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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
HOW TO CURE THE SICK.
BY
    J. WESLEY CUTLER, B. A., M. D.,
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Gynaecologist, Ex-Surgeon for Chi., Mil. & St. Paul R. R.,


         MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
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PREFACE.
       "Whoso resolves to have health, has God on his side.
        He that wants health, wants  everything.
        The treasurer of the mind is health.
        Health brings pleasure, sickness pain.
        Health is mistress of success.
        A  healthy body is the medicine of life."
   The one purpose of this book is to cure the sick by the simplest
 and quickest  route possible.  Only the best and most specific
 treatment  is presented.   It will be noticed that the  "minute
 dose frequently repeated" is used much more often than  any
 other.   If there is any science  in prescribing drugs for the cure
 of the sick, it lies in the above statement quite as much as in
 the judgment exercised  in the selection of the drug to be  em-
 ployed.  The "how" to  administer is quite as  important as the
 "what" to  administer.  By reference to my opening remarks in
 Part II. of this book, you will see my reasons for the  "minute
 dose," as also the mothod of preparing it.  It will be observed
 that the name of the drug is first given and then follows the con-
 ditions  and symptoms for using it.   The remedy is therefore
 to be chosen  according  to  the symptoms  found in the case.
 Symptoms are the visible signs of disease and the curative rem-
 edy is the  one which corresponds  to  the greatest  number  of
symptoms. 
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PREFACE.
  Over three hundred of the common diseases affecting man-
kind are treated in this volume, and also the general indications
are given for the use of many of the drugs employed.   I have
designed to make this book one of quick and ready reference for
the doctor and the  patient alike.   I have filled it with "Succo-
tash" for the physician, and "Crumbs of Comfort" for the sick.
                              J. W. Cutler, B. A., M. D.
  Milwaukee, Wis. 
INTRODUCTION.
   There can be no objection to introduce this volume with a
 text.  "He that careth not for his own household, is worse than
 an infidel."—Bible.  There is a gospel of health just as truly as
 there is a gospel of salvation, and he who ignores the former
 should forfeit the latter.  The gospel of hygiene and sanitation
 in a sick room, and surrounding  a. sick person, is much more
 important in its relation to  recovery than the administrations
 offered by the most skilled physician.   When sickness comes to
 a household,  the first consideration which should  engage the
 attention of the family and the physician alike should be proper
 surroundings and careful nursing for the sick one.  In view of
 these facts I will introduce this volume by some considerations
 which I  deem important for the care of the sick.
   Inasmuch as that it is the common lot of mankind to suffer
 affliction, it is quite important when a home is being established
 to have in mind a properly appointed and properly located room,
 to be known as the "sick room."  This room should be so located
 and  so arranged that when sickness comes it can be quickly con-
 verted into  a hospital.   The southwest  corner of the house is
the best location for such a room.   This affords sunlight, which 
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INTRODUCTION.
is one of nature's balms of Gilead.   It should be located on one
of the upper floors of the house, where it is free from noise, and
where the best ventilation can be afforded.  As soon, then, as
sickness comes the victim should be removed to this room, where
pure air and sunlight and the best possible hygienic measures
can be offered him.   This room should be free from  all arti-
cles of furniture and drapery and ornamentation, except such as
are  absolutely essential for the comfort of the patient.   A plain
bed and mattress with proper clothing, a small table, wash-stand,
two chairs, one a rocking chair, a couch and a screen are about
all that are necessary as equipage for such a room.   A small rug
may be placed upon the naked floor to give the room a homelike
appearance.  The walls and ceiling should be free from paper
and pictures.  It is best to have the walls and ceiling painted so
that they may be washed and thus kept clean.    The windows
should be so arranged that they may be darkened when neces-
sity requires the room to be made a dark one.   The floor of a
sick room ought by all means to be of polished hardwood.   The
temperature of the sick room should be kept, night and day, at
about 69°  F.  A reliable temperature thermometer should be
found in every home.   If sickness comes in summer the tem-
perature can be lowered by  dipping a  sheet in cold water and
suspending it in the room where a  draught  of air can  come in
contact with it.
  The next thought that should engage  the  attention  of an
afflicted family is the selection of professional help.   Families
are not under obligation to employ a certain physician because 
INTR OD UC TION.
9
of any  peculiar social relationships,  or neighborhood ties, or
family consanguinity, nor because he is a handsome man  and
therefore  full of brains, but because of  sound judgment  and
thorough tuition and preparation for the "work of life" in which
he is engaged.
   The next care should be the selection of the nurse.   She or
he may in some cases be selected in the family,  and should have
no other care nor service; but should become the body  servant
and guardian angel  of the sick one.   By all means avoid  that
fidgety, fussy, nervous, or morose "Betsy Bobbit," which some-
times infests a neighborhood under the pretension of being a
nurse.  A calm and thoughtful temperament that will not exceed
the exact limits of necessity toward the patient,  and who has not
an ungovernable desire to do works  of supererogation, is the
person to be selected as a nurse.  This individual is to carefully
and scrupulously carry into effect the directions and advice of
the physician.    If a preference should be  stated for a good
nurse or a good doctor, it would be the former.
   The patient  should receive only such attention as will make
him  the most comfortable—administering food and medicines,
baths, and massage—under  the guidance of the physician—re-
cording faithfully all symptoms of importance as  well as the
temperature and pulse of the patient.   The normal temperature
is 98.6° and the normal pulse about 70 per minute, and the nor-
mal respiration  18 per minute.  The selection  of food depends
entirely upon the disease with which  the  patient is contending,
and  should be  selected upon  the  combined  experience  of the 
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INTR OD UCTION.
physician and nurse.  In every sick-room there should be a con-
spicuous and glorious absence of those visiting angels whose
stock-in-trade, usually, is to rehearse in the hearing of the sick
the awful disasters that have befallen many of their acquaint-
ances who  were similarly afflicted.  Clergymen should alwaya
be admitted to the sacred and solemn abodes of the afflicted, but
not those religious worms who bore into and agitate the souls
of the afflicted with incessant exhortations built upon the awful-
ness of  death.  Conversations and themes  that tend to inspiro
and stimulate the soul, have a similar effect in arousing to life
and health  the body of the sick.
                                             The Author. 
PART I.
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
                       ABORTION.

                PREVENTIVE TREATMENT.
Secale Cornutum, given in minute doses every hour or two for
    some days, will prevent Abortions at the third month.

Sabina, also in minute doses, is well-nigh a specific for Abortions
    during the first month, and where pain is from the back to
    the pubis.

Rest and Tampons, to support trie womb, will sometimes suffice.

Aletris, in 10-drop doses, is a grand remedy.

  If there is much hemorrhage, give teaspoonful doses of ordi-
nary brown Vinegar, or 6-drop doses of the Tinct. of Cinnamon
in hot water.
  If the case is hopeless, anaesthetize the patient and remove the
contents of the womb surgically, providing it be a case up to the
third month.   If pregnancy has existed longer than this, leave
it to nature; of course,  always interfering  if the case requires it.
  If the contents of the womb are to be cast out, and hemorrhages
with little pain are occurring, pack the vaginal vault firmly with 
            DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.          13


absorbent cotton,  and remove it in 12 hours, or sooner if neces-
sary, when the contents of the womb will follow.   Ipecae, two
grains, will help you.

Hot Water  Douches,  in large quantities, are perfect master of
    hemorrhages  accompanying all Abortions  and  Confine-
    ments.

  Treat the case with as much consideration as if normal labor
were ensuing.
  Administer, after "the event," Arnica and China Tincture, in
2-drop doses in alternation every hour or two.
                          ABSCESS.

   Xever lance nor open an abscess or boil until softening of the
parts is fully established.   It admits the air and increases the
inflammation.    Do not pick off the white point of pimples.
They often become large boils by this act.

Hepar Sulphur,  in minute doses, will often prevent Abscesses
     and Boils.

Silicea will quickly open a Boil or Abscess, when given in large
     homeopathic doses.

Give Sulphur in minute doses at bedtime only.

  If there is a general tendency to Abscess formation, it is due to
kidney or liver  derangement.    Sulphuric  Acid,  two or  three 
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CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
drops diluted in plenty of water two or three times daily, will
correct the tendency, if persisted in.

Cabbage Leave Poultices  are very choice for all Abscess forma-
     tions.  So also Potato Water, applied by the use of flannels
     wrung out of the water while  hot.

]\Ienthol,  40^ solution applied, will prevent  Abscesses, Boils,
     etc., etc., and also itching eruptions.

Flour and Lard, mixed in equal parts, will bring Boils and Ab-
     scesses to a head in a few hours.  Try it and see.

Carbolic Acid, pure, one drop injected with a hypodermic needle
     into the center of the Boil or Abscess, or Carbuncle, will
     open it in one minute, without any knife.

Caustic Potash,  applied the size of  a gTain of wheat, will do the
     business in an hour.

  For deep Abscesses, such as may  form in the hip or abdomen,
or other deep structures, make a solution of—

       ty   Iodoform                    grs. xx
            Olive Oil                    § iv

       3*  Heat the solution each time it is to be used, and the
            powder dissolves.  Inject it freely with a pointed
            glass or rubber syringe, or hypodermic needle.  No
            fear of disturbance from its use.  It will heal a deep
            Abscess quicker  than anything else.  It is specific 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
15
for hip-joint Abscess.  If a  sinus forms,  pack it
with Lactopeptin,  or make a strong solution in hot
water and inject it twice daily.
                           ACNE.

   Acne is usually a reflex trouble from the genital organs, ex-
cept such as appears on the nose, this is from the stomach.

   If in a boy introduce a cold steel sound into the penis every
day for 15 to 20 minutes, and the Acne soon disappears.

   If in a girl, use hot water douches wTith Tinct. of Camphor, 12
drops  to a  pint of water every  night on retiring.  These are
sure cures.

Sulphur, in minute doses at bedtime, is an elegant remedy.

Tinct. Pulsatilla, in three drop doses, is choice for girls.

Tinct. Belladonna, one drop four times daily, for boys.

Arsenic, in minute doses, is an excellent remedy for all skin af-
     fections, where dry scales or roughness exists.

Hepar Sulphur, in minute doses, will cure all cases of Acne of
     the suppurating sort (pimples). 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Hot Water to the face for half an hour every day, will cure Acne.

       3^  Precipitated Sulphur        grs.  75
           Sulphate Zinc               grs.  45
           Sulphate Potash \ xx        * •
           Sulphide Potash )
           Rose  Water                 % iij

       ■Mi  sig.  Apply night and morning. This is a sure cure,
For Acne Rosacea—
       I£  Ex. Ergot                   grs. v
   (1)      Hng. Zinc Oxide            3  i

       ■Mr  Apply locally.  And give the following by the mouth:
     R-   Aloin                       grs. ij
(2)      Tinct. IS'ux Vomica         gtts. lxviij
         Tinct. Gentian Comp.        q v
    ■Mi   sig.   Teaspoonful before meals.
     R-   Etheris.                     f} i
(3)      Ammo. Carb.                5 i
         Acid Boracic                grs.  xx
         Water add                   § ij
    •Mi   Apply night and morning with a flannel, and wash
         off with hot water.   Very fine, and makes peach-like
         complexion. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          tf
     R-   Oxide Zinc                  5  i
(4)      Resorcin                    5  i
         Starch                      5  i
         Petrolatum                  3  iiss

    T&  Apply at night and wash off in the morning with
         Ammon Oil.
                       AFTER-PAINS.

Amyl Nitrite, by inhalation, and giving a minute dose every 10
     or 15 minutes, will stop after-pains.

Vinegar, in teaspoonful doses, will arrest after-pains and flood-
     ing.

Prickly Ash Tincture, in five-drop doses on sugar  every  few
     hours,  is magical in effect.

Tinct.  Gelsemium, in five-drop doses in hot wTater every half
     hour,  is master  of the  situation, and  the  safest and best
     remedy.  Try it.

Caulophyllin, in -§■ grain doses three or four times daily, for two
     or three  weeks before confinement,  and there will  be no
     After-pains, and the labor will be very easy.

Macrotin, mixed with Sugar of Milk, one part to ten, and given
     in four grain doses every 20 to 30 minutes, controls After-
     pains at once.
         2                                                  i 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                  AGUE (Chills and Fevers).

Salt, ground to a fine soft powder and mixed with Sugar of Milk,
     1 part to 100 parts of Sugar Milk,  and then reground for
     an hour.   Take four or five grains every hour.  This is a
     sure cure for old cases  of Ague where Quinine has been
     used.

Tinct. Gelsemium, in three-drop doses, will cure any case of Ague
     that occurs in a non-malarial district.   This is specific.

Nitric Acid (dilute), five drops in gum water,  and give every
     two or three hours, will cure any case in three days.

Chiniodine.   Take a piece of the stick, the size  of a pea, every
     three hours for a few days; then less frequently until all is
     well.  This is a grand remedy.

Gunpowder, burned every day in the room or tent, and among
     the clothing, will prevent the contagion of any disease, es-
     pecially Malarial troubles.

Salt, in teaspoonful doses just as you feel the chill coming, will
     break up any case of Ague.

  In cases of chronic Ague, sugar is always found in the urine.
Correct it and the patient is well. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
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                       AMENORRHEA.

   In delayed monthly do not give Emenegogues (something to
 force a flow) ;  it is ruinous to the case.  Find the cause and re-
 move it.

 Pulsatilla, in minute doses, is the true remedy, especially for
     blonde, mild girls with mild, tearful dispositions.

 Phosphorus, in drop doses of the tincture, is the true remedy for
     tall, dark  girls.

 Aletris,  in 10-drop doses, will improve any derangement of the
     genital system.   If organic  difficulties exist, such as im-
     perforate  hymen,  etc., surgical methods must be adopted.

   If a "baby womb or ovaries" are found, use the battery mildly
 every day.

 Calcarea Carb.,  in minute doses, is the true remedy  for  fat,
     phlegmatic girls.

 Indigo, in 10-grain doses, will force a flow in 30 minutes.

 Permanganate of Potash, in 2-grain capsules, will bring a flow in
     a few days.

Apiol,  in 5-grain capsules  morning  and evening,  will bring a
     flow and produce an abortion in a week. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
       R<  Saturated Tinct. Helonias        §  ij
           Saturated Tinct. Viburnum op. "]
           Saturated  Tinct.  Prunus
              Virginata                    Ua §  i
           Saturated  Tinct.  Scutellaria    |
              Laterflora
           Saturated Tinct. Caulophyllum J
           Saturated Tinct.  Zingiber
              Officenale
       M  sig.   30 drops three times daily.   This is  a grand
           remedy  for relaxed conditions,  Leucorrhea,  and
           Amenorrhea.    It stimulates  to  childbearing  and
           lack of sexual appetite.  Give it in simple syrup.

                             Or
       R^  Ferri  Sulph.                 grs. xx
           Aloe. Soc                    grs. xv
       ■M-  et fiat pill or capsule No. 10.
           Sig.  One night and morning. This  will produce a
           flow.
Ustilago, drop doses of the fluid extract, will soon correct all de-
    lay of monthly.
Helonine,  in minute  doses,  is a grand remedy for  delayed
    monthly  and womb  trouble where there is depression of
    mind.
Santonine, in 5-grain doses once daily,  is tbc proper thing for
     Chlorotic patients  with this trouble, unless kidney diseases
     are present.  Then it should not be given at all. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          £1
                         ANAEMIA.

Pepto-Mangan (Gude)  is the first remedy for this condition;
     given in 2-teaspoonful doses after meals.

Next best is Nitrogenized Iron (Susquechloride of Iron, Ova of
     Albumen and Soda mixed). Two teaspoonfuls after meals.

Arsenic, in minute doses, is choice where there is a pale, waxy
     face, or bloating of hands and face.


   Constipation is frequently the direct cause of Anaemia and
Chlorosis.  Clear the bowel by a continuous dosage of mild Lax-
ative, such as Warner's Peristaltic Pills, two every night for a
week; then one every night until the bowel is all right.   This is
imperative.

Phosphate of Iron should be given  to such cases, once every day,
     in grain doses.

Tinct. Prickly Ash, 5 drops every  three or four hours,  is a very
     fine tonic for these cases.

   In Chlorosis, if Iron  fails, give Sulphur in minute doses.   It
is  specific. 
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CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
                      ANAESTHESIA.

                 GENERAL ANAESTHETICS.
  It is very important that a patient to be operated upon has a
restful night before the operation.   This is imperative.   Co-
deine one grain for an adult or Passiflora 1| teaspoonfuls will
accomplish this much better than  anything  else.    Children
should take half the quantity.   Do not give Opium nor Mor-
phine.

Chloroform is the best and safest anaesthetic for general use.
     Use an Esmarch Inhaler, admitting plenty of air and going
     slowly at the beginning.   The respirations, the action of
     the  heart,  and response  of the  eye to light, are the three
     things to be observed constantly during  the administration
     of every anaesthetic.   If the eye fails to respond to the  ef-
     fect of light, great danger is present.   Or if snoring occurs
     danger is present.   Do not resist the patient in the delirium
     of the first stage, especially persons accustomed to alcoholic
     drinks.  Do not produce respirations by compression at the
     line of the  diaphragm.  Prolonged or interrupted, or sus-
     pended breathing is best corrected by forced elevation of the
     chin, thus  affecting the pneumogastric nerve and bringing
     the  respiratory organs to their  proper work.   Slow anaes-
     thesia may be improved by occasionally pinching the thigh.
     Chloroform is the proper anaesthetic for  children, confining
     women,  and old persons.   Also where kidney difficulties
     are present.   It acts better, lasts longer, and is much more
     safe by adding 1-10 of Turpentine to it.   Chloroform and
     Ether should never be given to diabetic patients. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.          23
Ether.  In the use of this anaesthetic observe all that has been
     said of Chloroform with the following observations:   For
     the first 5 or 8 minutes admit plenty of air in the use of
     Ether, after  which exclude the  air.    Protect the  eyes.
     Never give this anaesthetic in the  presence of a lighted
     lamp or candle or gas, unless the flames are high above the
     patient.   Ether  is a good stimulant  for the heart but acts
     badly in kidney  and bronchial diseases, and in old people,
     and women  in  labor, and very young  children.    Never
     give hypodermic injections of Alcohol and  Whiskey in the
     syncope of Ether, but give Amyl or  Strychnine, or Nitro-
     Glycerine.  Never mix Alcohol, Ether and Chloroform for
     use as an anaesthetic.   Their effect as anaesthetics is  quite
     different, and therefore you will be liable to lose your way.
     The most alarming signs of danger in the use of Ether are
     sudden paleness  of the face, dilatation of the pupils of the
     eye and very dark blood from the wound.   Stop the Ether
     and give hypodermically 1-10 grain of Sparteine Sulph.

Turpentine inhalations  are nearly as good  as  Chloroform or
     Ether and are safer as an  anaesthetic.
                   LOCAL ANAESTHETICS.

Ethyl Chloride is the best local anaesthetic.

Cocaine Hydro-Chlorate in from 5 to 20$ solutions applied  is
     the best for  the mucus tissues of the nose, mouth, throat,
     eye, vagina, rectum, urethra, etc. 
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CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Carbolic Acid, pure, applied to the skin, renders it insensible to
     pain.   A boil or abscess may be lanced without suffering.

Ice, Snow, or AVater put into a tin cup and salt added, then set
     the cup upon the region to  be operated upon and stir the
     mixture for 10 minutes, and the parts will become insensible
     to pain.

Aniline Oil, applied, will render the opening of a boil, etc., pain-
     less.

Ice Water, 30 drops injected underneath or near a skin surface
     to be operated upon, renders it insensible to pain.  This is
     unequaled also for local neuralgia.


       ty   Carbolic Acid                gtts. i
  (1)       Cocaine Hydro              gr.  1-6
            Morphine Hydro            gr.  1-12
            Salt                         2T\  i
            Water Dest.                 gtts. xxx
       ■z&  sig.   Inject this near the seat of pain or the spot to
            be operated upon, and in 5 minutes all is  ready.
     fy   Chloroform                  10 parts
(2)      Ether                        15 parts
         Alcohol                       1 part
    M   and use through an atomizer 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.          25
     R-   Solid Ex. Conium           grs.  xij
(3)      Cocoa Butter               q ss

    ■M:   et fiat.  Suppositories No. 20:
         Sig.   To be used locally for all painful affections of
         the anus and rectum.
                  HYPNOTIC ANAESTHESIA.

  Breathe full, deep and rapidly as possible and insensibility
will soon occur.

  Gazing steadfastly at a bright object with eyes turned slightly
upward and to the left, and in a few minutes the patient is hyp-
notized and rendered insensible to pain.
                       ANTISEPTICS.

Vinegar is one of the best and safest antiseptics, used clear or in
     water.

Bi-Chloride of Mercury, 1\ grains to the quart of water, is the
     best for all external wounds.  Never use it in the cavities
     of the body. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Salicylic Acid in water is good as follows—

       I£  Salicylic Acid               grs. i
           Acid Boracic                grs. iv
           Salt                         grs. iij
           Water                       0 i

       3£  This is the formula for Thiersch's solution for Skin
           Grafting;.
External wounds should be kept pure by covering them with
     Iodocrol Pulv., or Acetanelid  mixed  with Boracic  Acid
     equal parts.

Charcoal, pulverized, is a fine dressing for wounds.   It keeps
     them pure and clean.

There can be no better nor cheaper dressing for wounds, than
     Burnt Straw.   It is antiseptic and keeps wounds clean.

Mud, fresh and moist, is magical in its purifying and healing
     properties.

Oil of Peppermint is the safest and best antiseptic in the world,
     and is absolutely safe in any dose or applied in any way. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          27
                         APHONIA.

Argentum Metalicum, in minute doses, is specific in sudden loss
     of voice in professional speakers.

Borax Crystals, 1 grain dissolved in the mouth, quickly relieves,

Drosera, in minute doses, is excellent for all constrictions of the
     vocal chords or larynx.

Moschus, in  minute doses, will restore the voice in  hysterical
     persons.

Use Electricity.
                   APHTHAE (Sore Mouth).

Arum Triphillum  (Indian turnip,  "Jack in the Pulpit"), in
     minute doses,  for  superficial ulcers and burning in the
     mouth.

Sulphuric Acid, in  5-drop doses, well diluted in water, for bleed-
     ing gums and  moisture in the mouth.

Arsenic, in minute doses, where the edges of the tongue are ul-
     cerated,  and having great  prostration with diarrhoea.

Borax and Honey, mixed in any quantity, is an excellent wash. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Fluid Hydrastis (Non-Alcoholic), mixed with water, one part to
     ten, is very soothing and healing.   Let the patient  swallow
     the fluid, as it acts well upon the stomach and bowels.

Argentum Nitricum, in minute doses, is also very choice, espe-
     cially  where the corners of the mouth and inside of  the
     cheeks are cracked and ulcerated.

Bismuth Sub. Nitrate, applied to a sore mouth, and swallowing 5
     or 10 grains two or throe times daily, works wonders.

Mercurius Vivus, in minute  doses,  is specific for ulcers of  the
     mouth with great salivation,  and sticky, gummy teeth.

Nitric Acid, 5 or 10 drops in a glass of water, giving a teaspoon-
     ful every two or three hours, is the true and only  remedy
     for ulcerations caused by Mercury, and where bleeding oc-
     curs.
                        APOPLEXY.

Aconite, Belladonna, or Veratrum Viride, in minute doses fre-
     quently repeated, stand in the front rank.

Persons inclined to Apoplexy should take a dose or two of Phos-
     phate of Iron every day and drink large quantities of but-
     termilk.   This will protect from  an attack.

Numbness of hands and feet, or legs, or arms in persons past 40
     years of age, is ominous of approaching  Apoplexy.  Numb-
     ness of one finger is indicative of Kidney disease. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          29"
                    APPARENT DEATH.

  Hold up the finger point  to a bright reflected light,  and if
death is present, the finger-point will look dark,  almost black.
If it is red, life is present.
  Inject pure liquor Ammonia, five drops, under the skin and if
life is present, it will become  red.  If death be present, no effect
is noticed.
  Tie a string tightly around a finger, and if life is present, it
will become dark.
  Apply a lighted match to the end of the great toe, and if life ia
present, a blister will occur.
                       APPENDICITIS.

   An inflammation of  the appendix is due more frequently to
the glands surrounding and  adjacent to it, than to obstruction
in the lumen of the organ itself.   Peri, and Para-typhilitis are
much more common than Appendicitis, and surgical interference
is oftener resorted to for the  former troubles than the latter.
Out of 21 cases which  I have  observed, only 7 required opera-
tion.  Nevertheless, the 21 went through the ordeal.
   It is not an easy task for  the surgeon to know positively the
full extent of his duty in these eases, and therefore he is justified
in proceeding with his work of removal.   Appendicitis is a dis-
ease which is not very easy of diagnosis at times.   The tempera-
ture is often nearly normal.   Pain is not  always severe.    It
may progress slowly  and deceptively to a sudden and fatal de- 
30
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
 termination.  The pulse will indicate the formation of pus, as
 a  rule, and vomiting be present.    There  may  be Diarrhoea
 or Constipation.  The pain and tenderness and  circumscribed
 swelling are quite indicative of the disease.  In the acute form,
 the pain is generally reflected to the region of the umbilicus, and
 the tenderness  and swelling are  the only symptoms  that  are
 purely local at the seat of the organ itself.


                        TREATMENT.

   The medical treatment is very simple and successful.
   Being fully satisfied of the trouble, and it being the first at-
 tack the patient  has had, proceed as follows:
   Administer at once a grain of Calomel every  hour, until 8
 or 10 doses are taken.   Repeat this after 24 hours have elapsed.
 Then repeat in three days.   The use of  the  drug  is not  es-
 pecially for its  antisepsis, but it  affords a mild  secretion and
 stool; while the  Saline Cathartics produce violent  watery dejec-
 tions.  This last may be given at the end of the fifth day, or the
morning of the sixth.  2s o other remedies are required.   If the
 pain is severe, control it by an Enema of  Asafoetida, 10 or 15
 grains dissolved in an ounce or two  of hot  milk.   Never give
 Opium in any form, neither before nor after operation, in cases
of Appendicitis.
  At  the outset, apply the  ice-bag over the seat  of the organ.
and continue it night and day for six days.  If repeated chills
occur, look out for pus.  Pyaemic chills and  increased size of
pulse generally indicate operative procedure,  and interference. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.   #      31
                          ASTHMA.

 Alkalithia, in the usual dose and persisted in, will cure Asthma
     of years' standing.

 Naphthalin,  mixed  in sugar of  milk one part to twenty, and
     given in four or five grain doses every three or four hours,
     will act like magic  in spasmodic Asthma and Hay Fever.
     This must be thoroughly ground in a mortar before giving.

 Atropin  Sulph., 1-100 grain hypodermically, will relieve in two
     minutes.

 Ethyl Chloride, sprayed up and down the back, quickly relieves.

 Sulphide of Soda, in ordinary doses, is a good remedy.

 Arsenic,  in minute doses, will relieve that form of Asthma that
     occurs always after midnight, and is spasmodic.

 Asthmatics are always Dyspeptics—Correct  the  digestion  in
     time of peace, and thus prevent the attack altogether.

Amyl Nitrate, by inhalation, is an instant relief.

Turpentine, by inhalation,  is also very good.

Fl. Ex. Jaborandi, four drops in the morning and at noon, and
     eight drops at night, is unequalled as a protective. 
32
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Ambrosia, in minute doses, is a specific for Hay Asthma.  Try
     it once and smile.

Hay Fever Snuff—

       ^  Cocaine Hydro              grs.  x
   (1)      Oil Eucalyptus              grs.  iij
           Iodoform                   3  i
           Sugar Milk                 o  i
       M  Use as a snuff.  This relieves at once.
(2)
Or	
I£ Cocaine Hydro	grs. v
Morphine Hydro	grs. iij
Bismuth Sub. Nit. ) , , White Sugar )	grs. 75
~& Use as a snuff. It is very	excellent.
                            Or
       R*  Ether                       f,  i
  (3)      Sp. Terebinth               3  iv
           Acid Benzoic, 10$ Sol.       5  ss-
           Balsam Tolu                3  ij

       iMr  sig.  Inhale during an attack.   This is better than
           all others.

Wear Oilskin Jacket.   This is a guardian angel. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
33
Arsenite of Strychnine,  1-100 grain every two hours, quickly
     relieves Asthma.

Iodine,  painted down the sides of the neck, will relieve in two
     minutes.

Local Treatment in Hay Fever must be antiseptic.   Glycozone
     is one of the best.

Wear Antiseptic Absorbent Cotton that has been subjected to
     the fumes of  Vinegar (or wet in Vinegar and dried), in
     each nostril during the period of Hay Asthma,   This is a
     sure relief.   Or wear a sponge wrung out of Vinegar over
     the nose.   This is a positive preventive in every case.   See
     "Hay Fever."
                           BABY.

For syncope at birth,  turn the baby upside down and slap the
     hip with the hand.   The youngster will soon breathe.

Use Artificial Respiration.  Dash cold water into the face.

Do not cut the cord until the baby breathes.  Cause the mother
     to take full deep breaths.   It quickens the blood and causes
     the child to breathe.
                  3 
34
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                        BED-SORES.

Administer Arsenic in 3 drop doses of Fowler's Solution 3 times
     daily.

Alcohol frequently applied cures Bed-sores.

Resinol, applied, is the best remedy and cures quickly.

Mineral Earth or Common Clay, pulverized,  is  an excellent
     dressing when mixed with Bismuth, equal parts.

Have the patient lie upon the hair of a deer-skin, or a buffalo-
     skin,  and Bed-sores will not occur.

Calomel Powder, dusted on  Bed-sores, keeps  them clean and
     healthy and will destroy maggots, etc.

       R-   Camphorae                  f}  ss
           Fl. Mucillage Accacia       *  i
           Aqua                       5  iv
      xrr   sig.  Shake  well and dip pledgets  of lint into the
           solution and dress the sore twice daily.   Thoroughly
           reliable in any case. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          35
                       BILIOUSNESS.

Lemonade every morning without sugar will not only prevent,
     but cure Biliousness.

Podophyllin, in ^ grain doses every night at bed-time, soon cor-
     rects the trouble.

Sodium  Sulph., in two grain doses in water three times daily,
     cures all such cases in a short time.

   Bilious people should  eat everything that is fit for food and
plenty of it, and forget that they have a stomach.  This soon
cures without medicine.

   Drink plenty of cold water night and morning.

Anti-bilious Pills—
R^ Calomel	grs. xxx
Jalap	grs. lx
Gamboge	grs. xij
Tartar Emetic	grs. iij
       iM-  with Gum Arabic and beat into a mass,  and make
            24 pills.   Dose—Two or three pills as a purgative,
            and one pill every second night as a laxative.

  Note—Substituting Podophyllin  for the  Calomel,  makes a
safer and better pill.   Dose—Two or three pills at bed-time. 
36
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                       BIRTH-MARK.

   Paint them with Collodion and they will soon disappear.
   Needles pushed through a cork so that the points just come
through,  then  dip these points  into strong Nitric Acid and
quickly press them into the mark.   It cures in one week.
   Paint them night and morning with Liquor Arsenicalis until
ulceration takes place.   Be careful of  the skin around the
naevus.
BLADDER.		
Fl. Ex. Stigmata Maydis Fl. Ex. Queen of Meadow Acetate Potash Sp. Juniper q. s. ad.	3 5 3 3	i iss iij V
3
       Ttf  sig.  One teaspoonful as required.   This  remedy
           acts like magic on the Kidney, Bladder and Urethra.

For an irritable Bladder give the following—
       R<  Morphia sulph.              grs. ij
           Liq. Potassii                f}  ss
           Aqua Dest.                  f,  iss

       ■M:  sig.  Teaspoonful every four hours.  Excellent.
Fl. Ex. Berberis, in \ teaspoonful doses, is one of the best rem-
    edies for all diseased conditions of the Bladder. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         37
Uva Ursi is likewise an excellent remedy.

Benzoic Acid, 10 grains in an ounce of Alcohol, and take five
     drops of the solution on sugar three or four times daily,
     will purify bad smelling urine and correct the tendency to
     decomposition.

Tinct. Asparagus, in minute doses,  will cure stinking urine.

Cina, in minute doses, will sweeten urine, especially where the
     patient is always wanting to eat something.

Tinct. Cantharis,  five drops in a half glass  of water, and take
     a teaspoonful every two  or three hours,  is  a  specific  for
     Cystitis where there is a feeling as if not through passing
     urine, with intense sexual irritability.

Carbonate of Lithia, three to six grain doses, will relieve Cystitis
     in a few  hours.

Buttermilk, in large quantities, every day  a gallon, will cure
     Bladder troubles  of every sort.

For dribbling urine give the following:
       R-   Fl. Ex. Ergot               3  ss
            Strychnine 1 $ sol.          gtts. ij
       iMi  sig.   Give  this  dose in Chloroform water three
           times daily.    This is a choice remedy for wetting
           the bed, and hysterical  paralysis of the  bladder of
           young women. 
38
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Fl. Ex. Ergot, \ teaspoonful in warm water, and injected into
     an inflamed or relaxed bladder, is one of the most valuable
     remedies known.  Resorcin, 2$ solution in water, is an ex-
     cellent injection for Cystitis.   Boracic Acid, 10$ in water,
     acts well.   Glycerine and Cocaine must never be used in
     an irritable bladder.

  Where the bladder is partially paralyzed from any cause fill
the rectum with a large quantity of very warm water.    The
urine will  pass  naturally at  once.
                      BLEEDING:.

See Hemorrhage.
                   BLISTERING (Plasters).

  Paint lightly with the Tinct. of Cantharis, over the region to
be blistered, and soon one occurs.

  Be careful to watch the conduct of the Kidneys while using
Cantharis, and if any trouble occurs with them, give Flax Seed
Tea plentifully.

Croton Oil, painted on the parts to be blistered, will  produce a
     crop of fine blisters in quick time.
Mustard Paste will soon produce a blister. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
39
  The best and safest plaster is the following—

  Take common adhesive strap, the size required for the blister,
and sprinkle on it finely pulverized Chloral.   AVarm the plaster
and apply.  In a few minutes it blisters.  It may be allowed
to remain on until the sore  is well.  This is a painless blister.

Mustard,  if mixed with flour and vinegar, will not blister, but
    produces fine counter irritation.


  For a painless blistering plaster use the following—

       ^   Chloral Hvdrate ) . .
        r   n    ,    -„        aa          q. s.
            Camphor ' .urn  )

       ri  and apply.  This mixture makes a fluid.
                     BLISTERS (on Lips).

Tinct. Arnica, five drops in half glass of water, take a teaspoon-
     ful every hour or two.  It soon cures.

Common Table Salt, five grains in half glass of water, and take
     a teaspoonful every hour.   This will cure speedily.

Apply Camphorated Oil or Camphor Spirits.   The first is best.

Campho-Phenique is very excellent  for blisters  of every sort.
     Apply it freely. 
40                 CRUMBS OF COMFORT.


                    BLOOD POISONING.

Tinct. Baptisia  stands in the front rank for  Blood Poisoning.
     Give it in three to  five drop doses every hour or two for
     several days, and no other remedy will be needed.

Arsenic, in 1-50 grain doses, is also very good.

Glycerine should be applied freely to the wound which gives rise
     to the poisoning.

  If the trouble arises in one of the extremities and suppuration
occurs and extends toward the body, the parts should be laid
open lengthwise of the extremity with the knife.    Long gashes
should be made and Glycerine poultices applied.



                        BLOOD TEST.

  Add a little bile to the blood to be tested, and if  it is human,
small right-angled crystals are seen.

  If horse's blood, cubes are seen.
  If pig's blood, right-angled prisms are seen.
  If sheep's blood, rhomboidal plates  are seen.
  If chicken's blood, cubes more or less regular are seen.
  If dog's blood, the same precisely as  man's  blood.
  These are the microscopical tests. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         41
        BOILS—FURUNCLES—CARBUNCLES (Chronic).

   First of all things to be done, is to correct the Kidney troubles
 that invariably exist where Boils,  etc., occur frequently.

 Gun-Powder, in ^ teaspoonful doses every day, is a good rem-
     edy.

 Sulphuric Acid, diluted in water, three or four drops every four
     or five hours, is choice.   A wTeak solution of the same should
     be applied.

 Sulphide of Arsenic, in 1-50 grain doses five or six times daily,
     is a  sure and certain remedy for Boils, etc., etc., also  for
     Tonsilitis.

 Tinct. Colchicum, in small doses,  is the true remedy for Boils
     where Rheumatism is present.

 Strong Solution of Chloral Hydrate in water and Glycerine,  ap-
     plied early, will without one failure abort Boils, Furuncles,
     and Carbuncles.  Try it and smile.

 Cabbage is the best poultice for these troubles.

For Carbuncles apply early, equal parts of Camphor Spirits and
     Lime water.   It will abort them.

Abort Boils by applying 2 drachms of Salicylic Acid in a drachm
    of Collodion.  Apply it three or four times. 
42
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Coal Tar, mixed  in soap water  (strong solution) five parts to
    twenty, is an anodyne for Boils and Felons.   Nothing that
    equals it.  It soothes the pain and brings great comfort to
    the afflicted.

Silicea, in ordinary doses given often, will open a Boil in 24
    hours.   Give five grain  doses every  hour or two.

Hepar Sulphur, in minute doses every four or five hours, will
    soon cure these troubles after they have opened.

  See "Abscesses."
                          BONES.

Fluoric and Phosphoric Acids,  in minute doses, are the choice
     remedies for ulceration of  Bones.

Phosphate of Lime, in minute doses, given frequently, is master
     of all ulcerations of the Bones and the soft tissues.   It is a
     specific remedy.

Bone-pain at night will be cured by minute doses of Mercury
     Vivus, two or three times daily.

Silicea, in minute doses, is a remedy of prime importance for all
     bone decay.   The  administration  of the remedy must not
     be employed  continuously.  The  usual  use made  of  the
     drug, is to exhibit it in large doses for 12 or 15 hours, and
     then no medicine at all for one month. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         43
                         BOWELS.

              INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS.

 Turpentine, in drop doses on sugar every hour, for inflammation
     of the Bowel.  This is specific.  At  the same time apply
     over the belly, Castor  Oil one  ounce, and  Turpentine one
     drachm, and rub the belly well with this mixture every day
     and cover with hot flannel.

 Salol, five grains, and Bismuth Sub. Nit., 10 grains, repeated
     every four or five hours, is specific for Enteritis.

 Colocynth Tincture, drop doses on sugar, is a  grand remedy for
     the pain of inflammation of the bowel.

 Arsenite of Copper, 1-100 grain every five hours, cures in 24 to
     48 hours.

 Mercurius Bi-Chloride, 1-50 grain every six hours, is also a fine
     remedy.

 Epsom  Salts,  in teaspoonful  doses  every two hours until free
     movement  of the bowel  occurs, will  reduce the inflamma-
     tion in 24 hours, especially if the peritoneum is affected.

 Never give Opium nor Morphine in these  cases,  unless  the
     patient is  abstaining from food.  Even  then they are in-
     jurious.

Asafoetida, 10 to  15 grains  in hot milk and  injected into the
     rectum every  two or three hours, relieves the pain at once. 
44
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Hot AA'ater enemas relieve the pain.

Tinct. Baptisia, in five drop doses on sugar every two hours, is an
    antiseptic for the bowel,  and will  result gratefully to all
    patients.


                   BOWEL OBSTRUCTION.

  Use  a bellows and fill the bowel slowly with air.  Relief is
instant.

  Flush the bowel with two or three gallons of water in which
an ounce of Camphor tincture is put.   This is a certain relief
for Bowel Obstruction.

  Don't use Glycerine in any form for  Bowel Obstruction.   It
produces too much straining and contracts the bowel.

  Place a  chew of Black  Tobacco on  the  navel, and press it
firmly for an hour, will open the bowel at once by relaxation and
vomiting.

Salt AVater is good, three or four quarts in the bowel at a time.

Pure Coal  Oil, two quarts high up in the bowel, is well recom-
    mended and proved valuable. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         45
                          BRAIN.

  For Hemorrhage of, see "Apoplexy."

               INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN.

Tincts. of Aconite and Belladona stand in the front rank.  Red
     face and bounding pulse.

Tinct. Gelsemium, in frequent two drop doses, is very fine when
     the head feels as if a band were around it.

Hellebore, in  minute doses, for Meningitis where the  head is
     rolled on the pillow and  the arms are in constant  motion,
     and the urine suppressed.

Nitro-Glycerine, in 1-100 grain doses repeated, is quite curative
     in cases of awful throbbing headache, and  the  v/hole face
     and jaw affected.

Veratrum Viride, in three drop doses of the tincture, is  specific.
     No other remedy  is needed.   Repeated every two or three
     hours.  This is better than bleeding.

Belladonna is a good remedy for Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. One
     drop doses of the tincture repeated every hour.

  No remedy stands so high in respect to cure, as Cicuta Virosa
for Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.  Give drop doses of the tincture
every 30 minutes for the first  12 hours, then every two or three
hours.   It is absolutely specific.   I have known no drug that 
46
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
meets, so thoroughly, hopeless cases better than this, and even
where the sight of one eye is lost,  and respirations hardly per-
ceptible.   It cures in a week.

Veratrum Alb., in minute doses, is  excellent for the collapse of
     these cases, where cold sweat appears on the face.


                      HYDROCEPHALUS.

                    (Water on the Brain.)

  For water on the  Brain,  give Arnica, in minute  doses.  It
stands first in rank, and will cure all cases if used early.

Apis  Melifica, in minute doses, is next in  rank,  later  in the
     disease.


                         BRAIN  FAG.

Phosphorus is the remedy.  Two drop doses  of the tincture four
     times daily.

Phosphoric Acid, diluted, is  also  excellent.


                SOFTENING OF THE  BRAIN.

Phosphate of Potash  is the only  remedy needed  in softening of
     the Brain.  Give it in minute doses, frequently repeated. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          47
                         BREASTS.

  For caked breasts or nipples,  apply  a 3$ or 4$  solution of
Boracic Acid, and cover with flannel to prevent evaporation.

Hydrastic Root, mixed with  10$ of sugar of milk, and applied
     after nursing each  time,  soon  cures  the  chapped  and
     cracked nipples.  If the baby has a sore mouth, do not
     wash the application off.

Tinct. Callendula, 10$ in Glycerine, is  specific for sore nipples.

Oil of Spearmint applied  as follows:   One  drachm  in  two
     ounces of Olive Oil and  applied, will not only cure cracked
     nipples, but caked breasts.

Phytolacca, in three drop doses every three or four hours, and a
     salve made of the same with Lanolin, will cure all tendency
     to abscess of the breasts.  This is a grand  specific.

Bismuth and Castor Oil, equal parts by weight, mixed and ap-
     plied, is good for cracks.

  To increase  the  flow of milk,  have  the mother  drink malt
Beer, or oatmeal water freely, and take by the mouth the fol-
lowing :

Tinct. of Galega, one drachm every five or six hours in plenty
     of water.

Sulphurous  Acid, in water r>je  part to seven,  and given often
     during  the day, will cure swollen cracked breasts. 
48
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
 Ice in a rubber bag, applied to the back, opposite  the Breasts,
     will increase their size.   Hot water used the same way, will
     diminish their size.

 Tinctures  of Belladonna and Camphor, one part or ten parts,
     will dry up the milk in the Breasts without fail.  Apply it
     three or four times daily all over the chest and neck.

 Camphorated Oil is excellent, applied the same way.



                          BREATH.

   For offensive Breath,  give Baptisia tincture,  in two or three
 drop doses.  It will purify it.

   The best remedy is to correct the digestion and attend to the
 teeth.

 Figs, boiled in milk, and drank before going to  bed, will purify
     the  breath and aid in digestion.
 Permanganate of Potash, one grain to the ounce of water,  and
     rinse the mouth well, will not only purify the  breath, but
     stop toothache  and prevent disease of the teeth.
 AA^alnut pits, eaten, will purify the breath even though you eat
     onions.

Listerine will do the same.   One teaspoonful clear or in water
     will disguise the odor of onions.

Chlorine water, 10$ solution, will cover up Tobacco breath.
Cardamon Seeds, eaten, disguise whisky breath. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
49
                        BRONCHITIS.

                        ACUTE FORM.

 Veratrum Viride, 20 drops in half glass of water, 2 teaspoonfuls
     every 2 hours, will soon relieve the trouble.  Nothing else
     needed in average cases.

 Tinct. Caustic Ammonia, one to two drops in plenty of water
     every hour or  two, is a wonderful remedy for  all acute
     forms of Lung  trouble, especially Bronchitis and Pleurisy.

 Tinct. Aconite, in drop doses repeated every hour, is a very re-
     liable remedy.

 Iodine Tincture, put into hot water and inhale the fumes, is good
     treatment for either acute or chronic Bronchitis.

 Phosphate of Iron, in minute doses, will control in 24 hours any
     case of  Bronchitis  that is  acute.  Five  grains every two
     hours.

 Gray's Glycerine Tonic Compound, in teaspoonful doses, every
     2 hours for an adult, is a very choice remedy.


                       CHRONIC FORM.

 Syrup Iodide of Iron, in teaspoonful doses, is the true remedy.

Bichromate of Potash,  in minute doses, where  the secretions
     are yellow and ropy.
              4 
50
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Tartar Emetic, in very minute doses, where the secretions are
     difficult to cough up,  and the  throat  is full of rattling
     phlegm.

Burn Sulphur in the patient's room, and the relief is marvelous.

  Two very choice prescriptions for Bronchitis, either acute or
chronic, as well as all forms of cough, are—

       R-  Balsam Fir      )
           Balsam Tolu      > aa       % iss
           Oil Anise         )
           Syrup Simple add            § iij

       iMi  sig.  Two teaspoonfuls every three or four hours.
Or
R< Balsam Fir	3 ss
Oil Tar	gtts. XXX
Spt. Fermenti opt.	0 ss
Syrup Simple	f) vi
Mi  sig.   Two teaspoonfuls every three or four  hours.
    These are choice. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
51
                          BRUISES.

Arnica  Tincture, in drop doses in water, is the first remedy to
     think of for Bruises.   Give it every two or three hours.

Camphor Tincture and water, one part to 50, and applied by
     cloths soaked  in this solution,  is the best application  for
     recent Bruises.

Pond's Extract is a good application, equal parts with Bay Rum
     or  Gin.

   To prevent discoloration of  a bruised face, or eye, paint  the
parts with a strong solution of Capsicum tincture.  This is  the
pugilist's  safeguard against "black eyes."

Starch,  moistened and applied, will remove all discolorations of
     the skin.

Beefsteak and Rotten Apples are good poultices for bruises.

See "Sprains."  (Gargling Oil.)
                         BUNIONS.

Tinct.  Areratrum A^iride, applied every two or three hours, will
     quickly remove all the tenderness of Bunions, and reduce
     the  inflammation.   Continue the application for a day  or
     two. 
52
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Soap, of the ordinary kind applied  as a  plaster,  is  good  for
     Bunions.

       R-  Carbolic Acid               3 ij
           Tinct. Iodine               5 ij
           Glycerine                   5 ss
       3£  and apply with a brush  every day lightly.  Sure
           cure for Bunions of every sort.
                   BURNS AND SCALDS.

  The first remedy as an application, is equal parts  of Lime
water and  Olive Oil, mixed and applied freely.  Cover with a
soft cloth and repeat often.  This excludes the air and heals the
injury, and is the celebrated Carron Oil.
  Anything that will exclude the air, is a proper application for
Burns and Lcalds, except such as contain Starch.  The starch
cakes and sticks to the injury.

Pulverized Charcoal is a remedy of  prime importance.   Put it
     on thickly and dry.

Burnt Flour is good.

  Never put cold water applications upon  Burns and Scalds.
Hot water  or holding the burnt surface to the stove, is a proper
thing to  do.  Heat extracts the burn.

Alcohol, made cold by ice, is a good  application.

Oil of Peppermint, applied, stops pain  and burning instantly. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
53
 Cantharis, five drops of the tincture in a glass of hot water and
     applied, is a good dressing.

 Eggs, yolk and all, is one  of the very best dressings for Burns
     and Scalds.

 Lanolin is a very choice application.  Open all blisters first.

 White Lead Paint, mixed to the consistency of cream with Lin-
     seed Oil, is  all right.

 Oxide of Zinc Ointment, may be used with good success.

 If ulceration occurs apply the following—
        Ti>  Aristol                      grs. x
            Balsam Peru                 gtts.  x
            Castor Oil                    § i
        tot  Apply once daily on a linen cloth.

 Flax Seed poultice is fine for ulcerated burns.  So  also is Tar
     Plaster.

   If the Kidneys become affected, as they do in severe burns and
 scalds, drop doses of Camphor should be given, or minute doses
 of Cantharis.
   Open all blisters early and if  sloughing occurs,  dress  the
wound with "Tar Plaster."

