the throat: an emetic, No.
16
, commonly succeeds in breaking the abscess; afterwards the gargle No.
17
. Avoid cold and damp.
635. Rheumatism
Bathe the affected parts with No.
23
, and take internally No.
24
, with No.
25
at bedtime, to ease pain, &c. Avoid damp and cold, wear flannel.
636. Rickets
The powder No.
33
, a dry, pure atmosphere, a nourishing diet.
637. Ringworm
The lotion No.
32
, with the occasional use of the powder No.
5
. Fresh air and cleanliness.
638. Scarlet Fever
Well-ventilated room, sponging the body when hot with cold or tepid vinegar, or spirit and water; aperients, No
4
; diaphoretics No.
8
. If dropsy succeed the disappearance of the eruption, frequent purging with No.
5
, succeeded by No.
7
.
639. Scrofula
Pure air, light but warm clothing, diet of fresh animal food; bowels to be regulated by No.
6
and No.
26
, taken regularly for a considerable time.
640. Scurvy
Fresh animal and vegetable food, and the free use of ripe fruits and lemon juice. Avoid cold and damp.
641. Small Pox
A well-ventilated apartment, mild aperients; if fever be present, No.
7
, succeeded by diaphoretics No.
8
, and tonics No.
13
in the stage of debility, or decline of the eruption.
642. St. Vitus's Dance
The occasional use, in the commencement, of No.
5
, followed by No.
7
, afterwards No.
46
.
643. Thrush
One of the powders No.
6
every other night; in the intervals a dessertspoonful of the mixture No.
18
three times a day; white spots to be dressed with the honey of borax.
644. Tic Doloreux
Regulate the bowels with No.
3
, and take in the intervals of pain, No.
27
. Avoid cold, damp, and mental anxiety.
645. Toothache
Continue the use of No.
3
for a few alternate days. Apply liquor ammoniæ to reduce the pain, and when that is accomplished, fill the decayed spots with silver succedaneum without delay, or the pain will return. A drop of creosote, or a few drops of chloroform on cotton, applied to the tooth, or a few grains of camphor placed in the decayed opening, or camphor moistened with turpentine, will often afford instant relief.
646. Typhus Fever
Sponging the body with cold or tepid water, a well-ventilated apartment, cold applications to the head and temples. Aperients No.
4
, with refrigerants No.
9
, tonics No.
13
in the stage of debility.
647. Water on the Brain
Local bleeding by means of leeches, blisters, aperients No.
5
, and mercurial medicines, No.
15
.
648. Whites
The mixture No.
36
, with the injection No.
37
. Clothing light but warm, moderate exercise in the open air, country residence.
649. Worms in the Intestines
The aperient No.
5
, followed by No.
7
, afterwards the free use of lime water and milk in equal parts, a pint daily. Avoid unwholesome food.
650. Prescriptions
To be used in the Cases enumerated under the head "Diseases" (page 112).
651. List of Prescriptions
The following prescriptions, originally derived from various prescribers' Pharmacopœias, embody the favourite remedies employed by the most eminent physicians:
652. Medicines, Aperient