It is likely to be severe, straining and barking and hard to relieve. If it is too severe you can give, for a child one year old: Acetanelid 1/2 dram Dover's Powder 1/2 dram Mix an...
If one has had a severe fall and is wholly or partially conscious, move as little as possible, in case of broken bones. Remain in a comfortable position until proper aid can be giv...
Genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States; the root is used for malarial fevers.
Imperfect Nutrition. Whatever tends to weaken the brain or exhaust the central forces of life must favor the growth of insanity. The brain is not properly nourished. Blows and Fall...
"Place the feet of the patient in hot water and mustard," This is a very simple treatment for such a serious disease, but very often will relieve as the hot bath will cause a react...
"Tolerably strong solution carbolic acid and water. An onion cut in two and rubbed on will also do." Carbolic acid is an antiseptic; onion is soothing and helps to draw out poison...
It is a luxury to have one's nails done by a manicure, and if one can not afford this, always, it is profitable to have it done a few times and carefully observe the process, becau...
Acute inflammation of the small intestines. Aconite 2X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water and give one to two teaspoonfuls everyone to three hours. When it is at the...
Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous. senna Plants of the genus Cassia, having showy, nearly regular, usually yellow flowers. Dried leaves of Cassia angusti...
(Sympathetic Ophthalmia.)--A condition in which the healthy eye becomes the seat of a destructive inflammation transferred from the other eye which has been the subject of a simila...
One of the woman's continuous tasks is trying to keep her hands clean, and one thing that militates against their good looks is careless washing. They are washed indiscriminately i...
Potas. Iodid 12 drams Red Iodide of Mercury 2 grains Tincture of Poke Root 3 drams Compound Syrup of Stillingia 6 ounces Simple Syrup to make 1 pint Mix. The above, about three 8-o...
Clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.
"Iodine 1 dram Iodide of Potassium 4 drams Soft Water 4 ounces Apply night and morning. Rub on with feather or soft brush all around, as well as immediately on the lump." This is a...
Powdered Aloes 4 drams Powdered Gamboge 4 drams Powdered Hellebore 2 drams Powdered Guaiac 1/2 dram Hydrargyrum Chlorid Mite 1/2 dram Precip. Sulphide of Antimony 15 grains Oil of...
Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility during a chronic disease.
"Powered charcoal put on thick. This gives quick relief," It is an antiseptic poultice and keeps air from burned surface.
Preparation of the Bed. The bed should be high, springs not soft, with a firm and smooth mattress. It should be placed so that both sides are accessible. The bed should be made up...
Tincture Chloride of Iron 1 ounce Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 1 ounce Compound Spirits Lavender l ounce Mix. Good when run down. Dose: Fifteen drops four times a day. People suffering...
Zinci Oxide 1 dram Bismuth Sub. Nit. 1 dram Carbolic Acid 10 drops Glycerin 2 ounces Mix. This is excellent. There are a number of remedies, but this is the best known for poison o...
1. Mechanical obstruction. 2. Defective motion of the bowels. 3. Deficient bowel secretions. 4. Other causes. Mechanical obstruction. Anything that will hinder the free and easy pa...
Colorless crystalline compound, C7H6O5, derived from tannin used as a tanning agent, ink dye, in photography, and paper manufacturing.
Genus of shrubs or small trees (family Hamamelidaceae), including the witch hazels. Dried leaves of a witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) of the eastern U.S. used formerly as a toni...
Extremely poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C21H22O2N2, derived from nux vomica and related plants, used to poison rodents and topically in medicine as a stimulant for the cent...
The chief danger from the criminal interruption of pregnancy is sepsis (absorption of poisons) into the system. This may be acute in character and have a fatal termination, or chro...
Lightweight twill or plain-woven fabric of silk or silk and cotton, often having a small printed design. Necktie or scarf, made of this fabric.
Iodide Potash 192 grains Fluid Extract Queen's Root 1 ounce Fluid Extract Prickly Ash Bark 1/2 ounce Fluid Extract Yellow Dock 1 ounce Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla 8 ounces Mix. Dos...
Aconite 2X dil. Prepare, and give one to two teaspoonfuls everyone to two hours. Belladonna 3X dil. Prepare and give one to two teaspoonfuls everyone to two hours. When head bounds...
One green paneled bottle contains seven and one-half fluid ounces of a brownish-yellow, semi-clear, very sweet, thickish liquid, of a tarry odor, and pronounced taste and smell of...
A severe conjunctivitis in the newly-born baby, swelling and redness usually of both eyes, occurring on the second or third day after birth; very soon there is a discharge and shor...