Campho-Phenique is valuable for  burns  of every degree espe-
     cially if the skin is not broken.   If the skin is broken dilute
     the Campho-Phenique  with Olive Oil or Lanolin, 1 part
     to 5. 
54
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
                      CALCULI.

See "Gravel—Kidney—Liver.''
                         CANCER.

  There is no known cure for Cancer.
  Protoneuclin affords the best encouragement of any known
remedy and application.  Dust it on the open sore every day
twice, and administer at the same time, five grains three  times
daily.  It keeps the  sore clean and pure, and  no  doubt, if ap-
plied early, will afford considerable encouragement.

Calcarea  Carb.  (Carbonate  of  Lime), in minute doses three or
    four times daily, is said to have cured Cancers and check
    their growth if persisted in.

Resorcin, 5 parts, and Vaseline 20 parts, mixed and applied, is
    thought to have cured Cancer of the face.

Thuja  Tincture, by  the  mouth  and applied,  is recommended
     highly.  (See Lupus.)

   Surgery has no doubt saved many lives that otherwise would
have been  sacrificed to Cancer,  and Malignant Growths.  Do
not sacrifice your common sense at the shrine of Cancer Quacks.
Cancer is a constitutional trouble, involving groups and chains
of the  glandular system, and it cannot be done by pastes or ap-
plications of any kind.  The surgeon is the proper remedy and
cure, if any exists. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
55
                        CARBUNCLE.

   Inject into a Carbuncle at its point or points with a hypoder-
 mic syringe, deeply introduced, one drop of pure Carbolic Acid.
 Repeat this at every point of opening of the Carbuncle.  It will
 turn wrongside-out in a few minutes, and relieve the trouble en-
 tirely.   This also is  the  proper treatment for large Boils.  It
 is safe and only painful for a short time.  Follow this with "Tar
 Plaster" dressing.
 Tinct. Arnica, by the mouth one drop every hour, is one of the
      nearest specific medicines for Carbuncles.

   Take  a large tea-cup and burn inside of it a  paper that has
 been saturated with Alcohol,  and Turpentine, equal parts, and
 as it burns apply the cup over the Carbuncle.  Thus "Cupping"
 occurs, and the pus will be drawn from the sore.  This  is good
 treatment and saves weeks of suffering.  Dress  the sore,  after
 cupping it, with  the juice of Marigold  and Glycerine, equal
 parts; this is inestimable as a dressing for all of  these troubles.

 Silicea, in minute doses, every hour for 24 hours, is a grand rem-
     edy and opens Boils without the knife.
 Hepar Sulphur  (Sulphuret of Lime), in minute doses, is also a
     true medicine for Carbuncles and Boils.
Applying Camphor and Lime water, in equal parts, will,  if used
     early, abort Boils and Carbuncles.

Coal Tar, five parts, and Soapy Water,  20 parts,  mixed and ap-
    plied, will not only stop the pain of Carbuncles, but abort
    them.   It acts like magic. 
56
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
Caustic  Potash, the size of a pea bound upon a Carbuncle or
    Boil, will open it without the knife.

See "Boils."
                       CATALEPSY.

Copper Acetate, in very minute doses, will not only cure,  but
    prevent Catalepsy as it will all spasms and convulsions.

Melilotus, five drops of the tincture three times daily, will  not
    only control convulsions and fits of all sorts, but it will cure
    the patient suffering from them; even Epilepsy will yield
    to this drug.
                        CATARRH.

  Real genuine Catarrh of the nose cannot be cured.  It can be
relieved and the patient made more comfortable by proper treat-
ment.  Nasal  Catarrh  is curable when  confined to the mucus
membrane of the nose and throat.

Snuff for Catarrh—
       R-  Iodoform         ]
  (1)      Boracic Acid      > aa
           Bismuth Sub. Nit. )
           Elm Bark  Pulv.
grs. ix

3 i
iMi  Use as snuff every few hours. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.          57
                          Or
     R-   Naphthalin Pulv.            3 i
(2)       Lycopodium Pulv.           § ss

    Mi   Use as snuff three or four times daily.
For Acute Forms—
       R^  Cocaine                     grs. x
  (1)      Menthol                     grs. x
           Camphor                   grs. x
           Benzoinol                   § i
       ■Mr  and apply to the parts affected twice daily.


  Fluid for Spraying—

Thymoline stands in the front rank to be used through a Bir-
    mingham Spray.  Equal parts in water three or four times
    daily.
     3
(2)
Thymol	grs. x
Eucalyptol	gtts. XX
Menthol	grs. xx
Oil Cubebs	grs. xxx
Benzoinol	5 iy
Oil Rose Mary	q. s.
       Mi  and use by atomizer three times daily.

Sabolol spray is very similar to the foregoing, having the addi-
    tion only of Sandal AVood Oil.  This is a good preparation. 
58
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Dobell's Solution for Nose and Throat trouble—

       R^  Acid Carbolic                grs. iv.
  (3)      Sodii Bi-Carb.    )
           Sollii Bi-Borate  \  kd        818- V1>
           Glycerine                    § i
           Pinus  Canadensis (dark)      3 ij
           Aqua Dest.                  § iv

       M  and use as  a spray.   Be careful of explosions when
           preparing this.
I£   Menthol                     grs. x
     Albolene                    § iss
M   and use as a spray.   This is a good remedy for re-
     lief.
  For a dry, scaly condition of the nose insert a pledget of dry
absorbent cotton into the nostril every day, and wear it during
the waking hours.   Alternate the  nostrils.  This is absolutely
curative of this form of Catarrh.

       I£   Hydrarg, Bi-Chloride 1-2000$ 3 ij
            Quinine Muriate             grs. x
            Glycerine and
            Carbolic Ac. 5$ add.         § iss

      Mi  and apply on gauze to  the nostrils, and administer
              the following: 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          59
       T$  Naphthalin                  3 ij
           Sugar Milk                  5 i
       M  et, triturate thoroughly and divide into 100 powders.
           Sig.   Take one every three or four hours.  This is
           the nearest to a specific remedy for Catarrh of any
           known, especially chronic forms.

Strong Sage Tea, 10-drop doses, and apply the same to the nose,
     is a very fine remedy.

Argentum Nitricum, in minute doses, taken morning and even-
     ing, is one of the very best remedies.
                         CAUSTICS.

       T$   Chloride of Zinc             3 i
            Flour                       5 i
       M   and make a paste with water.   Apply this as a caus-
            tic to ulcers and proud flesh.   Follow by a dressing
            of  Oxide of Zinc Ointment.

Iron solutions are very mild caustics when applied.

  Probably one of the best caustics is pure Nitrate of Silver.
Its  effect can be instantly controlled by a strong  Salt solution.
This neutralizes it at once. 
60
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Painless Caustic—
       R^  Arsenous Acid              grs.  i
           Morphia Sulph.             grs.  i
           Calomel                    grs.  viij
           Pulv. Gum Arabic           grs.  x

       M  and apply.  It is painless.

Pulverized Sanguinaria, applied, removes proud flesh quickly.
                   CHANCRES (Syphilis).

  Keep them clean by washing several times daily.

  For  hard Chancre,  either remove it with  a knife, or let it
alone, and keep the parts clean.   Dust Calomel on the sore once
daily.

  For soft Chancre apply a 10$ solution of Cocaine, and after 15
minutes burn deeply all over the sore with pure Nitric Acid, ap-
plied with a glass-rod.  Apply a cold, moist  dressing for 24
hours,  then dust with Calomel powder every day, and keep the
sore perfectly clean with  a Peroxide of Hydrogen solution in
water. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.         Qi
              CHANGE OF LIFE (Menapause).

  No remedy covers so many cases as Lachesis, in minute doses,
especially where the clothing feels too heavy for the abdomen,
and the patient is worse  after sleep.
Sulphur, in minute doses, is to be thought well of in these cases
     where the feet burn and must be put out of bed to get them
     comfortable, and there are hot flushes, or waves, with rest-
     less sleep.
Nux Vomica, in minute doses, where the patient is wakeful, ir-
     ritable, and tired in the morning.
Gelsemium, in minute doses, where there are waves of heat or
     pain from the Uterus toward the head.
Cimicifuga, and Caulophyllum, in 2 or 3-drop doses of the tinct-
     ure every five hours, are among the first remedies.

  For cough at the Change of  Life give Syrup Iodide of Iron,
in teaspoonful doses, after meals.   This is the specific.
                 CHAPPED LIPS OR HANDS.

Resinol is the one and only application that will ever be needed.
  If the hands are in. water much, an application of the tincture
of Benzoin  should be made.  Several coats with  a camel-hair
brush forms an artificial covering and protects from moisture.
  An application of pure Vinegar is a very excellent cure.  Use
it frequently as an application. 
62                 CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                       CHILBLAINS.

       R-  Zinc Sulph.                  3 ij
   (1)      Tannic Acid                 3 ij
           Rose AVater                  q iij
       M  and apply.  This is very valuable.


                            Or
       R-  Veratrin                    grs. x
   (2)      Vaseline                     § i
       M  and apply.  This is specific.

   Persons afflicted with continued attacks  of Chilblains should
wear cotton stockings next to the foot and woolen over them.
Do not expose the  feet to the sudden heat of a stove.
   Paint  a Chilblain with Oil of Eucalyptus, and lo!  it disap-
pears as if by magic.
   To cure Chilblains, or the tendency, give 1-12 grain of Agari-
cin every four or  five hours.  It is a grand specific.  This is
the extract of the common Toad-stool.
                          CHILL.

  For any sudden chill from cold take one drop  of Camphor
Tincture, on sugar, every 10 minutes.  Two or three doses will
warm you  and prevent "taking cold," no matter what the ex-
posure. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.          Q3
                         CHOKING.

   If from some food in the throat, elevate the shoulders  and
arms and press the head forward.  The food will pass downward.
   Do not pound  upon the back of a choking person, but turn
him wrong-side-up and run the finger into the throat as  far as
possible.
   If choking from worms, give Salt Water drinks.

   If from fish-bones, give bread crumbs to eat.




                         CHOLERA.

Arsenous Acid, in minute doses, is the nearest specific for Chol-
       era and Yellow Fever.  Repeat the dose frequently.

Baptisia Tincture, in 5-drop doses, is a grand remedy.

Camphor will cure many cases when they have reached the col-
    lapse.   Give it in drop doses every 10 minutes.

Copper Acetate, in minute doses every hour, will cure when all
    else fails.

Veratrum Alb., in drop doses of the tincture, is very choice.

   It is said that  Chloroform, in tablespoonful dose (one dose)
has cured in 30 minutes.  It is  safer and better  in  20  to 30
drops on sugar every hour or two. 
64
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
Sulphuric Acid, 30 drops in a glass of water, is said to not only
    cure, but prevent infection.  This  is reliable.

       I£  Ipecac.                      grs. xxx
           Tartar Emetic               grs. ij
           Water                      o UJ
       M  and give at one dose.  After thorough vomiting,
           give 8 or 10 quarts of hot water to clean the stom-
           ach.  Then follow  with the foregoing  Sulphuric
           Acid.
      CHOLERA INFANTUM AND  CHOLERA MORBUS.
  Give to infants  one  or two grains of Resorcin in plenty of
water and this will cure them.
Arsenic, in minute doses, serves well.
Copper Arsenite, 1-100 grain 2 or 3 pills daily, will control any
     case.

Ipecac, where vomiting predominates,  given  in minute doses
     every hour, will cure.

Tinct. Iodine, 1-drop doses,  is a fine remedy where the patient is
     emaciated by  stool, or marasmus.
Vegetable Charcoal,  in minute doses, is a grand remedy where
     the stools are bad-smelling.
Dil.  Sulphuric Acid,  in 2 or 3-drop doses, is a fine remedy.

  See "Diarrhoea." 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
65
                 CHOREA (St. Vitus' Dance).

Arsenic, in 3-drop doses of Fowler's Solution to begin with, and
     gradually increasing the dose until it is 10 or 12 drops, two
     or three times daily.  Then decrease gradually.   So repeat
     up and down, with the  doses.

Stramonium, in minute doses, is the true specific for Chorea.

Hyoscin, 1-50 grain every day hypodermically, will control the
     trembling and the disease.

Strychnia, increasing doses  according to age, will cure Chorea,

  Specific.   Correct the disorganized genitals, as they are fre-
quently the cause of Chorea.
                     CICATRIX (Scars).

  To remove a scar, shave off the scar and paint every day with
the following:

       R-  Per Chloride Iron            3  i
           Collodion                    3  ij

       3sr  and apply.  Nothing will be left but a line.
Keloid formations may be removed by this treatment.
         5 
66
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
      COCCYODINIA (Neuralgia of the End of the Spine).

  Inject 10 drops of Chloroform, hypodermically, at the seat of
pain, and cure at once.   Repeat when necessary.
                COLDS—COUGHS—CORYZA.

  To prevent "taking cold" after exposure, take 1 drop of Tinct.
Camphor, on sugar, and repeat in an hour.   Safe and reliable.
  If you take cold easily, do not sit with your back to a draught
or hot  stove.
  Bathe the  neck and chest in cold salt water every morning
upon arising from bed.   This is a sure preventive.

Remedies—
       I£  Aconite Tinct.               3  i
   (1)      Gelsemium Tinct.            3  i
           Belladonna Tinct.            5  i
           Syrup Simple               §  iij
       3£  sig.  Take 10 to 15 drops every two or three hours.
           It will speedily relieve an acute cough and cold.

                            Or
        R-  Tinct. Aconite              3  i
   (2^     Tinct. Belladonna           3  ij_
           Tinct. Gelsemium           3  ij
       •Mi  sig.   Take six drops in water at bedtime.  This is
           specific. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
67
  One of the very best remedies for an acute cough and cold is
"Gray's Glycerine Tonic Comp." 4 ounces; to this add 5 grains
of Codeine; shake and take a teaspoonful clear every  2 hours.
Children half the dose.
     3
(1)
Morphia Sulph.	grs. iij
Spirits Ether Comp.	3 iss
Syr. Tolu	|
Syr. Squilla	Ua I i
Syr. Prunis Virg.	)
Aqua or Glycerine	o ijss
M  sig.   Teaspoonful every four hours.
Or
R^ Balsam Fir	I ss
(21 Oil Tar	§ ss
Spr. Fermenti opt.	0 ss
Syrup Simple	I vi
M  sig.   Take 2 teaspoonfuls every four hours.   This
    is a grand cough syrup.
For Coryza use the following—
     ty   Cocaine Mur.               grs. vi
         Bismuth Sub Carb.          grs. xi
         Talc Pulv.                   3 iss
■M  sig.   Snuff every two hours. 
68
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
  Expectorants—
      R-   Syrup Tolu
           Gum Muc. Acacia
           Spirits Nitre Dulc.
           Ammon. Carb.
           Tartar Emetic
           Syrup Simple

      ■Mi   sig.   Teaspoonful every four hours.   If the trouble
           is acute there may be added, in place of the Tartar
           Emetic, one  drachm of Tinct. Veratrum Viride. If
           the  patient  is  consumptive, add  Kreosotum,  60
           drops.

  One of the good old-fashioned Cough Cures is the following:

       1$   Tartar Emetic               grs.  i
           Dover's Powder Pulv.        grs.  xx
           Aqua or Syr. Simple         § ii
      •Mr   sig.   Teaspoonful every two hours.   This is one of
           the  best remedies for  common use.   Children half
           the  dose.

Nitrate of Sanguinaria, in minute  doses, three  or four times
    daily, may be relied upon thoroughly to cure all  colds in a
    few days.

Bromide of Ammonia,  5  drachms,  and water  3 or 4 ounces,
    mixed.  This makes an excellent  cough  liquid.    Take a
    teaspoonful three or four times  daily.
aa
o iss
3 ij
3 i
grs.  i
iv 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.
69
 Syrup Iodide of Iron,  in teaspoonful doses, is a grand Cough
     medicine, especially for chronic cough.
 Give tincture of Gelsemium, 5 drops in water, at bed time, for
     a cold wrhere the patient feels chilly and has a watery fluid
     running from the nose.  Cures in 12 hours.

           DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS FOR COUGH.
   Give Bryonia, cough worse when coming into a warm room.
   Give Phosphorus, cough worse when coming into open air.
   Give Bryonia, cough  worse on motion.
   Give Rhus Tox., cough worse on resting.
   Give Lycopodium, cough worse at 4 p. m.
   Give Lachesis, cough worse after sleep.
   Give Arsenicum, cough worse from 1 to 4 a. m.
   Give Apis, must rise up in bed and is better on motion.
   Give Belladonna, cough worse by lying down.
   Give Phosphorus, cough worse on rising up and on motion.
   Give Cuprum, cough better by drinking.
   Give Drosera, cough worse by drinking.
   Give Pulsatilla,  catarrhal cough or cold where the patient is
relieved in the open air and worse in a warm room.   It acts like
magic.
  All these remedies must be  given in the minute  dose fre-
quently repeated. 
70
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                          COLIC.

Colocynth, in minute doses or in drop doses of the tincture, is a
    specific for Colic.

Hot Coffee, injected into the rectum, will relieve in five minutes.
    Give it to the patient to drink; also  very hot.

Hot Water, drank in large quantities, will control Colic pains in
    20 minutes.

Dioscorea Tincture or Fluid  Extract, in half-teaspoonful doses,
    will cure in 20 minutes and keep the trouble away.

  Baby's Colic—

Oil Peppermint, in drop doses on sugar, is the remedy.

Hop Tea, sometimes, is also good.




                         COLLAPSE.

Ammonia, in any of its forms, is safe and reliable, given in drop
     or grain doses.

Nitro-Glycerine, 1-50  grain, hypodermically,  is the first to  be
     thought of  in collapse  due  to any cause, especially from
     Chloroform and heari ^roubles. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          fl
Opium, in 40-drop doses, in collapse of sunstroke, is specific.

Musk, by inhalation.

Strychnia Sulph., drop doses of a 1$ solution, or 1-50 grain hy-
     podermically, in collapse from any  cause, especially from
     use of an anaesthetic or from heart failure.

  Never give Alcohol, in any form, in collapse due to adminis-
tration of Ether.  Give Nitro-Glycerine or Strychnine.

  In collapse from loss of  blood  give large injections of Salt
Water.
                       COMPLEXION.

To beautify the complexion use the following—

       R-  Etheris                     %  i
           Ammonia Carb.             3  i
           Acid Boracic               grs. xx
           Aqua                       5  iJ

       ■Mi  and apply with a flannel  night  and morning,  and
           when dry wash off with hot water.    This will re-
           move all roughness of the skin, pimples, blackheads,
           and freckles. 
72
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Cream Balm—	
R- Thymol Bismuth Sub. Carb. 01. Gaultheria Lanolin	grs. iij grs. xv gtts. i[ % i
M  sig.   Apply night and morning,  and become beau-
    tiful.
       R-  Benzoin Tinct.              § i
           Rose Water                 § x
       Mi  sig.  Tablespoonful in a pint of water and wash the
           face and hands.   Use the same for freckles and
           eruptions on the face, or use it clear.

Carrot Soup or Carrot Water, eaten with brown bread, will beau-
    tify the complexion.

Sulphur, boiled in milk and applied, is good.

Lanolin, rubbed into wrinkles and "crow's feet," will remove
    them in one month.  It is harmless and reliable.
                      CONSTIPATION.

  In most persons  Constipation  is due to one of two causes,
namely:  either an irritable rectum, or anus, as is often the case
in infants and small children; or the absence of sufficient fluids
in the body to flush the alimentary tract. 
            DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          73

   Women are the subjects of Constipation.   It is usually their
chief stock-in-trade.   Why  is this true of  women ?   Because
women do not drink cold water enough to supply the needs of
the bowel.   Their beverage is tea, coffee, or cocoa, or chocolate,
etc.   Women are neglectful of nature's calls to duty.   They
must wash the dishes, or sweep the floor, or do some other house-
hold service, while nature is pleading for relief.  This is a sin
for which they will sooner or later repent in sackcloth and ashes.
   Of course, it must be said of women that the lower segment of
the bowel is  more patulous than in men, and therefore more room
for an accumulation of fecal material, without notice  or discom-
fort.   This  encourages the habit of neglect;  but if women would
only drink plenty of  cold water, Constipation would be rarely
found.   How can the trouble be cured ?  This is a question of!
prime importance.  Answer:

                       TREATMENT.
   If due to  irritations in  the rectum or  anus, these must be cor-
rected by healing applications.  One of the best is the follow-
ing—

       I£   Solid Ex. Aesculus Hippo.    *  ss
            Lanolin                     fy  iv
       M  sig.   Use a teaspoonful through a small  glass syr-
            inge morning and  evening.    If Piles or Fissures
            exist, this will cure them. In addition to  the above,
            there should be taken three times daily  1 drop of
           the tincture of Horse Chestnut  (Aesculus Hippo.)
           in a little water. 
74
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Collinsonia (Stone Root) tincture, in 2-drop doses, is a specific
    for the Constipation of women, especially if Piles exist,
    You can stake your life on this.   This remedy covers more
    of the ills of women than any other one known.

Ichthyol, in 6-grain doses in capsules three times daily, will cure
    chronic Constipation in one month.

Nux Vomica, in very minute doses every morning before break-
    fast, will cause the bowel to move in half an hour.

Tinct. Bryonia,  in drop doses three times daily, for dry, hard,
    burnt stools.

Opium, in minute doses, where the stool is in balls  and round
    lumps.

Peristaltic Pills, put up by Warner of Philadelphia, is  one of
     the grandest remedies  on the market, and may be relied
     upon to do all claimed for them.

Figs, boiled in milk and drink four ounces every night, is a good
     remedy.

Lemonade, without sugar, every morning before breakfast, aids
     in the cure of Constipation.

Sulphur, in grain doses at bedtime, affords one of. the best rem-
     edies for Constipation.

   Equal parts of ground Senna, Jalap, and Cloves mixed. Take
a teaspoonful at liberty.   There will be no griping.   If you mix 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         75
this in syrup simple you have the much-talked-of "Fig Syrup."
Household remedy.

Cold Water,  two glassfuls every night and morning, will regu-
    late the  bowel better and more certainly than all the Laxa-
    tives or  Cathartics known.

Cathartics—
       ^   Sodii Bi-Carb.              )
   (1)      Sugar of  Milk              >  aa bj weight q. s.
            Mercurius Dulc. [Calomel] )
       ■M  sig.   Take  the size of two large peas  at bedtime.
            There will be no griping.
     I£   Podophyllin                { ^ h
(2)      Ex. Belladonna             )    &*'V1'

    M   et ft, pills No. 12
         Sig.   One at bedtime.
       I£   Tinct. Aloes et Myrrh      )
   (3)      Fl. Ex. Cascara Sag.       > aa  \ i
            Syrup Simple             )
       Ml  sig.   Teaspoonful before meals.   This is dangerous,
            as it will produce Piles if continued;  as will any
            Cathartic in which Aloes form the chief ingredient.

Epsom Salts, two heaping teaspoonfuls before breakfast in cold
     water, is very satisfactory, but must not be indulged in too
     often.  They are too cooling to the system. 
76
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Blue Flag, taken in 5-grain doses, is a Cathartic.

Castor Oil, one ounce, is a Cathartic whose after-effect is Con'
    stipation.  If taken  in  continued  10 or 15-drop doses it
    will regulate the bowel  of constipated persons, especially
    children.   Mix it with Glycerine, equal parts, and the taste
    and smell will not be noticed.

Bermuda Onion, one every night;  and give it to your children,
    and bid good-bye to all Constipation and sleeplessness.

Sugar of Milk, 3 teaspoonfuls in hot milk or water, will move the
    bowel  in an hour, if taken before breakfast.

Brewer's Yeast, in cupful doses, is  a sure physic.

Ignatia, in minute doses, for  constipation of infants.

Verbascum and Alumina,  in minute doses, are also good.
                      CONSUMPTION.

  Consumption cannot, so far as known, be cured.    Climate,
with good, wholesome food and drink, afford the best treatment.
  The Murphy treatment of hypodermic injections of Nitrogen
Gas into the plural cavity, over  the seat of the disease, and al-
lowed to remain for several weeks before its removal, offers some
hope for the Consumptive.   By this the "rest" cure is achieved,
and the lung is collapsed  by  the pressure of the gas, and the 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
77
germs are destroyed by the pressure.   This is a painless and non-
dangerous treatment.  Great encouragement is offered by this
method.
   Baptisia, or Sulphur, or Glycerine, or Morrhul,  are offered
for trial.
   Consumptives are usually sexually starved, or sexually over-
fed persons.   It is difficult to prescribe for such persons.   You
cannot recommend its indulgence by the unmarried, and you
cannot control the married.
                  CONTAGION (Infection).

Gum of Myrrh, a small fragment carried in the mouth, will pre-
     vent contagion  of  every sort.

Gun-powder, burned in the house and near the clothing, will pre-
     vent contagion.   Keep the clothing saturated with the gas,

Vinegar,  in tablespoonful doses three  or four times daily, will
     protect from  Small-pox infection.

Onions, sliced up and placed in saucers about the house, is said
     to protect against Contagion.

Sulphur Fumes are likewise good, but  not absolute.

Tinct. Belladonna, in 2-drop doses,  will prevent Scarlet Fever
     infection. 
78
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Sulphuric Acid, diluted, and  in 8  or  10-drop  doses, taken in
     plenty of water, will prevent Yellow Fever and Cholera.

Arsenic, 1-30 grain, will protect against Cholera.

Arsenite of Copper, in 1-100 grain doses, will do the same.
                          CORNS.

  Apply common table salt  night and morning,  rubbing the
Corn with the thumb after having dipped it into water and then
into the salt.   This is absolutely a cure of any hard Corn in one
month.

Vinegar on lint or cotton,  and applied fresh  every night and
    morning, cures soft Corns.   This is absolute.

  Never soak Corns in hot water, especially if they are inflamed
and tender.  Soak them in cold water in which Tinct. of Ver-
atrum  Viride has been  used.   This reduces inflammation.  A
good way is to apply the Veratrum  Viride on lint after the Corn
has been soaked in the  cold water.   Do this every night and
morning, and all tenderness will disappear in twenty-four hours-

  Never cut  Corns.  Scrape them with the finger-nail, being
careful not to make them bleed.  It is very dangerous and has
cost many a life.

  Treat a Corn as if it were something of value to you, and it
will engage your attention and be cured. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          79
  Wash the feet every day once and you will never have corns.

Putnam's Corn Paste—
       R-   Solid Ex. Cannabis Indica  grs.  x
            Salicylic Acid              grs.  x
            Collodion                   5 i
       M   and apply once daily.  This is no good and is not the
            intelligent method of treatment.

Lemon, bound on the Corn every night, will completely cure it in
     one week.  This is good for hard and soft Corns,  also for
     Bunions  and  Chilblains.
                         CRAMPS.
Metallic Copper, in minute doses, is a specific for Cramps.

Colocynth, 1 drop of the tincture on sugar every 15 or 20 min-
     utes,  is specific for Colic.

Valeriana, in minute doses, is good for all Cramps.

Turpentine, in 10 to 20-drop doses in hot water, relieves at once.

   To stop Cramps in the calf of the leg or the sole of the foot,
take a thick cord and wrap it once around the limb or foot, over
the seat of trouble, and draw the  ends tightly for one minute,
and all Cramp is gone.   This is positively a quick and reliable
relief.
See "Spasms and Colic. 
80
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
                          CROUP.
Tinct. Aconite, in minute doses, alternated with Spongia Tosta,
     in minute doses every five minutes, will stop Croup in 30
     minutes.   The next day give minute doses of Phosphorus
     to prevent a return of the trouble.  Fifteen drops of the
     tincture in half glass of water and give a teaspoonful every
     two hours.

Turpentine, in 3-drop doses every few minutes, will cure in 30
     minutes.   Put some of it in hot water  and let the patient
     inhale the fumes.

Bromine soon  cures Croup.

  For membranous, Croup, spray the throat with a solution of
Pancreatin.  It dissolves the membrane.  Or, use the following
in the same way:

  Trypsin, or  Lime Water, or Liquor Potassi, or a 10^ solution
of Lactic Acid in Glycerine, or Phosphoric Acid (Dil.), and ad-
minister  Bichromate of Potash in minute doses every 10 min-
utes.  These different  drugs  should be used separately.

Hepar Sulphur, in minute doses, and  if after  30 minutes the
     case is not relieved and the child is in danger of suffocating,
     perform Tracheotomy at once.
                      CYSTITIS.
See "Bladder." 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.
81
                       DANDRUFF.

The best application for Dandruff is one of the following:

       I£   Quinine Sulph.              grs. xx
   (1)      Cupric Sulph.               grs. v
           Bay Rum or Cologne Water  § x
       M   and apply to the roots of the hair once every day.
R^ Hydrarg. Bi-Chlor.	grs. v
(2) Tinct. Cantharis	gtts. vij
Bay Rum	o viij
Glycerine	I i
     M  and apply to the scalp once daily.


     1$  Camphor  Spts.              § i
(3)      Boracic Acid Sat. Sol.        §i
         Chloral Water              % iij
         Glycerine                   § ss
         Oil Rose Mary              gtts.  xv
         Whisky                     § v
    M  and apply  freely once daily.


     Y\   Hydrochloric Acid           3 i
(4)      Alcohol                     § iv
    M   Apply to scalp once daily.
              6 
82
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Vinegar, diluted in plenty of water, is very excellent for Dan-
     druff, or it may be applied pure.

  Administer one of the following drugs according to the con-
dition manifest in the patient, namely—

Arsenic for dry, scaly condition of the scalp.

Hepar Sulphur for a  pustular eruption of the scalp.

Graphites for a moist eruption, having a honey-like fluid.  This
     is specific for all eruptions and  skin  diseases  where this
     honey-like fluid exists.   It is frequently found  on the ears
     or behind them, or on the scalp.

  See "Scalp and Hair."
                        DEAFNESS.

Mullein Oil is mentioned as being a great remedy, dropped into
     the ear.

  If wax exists in the ear, remove it by putting into the ear a
saturated  solution of Bi-Carbonate of Soda.  This will dissolve
the wax.   Follow this with six drops of Castor Oil, and repeat
twice daily until the ear  is clean.

Glycerine is a good dressing for the ear in deafness.

  Consult a Specialist.
See "Ear. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         83
                    DELIRIUM TREMENS.

   One or two drops of pure Carbolic Acid, taken in plenty of
 water, is a very choice home remedy.

 Give Strychnia, 1$ solution, two drops in water every hour.

 Hydrobromate of Hyoscin, 1-50 grain hypodermically, is the
     remedy.
 Agaricin, 1-12 grain every two hours,  is par excellence.
 Hot water, drink large quantities, is all that is needed, in addi-
     tion two teaspoonful doses of hot clear coffee every hour.
 Extract of Oats is a good remedy.
 Vinegar, in tablespoonful doses every half hour, clears up the
     case in a few hours.
Ammonia, in two-drop  doses in water, is sufficient for these cases.
Beef-tea with plenty of Cayenne pepper, is one of the great spe-
     cifics.
  Most cases recover without any treatment whatever.   Good
nursing is usually all that is needed.
  Quiet the nerves with the following nerve and heart tonic—
       I£   Pot. Bromide               3  vi
           Tinct. Digitalis              3  ij
            Elixir Simple               §  ij
           Aqua                       I  ij
       M   sig.  Two  teaspoonfuls every two,  three or four
           hours as required.   This is specific. 
84
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                        DIABETES.

Pure Kreosotum, four to six drops daily, give one or two drops
     as a dose in water.

Skim-Milk, large quantities  every  day and  no other food or,
     drink, is said to cure this disease.

Lactic Acid, five drops of a 10$ solution in Alcohol, three times
     daily,  is recommended.

Rhus Aromatica Fluid Extract, in 30 drop doses,  is recom-
     mended highly.

Uranium Nitrate, in minute doses,  four times daily, has cured
     several cases for me, which had been long standing.  With
     this let the patient eat  anything he wants, but avoid stim-
     ulants of  every kind, and drink skim-milk.

  Live on exclusively vegetable diet.
                       DIARRHOEA.

Iris Versicolor (Blue Flag), in drop doses of the tincture every
    hour, will cure more cases of Diarrhoea and Cholera Mor-
    bus and Cholera Infantum, than any known medicine.   I
    have seen it do  miracles.

Ipecac, in minute  doses, where the stool is green and Nausea
    predominates, is absolutely to be relied upon as curative. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
85
 Arsenite of Copper, 1-100 grain three or four times daily, where
     the stool is yellow and violent cramps occur, also for Diar-
     rhoea of Consumptives.
 Arsenic, in minute doses every hour or two, where stool is yellow
     and painless  and has a foul odor.
 Iodine, in minute doses, where the stool is copious and papescent,
     and the patient is exhausted and weak.

   For Diarrhoea  of infants and children the following is  un-
 equaled—

       R-   Cornu Cervi Rasp.          3  xiij
            Ex. Glycyrrhizae            3  iiss
            Cort. Cinnamon Cass       3  ss
       M   and make a  tea.
            Sig.   Teaspoonful as required.

Chamberlain's Relief—
       R<   Tinct.  Capsici               3  x
            Tinct.  Camphor             3  viij
            Tinct.  Guaiaci               3  vi
      ■Mi  sig.  Ten drops on sugar  as required.


      R-   Salol                        grs. xxx
           Bismuth Sub. Nit.           3  i
      M  and divide into 10 powders.
           Sig.  Take one every three or four hours.  This is
          good treatment. 
86
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
  Boil a stick of Cinnamon Bark in two cupfuls of milk,  and
give a teaspoonful every hour, is one of the finest remedies for
children and may be relied upon.  Good also for Dysentery.

Vegetable Charcoal where the stool is very offensive.

Podophyllum, in minute doses, for white stool and the patient is
    gagging, retching, and rolling the head.

Sulphuric Acid, in five drop doses in water, may be relied upon
    implicitly for Diarrhoea, either for children or adults.

Magnesia Sulph., in five grain doses every three hours, is an un-
    equalled remedy for acute Diarrhoea.

Thuja, in minute doses every half-hour, for  6 hours only, for
    early morning Diarrhoea.   Stool yellow, watery, windy,
    and gurgling like water out of a bung-hole.

  For chronic Diarrhoea give six grains of the Salicylate of Bis-
muth three times daily.   Excellent.
                       DIPHTHERIA.

  The most recent and possibly the most successful treatment is
by the use of Antitoxin.

               METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION.
  Diphtheria Antitoxic Serum is administered hypodermically.
In so doing the same care as to cleanliness must be observed here
as elsewhere in the use of the hypodermic needle.  We recom- 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         37
mend the following convenient procedure:   Place the syringe in
luke-warm water and bring to the boiling point.  To insure per-
fect asepsis boil for five minutes.   Cleanse the site of injection^
using warm water and soap, after which apply a 5 per cent, so-
lution of Carbolic Acid.   The latter produces a degree of local
anaesthesia which overcomes the pain of puncture by the needle.
Any part of the body where  the skin is loose and the subcutane-
ous connective tissue abundant—such as the  region of the hip,
abdomen, the inner aspect of the thigh, and the interscapular re-
gion—may be selected.   Preference is to  be given to the latter
site, since the patient cannot witness the injection, and is, there-
fore,  less likely to  entertain fear.    This  is  a precaution  well
taken in every instance where the hypodermics are given to  chil-
dren, but especially so in Diphtheria, because the heart is always
more or less affected by the toxins of the disease, and care should
be used to prevent  all undue excitement.     In this region the
scapula? protect the site of  injection against pressure of clothing
or bed covering.
   Inject the serum slowly and well down into the tissues.   It is
well to consume several minutes in injecting the required quan-
tity.  Do not massage  the parts.    By observing these precau-
tions the most rapid absorption of the serum is secured.
   Anti-toxin should be administered as early as possible,  as
twenty-four hours lost may mean a life sacrificed.

                  EFFECT OF ANTI-TOXIN.
  1st.   Arrest of the disease.
  2d.  General improvement—slower pulse—fever abates.
  3d.  Softening of the glands.
  4th. Retraction  of edges of the membranes. 
88
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                          DOSE.

  From 1,000 to 2,000 units.   Repeat in from 8 to 10 hours,
if necessary.

                    PREVENTIVE DOSE.

  From 200 to 500 units, and repeat every 10 or 15  days.

Sulphate of Soda is the most reliable remedy.  Give two grains
     every hour or two  in half a glass of water.

Carbolic Acid, in drop  doses in water, is one of the most reliable
     remedies.

Bichromate of Potash, in minute doses, where the phlegm and
     secretions are ropy and tenacious.

Protoneuclein, in three grain doses every four hours,  and blow
     the powder into the throat and nose every hour, is good.
     Or make a solution in water and use by a spray.   This may
     be relied upon.

Muriate Tinct. Iron is  the best caustic to the ulcers in the throat
     However, it is not good practice to treat the  case with a
     caustic application of any  kind.

Pancreatin Solution, used by an atomizer, will dissolve the mem-
     brane.

Trypsin used in the same way will do the same thing.   These
     are fine  in Membranous Croup as well as Diphtheria. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
89
Borax,  three grain doses for children and ten grain doses for
     adults every three or four hours,  is curative.   Use no local
     application with this.

        R^   Pilocarpin Hydro.           grs.  1-3
            Pepsin                      grs.  10
            Acid Mur. Dil.              gtts. 2
            Water                      § 2 1-3
       M  sig.  Teaspoonful in wine every two hours and swab
     the throat with Peroxide of Hydrogen.

                          CAUTION.
   In all cases of Diphtheria, do not allow the  patient to rise
up inasmuch as that the heart is always badly involved in this
disease, and many patients die from this cause when they are get-
ting well.


                      DISINFECTANTS.

Sulphate of Copper in hot solutions  is best to disinfect sinks
     and closets and water-pipes.
Chloride of Lime is  also very excellent except for its odor.
Soap-Suds is excellent if used hot.
Chlorine Water is good but not so easy to make.    (See Sun-
     dries.)
Coffee is one of the most powerful disinfectants, either burned
     or a solution made of it and applied. 
90
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Strong Salt Solution is one of the cheapest and best disinfect-
    ants.

Sulphur, burned, is a good disinfectant, but will discolor metals.
            DIURESIS (Excessive Flow of Urine).

Nitrate of Uranium, in minute doses, is the one and only rem-
    edy needed for Polyuria.
                         DROPSY.

Apocynum Cannabinum, in  three  to five drop doses of the
    tincture  every two or three hours, stands in the front rank
    for Dropsy of all kinds.

Arsenic, in minute doses, for Dropsy due to heart disease and
    where there exists a white, pale, waxy complexion, and very
    difficult breathing.
Apis Melifica, in minute doses, where the patient cannot breathe
    unless he sits up.   Also for all Dropsies of the serous tis-
    sues.

Queen of the Meadow Tincture is a remedy to be given for Drop-
    sy, and with positive success.   Five drop doses every two
    hours.
The best prescription known for general Dropsy is the follow-
    ing-- 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.         91
       R-   Fl. Ex. Apocynum Can.      § ss
            Fl. Ex. Stigmata  Maydis    § i
            Fl. Ex. Queen of  Meadow   § i
            Acetate Potash              3 iij
            Sp. Juniper q. s. ad         § v
            Syr. Auranti Cort.          § iij
       M   sig.   Teaspoonful every two or three hours.    If
            the bowel is affected too severely,  give  less  fre-
            quently.
   Dropsical patients should  drink large quantities of skim-
milk.

Dropsy from Bright's Disease—
       T$   Chloroform                 3  ss
            Acid  Benzoici               gtts. xx
            Potas. Acetat                3 vi
            Aqua q. s. ad               § vi
       ■Mr  sig.   Teaspoonful  in water every four hours.

Cardiac Dropsy—
       R-   Quinine Sulph.             3 iss
            Pot. Acetatis                5 ij
            Ex. Gelsemii fl.             3
            Syrup Simple               §
            Aqua Camphor              § iv
       M  sig.  Tablespoonful in water every four hours for
            ordinary cases.
  See "Oedema." 
92
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
                       DROWNING.

  Never cease the struggle to revive and save a drowned per-
son.   They have been restored after hours  of labor.  Stick to
the task for two or three hours.

                       DIRECTIONS.
  Remove all clothing.   Head downward for two or three min-
utes, then stretch the person full length on a board or the ground.
Rub them all over with common salt.   Roll  them,  as they lie
on the back, from side to side.   If possible pack them naked in
salt.   Pursue this method for hours.  Success has been  known
after a  person has been in the water for an hour or two.   It
is often successful to place the victim upon a "teeter" and be-
gin the  motion head up, then the feet up and the head downj
so rock  them until revived.  The motion should not exceed the
normal respirations, which are from 16 to 20 per minute.
                      DROWSINESS.

Nux Vomica, in minute doses, for drowsiness hours before bed-
     time.
Aletris if due to womb trouble.

Belladonna if due to Brain disease.

Phosphorus if due to Brain fag.

Baptisia if it accompanies Typhoid Fever. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
93
Gelsemium if from fatigue.  This is the great remedy for that
     "Tired Feeling."  Five drop doses of the tincture every 5
     hours.
Nux Muschata, in minute doses, for drowsiness, faintness, etc.
                      DRUNKENNESS.

Tinct. Aconite, two drop doses every hour for drunken stupor.
Hot Coffee, by the mouth and rectum, for a "dead drunk."
Carbolic Acid, two drops in plenty of water, soon restores.
Vinegar, wine-glassful every hour or two, is the great remedy of
     soldiers.   Four drops of Ammonia should be added to the
     Vinegar.
Ammonia Chloride, one-half  teaspoonful in a glass of water,  is
     excellent.
Hot Water and plenty of it is the safest and best of remedies.

  To distinguish between a "drunk"  and an Opium poisoning,
press your thumb ends firmly  into the supra-orbital notch, which
is under the eyebrow near the root of the nose.   If drunk, they
will yell in one minute.  If opium,  they are insensible.
  If stupor from Prussic Acid, the breath will smell like peach-
pits.
Cannabis Indica Tincture,  five  to eight drops in water three or
     four times daily, is the one remedy  for the nervousness of
     drunkards. 
94
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
Never give Chloral nor Morphine to drunkards.

A cure for drunkards, is the following—

    First—Abstain from Liquor.

    Second—

       R  Aloes Pulv.         |  , x
           Ex. iel bovis  exeicc )         °
           Resin Podophyllii           grs. ij
      M  and divide into four pills.
  Sig.   One every night.


    Third-
       ly  Zinci Oxidi                  grs. iij
           Ex. Hyoscyami              q. s.
           for one pill to be taken twice daily.

  See "Delirium Tremens."
                       DYSENTERY.

  There is no better remedy than Ipecacuanha, in minute doses
every hour,  and accompanied with  a high  Enema of Fl. Ex.
Geranium Maculatum, in water.   This is a master for Dysen-
tery. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.          95
Oil of Peppermint, in drop doses in hot water, is an excellent
     home  remedy.  With this  a high enema  if needed  every
     few hours of the following—

       R<   Naphthalin                 grs. vi
            Water (hot)                  § i
       T r

Tinct. Baptisia, in five drop doses,  is a specific for Dysentery
     and is a magnificent antiseptic  for the bowel.    You may
     rely upon this drug in any case.
Mercurius  Vivus, in minute doses, for bloody stools of Dysentery
     where there is much straining during and after stool.
Aloes, in minute doses, where eating or drinking aggravates the
     bowels and Piles exist.
Tinct. Cantharis, five drops in a glass of water.   Give a tea-
     spoonful every hour, where the  stool is bloody and full of
     shreds, like the lining of the bowels.
Croton Oil for the same, given in very minute doses.
Leptandrin, in minute doses, is the remedy for chronic forms.
Tinct. of Cinnamon, in three to five  drop doses,  is also good for
     chronic cases.

The best is this—
       I£   Nux Vomica Pulv.           grs.  iv
           Secale Cor. Pulv.            grs.  xxiv
       M   Divide into 12 powders.
           Sig.  One every four hours.    Children half the
           dose. 
96
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                        DYSPEPSIA.

  Dyspepsia is the cry of the stomach for rest.   The "rest"
treatment is, therefore, the best.   "A hundred  mastications to
every mouthful," was Gladstone's cure for Dyspepsia.  This is
important as applied to all starchy foods, such as bread.  In re-
spect to meat foods, it is not so essential as it does not require
the saliva for digestion.   However, it is  well  to masticate or
chew all foods thoroughly.
  The best preparation to aid in the digestion of food, is the fol-
lowing—

       I£   Tinct. Nux Vomica         3 i
            Tinct. Ipecac               3 i
            Pancreatin                 grs. xx
            Lactopeptin Elixir          § viij
       M  sig.   Two teaspoonfuls after meals.   Or the fol-
            lowing—
R-  Nux Vomica Pulv.
           Ipecac Pulv.
           Pancreatin                 3  i
           Sodii Bi-Carb.              grs. xx
           Lactopeptin Pulv.           %  i
       Mi  Divide into 40 powders.
           Sig.  One immediately after eating.

Dilute Sulphuric Acid, five drops in water an hour before meals
     prepares the stomach for work. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
97
Sanguinaria, in minute doses before meals, is one of the best
     remedies for indigestion.

Fl. Ex. Hydrastis, four drop doses  before and after meals, is
     one of the foremost remedies, and has few equals for Dys-
     pepsia.
Ingluvin,  five or ten grains after meals, is unequaled.   This is
     pulverized chicken gizzard and very useful in nausea after
     eating.

Abies Nigra (Black Spruce),  in minute doses, for a feeling as
     if a lump like an egg were in the stomach, and a constant
     distressing  constriction at the pit of the  stomach.    This
     remedy is invaluable for total loss of appetite in the morn-
     ing, but with craving for  food at noon and night.

Lycopodium, in minute doses, is one of the very best where there
     is much rumbling of gas or wind in the stomach or bowel.
     with  loss of appetite after a mouthful or two of food has
     been  taken.   Try this remedy  for old chronic cases, and
     you will smile all over.

       I£   Carbo Veg.                  grs.  xxx
           Nux Vomica Pulv.            grs.  x
           Sugar of Milk               3 ij
      M  Divide  into 20 powders.
           Sig.  One an hour after meals.    Indicated when
           the stomach and bowel are full of gas, and the food
          distresses an hour or two  after eating it.  Duodenal
          indigestion.
                       7 
98
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
  Dyspeptics should never take beef-tea clear.  It should always
be mixed with baked flour.   This would have saved many a
baby's life if used properly.
  A small pinch of Salt in water taken  an hour before every
meal will cure these cases when all else  fails.
  The yolk  of an egg boiled an hour is a good diet for delicate
stomachs, and  prepared thus, may be eaten at liberty.
Mercurius Iod., in minute doses, for Ovarian Dyspepsia.

Argentum Nitricum, in  minute  doses, for  Dyspepsia at the
     Change of Life.  Both these remedies are specific.
Scutellaria Lat., is a specific for intestinal indigestion, especially
     of the duodenum.


                           EAR.

  Earache will be instantly cured by dropping into the ear five
or six drops of the Tinct. Plantago Major, as warm as can be
borne, and administer by the mouth a  teaspoonful of the same.
The effect is instant.
  If suppuration of the ear occurs, and  pus has formed in the
inner ear, and the drum bulges, it should be punctured at  once
and the  parts syringed  out with hot water and Boracic Acid
every 4 or 5 hours.  After 2 days the  ear should be dressed by
blowing into it a mixture of equal parts of lodocrol and Boracic
Acid once daily.   At first some pain  will be experienced, but
this will subside in 24 or 4-8 hours and recovery will be rapid.
  For these cases of pus formation, Silicea,  in minute doses,
should be given every hour or two for 24 hours, then no medicine 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
99
 whatever for 30 days.   The discharge will be increased, but
 soon will diminish and finally subside altogether.  This treat-
 ment for all acute or chronic cases is the only one needed.

 Mullein Oil,  dropped into the ear, is said to be specific for ear-
      ache and deafness arising from  paralysis of the auditory
      nerve.   I cannot vouch for the value of this remedy.

 Lobelia Tincture is well recommended for earache, and will do
      good service when used hot in the ear.

 Onion  Juice,  dropped warm into the  ear, cures earache in five
      minutes.  This is a quick and good  old-fashoned relief for
      ordinary cases.

 Laudanum and Chloroform, in equal parts and  put into the ear
     warm,  will instantly relieve, but must not  be repeated
     often.

 Black Pepper, wrapped in cotton  and dipped in Sweet Oil and
     put into the ear, will afford relief at once.

   Fill the bowl of a new clay pipe with cotton and drop two or
 three drops of Chloroform on it, then cover with a linen hand-
 kerchief and put the stem  of the pipe into the ear, and blow
 through the bowl,  and thus the Chloroform  fumes will relieve
the pain at once.

