ARSENIC, Symptoms

Violent burning in the stomach, nausea and vomiting, retching, thirst, purging of blood and mucus, suppressed urine, cramps in the legs, intense thirst, collapse. Antidotes. Jeaune...

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Decollete

Cut low at the neckline. Wearing a garment that is low-cut or strapless.

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DYSPEPSIA TONIC

Tincture Gentian Compound 2 ounces Tincture Rhubarb 2 ounces Tincture Ginger 1/2 ounce Essence Peppermint 2 drams Sodium Bicarbonate 1/2 ounce Water to make 8 ounces Mix. Dose: Tea...

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PHARYNGEAL DIPHTHERIA

In typical cases this begins with slight difficulty in swallowing, and reddened throat (pharynx), then there is a general congestion of these parts, and membrane is seen on the ton...

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PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Bleeding of the Wind-pipe and Lungs

In many cases the bleeding is slight and no more need be done than to keep the patient quiet and absolute rest. If the bleeding is free, the patient should be placed in bed, not al...

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FOR CATARRH OF LONG STANDING

Menthol 10 grains Gum Camphor 10 grains Chloroform 10 drops Oil Petrolatum 8 ounces This prescription is used by the most successful specialists and physicians. You can have this f...

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OVARY, inflammation of

Aconite 2X dil. Apis Mel 2X trit. (tablet form). These can be alternated.

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PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Pneumonia

A doctor must be called. For high fever, one to one and a half drops of aconite, for adults every hour; for children, about one-twelfth to one-eighth of a drop. For cough, chloride...

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CHOKING. (Foreign bodies in the larynx)

Produce vomiting. Give an emetic, warm water, melted lard, vaselin or one teaspoonful of mustard in one-half glass of warm water and drink. Tickle the throat with your finger or a...

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INJURIES OF THE SPINAL CORD. Concussion of the Spine

A severe jarring of the body followed by a group of spinal symptoms supposed to be due to some minute changes in the cord, of an unknown nature. Causes. Severe concussion may resul...

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PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Chapped Hands

1. Subnitrate of Bismuth 3 drams Oleate of Zinc 3 drams Lycopodium 2 drams Mix. Apply to the parts three times daily. 2. Powdered camphor mixed with vaselin is healing. 3. Ointment...

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Torpid

Lacking the power of motion or feeling.

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AFTER-PAINS

Women who have borne children frequently suffer from the after-pains, occurring at irregular intervals, for two or three days and they may give rise to much distress. A few drops o...

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DISEASES OF THE GUMS

Hepar sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form) is good when teeth are ulcerated and decayed. Take one to two tablets every three hours. Or use, Mercurius sol. 3X trit. (tablet form) if there...

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INSANITY. History

The earliest reference to insanity is found in the book of Deuteronomy. Another reference is in Samuel where it speaks concerning David's cunning and successful feigning of insanit...

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Placenta Praevia

The after-birth is placed in the lower part of the womb; (after-birth before the child). This is a dangerous condition and terrible bleeding may occur. It occurs about one time out...

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For the Arm

Put on two padded splints from the shoulder to the elbow, one in front and the one behind, and bind on at the bottom and top. Then place the forearm on the chest pointing to the we...

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CROUP

Aconite 2X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water, and give two teaspoonfuls every fifteen minutes in alteration with Spongia 3X trit. (tablet form) one at a dose. If the...

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Honduras Bark

Dried bark of a tropical American tree (Picramnia antidesma) formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and skin diseases.

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Kumiss (koumiss)

Fermented milk of a mare or camel, used as a beverage in western and central Asia.

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Turbinated

Shaped like a top. A small curved bone in the lateral wall of the nasal passage. tulle Fine, starched net of silk, rayon, or nylon, used for veils, tutus, or gowns.

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Croup, Quick Cure for

"A quantity of raw linseed oil should always be at hand in a family where the children are subject to croup. It is an unfailing remedy, and for quick results it beats anything else...

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Eschar

Dry scab or slough formed on the skin caused by a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance.

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Groats

Hulled, usually crushed grain, especially oats.

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KELLOG'S RED DROPS

Spirits of Camphor 1 ounce Spirits of Origanum 1 dram Oil of Sassafras 1 dram Oleum Terebinth 2 drams Color Tincture (about) 2 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cent...

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Poison Ivy, Buttermilk and Salt Heals

"Add considerable salt to buttermilk and bathe poisoned parts in it frequently."

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Stammering, a Canadian Mother's Treatment for

"I always stop my boy when I hear him stammering and make him say the words by syllables. I find he is getting much better." The above is one of the best plans and should be tried.

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Tolu (balsam Of Tolu, Tolu Balsam)

Aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used in cough syrups.

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Snake Bite

Naturalists have discovered twenty-seven species of poisonous serpents and one poisonous lizard; eighteen species of these are true rattlesnakes; the remaining nine are divided bet...

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Chloral Hydrate

Colorless crystalline compound, CCl3CH(OH)2, used as a sedative and hypnotic.

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