Cocaine, one drop of a 10$ solution in the  ear, is a quick method
     of relief.  Do not repeat too often. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
       R-   Camphorated Chloral        parts 5
            Glycerine                   parts 30
            Oil Sweet Almonds          parts 10
       M  and apply on cotton and rub the ear all around with
            it

Pulsatilla, in three drop doses of the tincture, is a grand rem-
    edy for all ear troubles, also for repeating stys.    Give it
    twice daily.

Tinct.  Gelsemium,   in  five drop doses once   daily,  will cure
    ringing in the ears.   Dilute it with water and put  a few
    drops into the ear.

Quinine, in minute doses, cures roaring in the ears.

Graphites, in very minute doses,  cures  honey-like  discharges
    from, or behind, the ear and on the scalp.  Make a salve of
    the same and apply once daily.

  Foreign bodies in the ear may be removed with a loop of very
fine steel or silver wire.

  Maggots in the ear will come  out at once by using the fumes
of Chloroform.

Agaricus, in minute doses, cures red, swollen  ears, as it does the
    fingers  and hands that look as though they had been frozen.

  Wax is quickly removed from the ear by  the use of Hydrogen
Peroxide.   It dissolves the wax at once. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
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                         ECZEMA.

Rhus Toxicodendron will cure more cases and varieties of skin
     disease than any other one drug.
   It applies successfully to all forms of Eczema and kindred
skin affections.  It must be given in small continued doses for
several months.

   The most successful  treatment for Eczema and one that has
done wonders as a curative method is the following—
   Apply twice daily the ordinary "Black Wash" (Calomel and
Lime water).    After  it has thoroughly dried then apply the
following ointment—

       3
Acid Salicylic	grs. x
Acid Chrysophanic	grs. x
Resorcin Pulv.	grs. iii
Red Precipitate	grs. ii
Oil Tar	3 ii
Lanolin	I i
Keolin	3 iii
       M  Apply lightly 2 or 3 times daily.


At the same time give by the mouth—
       R-  Tincture Rhus Tox.          3 i
           Aqua dest                   5 vi
      M  sig.   Teaspoonful 3 or 4 times daily.
  If improvement is not satisfactory in one month give Ichthyol
6 grains in capsules  after each meal and continue the Rhus Tox. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
  If after one month the case has not yielded cease all the above
except the ointment and give 15 drops  of Arsenaiuro in water
after meals (children half the dose).   After two or three ounces
are used the case will be well.

  In old and aggravated forms of Eczema groups and crops of
furuncles and small, sore and incomplete boils are frequently met
with.   In all such cases one of the following remedies should be
given:

Arnica Tincture drop doses before meals for all tendency to boils
    and crops of furuncles, especially when  they are very tender
    and sore to the touch.

Hepar Sulphuris, in minute doses, twice  daily if the boils present
    pus points and tendency to suppuration.

Sulphuric Acid Dilute, 5  drops in plenty of water before meals
    if the boils are large and frequent repetitions occur.

  In addition to the above treatment Epsom Salts 2 teaspoonfuls
in cold water before breakfast 3 times each week must be given.

  If at any time after the eruptions have disappeared there re-
mains a violent and persistent itching give  2 drops of a 1$ solu-
tion of Strychnine an hour after each meal.

  The above treatment will cure every and  any case of Eczema.

  The following suggestion may be serviceable:

  Attend carefully to the diet, avoiding all greases and fatty food
and give plenty of old-fashioned buttermilk to drink. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
103
 Resinol is as near a specific as is known for Eczema of the ordi-
     nary type.  It must be applied lightly two or three times
     daily, and is best when covered with a linen cloth.

 Ichthyol, 10$ in  Lanolin, and applied twice daily;  take 6 drops
     of the Ichthyol in capsules after meals.  This, persisted in,
     will do wonders for some cases.

 Lycopersium,  applied, is the remedy where  boils  accompany
     Eczema.   With it should be administered either Silicea or
     Hepar Sulphur, in minute doses, 1 dose every two or three
     days.

 "Black Wash" (Calomel and Lime  Water) is a very good appli-
     cation or wash before applying Resinol or Ichthyol.  Let it
     dry first.

 Graphites, in  minute  doses,  for Eczema  of the ears where a
     honey-like fluid escapes.   Also of the scalp.  Apply a paste
     made of the same.   This is absolutely a specific for this
     form of Eczema.

Arsenic, in minute doses three or four times daily, is a good skin
     medicine for burning Eczema, having a scaly, branlike erup-
     tion.  In Psoriasis it is specific.

Arsenauro, 10 to 15 drop doses in plenty of water, (children 5 to
     8 drops,)  after each meal.    Two or three  ounces of it will
     work wonders where everything else has failed.  It is spe-
     cific in all forms of Eczema, and may be relied upon. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
  For a dry Eczema of the Scalp the following cures—

       I£  Acid Salicylici              grs.  xx
           Oil Lavendulae              5 iijss
           Oil Citronellae              5 ss
           Oil Pini. Sylvest.           * ij
           Oil Recini                  o iss
       M  and apply a few drops to the scalp and rub gently.

                    UNIVERSAL  ECZEMA.
  Bury the patient into a Bran Mesh every day for an hour or
two; then wash with Tepid Water gently; and when dry, anoint
with the  following:

       ^  Acid Salicylici              grs. xxx
           Lanolin                    o ij
       M  and apply gently all over the body.   This treatment
           has afforded me much gratification, after all others
           failed.   It may be relied upon.   Resinol is prefer-
           able, except for the expense.  It is well to give the
           Arsenauro in this case.  To children the  dose must
           not be more than  five to eight drops after meals.

  One of the very best remedies for Salt Rheum  and Eczema
of the dry  scaly kind is the following—

       T$  Chrysophanic Acid          3  ss
           Vaseline or Lanolin         §  i
       ■M  sig.   Apply  once  daily,  thoroughly  rubbing  the
            parts. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
105
                         EMETICS.

 Apomorphia, ^ grain on the back of the tongue, will cause vom-
     iting in five minutes.  Apomorphia that is green is spoiled
     and must not be used.
 Tinct. Ipecac, a teaspoonful causes vomiting in a minute.

 Tartar Emetic, in two-grain doses, the work is done in ten min-
     utes.
 Warm Water (not hot), with a teaspoonful of Mustard, acts in
     five minutes.

 Salt Water is safer and is more prompt as an Emetic.
 Sulphate of Zinc, 15 to  20 grains, does the work well.
     Push the finger down the throat.



                   EMISSIONS  (Nightly).

                    (See Spermatorrhea.)
  If night Emissions occur oftener than once in a week or ten
days, they  are injurious.  Otherwise, they are an  evidence  of
virility, unless the patient feels exhausted after them.

       R-   Nux  Vomica Pulv.          grs. x
           Secale Cor.  Pulv.            3 iss
      M   Divide into 20 powders.
           Sig.   One after each meal.  Apply over the hips
           and back Camphor  Water,  cold, every night and 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
           morning.   Make Camphor Water by putting into a
           quart of water a tablespoonful of Spirits of Cam-
           phor.

  Rub the parts well with a coarse towel.

  If the heart is affected, give 1-30 grain of Digitalis three times
daily or Gelsemin, 1-20 grain three or four times daily.
  As a tonic, China Tincture, four drops before meals, is excel-
lent where there is loss of vital fluid, either blood or semen.
  Drink Malt Extract after meals and on going to bed.  It is
a sexual sedate.
  Gelsemiin, -J grain, and Lupulin, 3 grains, mixed, and taken
on going to bed, cures every case of night emissions.
                         ENEMAS.

  In severe Constipation, as also after operations affecting the
rectum, Castor Oil in three  or four ounces, injected in the rec-
tum at bedtime, will perfectly dissolve the feces, and produce an
easy movement of the bowel.

Glycerine, either pure or half in water, injected into the rectum,
    will cause the bowel to  move in two minutes, but must not
    be employed after any operation  affecting any portion of
    the bowel.  It produces too much straining and smarting.

Hot Salt Water is a very excellent Enema for  cleansing the
    bowel and destroying all seat worms. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         JQ7
Camphor Spirits, 12 drops to the pint of water, is an excellent
     Enema, and not only heals, but soothes the bowel.

Pure Coal Oil may be used in the bowel, high above the flexures,
     in large quantities, for the removal of obstructions and im-
     pactions.

Bovinine is one of the best preparations, when used with Hydro-
     gen Peroxide, for Constipation and Impaction of the bowel.
     Use them as follows:  Introduce a rectal catheter above the
     sigmoid flexure;  then inject  any quantity  of warm Bovi-
     nine; follow this  with an  ounce  of Hydrogen  Peroxide
     mixed  one-half with water.  This not only  dissolves the
     Impaction  at  once, but  the liberation  of the gas will
     smoothen out the bowel without any pain.

Hot Air is a good Enema for torsion or twisting of  the bowel.

Fluid  Hydrastis (non-alcoholic),  one  ounce and water  ten
     ounces, is very excellent Enema for ulceration.

Fl.  Ex. of Rhatanv, two tablespoonfuls  to the pint of tepid
     water, is the proper Enema  for Proctitis.

Fl. Ex. Pinus Canadensis, one tablespoonful to the pint of water,
     is unequaled for inflamed or ulcerated rectum.

                   NUTRITIVE ENEMAS.

       R-  Cod-liver Oil                 5 ounces
  (1)      Yolk of one egg
           Lime water                 10 ounces 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
       ^  Cod-liver Oil
  (2)      Yolk of one egg              5 ounces
           Chloride of Sodium         40 grains
           Water                      10 ounces
       M  This is sufficient for four or five Enemas during the
           day.
  Enemas of almost any kind of food may be employed in the
rectum when they cannot be administered by the mouth,  and
with nearly as good results, in respect to nourishment, as if they
wTere taken into the stomach.   Eggs and warm milk, bouillon,
bovinine, cod-liver oil, soups, gruels made from peas, barley,
oats and  wheat, rice, and starches of all kinds.   In fact,  rectal
alimentation may include almost any ordinary article of diet, but
must always be administered warm.
                        EPILEPSY.

  Epilepsy is a sudden  loss  of consciousness  with convulsive
movements of the body, and  invariably frothing at the mouth,
and a chewing,  blowing motion of the  mouth.  You may tell
when an Epileptic fit is about to occur by the rapid rise of the
pulse.   This is true whether  acute or chronic.  These  fits may
be due  to some bowel, stomach, or genital  irritation.   There-
fore, they will be cured by removing the cause.  They may be
due also to old injuries of the bone of the foreleg, the tibia es-
pecially.
  If due to stomach disease, cure it by proper remedies found in
this  book.  So  also if due to bowel disease.  If from seat or
other worms, destroy them. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
109
  If due to a long prepuce in a boy, circumcise him.   If in a
girl, remove the clitoris.   These are frequent causes in young
life.

  All Epileptics should eat little and often.

  If from injuries to the skull or scalp, remove the depressing
bone or scar.

Atropine, a 30$ trituration in sugar of milk, and  give one or
     two grains every 10 or 12 hours, will cure  most cases that
     are due to injuries of the brain.

Nux Vomica, 1-20 grain twice daily, will cure many cases.

Melilotus Tincture, given in drop doses every five minutes dur-
     ing an attack, will relieve in a few moments.   Continue in
     six or seven-drop doses before and after meals.  This will
     prevent all fits of this kind.  Absolutely reliable.

  If a patient suffering from Epilepsy will take 1-50 grain of
the Nitrate of Silver, after morning and evening meals, the fit
will never occur.

Passiflora Incarnata Tincture, a teaspoonful three times daily,
     will prevent and cure Epilepsy.   Double the dose at bed-
     time.

Fluid Extract of Horse Nettle, in ordinary doses, is proven effi-
     cacious for Epilepsy. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                        ERYSIPELAS.

 Belladonna, in two drop doses of the tincture every two hours,
     for ordinary cases where the surface is  very red and in-
     flamed and the eyes are affected.   Apply  also a 2$ solution
     twice daily.

 Rhus Tox., in minute doses, cures the vesicular forms.  It is
     specific.

 Apis Melifica, where  the pain  is of a stinging  nature,  and the
     eruptions are papular.  In frequent minute doses.

 Arsenic, in minute doses every two hours, cures the phlegmon-
     ous cases.   Very reliable.

 Baptisia, in a lotion of 1 part to 10 parts of water, is the only ex-
     ternal dressing needed.  Apply on cotton cloths and renew
     every half hour.   This application for all forms of the dis-
     ease is the proper one.

 Cantharis,  five drops  of the  tincture  in half  a glass of water,
     given  in teaspoonful doses every hour, is a specific  remedy.

  Erysipelas is a constitutional  disease, and may become chronic.
 Hence,  Iron, in  the most agreeable form, should accompany all
 medications.

  Give Metallic Iron, in minute  doses, twice daily.

  Never apply poultices to Erysipelatous eruptions.  They ag-
gravate the trouble. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
Ill
                           EYES.

Atropia, one grain in an ounce of water and one or two drops in
     the eye, will quickly reduce ordinary acute inflammation.
Cocaine, 5$ solution dropped in the eve every five minutes, until
     three doses are given, will relieve all pain in the eye,  and
     should be employed for the comfort of the patient, but not
     too continuously.
Boracic Acid, 10$ solution in warm water, is a very excellent eye
     lotion.
Yellow Oxide of Mercury is one of the foremost remedies for
     granulation of the lids, prepared thus—

        1$   Hydrarg. ox. Flavus         grs. ij
            Vaseline                    5  i
       M  sig.   Put a piece the size of a shot in the eye. There
            will be no pain from its use.   Repeat three times
            daily.   If  the granulations are of long standing and
            large, take a piece of Copperas and smoothen the
            surface or  the edge, and then rub lightly over the
            granulations once daily.   This is a wonderful ab-
            sorbent and stimulant.

Cabbage or Potato Poultices are very excellent applications for
     granulated  eye-lids.  In fact,  to all inflammations of the
     eye or its lids.
Calomel, finely pulverized and dusted in the eye with a camel-
     hair brush every day, is unequaled for scars and cicatrices
     in the eye, due to old inflammations. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Iodoform, finely pulverized, is one of the soothing stimulants in
     scars and granulations.

Euphrasia is the grand  specific for eye diseases.  Dose of the
     tincture one to five drops in water four or five times daily.
     Make a lotion of it with water, 10 drops to an ounce, and
     put into the  eye frequently.   Euphrasia  cures twitching
     eye-lids or squinting.   Specific.

Extract of Witch Hazel, diluted with water one part to ten, and
     put into the eye, is a very soothing dressing and cure for in-
     flammations,  acute or chronic.

Nitrate of Silver,  in a 2$ solution in water, and one drop in the
     eye, is an excellent stimulant in all purulent and chronic
     forms.


So also the following—
       I£   Zinc Sulph.                  grs. ij
            Morphia Sulph.              grs. ij
            Water                      5  i
       M   sig. Two drops in the eye four times daily.

Apis Melifica in minute doses, for dropsy of the eye-lids.

  It is said that  the  juice  of Cineraria Maritima  will  cure
Cataracts.   One or two drops in the eye night and morning, or
oftener if desired.  When first dropped  into the  eye a little
burning  occurs, which subsides in a moment.  This drug never
produces harm, but is perfectly safe.  It acts directly, and only 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
113
upon the opaque matter of the lens or its capsule, causing  its
dissolution and subsequent absorption.   In all cases of Cataract
of the eye the Succus Cineraria Maritima should be employed
before surgical methods  are resorted  to.  It has  cured  many
cases.
                         FAINTING.

   Lay the patient upon the back in a perfectly horizontal posi-
tion, and loosen all clothing and give plenty of air.

   If conscious, give by mouth two drops of ordinary Ammonia
in water,  or give Whisky in half-ounce doses in water.  It ab-
sorbs ten times more quickly by giving it in water.

   Smell Ammonia, or Vinegar, or Amyl,  or Musk.

Give Nitro-Glycerine, 1-50 grain, or one drop of the 1-100$ so-
    lution.

Give Strychnine,  1-50  grain, or two  drops of  a 1$ solution.
    These last two may be given hypodermically.

Digitalis,  six  drops  of the tincture, if from heart trouble, or
    either of  the two foregoing remedies.
          8 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                           FEET.

   For cold feet give lime.   Preferably Calcarea Carb., or Sili-
cea, both in minute doses.  The patient must wear cotton stock-
ings next the feet and woolen over them.

   For hot feet give Sulphur, in minute doses, one powder daily;
is  specific.

   For offensive sweating, Silicea, given in minute doses, is spe-
cific.   Chromic Acid,  1 part  in  9 parts  of water,  and apply
nights after a foot-bath.  Specific.
Apply Chloral  Water morning and evening, or the follow-
ing
     R-  Chloral Hydrate            g  i
         Water                      ^  xvi
     Mi  sig.  Bathe feet in tepid water, not  hot, and then
         apply the  above.   After the  feet are dry apply
         freely Bismuth Sub. Nit.  This is absolutely a cure.


The following is good—
     R^  Per Chloride Iron           3  iij
         Glycerine                   §  ss
         Oil Bergamont              3  ij
     M  and apply with a hair brush.  This  is  unequaled for
         sore, tender feet. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
115
                          FELON.

  Apply freely and frequently Collodion.   This will abort, if
applied early.

Carbolic Acid (pure).  Dip the finger into it for one minute.
     Sure relief.

  Dip the parts affected into lye;  it will abort Felons.

  The best treatment for a Felon that is 48 hours old is to put
the lance clear into the bone.  First apply pure Carbolic Acid to
make the lancing painless.
                          FEVERS.

   Fever and rise of temperature are nature's method of elimin-
ating disease.  Almost every known disease is accompanied by
fever.   It does not become necessary to pay great attention to
a rising temperature, unless it becomes dangerously high or con-
tinues above normal for several days.   The normal temperature
of the body is 98 6-10°.   Dangerously high, or exhausting tem-
perature,  or "fever," as it is commonly termed, is from 102° to
107°.   Rarely does the patient survive so high a fever condition
as the latter.
  In diseased conditions it is not good to reduce the temperature
rapidly  to the normal.   Fever is only one of the guiding sypm-
toms upon which treatment is to be  based.   There are a few
drugs which reduce fever rapidly. 
116
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                       TREATMENT.

Tinct. Aconite, in drop doses every hour or two, for a fever with
     dry, hot skin and a bounding full pulse.

Veratrum Viride Tincture,  given in drop doses every hour or
     two, is a twin sister of Aconite.   It acts more quickly than
     Aconite, and is not so liable to produce the severe sweating.

Tinct. Belladonna, in two drop doses  every  one  or two hours,
     where there is severe, throbbing headache, and red or tear-
     ful eyes, which cannot  bear light  or bright  objects; even
     water is unpleasant to the sight.

Bryonia Alb., in one drop dose of the tincture every hour, is an
     antiseptic,  and is applied for moderate fever with headache
     made  worse  by motion.  Aggravation by  motion  is  its
     chief guiding symptom.

Baptisia Tincture, in one to  three drop doses, is a  specific for all
     fevers,  especially the severe  type, such as  Typhoid and its
     delirium.  Nothing else is needed.   It applies to all toxic
     fevers.

Phosphate of Iron, in minute doses, is the master remedy for the
     acute forms of fever, or any congestion and inflammation.
     This is a remedy of unusual value, and can be relied upon
     in every case.  Neither the doctor nor the home should be
     without this remedy.   It covers more ills  of life than any
     other drug.  It must be given in minute doses for all cases,
     every hour or two. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
117
Gelsemium Tincture, in two or five drop doses, is a fever medi-
     cine.   There is no thirst in the fever of this drug.   It ap-
     plies especially to Cerebro-Spinal Fevers. This drug covers
     and cures the same class of cases as Cicuta Virosa (given the
     same way), except that there is more delirium in the fever
     of Cicuta than Gelsemium, and the patient whirls the* arms
     and legs about, and the sight of one eye is affected.   It ap-
     plies to Meningitis, and will cure most of such cases.

Hellebore Nig. also is of the same type, and apphes to the fevers
     of brain disease.   In this  drug  we  have  suppression of
     urine, and roiling  of  the head and  evidence of dropsical
     brain trouble.  In Gelsemium the patient wishes to lie per-
     fectly still and quiet.

Camphor, in minute doses, applies to fevers of the brain where
     the body of the  patient is  cold.  Indeed,  there may  be
     chills.  This is a  great remedy  for Cholera and Yellow
     Fever.

   In Gastric Fever the remedy is Ipecac, in minute doses, fre-
quently repeated.   Also China Ars., in minute doses, is one of
the leading remedies for Gastric  Fever (Stomach Fever).

Hectic Fever—Baptisia  Tincture, in three drop  doses  every
     three hours,  will destroy the poisons  of Hectic.  It is spe-
     cific.  This is the great remedy for Blood Poisoning from
     decayed vegetable or animal  matter.   Given in alternation
     with Arsenic,  in minute doses,  it redeems  and saves any
     case.
Intermittent Fever—See "Ague." 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Puerperal Fever—Veratrum Viride,  as above  indicated, is the
     first remedy.   With this give Baptisia and Arsenic, in fre-
     quent doses in rotation.

  Vaginal and Uterine treatment must accompany  all cases of
this  kind.  Antiseptic lotions,  of  which  the  following is the
best—

       R<  Baptisia tincture            § ij
           Hot water                  0 i
       Mi  Intra-Uterine  douche every three  hours,  day  and
           night, for several days.

  Another, although not so good as the foregoing, is—
       R-  Hydrarg. Bi-Chlor.          grs.  7A
           Hot water                   0 ij
       M  Intra-Uterine  lotion every three  or four hours.

  I  depend upon Baptisia and China Arsenate, in minute doses
every hour alternately, to  cure every case in connection with the
lotion of Baptisia.

Spotted Fever (Typhus)—Lachesis, in minute  doses every hour,
     will cure.   I usually give the following with it—

        R-   Alcohol                      %  ss
            Aqua                        %  iss
       M  sig.  One  or  two  tablespoonfuls  every 15  or  20
            minutes  for 12 hours  continuously.  This  is  ele-
            gant. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
119
 Typhoid Fever—Treat every case as follows—
        I£   Tinct. Veratrum Vir.        3 iss
            Aqua Dest. add              5 ivss

        3rr   sig.   Teaspoonful  every two  hours throughout the
            case, or until the conditions are changed, requiring
            its discontinuance.   At the same time give the fol-
            lowing—


        I£   Tinct. Baptisia               5 iss
            Aqua Dest. add              ^ iv
        M   sig.   A teaspoonful,  throughout  the  case,  every
           three hours, or until the patient puts his clothes on.


   Also—give a  daily Alcohol  rub.   Give plenty  of cold water
 which has  first been boiled.   Bury  all  secretions.   You may
 risk your all upon success in any  case if called to its treatment.

   Glycerine will stop the  thirst  in fever  patients by putting a
 drop or two over the tongue.

   Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever—The temperature of the  first
seven days  will be absolutely decisive.  If it falls lower than any
previous day's record, the case is not Typhoid.  See "Scarlet
Fever." 
120
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                         FISTULA.

  A "complete" Fistula may be  cured by  passing  an elastic
through it, and fastening the ends with a perforated shot, tight-
ening the elastic every second day.
  An "incomplete" Fistula may be made complete by the trocar
or probe or knife, and then treated as above; or, better still, use
the  following—

       I£  Lactopeptin                 3 i
           Hot water                  § ss
       3tf  sig.  Inject twice daily, or pack the Fistula with the
           dry Lactopeptin every day.   Wash the powder out
           at the end of 24 hours, and repack.

  Many of these cases are Tuberculous.   If so, an appropriate
remedy must be administered.

  Packing a Fistula with Oakum  is highy recommended.
                           FOOD.

            To Make Junket, or Curds and Whey.
  A delicious delicacy for invalids,  convalescents and dyspep-
tics:

  JUNKET.—Take one-half pint of fresh milk, heated  luke-
warm—not warmer than can be agreeably borne by the mouth
(about 115° F.);  add one teaspoonful of Fairchild's Essence of 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
121
 Pepsine, and stir just enough to mix.   Pour into custard cups,
 let it stand until firmly curdled; may be served plain or with
 sugar and grated nutmeg.
   An egg, beaten to a froth and sweetened with two teaspoon-
 fuls of sugar, may previously be added to the half-pint of milk,
 forming a highly nutritious and smooth jelly.  The essence will
 curdle milk with eggs as readily as plain  milk.

   Whey.—Curd warm milk with the Essence of  Pepsine, as
 above directed; then beat up with a fork  until the curd is finely
 divided; now strain, and the Whey is ready for use.
   Whey is a highly nutritious fluid food, peculiarly useful in
 many ailments, and always valuable as a means of variety in diet
 for the sick.   It is frequently resorted to as a food for infants
 to tide over periods of indigestion, summer complaints, etc.

   For Neurosis of the stomach—
        R-   Fresh milk                  qt. 1
            Water                       qt, %
            Sodii Bi-Carb.               grs. 15
       Mr  and heat to 125°  or 140° F., and  add  Pancreatic
            Liquor, four drachms to  each quart of the prepara-
            tion.  Keep it warm - for two  or three hours, and
            when it becomes bitter remove and let it cool.
            Sig.  Use it while fresh, and at liberty.

                       BABY'S FOOD.
  Sugar of Milk one ounce, in one-half pint of water, and boil
15 minutes; then add one-half pint of fresh milk and boil again; 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
give from the bottle moderately warm.  Obstinate cases of Dys-
entery have been cured by this diet.
  For the sake of a change, if the bowels are loose, crack a tea-
spoonful of barley in a coffee mill, boil it  15 minutes in one-
half pint of water with a little salt, skim it, and for a young child
add half as much cow's milk as there is barley water, sweeten
and give warm from the bottle.  If the bowels are bound, use
oatmeal instead of barley.
  Cream, skimmed off the milk two hours after milking in the
morning, dilute one-half or three-quarters  with  boiling water,
and sweetened slightly with loaf sugar, often agrees with a child,
and stays on the stomach when milk will not.
  To a quart of milk just boiling add a heaping  teaspoonful of
corn starch, and as much white sugar; continue the boiling until
it thickens (no longer),  and feed warm.  This will make the
baby fat.
  Pure, unfermented grape juice (preserved  without  boiling,
and without any chemical or other substance to prevent fermen-
tation), is the food par excellence for sick children, as well as for
adult invalids.   A child four years old took 1-| pints a day dur-
ing Scarlet Fever.
  Squeeze the juice from raw, lean meat with a lemon squeezer,
salt it slightly and dilute it a little with warm water, put it into
the nursing bottle, and give four times daily  as much as seems
tolerated by the stomach.  This cures Summer Complaint.
  Permitting the baby to suck a raw oyster,  or the raw, soft part
of dried beef, held in the nurse's fingers, often proves curative in
cases  of Bowel Complaint.
  When the baby  is losing flesh, vomits  food,  and  has sour 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
123
 stools, a grain or two of Sugar of Milk placed dry upon the
 tongue every three or four hours, often corrects the trouble.
   When children are brought up by hand, the substitution of
 Milk Sugar for loaf sugar will frequently obviate sour vomiting
 and acid diarrhoea.
   Rice, carefully cleaned and nicely browned in an oven, a tea-
 spoonful in a pint of water, allowed to stand and simmer on the
 stove for an hour or more, then the watery portion drained off
 and cooled to blood heat, and slightly sweetened and colored, if
 you choose, with a teaspoonful of milk,  will agree with the most
 delicate stomach, and is almost as nourishing as milk.
   Take two tablespoonfuls of unbolted wheat flour, and wet it
 with cold water to the thickness of cream; then add this to two
 quarts of boiling water, and boil thirty minutes; strain and serve.
 This agrees with children reared upon  the  bottle  oftentimes
 when cow's milk does not.   It cures Cholera Infantum.
   If child's stools are sour, put a tablespoonful of  Lime Water
 with the milk in its nursing  bottle.  If the  stools are bloody,
 boil a piece of mutton suet in the milk, and season with a little
 salt.
   Diabetic persons must  abstain from  foods  containing starch
 and sugar; partake only of meats, green  vegetables and  skim
 milk.
   Persons afflicted with Gravel, Gout, or Blight's Disease,  must
 not partake of meats, eggs, or new milk.  Their food must be
 mainly farinaceous—bread, cakes, green vegetables  and skim-
 milk.
   In Consumption or other wasting diseases,  give  Liquid  Pep-
tonoids. 
124
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                        FRECKLES.

  These are accompaniments of fair-skinned persons only, and
are due to thickened sweat at the openings of the sweat glands.
It dries on the face like Bran.

Powdered Nitre (Saltpeter), applied with a wet cloth, removes
    them at once.

       I£   Lemon juice                 § i
  (1)      Borax Pulv.                 3 ss
           Granulated sugar            3 i
       M   sig.  Put into a two-ounce bottle.   Shake every day
           for a week; then apply a little to the freckles.  Cer-
           tain.


       1$   Sulpho. Carbolate Zinc      3 i
  (2)       Glycerine                    § iij
           Rose Water                 § iij
           Perfumed Alcohol           5 ij
       Mr   and apply night and morning, rubbing for an hour,
           and then wash in cold water.


       I£   Lactic Acid                 3 ss
  (3)       Glycerine                    3 ss
       M   and apply night and morning.  This is a good one.

  See "Complexion." 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
125
                        FROST BITE.

  Place the patient in a cool room and wrap the frozen part in
snow, thus drawing out the frost slowly but surely.  Then paint
the parts with Oil of Peppermint twice daily.

  If sloughing occurs, apply "Tar Plaster" once or twice daily,
and administer Agaricus, in minute  doses, frequently repeated.
                        GALL STONE.

 Chloroform, four drops on sugar every three or four hours, will
     dissolve Gall-stone.

 Chionia, in teaspoonful doses every four or five hours, is specific.

 Dioscorea, in two drop doses every  10 or 15 minutes, soon re-
     lieves Gall-stone colic.

 China Tincture, in two drop doses three times daily, will prevent
     their formation.   This is absolutely specific.

   If the pain is too severe to endure, either give a violent emetic
such as Ipecac, tincture, teaspoonful  doses,  or Apomorphia, ^
grain on the tongue; or else Morphia Sulph, 1-4 to 1-3 grain, hy-
podermically, according to age and severity of the pain.

   Drink a cupful of Olive Oil every day. 
126
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                      GASTRALGIA.

                (Neuralgia of the Stomach.)

       R<   Morphia Hydro Chlorate     grs. 1^
           Aqua Lauro. Cerasi          gtts.  75
       M   sig.  One drop on sugar before each  meal.   After
           one month of this treatment, replace it by—


       I£   Ferri Arseniat              grs. 1-|
           Ex. Valeriana               grs. 75
       M   ft. pill 50.
           Sig.   One before meals.  This is magic treatment.

Fl. Ex. Collinsonia, 10 to 15 drops every three to five hours, is a
    master of the disease.

Argentum Nitricum, in minute doses, for painful  and gaseous
    conditions of the stomach.

Chloroform, six to ten drops on sugar,  relieves  instantly, but
    does not cure.

Tinct.  Plantago Major, one teaspoonful relieves the pain  "while
    you wait."

Tinct.  Gelsemium,  five drops in hot water repeated every four
    hours, is  immediate in its  action and cures.  Mix equal
    parts of this drug with Kalmia Tinct. and give 10 drops in
    hot water, and you have a specific. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          127
                          GLANDS.

Belladonna, in drop doses of the tincture every hour, for acute
     swelling of the glands, especially those of the throat where
     there is severe, throbbing pain, and a slimy, red, smooth ap-
     pearance.   Make also a salve, as follows, of the Solid Ex.
     of Belladonna,  and apply to all external glandular  swell-
     ings—


        T$  Solid Ex. Belladonna         grs. xv
           Lanolin                     § ij
       M  and apply to gland.

  Common Clay, made into a soft paste with water, is just as
good as Belladonna for external use only.

  The one  drug that will do more and quicker work in all gland-
ular swellings,  acute or chronic  (especially chronic),  than all
others  combined, is  Phytolacca Decandra tincture.  For  acute
swelling give two drops every hour or two and in chronic swell-
ing of the glands give one drop three or four times daily.  Make
a paste and apply as follows:


       T$   Solid Ex. Phytolacca         grs. xxx
           Lanolin                      5  ij
       M-   and apply twice daily.  For  swelling of the breasts
           this has  no equal.  Phytolacca is the great gland
           remedy. 
128
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Iodine should never be applied pure to swollen glands, acute or
     chronic,  as it invariably  increases the trouble.   If used
     (and it is a good remedy), it must be given in minute doses
     by the mouth, as  follows—


       R-   Tinct. Iodine                gtts. xx
            Water  or  Syr. Sarsaparilla   % iv
       M   sig.   Teaspoonful three times daily.

Mercurius Iodide must also be used carefully in its administra-
     tion for glandular swelling.


       T$   Mercurius Iodide            grs.  i
            Sugar Milk                  § i
       M   Triturate and divide into 50 powders.
            Sig.  One powder every six hours.


Iodide of Potash, for chronic swelling of the glands, may be used
     in three to five grains after each meal.   The best treatment
     where Mercury and Potash are  to  be given for glandular
     diseases, ordinary or Syphilitic, is the following—


       R^   Hydrarg.  Biniodi            grs.  ij
            Potass.  Iodide               3 iss
            Syr. Simple and Aqua       an § iij
       Mr  sig.   Two  teaspoonfuls  in  plenty  of water after
            meals. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
129
Silicea or Hepar Sulphur, in minute doses, must be employed
     where the glands suppurate,  and a poultice of Carrots ap-
     plied.

  For enlarged glands the following is an excellent  applica-
tion—
R-   Tinct. Iodine               §  ss
     Olive Oil                   I  ss
     Tinct. Camphor             §  i
M  and apply. With this give Iodide of Lime in minute
     doses every three or four hours.
                   GOITRE (Thick Neck).

 Thyroidene (Dessicated Thyroid Gland) is one of the specifics
     for Goitre or Bronchocele or Derbyshire Neck as it is com-
     monly called.  It must not be given to patients who have
     heart disease of any kind, or are sexually weak, as it will
     cause impotency.   Otherwise, give it in five grain doses one
     to three times daily.  It works wonders.

   Ordinary cases of Goitre may be cured by giving pulverized
egg-shell, half a teaspoonful on bread three times daily.  At the
same time give  the same  quantity of burnt Sponge (place a
sponge on a stove shovel  and burn it until it is reduced to ashes).
         9 
130
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
This is one of the most effectual, as well as safest cures for ord-
inary Goitre.

       J^   Tinct. Phytolacca            gtts. xxv
            Water                      § iv
       M  sig.   Teaspoonful several times daily will cure al-
            most any case in two months.   This is a specific.

  Here are  three excellent  prescriptions  for  exophthalmic
Goitre, in which, of course, the heart  and eyes are always af-
fected—

       R-   Fl. Ex. Apocynum Can.      3 iij
  (1)      Fl. Ex. Phytolacca          3 ij
            Liquor Pot. Arsenitis        3 iss
           Aqua add                    § v
       M  sig.   Teaspoonful five times daily.
     I£  Iodine (Crystals)             grs. v
(2)      Iod. Pot.                     3 ij
         Syr. Sarsap.                  ^ iv
         Aqua                        g ij
    Mi  sig.  Teaspoonful after meals.


     R^  Tinct.  Iodine                3 iij
(3)      Tinct. Belladonna            3 iij
         Port Wine.                   § vij
         sig.  Teaspoonful after meals.
TTF 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
131
  To the first may be added, if desirable, Tinct.  Digitalis and
Tinct. Convalaria of each 1^ drachms.
NOTE:—In all cases of Goitre there should be applied a paste
    of the following—
 R-   Solid Ex. Phytolacca        grs. xxx
     Lanolin                     §  ij
M  sig.  Apply and rub well into the neck.
The Iodide of Lime, in minute doses three times daily, will cure
       Goitre.
                       GONORRHEA.

  Never get the disease, is the best treatment and costs less in
pain and money.

Preventive treatment—
       I$>  Argentum Nitricum         grs ij
           Aqua Dest.                 o i
       M  sig.  Pass urine after "the act," and then inject two
           teaspoonfuls  of  the  solution,  retaining  for one
           minute.  This is absolutely a preventive of Clap,  no
           matter how wayward  the victim  may be.  The
           syringe must be cone pointed and not sharp-pointed. 
132
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Peroxide of Hydrogen, diluted 1-3 with water and injected, will
     accomplish the same result, but must not be retained.   It
     will not stain the clothing.   Wash the parts externally with
     this solution.


Cures for Gonorrhea (Clap)—
       R-   Tinct.  Gelsemium           § ss
            Aqua dest. add              § vi
       M  sig.   Teaspoonful every four or five hours.  This is
            absolutely a sure cure for acute clap.   No injections
            should be used in any case of Clap, unless for cleans-
            ing, such as a solution of Bi-Carbonate of Soda.

  Do not employ astringents nor caustics; they produce  stric-
tures, and drive the disease into glands.

  Wash the parts externally several times daily in cold water,
and give free vent to the discharges. If dressings are used, they
must be moist, cold, and changed every two or three hours.

  Here is one of the most valuable prescriptions for the  average
case  of acute Gonorrhea—

       R^   Sodii Bromidi                3 iss
            Potas. Acetalis              3 ij
            Fl. Ex. Gelsemium          3 iss
            Syr. Sarsap.                  § i
            Aquae  Camphorae add.       § iv
       M  sig.   Tablespoonful in a glass of water every four or
            five hours. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
133
 Chronic Clap—
        R^  Naphthalin Pulv.            3 i
            Sugar Milk                  § ss
        Mr  Triturate thoroughly and take  five grains  every
            three or four hours.  This is all that is needed.

   For chronic Urethral discharge, 10  drop doses of Donovan's
 Solution of the Iodide of Arsenic, will be found a valuable rem-
 edy.   Give it after meals.
   Injections of Sterilized Blood Serum or Bovinine three times
 daily will cure any case of Clap in one week.   All prescriptions
 herein given apply to male and female ahke.    Blood Serum
 must be carefully filtered and then add 0.05 per cent, of trikre-
 sol, which preserves it perfectly from putrefaction.

        ^   ol. Gaultheria               gtts. 15
            Bismuth sub-nit.             3 v
            Albolene                    3 u*
       M  sig.   Inject 3 times daily after  urinating and retain
            it as long as possible.

To allay Chordee and sexual excitability—
       I£   Fluid  Ext. ergot.            3 iv
           Tr. Gelsemium              3 iss
           Tr. Hyoscyamus             3 iv
           Pot. Bromide                3 iii
           Syr. Auranti cort.            ^ iii
      M   sig.  A teaspoonful at bedtime. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                           GOUT.

                    (See Rheumatism.)

Thialion, in ordinary doses, is one of the nearest specifics for
     Gout.

Colchicum, in ordinary doses, is excellent.

Hot Water, a tumblerful every 20 minutes for three hours, after
     breakfast every day, not only cures, but prevents Gout.

Ichthyol, in six grain capsules after meals,  and apply the same to
     the  joints, cures like magic.   Avoid  all  stimulants and
     meats.

One of the most effectual treatments for Gout, is the following—
       R-  Lactic Acid, 15$ solution in  Glycerine.   Give six
           to eight drops in water three times daily for 20 days.
           Then rest 10 days  and  repeat the medicine.   Con-
           tinue this for six months.


An application for  Gout.  It relieves the pain—

       I£  Potas. Iod.                   3 iv
           Soap Liniment              3 iv
           Oil Cajuput                 3 ss
           Oil Caraway                3 ss
           Alcohol                     5 vij
 cr
       M  Apply on lint or cotton and cover with a protective. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
135
                       GRAVEL.

See "Kidney and Bladder."
                          GRIEF.

Ignatia, in drop doses of the tincture, for suppressed grief from
    any cause, especially disappointed love.  Also for bad ef-
    fects of Tobacco.
                          GUMS.

  Bleeding that occurs after the extraction of teeth may be in-
stantly stopped by applying Chloroform, or a solution of Iron,
or equal parts of a saturated solution of  Tannic Acid and Anti-
pyrine, or Plaster Paris forced into the openings in the gums and
retained after it has hardened.

  See "Hemorrhage"  and "Teeth."
                      GYNAECOLOGY.

   This comes from two Greek terms.   Gynae—a woman, and
Logus—a word or writing.   It is the duty of every physician to
make a thorough and careful inspection of the entire genitalia of
every patient, showing either local or reflex pathological condi- 
136
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
tions.  The best persuasive power  of the physician must be em-
ployed with his patient to bring about this  end.   While  it is
imperative upon him at all times to recognize the modesty and
sensitiveness of his patient, at the same time he must insist upon
thorough observation and palpation of the genitalium, if he is to
be helpful to her.  It will be impracticable in  a work of this
kind to outline and discuss at great length the various diseases
affecting the genital pharaphinalia of women, but  there  are a
few thoughts from experience worthy of consideration.
  The size and measurements of the body of women do not  al-
ways correspond with the size and measurements of  her genital
organs.   The tall, slim, well-formed woman frequently possesses
the narrowest and smallest genital organ, and bears her children
with greater difficulty  than the woman of small body and vice
versa.   So that, taking into consideration these things, a physi-
cian will be guided somewhat by them.  The minor labia of the
vagina should normally be thin and retiring in their relation to
other parts of the vagina.   If the reverse be found to exist, the
thought suggested will be:   Are these adhesions  or enlarge-
ments due to irritations.   So also, if the hood of the clitoris be
adhered and elongated, the same question  will arise.   In  both
these abnormal conditions serious reflex phenomena will arise to
the destruction  of health.   And so with all the external genitals,
as well as the womb and ovaries.  The diseases most commonly
found are:
  Irregularities in the Menstrual function,  such  as pain of vari-
ous kinds—delays—too frequent  menstruation—too profuse—
abnormal colors,  and qualities of the fluid—menstrual headache
—uterine colic—acute vaginitis, and vaginismus. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         137
                       DYSMENORRHEA.

                      (Painful Monthly.)
   Dysmenorrhea may be of three forms.   First,  obstructive.
 Second, neuralgic.  Third, membranous.  The pain arises from
 irregular contractions.  The contraction  of  the cervical canal
 causes clots to form and these being discharged, bring on periodi-
 cal pain.  The treatment of the different forms of Dysmenor-
 rhea are:   For  the   Obstructive  form  surgical  methods  are
 necessary.  If the obstruction is due to an attresia of the cervix,
 the best treatment to offer the patient, is the amputation of the
 cervix,  with thorough dilatation of the remaining portion of the
 neck.   If it is due to a contraction  of  the  cervical  neck,  the
 treatment is dilatation of the internal  os.   This latter  procedure
 is indispensable in such cases.

   In the neuralgic type, one of the following remedies will cure
 the case:
 Macrotin will cure, if the pain passes from hip-point to hip-point
     with downward pressure.
 Tinct. Belladonna and Tinct. Gelsemium, equal parts, in five
     drop doses every half-hour in hot water, is curative if  the
     pain begins before the flow does.
 Caulophyllum,  in small doses frequently repeated,  will cure if
     the pain begins after the flow has started.
Rhus Tox.,  1-50  grain  twice daily, or possibly the  tincture  of
     Dulcamara, in drop doses every half-hour, will serve such
     cases better,  if the pain is present  only during stormy damp
    weather. 
138
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Crocus Sat, in minute doses, if the pain is colicy and the flow
    black, changing to light, and vice versa.

Kreosotum, in minute doses, if the flow smarts.

For ordinary Dysmenorrhea, give the following—

       1$  Viburnum Prunifolium      grs. lx
  (1)      Hydrastis Can.              grs. lx
           Jamaica Dogwood           grs. xxx
           Aqua                       o *v
       M  sig.  Teaspoonful every hour until relieved.
Or
3
(2)
Potas. Iodide	3 i
Tinct. Belladonna	3 ss
Tinct. Crocus Sat.	3 i
Tinct. Viburnum op.	3 i
Syr. Auranti Cort.	I iv
         Mr  sig.  Teaspoonful four times daily, beginning six
           days before the period.


Membranous  Dysmenorrhea may be cured by  the  administra-
    tion of Borax, 5 grains 3 times daily.

  Atresia—contraction of the canal, and flexions—produce the
following reflex  conditions:  Headache—dizziness—opisthoto-
nos—and hysteria. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
139
   In membranous Dysmenorrhea,  there  is  always an  inter-
 change or metastasis between the monthly period and an erup-
 tion on the skin.

   In ordinary Dysmenorrhea dilatation is a very  important
 means of relief.   The forceps or dilator introduced twenty-four
 or forty-eight hours before the expected time.

                         VAGINITIS.
   Vaginitis may be either  specific  or granular.  The simple
 form of Vaginitis may be either acute or chronic.  If acute, it
 may be primary or secondary succeeding some other trouble.

                          CAUSES.
       1st.   Excoriating fluid, such at Leucorrhea.
       2nd.   Exposure to cold.
       3rd.  Injury from pessaries, etc.
       4th.  Disordered system, as from Phthisis.
       5th.  Abscesses.
       6th.  Retention of putrifying  fluid, as  from  the pla-
               centa in abortion.
       7th.  Chemical agents.
       8th.  Rupture  of the Rougae folds, in childbirth.
       9th.  Cotton tampons and sponges.
  It runs its course in from twelve to eighteen  days.

                         SYMPTOMS.
  Sense of heat and burning in the vaginal walls, aching and
beating in the perineum, frequent urinating, purulent discharge
and very offensive. 
140
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                      PHYSICAL SIGNS.
   Swelling of the mucus membrane and dry like pleurisy, very
 red and later pus.
   In making examinations of this kind, be very careful  of in-
 noculation.  The complications  will be Urethritis and Cystitis.
   The specific form is, of course, infectious and contagious.
   The granular form is the  same as the above, except for the
 formation of granulations throughout the vault.

                        TREATMENT.
   In acute forms of  Vaginitis,  administer  Aconite or Bella-
 donna, in minute doses, frequently  repeated.   In  connection
 with these, use douches  of  Pinus Canadensis, tablespoonful to
 one pint of water, night and morning.

                        VAGINISMUS.

   Vaginismus is an inflammation of the tissue surrounding the
 ostium vagina, and with  extreme sensitiveness of the parts; and
 is  frequently  due  to an  irritable  hymen  or  irritable  frag-
 ments of the same.  The pain and tenderness are diagnostic—■
 remove the cause and sustain the  general health of the patient.
   Vaginismus being due to  irritability of the hymen or frag-
 ments of the same, dilatation  and such-hke barbarous treatment,
 will not suffice to  cure.
   Cure the case by removing the cause with a pair of curved
 scissors and make yourself famous.   If  contractions should suc-
 ceed the  removal, introduce into the vagina  Sim's Glass Tube,
and allow it to remain in place several hours at a time. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
141
FLEXIONS.
Diseased conditions following Flexions are—	
1st.	Congestion of the parts.
2nd.	Dysmenorrhea.
3rd.	Heamatocele.
4th.	Ovaritis and inflammation of the tubes.
5th.	Pelvic Peritonitis.
6th.	Neuralgia.
7th.	Cystitis.
8th.	Impoverished system.
9th.	Relaxation of Abdominal walls.
10th.	Constipation.
11th.	Chronic headache.
                        TREATMENT.

   Anti-versions and anti-flexions of the womb are the most diffi-
cult mal-positions to deal with, and are best treated by the gravi-
tation method combined with a mechanical  repositing of the
organ.  Place the patient upon the back, reposite the womb and
elevate the hips.  Keep this position for  some weeks, or insert
a stem pessary.
   Retro-versions and retro-flexions  may be  corrected  by  a
speedy  surgical interference.  // no adhesions  exist, anaes-
thetize the patient and proceed as in a case of Vaginal Hyster-
ectomy, by making an incision over the anterior surface of the
cervix.  Dissect the bladder wall from the anterior surface of the
fundus of the womb, then pass a large full curved needle through
the fundus of the womb, carrying with it a large silk ligature,
then down and through the cervical  lip.   Now with a repositor 
142                CRUMBS OF COMFORT.

or a sound bring the womb up  to its proper anterior relations,
then tie the hgature near the cervical portion.  This holds the
organ in its proper relation, and elevates at the same time the
bladder attachments as dissected up from the muscular  portion
of the uterus.   Thus a space is made for new  tissue, which will
soon fill with granulation.  Thus the anterior wall of the womb
is increased in thickness and prevents its return to a retroverted
or retroflexed position.  The ligature is allowed  to remain for two
weeks when it is removed.  No sutures are to be employed in
the case and but simple dressings are to be made in the vaginal
vault.  Where adhesions exist, this operation, as devised by my-
self, cannot be done.  In cases where adhesions exist the abdom-
inal operation is  the only  one. Alexander's operation is not
practicable and should never be attempted in any of these cases.
In mild forms of Retro-version, the womb may  be caused to keep
its place after a month's treatment  by  repositing  and  tampon
supports.

                DISTURBED MENSTRUATION.

  There are seven crises of Disturbed Menstruation.

    1st.   Crisis of Puberty.
    2nd.  Menstruation and Ovulation.
    3rd.  Pregnancy.
    4th.  Parturition.
    5th.  Puerpurality.
    6th.  Lactation.
    7th.  Climacteric. 
DISEASES 3.ND THEIR TREATMENT.
143
  Causes  of diseased conditions  in menstruation  are:  Early
motherhood—heredity—and ignorance or neglect.

  Causes  of delayed menstruation are—
     1st.   Condition of the blood.
     2nd.   Mal-nutrition.
     3rd.   Nerve exhaustion.
     4th.   Heredity.
     5th.   Imperfect or imperforate hymen.
     6th.   Deformities.
     7th.   Flexions.
     8th.   Diseased conditions.

  Suppression of menses may be due to—
     1st.   Heredity.
     2nd.  Acute disease.
     3rd.   Idiosyncrasies.
     4th.   Congestion from exposure.
     5th.   Disturbed digestion.
     6th.   Unwise eating.
     7th.  Improper hygiene.
     8th.  Chronic  Phthisis—Peritonitis—Cellulitis.
     9th.  Super-involution of the uterus after childbirth.

  Retention of the menses may be due to—
     1st.   Stenosis and inflammation of the cervical canal.
    2nd.   Flexions.
    3rd.  Obliteration of the canal.
    4th.  Polypus.
    5th.  Inversion. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
             MENORRHAGIA AND METRORRHIA.

  The first means "I flow fiercely."   The second means "I flow
after, or again."   The first is  most common after the fortieth
year, and is due to either Metritis or acute and sub-acute Ovar-
itis.   It is the twin of Sub-involution.
                      CAUSES.

  1st.   Continual delicacy.
  2nd.  Mal-nutrition.
  3rd.  Anaemia.
  4th.   Over-work or over-education.
  5th.   Climatic changes.
  6th.   Mental disturbance.
  7th.   Acute disease.
  8th.   Plethora.
  9th.   Heart affection.
 10th.   Liver disorders,   (a) Constipation,   (b) Veinous
          Obstructions.
 11th.   Chronic inflammation with Hypertrophy.
 12th.   Sub-involution.
 13th.   Fibroid  growths.
 14th.   Polypii.
 15th.   Malignant diseases of the womb.
 16th.   Endo-metritis.
 17th.   Inversion of the womb.
 18th.   Displacements, such as versions and flexions.
 19th.   Granulations and lacerations of the cervix.
20th.  Retained products of conception. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          145
     21st.  Congenital affections of the uterus, ovaries,  and
              tubes.
     22nd.  Suspicious diseases of the vagina and vulva.

  From the 11th to the 22nd inclusive, belong both Menorrhagia
and Metrorrhagia.

                        TREATMENT.
Utsilago, in ordinary doses,  is a remedy of prime importance.

Aletris, one-half ounce in five ounces of Sherry Wine, and give
     a teaspoonful four times daily.   This is well-nigh a spe-
     cific for these troubles.

Macrotin, in half grain doses, twice daily, acts like magic.

Trillin, 1-10 grain doses four times daily, is the master remedy
     of secondary hemorrhages from the womb.

Secale Cornutum will control flooding from  a sub-involuted
     uterus.

Nitric Acid and Ipecac, in  minute doses, will  control and cure
     all passive hemorrhages from the uterus.

Oil of Erigeron, three drops every half-hour in a little Alcohol,
     will stop hemorrhages from the womb immediately.

Tinct. Cannabis Indica,  20$ solution in Alcohol, and give five
     drops every half-hour, is a specific for flooding.

Fluid Hydrastis is better than Ergot in these cases.
       10 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                         CAUTION.

   Never give Iron in any form during a flow, but give Quinine,
 in grain doses four times daily, or China tincture, in five drop
 doses before meals.

                VICARIOUS MENSTRUATION.

   This means the flow from other organs than the uterus, such
 as the palms of the hands, the ears, the eyes, the nose, or the
 rectum.  Or it may mean a white flow when the monthly should
 appear.   If the former it will be cured  by minute doses of
 Bryonia alb., three times daily, for several  months.    If the
 latter it will be cured by the  administration of  Nitrogenized
 Iron, in teaspoonful doses after meals.

                        METRITIS.

   This word means an inflammation of the womb.   The word
 Endo-metritis means  an inflammation of the lining membrane
 of the womb.  They are due  to mal-position of  the organ, or
 taking cold, or to specific causes, or to injuries by the use of
 instruments,  or  to  infection    In married life  they are  due
 most frequently to  sub-involution  following childbirth.    The
 mother who does not  nurse her offspring is invariably afflicted
with Sub-involution of the uterus and subsequent Endo-metritis.

                        SYMPTOMS.

  Burning, pain, unnatural weight as if the organ would leave
the body, and Leucorrhea. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
147
                    REFLEX SYMPTOMS.

   Neuralgia of the face and teeth—headache—indigestion—
palpitation of the heart—and difficult breathing.
   Later on in the case a profuse discharge occurs, containing
columnar cells from the neck and cervix of the womb,  and
pavement epithelial cells  from the body of the womb.  Micro-
scopical investigation will thus show whether the secretion arises
from the body of the womb or the cervix.   The vaginal epithe-
lium is always composed of squamous cells.   In Metritis  pal-
pation reveals hardness, increased size of the organ, tenderness
and displacement  downward.   Lacerations of the cervix-uteri
are fruitful causes of Sub-involution  and subsequent Metritis.
If the morbid phenomena are  accompanied with any  degree of
Laceration, nothing short of operative  interference will be cura-
tive.   If the Metritis is due to the  entire absence of  lactation,
or the sudden cessation of  the nursing  process,  or the sudden
closing of the lochial discharge,  their re-establishment must be
accomplished in the quickest manner possible.

   If from the cessation of milk secretion, Ustilago will rejuve-
nate the gland to action.

   If from cessation of lochia, Bryonia alb., in minute  doses fre-
quently given,  will correct the trouble.

   If the malady is due to specific causes, the anti-specific treat-
ment must ensue by the administration of Naphthalin, in grain
doses mixed in sugar of milk, and given four times daily.

Tinct. Gelsemium, in  five drop doses in hot water five or six
     times daily, will aid very much in the cure. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
    Intra-uterine injections of sterilized blood serum, or steril-
  ized Bovinine, through a recurrent catheter,  is a method and
  cure which I have devised for  these cases of specific Metritis,
  and yields the speediest results of any known method.   These
  injections are given twice daily  and hot.
    Vaginal injections of the Bromide of Potash, one drachm to
  the pint of water, in cases of so-called irritable uterus, diffuse
 pelvic pains, and hysterical Neurosis in  various  parts  of the
 body, are said to be very valuable.

        I£  Hydrarg. Bi-Chlor.          grs.  ij
            Cretae Prep.                3 viss
            Tragacanth                  grs.  xxiv
            Glycerine and water         q.  s.
       M  et fiat  50 suppositories.
            Sig.  After washing the vagina, place one of these
            in the vagina every night.    This is an unfailing
            remedy for Endo-metritis.

                        LEUCORRHEA.

   Leucorrhea may be either acute or chronic.  Acute forms of
Leucorrhea may arise from mal-position  of  the uterus,  Endo-
metritis, from acute febril diseases, taking cold, poorly nour-
ished system,  or chemical irritation.    It may arise from  the
body or the cervix  of the womb, due to  laceration, or from  the
vaginal vault.   The discharge from the  body of the womb is
usually found  very consistent:    In lumps, chunks  or  plugs.
Its color is glairry.   Its odor offensive and purulent.  The se- 
              DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          149

 cretion from the cervix is usually milky and viscid.    The re-
 action from both the discharges is alkaline.  The former con-
 taining pavement epithelial cells, and the latter containing col-
 umnar epithelial cells.   While the discharge from the vagina
 is curdy, cheesy, acid and corrosive, containing tessilated  and
 squamous epithelial cells.   Reaction Acid.   If an Acid Leu-
 corrhea exists, it may be Gonorrheal, in which case a microscope
 will reveal  gonnococcus.   The curative means will depend en-
 tirely upon the cause of the difficulty.   Remove the cause and
 the  discharge ceases.    If from  Laceration of the cervix, re-
 pair the  injury without  delay, as local applications will be of
 no permanent service whatever—a mistake too often  indulged
 in by physicians, to the great detriment, disappointment and
 financial  loss of the patient.   If  the  discharge arises  from the
 cavity of the uterus,  an intra-uterine  application may  be neces-
 sary, particularly so  in  the chronic forms and in which case
 granular, masses will  be  found  covering  the  endo-metrium.
 These latter must be removed by the curette.


                          Caution.

   Never make intra-uterine applications of Carbolic Acid, un-
 less  pure, and never  make intra-uterine  applications  of any
 liquid, unless through a recurrent catheter, or previous dilata-
 tion of the cervical neck  of the womb.   Intra-uterine applica-
 tions of  Tinct.  of Iodine, or  Pinus Canadensis, or Corrosive
 Sublimate, hot, will be of great service in the treatment of the
case.  Also  Chloride  Tinct.  of Iron in cases due to relaxation
of the body  of the womb, or the vaginal  walls. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                       TREATMENT.

Iodide of Mercury, if the discharge is worse at night.

Iodide of Iron, if due to general loss of vitality.

Iodide of Arsenic, if offensive and corrosive.   Also Kreosotum.

Iodine, if  accompanied by a loss  of flesh  while the appetite
     remains good.

Helonin, if the patient is of a hysterical type  with depression
     of spirits.

Belladonna, in the acute form and accompanied by sterility.

Aletris Cordial may be made by mixing together one drachm
     of the Tinct.  of Aletris and four ounces of  Sherry Wine,
     giving  one teaspoonful three times daily.    This applies
     particularly  to Leucorrhea due  to mal-position  of  the
     womb,  or to ladies broken down or worn out by  womb
     trouble and loss of appetite.

Sulphite of Calcium, \ grain three times daily.

Sulphate of Iron,  in ordinary doses and applied to the womb,
     is one of the best remedies for Leucorrhea  due to a relaxed
     condition of the womb and vagina. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          15}
                     VAGINAL LOTIONS.

  For Leucorrhea, Blenorrhea, relaxed conditions of the Mucua
Membrane,  Excoriations  and Irritations, use one of  the  fol-
lowing :

       I£   Tinct. Geranium Maculatum § ij
  (1)      Hamamelis Virginiana       § ij
            Tinct. Hydrastis Canadensis  § ss
            Aquae Bullientis             § xiss
       M  et filter.
            Sig.   Inject freely night and morning.


       R-   Tinct. Geranium Maculatum ^ ij
  (2)      Tinct. Iris Florentine        § ss
            Tinct. Sodae  Boras          3 i
           Aquae Bullientis             § viij
       M  et filter sig.   As often as required.
For Fetor-
 I£   Tinct.  Quercus alba.        ^ ij
     Tinct. Baptisia Tinctoria     ^ i
     Tinct.  Ligusticum Leuisticun^ i
     Tinct. Carbolic Acid         3 ss
     Aquae  Bullientis             ^ xij
M  et filter.
     Sig.  To be used freely two or three times  daily. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
  Long experience and observation have led me  to the conclu-
sion that  the  majority of female complaints are due  to  acid
conditions of  the  fluids  of  the body, especially  of the mucus
membrane, and that this acid state should be neutralized as the
first step  in all successful treatment.    Therefore,   anti-acids
should be given for at least one week before local treatments
are employed.

                   ABDOMINAL  TUMORS.
  When an abdominal tumor is discovered, the first question
that presents  itself is:   What is it?   All  abdominal tumors
are either fibrous,  fibro-cystic, or cystic.
  Fibroids may be found extra-uterine, inter-uterine (between
the muscular  layers of  the womb),  or  intra-uterine.    They
grow very slowly  and  painlessly and are  usually of small size.
Their presence is  always indicated  where severe hemorrhages
and excessive  flowing from the womb occurs.   This is diagnos-
tic.  They are hard and nodular like the formation of a potato.
There  may be several of these  growths present at  the same
time.

                 TREATMENT OF FIBROIDS.
  The remedy is Secale Cornutum or Ustilago, in long contin-
ued doses covering many months.

The Chloride  of Ammonia, in 10 grain doses administered for
     a long time, in connection with the administration of Er-
     got,  in half-teaspoonful doses, is said to have cured these
     cases where the tumor is of small size. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
153
Fl. Ex. Hydrastis, in eight drop  doses three times daily, has
     cured a few of these cases in my practice where Ergot and
     Ammonia failed.

   If the tumor is of large size  and the hemorrhages are dan-
gerous, medicine should not be administered for their removal,
as sloughing is liable to occur where Ergot is administered in
large and continued doses.    The removal of  large  Fibroid
Growths can be more safely accomplished and with better re-
sults with the  knife, or by the surgeon.

Fibro-Cystic tumors are to be dealt with after the same man-
  ner as the foregoing.

Cystic Tumors.   If the growth  is below the umbilicus and in
     the median line, and is three or more years old, it is uter-
     ine, and  painless, and may be a Fibroid.   If so it  will
     be accompanied by  severe  hemorrhages.   If it is three
    years old, and ascends above the umbilicus and remains
     stationary, while the patient lies upon either  side,  it is
     Ovarian and,  therefore, Cystic, or Sarcomatous.   If it is
     Malignant, there will  exist a dropsy  of  the belly  and of
    the feet, and the urea  passed during any 24 hours  will be
     about  180 grains  or three  drachms,  which is very much
    below the normal.   This is  absolutely diagnostic of Malig-
    nant growths  in the abdomen of women.   There may be
    found in  a woman a cyst of the broad-ligament, encysted
    peritoneal dropsy, and a cyst of the ovary, all of which
    contain an opalescent fluid.   How shall we distinguish the
    difference ?    The first does not contain albumen.   The 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
     second does contain albumen, and the third contains both
     albumen and par-albumen.  Obtain a specimen of the fluid
     by aspiration,  and submit it  to a test  for  albumen,  and
     if it is present,  the cyst is either of the second or third
     variety.   Now add an excess of Acetic Acid to the speci-
     men, and if it clears up, it is en-cystal peritoneal dropsy.
     If it does not clear up, it is a cyst of the ovary.  This is
     absolutely diagnostic.

  If the  tumor is  suspected as  complicated with  pregnancy,
the pulse of the  patient will remain the same in the three posi-
tions:  standing,  sitting, and lying.   This is likewise diagnos-
tic.   With a change of color in the breast  and the stationary
character of the  pulse, and the patient is not hemorrhoidal, and
the uterus is of  the egg-plant color, purple,  and the lips of the
womb  are soft like the lips  of the mouth,  the tumor is preg-
nancy.
  The uterine murmur is  not a reliable sign of pregnancy, as
it may exist in Fibroid tumors and Aneurism of the aorta.

                   TREATMENT OF CYSTS.

  Ovarian cysts are said to have been cured by the administra-
tion of minute  doses of Apis Melifica.    This is not true of
cysts that have attained  any considerable size.

  Surgical procedure is the proper one for the removal of these
growths.

  Encysted peritoneal dropsy may be removed by several  and
repeated aspirations. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
155
   So also may a  cyst of the broad-ligament be cured by  the
same method.

   However,  the   surgical  removal of a broad-ligament is  the
best  procedure.
                           HAIR.

   1^ will state as a theory that which I believe will be demon-
strated to be tenable, namely, that premature baldness and loss
of hair in men are due largely to overindulgence in sexuality.
   Heredity and diseased conditions of the  scalp will account
for the loss of hair in some cases, but such as are due to hered-
ity may be traced directly  to excess in sexuality.    The testii
mony  is that those suffering from overworked sexual  organs
complain of a sore, tender feeling or excessive itching over the
top of the  head and at the  hair-roots, and following overindul-
gence the hair is  lost in large quantities.   In woman the  loss
is not  so great,  and the  reasons  are apparent at first thought.
The loss of vital fluids is not great in woman.   In men of the
above characteristics the loss of hair is not  confined to the scalp,
but is  noticeable over the whole body;  so that the remedy is,
"cease excess."    The  drug  best  adapted  for these cases is
Tincture of China off., taken in 5 drop doses three times daily.
With these directions I  have cured many cases. The follow-
ing application should be made to the scalp: 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
     R<  Eau de Cologne             §  vij
         Aqua Ammonia             5  ss
         Tinct. Cantharis            gtts.  x
         Oil Rose Mary              gtts.  xxiv
     M  sig.  Apply to the roots  of  the hair.    This pre-
         vents its falling and inspires its growth.


The  sheet anchor for falling hair and diseases of the scalp is:

     R-  Corrosive Sublimate         grs. v
         Eau de Cologne             §  viij
         Tinct.  Cantharis            gtts.  xv
         Castor Oil                  3  i
     Mr  sig.  Apply once daily.
  Another choice remedy for falling  hair is the following:

       R^  Hydrochloric Acid           3 i
           Alcohol                      § iv
       M  sig.   Apply once daily.


  A good old-fashioned remedy for falling hair is Onion juice,
applied twice weekly.

  For baldness apply an emulsion made of Black Oats, by boil-
ing and grinding the same, shells and all;   strain through a
cheese cloth and  dilute the liquid until it is  the consistency of
cream.  Apply this night and morning to the scalp. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
157
  Administer by the mouth, in small doses, Hepar Sulphur,
where a pustular or papular eruption exists.

  Administer Silicea, Arsenic, or Graphites, in minute  doses
as the case may require, until the results are obtained.    (See
"Dandruff.")

  Gray hair may  be restored to its original color by bathing
it in Salt water daily, or in the sap  of Grape Vines.

To remove superfluous hair—

       I£   Barium Sulph.
Flour                       3 ij
Slacked Lime
    M   Make a paste with water and apply, allowing it to
         remain 5 or 8 minutes; then remove with a dull
         knife.

See "Dandruff" and "Scalp."
                       HAY FEVER.

Naphthalin, mixed with sugar of milk one part to twenty parts.
     and give three grains every hour during the day.  This is
     a positive cure.

  Insert dry absorbent cotton so as to fill pretty nearly the cav-
ity of the nose; renew it twice daily, and in a few days  the 
158
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
patient is well.   If the cotton is first soaked in vinegar and then
dried, it  acts better.

Tinct. Sabadilla, in two drop doses four times daily, cures in a
    week.

Nitrate of Sanguinaria, in minute doses, is a sheet anchor.

  See "Asthma."
                        HEADACHE.

  Headache may be either congestive and local, or reflex.   Con-
gestive is due to local causes, and  reflex may be due to many
causes, viz.:   Rectal diseases—uterine—ovarian—tubal—cyst-
ic—vaginal—gastric—hepatic—splenic—in fact a reflex head-
ache may have its origin from any of the abdominal or  pelvic
viscera.   Headache, being such a common malady, demands
the attention of the physician more frequently than any other
with which  he meets.  The duty of every physician is  to re-
lieve this suffering in the quickest way possible,  palliatively<
The curative  treatment  depends entirely  upon the  cause.
There  is no  sense in giving medicine to patients  whose head-
ache arises from surgical diseases  of the pelvis, such as  Piles,
Fissures,  Fistulas,  Pappilae,  Rectal Abscesses,  Displacements
of the Womb, or any mal-position of the Genito-urinary organs.
These must be treated surgically as well as medicinally. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
159
                   REMEDIES (Palliative).
 Ammonol, ten grain doses, repeat in 30 minutes.  This is the
     first great remedy.

 Potassium Iodide, two grains in a half glass of water, sip slow-
     ly, relieves in 15 minutes.

 Tinct. Melilotus, one drop, relieves in 5 minutes.

                   REMEDIES  (Curative).

                    Congestive Headache.
 Belladonna, in minute doses three times daily, for a throbbing
     headache, red, watery eyes which cannot bear light.

 Gelsemium, in minute doses, when the pain is like a band or
     hoop around the head.

 Bryonia, in minute doses, for morning headache worse on mo-
     tion, and passing from  the forehead  backward  over  the
     head.

 Nitro-Glycerine, in minute doses, for throbbing, pulsating head-
     ache as if the  head  would burst.   Involving the jaws and
     teeth, and made worse by the hot  sun and by motion.

                     Reflex Headache.
Nervous—Tinct.  of Sumbul, in five   drop  doses,  in  general
     nervous debility.

Spigelia, in minute doses, where the heart is involved. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Nux  Vomica, in minute doses, where the head feels too big.

Ignatia, in minute doses, as if a nail were driven into the head.

Glonoine, in very minute doses, where the trifacial nerve is in-
     volved.

Sepia, in  minute doses, where uterine diseases exist.

                       Sick Headache.
Iris (Blue Flag), in minute doses where it begins over the eyes
     accompanied with vomiting.

Ipecac, in very minute doses,  where nausea prevails.

Tinct. Cocculus Indicus, three drops, three times daily, where
     it is  due to the motion of a carriage, car, swing, or a boat.

Peach Pits, dried, then cracked  and  eat three  or four kernels
     daily.  This is very choice for chronic forms.

Epiphegus Virginiana, in minute doses, one dose every 20 min-
     utes,  is an absolute specific for sick headache.

Zinc Val., in minute doses, for fidgety feeling of the feet.

Cimicifuga, in minute doses, where the uterus is involved.

Cannabis  Indica, in minute doses, with a sense of pressure on
     top of the head.

Phosphate of Iron, in minute doses,  and  Chionanthus, in mi-
     nute  doses three times daily, are also good remedies. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
161
                    Headache in General.

       R   Caffein Citrate
            Ammonium Carb.
            Elixir Guaranae            3 i
       Mr  sig.   Teaspoonful every hour until pain is relieved.



                          HEART.

Aconite,  in minute doses, for pain in the heart affecting the left
     arm.

Acetate of Copper,  in minute  doses,  oppression,  and  rigid
     spasm.

Cimicifuga, in minute doses, irregular heart action reflex from
     uterine trouble.

Cactus Grandiflora,  in minute doses, where the  heart  feels  as
     if bound by a grasping hand.

Digitalis, in minute doses, where the pulse is very small and
     irregular, and sand is in the urine.

Kalmia Latifolia, in minute doses, following rheumatism,  or
     where the heart itself is affected with  rheumatism.

Crotalas  4x  Trit.  (Snake Poison), where there are sharp sting-
     ing pains in the heart.
           11
a a
grs. xx 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Phos. of Iron,  three grains  four times  daily,  in  Anaemia
     troubles.

Moschus Tincture, one  drop every two or three hours, in hys-
     terical heart.

Nitro-Glycerine, 1-200 grain, as a heart stimulant.

Hyoscyamus, in minute doses, for nervous palpitation.

Lilium  Tig., in minute doses,  where the heart feels  as  if it
     were pressed between two hard substances.


  There is  no remedy in the catalogue of medicines which yields
such universal results in the various heart affections as Apocy-
num Cannabinum.   It combines  all the benefits  of Digitalis
without the cumulative effects.    Give it in  all heart diseases
from two to five drop doses of the fluid extract every three or
five  hours.   This  remedy is excellent in all  forms of Dropsy
also.

Heart Tonic—

       R-  Tinct. Strophanthus "
           Tinct. Digitalis      L-      3 ss
           Tinct. Convalaria
                               j
           Syrup Simple add.           % iv
       M  sig.   Teaspoonful every four or five hours. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         163
Dropsy with Heart Trouble—
       !R-  Blue mass                  grs.  xxv
           Solid Ex. Digitalis          grs.  xv
           Pulv. Gamboge             grs.  vij
           Pulv. Squilla               grs.  vij
       M  et fiat—45 pills.
           Sig.  Three every two hours  until  bowels move
           freely.   Repeat every 24 hours as the case requires.
                HEARTBURN (Water-Brash).

Tinct. Cinnamon, in minute doses.

Chalk, in three grain doses.

Nux Vomica, in grain doses.

Lactopeptin,  ten to twenty grains.

Salt, one-half teaspoonful in a little cold water, affords instant
     relief.

Argentum ^Nitricum, in minute doses, cures heartburn.

Arsenic,  in minute doses,  is unexcelled. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                       HEAT RASH.

                     (Prickly Heat.)
Tinct. of Nettle Weed (Urtica Urens), is the sheet anchor for
    Nettle Rash  or  Heat Rash.  Give drop doses every two
    or three hours.

Tinct. of Rumex  Crisp  (Yellow Dock),  in  10  drop doses  in
    water, is a specific.



               HEMORRHAGES  (Bleeding).

                  IN GENERAL WOUNDS.

  If possible,  in hemorrhages arising  from a wound,  apply a
tight compress between the heart and  wound, being careful to
make the application of the ligature, or compress, tight enough
to stop the hemorrhage entirely from  the arteries,  or else the
blood will flow out of the wounded veins.  A hemorrhage from
the arteries comes in spurts, and is bright red in color.   The
flow from the  veins is smooth, like water from  a rubber tube,
and is dark.
  Apply very  hot water, or Chloroform, or solutions of Iron,
or Powdered Tannic Acid, or Pulverized Green Tea, or Pulver-
ized Oak Bark, or Oak  Balls, or compress  the  edges  of  the
wound together and hold them tightly for half an hour.   Apply
Vinegar, Cobwebs, Burnt Straw, Puff Balls, Smutt from Rye
or Corn, Turpentine. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
165
  A saturated solution of Antipyrine and Tannic Acid, mixed
and applied, is an excellent styptic.   Tincture of Phosphorus
should be given to all persons having a tendency to bleed from
every slight wound.

Hemostatic Collodion—
I£ Collodion	13 fl. ozs.
Carbolic Acid	1 troy oz,
Tannin	5 drs.
Benzoic Acid	3 drs.
Mr and apply.	
                  SPECIAL HEMORRHAGES.

                      From the Nose.
   The best treatment are injections of Lemon juice into the
nostrils,  and  the administration of the same,  in teaspoonful
doses.

   Snuff Powdered Green Tea.

   Elevate one hand and  arm above the head.

   Put a 50-cent piece under the tongue and force it against the
tissues.

   Press firmly the facial artery on the  side of the face from
which the blood comes;  it will be found midway  between the
chin and the tip of the ear, along the  edge  of the lower jaw
bone. 
Iqq                CRUMBS OF COMFORT.

  Tie a string around a finger and cut off the circulation for
ten or fifteen minutes.

  Thrust the hands and feet into very hot water.
                      From the Lungs.
  The quickest relief is a hypodermic injection, over the tho-
rax, of 1-200 grain of the Sulphate of Atropia.

For all dangerous Internal Hemorrhages—
R-  Sat. Tinct. Secale Cornutum
    Sat. Tinct. Cinnamonum cort.
    Sat. Tinct. Oil Erigoroin Can.
- kh
       M  sig.   Thirty to sixty drops  on  sugar, or in mu-
           cilage, and repeat as often as  required until the
           hemorrhage is controlled, when smaller doses should
           be given on extended time.  For  local hemorrhage
           of any part of the body, where this preparation can
           be applied, it will be found of great efficacy  as a
           safe styptic, especially in epistaxis (nose bleed).

  Administer teaspoonful  doses of Vinegar every 10  or 15
minutes.

  Common relief is found in table salt, in teaspoonful doses.

  Administer Wine of Ipecac, in 15 drop doses, every 15  min-
utes.   It is absolutely specific. 
              DISEASES AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.          IQ*


   If the blood is frothy and comes  up very easily, the Tinct.
 of Aconite, in drop doses every half  hour, will cure it.
 Oil of Erigeron, six drops on sugar, will arrest bleeding from
     the lungs instantly.

                     From the Stomach.
   Hypodermic injections of 40 drops of Ergot over the region
 of the stomach, and the administration of -§• grain of Ipecac, by
 mouth every 20 minutes, will act like magic.  The same treat-
 ment  may be applied  for  hemorrhages of the bowel,  kidney,
 bladder, and womb.


                  PASSIVE HEMORRHAGES.

                        Of the Uterus.
   The specific treatment for hemorrhages of the womb  consists
 of the use of large  quantities of very hot water,  poured into
 the vagina with a fountain syringe.  This will check every such
 hemorrhage of the womb, and is a woman's safe-guard.

 Trillin, given in one grain doses three times daily,  is master of
     the situation.

 Nitric Acid, ten drops in a  glass of water, and give a teaspoon-
     ful every two or three hours.

 Tinct. Cinnamon, in three drop doses every one or two hours.

Nux Moschata, in minute doses, is a very good remedy for this
    trouble. 
108                CRUMBS OF COMFORT.


Vinegar in teaspoonful doses is a very excellent remedy.

Chlorate of Potash, in five grain doses once daily.

  See "Gums."
                    HERNIA (Rupture).

  Seize the patient by  the feet and turn him wrong  end up;
hold in this position for a few minutes,  and the bowel will go
back to its place.

  Place the patient into a hot bath for 20 or 30 minutes, and
the rupture may be reduced very readily.

  Apply Ether on cotton for 15 or 20 minutes, and success may
result.

  Give the patient cupful after cupful of hot coffee, and bathe
the parts with the same.  Pretty soon the gas will escape and
the bowel will go back  into  its place, after the  hips have been
elevated.  If these fail, call  in the surgeon, and  proceed at once
to operate. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
169
           HICCOUGH (Spasms of the Diaphragm).

  The best method of curing hiccough instantly is by compres-
sion of the  phrenic  nerve, which passes down the neck upon
either  side of the wind-pipe,  and is  easily compressed inside
of the inner end of the clavicle,  or  collar-bone,   holding  the
thumbs or fingers tightly at this point of the neck.  This will
soon stop hiccough.
  Paint the sides of  the neck with the Tinct. Iodine.
Quinine, ten grains, is a sure cure; one dose only.
Snuff Pepper, or anything that will produce sneezing, will stop
     hiccough.
                   HIGH TEMPERATURE.

Ammonol, in ten grain doses, and repeat in an hour.
Tinct. Aconite, in two drop doses every hour or two.
Tinct. Veratrum Viride, in two drop doses every hour or two.
   Application of Alcohol to the surfaces.
   Cold Bath.

   In all cases of  high temperature,  from inflammatory causes,
be careful not to reduce the temperature down to the normal,
as temperature aids in the elimination of the  disease; there-
fore,  it should never be  reduced  to   the  normal  point  too
quickly. 
170
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                          HIVES.
Carb. Ammonia, in two grain doses, is a certain cure.
Dulcamara, in minute doses, where hives are due  to living or
     working in damp places.
Chloral Hydrate, in grain doses, cures without one failure.

  The sheet anchor for hives is:   Six honey bees dropped alive
into four ounces of Alcohol, and allowed to stand 24 hours;
then filter the liquid through  fine cheese cloth,  and take five
drops in water every two or three hours.   This  is an absolute
cure for all forms of hives.
Salicylate of Soda, in 15 grain doses, every two hours until four
     doses have been taken.  This is likewise a  certain relief.

Quinine, in four grain doses after meals, is curative of hives.
     A salve made of Quinine  and Vaseline will stop the itch-
     ing of hives when applied.   So will vinegar.
Vinegar, in tablespoonful doses three or four times daily, will
     cure when all else fails.



                     HOMESICKNESS.

Acetate of Copper, in minute doses three times daily.
Phosphoric Acid, in minute doses every three or four hours.
Hydro-Bromate of  Hyoscin, in 1-50 grain doses three  times
     daily, is the specific for Homesickness. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          17j
           HYDROCELE (Water in the Scrotum).
  Let cold water run upon the parts two or three times daily.
Apis Melifica, in minute doses, is the remedy for Hydrocele.
          HYDROCEPHALUS (Water on the Brain).

Tinct.  Phosphorus, in drop doses  in water  three times daily,
     keeping the child in  a lying position, with the body and
     limbs warm.
Zinc Phos., in minute doses three times daily.
Apis Melifica, in minute  doses every three or four  hours, is
     quite curative.
                      HYDROPHOBIA.

Tinct. Belladonna, five drop doses every hour or two.  Keep the
     patient under its  influence  for weeks.  If spasms set in,
     give ten drop doses.  Keep up a free perspiration by the
     use of the Tinct. of Jaborandi, hypodermically.
Apply Slake Lime plentifully to the parts, and renew as  often
     as the Lime becomes green; then bathe the parts with hot
     Vinegar, wipe perfectly  dry,  and cauterize  with Nitric
     Acid.   This last treatment  is  preventive of Hydrophobia.
  The  remedy that never fails, in  the case of a mad-dog bite,
is to procure a half dozen  fowls, pluck the feathers from the 
172
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
fleshy part of one, and tear off the skin of the part and apply
the raw surface to  the bite; the fowl will die in ten seconds,
the second in two minutes, the third in six minutes, the fourth
in ten  minutes,  the fifth will become giddy, but will not die.
The poison is extracted—the patient is saved.
                        HYSTERIA.

  Dashing cold water into  the face of the patient will revive
him at once.

Asafoetida, five grains  in hot milk given as  an injection into
    the bowel two or three  times daily, will cure Hysteria.

Cimicifuga, in minute doses, at the change of life, or irregular
    monthly.

Chloride of Gold, in minute doses,  where melancholy exists, or
    a disposition to commit suicide.

Zinc Val., mixed in ten times its weight with sugar of milk and
    ground together  thoroughly, and give three grains three
    or four times daily, cures.
Tinct. Ignatia,  in drop doses, where the Hysteria is  due to
    disappointed love,  or grief of any kind;  this will speedily
    cure.

  Give  hysterical  patients  Sumbul Cordial,  made of  Sumbul
tincture, two drachms, and  the best Sherry Wine, four ounces.
Give a teaspoonful three times daily. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         173
              IMPOTENCE (Loss of Manhood).

   There are three forms of Impotence:

   1st.   Complete inability of erection.

   2nd.   Whore the erection is not complete and the seminal
fluid is  discharged before intercourse is had.

   3rd.   Where  the fear of not being  able to maintain inter-
course makes it impossible to have the same.

   The remedial agents for Impotence must  be directed to the
spinal lesion that exists in the case.    All attempts at coition
must cease while the difficulty lasts.

   The one great remedy is—

       R^  Zinc Phosphide              grs. ij
           Confection  of Rosae          gtts. x
      Mr  and divide into 24 pills.
           Sig.   Take one to three pills three times daily.


   Another choice remedy is—
       R-  Nux Vomica Pulv.           grs. i
           Secale Cor. Pulv.             grs. vi
      Mr  and divide into three powders.
           Sig.   Take one powder morning  and evening after
           eating. 
174
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Sanmetto, given in teaspoonful doses three times daily, is well-
     nigh a specific.

Phosphoric Acid (dilute), given in ten drop doses in water after
     each meal.

Fl. Ex. Ergot, 15 drops injected over the  dorsum of the penis
     once daily, is  recommended very highly.    If Dropsy of
     the parts occur, these injections must discontinue.

   In all cases of Impotence cold applications of Camphorated
water should be made over the back and hips night and morn-
ing.

   All Impotent persons who expect to be cured must avoid to-
bacco and all stimulants, and society of  women.

Agnus  Castus, in drop  doses of the tincture every five hours,
     is  the absolute  specific for sexual inability from any cause.

Tinct.  Thuja, five drops three times daily,  will cure every case,

Fl. Ex. Damiana, one teaspoonful four  times daily, is excellent
     for shrunken testicles. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
175
                        INSANITY.

   The one great remedy for insanity of women is hypodermic
injections of the  Hydro-Bromate of Hyoscin, 1-50 grain four
times daily.

Fl. Ex. Ustilago, in drachm  doses every six hours, is very val-
     uable in these cases.

Tinct. Cannabis Indica,  in 20 drop doses three times daily in
     water, or injected into the rectum,  is, in combination with
     Tinct. of Stramonium,  five  to eight drops, one of the best
     remedies for insanity, whether it be of the mild or refrac-
     tory type.  This is the grand mental remedy.   Mix these
     remedies together.
Passiflora Incarnata tincture in teaspoonful  doses daily is  a
     "majestic remedy for insanity."
Bromide of Potash, in 15 grain doses, is a  fair remedy as  a
     hypnotic, but has no curative properties, except such  as
     come from sleep.
                      INSECT BITES.

  Applications of Ammonia or Oil of Peppermint or Oil of
Pennyroyal, or of Mud, are good for insect bites.

  A preventive for insect bites  is Quassia tea; rubbed upon the
hands and exposed parts.   This keeps off flies, gnats and mos-
quitoes. 
176
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Persian Chamomile Dust, in an earthen vessel and lighted, will
     destroy all insect life in a closed  room without injury to
     man.

Sandal Wood, burned in a house, will rid it of all flying insects.
                      IRRITABILITY.

  The great remedy for adults is Nux  Vomica, in 1-10 grain
doses after meals.

  The great remedy for children is Cina, in very minute doses.
Antimonium Crudum,  in minute doses,  is good.

Chamomilla, in minute doses,  is the  remedy for cross teething
     children.
                      ITCH (Scabies).

Strong Alcohol, well rubbed in, cures in five minutes.

  The par excellent remedy for Itch is—

       R-  Carbonate Potash            3 ss
           Sulphur                     grs. x
           Vaseline                    * ss
       Mr  and apply.   This cures instantly. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         177
  The Lye  of Wood Ashes,  diluted in rain water,  applied to
suit the sensation, cures in three days.

       R-   Hydrarg. Ammo. Chlor.     grs. v
            Balsam Peru               grs. xij
            Lanolin                     §  i
       M  and  apply for  Barber's Itch and Impetigo.  Spe-
            cific.
                   ITCHING ERUPTIONS.

Menthol, Ether solution 5$, applied by a camel-hair brush.

Bicarbonate of Soda, saturated solution, applied frequently.

Pulverized Borax, dry or in solution, will cure all pruritic erup-
     tions of the vagina or anus.

  Itching from seat worms will be cured by applying lard in-
side the rectum.

       R^   Glycerine                   §  v
            Sub. Nitrate Bismuth       §  iss
            Quinine Sulph.             ,3  ss
       M  and rub together thoroughly.
            Sig.   Apply as often as needed.

Pure Vinegar, applied, is excellent.
         12 
178
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                        JAUNDICE.

  The great remedy for Jaundice and all liver diseases is Chi-
onia, in teaspoonful doses four or five times daily.

Leptandrin, given in small and continued doses four times daily,
    cures Jaundice.

  A charming  remedy is Podophyllum,  in  minute doses;  es-
pecially for children having white stools.

Tinct.  of China, in two or three drop doses, is one of the best
    remedies.

Myricin, 1-50 grain every four hours, is an excellent remedy.

Olive Oil, one-half cupful every day, soon cures.

Chloroform, four drops on sugar three times daily, will effectu-
    ally cure any case of Jaundice.



               JERKING  AND  TWITCHING.

  Of the eyelids, give Physostigma.
  Of the facial  muscles, give Phosphorus.
  Of the mouth, give Magnesium Phos. Ignatia, or Zinc.
  Of the arms and hands, give Cicuta Virosa.

  All these remedies must be given in small doses. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
179
Euphrasia is specific for twitching of the eye.

Spigelia, for painful twitching of the eyelids.

Hydro-Bromate of Hyoscin, 1-50 grain three times daily, for
     chorea and palsy.
                     JOINT AFFECTIONS.

   The two great and best remedies for inflammation of joints
 are Ruta Grav. and Rhododendron, given in minute doses.

 Tinct. Pulsatilla,  in  five drop doses, is good for inflammatory
     conditions of the joints.

 Carbonate of Lime, in minute doses, is excellent for lime de-
     posits in the joints.

   For the pain,  as well as the inflammation, apply Veratrin,
 eight grains, and Vaseline, one ounce, well mixed together.

   For Syphilitic deposits in the bones or joints, give a prepara-
 tion of Gold; preferably the metal in minute doses.

   For swelling  and tumefaction  of  the joints,  rub well with
 Ichthyol.

   For Necrosis or ulceration of the joints, where a fistula exists,
inject a solution of Lactopeptin.  Administer Silicea, in minute
doses,  every  hour for  12 hours only. 
180
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
  The best  application  in joint diseases, particularly  where
there are stiff conditions, is a good, big, hot hay poultice.   This
is the  thing  for Ankylosis and administer Silicea, in minute
doses.
                          KIDNEY.
   For an  acute  inflammation give Aconite,  in minute  doses,
frequently repeated.
   The great specific for  the various Kidney  diseases  is the
Tinct. of Berberis Vulgaris, in minute doses.
Tinct. Cantharis, in ^  drop doses  repeated at intervals  of six
     hours, is good for  acute inflammation of the Kidneys, es-
     pecially where there is blood in the urine.
   For an inactive Kidney, or suppression of urine, give Tinct.
of Hyoscyamus, in minute doses, every hour.
Fl. Ex. Ustilago  Maydis, in 10 to  20  drop doses, is one  of the
     best remedies for irritable  kidneys.
   Cold water,  in large quantities,  should be  given to  patients
suffering from  Kidney  troubles.

       R-  Fl. Ex. Stigmata Maydis fl   § i
           Fl. Ex. Queen of Meadow fl  § iss
           Acetate of Potash            3 iij
           Sp. Juniper q.s. add.         ^ iy
       M  sig.   Teaspoonful four  times daily.   This is choice
           for Kidney, Bladder and Urethral troubles. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         181
  For gravel in the Kidney give the following—

       I£  Boro-Citrate Magnesia       §  ij
           Water                      §  viij
       rM  sig.   One teaspoonful three times daily.

  For Diabetes give four grains of Boro-Citrate of Magnesia
three times daily.

Lee's Gravel Remedy—

       R-  Sapo. Venet                3  vij
           Sal. Niter Pul.             3  vi
           Oil Juniper                 3  vi
           Gum  Arabic Pulv.          3  i
           Sal. Absynth               3  i
      M  by beating into a mass and make into pills the size
           of a buck-shot, and give one pill three times daily,
           on an empty stomach.  Keep the mass entirely ex-
           cluded from the  air, in a bladder  or  wide mouth
           bottle, or covered with oil silk.
^
  Drink Dandelion tea, and absolutely nothing else.

  The most important thing to do for any patient who is suffer-
ing from mild or severe acute inflammation of the Kidney, is
to insist upon  absolute rest, the patient remaining in bed  not
only for the rest, but also in order that the surface of the body
may be protected from draughts and colds. 
182
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
  Pain referred to the meatus urinarius is sure to be the result
of Cystitis, Prostatitis, or Nephritis.

  Swelling under the eyes, greyish, white, or wraxy color of the
skin, denote granular disease of the Kidney.

  The numbness of one finger indicates Kidney  disease.
                  LA GRIPPE (Influenza).

   This is a disease sudden in its attack, and its sources or causes
are as mysterious as the attack is sudden.   "Sunspots," or the
discovery of a comet, or a change in government are as liable to
be the causes of La Grippe as anything else.  It is epidemic on
land and sea alike.   The nature of the disease is Rheumatic or
Neuralgic in character.  However,  it is not especially fatal.
   It is characterized by sudden seizure of awful headache and
gripping pain,  now here,  now there, now over  the body.  The
mucus surfaces are affected in the form of a Coryza.   Any case
may be cured by the following—

       I£  Tinct.  Gelsemium           5 ij
           Tinct.  Rhus Tox.            3 i
       Mr  sig.  Three drops on sugar every hour for 16 hours;
           then every two or three hours, until well.   This  is
           an unfailing remedy in every case.   Specific. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          133
   During epidemics of La Grippe take one grain of Sulphide of
Calcium, morning and evening, and you will never have the dis-
ease.

   La Grippe invariably   causes abortions  or  miscarriages in
pregnant women.





                       LARYNGITIS.

Spongia Tosta, in minute doses frequently repeated, is curative.

Sanguinaria Tincture, in drop doses every  hour.   Specific.

Metallic Silver, in minute doses, for professional singers.

Muriate of Potash,  in very minute doses, for chronic Laryngitis
     where a thick,  ropy  secretion exists.

The Bichromate of Potash, in very minute doses, for ropy secre-
     tions.

Stannum, in very minute  doses, where the larynx feels raw and
     the secretions taste sweet.

Drosera, in minute doses, where great hoarseness exists.

Atropine, 1-100 grain, for inability to speak aloud.

Phosphate of Iron, in grain doses, for the chronic forms. 
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                    LEAD POISONING.

Powdered Alum, 10 grain doses mixed in mucilage, every two
    hours, is a quick relief.    Three days afterwards give a
    cathartic of Epsom Salts.

Opium Tincture, in 10 drop doses every two hours, is a grand
    specific for  Lead Poisoning.
                          LICE.

Oil of Anise, applied, is sure death to lice, and cures itch.

  One of the best applications to remove Lice from the hair is
the following—

       I£   Decoction of Quassia        0 i
           Borax                      o ij
           Glycerine                  § ij
       M   and apply.

  See "Parasites."
                   LIGHTNING STROKE.

  Strip,  and dash cold water upon the patient, on the chest,
then on the back; turn about, as rapidly as you can conveniently, 
             DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          135


and roll the body back and forth on the left side.   If not suc-
cessful after half an hour, wrap the patient into woolen blankets,
and in a half sitting position, cover with fresh earth, except the
face, and give a dose of Nux Vomica.   Amyl Nitrite might be
tried, a few drops on  a handkerchief, held to the nose.
                           LIVER.

   The  remedy that  will  cure  more  Liver troubles  than any
other is Chionia, given in teaspoonful doses four times daily.
Three bottles will cure any case of Gall-stone, Jaundice, Hepatiq
Colic, Enlargement of the Liver, and  the tendency to abscesses.
Chelidonia Major, in minute doses, is  curative of a neuralgic or
     rheumatic condition of the Liver, where the pains run up
     and around the border of the right shoulder blade.
Leptandrin, in 1-20 grain two or three times daily, will clear
     and open the yellow bile-duct, and thus put an end to green
     and black stools.
Arsenic, in minute doses, will act upon the green bile-duct and
     clear it out, and thus  cure the tendency to yellow stools.
Podophyllin, 1-10 grain twice daily, acts well upon the common
     bile-duct  and duodenum.
Scutillaria,  in minute  doses  frequently  repeated,  acts  exclu-
     sively upon the duodenum, and cures all forms of intestinal
     indigestion, due to the failure of the Liver to secrete proper
     proportions and quantities of bile. 
186
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Conium  Maculatum,  in three to five drop doses, will cure all
     hypertrophies, or enlargements of the Liver.

Phytolacca, five drops of the tincture given four times daily,
     is the best remedy for all enlargements or thickened condi-
     tions of the Liver.   It is absolutely, and without  fail,  a
     specific.

Sepia is  a fine remedy, given in minute doses.   It is a certain
     cure for discolorations of the skin,  known as Liver spots.

Ox Bile Pills stimulate the secretion of bile in the Liver better
     and more  certainly  than Mercury,  or any  other known
     drug.

Nux Vomica is a good Liver stimulant, given in tincture, three
     drops in water after meals.

  For thickened secretions of the Liver  give four  drops  of
Chloroform, three or  four  times daily.   This is good for Gall-
stones, and will cure the trouble.

Dioscorea is a specific for Liver Colic.   Give four drops of the
     tincture in water every half hour.
                         LOCKJAW.

Antitetanic Serum is well nigh a specific for Lockjaw.

  The Tinct.  of Arnica is a very choice remedy for Lockjaw
where it is due to an injury, and should be administered very 
             DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         187

early in the case.   This remedy, administered alternately with
the Tinct. of Hypericum, in minute doses, will not only prevent
Lockjaw, but will cure the same when present.

   The injured parts should receive a lotion,  or an application
of a 10$ to 20$ solution in water of Hypericum, which will aid
very greatly in curing the trouble.

Passiflora Incarnata, when given in teaspoonful doses every half
     hour, will completely control Lockjaw.

Oil of Turpentine is very serviceable to these cases, when  con-
     stantly applied to the injured parts.

   The juice  of the common  Onion, given in two drop doses
every hour, is the one grand specific for Lockjaw.
                    LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA.

   In acute symptoms of Locomotor Ataxia give Tinct. of Bella-
donna, Tinct. of Aconite, and Tinct. of Gelsemium, equal parts.
in three drop doses four or five times daily.   This cures the
trouble.

   In chronic cases, where it has progressed for more than four
months,  the  Hydro-Bromate of Hyoscin, 1-50 grain hypoder-
mically into  the  hip, once  daily, will cure the severest cases,
where they are even accompanied with Palsy. 
188
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
A very choice remedy is the following—

     I£   Hydro-Bromate Hyoscin     gr. i
         Aqua dest.                  3  ix
         Alcohol                    3  i
     Mr   sig.   Adult, five drop doses at night only.
  Chronic cases should receive, once daily, a thorough rubbing
with Common Sulphur powder over the small of the back and
hips.

Atrophia Sulph.,  1-100  grain  hypodermically,  is choice where
     there is congested appearance of the face with Palsy of the
     body.
LUMBAGO.
The grand specific for Lumbago is—
R^  Collodion
    Tinct. Iodine
    Liquor Ammonia
33      'i SS
       M   and apply over the parts affected with a camel-hair
           brush.

Tinct. Iodine, applied over the back, is the most instantaneous
    cure for Lumbago. 
            DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         189


Rhus Tox., administered by mouth in minute doses, is a grand
     specific.

Tinct. of Turpentine, in drop doses every 20 minutes, relieves
     the pain and the patient in three hours.
                          LUPUS.

  The Tinct. of Thuja is well-nigh a specific for Lupus, given
in two drop doses every three hours for two or three days; then
three times daily,  and finally morning and evening for two or
three months.   This will cure most cases of Lupus.

  A very excellent remedy is a hypodermic injection of a 2$
solution of Corrosive Sublimate into the edges of the sore, using
four or five drops  at the several  sites of injection.  If these
remedies do not suffice, skin grafting must be resorted to.
                        MALARIA.

  To guard against Malaria burn a thimbleful of Gun-powder
in your bedroom or tent, trunk and wardrobe, thus keeping your
clothing saturated with the  gas.  You can travel in any land,
no matter how unhealthy, without danger of sickness.

  Put oil-cloth on the  floor  of your sleeping room or tent, and
renew the painting on it once a year.
For cure see "Ague." 
190
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                         MEASLES.

Tinct. Pulsatilla is the great specific for Measles, given in three
     drop doses every two hours.

The Tinct. of Camphor, one  drop on sugar, will restore sup-
     pressed Measles.

  In nose-bleed from Measles, Ipecac, in minute doses, is very
excellent.
                       MELANCHOLY.

   The great remedy  for Melancholy  is Chelidonium  Major
Tincture, given drop doses every two hours.   This one remedy
will cure any case of Melancholy.

   Special cases of Melancholy, such as arise from business re-
verses, will be cured by Gold in minute doses.

Or such as arises from disappointed love, by Ignatia, in minute
     doses.

Or such  as arises from reflex conditions (uterine  troubles), by
     Macrotin, in small doses.

   These  last cases  are usually  accompanied with thoughts  of
suicide;  a good,  wholesome cathartic of Calomel and Bi-car-
bonate of Soda quickly relieves them. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         191
                        MILK LEG.

  Place the limb affected upon  a pillow or cushion in a hori-
zontal  position; let the patient  take  Hamamelis,  in minute
doses, hourly,  and have the limb bathed every three hours with
Pond's Extract of Witch Hazel, or Hamamelis tincture mixed
with Rum, equal parts, and applied hot; keep the limb wrapped
in raw cotton  and covered with oil-silk.  After the acute stage
has passed, bandage the leg from toes to hip, and keep it band-
aged as long as the swelling continues.   If pus forms, let it out;
the leg must not be used until all of the disease has disappeared.
                      MISCARRIAGE.

Aletris Ferinosa, given in full doses, will prevent miscarriage.

  The grand specific remedy is  Tinct. Sabina, in  drop doses
every half hour.

Secale Cor., in minute doses, prevents miscarriage at the third
     month.

  If expulsion has been  determined upon by nature, give Ipe-
cac, two grains,  and await the result, carefully guarding the
hemorrhage.

Tinct. of Gelsemium, 10  drops in half a cup of hot water, taken
     in two doses 10 minutes apart, will open the mouth of the
     womb in  30 minutes,  sufficient for the foetus to pass out. 
192
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
  If a convulsion occurs, give six drops of the Tinct. of Vera-
trum  Viride, in hot water, and repeat in 30 minutes.    This
will control the convulsion.

  See "Abortion."
                           MOLES.

  Administer Sepia, in minute doses; or Thuja Tincture, in
drop doses, once in 24 hours, will usually cure these cases with-
out any application of caustics.

  Applications may be made, by the use of a tooth-pick, of small
quantities of Acid Nitrate of Mercury, or of Glacial Acetic
Acid.  In  the  use of either, carefully  avoid the sound skin.
Very large Moles are best removed by the knife.

  See "Warts."
                          MUMPS.

  The true specific for ordinary Mumps is the Tinct. of Bella-
donna, in drop doses, every two hours.

Jaborandi  Tincture, in ordinary doses, is equally a specific for
     Mumps.

The Iodide of Mercury is best where the mouth is full of water.
     given in 1-30 grain doses. 
            DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         193

  Mumps shifting to the testicles or the ovaries will find speedy
relief in three drop doses of the Tinct. of Pulsatilla, every hour;
and thorough  application of the Spirits of Camphor, over the
parts.    If found in a man, the scrotum  should be  enveloped
with a poultice of White Beans, as hot as can be borne; and if
found in a woman, the poultice should be applied over the pel-
vis.   In 30 minutes the pain and  swelling will be gone.
                           NAILS.

Sulphur and Hepar Sulphur, in minute doses, are excellent nail
     remedies.

Silicea, in minute doses, and Fluoric Acid, in minute doses, will
     cure diseased nails.

Black Hellebore, in minute doses, prevents the nails from fall-
     ing off.

                      Ingrowing Nails.
   Caution—Never cut off the corners of either the toe or finger
nails.   They should be cut so that the corners will grow out over
the flesh; and if there is  a tendency of ingrowing of the nails,
they should be cut in a concave, and the Oleate of Tin applied
along the back of the nail.  If  it becomes necessary to remove
the nail of the toe or finger, do so with as little pain as possible.
Cover it with a thin layer  of Nitrate of Silver, and apply a poul-
tice; after 24 hours this  will loosen it.  Continue the  caustic
         13 
194
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
 and poultice alternately until the nail can be lifted off.  If the
 corners of the nails produce an ulceration, apply Perchloride of
 Iron,  in powder form, under the free edge of it.

   If ulceration occurs at the corners of the nail, lift it up and
 drop a drop of hot tallow under it.    This is  painless and ef-
 fectual.

   To remove white spots from nails, give minute doses of Flu-
 oric Acid, or the Phosphate of Lime.

 Natrum Muriaticum,  in minute  doses,  will cure  brittle  and
     cracked nails.   Apply Oleate of Tin.

   A split nail of either the finger or toe may be easily cured by
 boring  a hole with the point of a knife,  or  a shoemaker's awl,
 through the half moon at  the root of the nail,  and behind the
 crack.   This can be done  without pain;  and as the nail grows
 out, the crack will  disappear.
   Persons  afflicted with  Tuberculosis  always have sharp,
 pointed nails like hooks (hook-shaped), with hump backs.  This
 invariably holds  good  and true, and is absolutely diagnostic.

   If the finger or toe nail  is injured, or loosened, it should not
 be removed, but left in place as long as possible, to act as a guide
 and support for the new nail.   If this is observed carefully, it
will insure a new, smooth nail.

   To polish the finger nails, use Oil of Almonds and a Chamois
 Skin for the purpose.  The nails should never be scraped or
filed.   It  causes  them to grow  crooked,  and forms unseemly
lines lengthwise on the nail. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
195
                           NAUSEA.

 Ipecac, in very minute doses, is the grand specific for Nausea
      and vomiting due to any cause.   The  dose must be fre-
      quently repeated, say every 10 or 15 minutes.

 Tinct. of Iodine, in drop doses, is very  excellent for Nausea.

 Iris Versicolor  (Blue Flag), in small doses, is a  specific for
      Nausea, accompanied with a peculiar headache that begins
      over the eyes, or for a periodical  headache occurring once
      every one or two weeks.

 Tinct.  Colchicum, in drop doses, is curative in a Nausea accom-
      panied by rheumatic pains.

 White  of Egg, a small quantity  stirred in ice water; then stir
      the remaining part of the white of  the egg into a froth, and
      let it float  on the top of the water.  Drink freely of this
      when thirsty.

 A Mustard Plaster applied over the region of the stomach, will
      arrest Nausea immediately.

   Put one drop  of Tobacco juice  in a glass of water, and take a
teaspoonful every minute.   This will arrest vomiting in 8 or 10
minutes.

Veratrum Alb., in minute doses, will cure Nausea accompanied
     with Diarrhoea. 
196
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Cocculus Indicusi in minute doses, will cure Nausea and sick-
    ness of the stomach, caused by riding in a boat, carriage,
    or swing, and is the proper remedy for habitual seasickness.

  Brink iced Champagne.

  For Vomiting of pregnancy, give the following—


       R-  Cocaine Hydro.             grs. v
           Alcohol q.  s. to dissolve
           Water                      § ix
      M  sig.  One teaspoonful before arising  in the  morn-
           ing and every half hour as needed.

Podophyllum, in ^  grain doses three times daily, will prevent
    Vomiting of pregnancy.

Ingluvin, in  five  or ten grain doses, is the grand specific for
    Vomiting of pregnancy.   It will control every case without
    exception.
                      NERVOUSNESS.

Tinct. of Phosphorus, in drop doses with plenty of water, five
    or six times daily, is the great nerve rejuvenator.

Asafoetida, in 8 or 10 grain doses three times daily, is a won-
    derful remedy for Nervousness. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.         197
Zinc Val., is a great specific for nervous, fidgety people if given
     in minute doses.

Sumbul Com., in teaspoonful doses, is curative of Nervousness
     in exhausted women.

Cafein, in minute doses, is excellent for nervous, sleepless per-
     sons.

Strychnine,  in 1-60 grain doses three or four times daily, will
     cure nervous irritability.

       R-  Phosphate Soda             3 i
           Aqua dest.                  3 i
      M  sig.  Give hypodermically.    This is the nearest
           and  latest remedy for Nervousness, and should be
           repeated twice daily in the above dose.
                       NEURALGIA.

  The best remedy  for Neuralgia,  is that which contains in
some form, Aconite.   For instance—

       ^  Nitrate Aconitine           grs.  iij
           Neutral Hydro-Bromate of
              Quinine                  grs.  300
           Syrup of Quinine           q. s.
       M  and divide into 200 pills.
           Sig.   Take one pill four or five times daily. 
198
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
  Another fine remedy is the following—
       R-  Aconite                     5  i
           Belladonna                 3  i
           Gelsemium                  3  i
           Water                      5  1V
       M  sig.  Take one teaspoonful every two or three hours.

Plantago Major is as near a specific for Neuralgia,  as can be
    obtained, taken in 10 drop doses every hour, and apply the
    tincture  over the seat of pain.

                  {Intercostal Neuralgia.)
       R-  Sodii Arsenitis              grs,  1-40
           Ferri Lactate               grs.  ij
       M*  sig.  Take two or three times daily at one dose.

  Apply over the seat of pain, between the ribs, the following—
3	Veratrin	grs. x
	Vaseline	5 i
Mr	and apply.	
3	Tinct. Gelsemium	gts. 100
	Simple Syrup	I iss
	Water	3 vi
M  sig.   Take  two  teaspoonfuls  two or  three  times
     daily.  This should not be given to persons having
     a weak heart. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.          199
            (Neuralgia of the Coccyx and Face.)

  Inject 10 drops of Chloroform over the Coccyx for the Neu-
ralgia.
Tinct. Gelsemium, in five drop doses four times  daily,  and ap-
     ply the following ointment:

        ty   Veratrin                    grs. x
            Vaseline                    §  i
       M  and apply.

        R-   Ammonia Muriate           grs. x
            Atropia                     grs. i-120
       M  sig.   Take every  two or three  hours at one dose.
            This is a specific  for trifacial Neuralgia.
                    (Sciatic Neuralgia.)

  Of the obstinate type,  requires Nitro-Glycerine,  1-50 grain
doses three times daily.
^  Tinct. Aconite Rad.
    Tinct. Colchicum Sem.
    Tinct. Belladonna
kk 3  i
■V-
sig.  Take six drops every six hours on sugar. 
200
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                    (Uterine  Neuralgia.)

Cimicifuga, in minute doses, or the Fl. Ex.  Jamaica Dogwood.
     in 10 drop doses, bring immediate relief with natural sleep
     and rest.

Tinct. of Kalmia Latifolia and Tinct. of Gelsemium, in equal
     parts given in  10' drop doses, cures Neuralgia in any part
     of the body.


                (Neuralgia of the Intestines.)

Tinct. Colocynth, in minute doses every 15 minutes, cures in
     an hour.

  If you will  avoid the miseries  of Neuralgia, and insure per-
fect rehef from it,  eat a Bermuda Onion every night, chopped
fine  and placed  between thin  slices of bread.  Feed the same
to your children.   It brings quiet sleep.
                  (Superficial Neuralgia.)

Apply Oil of Peppermint with a camel-hair brush.  This  af-
    fords instant relief. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
201
                       NIGHTMARE.

  Correct the digestive apparatus, and you will cure nightmare.

Nux Vomica, in drop doses of the tincture 30 minutes  after
    breakfast and dinner, in a little water, and Sulphur, minute
    doses at bedtime, will cure all these cases.

  When sleeping, lie upon the side and not upon the back.
                           NOSE.

   For foreign substances in the nose, inject warm water down
the free nostril, and the substance will come out of the other.

   For inflammation of the nose, give Fluoric Acid, in minute
doses.

   For a watery discharge, give Arum Triphyllum, in minute
doses.   This is a specific.

   For a yellow, slimy discharge,  give Potassium Sulph., 1-10
grain doses.

   For a red nose, give Agaricus, in minute doses, or Ichthyol,
in five drop doses  and correct the digestion.

  For a greenish discharge, give Sodium Phos., 1-10 grain doses.

  For  a thick, yellow, ropy discharge,  give Bi-Carbonate  of
Potash, in minute doses. 
202
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Ammonia and Onion Juice are good for a watery discharge.

Alumina, for dryness of the nose.

Cina, Antimonium Crudum, Arsenic, Gold and Onion Juice, all
     in minute doses, for sore, cracked nostrils, with a tendency
     to bore into the nose with the fingers.

Ambrosia, in minute doses, is a specific for a stuffed-up feel-
     ing of the nose.

Sambucus, in minute doses, is specific for "sniffles" of children.
                        NUMBNESS.

  Numbness of the body or the extremities,  is due to either a
diseased condition of the genital organs, or to a hardening of
the arteries.    If the numbness is confined to one finger at a
time, it is due  to Kidney trouble.

  If the genital organs are the fault, the  remedy must be se-
lected accordingly.

  One of the following will be found serviceable:   Secale Cor-
nutum, Cannabis Indica, Hyoscyamus, Ignatia, or Cimicifuga.

  If the cause is traceable to the Kidneys,  Berberis Vulgaris
tincture, in three drop doses two or three times daily, will cure
the case. 
            DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.        £03

 Terebinth, and Cantharis, in minute doses,  will cure many of
     these cases.

   If the heart or spinal cord be involved, Nux Vomica, or Digi-
 talis, or Glonoine, in minute doses, will be the remedies to select
 from.

 Aconite, in drop  doses of the tincture, is  the  proper remedy
     where the arteries are  the cause of the trouble.   These
     cases should  drink large  quantities of butter-milk  every
     day. '

 Bryonia, in minute doses, is the proper remedy where the numb-
     ness is confined to the fingers and toes.

   In numbness of the extremities or elsewhere correct the di-
gestion, which is a frequent cause.   In such cases give one grain
of Calomel every night  for 3 or 4 doses.
        NYMPHOMANIA (Sexual Insanity of Women).

Salix Nigra, in teaspoonful doses three times daily, will cure all
     of these cases,  unless there exists some cause of local ir-
     ritation in the vagina, requiring surgical interference.

Mono-Bromide of Camphor,  in 10 grain doses, is  an excellent
     remedy.

Cantharis, five drops in a half glass of water, and take one tea-
     spoonful  every  three  hours, is excellent. 
204
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Fl. Ex. Cannabis  Indica, and Fl. Ex.  Stramonium, mixed in
     proportions of one to three parts, and 10 drops of this in
     warm water injected into the rectum three or four times
     daily, will cure all cases.

Platina, in minute doses three times daily, is a very fine remedy
     for old maids.

  If all else fails remove the clitoris.
                         OBESITY.

  The great remedy to  reduce  fat, is  Phytoline,  in  10 drop
doses before and after meals.

  Drink large quantities of hot water.

  Eat all things sour and nothing sweet.   Abstain from breads,
fats, sugar, starches, and cold water and beer.   Eat and drink
anything else, and you will get thin.

  Put aside your selfishness and be more than ordinarily active
in making other people comfortable, rather than yourself. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
205
                     OEDEMA (Dropsy).

   If I were to choose two drugs that will cure more cases of
Oedema, than all others combined, I  would name Apocynum
Cannabinum, and Apis Melifica.

Tinct. of Apocynum,  in five drop doses every hour or two, will
     cure the severest cases of Dropsy, and especially the form
     known as Cardiac Dropsy, or Anasarca.   It has the value
     of increasing the activity of the Kidneys and lessening the
     action of the heart without any of the complications that
     arise out of the administration of  Digitalis.

Apis Melifica, in minute doses every hour, will cure most cases
     of Dropsy of the serous tissue, such as Dropsy of the glot-
     tis, of the eyelids, and of the belly.

Tartar Emetic is  a very choice remedy  for Oedema of the lung,
     or hydrothorax.

Arsenous Acid is  specific for Dropsy of the feet, and of the face,
     given in minute doses every two hours.

Rhus Tox.,  in very minute doses  every five or six hours, is ex-
     cellent for Dropsy of the upper eyelids. 
206
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
 For Dropsy from Bright's disease, give the following—

        1$   Chloroform                  3 ss
            Acid Benzoici                gtts. xx
             Potas. Acetate               5 vi
            Aqua q. s. add.              5 v*
       M  sig.  A tablespoonful in water every four hours.

   See "Dropsy."





                 ORCHITIS (Swollen Testicle).

Tinct. Pulsatilla, in 5 drop doses every hour, will cure Orchitis
     in six hours.

Tinct. Iodide, painted over the testicles, relieves very quickly.

White Beans, made into a poultice and applied hot, will cure in
     16 hours.

Tinct. Camphor,  applied over the scrotum, will relieve pain and
     swelling in four hours.

   Chronic Orchitis will be relieved by persistent 3 drop doses
of Conium tincture, and the Iodide of Potash, in five grain doses
continued for several weeks. 
            DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         207

The specific for Orchitis, is the following—

        ^   Tinct. Aconite Rad.          3 i
            Liq. Opii Subacet.           3 iij
            Ant. et Potas. Tart.          gr. i
       Mr  sig.  10 drops every hour until 10 doses are taken;
            then decrease the  dose to one-half.  Continue the
            dosage  irrespective of the vomiting until  10 doses
            are taken.
                      OS UTERI RIGID.

Tinct. Gelsemium, given in five drop doses in hot water, and re-
    peated every 30 minutes until three or four doses are taken,
    quickly  relieves, and is a specific.
                OSSIFICATION OF ARTERIES.

  Buttermilk drank plentifully, will  prevent as well as cure
hardening of the arteries. 
20'8
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
                         OVARIES.

Tinct. of Pulsatilla, given in five drop doses every three or four
     hours, speedily relieves inflammation of the ovaries.
Lihum Tig., in minute doses, cures when the pain  is relieved by
     pressure from beneath the  womb,  such as a  tampon from
     the vaginal vault.
  Induration of the ovary is relieved by the administration of
the Tinct. of Phytolacca, in five drop doses three or four times
daily.
Conium, in minute doses, quickly relieves such cases.
Tinct. of Iodine, applied in the vaginal  vault and over the belly
     is a good remedy.  Applied only once.
  For neuralgia, administer Cimicifuga, in minute  doses every
hour, quickly corrects the difficulty.

Cannabis Indica, Quinine, Magnesium Phos., are all choice rem-
     edies.
  For Dropsy of the ovary, Lilium Tig., Sodium Sulph., Canna-
bis Indica, Bromide of Potash,  or Apis Melifica, will cover all
such cases.

  Cystic tumors of the ovary will be cured, if not too large, by
Apis Melifica, in minute doses.

  For  Colic of  the  ovary,  Colocynth  tincture,   in drop doses
given in hot water every 10 minutes, completely relieves in one
hour. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
209
             OZAENA (Chronic Catarrh of Nose).

   Ozaena being a  chronic form of nose trouble, requires  per-
sistent treatment.   The best remedies are:  Bichromate of Pot-
ash, in very minute doses three times daily, where the secretions
are thick and ropy.

Tinct. of Pulsatilla, in drop  doses, where  the secretion drops
     back into the throat and relieved in the open air.

   Apply in these cases by the  use of a Bermingham Spray, Thy-
moline and water equal parts three times daily.  This is the
curative treatment.

   J£ the bones of the nose are involved, give Silicea, in minute
doses, and Hepar Sulphur in alternation.

   See "Catarrh."
                           PAIN.

              INTERNAL TREATMENT FOR PAIN.
   Give grain doses of Codeine to adults, and half grain doses to
children.

Ammonol, in 10 grain doses to adults, and 5 grain doses to chil-
     dren,  repeated every half-hour,  relieves promptly.

Fl. Ex. Cannabis Indica, three to eight drops in water,  quickly
     dispels pain.
        14 
 210               CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.

 Tinct. of Colocynth,  drop doses,  quickly  relieves the pain of
     colic.

 Chamomilla, in minute doses, cures the pain in the stomach and
     bowel of children.

 Hot Water drank freely, will relieve almost every internal pain.

 Tinct. of Viburnum, in teaspoonful doses, cures the pain of Dys-
     menorrhea.

   Inject hot coffee into the rectum, and also drink hot coffee.


             EXTERNAL TREATMENT  FOR PAIN.

 Aconite, five grains in a half ounce of Vaseline, lightly applied
     over the seat of pain, quickly dispels pain.

 Veratrin, used in the same way, will do the same thing.

 Hot Water is the great and grand elixir for external pain.

 Plantago  Major,  for Neuralgic pain.  Apply it.


            HYPODERMIC  TREATMENT FOR PAIN.

Morphine, | grain—Atropine, 1-200 grain,  mixed.   Give at one
     dose.

Ice-cold Water, injected at the seat of external pain, relieves in-
     stantly. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
211
     INHALATION TREATMENT FOR PAIN.

Amyl Nitrite.
Chloroform  mixed with Turpentine.
Ether.
Theine.
    PERSPIRATION TREATMENT FOR PAIN.
Hot air.
Alcohol Vapor.
Lime  Sweat.
                         PALATE.

  For relaxed palate, touch it with Muriate  of  Ammonia, and
gargle with Ginger, 15 drops of the  tincture, to  one ounce  of
water.

                    (Elongated Palate.)

Catechu Lozenge is the best remedy.

  Gargle with Mustard seed tea.

       R-   Strong Sage Tea, hot        0 i
           Pulv. Alum                 3 i
           Honey ^ teaspoonful
      M  sig.  Gargle four times daily. 
212
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
                          PALSY.

Avena Sativa (Ex. of Oats), five or ten drop doses before meals,
    cures slowly.

Hyoscin, 1-100 grain hypodermically in the hip once daily, cures
    in one month.  Specific.

Argentum Nitricum, in minute doses, is an excellent remedy,
    where the lower extremities are involved only.

Sulphate of Atropia, 1-200 grain hypodermically every day, will
    cure most of these cases.
                    PARALYSIS (Local).

Arnica, Belladonna,  Camphor, Nux  Vomica, Phosphorus, Ar-
    gentum Nitricum, Hellebore, or Sulphur are remedies to be
    thought of in Paralysis.

  Rub the spine three or four  times daily with  hot Vinegar.
This will cure paralysis of the limbs.

Gelsemium and Conium, equal parts of the tincture in water,
    five drop doses, are well-nigh specific remedies.

  For paralysis of the  face  and  eyelids,  give Causticum, in
minute doses. 
            DISEASES  AND THEIR TREATMENT.         £13

Tiuct. of Cinnamon, in officinal doses, cures Paralysis  of the
     tongue.

Euphrasis, is the grand  specific for Paralysis of the eye muscles.



                        PARASITES.

Oil of Anise, applied, kills lice and other parasites instantly.

Oil of Peppermint will do the same.

Coal Oil, one application  destroys lice on the head,  or other
     hairy parts of the body.

   Crab-lice may be destroyed by washing the genitals with Car-
bolic Soap.

Persian Chamomile, burned in a room, will  destroy all insect
     life.

Sandal Wood, burned,  will drive all flies and mosquitoes from
     your home.



                       PEEVISHNESS.

Santonine, given in small doses, cures.
Phosphate of Potash, likewise.
Chamomilla for children. 
214
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
                       PERITONITIS.

  Give large doses of Epsom Salts.

  Never give Morphine nor Opium.

  Administer Aconite or Belladonna, in two drop doses of the
tincture every hour.  This soon arrests the disease.

  If due to injury, give Arnica, in minute doses frequently re-
peated.

  Apply Turpentine Stupe poultices.

  In chronic suppurative, and tubercular forms, cut through the
abdomen, and wash out the cavity with a hot normal salt solu-
tion, and administer by mouth, Silicea, in minute doses five or
six times daily.   Give large doses of salts every day.

  For the pain of Peritonitis, inject into the rectum, 12 or 15
grains of Asafoetida, dissolved in an ounce of hot milk.   This is
magical in its effect.
                  PERSPIRATION (Sweat).

  For excessive perspiration, give 1-12 grain of Agaricin.   This
is specific.

Jaborandi, in minute doses, is specific.

  If on the hands, feet, genitals, or arm-pits, give Belladonna. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
215
   For offensive perspiration, give by mouth Silicea, in minute
 doses or Arsenic, in minute doses, and apply Chloral, one ounce
 to 16 ounces of water.   Dry the parts and rub them with Sub.
 Nit. Bismuth; stockings  and clothing  must be  changed every
 day.

   Soak the feet of the stockings in a saturated solution of Bor-
 acic Acid, and dry them before wearing.

   Bathe the feet, arm-pits, or genitals with a solution of Potash
 Nit., five grains to an ounce of wrater, two or three times daily.

   For night sweats of Phthisis  (Consumption), Agaricin, given
 in 1-12 grain doses, acts like magic.  A grain should be given in
 24 hours.

   For offensive perspiration, use a germicide, such as Bi-Chlor-
ide of Mercury, 1-50 grain by mouth; or Arsenic, 1-50 grain in
the same way.

  For offensive foot-sweat, see "Feet."
                      PHOTOPHOBIA.

Tinct. Belladonna in minute doses every three or four hours, and
     apply around the eyes, the  Tinct.  of Iodine.  This is a
     speedy cure. 
216
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
                           PILES.

  The nearest  specific  for Piles, is  Aesculus  Hippo.  (Horse
Chestnut) tincture, given  as follows:   Put 10  drops in a half
glass of water,  and take a  teaspoonful four or five times daily.


Make ointment as follows—

       R^  Ex. Aesculus  Hippo.        5 ij
           Vaseline                    .5 i
       M  sig.   Half teaspoonful through a  glass syringe into
           the rectum morning  and evening.  This will cure
           falling of the bowel and piles.


  A good home remedy for Piles, is Dry Mullein Leaves burned
in a chamber-vessel, sprinkling some pulverized  Resin upon the
leaves, and have the patient sit over  the vessel  for 10  minutes
twice daily.

Oxide of Zinc  Ointment, used by a  small glass syringe, twice
     daily, is very excellent.

  For inflamed protruding Piles,  apply a  poultice of Plantain,
pounded to a pulp and applied cold and raw; this reheves the
pain instantly,  and brings  the cure.

Tinct. Collinsonia (Stone Fruit), given in drop doses four or five
     times daily, will cure as speedily  as Horse Chestnut, and es-
     pecially the Piles of constipated  women. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
217
9
Nux Vomica Pulv.	grs. xx
Secale Cornutum	grs. xxx
Solid Ex. Belladonna	3 ij
Solid Ex. Conium	3 i
Oil of Tar	5 ss
Vaseline add.	3 vi
       M  sig.  Use a  teaspoonful  through a syringe  after
           stool.

Tinct.  of Aloes, five drops in a half glass of water; take a tea-
    spoonful every two or three hours.   This cures protruding
    Piles.
             SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR PILES.

   If the Piles are very large, a ligature is the best method of
removal.   If  small  and accompanied by fissures or cracks in
the rectum, give the patient Ether,  and thoroughly stretch the
rectum.  This will cure the case.

   Make a Cerate of the following—

        I£   Solid Ex. Phytolacca        3 i
            Solid Ex. Belladonna       grs.  x
            Solid Ex. Conium           grs.  xv
            Lard                       3 i
       M  and apply night and morning inside the rectum.

   Peel a potato and  cut it round and smooth the size of the rec-
tum.  Then  inject  into it with  a hypodermic  syringe  5  or 6 
218
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
drops of the tincture of Horse Chestnut, and introduce it into
the rectum.  The remedy will be absorbed and cure the Piles.
Very choice treatment.
                        PLEURISY.

Tinct. of Aconite and Tinct. of Bryonia, given in drop doses al-
     ternately every hour, quickly cures the patient.

Tinct. of Causticum, one to three drops in a wineglass of water
     every two or three hours,  is nearly specific for Pleurisy.

Apis Melifica, in minute doses, and  Tinct. of Canthatis,  in
     minute doses, alternately every two hours, will remove  all
     effusions that may occur in the pleural cavity.


           SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR PLEURISY.

  Put a wide, adhesive strap over the ribs to  prevent  motion
and to produce compression.

  Keep the parts warm with a dry, hot flannel.

  If pus forms,  remove a portion of rib  and insert a drainage
tube, and wash the  cavity with a solution of Bi-Borate of Soda
every day twice. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
219
                 PNEUMONIA (Lung Fever).

Fl. Ex. of Veratrum Viride, in drop doses every hour, will cure
     all cases of Pneumonia that are acute.

Tartar Emetic, in minute doses, should be given  twice daily, as
     soon as abundant secretion occurs; but continue throughout
     the case Veratrum A^iride.

Bhus Tox.  is very choice, in minute  doses, two  or three times
     daily,  for the rusty  expectoration.

   The case may find comfort in the use of a tight flannel band-
age extending from armpits to below the ribs.   Do not employ
moist or wret poultices.

Enemas of Creosote, 20 to 40 drops in milk twice daily, is one of
     the best treatments for Pneumonia.  It quickly relieves
     all of the serious conditions in the case.
             POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES.

Acids, Mineral—Chalk, Magnesia (plaster off wall in emer-
     gency), solution  of Carbonate of  Soda, Emollient  drinks,
     Fixed Oils.

Acid, Carbolic—Any  soluble Sulphate, such as Magnesia, Soap,
     Vinegar is best in ounce doses. 
220
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Acid, Hydrocyanic—Fresh  air and artificial respiration, with
     cold effusion.  Ammonia by inhalation and intravenously
     in vein of leg.

Aconite—Emetics, stimulants, external and  internal—keep up
     external heat, keep  flat on the  back, Digitalis hypoder-
     mically.

Antimony Tart—Vegetable acids,  such as Tannic  Acid,  and
     Catechu.

Arsenic—Freshly  precipitated  hydrated  sesquioxide of  Iron,
     made by adding Magnesia to any Iron solution.

Atropia—Same as Belladonna.

Belladonna—Emetics, Mustard  flour  in water.   Give Physos-
     tigma or Pilocarpine.   Cold to the head.

Cantharides—Emetics, Emollient drinks, Opiates by  mouth and
     rectum, large draughts of water to flush the Kidneys, Flax-
     seed tea.

Chlorine Water—Albumen, white of egg—milk—flour.

Chloroform—Fresh  air—artificial  respiration  (inclining head
     down,  pull tongue forward), Brandy and Ammonia intra-
     venously in  the leg—the hypodermic  injection of 1-30
     grain of Strychnine—Nitro-Glycerine, 1-100 grain.

Colchicum—Emetics, followed by  demulcent drinks.  If coma
     is present, give  Brandy—Ammonia—Coffee.   Opium  in
     large doses.   Keep up external heat. 
            DISEASES AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.        £21

Conium—Emetics, followed by stimulants external and internal.

Copper Sulph.—Yellow Prussiate of Potash, or Soap.

Corrosive Sublimate—Albumen, white of egg (4 grains of sub-
     limate require white of one egg), flour, milk.  Equal parts
     of Lime water and milk.   Emetics, or evacuate the stomach
     by a pump.

Croton Oil—Emetics; wash  out  the stomach,  and  follow by
     mucilaginous fluids, containing  Opium.

Digitalis—Recumbent posture after emetics.    Emetics  and
     Opium; give Tinct. of Aconite, four  drops.

Elaterium—Demulcent  drinks, an enema of  Opium and exter-
     nal heat.  Slippery-elm tea.

Hyoscyamus—Stomach  pump, emetics, stimulants, externally,
     and internally, Physostigma and Pilocarpine.

Illuminating Gas—Ammonia, hypodermic  injections  of Nitro-
     Glycerine are recommended by  Kloman.   Plenty of air.

Iodine—Emetics and  demulcent drinks, starch and flour diffused
     in water, Opium and external heat.

Lead Salts—Any soluble  Sulphate,  either Magnesia or  Soda,
     succeeded by emetics, and afterward by Opium and Milk.

Lead Poison—Alum,  10 grains in mucilagenous liquids,  every
     two hours.

Lobelia—Stimulants,  externally and  internally,  external heat. 
222
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
Morphine—Same as Opium.

Nux Vomica—Chloroform,  Nitrite  of Amyl,  Tobacco  in the
     rectum.

Opium—Atropine  hypodermically,  until respirations number
     eight per minute.  Stomach pump,  stimulants externally,
     and internally, Brandy and Coffee,  Ammonia to the nos-
     trils, Galvanic  shocks, compelling to  move around, artificial
     respirations, electric brush.  Permanganate of Potash, four
     grains hypodermically.

Oxalic Acid—Lime, not Potash nor Soda.

Phosphorus—Sulphate of Copper  in emetic  doses as chemical
     antidote.   No  oils, emetics or purgatives.

Potash and Soda Salts—Dilute Acetic Acid, Citric Acid, Lemon
     juice, Fixed Oils, demulcents, Vinegar.

Rhus Tox. (Poison Ivy)—Annacardium, drop doses of the tinct-
     ure.  Apply hot  soap-suds and give strong solution of Sul-
     phate of Soda,  or Tinct. of Verbena Hystata.   Apply  one
     part Boro-Glyceride  and three parts Oil Sassafras, mix and
     paint every four hours.

Silver Nitrate—Solution  of common salt  and demulcent drinks,
     Emetics.

Stramonium—Same as Belladonna.

Strychnia—Same as Nux Vomica.

Tobacco—Strychnine, Emetics, Stimulants, External heat. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
223
Zinc  Salts—Carbonate of  Soda,  Emetics,  Warm  demulcent
     drinks.

General Antidote for unknown poisons—Mix in water Calcined
     Magnesia, wood Charcoal, and Hydrated Oxide of Iron to-
     gether, without  regard to special quantities, and drink
     freely.
                         POLYPUS.

Silicea, in minute doses, is specific for Polypus.

Carbonate of Lime is very choice.

Tenerium is a specific for nasal Polypus.


           SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR POLYPUS.

  Seize the Polypus with a pair  of rat-tooth forceps, and twist
it off.   The bleeding may be arrested by an application of Per
Sulphate of Iron.
                 POLYURIA (Excessive Urine).

   The best remedy  is Nitrate  of Uranium,  in  one-half grain
doses two or three times daily.
   If  due to  nervous conditions, Valeriana or Ignatia will re-
lieve the case. 
224
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                 POTT'S DISEASE (Rickets).

Silicea, in minute doses, and Phosphate of Lime,  in minute
    doses, with good, wholesome food, will usually improve the
    case.

        SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR POTT'S DISEASE.

  A properly adjusted brace from armpit to hip-point, and lift-
ing the weight of the body from the spine, is very essential, and
aids materially in supporting the spine.
                        POULTICES.

Cabbage, Onions, or Plantain, are the best poultices for inflam-
    mations of all kinds.

  Cloths wrung out of hot water in which  potatoes have been
boiled, makes a very useful poultice.

  Bread soaked in hot milk—Linseed Meal—Hot Salt bags—
Hot plates wrapped in flannel—Flannel wrung out of hot Tur-
pentine water; all of these make excellent poultices.

Tobacco poultices may be used upon any part of the body except
    the abdomen.  It must be left  on the part only a few min-
    utes at a time, and must not be applied to open sores. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR TREATMENT.
225
                        PROCTITIS.

                (Inflammation of the Rectum.)

Magnesium Phos. and Ferrum Phos., both in minute doses, will
     generally relieve these cases.

  Inject high up into the rectum, Fl. Ex. Rhatany, diluted well
in water, will cure these cases in a short time.

Tinct. of Collinsonia, in one or two drop doses four or five times
     daily, will cure women thus afflicted.

  See "Bowel."
                     PROSTATE GLAND.

Tinct. of Thuja, in drop doses, is a specific for enlarged Pros-
     tate.

Sanmetto, in teaspoonful doses three times daily, is a very choice
     remedy.

Tinct. of Phytolacca, in three drop doses, quickly relieves the
     case.

  If there is difficulty  in passing  urine, have  the patient fill
the lungs as full of air as possible, and the urine will flow freely
as the air or breath is expelled.
             15 
226
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
  A good method, in  some cases, to expand the urethra,  is to
have the patient draw  the fore-skin over the head of the penis,
holding it firmly between the thumb and finger, and slowly fill-
ing or destending with urine.   This will dilate the urethra as
far back as the bladder, and is known as hydraulic dilation.

  Castration of men past 50 years of age is very much prefer-
able to the  use of the catheter, which should be  avoided  until
every other  method fails.

  Place the penis into  a tumbler of hot water, and allow the pa-
tient to urinate while the penis is in the hot water.   This will be
done painlessly and freely.

  Pruritus of the anus will often be the evidence of disease of
the prostate.
                       PROSTRATION.

  Hot milk with a pinch of salt is the true remedy for prostra-
tion from any cause  whatever, except from heat, and then give
Nitro-Glycerine in drop doses; or Spirits of Ammonia or Coffee
are to be given as stimulants. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
227
                      PROUD FLESH.

Sanguinaria Root, pulverized and applied, removes at once.

Protoneuclin is very excellent for proud flesh.

Chloride of Zinc and Flour, equal parts;  add water enough to
     make  a paste, and  apply.  This quickly removes  proud
     flesh.

  Apply strong Tinct. of Thuja three times daily for a week or
two; sometimes the  excrescence falls off in two or three days.
Thuja, in officinal  doses, may be taken at the same time.
                    PRURITUS (Itching).

Saturated solution of Borax, applied frequently, is the true spe-
     cific for this trouble, followed by currents of Electricity.

Oil of Tar, mixed in Lard, relieves some causes.

Quinine, rubbed into Vaseline until it is as rich as can be made
     and applied, affords permanent relief.

The Lye of Wood Ashes, diluted in water to> suit the sensation
     and applied three times daily, cures in three days.

Administer Sulphur, in minute doses, once daily.
Linseed Oil, applied, will allay itching. 
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
3	Oil Peppermint	gtts. XXX
	Water	0 iij
M	and apply.	
3	Cocaine Mur.	grs. xxx
	Lanolin	5 i
M	and apply	
3	Carbolic Acid	gtts. XXJ
	Water	5 i
M	and apply	
3	Acid Phenic	grs. xv
	Tinct. Opium	3 iv
	Acid Hydro-cyanic	3 iss
	Glycerine	3 iv
	Water	I iv
Mr  and apply
R-  Sodii Hypo Sulphitis         § ss
    Glycerine                    3 ij
    Water                       § vi
Mr  sig.   Use as a lotion. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
229
      I£   Hydrarg. Chlor. Cor.          grs.  iij
   (6)      Rose Water                 §  x
            Glycerine                   3  ij
       M   sig. Apply three nights.  Followed by applications
            of Lanolin.

Strychnine administered in doses of 1-50 grain three times daily,
     is a very choice remedy for Pruritus in any form.  It must
     be persisted in for one month.

Ichthyol mixed in Lanolin and applied, is a certain relief espe-
     cially if 6 drops of Ichthyol three times daily, are taken by
     the mouth.

A speedy cure for Pruritus is to paint the parts with Collodion.

   It is likewise curative of small Piles.   Apply a solution of Co-
caine before using the  Collodion.
                        PTERYGIUM.

Silicea, in minute doses, is a specific.

Sulphur, in minute doses, also cures Pterygium. 
230
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
                  PTYALISM (Salivation).

Tinct. of Blue Flag,  in minute doses, cures.

Mercurius Vivus, in 1-100 grain dose, will cure, unless caused by
     Mercury.  If so, Nitric Acid, in minute doses, will cure.




                         PUSTULES.

Hepar Sulphur (Calcium Sulphuret) in minute doses.

Silicea for large pustules, in minute doses.

Tartar Emetic, in minute doses, for pustules resembling small-
     pox.



                 PYAEMIA (Pus Poisoning).

Arsenic, given in three  or five drop doses every four hours, is
     the true specific.

Quinine Sulph., in two  grain doses, should  accompany  the ad-
     ministration of  Arsenic.

Tinct. of Baptisia, in five drop doses,  is a remedy to be relied
     upon at all times for infections. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR TREATMENT.
231
               QUINSY (Suppurating Tonsils).

Hepar Sulphur (Calcium Sulphuret) and Silicea, both given in
     minute doses alternately every  two hours, quickly relieves.

Calcium Iodide, given in \ grain doses, is very choice.

Baryta Iodide, in minute doses, cures.   See "Tonsil."




             RANULA (Cyst in Duct of the Mouth).

Fl. Ex. Golden Seal, in water, used  as a wash and swallowed in
     8 drop doses, cures.




                           RASH.

Arnica, in minute doses, for  the rash of new-born infants.

   For heat rash apply a 2$ solution of the Sulphate of Copper
two or three times daily with a sponge.  This will cure in three
days.

   For scarlet rash, Aconite,  in drop doses, and Rhus Tox., in
minute doses, alternately every two hours, will cure. 
232
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                   RATTLESNAKE BITE.

Tinct. of Iodine, six drops in water repeated in three hours, will
    cure.

  A specific for Rattlesnake Bite is Fl. Ex. Cedron Seed.

  Convert the  two phang-wounds into one with a knife; then
stuff the wound with dry Carbonate of Ammonia, and adminis-
ter five  to eight grains of it every 15 minutes until one drachm
has been taken.   This is an unfailing remedy.       ■

  Gun-powder  poured over the parts and lighted with a match
is the best cautery.
                RESPIRATION (Breathing).

Arsenic and Apis Melifica, in minute doses, cures difficult respir-
     ation.

Bryonia and Carbonate  of  Potash, both in minute doses al-
     ternately, cures painful respiration.

Tartar Emetic and  Squilla,  both in minute doses, cures wheez-
     ing, phlegmy respiration.

Ipecac and Opium,  in minute doses, cures snoring respiration.

Veratrum Viride, in drop doses, cures slow respiration. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR TREATMENT.
233
 Cictus Virosa cures suspended respiration.
 Grindelia  Rubusta,  in  minute doses,  where the patient stops
      breathing when he falls asleep.



                       RESTLESSNESS.

 Tinct. Belladonna, for persons who are sleepy but cannot go to
      sleep.

 Coffee Crudum, in minute  doses,  for  irritable,  restless, wide-
      awake persons.

 Rhus Tox., in minute  doses,  where  the patient  is caused to
      change the position frequently to  obtain rest.

 Arsenous Acid, in minute doses, where the person is restless after
      midnight.

 Cina, in minute doses, for restless children.

 Passiflora  Incarnata,  teaspoonful  doses 3 times daily, is  un-
      equaled.



                       RHEUMATISM.

   The nearest specific for  Rheumatism and Rheumatic  Gout is
Thialion, in teaspoonful doses three times daily.
   The next  best remedy  is Elixir  Salicylic Com.,  in two tea-
spoonful doses three times daily. 
234               CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
   The  administration of this last  remedy  should  be accom-
panied by drinking large quantities of sour buttermilk, or Lon-
donderry Lithia Water, one gallon each day.

Bryonia, in  minute doses, for Rheumatism  of the  large joints
     where the pain is only produced  by  motion.

Distilled Herring Brine, 20 drops every two hours, cures inflam-
     matory Rheumatism in 48 hours.

Fl. Ex. of Corn  Silk, from one to two teaspoonful  doses, is a
     splendid remedy.

Rhus Tox., in minute doses twice daily, will cure chronic Rheu-
     matism where the patient is improved by continued motion,
     and is worse by an approaching change of the weather, and
     worse on the side he lies, and is restless at night.

Pulsatilla, in three drop doses every two hours, will cure metas-
     tatic Rheumatism where it changes quickly from one joint
     to the other, and is inflammatory.

Kalmia Latifolia, in two drop doses every hour or two, is a spe-
     cific for Rheumatism accompanied by heart  trouble.

   Sciatic Rheumatism will be removed in one night by wrap-
ping the hip and  leg in dry Sulphur.

Nitro-Glycerine, 1-50 grain  four times daily, is absolutely spe-
     cific for Sciatica.

   Rheumatism may be rubbed away in three days with the Oil
of Horse Chestnut. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
235
Colocynth Tincture, in drop doses every two hours, is master of
     a boring, grinding pain in the hip-joint.

  Drink plenty of Lemon juice diluted with water.

  Eat absolutely nothing, and drink plenty of cold water and
lemonade, and Rheumatism, acute or chronic, will vanish in five
days.

  Cut up three  Lemons into  a  pint of Holland  Gin, and let
stand in a Avarm or sunny place  for a day or two; then take a
tablespoonful three or four times daily.  This is excellent.

  If possible, wrap up the parts in an abundance of dry cotton,
and  allow it to remain  until all  pain and swelling have  disap-
peared.

  Do not administer Opium or Morphine to Rheumatic patients,
as it will dry the secretions and increase the trouble.   If, how-
ever, an opiate must be used for the pain-and sleeplessness, give
one grain of Codeine two hours before  bedtime,  or 10 to  15
grains of Ammonol, and repeat in half an hour.   Or, teaspoon-
ful doses of the  Tinct. of Passiflora Incarnata at bedtime.

  For acute Rheumatism give the following—

        ^   Sodii Bi-Carb.               3 iss
            Potas. Acetat                3 ss
            Liq. Ammonia Acet.       f  3 iij
            Aqua Dest.                  * iss
      M  sig.   To be taken  in  one  dose in effervescence with
            the following— 
236
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
       I£   Acid Citric                 3  ss
            Aqua                      %  ij
       M   This should be repeated six times daily until the at-
            tack  is broken, and then gradually lessen the fre-
            quence.   No method of treating acute Rheumatism
            has ever been found as effectual as this in prevent-
            ing heart disease.   The full amount must be given
            to produce the result.

  In inflammatory Rheumatism the following will relieve the
pain when applied—

       R-   Carbonate of Potash         §  i
            Tinct. Opium               5  vi
       Mr  add this to a pint of hot water and saturate a flannel
            cloth and apply hot.  Repeat at liberty.

    Caution—Never blister in any case of Rheumatism; but if it
should occur, apply hot Flax-seed poultices, changed often.

  See "Sciatica."
                         RICKETS.

  The administration  of Carbonate or  Phosphate of Lime, in
minute doses, is the true remedy.

  Silicea, in minute doses frequently repeated, should be given
if suppurating conditions are present. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         £37
                RING WORM.

R-   Salicylic Acid               grs.  xx
     Collodion                   §  i
Mr   and apply.  Repeat the application, without wash-
     ing, once daily.   This is the only remedy needed in
     Ring-worm.

  Keep the body and clothing clean.
                           SCALP.

Tinct. of Dulcamara, in drop doses, will cure scabby incrusta-
       tions and scald head.

   Take fresh Cabbage  leaves, bruise and make a soft pulp of
them; apply and hold in place with a compress; is excellent.

Glycerine, ^  ounce to a tumbler of water, used as a lotion;  and
     take by mouth one or two tablespoonfuls of the same before
     meals.

Silicea, in minute doses, is an excellent remedy for all diseases
     of the scalp.

Vinegar, full strength applied, allays the pain of scalp diseases.

   Remove the scabs, if any exist, with a poultice of  Cabbage,
and heal with Oxide of Zinc Ointment. 
238
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Glyco-Phenique, one part to ten or fifteen of water, and applied
     by washing, will  cure any case of dandruff.  Never use
     Borax on the scalp, as it destroys the hair.

       9
Corrosive Sublimate	grs. iij
Glycerine	I ij
Cantharis	gtts. V
Bay Rum	o iy
       M  and apply freely to the scalp, once daily, for dand-
           ruff and falling hair.

Iodia, adult, one drachm three times daily, for Erysipelas of the
     scalp, is  almost a specific.
                           SCARS.

   To remove a scar, cut it clean off and dress it daily with the
following—

       R^   Per Chloride of Iron         3 i
            Collodion                    5 ij
       Mr  A barely perceptible line will be the result.


                TO REMOVE TATTOO MARKS.

   Make  a mass, the consistency of  dough, with Salicylic Acid
and  Glycerine; apply  to  the tattoo  marks, and  confine with a
compress and strips of  adhesive plaster for one week.  Then re-
move the layer of epidermis over the marks and  apply Salicylic 
            DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         039


Acid and Glycerine as before.   It may  be necessary to repeat
three times, but  usually  the second  application removes the
marks.
                      SCARLET FEVER.

 Belladonna, in drop  doses  of the  tincture every  two or three
     hours, is specific for ordinary cases of Scarlet Fever.

 Ailanthus Glandulosa Tincture,  eight drops  in a  half glass of
     water every hour  or  two, for irregular forms of Scarlet
     Fever and complications.

        I£   Ammonium Carb.            3 ss
            Milk                        1 viij
       Mr  sig.   Two tablespoonfuls  every three  hours.  This
            remedy is for all stages of Scarlet Fever.

 Hog's  Lard, applied warm twice daily over the body, will pre-
     vent dropsy and contagion of Scarlet Fever.

 Tinct.  of Phytolacca, in two  or three drop  doses  six or eight
     times daily,  for  Scarlet Fever where throat complications
     exist.

Rhus Tox., in minute doses, where blisters occur.

Acetate of Copper,  in minute doses, is one of the foremost reme-
     dies for Scarlet Fever  where convulsions occur. 
240
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Digitalis, in  two drop  doses  of the  tincture  every half hour,
     where suppression  of urine occurs.

Hellebore, in  minute  doses,  is also specific for suppression of
     urine in Scarlet Fever.
    PROPHYLACTIC OR PREVENTIVES OF SCARLET FEVER.

Belladonna  Tincture in  drop doses four or five times daily is
     the first remedy to be thought of as a preventive against the
     contagion of Scarlet Fever.

Sweet Spirits of Nitre, in one-half teaspoonful doses, is the best
     preventive.

Quinine will protect any child from  the contagion of Scarlet
     Fever,  while  taking from one to three grains three times
     daily.  Lessen the dose in a few  days.

Gun-powder, burned in the house twice daily, exposing all cloth-
     ing to its fumes, will protect all members  of the  family
     from every contagious disease. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.
                      DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS.

   (How to distinguish the  difference between Measles, Dutch
Measles, and Scarlet Fever.)
Rubeola.
(Measles.)
   Rubella.
(Dutch Measles.)
  Scarlatina.
(Scarlet Fever).
Fourteen days.
   INCUBATION.

One to three weeks.
 Very  variable;  one to
seven days.
Usually last three days.
PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS.

   Absent, or seldom long-
 er than twelve to twenty-
 four  hours.   Catarrhal
 symptoms, if present, usu-
 ally slight.
  Last twenty-four hours
or less.
  Severe catarrhal symp-
toms  of  nose  and eyes;
considerable cough.
Slight sore throat not un-
common.

  Vomiting occasionally.
  Sore  throat  often  at-
tends.
Vomiting very rare.
Marked sore throat.
  Vomiting a   frequent
symptom.
  Decided fever,  with a
characteristic  tempera-
ture-curve.
Fever absent or slight.
 High fever; rapid pulse;
marked   nervous  symp-
toms.
First of the face.
    ERUPTION.

First of the face.
  First on the neck and
chest.
  Spreads gradually, max-
imum all  over  body by
second or third day.
16
  Spreads very rapidly;
either  fading  from one
part before in full bloom
on another, or with uni-
versal maximum in twen-
ty-four hours.
  Spreads slowly; maxi-
mum reached by  fourth
day. 
242
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Rubeola.                   Rubella.                   Scarlatina.
(Measles.)                (Dutch Measles.)             (Scarlet Fever.)
  Lasts average of four
days.


  Color deep red; often
purplish

  Papular:  Arranged in
irregular  or  crescentic
groupings.
  Severe catarrhal symp-
toms persist and increase;
severe  bronchitis  com-
mon.

  Throat sometimes sore.
  Glands  sometimes en-
larged as in rubella.
  Tongue coated; in bad
cases dry and brown.
  Temperature   102-104°,
ascends  slowly;  maxi-
mum with that of erup-
tion.
ERUPTION (Continued).

  Lasts three to four days
 or less.
  Color usually pale rose-
red.

  More or less elevated;
spots smaller  than  in
measles; discrete or con-
fluent;  seldom arranged
in groupings.
 Slight catarrhal symp-
toms persist  or  may ap-
pear.
  Slight sore throat near-
ly always present.
 Glands behind ear and
at back of neck  almost
always enlarged.

  Tongue  clean or with
thin yellow coat; never
"strawberry" or "peeled."

  Temperature  variable;
rarely over 101"; no con-
stant connection of maxi-
ma of  temperature and
eruption; often  normal
by second day.
  Pulse in proportion to
fever.
  Usually  lasts  six  to
seven  days  or   longer;
sometimes much less.

  Color intense red; dusky
or livid in some cases.

  Minute red points; con-
fluent in large patches or
universally.
Coryza in bad cases.
  Sore   throat   a  very
marked  and  constant
feature.

  Glands below jaw often
much enlarged.
  Tongue  "strawberry,"
and later denuded.
  Temperature    usuaUy
104-105°  from outset for
three or four days.
Pulse very rapid.
SYMPTOMS OF STAGE OF ERUPTION. 
DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
243
      Rubeola.                Rubella.               Scarlatina.
      (Measles.)             (Dutch Measles.)           (Scarlet Fever.)


            SYMPTOMS OF STAGE OF ERUPTION (Continued).

  Diarrhoea usual during     Almost never diarrhoea.
eruption.

  Albuminuria not  very     Albuminuria exceeding-      Albuminuria a common
common.                ly rare.                  occurrence.


                         DESQUAMATION.

  Branny.                 Absent,  or  slight and      In flakes or rolls.
                       branny.
                           SCIATICA.

 Tinct.  of Colocynth, in two drop doses in water twice daily, is
     absolutely specific for that form of Sciatica where there is
     a terrible boring, burning, cramping pain in the hip-joint.

 Mtro-Glycerine,  1-50 grain  three times daily, will control and
     cure more  cases of  acute and chronic  Sciatica  than any
     other known remedy.  This drug applies largely  to the se-
     vere and obstinate cases.

 Tinct.  of Apocynum, in  three drop doses in  water every  half
     hour until the pain subsides; then every hour or  two until
     the  disease is vanquished, which  will be  in from three  to
     five  days.

Mistletoe, in minute doses, is a grand remedy for Sciatica. 
 244               CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.

 Sulphur, sprinkled thickly upon a flannel and  then wrapped
     around the hip and thigh, will relieve the pain and the pa-
     tient in one night.  Repeat this  application  every second
     or third day until the case is well.

   Bathe the leg and hip thoroughly with good Whisky, and then
 apply over the seat of pain a poultice made of the common net-
 tle.  Boil the nettles thoroughly, and apply while hot.  Repeat
 this process three times daily.

 Rhus Tox., in minute   doses twice daily, applies to  old and
     chronic forms where the patient suffers upon first motion
     and is relieved by continued motion, and where they  are
     very restless at night.

            SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SCIATICA.
   If the case  is intractable  and apparently unyielding to drug
action, the nerve should be stretched  by  cutting through  the
thigh, over the line of the sciatic nerve  and midway between  the
hip and knee.   Pick up the nerve and thoroughly  stretch it.
This will cure the case.
                        SCROFULA.
Administer the Iodides and Sulphur in minute doses.
Lemon juice.
SCURVY. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
245
                       SEASICKNESS.

   Keep the stomach full of food, and drink two cups of strong
black coffee.   This will prevent Seasickness.

Iris (Blue Flag), in minute doses, will cure the habit and ten-
     dency of Seasickness.

Chloroform, two or three drops on sugar, will arrest Seasickness
     at once.

Cocculus Indicus, in minute doses, will also cure Seasickness, or
     any sickness from motion of any kind.

   Paint Collodion over the region of the stomach and chest, or
wear a brown paper jacket.  Either of these will  prevent Sea-
sickness.
                    SEXUAL SEDATIVES.

Tinct. of Salix iSTigra, in teaspoonful doses four times daily, is
     positively a specific for men and women whose sexual pas-
     sion  runs away with their brains.

Hyoscin Hydro-Bromate, in 1-50 grain dose twice daily, is a val-
     uable sedative for men and women alike.

Platina, in minute doses  three times  daily, is appropriate for
     women. 
246
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Mono-Bromate of Camphor, 3 to 5 grains morning and evening,
    is very excellent to allay sexual excitement.

  The victims of either sex must refrain from the very appear-
ance of evil, and think of things in heaven and not the things of
earth, if they expect to regain normal conditions.
                  SEXUAL STIMULANTS.

Agnus Castus, in drop doses of the tincture four times daily, is
    a specific stimulant to the sexual organs of men.  It is the
    one only remedy needed for old sinners who have lived
    years of iniquity.

Cold Camphorated "Water, applied to the hips and over the gen-
    itals night and morning, is a powerful stimulant.

Fl.  Ex. Sarsaparilla is very excellent for bloodless,  anaemic
    men.  Three teaspoonfuls daily.

Phosphoric Acid, dilute, in five drop doses in water three or four
    times daily, acts well upon men who are run down by sex-
    ual abuses.

Phosphorus and Nux Vomica are excellent where the inability
    is due to spinal lesions.

Sanmetto, in teaspoonful doses four times daily, is the only rem-
    edy to increase the size of the organs and renew their vigor. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.        247
  For temporary and artificial stimulation Tinct.  of Cantharis,
in drop doses four times daily, is all-sufficient.

  Lack of stimulation,  due to early abuse, is  best treated by
Tinct. of Gelsemium and Tinct. of Digitahs, equal parts, in five
drop doses five or six times daily.

  Tinct. of China, 10  drop doses in water four times daily,
where the lack of stimulation is due to loss of seminal fluid.

  For cold, passionless women, the  following is the proper re-
lief—
I£  Saturated Tinct. Helonias
                     Viburnum
              Prunis Virg.
              Scutellaria lat.
              Caulophyllum
              Zingiber off.       3  ss
sig.  30 drops in Syrup  three times daily.
^kk I i
                         SHINGLES.

Rhus Tox., in minute doses, is almost a specific for Shingles.
Tinct. of Arnica,  in drop dose*,  is a good remedy  where the
     parts feel bruised and very sore to the touch.
Tinct. of Cantharis, in minute doses, where blisters occur and
     run into each other. 
248
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                 SHRIEKS (Night Terrors).

Sulphur, in small doses, is curative.  Given at bedtime.

Hellebora Nig., in minute doses, where the covering of the brain
     is the cause.

Apis Melifica, in minute doses, where there is an effusion in the
     brain causing the trouble.

Tinct. of Stramonium, in five drop doses every three hours, for
     crying out in the sleep, with a desire to get out of bed.

Passiflora Tincture,  teaspoonful doses at bedtime.
                        SICK ROOM.

  Keep the air in a sick room pure.

  Wringing clothes  out of a solution of Chlorine water, and
hanging them in a sick room, will sweeten the air.

  Fill a box having  a perforated top, or a small  basket, with
fresh Charcoal and Quick Lime.   Renew this daily.  The Char-
coal imbibes the foul vapor coming from the body, and the Lime
absorbs the carbonic acid thrown off by the  lungs. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
249
                      SKIN AFFECTIONS.

   There are three remedies that especially apply to the diseases
 of the skin, namely: Arsenic, Salt, Sulphur.

 Arsenic, in minute doses  three or  four times  daily, for scaly,
      bran-like eruptions, or burning of the skin.

 Xatrum Muriaticum (Salt), in minute doses, for  scaly condi-
      tions of  the skin with brittle finger-nails and hair.

 Sulphur, in minute doses, cures suppurating diseases of the skin.

 Silicea, in minute doses, also applies to suppurating conditions.

 Dulcamara, in minute doses, will cure all skin diseases that are
      caused by living or working in damp places, such as cellars
      and basements.

 Iodia, in  one-half to one  drachm  doses  three  times  daily, is
      nearly a specific in  most skin diseases,  even in Syphilitic
      skin eruptions.

 Ichthyol, two drachms to an ounce of A'aseline, applied night
      and morning, and 6 grains  in a capsule after each meal,
      will cure salt-rheum.   The best  treatment,  however, is
      found under the topic of Eczema.

   For cracked and chapped skin, the  best treatment is to brush
the hands  thoroughly  three times daily  with  a hard brush, Ich-
thyol Soap, and warm water.   While the cracked surfaces are
yet damp,  apply Glycc-Phenique Oil. 
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CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Pure Vinegar is a good remedy for diseases of the skin,  and
     should  always be applied after the parts have been moist-
     ened with water.

The Lye of Wood Ashes, diluted with rain water to suit the sen-
     sation, will cure greasy skin.

Oil of Peppermint,  painted upon a burned  or  scalded surface,
     will arrest the pain at once.

Graphites, in minute doses, and a salve made of the same, will
     cure all skin  diseases from  which  there oozes a honey-like
     fluid.

   For discoloration  of the skin from bruises, such as a fighting
man's black-eye, paint the parts several times daily with Tinct.
of Capsicum (Cayenne Pepper).

Sepia, in minute doses, will remove what is commonly known
     as liver spots from the skin.

Strontium Arsenite  is the best form of Arsenic to use in treat-
     ing skin diseases, as it does not irritate the stomach.

   See "Eczema."

      DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS  OF SKIN AFFECTIONS.
   Yellow skin indicates liver disorder.

   Sallow skin indicates Chlorosis or Anaemia.
   Waxy, pale skin indicates deficiency of red globules in the
blood. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
251
  Blue skin of infants indicates Cyanosis.

  Hot,  dry skin indicates fever and general inflammation.

  Cold skin indicates internal congestion.

  In diffuse psoriasis (roughness of the skin) give Natrum Car-
bonicum, in minute doses.  It is specific.
                           SLEEP.

 Passiflora  Incarnata, in  teaspoonful  doses, will  induce quiet,
     natural, restful sleep.

 Belladonna, in minute doses,  when  sleepy and cannot go to
     sleep.

 Coffee, in  minute  doses,  produces  sleep in persons who are
     "wide awake."

 Camphor, one drop in water and taken on going to bed, will in-
     duce sleep.

 The Mono-Bromide of Camphor, in  two grain doses, acts like a
     charm.

   To insure  a  good night's rest, rub  the body all over  with  a
coarse towel  or flesh  brush.   This  will  usually induce quiet
sleep. 
252
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
  Pressure upon the  anterior  frontanel  of an infant  will di-
rectly induce sleep.

Nitre, burned in the room on going to bed, will produce quiet
     sleep to persons troubled with Asthma or Cough.

  Light  eating before retiring is often good.   Sleeplessness is
often caused by a starved brain.

  Raising the foot of  the bed  and sleeping with the head low
will  keep an  extra blood supply in the brain; this  will nourish
and  gratify the  brain,  and induce restful sleep.

Grendelia Rub.,  in minute doses,  for cessation  of breathing
     after falling asleep.
                        SMALL POX.

  The true remedy for Small Pox is Tartar Emetic, in minute
doses.   Two grains of the powder  put into a glass of water, and
give the patient throughout the entire case a teaspoonful every
five hours.   Make the solution fresh thus every day.

Baptisia Tincture, in  minute doses, when the poison infects the
     whole system and resembles blood  poisoning.  Give the
     drug in two drop  doses  every hour or two for 24 hours.
     Then less  frequently.  It is  well  to sometimes  give this
     drug occasionally while using the  Tartar Emetic. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
Arsenic, in minute doses, is very choice in the malignant forms
     of Small Pox, when the pustules do not rupture early.
Sulpho-Phenique, in  ordinary  doses   occasionally  throughout
     the case, will prevent pitting.
Vinegar, in tablespoonful doses three times daily, will cure as
     well as prevent Small Pox.  This should be administered
     from 12 to 15  days.   Children should take  a smaller dose.
Cyanide of Potash,  in a  strong  solution sprinkled about the
     floors, on the stairways, and in closets, every day twice, and
     nobody in the house will have Small Pox.
Tinct. of Iodine, at  the outset of the disease, painted on the in-
     side of the thighs, will prevent pitting of the face, as all
     the pustules will appear  where the painting was done.

   In all cases of Small Pox and Scarlet Fever the skin should
be rubbed daily  with Carbolic Acid,  one  drachm,  mixed in
Vaseline, five ounces.   This will  not only  relieve  the itching,
but will also disinfect the  skin and prevent the scales from con-
taminating other members of  the family.
   Hen's Oil, rubbed all over  the body, plentifully, will prevent
Small Pox from pitting.
   Is it  Chickenpox or Small Pox ?  You may open the pustule
of Chickenpox with a single  stab of a needle at its base, and
press out all the contents; but it requires  several  such stabs
around the base of a Small Pox pustule before you can press out
all the lymph.  If the pustules of Small Pox on the face be thus
opened  and emptied of their contents while in  a liquid  state,
there will be no pitting—no pock marks. 
254
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
                         SNEEZING.

Onion Juice, three drops on sugar, is the best remedy.

Sanguinaria Nit., in minute doses, is a  specific  for persistent
     Sneezing.

  Insert a pledget of cotton loosely  into each nostril so as not
to interfere with the breathing.   Renew it every day.

Belladonna, in minute doses every hour  for four or five hours,
     will cure these cases.
              SOMNAMBULISM  (Sleepwalking).

  Persons accustomed to walking in their sleep  at night will be
immediately awakened as soon as their bare feet touch the large
piece of oil-cloth placed before their beds.

  Such persons are  suffering from Brain-fag,   and should  be
given Phosphorus, in 1-50 grain doses, after meals.   It is better
administered in drop doses of the tincture.

Passiflora Incarnata, in teaspoonful doses before retiring, will
     insure the quiet sleep of such persons.



                      SORE NIPPLES.

  See "Breasts." 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
255
                          SPASMS.

Turpentine, inhaled, relieves instantly.

Chloroform, inhaled, admitting plenty of fresh air, relieves in a
     few minutes.

Amyl Nitrite, inhaled carefully, relieves speedily.

Melilotus, one drop of the tincture every five minutes during the
     attack, and five drops three times daily to prevent its recur-
     rence, is the specific for all kinds of Spasms.

Copper Metalicum is one of the foremost remedies, particularly
     in the Spasms of Whooping Cough.

Acetate of Copper, in minute doses, is also very fine.

  In Spasms of children, observation should be made of the fore-
skin of the boys,  and of the clitoris of girls.  If constrictions
exist, they should be operated upon.

Tinct.  of Veratrum Viride, in four to six drop doses every half
     hour,  until vomiting occurs, stands in  the front rank for
     Spasms of the woman in labor; in fact, for any Spasm.

Cina, in minute doses, for Spasms caused by worms.

Tinct. of Ignatia, for the Spasms of children who have been pun-
     ished on going to bed. 
256
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Cantharis, five drops in a half glass of water, a teaspoonful every
     10 or 15 minutes, cures  uraemic Spasms.   So also Tinct.
     Hyoscyamus, in two drop doses.

Indigo, in minute doses, cures worm Spasms.

Tinct.  of Pulsatilla, in  three drop doses every half  hour,  for
     Spasms due to suppressed monthly period.


            GENERAL INDICATIONS FOR SPASMS.

  The face blue, Acetate of Copper, in minute doses.

  Face red, Belladonna, in minute doses.

  Face pale and sweaty, Nux Vomica, drop doses of the tincture.

  Flow of tears,  Tinct.  of Pulsatilla, or Cannabis  Indica, in
three drop doses.

  Patient conscious, Nux  Vomica  or  Stramonium,  in minute
doses.

  If it occurs during sleep at night, 10  grains of Bromide of
Potash, an hour before bedtime.  Or, teaspoonful doses of Pas-
siflora tincture.

  A string or strap, drawn quickly and tightly around the ankle
or wrist, will prevent the Spasms of Epilepsy. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         257
          SPERMATORRHEA (Discharge of Semen).

       I>   Nux Vomica Pulv.          grs.   vij
            Ergot Pulv.                 grs.  L
       M  and  divide into 21 powders.
            Sig.  Give one morning and evening after meals.


Sanmetto, in teaspoonful doses three times daily, is one  of the
     foremost remedies.

Digitalin, 1-30 grain three times daily, where the heart is  af-
     fected.

Thuja, in drop doses three times daily,  is very  choice.

Camphor Water, cold, applied over the hips and genitals morn-
     ing and night  after they have been rubbed with a  coarse
     towel, is very good and quite an essential part of the cure.

Ustilago Maydis, 10 drops every five or six hours.

  Avoid all  coition  during treatment.

  See "Emissions."
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258
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
SPINAL IRRITATION.
s	Strychnia Sulph.	grs. i
	Quinine Sulph.	5 i
	Ferri Pyrophos	3 i
	Acid Phosphorici dil.	f I ij
	Syr. Zingiberis	i 5 ij
Ft.	Sol.	
M  sig.   Teaspoonful in a  glass of water  after each
    meal.
                         SPRAIN.

Arnica Tincture, 10 drops  in a glass of water,  and give one
     teaspoonful frequently.

  Wrap the parts in flannel or absorbent cotton, saturated with
Spirits of Camphor.

  Apply a poultice of Daisies, and  in one-half hour the joint
can be moved without pain.

  A hot Hay Poultice is a specific, especially in chronic con-
ditions.

  Make  six applications of Collodion, one after the  other  as
soon as they are dry; this is all that is required.   It will be well 
            DISEASES AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.         259

the next day.   This is the treatment for all kinds of sprains,
either joint or muscular.

       ^   Oil Origanum ^
            Oil Hemlock   \- kk          3 i
            Oil Thyme    j
            Alcohol                      5 1V
       M   and  apply freely.

Gargling Oil for Sprains; see "Sundries."
                 STERILITY  (Childlessness).

  All married people who are childless should undergo a thor-
ough physical examination by a competent physician, to ascer-
tain whether the childless conditions are the  fault of  the hus-
band or the wife.   It is not always the fault  of the wife, as is
commonly supposed; but may be, and often is, the fault of  the
husband, due to old strictures, either from masturbation or Gon-
orrhea (clap) ; or  it may be  due in him because of  Sperma-
torrhea, where the  spermatozoa are not fully  developed or ma-
tured before discharged.  Generally  it is due to the  life and
habits of the wife, or to some mal-position of the genital organ.
Thus, it is quite necessary,  in such  cases, to  make a thorough
examination.  In the female,  sterility may be due to anti-flex-
ions of the womb, but not to any other flexions.

Aletris Ferinosa, in 10 drop doses three times daily,  will cor-
    rect the trouble. 
260
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Belladonna Tincture, in drop doses three times daily, for a con-
     traction of the internal neck of the womb.  Specific.

Tinct. of Phosphorus,  in drop doses,  where  the egg does  not
     ripen properly.

Sanmetto, in teaspoonful doses  three  times daily,  for a man
     who is sterile.

   If Leucorrhea exists, it must be  cured.  If  it is very acid, it
may be the cause of Sterility.





                          STINGS.

Ammonia, applied.

Tobacco, applied,  for bee stings, is an instant relief.

Saleratus, applied, relieves in a minute.

Onion Poultice for the  sting of spiders.

Mud Poultice for  spider stings.

  See "Insect Bites." 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
261
                         STOMACH.

Nitrate of Silver, in minute doses, for a painful, gasy condition.

Ipecac, 1-30 grain mixed in  sugar  of  milk, four times daily,
     for sick stomach and vomiting.

Nux Vomica, in drop doses of the tincture half  an hour after
     eating, for cramps due to undigested food.

Fl. Ex. Sassafras, teaspoonful doses in hot water,  cures stomach
     cramps and colic.

Aethusa Cynapium,  in minute doses, cures vomiting of curdled
     milk, and  is specific for children as well as adults.

Figs, boiled in fresh milk and drink freely of the milk, will cure
     any case of ulceration of  the stomach.

Sulphur, one grain ground together with 1-3  ounce of sugar of
    milk for six hours, and divided into 21 powders.  Take one
    powder an hour before each meal. This is curative of more
    stomach diseases than any one drug, or others combined.

  See "Gastralgia" and "Dyspepsia."
                          STOOL.

Blue Flag, in minute doses, for involuntary stools.

Tinct. of Phosphorus, for a long, slim, pasty stool, like a cat's. 
262
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
Tinct. of Nux Vomica and Tinct. of Ipecac, in equal parts, 10
     drops in half a glass of water, teaspoonful doses every hour
     or two, for green, undigested stool.
Magnesium Mur.,  for white flakes floating on the top of  the
     stool,  like frog pond.
Arsenic,  in minute  doses every three or four hours, for a yellow,
     painless and bad-smelling  stool.
Charcoal, in milk, for a  foul-smelling stool.
Thuja, in one-half  drop  doses, for a watery stool.  Phosphoric
     Acid is also good for this.
Psorinum,  in minute  doses, for a cadaverous-smelling stool.
Mercury, in very minute doses,  for a griping, bloody stool.
Nitric Acid, five drops  in a half glass of wTater, a teaspoonful
     every hour  or two,  for a bloody stool.
Leptandrin, in small, minute doses, for a black stool.
Ox-Bile Pills for white stool.

            DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS OF STOOL.

  White stool indicates  absence of bile.
  Mucus and bloody  stool indicates inflammation.
  Watery  stool indicates irritation.
  Glairy, dark  green stool indicates  Brain trouble, Dropsy.
  Hard, dark stool indicates  torpid and relaxed bowel.
  See "Diarrhoea." 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
263
              STRANGUARY (Suppressed Urine>.

 Camphor, one drop  on sugar frequently repeated,  starts the
     flow of urine.

 Hyoscyamus Tincture, in drop doses, is a specific for adults and
     children alike.

 Tinct. of Cantharis, three drops in a half glass of water, a tea-
     spoonful every three hours, wnll cure in a few days.

 Chloral Hydrate, 10  or 15 grain doses,  for adults, is a certain
     cure.   Repeat it if necessary.

 Chloroform,  inhaled,  will start the urine in a  few minutes.

Ice, in the rectum, will start the urine in 20 minutes.

   Sitting upon  a chamber-vessel containing Onions, steeping,
will make the urine flow.

   Cause the patient to fill the lungs full of air and hold  it for
a minute, and the urine will start to flow the next minute, or as
soon as the air leaves the  lungs.

   Tea made of the seeds of Watermelon is one of the best  reme-
dies. 
264
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                       STRICTURE.

  Of the prepuce, immerse the parts into warm water strongly
saturated with Carbolic Acid, or plain Cider  Vinegar.    This
will relax the parts and relieve the case.

  Of the urethra, Silicea, in minute doses, persistently  admin-
istered, will dissolve all strictures of the urethra.  This is a cer-
tain cure.

Tinct. of Thuja is a very choice remedy, given in drop doses
     once daily and continued one or two months.

  For longitudal stricture, the Electrode is the best treatment.

  Do not cut nor stretch these cases, as complications are liable
to arise by doing so.  Patient and persistent treatment  is best.
             STUTTERING AND STAMMERING.

  Administer Stramonium in  minute doses.

  Read aloud, with the teeth closed, for an hour or two every
day.  In one week you can read and talk without difficulty. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         265
                       SUNSTROKE.

Tinct. of Opium or common Laudanum, a teaspoonful as soon
     as the attack occurs, will start the sweat in 30 minutes and
     relieve the patient.

Glonoine, in minute doses, is the best remedy  for the effects of
     Sunstroke.

Ice-coils, applied around  the head, are good.
                         SYPHILIS.

Mercury Prot-Iodide,  in officinal doses twice daily, to begin
     with, and then three times daily,  is the first  remedy for
     Syphilis.  This should be continued one month, then give
     Iodide of Potash, in 10 grain doses after meals for three or
     four weeks, then return to the Mercury.

            "MIXED TREATMENT" FOR SYPHILIS.

       I£   Mercurius  Bi-Iodide        grs. ij
           Potassium  Iodide           3 ij
           Syrup Sarsaparilla
           Water
      M  sig.  Two teaspoonfuls in water  three times daily.
           After meals.
Jtu
r> "j 
266                CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.

Phytolacca tincture, in five  drop doses, for all glandular and
     throat troubles of Syphilis.

Iodia, one drachm three times daily, is a specific for Syphilis.

Nitric Acid, in minute doses, for secondary Syphilis, is specific
     where the throat is involved and mucus Syphilides.

Muriate of Gold, is a specific for bone  affections.

Silicea,  in minute  doses,  is  also good  for bone  affections of
     Syphilis.

Fluoric  Acid,  in minute doses, is an excellent remedy for ulcer-
     ations of  the mouth and throat.

Lycopodium, in minute doses, for  falling  hair  in  Syphilis.
                            STY.

  Rub the sty with a gold ring.  You not only abort it, but
cure it.  Anoint it with the following—

       1$  Glycerine                    3 ij
           Carbolic Acid                gtts. xv
           Rose Water                 5 ij
       M  and apply.
Pond's Extract is a good application. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         267
Pulsatilla, three drop doses of the tincture, will cure in a day
     or two.

Staphysagria, in minute  doses,  is  a specific.   Nothing else
     needed.
Silicea, in minute doses,  is very choice.

Uranium Nitrate will prevent stys and the habit of having them.
Boracic Acid, 15 grains to one ounce of wrater; mix and paint
     the  stv several times dailv.
                          TEETH.

Alcohol  is the proper  tooth-wash and will  prevent the teeth
     from decaying.
Phosphate of Lime is the true remedy for soft teeth of children,
     also in slow teething.
Fluoric Acid for white spots on the teeth and decayed enamel,

Tooth-Powder—
Charcoal	5 iij
Calamus Root	3 v
Pumice Stone	3 iiss
Catechu	3 iiss
Oil Bergamot	gtts. XXX
Oil Cloves	gtts. XXX
2J.
and brush the teeth two or three times daily.  This
cures diseases of the gums and sweetens the breath. 
268
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Tinct.  Iodine will  remove tartar from  the  teeth.

  For  Pyorrhea (Ulcers or abscesses at  the  root of the teeth)
correct the Kidney disease to which it is due.   Inject along-side
of the tooth, and into the abscess, Peroxide of Hydrogen.  Fol-
low this with Tannic Acid, dissolved  in Tinct. of Iodine.   Thia
cures and the tooth will fasten to the gums again.

  See  "Gums"—also "Hemorrhage."
                        TEETHING.

Chamomilla is the great specific for cross teething children.

Creosote is a specific remedy for all troubles of teething.

Phosphate  of Lime for slow teething.

Agaricus, in minute doses, will cure  convulsions  of  teething
     children.

  Keep the bowel of teething children well opened and attend
carefully to their diet, which should  be largely composed of
preparations from wheat.

Tinct. of Plantago Major, well rubbed on the gums and about
     the mouth of a  child, will stop the pain of teething.

  Give two drop doses of  the same several times daily. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         269
                        TESTICLES.

  Induration or swelling will be relieved by Phytolacca Tinc-
ture,  two or three drop doses in hot water four or five times
daily.

Spongia Tosta, in minute doses, will cure swollen, painful testes,
    and also tender and painful spermatic chord.

  A paste of Sub. Nit. of Bismuth and water, applied, subdues
pain.

Hamamelis, in minute doses, is  a specific for inflammation of
    the veins.

Rhododendron, in minute doses,  for a bruised feeling.

Coca, in usual doses, for a  shrunken condition.

Sanmetto  is the grand  specific  for diseased conditions of the
    testicles.

  See "Orchitis."
                         THROAT.

Aconite, given in drop doses of the tincture every hour or two
     in water, will subdue all acute inflammations of the throat.
     This drug should be given in alternation with Belladonna,
     in the same doses. 
270
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
  Apply to the throat an ice-bag.

Jaborandi in  ordinary  doses, is  nearly  specific for inflamma-
     tions of the throat.

Phytolacca,  in ordinary doses, when  the tonsils are hard, and
     the pain runs through to the ears, is the proper remedy.

       1^   Tinct. Myrrh                3 ij
            Tinct. Hydrastis            3 ij
            Glycerine                   * i
            Water                      5 i
       2rr  sig.   Gargle the throat frequently.  This will cure
            sore throat  in a few  hours, even acute tonsilitis.

Apis Melifica, in minute doses, where  the throat seems dropsical
     and the pain is of  a stinging character.

Tinct.  of Hamamelis and pure Glycerine and water mixed one
     part to two, and used as  a gargle, is very fine.

Nitric Acid, in  minute doses, where  there is a feeling as if a
     splinter was in the throat.

Hepar Sulphur where abscesses are liable to occur, and the pain
     is like a fish-bone in the throat; also  after the abuse of Mer-
     cury.

Glyco-Phenique is a very choice  remedy, given in water.

Sanguinaria, in minute doses, for a dry  throat with  tickling
     cough. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
 Nux Muschata,  in minute doses, for dryness of the  throat on
     waking from sleep, and made worse by east winds.

 Valeriana, in minute doses, for sore throat with a sensation as
     if a string or hair were in the  throat.

   To view the throat well, depress the tongue, hold the nose of
 the patient and cause them to yawn.   The pharynx will rise up
 and every part of the throat may be easily seen.

   In all troubles of the throat, correct the digestion, especially
 in repeating tonsilitis.

   See "Tonsils."




                          TONGUE.

                DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS OF.

  White indicates a feverish condition.

  Moist Brown indicates disordered digestion.

  Dry Brown indicates Typhoid conditions, blood poisoning.

  Moist Red indicates exhausting drains of the system.

  Dry Red indicates inflammatory fever.

  Smooth Bright Red  indicates  inflammation, gastric and in-
testinal. 
272                CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.

  Red Papillae,  "strawberry tongue," indicates  Scarlet Fever,
Rothein.

  Glazed Red indicates non-assimilation.

  Trembling Red indicates Delirium Tremens.

  Sharp Pointed Red indicates Brain irritation, inflammation.

  Tardy Protusion indicates Brain concussion.

  One-sided Protrusion indicates Lingual paralysis.

  Dilated Trembling indicates Nervous Fever, or congestion.

  Glazed,  Blue,  Cracked, Flayed, indicates Tertiary Syphilis.

  Ulcerated (chronic), indicates Tertiary Syphilis  or  Epithe-
lioma.

  Pale,  Flabby, Large Papillae  indicates  Debility,  gastric,
chlorotic

   Yellow  indicates Liver derangement.

   White Patch indicates Psoriasis linguas.

   Thickened Epithelium indicates Ichthyosis. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
273
                           TONSILS.

 Baryta Iodide and Iodide of Lime, both in minute doses, will
      act as specific for most troubles of the tonsils.
   The last remedy, taken in minute doses for a long time, will
 cure all cases of chronic Tonsilitis without fail.
   As in sore throat, so in Tonsilitis, the stomach and digestive
 apparatus are the cause of the trouble in all chronic cases.

        ^   Veratrum Viride tinct.       gtts.  xx
             Morphia  Sulph.              grs. i
             Water                       § i

       M  sig.  A teaspoonful every two hours for three doses,
             then every three or  four  hours, is master of in-
             flamed tonsils.

   In Tonsilitis, as  soon as  it appears, begin to paint the ton-
 sils with  Bi-Carbonate of  Soda, every 30 minutes and take in-
 ternally two grains of the  Sulphate of Soda every two hours in
 water.

   For Quinsy  and Tonsilitis give the following—

 Ammoniated Tincture of Guaiac, one drachm in a tablespoonful
     of milk every four or five hours.   If the bowel is affected,
    ' reduce one-half.   This is a specific.

   Give 1-20 grain of  Sulphide of Arsenic  every  five or six
hours.
         18 
274
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Blue Vitrol, 10 to 60 grains in one ounce of water, and applied
    to the tonsils, for enlargement of them,  as a gargle, being
    careful not to swallow the solution.

  See "Throat" and "Quinsy."
TOOTHACHE.	
^ Arsenous Acid	grs. xv
Cocaine Muriate	grs. xv
Menthol Chrystals	grs. iiiss
Glycerine	3 iij
       M  sig.  Moisten cotton and put into the cavity of the
           tooth.   The effect is instant.  Use it with care.

Creosote on cotton and put into the tooth is a good remedy.

Carbolic Acid on cotton in the tooth is a good remedy.

Permanganate of Potash, 2$ solution in warm water, two tea-
     spoonfuls held in the mouth for a few minutes, will stop
     toothache.

Tinct.  Plantago Major, applied in the mouth, tooth and about
     the jaws, will arrest toothache.
                                                       i
       I£  Cocaine (S$ solution)        gtts. xx
           Oil of Cloves                3  i
           Chloroform                  3  i
           Alcohol                     §  i 
            DISEASES AND THEIR  TREATMENT.        275


        Mr  sig.  Dry the gums and apply on cotton, squeezing
            the gums for a few minutes.  All pain is gone and
            the tooth could be  extracted without suffering.

 To extract teeth without pain,  use one of the following—

            Ether                       3  ss
            Camphor Pulv.              3  ij
            sig.  Soak cotton in  this and apply in and around
            the tooth until the gums are white.


        1$  Tinct. Cannabis Indica       3  i
   (2)      Water                       3  ij
       M  and apply  in and  around the tooth.    Warm the
            forceps and dip them into the solution.   Then ex-
            tract the tooth without pain.

 Oil of Peppermint, applied, stops toothache.

 The world's great toothache remedy is made  of the following—

        1$  Chloroform                 gtts.  xiv
            Mastich                     gtts.  viij
            Balsam Peru                gtts.  v
       M  sig.  Put a drop or two into the tooth.   The  cure
            is instant

Nitro-Glycerine, in minute doses (1-50  grain)  is the  master
     toothache remedy.  One dose is sufficient.
     3
(1) 
276
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
  The most desperate case of toothache, unless connected with
Rheumatism, will be cured instantly by applying the following
remedy to the diseased tooth—

       IJ  Alum (finely pulverized)    5 ij
           Nitrous Spirits Ether       3 vij
       M  and apply in the tooth.
                         TRANCE.

Fl. Ex. Cannabis Indica, 8 drops in warm water injected into
    the rectum three times daily, will soon awaken the patient.
                       TREMBLING.

Agaricin, 1-12 grain hypodermically once daily, will cure trem-
     bling of the body.  All cases, even Palsy.

Argentum Nitricum, in minute doses, where the trembling is
     in the legs.

Hyoscin Hydro-Bromate, 1-50 grain hypodermically, will cure
     Palsy and  Palsy-trembling in four  weeks, and no failure
     about it.

Cicuta Virosa, in minute doses, for trembling of the arms.

Sulphuric Acid,  in minute doses, for a sensation of trembling
     without motion of the body. 
DTSEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         277
Stramonium, in minute doses, for trembling of the whole body
    as if from fright.

  See "Locomotor Ataxia" and "Palsy."
                       TRICHINOSIS.

Arnica Tincture, in drop doses every hour or two, will cure ev-
    ery case of Trichinosis from eating raw pork.

Glycerine, in ^ ounce doses four times daily for two weeks, will
    kill  the  parasites  in  the stomach.    No water  should be
    drank nor other fluids for an hour after having taken the
    Glycerine.
             TYMPANITIS (Bloating of Belly).

Chlorate of Potash, in grain doses to an adult, will quickly re-
     move all Tympanitis following a Laparotomy.  Watch the
     Kidneys in the use of all Potash medicines.

Tinct. of Colchicum, in two or three drop doses,  is a sure and
     speedy relief if given every 30 to 40 minutes.

Asafoetida,  10 grains dissolved in an ounce or two of hot water
     or milk, and injected into the  rectum,  will  remove  the
     trouble in  an hour  or two, and bring sleep and comfort
    to the patient. 
278
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Tinct. Veratrum Viride, 10 drops to an adult every two or three
     hours, until vomiting is produced, and the cure is perfect.
     This is especially good in Typhoid Fever.

Chamomilla, in minute  doses,  will at once remove the  bloat
     of the baby's belly.

Valeriana is always to be thought of in the bloating of hysterical
     women.
                          ULCERS.

Lactopeptin is well-nigh specific for ulcers of the chronic type.
     Cover the ulcer well with the remedy, and put on a light
     bandage, loosely applied.

Calomel mixed in  Lime  water until  it is the consistency of
     cream, and paint  the ulcer with a camel-hair  brush every
     day.   Do  not  wash nor disturb the application, but con-
     tinue the painting every day, and in a few weeks all traces
     of  the ulcer have  disappeared.  This is absolutely specific
     for chronic ulcers of the leg.  Rely upon it.

Protoneuclin is a choice dressing for ulcers; administer the same
     in three grain doses every four hours.

        IJ   Aristol                     grs. x
            Balsam Peru                gtts. x
            Castor  Oil                  \ \\ 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
279
        M   and apply to all unhealthy sores and ulcers, and a
             healthy granulation will soon appear.   This is a
             magical and unequaled remedy.


    Or the following—

        IJ   Gypsum                    lb.  ss
             Oil of  Tar                  5  i
        M   sig.  Make a paste with Olive Oil sufficient to cover
             the ulcer.   Apply fresh once daily to all sloughing
             sores.

    Cloths wrung out of potato water, is an excellent application
 for ulcers and all wounds.

    Cabbage-leaf Poultices are very excellent  for ulcers.

    Bread  soaked in  a  solution of Pulverized Hydrastis Root,
 and frequently renewed, is very excellent.

 Peroxide of Hydrogen mixed in water is unsurpassed as a puri-
     fying wash.

 Charcoal  Powder should be mixed with all poultices for ulcers.

   Dissolve ^ ounce of Chlorate of Potash in two parts of water,
 and use as a wash  or injection  for ulcers of the vagina and
rectum.

Pure Vinegar mixed with water  10$, is a very  excellent wash
     for ulcers. 
280
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
       IJ  Atropia                     grs. ij
           Water                       3 i
       M-  and paint the ulcers once daily.  This  soon cures-
           Especially where the surrounding  parts  are very,
           red and look shiny and erysipelatous.

  The true remedy for ulcers is Calcerea Phos., given in minute
doses.   It will cure all ulcers if persisted  in, without any ex-
ternal  application.   It is the remedy, whether  the  ulcer be of
the bones or of the soft tissues.  This is the first and only rem-
edy needed and absolutely specific.

  The treatment that will cure 95 out of  every 100  ulcers of
every type (except such as are specific) whether of  the bone or
soft tissues, is the following:  Remove all heavy and hot band-
ages and cloths and simply cover them lightly with clean linen,
changing every day.  Cleanse the ulcers once daily with pure
warm water without the use of soap.  Now  paint the ulcer with
the following once daily—

       IJ  Atropia Sulph.              grs. ij
           Water                       § i
       M-  sig.   Apply once  daily with camel-hair  brush.


  Give by the mouth the following—

       IJ  Calcarea Phosphate          grs. x
           Sugar of Milk               3 iss
       M  et triturate thoroughly.   Sig.  Five grains 3 or 4
           times daily. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.        281
   This treatment will positively cure any ulcer except those of
the specific class.

   Ulcers due to Syphilitis will be cured by the following—

        IJ   Calomel                     § ij
            Lime Water                 § v
       M  sig.   Apply once daily and do not wash the parts
            at all.

   Take by the mouth "Mixed treatment" mentioned under the
articles on "Syphilitis."

Silicea, in minute doses,  serves a good  purpose for  offensive
     smelling ulcers.

Thuja, in minute doses, for varicose ulcers of the leg, when they
     present  a dark purplish appearance.

Mercurius for ulcers of the leg that are dirty,  flat,  and  un-
     healthy  looking, with ragged edges and a lardlike substance
     in the bottom of  them.    Dust the powder into the ulcer
     also.  The  remedy must be given in minute doses.

   Caution—Be careful not to keep ulcerated surfaces too hot
or bandaged  too tightly.  The bandages and dressings must be
very light, and cool.   Best not bandage ulcers of the legs at all. 
282
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                        URETHRA.

Cannabis  Sativa and Cantharis, given in minute doses, are the
     true specifics for acute inflammation of the urethra.

Tinct. Gelsemium, in five drop doses in water, five or six times
     daily, soon cures acute inflammation, even Gonorrhea.

Apis Melifica, in minute doses frequently repeated, is the  true
     specific for dropsical and swollen conditions of the urethra.

Naphthalin, in minute doses,  is curative of chronic inflamma-
     tion of the urethra, also chronic Gonorrhea.  It is reliable.
                          URINE.

   Painful urinating:    Cantharis,  in  minute doses,  for  pain
with blood, and desire to pass it frequently.   Having a strain-
ing,  burning,  and smarting sensation with a feeling as if not
through urinating.

Berberis Vulgaris Tincture, five drops in a half glass of water,
     a teaspoonful every hour or two, acts like magic.

Tinct. of Camphor, in drop doses, where painful urinating has
     been caused by the administration of Cantharis, or from
     the application of Spanish Fly.  In connection with Cam-
     phor, the patient should drink large quantities of Flax Seed
     tea. 
            DISEASES AND  THEIR  TREATMENT.         283

 Apis Melifica, in minute doses, where the pain is of a stinging
     nature, and the penis is dropsical.

 Carbonate of Lithia, two or four grain doses, where pain is pro-
     duced by the passage of  gravel.

 Thuja, in minute doses, is a charming remedy for difficulty
     in passing urine with a constant desire.

 Fl. Ex. Corn  Silk, one to two drachm doses, is a magic wonder
     in all diseases of  the urinary tract.

 Sanmetto, in teaspoonful doses, is another.

 Rhus Aromatica  (fluid extract), in  10 drop  doses four times
     daily, cures constant dribbling of urine.

 Nitrate of Silver, in minute doses, cures Enuresis.

 Causticum and Gelsemium are also good for dribbling urine.

 Benzoic Acid, in minute doses, for foul-smelling urine.

 Apocynum, or Nitric Acid, or Berberis, all in minute doses, will
     clear urine of all  sediment.

 Santonine for milky urine.

 Hellebore when the urine is like coffee grounds or suppressed.

Arnica,  Berberis,  Belladonna,  Hamamelis,   Cantharis   and
     Nitric Acid are all good  for bloody urine  if given in small
     doses. 
284               CRUMBS OF COMFORT.


Terebinth, where the urine smells like violets.

Digitalis, or Lycopodium, or Sepia, for red sand in the urine.

Sepia, for a pink sediment in  the  urine  which  sticks  to the
     vessel.

  All the foregoing remedies should be given in minute doses,
unless otherwise indicated.                  ,

  See "Gravel," "Kidney," "Bladder."
                       URINALYSIS.

   Normal  urine should be an amber color, and should have a
specific gravity of 1018  to 1022.    If the weight is less than
1015, albumen may be suspected.  If 1030 to 1050, sugar may
be suspected.  The quantity of urine passed by a healthy adult,
in 24 hours, should equal about 50 ounces.   The quantity of
urea should be about 512 grains in 24 hours.   The reaction of
normal urine is acid.   Highly colored urine where  a  smaller
quantity than the normal is passed in 24 hours, indicates fever
conditions.   Light colored urine like  water, and  larger quan-
tities  than normal is passed in 24  hours, indicates Diabetes.
Strong-smelling urine like a horse's indicates inflammation of
the bladder.   If urine smells like violets, it indicates the pres-
ence of bile in the urine, and liver trouble. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
285
Albumen in urine may be found by boiling, or by the addition
     of a few drops of Nitric Acid.  If Albumen is present, a
     curdy mass will be  seen.  Now add slowly the Acid, drop
     by drop, and if the curdy mass continues or increases, it is
     albumen.  If  it disappears, it is earthy phosphates.   Mu-
     cus in urine floats  through the liquid.  Pus sinks to the
     bottom of the vessel.

Bile in urine may  be found by putting into a test tube 5 fluid
     drachms  of Hydro-Chloric  Acid, and add to  it drop  by
     drop just sufficient urine to color it.   The two are mixed,
     to which is added Nitric Acid, and at the point of con-
     tact between the mixture and the colorless Nitric Acid a
     handsome play of colors appears.   If the Hydro-Chloric
     Acid on addition of the bile-urine is colored reddish yellow,
     the coloring matter  is bilirubin.  On the other hand, if it
     is colored green,  it is biliverdin.    Put Chloroform into
     small quantities of urine, and if it becomes turbid and yel-
     lowish, bile is present.

Blood in the urine may be found by dipping the end of a small
     slip of white blotting paper into the urine, and dry over
     a  spirit lamp until evaporated.  Then drop  two drops  of
     the  Tinct. of Guaiacum on the paper, waiting a  minute
     or two to allow evaooration to occur;  now drop one  drop
    of Ozonic Ether in the center of the  Guaiacum stain, and
     a  blue color appears if blood is present.  It may  be nec-
     essary to wait half an hour for this color to become visible. 
286
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
Sugar in the Urine—If urine weighs 1030 or more, it may be
    presumed that sugar is present.   If at the same time urine
    is very pale and more than 50  ounces  are passed in 24
    hours, we may be sure that sugar is present.   To test the
    urine for sugar, into 4 ounces of urine add a drachm of
    Baker's Yeast and place the specimen near the stove.   In
    12  hours usually, if sugar is  present, evidences  of  fer-
    mentation will be seen.   This  is a very delicate test, and
    is easily made.    A sample of  the urine  should also be
    bottled  and placed alongside  of  the  sample  having the
    yeast in it.   By this method a comparison can be made.
                      VACCINATION.

  To vaccinate a person successfully, first wash the arm with
Ether and follow by an Alcohol wash; then pinching up a small
portion of the skin scrape it until a little water-like substance
is seen, but no blood; then dip the  vaccine  point into a glass
of pure cold water, and rub the Virus upon the abraded sur-
face.   Repeat this one inch from the first.   Keep the arm ex-
posed until  thoroughly dry.    Do not cover these  spots with
plasters or anything else.

Silicea, in minute  doses, will  cure  all abscesses  arising from
     impure Virus.

Thuja, in minute doses, is the true remedy for diseases arising
     out of vaccination. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         287
                     VARICOSE VEINS.

Pulsatilla is the true remedy, in minute doses, for diseased con-
     ditions of the veins.

   If the veins are very large and troublesome, they should be
ligated.

Fl. Ex. Hamamelis, 10 drops in a half glass of water, two tea-
     spoonfuls four or five times daily, is a very excellent renn
     edy for varicose veins.

Fluoric Acid,  in minute doses, is said to be very good.

Bandages, when properly applied,  are a great support to vari-
     cose veins of the legs, as also are elastic stockings.

Collodion,  painted  thickly  over varicose veins,  several coats.
     will  completely cure them,  unless they are very  large,
     This is much better than bandages or elastic stockings.  Be
     careful to elevate the foot before applying it.
                           VOICE.

Spongia Tosta, in minute doses, is a great remedy for hoarse-
     ness.

Argentum Metalicum, in minute doses, is the true remedy for
     hoarseness or loss of voice in  professional  singers  and
     speakers. 
288
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
  It acts like magic in these cases.

Drosera, in minute doses, for hoarse bass voice.

Arum Tryphillum and Ambrosia, in minute doses, for a stuffed-
     up, smarting  feeling of the nose and  throat which affects
     the voice.

Borax, a small  piece of the crystal dissolved in the mouth, re-
     lieves hoarseness in 10 minutes.  This is a good thing for
     professional singers and  speakers to  do just before they
     sing or speak.
                      VOMITING.

See "Nausea" and "Ipecac."
                          WARTS.

Glacial Acetic Acid, pure, applied with a tooth-pick  over  the
    wart or  mole, once daily and  avoiding  the  surrounding
    skin, will quickly remove them.

  Rub the wart with a piece of Sal-Ammonia, dipped in water,
once daily for a week,  and the warts are gone. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.        289
Tinct. of Thuja, one drop on the tongue and swallowed, two or
     three times a week, will positively remove all seed or Fig
     Warts from any part of the body.  This is the true remedy
     for Condylomata (Warts of the rectum or genitals).

Carbonate of Soda, saturated solution applied three or four
     times daily, removes warts in a very short time.

Ex. of Mullein Leaves, applied  to the warts three or four times
     daily,  quickly and surely removes them.

   Thrust a pin through the base of the wart, and hold the head
of the pin in the flame of  a candle until the pin is red hot,
and out comes your wart, roots  and all.  One wart treated thus
will kill all the rest on any part of the body.

   To remove warts without leaving a  trace of the scar, apply
a super-saturated  solution of Bichromate  of Potash once daily.

   See "Moles."
                          WATER.

   God made more water and air than anything else.   He in-
tended to say to us  thereby  that we should use more of them
than anything else.  The person who makes a plentiful use of
water, inside and outside, is wonderfully exempt from many
of the maladies  or diseases that afflict the common herd of hu-
manity.  Many  of the diseases affecting woman and child-life
         19 
290
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
especially might be escaped by the plentiful drinking of water.
Water flushes the  entire system, as it would a sewer, and will
put an end to all forms of constipation, indigestion, and kidney
disease.   The drinking of hot water, unless for the relief of
pain, is  very injurious, reducing the fat  from the  surface of
the body, and exposing the superficial nervous system to severe
changes  of temperature, thereby either chilling the  system, or
exposing it  to excessive1 heat.    The  superficial blood current
is  also chilled by this  reduction of fat.   Cold water increases
the fats  of the body, and, therefore, preserves its heat  and  its
nervous energy.
   Water may be  tested for its purity by  filling a  clean pint
bottle f  full with  the water to be tested,  and dissolve  in it |
teaspoonful  of the purest sugar.   Cork the bottle and put it
where it  will be warm  for two days.   If in from 24 to 48 hours
the water becomes  cloudy or milky, it is unfit for use.  If it re-
mains perfectly clear, it is safe for use.  The boiling of water
renders it perfectly pure.
   After  water has been boiled and become cool it  should  be
shaken so as to admit oxygen and this makes its taste natural.

Borax will clarify turbid water by precipitating  all sediment.
     This does not purify the water; it simply makes it clear.

   Water is made harmless by making it into Lemonade.
   Water may also be made harmless by adding  Citric Acid,
enough so that it can be tasted.
   A chunk  of Alum  moved  through the water a  short time,
and all impurities  will go to the bottom of the vessel.  Any ani-
mal life  will be destroyed. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.
To make water soft, use the following—

       IJ  Orange Flower Water       0  ss
           Spirits Wine                0  i
           Soap                       lb. |
       M-  Fiat.   Shave the soap into the  Orange Water and
           heat until the soap dissolves, then add the wine.
           Sig.   Tablespoonful in a basin  of water softens it
           and makes it delightful.
                           WEN.

  Paint a Wen with flexible Collodion every day, and it is soon
destroyed.

  Cut the skin over a Wen and it will pop out like a nut out
of its shell.
               WETTING THE BED (Enuresis).

       IJ   Saturated Tinct. Graphalium Plantaginifolia
                 (Mouse Ear)            § ij
            Sig.   For a child give 30 to 60 drops every night
            at  bed-time.    Where the tincture cannot be ob-
            tained, an infusion may be made of the plant.

Mullein Oil is  said to be specific for wetting the bed. 
292               CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.


Naphthol, in five drop doses, capsules, morning and evening,
     is an absolute specific.

Chloral Hydrate, one grain on going to bed, is good.

Tinct. of Cantharis,  1-10 drop in water, will cure in two weeks
     if taken three or four times daily.



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   Prevent the child from lying on its back.

The Tinct. of Plantain, in 20 drop doses three times daily, is
     an absolute cure.

Rhus Aromatica, in ordinary doses, will cure any case.

Causticum, in minute doses, will cure little girls from wetting
     the bed.

Tinct. Belladonna, in  drop doses three times daily, may be re-
     lied upon.
Fl. Ex. Belladonna  ) _
Fl. Ex. Nux Vomica \ aa       3  ss
sig.  Give from two to five drops three times daily,
to a child from 7 to 12 years old.   This is a posi-
tive cure. 
DISEASES  AND THEIR TREATMENT.
293
                    WHOOPING COUGH.

 i       IJ  Fl. Ex. Castaneae           5 iij
            Sig.  Give a teaspoonful every two hours for three
            days to a child five years old.  During the night
            give a dose after each paroxysm.   A few grains of
            Bromide of Potash may be added to each dose.

 Oil of Peppermint, two or three  drops on sugar  every two or
     three hours, is a simple but effectual cure for Whooping
     Cough.

 Metalic Copper, in minute doses given every three or four hours
     in alternation with Drosera,  in  minute doses every two
     or three  hours, will cure any ordinary case of Whooping
     Cough in one week.

 Cerium Oxalate, from one-half to two grain doses, according to
     age,  before breakfast every day, will cure any case in one
     week.

 Iodide of Ammonia, in officinal doses, is the absolute specific.

   Inhalations of Ammonia, in hot  water, are very relieving.

 Verbascum alb., in minute doses, cures Whooping Cough.

Naphthalin, in minute doses, is nearly  a specific for Whooping
     Cough, as it is also for Asthma.
  Pine Needle Pillows are the proper thing for a child to sleep
en. 
294
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                         WORMS.

Cina, in grain doses given in milk or oil morning and evening.
     will cure all worm affections.

Chloroform, six drops on sugar before bre'akfast, and followed
     immediately by a dose of Castor Oil or Salts, will remove
     all stomach worms.
  Pin-worms will be destroyed by the application of Lard in-
side of the rectum.
  Salt water, injected into the bowel three nights in succession,
will kill  all seat worms.
Oil of Peppermint, 10 drops in  a tablespoonful of  milk,  will
     destroy  round worms.    Give  this while the stomach is
     empty.

  If worms  crawl up into  the throat and  cause  choking and
coughing, give one-half teaspoonful of Salt, washed  down  with
a little cold water.
                       TAPE WORMS.
      i
   The only certain remedy  for  Tape-worm,  for children  or
adults, is the following—
        IJ  Oleo  Resin Male Fern       3 i
            Chloroform                 3 ss
            Oleo  Tig.                   gtts. ij
            Oleo  Resini        q. s. add. ,j i
             Glvcerine                   f% i 
            DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         295


       M-  sig.   Shake and  give | before breakfast, and the
            balance in two hours, if necessary.  It is not neces-
            sary to reduce the dose for children, unless they are
            under two years  of ago.  This is the absolute and
            certain cure for Tape-worm.

Thymol, 10 grains every  15  minutes until 12 doses are taken;
     then give a full dose of Castor Oil.  This also is a specific

   Tape-worms have  been removed  by  giving 4 grain doses of
Salicylic Acid every hour for four hours,  followed by an ounco
of Castor Oil in  which is mixed a drachm of Oil of Turpen-
tine.   This is an  effectual and good remedy.

   Phosphate of Soda in 5 grain doses before meals is said to be
curative.
                         WOUNDS.

Acetanelid, ground  into a fine powder  and applied dry,  is a
     very excellent dressing for fresh wounds.

lodocrol is one of the most scientific dry dressings for wounds,
     having the advantage of the stimulation of Iodoform with-
     out the odor.

Aloes,  pulverized and mixed with equal parts of Sub.  Nit. of
     Bismuth and applied dry to a wound, not only relieves the
     pain at once but heals the wound without a  scar. 
296
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
   If there are dangers of suppuration in a fresh wound, dresa
it with a lO'r7 solution of the Oil of Eucalyptus in Olive Oil.

Onion Juice, in three drop doses on sugar every hour for a few
    hours, will prevent  pain in an  amputated portion.  This
    is a specific.  This  also prevents the sensation of coldness
    and cramp in the amputated parts.

Salicylic Acid is a good application to wounds, but Alcohol must
    not  be used in connection with  it, as it would produce se-
    vere caustic effect.

Salt Water is  the proper dressing for wounds of the skin.

Pulverized Sugar  is as  good as Iodoform.   Try it once.

Per Sulphate  of Iron should be applied on lint to all severe
    bleeding  wounds.   After  the blood has  stopped, change
    the dressing.

   For suppurating wounds apply the following—

                       "Tar Plaster."

       IJ  Gypsum                    lb. ss
           Oil of Tar                  I  i
      M  and make a  paste with Olive Oil.  This produces
           a  healthy granulation of the wound.   Wash  the
           parts every day  with  Peroxide of Hydrogen with
           equal parts  of  water, and reapply the Tar  Plaster. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.         297
Or
IJ  Aristol                     grs. x
    Balsam Peru                gtts.  xx
    Castor  Oil                  q ij
Apply on gauze.  This is one of the best dressings
for wounds that suppurate.   It produces a healthy
and rapid granulation.
             WRIST CRAMPS (Writers' Cramp).

Hypodermic injections of 1-50 grain of Strychnia once daily.
                        YAWNING.

Give Tinct. of Ignatia, in drop doses. 
298               CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.


                        SUNDRIES.
Test for Purity of Cocaine—
   1st.   Put Cocaine on a platinum plate and heat it.  If pure,
there will be nothing left.
  2nd.  It must be of neutral reaction.
   3rd.  Sulphuric Acid added to a solution  of Cocaine, and
if pure, there is no change in color.
   A permanent solution of Cocaine may be made by  adding a
very minute portion of Salicylic Acid to it.

Gargling Oil—
IJ Camphor Tinct.		I viij
Oil of Amber		o ij
Oil Origanum		r> i
Acid Carbolic		f, iv
Oil Turpentine		0 iij
Crude Petroleum		0 iv
Strong Ammonia	Water	o ij
Mr and dissolve and i	ipply freely	to sprains, etc
Trask's Magnetic Ointment—
       IJ  Lard          -|
           Raisins         1  kk       q. s.
           Tobacco  (fine)
       M  and simmer on the stove until cooked;  then strain
           and  press out.   Good for bruises. 
DISEASES  AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
299
 How to Clean Sponges—

   Immerse them into a 2$ solution of Permanganate of Potash;
 then dip them into a '2£  solution of Oxalic Acid to which has
 been added a few drops of Sulphuric Acid.   They  become a
 beautiful canary color, and pure.

 Squib's Mixture—

       IJ   Tinct. Opium    "]
            Tinct. Capsicum   L kk     5  i
            Spt. Camphor
            Chloroform                 3  iij
           Alcohol           q. s. ad.  5  yiij
       M  Dose.  A teaspoonful in hot water.
           This is good for Diarrhoea and all pain and colic.
           This is the old-fashioned R. R. R.

To Make Nitre Paper—
  Dip a piece of tissue paper into a strong solution of  Saltpetre
and dry it.

Chlorine Water—

       IJ   Pot. Chlorate               grs. xl
           Acid Muriaticum            fy ss
           Aqua                       5 i
      M   in a bottle and shake well; then add 15 ounces  of
           water.   This makes a pint of Chlorine water.   It
           is good as a spray in Croup and  Diphtheria. 
300
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
Ozone—
  Make Ozone for the sick room by tying a string around  a
bunch of matches, then dip them  into water and hang them
in the room.   This will purify the air.

Oxygen—
  Mix Oxalic Acid and Permanganate of Potash,  without re-
gard to quantities or chemical proportions, in a saucer and turn
a little water over it.  This generates Oxygen for sickrooms.


Asthma Powder—
  Ground Stramonium Leaves, any quantity desired, and upon
them sprinkle finely powdered Saltpetre.  This will burn when
a match is touched to it.  It is very relieving to persons having
Asthma.


To Allay Thirst and Hunger—
  Constant excessive thirst may be cured by eating ham, and
constant hunger by  drinking lemonade.


Thirst of Fever Patients—
  Glycerine will stop the thirst  by putting a drop or two upon
the tongue.


The Improved Method of Medication—
  The improved method of medication is by  inunction  with
Lanolin, which has been medicated,  and  which  immediately 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
 penetrates through the skin.   Medicine applied in this manner
 comes into effect in from one to two minutes.


 To Preserve Ice in a Sick-room—
   Wrap the ice in flannel, and it will not melt rapidly.


 Camphorated  Oil—
   Make it  by dissolving Camphor Gum in hot Olive Oil or
 Sweet Oil.


 Camphorated  Ice—
   This is made by dissolving Camphor Gum in hot Spermacetti
 and adding 15 to 20 drops of Oil of Peppermint to each ounce.
 This is very fine for cracks, chapped hands, sore lips, etc.


 Phosphorus Tincture—
   This is made by dropping a piece of Phosphorus into Alcohol.


 Paracentesis—
   In Paracentesis Thoracis  the place of election is between the
 eighth and ninth ribs in the line of the axilla.
   In Paracentesis Abdominis the needle should enter in the
middle line, the patient being in a sitting position, and the blad-
der having been previously  emptied.

   In Paracentesis Pericardii the patient  should be  in the re-
cumbent posture and the needle should enter at the fifth inter- 
302
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
space in front, due regard being had for the heart and large ves-
sels.

Dover's Powder—
       IJ  Ipecac. Pulv.
           Opium Pulv.       i-  kk     % i
           Camphor Pulv.
           Nitrate Potash              3 vij
       M  sig.  From 5 to 10 grain doses.   This is good for
           everything, from A to Ezra.


For Chills and Fever—
       IJ  Tinct.  Iron                  § ss
           Tinct.  Iodine                § ss
       M  Dose.  10 to 15 drops four times daily.


For Pain, Headache or Fever—
       ]J  Cit. Caffein                 3 i
           Camphor                   3 ss
           Acetanelid                  % i
           Bi-Carbonate Soda          5 i
       M  and take 5 to 10 grains every two or four hours, aa
           needed.

Cocaine Intoxication—
  May be prevented by the addition of Resorcin, which in itself
is a valuable adjunct. 
            DISEASES  AND THEIR  TREATMENT.         303


 Cough—
   Give 1-6 grain of Codeine for a Cough from any cause.   One
 dose every four hours.


   For Itching Eruptions apply Pinus Ointment.  It allays the
 itching at once.


 Baths—
   Everybody should  take  one full bath  each week, and  this
 should be suited to the individual taking it.   "The Blast should
 be tempered to the shorn lamb."   This phrase expresses the use
 and value of the bath.  Many persons cannot take a cold bath,
 and such should accustom themselves to  it by  first beginning
 with a cold sponging each day over the chest and  neck, and grad-
 ually increasing day  by day until the full bath can be taken.
 The body should  be well rubbed with a  Turkish towel before
 taking a bath.  Adding Salt  to the bath  and having the room
 warm will prevent "taking cold."  Hot baths should be given
 with great caution and only upon the advice of the physician.
 Medicated baths are sometimes of great value.


 Ivy Poisoning—
   Is best relieved by an application of a solution of Chlorinated
 Soda.


Sterilization—
   Milk may be sterilized by bringing it to  the boiling point in a 
304
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
 water bath,  and the opening of the jar closed with absorbent
 cotton.

   Instruments are instantly  sterilized by dipping them  into
 Olive Oil at a temperature of 256° F.

 Whooping Cough—
   Swab the throat with one part of Citric Acid and nine parts
 of Simple Syrup.  This cures in a few days.

 Vegetable Dyspepsia—
   Of children or adults, may be successfully treated by giving
 Disatase in their oatmeal, or mush, or milk, or sprinkled on the
 bread they eat.

 Bread—
   May be made more digestible by adding five grains  of Disa-
 tase to every pound of flour.   Bread made in this manner is su-
 perior to any other, and makes a delicious toast.   The toast
 powdered and added  to milk  makes a most excellent food for
 infants.

 Salve for the Stomach—
   Avoid every habit which causes the saliva to be expectorated
 instead of swallowed  for at least an hour after eating.    Try
swallowing saliva for a sour stomach.

Dropsical Swellings—
   To relieve this trouble, eat Onions and Horseradish. 
DISEASES AND  THEIR TREATMENT.
305
 Walk erect—
   Walk with your hands behind you if you find yourself becom-
 ing bent forward.

 For Fissured Nipples—

        IJ  Ext.  Krameria              grs.  xx
            Oil Amygdalae express.      3 iss
            Oil Theobrom.      q. s. ad. § i
        Mr  sig.   For external use.

 Artificial Respiration—
   Place the patient upon a couch or floor; then proceed by rais-
 ing the arms over the head and back  again, pressing the arms
 firmly into the sides of  the patient each time they are  brought
 back from over the head.  Thus a vacuum is made in the lungs
 allowing the air to enter, and the air is  forced out by pressing
 the  sides  with the arms.   Continue the  movement of the arms
 at the rate of normal respiration, which is about 18 times per
 minute.

 Vertigo—
   Pilocarpine, 1-16 grain hypodermically before breakfast, re-
 lieves Aural Vertigo.

 Herpes—
  Apply tincture of Capsicum for Herpes and cold sores of the
lips.
        20 
 
PART n.
DRUGS AND THEIR USES. 
DRUGS  AND THEIR  USES.
                    TABLE OF DOSES
                          FOR

               HYPODERMIC MEDICATION.
Apomorphia........................1-10 to £ grain. -
Muriate of Morphine---.............i to $ grain.
Sulphate of Morphine................$ to £ grain.
Sulphate of Atropia..................1-130 to 1-120 grain.
Sulphate of Soda.....................2 grains.
Sulphate of Quinine..................2 to 4 grains.
Strychnine..........................1-120 to 1-60 grain.
Squibb's  Liquor of Opium.............5 to 40 drops.
Magendie's  Solution..................3 to 20 drops.
Tincture Hyosciamus.................10  to 20 drops.
Tincture Cannabis...................10  to 20 drops.
Ergot, Fl. Ext.......................15  to 30  drops.
Ether..............................20  drops.
Chloroform.........................10  drops.
Ice Water.........................30  drops.
Nitro-Glycerine......................1-200 to 1-50 grain.
Pilocarpinae Hydro..................1-20 to 1-10 grain.
Hyoscin Hydro-Bromate...............1-50 to 1-25 grain. 
DRUGS AND  THEIR  USES.
TABLE OF  CHARACTERS.
gtts.	means drops.	
grs.	a	grains.
3	a	drachms.
I	a	ounces.
9	a	scruples.
0	a	pint.
ss	a	half.
kk	a	of each.
Fl.	a	fluid.
Ex.	a	extract.
Tr.	a	tincture.
q. s.	a	sufficient quantity.
3	a	recipe.
M	a	mix.
sig.	a	directions.
 1 drachm equals 60 drops.
 1 ounce equals 480 drops, or 480 grains.
 1 teaspoonful equals 60 drops.
 8 teaspoonfuls equal 1 ounce.
1 dessertspoonful equals 120 drops.
1 tablespoonful equals 240 drops. 
310
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
                         DOSAGE.
  The dose of a  medicine should  be as  near as possible that
quantity of a drug which will produce the desired result, and no
more.   When the curative effect, or the aggravation, of a med-
icine is observed,  it should be  discontinued.  This last  state-
ment contains the secret of the cure of disease.   Whenever the
curative effect of a medicine is seen, it has done what we intend
of it, and nature should be left to complete the task.  When an
aggravation is produced by a medicine, it should be discontin-
ued, and nature will generally cure the case by reaction, provid-
ing always that the aggravation has been produced by the medi-
cine and not by the disease.   It is proved beyond a doubt that
the small, or minute dose, frequently  given, has more curative
effect than the large dose, given less often.  Drugs are proven
to be more valuable as medicines by trituration (grinding), or
succussion  (shaking), than when used in their crude form.
  Triturations are made by grinding certain percentages of the
drug with Sugar of Milk.
  Dilutions, or succussions, are made by mixing and shaking a
drug with certain percentage of Alcohol or water or oil.
  By these methods the minute dose is made.
  Metals should  never be used as  medicine except  in tritura-
tions.   Plant extracts  are best made in dilutions in Alcohol or
water.   The "minute dose" of a trituration is made by adding 1
part of a drug to 100 parts of Sugar of Milk.
  The "minute dose" of a dilution is made by adding 1 part of
a drug to 100 parts of Alcohol or water.
   [Both of these statements refer only to  drugs that are not vio-
lent poisons.  In these the proportions should be 1 to 200.]
   The "minute dose" of these preparations is three to five grains,
or three to five drops, as the case may be. 
DRUGS  AND  THEIR USES.
311
      FORMULA FOR MEMORIZING OF DOSAGE.

                By Dr. Wiggins, Philadelphia.

  1—The dose of all infusions is 1 to 2 ounces, except infusions
       of Digitalis, which is 2 to 4 drachms.
  2—Dose of all poisonous tinctures is 5 to 20  minims, except
       tincture  of Aconite, which is 1 to 5.
  3—Dose of all wines is from \ to 1 fluid drachm, except wine
       of Opium, which is 5 to 15  minims.
  4—Of all poisonous solid extracts you can give \ grain, except
       extract of Calabar Bean, which is 1-16 to \ grain.
  5—Dose of all dilute acids is from 5 to 20 minims, except di-
       lute Hydrocyanic Acid, which is 2 to 8 minims.
  6—Dose of all aquae is from 1 to 2 ounces, except aqua Lauro
       Cerasus and aqua Ammonia, which are 10 to  30  minims.
  7—Of all syrups you can give a drachm.
  8—Dose of all mixtures is from \ to  1 fluid ounce.
  9—Dose of all spirits is from \ to 1 fluid drachm.
10—Dose of all essential oils is from 1 to 5 minims.

   Note.—All dosage must be  according to the  susceptibility
and age of the patient.  The usual dosage for a child is  one-half
the minimum dose of an adult, until it has reached the age of 5
years.   Then the dose may be increased one-third, until it has
reached the age  of 12 years.   Then the full minimum dose may
be given until it has reached the age  of 16 years.  This state-
ment refers to the administration of poisonous drugs. 
312
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
                DRUGS AND THEIR USES.

  A brief statement of drugs  employed in this  volume, and
their uses and doses, is as follows:


                     ABIES NIGRA.

  General,  Indications:   Dyspepsia with a total loss of ap-
petite in the morning, but great craving for food at noon and at
night.  A sensation as if a lump had lodged in the stomach; a
sense of weight as if something had to be coughed up from the
stomach.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


                     ACETANELID.

  Geneeal  Indications:  Fever,  congestion and  inflammation
—same  as  antifebrin—headaches—neuralgic  pain—excellent
dry dressing for wounds.
  Dose—3 to 15 grains.


                       ACONITE.

  Geneeal  Indications:   Intense anguish and  fear—afraid
to go outdoors on  account  of fear—croupy cough—dry, hot,
burning skin—numbness of the left arm—plethoric young girls,
and women after change ,of life—intense thirst—bounding pulse
inflammations  and  congestions of  all kinds. 
DRUGS AND  THEIR USES.
313
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Ordinary dose—$ to 3 drops of the tincture; and 1-6 to  1-3
 grain of the extract.
   Officinal dose—1 to 10 drops of the tincture.


     AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM (Horse-Chestnut).

   General Indications:  Horse-Chestnut is the  remedy for
 Rheumatism  and Piles.   Rectum  feels as if full  of sticks-
 constant dull backache—paralytic  feeling in  arms, legs and
 spine—heaviness and lameness in back, made  worse by motion.
   Minute dose—See dosage.


                 AETHUSA CYNAPIUM.

   General Indications:   Vomiting of curdled milk—intoler-
 ance of milk—diarrhoea of  children—herpetic eruption on the
 end  of the  nose—indigestion.
   Minute dose—See dosage.


                 AGARICUS (Toad-Stool).

   Geneeal Indications :   Chilblains—pain and inflammation
in the toes—swollen, burning,  itching  hands  or feet—specific
for locomotor-ataxia—night  sweats of  consumptives—delirium
tremens—chorea—hysteria—trembling of the hands, with gouty
stiffness of the fingers.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Hypodermic  dose of Agaricin—1-12 to 1-6 grain. 
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             AGNUS CASTUS  (Chaste Tree).

  General Indications:  Sexual desire lessened—penis small,
relaxed, cold—impotence—no sexual power or desire—male and
female parts greatly relaxed.   Specific.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


     AILANTHUS GLANDULOSA (Tree of Heaven).

  General Indications:  Specific for malignant  scarlatina—
dark, livid eruption—slow appearance of scarlet fever eruptions
—throat swollen  and dark red—dizziness and drowsiness.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


                       ALCOHOL.

  General Indications : Prevents decaying of the teeth by ap-
plying it diluted  in water—an excellent mouth wash—or for
wounds  and bed-sores—and itch—specific in typhus fever when
administered in 6  drop doses every half hour and until a warm
sweat occurs.  This will control the  disease—the best applica-
tion over the field to be operated on.
  Officinal dose—adult, \ to 1 drachm.


                        ALETRIS.

  General Indications:  Constant drowsiness and sleepiness
—made worse after   eating—fainting—specific for all uterine
disorders—suppressed  menses—painful monthly—falling of the 
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womb—leucorrhea—woman's  best angel.   Aletris Cordial may
be made with 1| drachm of Aletris to 6 ounces of Sherry Wine.
The dose of this is a teaspoonful after meals.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—Adult, -i to 1 drachm of the tincture.
                  ALOES (Aloe Socotrina).

  General Indications:  Diarrhoea after eating or drinking
—dysentery—colic—severe griping  pain before stool—relieved
after—great weakness and sweating—bowel full of gas—piles
like bunches of grapes which are tender, hot and bleeding, with
constant bearing down in the rectum.   This drug must be used
with great caution, as overdosing with it will produce great mis-
chief.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—Adult, -i to 1 drachm  of the tincture.
                          ALUM.

   General Indications:  Lead poisoning; it  is  specific for
this, given in  5 grain doses frequently repeated—painters' colic
—constipation with hard, dry stools, covered with mucus—croup
—as an application to wounds—it makes turbid water clear—for
bleeding of wounds.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—Adult,  5 to  20 grains.
   As an emetic, 120 grains. 
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                       AMBROSIA.

  General Indications:  Specific for hay fever—eyes smart
and are watery—stuffed-up feeling in the nose—wheezy  cough
—nose red and swollen.  The poison of the drug is a perfect pic-
ture of hay fever,  and will absolutely  cure it when  given in
minute doses.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


                       AMMONIA.

  General Indications: For Ammonium  Carb.—Nosebleed
while washing the hands or face—coryza—difficult breathing, as
in emphysema and  asthma—night cough,  worse at 3 a. m.—
malignant scarlatina, when the rash remains longer than usual—
painful monthly.
  Ammonium Mur.—Watery  acrid coryza—hemorrhoids with
smarting in the rectum,  hard, crumbling stools—leucorrhea like
the white of eggs.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal  dose—Aromatic Spirits, adult, 15  to 60 minims; Bro-
mide, 2 to  20 grains; Carbonate, 2 to 10 grains;  Chloride, 5 to
30 grains; Iodide, 1 to 3 grains;  Phosphate,  10 to 40 grains.
  Hypodermic dose—Adult, Spirits of  Ammonia, 60 minims.


                       AMMONOL.

  General Indications:   Specific for nervous  and congestive
headaches—neuralgic pain of any part of the body—pneumonia 
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 and pleurisy—dry, tight cough; this drug affords greater relief
 for pain and is safer than any other preparation in the market.
 It may  be given  to children  at liberty in from 5 to 10 grain
 doses, irrespective of heart disease.   It is a heart stimulant.
    Dose—From 5 to 20 grains, repeated at liberty.


                           AMYL.

    General Indications :  Asthma by inhalation—hysteria—
 convulsions—fainting—whooping cough—(in minute doses it is
 a wonder)—heart affections—sleeplessness—epilepsy.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—Adult, 1 to 2 drops.


              ANACARDIUM (Marking Nut).

   General  Indications:  Loss  of  memory, about which  the
 patient is very much troubled—jealousy—suspects everybody—
 sensation as if a hoop around the parts—nervous headache—en-
 tirely relieved when eating and when lying in bed—lack of con-
 fidence—rectum seems plugged up and powerless—strange tem-
 per—laughs at trifles and is serious over laughable things—imag-
 inations—dyspeptics with this peculiar mental crookedness.
   Minute dose—See dosage.


                ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM.

   General Indications:  Thick, milk-white coating on  the
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or looked at—sour things aggravate—sore, cracked, crusty nos-
trils and corners of the mouth—cracked finger nails—toothache,
worse at night and sore to the touch.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


         ANTIMONIUM TART (Tartar Emetic).
  General Indications:   Cough, with the throat full of mu-
cus—vomiting  of mucus—eruptions like smallpox—nausea—
vertigo with drowsiness—face cold, bluish and covered with cold
sweat—patient  is  made worse  by  warmth—great rattling of
phlegm in  the  throat and  chest—penumonia—lungs  full  of
phlegm, which  cannot be coughed up; this drug should always
be given in minute doses, unless used as an emetic.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Emetic—1 to 1^  grains.

                    ANTHRACINUM.

  General Indications:   Carbuncles—anthrax—felons—ter-
ribly offensive  pus—sloughing carbuncles with  burning pains.
When arsenic fails to relieve the burning pain, give this drug in
minute doses.
  Minute dose—See dosage.

                          APIOL.
   General Indications:   Amenorrhea with  dropsy.   Given
in from 5 to 10 grain doses twice daily; is said to produce abor-
tions, so it must be used with caution.
  Dose—1 to 3 grains night and morning. 
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              APIS MELIFICA (Honey Bee).
  General Indications:  Stinging pains  like  a  bee sting—
breathing so difficult that the patient must sit up—thirstlessness
—intermittent fever—sag-like bags under the eyes—oedema and
drospy  without thirst—suppression of  urine—dropsy of the
ovaries and of the serous tissues.  This  drug is  specific  in all
dropsical conditions where there is difficult breathing with  sting-
ing pains and an absence of thirst.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


       APOCYNUM CANNABINUM (Dog's Bane).
  General Indications : This drug is specific for dropsy from
any and every  cause where there is great thirst,  but water dis-
agrees—acute hydrocephalus;  in dropsies from heart disease it
acts better than digitalis—Sciatica.
  Dose—From 1 to 6 drops of the tincture four times daily.
      ARGENTUM METALICUM (Metalic Silver).
   General Indications:  Total loss of voice in professional
singers and speakers, with great hoarseness.   For this it is spe-
cific.   Aphonia—viscid, grey, jelly-like mucus in the pharynx,
easily hawked up in the morning—throat feels raw or sore when
swallowing  or coughing—raw spot  in the  wind-pipe—severe
pain in the left ovary and loins.
  Minute dose—See dosage. 
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                 ARNICA (Leopard's Bane).
   General  Indications:  Results of injuries  and bruises-
 body feels bruised—head hot and body cold—tendency to small
 boils—contusions—Trichina Spiralis it is  specific.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—1  to 5 drops.


           ARSENICUM ALB.  (Arsenous Acid).
   General  Indications:  Great prostration and fear of death
 —the strongest indication for this drug is that the patient has an
 awful fear and  dread  of death—great anguish—dropsy with
 great thirst but water lies like a stone in the stomach—diarrhoea
 with cadaverous smell—gangrene—all symptoms  better from
 heat.  It is an antidote for the bad effects of ice-cream—bran-
 like,  scaly  eruptions  with  itching  and burning—skin  dry,
 wrinkled and hot—burning pain—poisons from  decaying ani-
 mal or vegetable matter—blood poisoning—pale teething chil-
 dren—all symptoms  are  worse after  midnight—anaemia and
 chlorosis where the face is pale, waxy and dropsical.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—3 to 10 drops.
   This drug  is best  given in the  minute  dose, frequently re-
 peated, for all diseases indicated.


         ARUM. TRIPHYLLUM (Indian Turnip).

   General Indications: Chronic hoarseness from singing or
speaking—burning discharge, which makes the nose and lips 
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 sore—corners of the mouth cracked and raw—nose stopped up,
 or a burning  fluid  discharge.   Aphthae  and sore  mouth, with
 white patches inside the cheeks.


               ASAFOETIDA (Devil's Dung).

   General Indications:  Hysteria and nervous   excitability,
 with sleeplessness—a feeling as if there is a ball in the throat-
 disgust for food, but a thirst for wine—pain in the head as if a
 nail was driven from inside out—all secretions  and discharges
 are offensive—tympanitis and  pain following abdominal opera-
 tions; for this give it in 15 grain doses dissolved in hot milk and
 injected into the rectum.  It acts like magic.
   Minute  dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—5  to 15 grains.


              AURUM METALICUM (Gold).

   General Indications:  Syphilis, where the bones  are af-
fected and the disease runs an irregular form.   No drug is equal
to it for this trouble, but it must always be given in minute doses
and frequently repeated.  Melancholy, with harrassing thoughts
of committing suicide.  This symptom is one of the chief guides
for the use of this drug.  Bromide of Gold, for Consumption,
hypodermically administered in from 3 to  10 drops, is said to be
curative, but the  guiding symptom  is "harrassing  thoughts of
committing suicide."
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—1-20 to 1-10 grain.
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                BAPTISIA  (Wild Indigo).
  General Indications:   Blood poisoning from any cause
whatever.  This drug is specific.   In typhoid fever no other
drug is necessary; it cures the fever, the delirium and the stupor,
and controls the diarrhoea.  It purifies offensive breath.
  Dose—From 1 to 5 drops of the tincture in water every two
or three hours.

                    BARYTA. CARB.
  General Indications:   All glandular troubles,  especially
of the tonsils, the submaxillary  and parotid  glands,  especially
where they suppurate often.
  Minute dose—See dosage.

           BELLADONNA (Deadly Nightshade).
  General  Indications:   Furious  delirium—the  patient
strikes and bites as  in  a case of hydrophobia—sees  frightful
visions before the eyes, and tries to escape—inflammation of the
eje—re(i an(i inflamed eyes where the pupils are dilated and can-
not bear the light—sore throat, as  in  scarlet  fever—Scarlet
fever, the only remedy needed—Sleeplessness, but the patient
cannot go  to sleep—all pains come suddenly and go  suddenly.
A specific for people who take cold with every change in weather
and of the clothing.   Throbbing headaches.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—Extract, ■} to 1 grain; Fl.  Ex., 2 to 4 drops;
tincture, 8 to 30 drops.   This  drug acts very much the best when
given in the minute dose, frequently repeated. 
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                    BENZOIC ACID.

  General Indications:    Bladder diseases—wetting the
bed, where the urine is dark, with a strong odor—bladder catarrh
after suppressed gonorrhea—in all diseases where the urine has
a fetid smell.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—8  to 25 grains.   This drug is best  adminis-
tered in drop doses of the tincture on sugar  every hour or two.


           BERBERIS VULGARIS  (Barberry).

  General Indications:   One of the  best remedies for all
kidney and bladder diseases where there is  pain in the loins and
hips—urine is very red and scanty,  with great drawing,  stitching
pains in the bladder, with urgency  to urinate.  It is well-nigh a
specific remedy for all  urinary diseases.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—Fluid extract, ^ to 1 drachm.  This drug is
best given in the tincture in three to five drop doses.


                         BORAX.

  General Indications:  Hoarseness and  sore throat  of
singers—aphthae  and  sore  mouth  of  children—membranous
dysmenorrhea;  specific—cannot bear the downward motion, as
in a swing, rocking-chair, or going down-stairs—dreaming as if
falling down from a height.
  Minute dose—See dosage. 
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                  BRYONIA. ALBA.

  General Indications:   For all diseases that are made
worse by motion; aggravation by motion is its guiding symptom
—dull headaches, extending backward over the head and neck—
greedy drinking of water—constipation of hard, burnt stools—
pneumonia and pleurisy, where pain occurs only while coughing
or taking a long breath—dreaming of the affairs of the day—
bleeding of the nose when the monthly should appear—stiff neck
—typhoid fever with passive delirium—blood poisoning—sup-
pression of the lochial discharge after confinement—thirst for
warm drinks, which relieve.
  Minute  dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—From  1  to 2 drachms of the tincture.  This
drug is best given in the minute dose, frequently repeated.


  CACTUS  GRANDIFLORUS  (Night-Blooming  Cereus).

  General Indications:   Heart  disease, where there is en-
largement or rheumatism—palpitation of the heart—heart feels
as if clasped and unclasped by a strong hand.   This is one of
the best remedies as well as tonics,  in heart disease.
  Minute  dose—See dosage.


                        CAMPHOR.

  General Indications:   Cholera and cholera-like pains in
the bowel, with diarrhoea—great coldness of the  whole body—
cold breath—summer complaints of children—sudden attacks of 
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diarrhoea where the patient complains of being cold—it pre-
vents taking cold after exposure—inflammation of the eyes; for
this it is best applied around the eyes and the temples—headache,
where there is nausea or vomiting—fainting and  sickness of the
stomach—sprains and bruises; wrap up the parts  in cloth sat-
urated with the tincture—prevents discoloration where bruises
occur—suppression of urine, after blistering with spanish-fly or
taking tincture of cantharis—it antidotes all other drugs that are
prepared in minute doses.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—5 to 60 drops of the tincture.   This drug is
best given in drop doses of the tincture on sugar.


      CANNABIS  INDICA (Foreign Indian Hemp).

   General  Indications:   Insanity—mental  weakness—
laughing  at trifles—'always thinking  and studying—delirium
tremens—hemorrhage  from the womb—flooding—neuralgia—
toothache—ravenous hunger.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—Fluid extract, 5 to 15 drops;  tincture, 10 to
60 drops.


          CANNABIS  SATIVA (Persian Hemp).

   General Indications:  Acute gonorrhea,  where there is
burning  and biting  pain—inflammatory  stage  of gonorrhea—
scrofulous eye troubles.
   Minute dose—See dosage.  This  drug is best given in the
minute dose. 
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                CANTHARIS  (Spanish-fly).

  General  Indications:   Nymphomania—intense  sexual
desire-—painful erections—constant desire to pass urine, passing
but few drops at  a time—bloody urine—diarrhoea, where the
stools look  like scrapings of the bowel mixed with blood—in
minute doses for inflammatory stage of clap.
  Minute dose—See dosage.   This drug is  only to be given in
minute doses two  or three times daily.  Camphor will antidote
its bad effects.
            CAULOPHYLLUM  (Squaw Root).

  General  Indications:  This drug, given several weeks
before confinement, will make labor very easy—rigidity of the
os at confinement—false labor  pains—hemorrhages from the
womb where it is  relaxed—threatened abortion from lack  of
tonicity of the womb.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—1 to 5 grains.
                      CAUSTICUM.

  General  Indications:  St.  Vitus  dance—epilepsy—par-
alysis—wetting of the  bed—coughing causes involuntary dis-
charge of urine—sudden loss of voice—warts.
  Minute dose—See dosage. 
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          CHAMOMILLA  (German  Chamomile).

   General  Indications:   Peevish, teething children-
rheumatism, made better by walking about—bowels full of gas
—it is the opium for children's diseases—green,  watery stools,
which smell like rotten eggs.
   Minute dose—See dosage.


         CHELIDONIUM MA JUS (Tetter Wort).

   General   Indications:  The  great liver remedy, where
there is a constant pain around the right shoulder blade—liver
diseases with jaundice—bilious diarrhoea—stools slimy and yel-
low.
   Dose—2 to 5 drops of the tincture in water every 2 or 3 hours.
                 CHINA (Peruvian Bark).

   General Indications:   China is the great  tonic to be
used during and after the loss of vital fluids, such  as semen or
hemorrhage—loss  of appetite—ringing in the  ears—fainting
spells—sore, tender scalp—good for hiccough—increases labor
pain—specific to prevent the  formation of gall-stones—nature's
best tonic—cures ague, coughs and colds.
   Dose—5 to 20 drops to be taken in Sherry Wine before each
meal.
   Officinal dose—Adult, 1 to 20  grains of Quinine—China, 1
to 4 drachms. 
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CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
         CIMICIFUGA  (Macrotis, Black Cohosh).

  General  Indications:   Irregularities of the  monthly
period—uterine pains when the pain crosses from  hip-point to
hip-point—shooting, darting pain  from side  to side—mental
troubles at the monthly  time—hysteria—uterine  troubles of
rheumatic persons—puerperal mania.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—Adult, 1 to 2 drachms of the tincture.
                 CINA (Worm Seed).

  General  Indications:  Best remedy for cross  and ir-
ritable children—worm symptoms—it is the great worm rem-
edy—it is much safer and better than Santonine—craving for
food.
  Minute dose—See dosage.  This remedy is best given in drop
doses of the tincture on sugar 2 or 3 times daily.
          COCCULUS INDICUS  (Indian Cockle).

  General Indications:  This remedy cures seasickness and
nausea from riding in a carriage or swing—it also cures the vom-
iting of pregnancy that is made worse by riding in a carriage or
a swing.   Headache as if the top of the head was lifted up.
  Dose—3 drops of the tincture 4  times daily. 
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            COLOCYNTH  (Bitter Cucumber).

   General Indications:  This is the great remedy for colic
 where the patient is bent double and pressure upon the belly re-
 lieves the pain.  It is also curative of sciatica, with drawing,
 tearing pains in the hip-joint, and running down the leg—dys-
 menorrhea,  where there  is intense pain in the ovaries, causing
 the patient to bend double—colic from any and every cause.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—3 to 10 drops of the tincture.


               COLLINSONIA (Stone Root).

   General Indications:   For piles of women this remedy
 cannot be equaled where there is habitual constipation—it is the
 great remedy for constipation of women and all the evils result-
 ing from it.  For this it must be taken in 3 drop doses of the
 fluid extract or 5 drop doses of the tincture, 4 times daily.  This
 remedy cures gravel when given in full doses.   The best way to
 use it for piles is to pare a potato until it is sufficient size to pass
 into the rectum, then force into this  potato, with a hypodermic
 syringe, 8 or 10 drops of the tincture and insert the potato inside
 the rectum.   The medicine will be absorbed.


                 COPPER (Copper Metal).

   General Indications:   The great whooping  cough rem-
edy, as well as a great remedy for spasms and convulsions—long,
lasting spasmodic cough, with blue face, and breathless—terrible 
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cramps in the calves of the legs and the bottoms of the feet—
cramps—cramps—cramps—dysmenorrhea with cramps—cholera
morbis with cramps in the belly and cramps in  the legs.   The
arsenite of Copper is the great remedy for painful diarrhoea of
children and consumptives, where there are violent cramps.
  Dose—1 part of Copper ground into an inpalpable powder and
mixed with 100 parts of sugar of milk and thoroughly triturated.
Of this take 5 grains every few hours.   Or, for  cramps, wash a
penny clean and carry it in the mouth one hour every day.   This
will not only cure, but prevent cramps.


                 CREASOTUM  (Kreasote).

  General  Indications:   For  all   discharges,  whether
bloody or lochial or leucorrhea, which are offensive, corrosive,
and intermittent.   This remedy is a grand specific.  It is said to
have cured  consumption.   It  should always be given in the
minute dose; the officinal dose is ruinous to the stomach.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


                 DIGITALIS (Fox Glove).

  General Indications :  Digitalis has killed more patients
than it has ever cured.   Its  victims may be  counted by the
thousands, all on account of its large and  continued doses for
heart troubles.   It has the  unhappy nature of accumulating in
the system when given in large doses, and blossoming out  with
all the violence of a poisonous dose.  It should never be given
except in  minute doses.   Unless its good effects can be seen in 
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 from 48 to 60 hours, stop its use.   Apocynum Canabinum is a
 much better and safer drug than Digitalis in dropsies and heart
 disease.   Dose of Digitalis 2 drops of the tincture every 2 hours.
 Dose of Apocynum, 5 drops of the tincture every 2 hours.
   These drugs are  used in all heart diseases where the pulse in-
 termits and is small, or where the heart seems to stop suddenly,
 or the functions of the kidney  are suspended and there is red
 sand in the urine—irregular, difficult breathing where dropsy is
 present.

                 DIOSCOREA (Wild Yam).
   General  Indications:   Liver colic—terrible cramping
 pain in the region  of the liver—a feeling as if the bowel was
 twisted.
   Dose—4 drops of the tincture in water every hour until re-
 lieved.

               DULCAMARA  (Bitter Sweet).
   General Indications:  This remedy is  specific in colds
 and violent coryza, which are renewed by the slightest exposure,
 or from low,  damp  places—diarrhoea from taking  cold in damp
 places or damp weather—it is also the proper remedy for nettle
 rash with much itching, when the itching is increased by warmth,
 or getting warm in  bed.
   Minute dose—See dosage.


            GELSEMIUM (Yellow Jessamine).
   General Indications :  This is the great remedy for cer-
ebrospinal meningitis, where the head is drawn back and to one 
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side.  Numbness of the  tongue—fever without  thirst—right-
sided  headache—diarrhoea,  aggravated by excitement—trem-
bling of the legs—a desire to be perfectly quiet—ringing in the
ears—nightly emissions—given in 5 drop doses of the tincture 4
times  daily, will cure all cases  of acute gonorrhea.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—Adult,  5 to  20 drops of  the fluid extract—10
to 50 drops of the tincture.


              GLONOINE   (Nitro-Glycerine).

  General Indications: Terrible, crushing, throbbing,  pul-
sating, sinking headache—head feels as if  it would break—it is
specific for the bad effects of sunstroke—violent cases of sciatica
and chronic neuralgia—it is the proper remedy for shock follow-
ing operations, or collapse from any cause—1 or 2 drops of a 1$
solution are equal to a quart of whisky.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—Adult,  1-60 of a grain or 1 drop of a 1$ solu-
tion in Alcohol.
  Officinal dose—^ to 3 drops.


                GRAPHITES  (Black Lead).

  General Indications:  This remedy cures, when given
in minute doses, all eruptions and eczema where there is a thick,
sticky, honey-like fluid, such as is found in eczema of the scalp
and ears.   Unhealthy skin—phlegmonous  erysipelas  with burn-
ing, tingling pain.   It is  well,  while using  this remedy, to apply 
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a salve at the same time of 10 grains of the crude drug mixed in
1 ounce of vaseline, once daily.
  Minute dose—See dosage.


         HEPAR SULPHUR (Sulphuret of Lime).

  General Indications:    Sour-smelling children — un-
healthy ulcers that smell like old cheese—abscesses—boils—car-
buncles—croup, with strangling cough.   1 grain of this prepara-
tion three times daily will prevent an attack of La Grippe.
  Minute dose—See  dosage.


               HYDRASTIS (Golden Seal).

  General Indications: Good for dyspepsia—loss of appe-
tite—sick headache with constipation—sore eyes—sore mouth—
chafing of infants—sore nipples—ulcers in the mouth, throat and
stomach.  Fluid extract of Hydrastis,  10 to 15 drops  4  times
daily, is one of the best remedies for uterine hemorrhage—piles
with great irritation of the rectum.
  Dose—5 to  10 drops  in water upon an empty stomach four
times daily.


            HYOSCYAMUS (Black Henbane).

  General Indications:   Insanity, with boisterous laugh-
ing and talking absurdly—staring eyes  and  picking at the bed
cloths.  The Hydro-Bromate of Hyoscin, 1-25 to 1-50 of a grain
hypodermically, cures delirium tremens—insanity—immodesty 
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 with vulgar  conversations—hysteria—mental   hallucinations.
 Specific for locomotor-ataxia.
   Minute dose—See dosage.
   Officinal dose—Extract 1 to 3 grains. Tincture \ to 1 drachm.


               IGNATIA (St. Ignatius' Bean).

   General Indications:   This is the great remedy for grief
 —silent, suppressed grief—the patient is full of grief and broods
 over imaginary troubles—a feeling as if a ball of wind was roll-
 ing up  into the throat—hysterics,  every little emotion, disturb
 the patient—bad effects from tobacco and all diseases are aggra-
 vated by the smell of tobacco or coffee—neuralgia between the
 ribs—convulsions of children after being  punished—twitching
 about the mouth—headache as if a nail was driven into the head
—falling of the anus—constipation of children—the chief  char-
acteristic which indicates  the use of this  drug  is grief—unac-
countable grief—inexplicable grief.  Disappointed love.
   Dose—This drug is best given by putting 6 drops of the tinct-
ure in half glass of water and give a teaspoonful 3 or 4 times
daily.
   Officinal dose—Adult, 15 or 20 drops of  the tincture.


                         IODINE.

   General Indications:   This drug applies to the glands
and absorbents of the human body.  Therefore, it is good for
marasmus in children and  thin flesh in adults, although their ap-
petite may be good—the absorbents fail to do their work and the 
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food is not assimilated.   Indebility and exhaustion—prostration
so great that every exertion—causes perspiration—pulsation of
all  the  arteries—croup  with wheezing,  sawing respirations—
leucorrhea which stains the linen, and is very corrosive.   Goitre
and thick neck—pain in the  spermatic cords—vomiting—strych-
nine poisoning—snake bites—asthma and chronic  bronchitis.
  Dose—To obtain the best results from the administration of
this drug,  15 or 20 drops of the tincture should be put into a glass
of water; take a swallow  5 or 6 times daily, then skip 2 days and
repeat, then skip one week and take half the  dose for one day.
As  an external application it is of very little use, inasmuch as
that the quantity employed will be liable to increase the trouble.
                IPECACUANHA (Ipecac).

   General Indications:  The chief  indication for the use
of this drug, is nausea.  In minute doses it will control the most
violent nausea.  It is one of the best remedies to control hem-
orrhage, especially internal hemorrhage—wine  of ipecac is well-
nigh master of bleeding from the lungs—it cures dyspepsia and
loss of appetite—diarrhoea where the stools are green and nausea
and gripping are present—phlegm in  the  throat—a feeling as if
the stomach were  hanging down and  relaxed—severe  hem-
orrhages during and after labor are better controlled by a grain
or two of ipecac than by any other drug.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  To produce vomiting,  10 to  15 grains. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                    IRIS  (Blue Flag).

  General Indications:  Periodical  sick  headache where
the pain begins over the eye and vomiting is present—loss of ap-
petite and loss of taste—cholera morbus and cholera infantum—
in minute doses it is the master remedy—waterbrash—the water
runs like a stream from the mouth.
  Minute doses—See dosage.  Its curative  effect  is  only ob-
tained by the minute dose.
  Ordinary dose—5 to  30 drops of the tincture.
  Officinal dose—10 to 20 grains.


                           IRON.

  General Indications:  Pale, ashy complexions in  aene-
mia—bloodless condition.   This  remedy is better given in con-
nection "with Manganese  for the above conditions—Ferro-Man-
gan.  Iron should never be given in large and continued doses.
The human body contains about  23 grains of iron, so that  large
and continued doses irritate and  injure the system, inasmuch as
that the surplus must be  carried  off as effete matter and is very
irritating  to the digestive tract.   The best form of iron is the
metal itself, ground into  an impalpable powder and mixed with
sugar of milk.  This is the only form in which the human sys-
tem can appropriate iron.   The crystals in the tinctures of iron
are larger than the  blood globules, and therefore cannot be ap-
propriated.
  Phosphate of Iron is one of the best  remedies for acute in-
flammations of every kind, and is a specific for headache  when 
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337
given in minute doses; it wards off apoplexy by improving the
conditions of the arteries, and must be given in minute doses.
  Susqui-Chloride of Iron, the ova of albumen, and soda, make
when mixed chemically,  what is called Nitrogenized Iron,  and
it is a very choice preparation as an elixir, in anaemia and chlo-
rosis.
  Syrup Iodide of Iron is the remedy for chronic cough, espe-
cially such as accompanies the change of life; the  dose should be
1 teaspoonful after meals.
     KALI  BICHROMICUM  (Bichromate of Potash).

  General Indications:  Tough,  ropy discharges from the
nose and throat—diphtheria  having this tough,  stringy  ropy
mucus—headache in the frontal sinuses with a cold feeling over
the bridge of the nose and inside of the nose.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
       KALI CARBONICUM  (Carbonate of Potash).

   General Indications:  A very  excellent cough  remedy
where there is sticking, stitching pains,  and the  trouble is ag-
gravated at about 3 o'clock in the morning—the cough awakens
the patient at 3 a. m.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—10 to 30 grains.
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CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
           KALI  IODATUM (Iodide of Potash).

  General Indications:  This is the chief remedy for sec-
ondary syphilis where the glands are involved, and a red rash ap-
pears over the face and forehead.
  Dose—5 to 10 grains  after meals.
  Officinal dose—10 to  60 grains.


        KALMIA LATIFOLIA (Mountain Laurel).

  General Indications:   This is the great heart remedy,
especially  where  heart  affections follow rheumatism—slow
breathing and oppressed.   Headache increased by the heat of the
sun—rheumatism,  especially of the heart—albuminuria, for  this
it is unparalleled—pain of every sort and description—a good
household, every day  remedy, is equal parts of the tincture of
Gelsemium and tincture of Kalmia mixed; of this give 3 or 4
drops for headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, toothache,  in  fact
pains of all kinds;  repeat the dose every half-hour until relieved.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—10  to 30 drops of the tincture.


                LILIUM  TIG  (Tiger Lily).

   General Indications:  This remedy is one  of woman's
greatest blessings—it  applies to almost every one of her genital
diseases—ovarian  affections—falling of  the womb—pain  run-
ning from one groin to the other, then down the leg—false labor
pain and threatened miscarriage—it is very excellent for heart 
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 pain where the heart feels as though it were pressed between two
 hard substances, the pain begins, ceases,  and begins again—head-
 ache running up the back of the head—dysmenorrhea.
   Minute dose—See dosage.


                            LIME.

   General Indications:  This is the great remedy for bone
 affections—Calcarea Carb, is a very excellent remedy for swell-
 ing of the glands in any part of the  body, and  is said to have
 cured cancer when given in minute doses.  It  is very excellent in
 chronic  diarrhoea and bowel consumption of babies, where the
 baby  looks old and wrinkled—it  is  a  choice remedy for  all
 phlegmatic people where the body is flabby and fat—it is a great
 remedy for scrofula.
   Minute  dose—See dosage.
   Calcarea Phbsphorica—Bone  diseases—rickets—hip-joint  di-
 sease and for all ulcers of every kind  this remedy has no equal.
   Dose—Equal parts of Phosphate of Lime and Sugar of Milk
 thoroughly triturated and take 5 grains 3 or 4 times daily.


              LYCOPODIUM  (Club Moss).

   General Indications:   Given in  very  minute doses, this
 remedy has no equal in old chronic cases of dyspepsia where the
 appetite is  satisfied after a  mouthful or  two of food is  taken—
 the guiding symptom is that the patient is always worse between
 4 and  8 o'clock in the evening.
  Dose—10 grains of the powder triturated thoroughly with  1
ounce of  Sugar of Milk.   Of this take 4  grains every 4 hours. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                       MERCURY.

  General Indications:   Syphilis  and  syphilitic  bone  af-
fections — mumps — diphtheria — tonsilitis — ragged, flat,  un-
healthy ulcers—dysentery where there is much blood and strain-
ing—the guiding indication for this remedy, is that the greatest
pain and suffering is at night—chordee in clap—salty taste in
the mouth—gonorrheal rheumatism where there is much sweat-
ing about the thighs  and the pain is worse at night.
  Dose—Iodide of Mercury 1-30 to 1-50 grain—Bin-Iodide 1-16
to £ grain.   The best form  for general use, is the Iodide of Mer-
cury given in frequent minute doses.


        NATRUM  MURIATICUM  (Common Salt).

  General  Indications :   Great aversion  to  bread—inter-
mittent fever—all diseases of the nail and of the hair—it  is a
perfect antidote to Nitrate of Silver—salt in minute  doses will
cure every case of old, chronic, badly treated ague—it is the  best
disinfectant and antiseptic known in nature.
  Dose—It should never be given in any other than the minute
dose.


               NITRIC ACID  (Aqua Fortis).

   General  Indications:   This  remedy  given  in minute
doses,  is a positive antidote for the bad effects of Mercury in any
form—it is also very choice as an intercurrent with mercury in
secondary  and tertiary  syphilis—it also acts well in  all passive 
DRUGS  AND THEIR USES.
341
 hemorrhages in typhoid fever  and other diseases—hemorrhage
 after abortion  or  confinement  with violent pressure as if  the
 womb and ovaries  would come out of the body—it is a very ex-
 cellent remedy  for syphilitic ulcers.   Five drops in a half glass
 of water and take a teaspoonful  every 2 hours, will cure any case
 of intermittent  fever (Ague)  in one week.
   Dose—5 or 8 drops in half glass of water and give a teaspoon-
 full every 3 or  4 hours.


                NUX  VOMICA (Poison Nut).

   General Indications:  Dyspepsia produced from seden-
 tary  habits, coffee, rich food, and  late hours, and drinking too
 much wine, or using too much tobacco—this is the best remedy
 for studious men who are sitting too much in their office or their
 homes—constipation where there is a large accumulation of fecal
 matter in  the rectum—very  irritable, spiteful, angry,  excited,
 malicious dispositions who cannot  account for  their feelings—
 dyspepsia—tendency to  apoplexy—convulsions—heart disease
 from  indigestion—the  head feeling distended and  large,  and
 food lies like a stone  in the stomach with much sour belching—
 numbness  of the  extremities—delirium  tremens—one of the
 best  remedies for  shock  after an operation—gastralgia with
 severe cramping pains in the stomach—morning headache.
   Minute dose—See  dosage.
   Officinal  dose—Adult,  5 to 20 drops of the tincture.  This
dose produces constipation. 
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CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
                  PHOSPHORIC ACID.

  General Indications:  This drug in a dilute form is a
most powerful brain restorative—also excellent for weak sexual
organs with little sexual desire—also where there is incapacity
for thought and a disinclination to talk or to answer questions—
this drug is best given in the form of an acid phosphate in \ tea-
spoonful doses in soda water.


                     PHOSPHORUS.

  General Indications:   Hemorrhagic  diathesis — every
wound bleeds  profusely—pneumonia  and  consumption  and
brain-fag this remedy has no equal—it is one of the great nerve
and  blood stimulants—melancholy—intense  sexual  desire in
women—hoarseness and loss of  voice—this drug for medicinal
purposes should always be kept in the form of a tincture which
is made by dropping a piece of phosphorus into Alcohol.   Of
this solution 6 to 10 drops may be put in a half glass of water and
a teaspoonful  given every hour or two.  Phosphorus  pills and
powders are of no  service  whatever; they soon lose their virtue
by the action of the air.


               PHYTOLACCA  (Poke Root).

  General Indications:  For all  glandular  troubles this
remedy has no  equal—goitre—inflammation of the  breasts—
sore nipples—sore mouth—scarlet fever—diphtheria—chronic
ulcers.  This drug should  be administered in the tincture 3 or 4 
DRUGS AND  THEIR USES.
343
drops every 4 hours and a local application of the tincture diluted
£ with water and applied frequently—for throat and mouth dis-
eases this dilution should be made through a spray, but must not
be swallowed.  For glandular troubles where  the glands  are
swollen or the breasts are caked, it is best applied in a salve made
of the solid extract, 2 drachms  to the  ounce of Lanolin.  If a
solid extract cannot be  obtained it can be made from the fluid
extract by evaporation.


             PLANTAGO  MAJOR  (Plantain).

   General  Indications:  For neuralgia of  every  type  this
remedy has no equal in the world—it will cure while you wait—
for facial neuralgia apply  the tincture over the seat of pain, and
in 5 minutes you are well—for earache and tooth-ache use it in
the ear and  around the teeth and the relief is immediate—at the
same time administer it by the mouth in 10 drop doses of the
tincture.


               PULSATILLA  (Wind Flower).

   Geneeal Indications:  This is the girl's and young wom-
an's remedy.  For delayed  monthly  period in mild, tearful
young women this  drug is specific—for  eye  and ear  diseases it
stands in the front rank—specific for  stys—spasms of the eye-
lids—excessive flow of tears—loss of taste  or smell—catarrh
where the fluid  drops back into the throat—inflammatory rheu-
matism where the disease changes  from  one joint to the other
every few hours—it is an absolute preventive from whooping 
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CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
cough—the  diseased condition requiring  this drug is  always
made better by the patient being in the open air, and worse in a
warm room.
  Dose—From 3 to 10 drops  of the tincture in water 3 times
daily.


             RHUS TOX (Three-leaved Ivy).

  Geneeal  Indications:  Muscular  rheumatism,  acute  or
chronic sciatica are curable by this drug—the strongest indica-
tions for its use, is in rheumatic and all troubles made better by
continued motion—patients are very restless  at night—patient
has to change position frequently and is  worse upon the side on
which he lies.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Antidote—See poison.


          RUTA  GRAVEOLENS  (Garden Rue).

  General  Indications:  Sprains and bruises of the wrists or
of the ankles.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
                    SABINA  (Savin).

  General Indications :   This  is  a very  excellent remedy
where the menses are too profuse, too early, and last too long—•
the flow comes in paroxysms, is  dark and clotted—threatened 
DRUGS AND  THEIR USES.
345
 miscarriage especially at the third month—the pain runs from
 the back through to pubis.
   Minute dose—See dosage.


              SALIX NIGRA (Black Willow).

   General  Indications:  Drop doses  of the tincture  three
 times daily is a sexual stimulant.   Teaspoonful doses four times
 daily  is a  sexual  sedative.   Chills and fever—melancholy—
 anaemia—constipation with liver trouble.


               SANGUINARIA  (Blood  Root).

   General  Indications:  Nitrate  of Sanguinaria 10  grains
 to the ounce of Sugar of Milk thoroughly triturated,  and give 5
 grains 3 or 4  times  daily is  a specific for nasal catarrh—sore
 throat and headache—loss of  appetite  and indigestion.
   Dose as above.


          SECALE  CORNUTUM  (Ergot of Rye).

   General Indications:  Large  and  inflamed  womb  with
 frequent hemorrhages—nose bleed—gangrene of the toes—sper-
 matorrhea—inflammation of the bladder—threatened  abortion—
 numbness of the hands and feet—ulcers.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—10 to 60 drops of the tincture.   Fluid extract
^ to 1  drachm.
  Hypodermic dose—Of  the aqueous extract -|- to 1 drachm. 
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CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
                         SEPIA.

  General Indications:  Uterine diseases—bearing down—
must cross the legs to prevent the womb from falling out—liver
troubles—yellow spots on the face—a yellow  saddle across the
nose—pink sediment in the urine adhering to the vessel—faint-
ing spells—aversion to work—irritable  and easily offended—
weak memory.
  Dose—This remedy will be of no service unless given in the
minute dose.


                       SILICEA.

  General Indications:   Boils — abscesses — carbuncles —
festers—ulcers—suppurations—cold feeling all over the body—
bad effects from vaccination—foot sweat with rawness between
the toes—offensive odors from the body—scrofulous subjects.
  Dose—This remedy is of no service unless given in a minute
dose of  a trituration every three or four  hours  for one week,
then no medicine for one month.


           SPONGIA TOSTA  (Burned Sponge).

  General Indications:   Croup — goitre—painful swelling
of the testicles with a bruised, pinched feeling—spermatic cord
swollen and painful—cough,  hollow, croupy, hoarse, and wheezy
and asthmatic.
  Dose—Always  to be given in the minute dose. 
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             STAPHYSAGRIA (Larkspur).

  General Indications:   Stys—boils on the  eyelids repeat-
ing and ulcerating—sleepy all day and awake all night—cough
only in day-time—teeth turned black or show dark streaks run-
ning through them—belly-ache after eating and drinking—itch-
ing of the margin of the eyelids.
  Dose—Three drops of the tincture on sugar four times daily.


             STRAMONIUM  (Thorn Apple).

  General Indications:   The indications for the use of this
drug  are very similar to those of Belladonna.  Delirium—fur-
ious—tries to escape—sexual  excitement—struggles to get out
of bed—aversion to liquids—eyes wide open, brilliant and con-
torted—bright  light  or  brilliant  objects  cause convulsions—
trembling of the body as if from fright—the throat is very dry—
jerking of the hands and feet—loud talking and screaming out
in sleep.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—Five drops of the tincture; two drops of the
fluid  extract.
  Officinal dose—Adult, two to four drops of the fluid extract-
tincture 10  to 20 drops.


                  SULPHUR  (Brimstone).

  Geneeal Indications:   Scrofula where the indicated drug
does not relieve, or where the disease is not clearly defined, give 
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CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
a few minute doses of sulphur—hot feet, so hot  at night that
they must be put out from underneath the clothing—the top of
the head is hot and burning—flushes of  heat with faintness—
gone, empty feeling in the stomach at 11 a. m.—suffocated feel-
ing—clothing too tight around the neck—head must be wrapped
up when going out doors—very red lips—burning  in the vagina
—early morning diarrhoea—black-heads—voluptuous  itching,
scratching relieves—periodical headache—the best remedy for
scrofulous persons.
  Dose—Never to be given otherwise than in the minute dose of
the trituration, once or twice daily.
           SULPHURIC  ACID  (Oil of Vitriol).

  General Indications:   Cholera—watery diarrhoea—burn-
ing in the  throat and stomach—sensation of trembling—great
exhaustion—this remedy not only prevents, but cures cholera.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Officinal  dose—5 to 10 drops in a wine glass of water.
             TEREBINTH  (Oil of Turpentine).

  General Indications:   All kidney  and bladder  troubles
where the urine is mixed with blood and has a smoky appearance,
and has the odor of violets—violent pain in the region of the
kidneys—the belly is bloated with gas—Turpentine mixed in
Chloroform is the best anaesthetic—diphtheria—croup—asthma
—typhoid  fever—lockjaw  from  wounds—whooping cough— 
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349
cramps—spasms (by inhalation)—peritonitis—hemorrhage from
the lung.
  Minute  dose—See dosage.
  Officinal dose—5 to 60 drops.


                  TLIUJA (Arbor Vitae).

  Geneeal Indications:  Warts—moles—birthmarks—lupus
or  skin  cancer—chronic  gonorrhea—violent  diarrhoea—ob-
stinate chancres—proud flesh—encondylomata—small-pox—en-
larged prostate.
  Minute  dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—5 to 30 drops of the tincture in water.
                 TRILLIN  (Wake Robin).

  General Indications:  Hemorrhages  from  the  womb—
metorrhagia at the change of life—all passive hemorrhages from
the womb.
  Dose—Never to be given except in the minute dose.
        VERATRUM  VIRIDE  (Green Hellebore).

  General Indications:  In all diseases having  very high
temperature—typhoid  fever—pneumonia—puerperal  convul-
sions—spasms—congestion of the brain—in  all inflammatory
diseases  and fevers, it reduces the temperature very rapidly. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
  Minute dose—See dosage.
  Ordinary dose—3 drops in water every three or four hours.
  Officinal dose—Two to four drops of the fluid extract; tinct-
ure two to eight drops.
                 ZINCUM (Metallic Zinc).

  General Indications :   Nervous fidgety feeling in the feet
■—burning of the eyelids  and lips—headache from drinking
wine, similar to Nux Vomica.
  Valerianate of Zinc is one of the best remedies for hysteria
and nervous conditions of women.
  Minute dose—See  dosage.  This drug is best given in the
minute dose.
  Officinal dose—1 to 2 grains of the Valerianate;  1 to 3 grains
of the Phosphate; Sulphate emetic 15 to 20 grains. 
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351
                          TONICS.


  We are not made of drugs but of beef steak, and cabbage, and
potatoes, and bread, etc., but occasionally nature needs a little
boost, so we give tonics.   Preparations that contain Malt, Iron,
Strychnine, Gentian, Quinine, etc., are among  the  principal
drugs used in Tonics.
One of the best Tonics is made as follows:

     I£   Fl. Hydrastis (non-Alcoholic)  q ij
(1)       Sherry Wine                  o xij

     M   and take two tablespoonfuls before each meal.
Or the following:
     3
(2)
Tinct. Prickly Ash	."> i
Sherry Wine	% vij
Glycerine	?> ^
M  and take a tablespoonful  before  meals.   This is a
    natural Tonic.   It cures Dysmenorrhea and after
    pains, and also suppression of the monthly. 
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CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
 Another—

         I£   Strychnia Sulph.            gr. i
             Quinine Sulph.              5  i
             Ferrii Chlor.                5  iij
             Glycerine                   f}  viij

        M  and take a  teaspoonful  in  plenty  of water after
             meals.

   Phosphorus, in drop doses of the tincture in water, three  or
 four times daily, is a thorough Tonic for the Brain and Nervous
 System.

   Strychnia, in two drop doses of a Vfi, solution in water, before
 meals, is a good Tonic for all nervous conditions.

   Gray's Glycerine Tonic Comp., from two to four teaspoonfuls
 in water before meals, is  a very excellent tonic.

   Iodine tincture, in two drop doses in plenty of water, before
 meals, is excellent  for patients whose appetite is  good but con-
 tinue thin in flesh.  Hence it is good in poorly nourished chil-
 dren with thin wrinkled necks and in  Marasmus.

   Epsom Salts, taken in two teaspoonful doses in cold water once
 or twice each week, before breakfast, will soon make the belly
 fat and plump.  It is a Tonic for the absorbents of the intes-
 tines.

  Never give Cod-liver Oil to any patient, unless you want to
ruin him.  It  is ruinous  to the digestion and does more harm
than good.   Real Cod-liver Oil is a very rare article in this coun- 
DRUGS  AND THEIR  USES.
353
  try.   The so-called Cod-liver Oils are mostly adulterations and
  nostrums.

    Malt Extracts, if properly made, are the best Tonics which we
  can offer to a patient.  Most preparations of Malt are sweet and
  sickening, or gummy  and mucilagenous, and, therefore, very
  distasteful to the patient.  But when properly prepared and hav-
  ing the addition of Hop Extract, are a most  excellent Tonic and
  food.   A little thought will convince one of the value of this
  statement.  Malt contains a property called  Diastase and this is
  identical  with the salivary ferment of the mouth, and  acts the
  same upon  all starchy foods, converting them into sugar.   In
  addition to Diastase there is formed, during the malting  process,
  a property known as  Peptase and Para-Peptase.  These change
  the proteids of Malt  into peptones during the mashing  process.
  It is this  that gives nutritive value to beer obtained from Malt.
  Malt Extracts, if properly  prepared, therefore, contains  a liquid
  more  nutritious and  demulcent  than that  obtained from any
  other cereal.  When hops and hop  extracts are added to the
 malt-beer, it gives it a tonic  property, and renders it more val-
 uable in Debility.   Flops and Hop Extracts are known as an in-
 valuable Tonic in local or general  Debility,  Nervous  Derange-
 ment, Dyspepsia, Anaemia, Mal-nutrition,  and Mal-assimilation,
 Sleeplessness, Loss of Appetite, Tremors, and Irritability.

   I have carefully examined  into the methods and manufacture
 of this product, and can certify to it as scientific.  It should be
 taken with, or after the meal, three times daily.   For the Diar-
 rhoea and  Mal-nutrition of children it should be mixed in milk..
As a galactagogue for  nursing mothers, it has no equal.
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
                      TISSUE SALTS.

  (A)  Silicea, in minute doses (like Calcium sulph.) is the true
remedy for Ailments attended with pus formation—-Empyema
—Purulent  discharges—Suppurative fever — Suppurative in-
flammation  of bone or joint—Hip  joint disease—Chronic en-
largement of glands with suppuration—Broken breast—Fistula
—Felon—Pustule, boil, carbuncle?—Burn and scald, suppurat-
ing—Ulcerative  Chilblains—Ulcers in  general—Open Cancer
—Blood Tumor  upon  the  scalp  of new-born infants—Hard
lumps upon  the  scalp—Fontanels open—Brain fag—Purulent
discharges from the eyes—Inflammation of the lachrymal sac—
Hypopyon—Cataract—Ulceration of the cornea—Weak sight
after diphtheria—Swelling  in  the ear—Thick yellow discharge
from the ear—Ozsena with bone  decay—Bronchorrcea—Night
sweats—Night  spasms,  epileptic—Hardening of  tissues—En-
chondroma—Induration of the tongue—Induration of the testes
—Dry,  hard eruptions—Small, hard  boils—Eczema from im-
pure vaccine.

   (B)  Ferric phosphate—The first remedy in all  Congestions,
Inflammations, and Inflammatory Fevers, before effusion takes
place; parts tender and painful to pressure, and pains worse from
motion—Headache,  specific—Vertigo—Nose  bleed—Painful
Diarrhoea—Undigested stools—Vomiting of food—Suppression
of urine—Stiff neck from a chill.  Typhoid and Typhus Fevers:
first stage (hyperaemia)  Ferrum phos.; second stoxje (infiltra-
tion) Potassium chlori; third stage (ulceration) Calcium sulph. 
DRUGS  AND THEIR  USES.
355
 "Thus we lay hold directly upon the process of the disease, con-
 trol and cure it."

   (C)^ Potassium chlori—The second remedy in all inflamma-
 tory ailments; that is, during effusion,  exudation, engorgement,
 formation of false membrane; tongue coated white, pains worse
 during  rest—Diphtheria— Croup—Hoarseness—itawking  up
 phlegm — Bronchitis—Pneumonia—Scarlet  fever—Measles-
 Smallpox — Shingles — Cycosis—Dandruff—Engorgement of
 glands—Enlarged  tonsils — Mumps—Orchitis—Encephalitis-
 Meningitis—Hydrocephalus.

   (D) Calciuc sulph.—The third remedy in all inflammatory
 ailments; that is, during  suppuration, formation of abscess and
 ulceration.

   (E)  Calcium phos.—Anaemia—Chlorosis—Scrofula—Gouty
 Diathesis—Delay in teothing—Open fontanels.

   (F) Potassium sulph.—Ailments attended with yellow, slimy
 tongue—Yellow scales or scabs on the skin—Yellow, slimy dis-
 charges  from eyes, ears,  nose, chest  or other parts—Assists in
 the process of desquamation after eruptive diseases.

   (G)  Sodium sulph.—Derangement  of the  system attended
 with bilious conditions; vomiting bile, greenish tongue,  bitter
 taste, excessive flow of urine—CEdema—Edematous  inflamma-
 tion—Dropsy, especially after scarlet fever.

   (H)  Potassium phos.—Ailments of pale, sensitive, peevish
persons,  with brownish yellow tongue,  foul taste, four eructa-
tions,  offensive  breath,  fetid  perspiration, putrid  discharges, 
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CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
Diarrhoea—Dysentery—Gangrenous conditions—Diphtheria—
Scarlet  fever—Smallpox—Brain softening—Melancholy—In-
sanity—Flysteria—Bleeding   gums—Purpura   Hemorrhagica,
septic bleeding, dark, thin blood—Collapse of cholera or typhoid
fever, face blue—Croup in last extremity, face livid—CEdema
of the lungs,  livid  countenance—Whooping  cough,  choking,
with blue face—Convulsions from fright—Feeble labor pains—
Menstrual irregularities of pale, feeble  ladies—Weak sight after
diphtheria.

   (I) Magnesia phos.—All ailments purely nervous and spas-
modic—Spasmodic   Cough—Spasmodic  Stricture—Spasmodic
Colic—Menstrual Colic,  bending double—Spasm of the glottis
■—Tetanus—Lockjaw—Cramp — Chorea — Brain troubles  of
teething with green glairy stools—Spasms of the eyelids—Squint
—Seeing  sparks, colors  and  things  double—Pure Neuralgia;
pains relieved by warmth and  pressure.

   (J) Sodium phos.—All ailments with acidity,  sour  taste,
vomit, stool—Yellow scabs—Green, slimy, catarrhal discharges. 
PART III.
DOSES—MINIMAL AND MAXIMAL. 
DOSES-MINIMAL AND  MAXIMAL.
By Bernard Gordon, M. D.
MEDICINES	GRAINS	GRAMMES
A Absinthium .......................	gr. 15-40 2—8 gtt. 15—30 Ad. lib. Ad. lib. Ad. lib. See Anti gtt. 5—20 fl. 31 or more 1/30—1/10 gtt. 4—10 gr. 8—25 gr. 5—15 gr. 1/6-1 in pill See Chrysa gr. 8—30 oz. 1/2—I gr. 5—20 gtt. 10—30 gtt. 20—40 fl. dr. y4—% gtt. 8—15 gtt. 1—3 fl. dr. y2—2	1.00—2.50
•Absinthium Extractum .............		0.20—0.50
♦Absinthium Tinctura...............		1.00—2.00
Acacia ............................		
Acacia Mucilago ...................		
Acacia Syrupus ....................		
•Acetanilid .........................		febrin.
•Acetonum .........................		0.30—1.25
Acidum ...........................		
Acidum Aceticum Dil...............		4.00
Acidum Arseniosum................		0.002—0.006
Acidum Arseniosum Liq............		0.24—0.50
Acidum Benzoicum ................		O.50—1.50
Acidum Boricum ...................		0.30—1.00
Acidum Carbolicum ................		0.01—0.06
* Acidum Chrysophanicum ...........		robin
Acidum Citricum ..................		0.50—2.00
Acidum Citricum Syrup............		15.00—30.00
Acidum Gallicum ..................		0.30—1.30
•Acidum Hydriodic Dil..............		0.50—2.00
Acidum Hydriodic Syrup...........		1.25—2.50
Acidum Hydrobromic Dil...........		1.00—2.00
Acidum Hydrochloric Dil...........		0 50—1.00
Acidum Hydrocyanic Dil............		
(cautiously) .............		0 06—0 20
		2.00—8.00
♦UnoflScinal—not included in the U. S.
Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.
359
MEDICINES
 Acidum Nitricum Dil...............
 Acidum Nitro-Hydrochlor.  Dil.......
*Acidum Osmicum (1% Sol.).........
 Acidum Phosprohic Dil.............
 Acidum Salicylicum ................
 Acidum Sclertinicum...............
 Acidum Succinicum ................
 Acidum Sulphuricum Arom.........
 Acidum Sulphuricum Dil............
 Acidum Sulphurosum ..............
 Acidum Tannicum .................
 Acidum Tannicum Trochisci........
 Acidum Tartaricum ................
♦Acidum Valerianicum ..............
 Aconitia  (Crystallized)  ............
 Aconitum (root)  ...................
 Aconitum Abstractum ..............
 Aconitum Extractum ...............
 Aconitum Extractum Fluid.........
 Aconitum Tinctura.................
*Adonidinum  .......................
 Aether  Aceticus...................
 Aether Fortior.....................
 Aether  Hydriodic..................
 Aether Nitrosi Spts ................
 Aether Spts........................
 Aether Spts.  Comp.................
 Aether Sulphuricus ................
*Agaricinum  .......................
*Alanin  ............................
 Allium  ............................
 Allium Syrupus....................
*Allyl  Tribromide  ..................
 Aloe.  (Socotrina)  .............(lax)
                              (purg)
 Aloe.  Extractum aq.................
 Aloe,  et Asafoet Pil.................
 Aloe,  et Ferri Pil...................
 Aloe,  et Mastiches Pil...............
 Aloe,  et Myrrhae Pil................
 Aloe,  et Myrrhae Tinctura..........
 Aloe.  Pilulae  .......................
 Aloe.  Puriflcate  ....................
GRAINS	GRAMMES	
gtt. 5—20	0.30-	-1.30
gtt. 5—8	0.30-	-0.50
gtt. 5—15	0.30-	-1.00
gtt. 10—30	0.65-	-2.00
gr. 5—15	0.30-	-1.00
See Ergo	tin.	
gr. 3—8	0.20-	-0.50
gtt. 10—20	0.60-	-1.30
gtt. 10—20	0.60-	-1.30
gtt. 5—60	0.30-	-4.00
gr. 2—10	0.15-	-0.60
gr. 1 in each	0.065	
gr. 8—60	0.50-	-4.00
gr. 3—8	0.20-	-0.50
1/240	0.	00025
gr. 1—2	0.06-	-0.12
gr. 1/6—1	0.01-	-0.06
gr. 1/6—y3	0.01-	-0.02
gtt. 1—4	0.03-	-0.12
gtt. 1—10	0.03-	-0.30
gr. I/I2—1/3	0.005-	-0.02
gtt. 10—fi. dr.1/2	0.25-	-2.00
gtt. 10—fl. dr.y2	0.25-	-2.00
gtt. 10—15	0.30-	-0.50
fl. dr. 1/6—2	0.65-	-8.00
fl. dr. 1—4	4.00—	16.00
fl. dr. %—1	0.50-	-4.00
fl. dr. Vs—1	0.50-	-4.00
gr. 1/12—1/6	0.005-	-0.01
gr. 1/30—1/12	0.002—	0.005
dr. y2—2	2.00-	-8.00
fl. dr. 1—2	4.00-	-8.00
gtt. 5—10	0.30-	-0.65
gr. 2—3	0.10-	-0.20
gr. 10—20	0.6o-	-1.30
gr. 2—10	0.13-	-0.65
2—5 pills		
1—3 pills		
1—4 pills		
3—6 pills		
fl. dr. 1—2	4.00-	-8.00
1—5 pills		
gr. 2—8	0.13-	-0.50
*Unofficinnl—not included in the U.  S. PIiarmacopoMa. 
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CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Aloe. Tinctura................(lax")
                              (purg)
 Aloe. Vinum  .......................
 Aloin  .............................
 Althaea  ...........................
 Althaea Syrupus  ...................
 Alumen  ...........................
 Ammoniacum  ......................
 Ammoniacum ftiistura..............
 Ammoniae Aqua  ...................
 Ammoniae Spiritus............(dil)
 Ammoniae Spiritus Arom...........
*Ammoniae Anisati Liq..............
 Ammonii  Acetatis Liq..............
 Ammonii Benzoas..................
 Ammonii  Bromidum  ...............
 Ammonii Carbonas.................
 Ammonii  Chloridum  ...............
 Ammonii  Chloridum Troch..........
 Ammonii  Iodidum  .................
 Ammonii  Phosphas ................
*Ammonii  Picras  ...................
 Ammonii  Valerianas  ...............
 Amygdalae Amarae Aqua...........
 Amygdalae Amarae 01..............
 Amygdalae Oleum Express  .........
 Amygdalae Mistura ................
 Amygdalae  Syrupus  ...............
*Amylene Hydrate ..................
 Amyl Nitrite  ......................
 Amylum Iodatum ..................
*Anethum  ..........................
♦Anethum Aqua.....................
*Anethum  Oleum  ...................
*Anilin Sulphas  ....................
 Anisum  ...........................
 Anisum Aqua ......................
 Anisum Oleum.....................
 Anisum Spiritus  ...................
 Anthemis  .........................
*Antifebrin.........................
 Antimonial Powder  ...............,
 Antimonii Pilulae Comp...........
 fl. dr. y2—l
 fl. dr.  2—4
 fl. dr.  1—4
    gr.  1—3
Ad. lib.
  fl. dr. 1—4
   gr. 8—15
   gr. 6—30
  fl. dr. 2—8
   gtt. 5—30
  gtt.  10—30
 fl. dr. i/4—l
   gtt. 2—12
 fl. dr. 1/2—4
   gr. 10—30
   gr. 3—30
    gr. 3—10
   gr. 5—10
    1  or 2 tr
    gr.  3—5
  gr.  10—40
    gr. 1/4—I
    gr.  2—8
  fl. dr. 2—4
  gtt. l/i— %
  fl. dr. 1—8
  fl. oz. y2—8
  fl. dr. 1—4
 fl. dr. i/4—l
    gtt. 1—5
    dr. 1—4
    gr. 5—30
  fl. dr. 1—4
    gtt. 2—4
    gr. 1—3
   gr. 10—30
  fl. dr. 1—4
   gtt. 5—15
    dr. 1—2
    dr. 1/2—I
    gr. 3—15
     gr. 3—8
    1—3 pills
GRAMMES
   2.00—4.00
  8.00—32.00
  4.00—16.00
   0.06—0.25

  4.00—16.00
   0.50—1.00
   0.40—2.00
  8.00—30.00
   0.30—2.00
   0.50—2.00
   1.00—4.00
   0.06—0.65
  2.00—16.00
   0.60—2.00
   0.20—2.00
   0.20—0.65
   0.30—0.60
 oches
   0.20—0.30
   0.60—2.60
 0.015—0.065
   0.13—0.50
  8.00—16.00
 0.015—0.032
  4.00—30.00
16.00—200.00
  4.00—16.00
   1.00—4.00
   0.03—0.15
  4.00—16.00
   0.32—2.00
  4.00—16.00
  0.065—0.13
  0.065—0.20
   0.65—2.00
  4.00—16.00
   0.30—1.00
   4.00—8.00
   2.00—4.00
   0.20—1.00
   0.25—0.52
• XJnofficina!—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND MAXIMAL.
361
MEDICINES
  Antimonii et Potass Tart (exp.).....
                               (emet)
  Antimonii Sulphuratum Aureum
  Antimonii Vinum ..................
 *Antipyrin  .........................
 * Apiol..............................
  Apocynum Cannabinum  ............
 *Apocynin  .........................
  Apomorphia Hydrochloras..........
  Argentum Iodidum.................
  Argentum Nitras ..................
  Argentum Oxidum .................
 *Armorica ..........................
  Arnicae Radix  .....................
  Arnicae  Radix Extractum..........
  Arnicae Radix  Extractum Fluid.....
  Arnicae  Radix Tinctura............
  Arnicae  Florum  Tinctura...........
  Arsenici  et Hydrarg. Iodid Liq......
  Arsenici  Iodidum ..................
  Asafoetida.........................
  Asafoetida  Mistura  ................
  Asafoetida Pilula ..................
  Asafoetida Tinctura................
  Asclepias  (Tuberosa)  ............
  Aspidium ........................
  Atropina ........................
 *Atropina Liq.....................
 *Atropina Valerianas .............
  Atropina Sulphas ................
 *Atropina Sulphas Liq.............
 ♦Atropina Sulphas  Sol.............
  Aurantii  Corticis Conf............
  Aurantii Corticis  Syrupus.........
 Aurantii Corticis  Sprts............
 Aurantii Amari Ext. Fl...........
 ♦Aurantii Infusum  ................
 *Aurantii  Infusum Comp..........
 Aurantii  Florum  Syrupus........
 Aurantii Florum Aqua............
 Aurantii Tinctura Amari..........
 Aurantii Tinctura Dulcis..........
*Aurum  Chloridum ...............
    gr. 1/16—V8
      gr. l—iy2
        gr. 1—2
   fl.  dr. 1/6—1
      gr. 15—30
      gtt. 3—10
      gr. 15—30
        gr. 1—3
   gr. 1/10—1/5
       gr. 1—2
      gr. 14—2
      gr. 14—2
      dr. 1/4—I
      gr. 5—20
        gr. 3—5
     gtt. 10—20
gtt. 15—fl. dr.1/2
gtt. 15—fl. dr.1/2
      gtt. 3—10
   gr. 1/20—1/5
      gr. 5—15
    fl. oz. 1/2—I
       gr. 3  in
    fl. dr. 14—I
      dr. 14—I
        See Fil
       gr.  1/90
      gtt.  2—3
       gr.  1/90
       gr.  1/90
       gtt. 2—3
      gtt.  1—2
      Ad Lib.
    fl. dr.  1—2
    fl. dr.  1—2
    gtt. 15—30
    fl. oz.  2—3
    fl. oz.  1—2
    fl. dr.  1—2
      oz. y2—1
    fl. dr.  1—2
    fl. dr.  1—2
 gr. 1/30—1/15
 0.004—0.008
  0.06—0.09
  0.06—0.13
  0.65—4.00
  1.00—2.00
   0.25—0.6
  1.00—2.00
 0.065—0.20
 0.006—0.012
 0.065—0.1:::
 0.015—0.13
 0.015—0.13
  1.00—4.00
 0.30—.1.30
  0.20—0.32
  0.-32—0.65
  0.50—2.00
  0.50—2.00
  0.20—0.60
 0.003—0.012
  0.32—1.00
 16.00—32.00
each pill.
  1.00—4.00
  1.00—4.00
 ix Mas.
  0.0007
  0.12—0.20
  0.0007
  0.0007
  0.12—0.20
 0.065—0.130

  4.00—8.00
  4.00—8.00
  1.00—2.00
60.00—90.00
60.00—90.00
  4.00—8.00
16.00—32.00
  4.00—8.00
  4.00—8.00
0.002—0.004
♦Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
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CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
MEDICINES
Aurum et Sodii Chlor
Avenae, Farina .....
Azedarach  ..........
B
 Balsamum  Peruvianum  .....
 Balsamum Tolutanum.......
 Belldonnae Folia ...........
 Belldonnae Radix...........
 Belldonnae Abstractum  .....
♦Belldonnae Extractum ......
 Belldonnae Extractum Ale.  ..
 Belldonnae Extractum Fluid
 Belldorrnae Tinctura ........
 Benzinum  ..................
 Benzoini Tinctura ..........
 Benzoini Tinctura Comp.....
*Berberis  ...................
*Berberis Ext. Fluid..........
 Bismuthi  Citras  ............
 Bismuthi  et Ammon Cit.....
*Bismuthi  et Ammon Cit Liq.
♦Bismuthi  Oxidum ...........
 Bismuthi  Subcarbonas ......
 Bismuthi  Subnitras .........
*Bismuthi  Salicylicum .......
*Bismuthi  Tannas ...........
♦Bismuth:  Trochisci .........
 Bismuthi  Valerian as ........
 Brayera ....................
 Brayera Infusum ...........
 Brayera Ext. Fluid .........
 "Brayerin  (Kosin) .........
*Bromoform  ................
*Bromum  ..................
 Bryonia....................
 Bryonia Tinctura ..........
 Bucha  ....................
 Bucha Ext. Fluid ..........
*Bucha Infusum  ............
*Bucha Tinctura............
gr.  1/20—1/10
      Ad Lib.
    gr. 10—60
0.003—0.006

  0.65—4.00
fl. dr. y2	2.00
fl. dr. 1/2	2.00
gr. 1—2	0.06—0.12
gr. 1—2	0.06—0.12
gr. 1/2—I	0.03—0.03
gr. 1/4—I	0.015—0.06
gr. i/4—l	0.015—0.06
gtt. 2—4	0.06—0.12
gtt. 8—30	0.25—1.00
gtt. 5—10	0.30—0.60
gtt. 20—30	1.25—2.00
fl. dr. 1/2—2	2.00—8.00
gr. 15—30	1.00—2.00
fl. dr. 14—I	1.00—4.00
gr. 2—5	0.13—0.32
gr. 1—4	0.06—0.25
fl. dr. 1/2—I	2.00—4.00
gr. 5—10	0.33—0.65
gr. 5—10	0.33—0.65
gr. 5—10	0.33—0.65
dr. 1/4—1/2	1.00—2.00
gr. 5—30	0.32—2.00
gr. 2	in each.
gr. y2—2	0.032—0.13
dr. 2—4	8.00—16.00
fl. oz. 1/2—I	15.00—30.00
fl. dr. 2—4	8.00—16.00
gr. 15—45	1.00—3.00
gtt. 2—6	0.13—0.36
gr. y2—2	0.032—0.13
gr. 20—60	1.30—4.00
fl. dr. 1—2	4.00—8.00
gr. 15—30	1.00—2.00
fl. dr. y2—1	2.00—4.00
fl. oz. 1—2	30.00—60.00
fl. dr. 2—4	4.00—16.00
♦Tnofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.           3(53
MEDICINES
♦Bursa Pastoris Fl. Ext.
 Butyl  ...............
 Caffeina  .................
♦Caffeina  Citras  ..........
♦Caffeina Hydrobromica ...
♦Caffeina Natro-Benzoica ..
♦Caffeina  Natro-Salicylica .
♦Caffeina Valerianas  ......
 Cajuputi  Oleum .........
♦Cajuputi Spiritus ........
 Calamus  ................
 Calamus Ext. Fl.........
♦Calamus Tinctura........
 Calx  Chlorinata .........
♦Calx  Chlorinata Liq......
 Calx Liq.................
 Calx Sulphurata .........
 Calx Syrupus............
 Calcium Bromidum  ......
 Calcium Carbon, Praec....
 Calcium Chloridum  ......
 Calcium Hypophosphis ...
 Calcium  Phosph. Praec...
 Calcium Syr. Lacto Phos..
 Calendula  ...............
 Calendula Tinctura  ......
 Calumba  ................
♦Calumba Extractum  .....
 Calumba Extractum  Fl---
*Calumba Infusum  .......
 Calumba Tinctura.......
 Cambogia  ...............
♦Cambogia Pil. Comp......
 Camphora  ...............
 Camphora  Aqua..........
 Camphora Monombromata
 Camphora Spiritus.......
 Canella  .................
 Cannabis  Americana.....
gtt. —5—20
  gr. 2—10
    gr. 1—3
    gr. 1—3
    gr. 1—3
    gr. 1—3
    gr. 1—3
    gr. 1—3
  gtt. 1—10
fl. dr. 14—I
   dr. 1/4—I
  gtt. 5—15
    fl. dr.  y3
    gr. 2—6
fl. dr. 14—I
fl. oz. V2—2
gr. I/IO—1/0
  gtt. 15—60
  gr. 15—30
  gr. 10—40
  gr. 10—20
  gr. 10—30
  gr. 10—30
  fl. dr. 1—4
   dr. 1/2—I
   dr. 1/2—2
  gr. 10—30
   gr. 5—15
 gtt. 15—30
fl. oz. 1/2—2
  fl. dr. 2—4
    gr. 2—6
   gr. 5—15
   gr. 5—10
fl. oz. y2—l
    gr. 3—5
  gtt. 5—60
   gr. 5—10
    gr. 2—4
0.65—1.30
0.13—0.65
 0.065—0.20
 0.065—0.20
 0.065—0.20
 0.065—0.20
 0.065—0.20
 0.065—0.20
  0.32—0.40
  1.00—4.00
  1.00—4.00
  0.30—1.00
        2.00
  0.13—0.40
  1.00—4.00
16.00—64.00
 0.006—0.03
  1.00—4.00
  1.00—2.00
  0.65—2.60
  0.65—1.30
  0.65—2.00
  0.65—2.00
 4.00—16.00
  2.00—4.00
  2.00—8.00
  0.65—2.00
  0.32—1.00
  1.00—2.00
16.00—64.00
 8.00—16.00
  0.13—0.40
  0.33—1.00
  0.30—0.65
16.00—32.00
  0.20—0.30
  0.30—4.00
  0.32—0.65
  0.13—0.25
'Unofficinal—nor included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
364
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
•Cannabis Americana Ext.....
♦Cannabis Americana Ext. Fl.
 Cannabis Indica.............
 Cannabis Indica Ext.........
 Cannabis Indica Ext. Fl.....
 Cannabis Indica Tinctura ...
♦Cannabinonum  .............
 Cantharis  ..................
 Cantharis Tinctura  .........
 Capsicum  ..................
 Capsicum Ext. Fl............
 Capsicum Oleoresina........
 Capsicum Tinctura  .........
 Carbo Ligni  ................
 Cardomomum  ..............
 Cardomomum Tinctura......
 Cardomomum Tinctura Comp
♦Caroba  Ext.  Fl..............
 Carum  .....................
♦Carum  Aqua................
 Carum  Oleum  ..............
 Caryophyllus  ...............
♦Caryophyllus  Infusum  ......
 Caryophyllus Oleum ........
♦Cascara Sagrada............
♦Cascara  Ext.  Fl.............
 Cascarilla  ..................
♦Cascarilla  Infusum  .........
♦Cascarilla Tinctura  .........
 Cassia Fistula ..............
 Castanea Vesca  .............
 Castanea Ext. Fl...........
♦Castoreum   .................
♦Castoreum  Tinctura.........
 Catechu ....................
♦Catechu Infusum  ...........
 Catechu Tinctura  Comp.....
 Catechu Trochisci .........,
 Caulophyllum  .............
♦Cerium Nitras.............
♦Cerium Oxalas.............,
 Cetraria...................
 Cetraria Decoctum .........
GRAINS
   gr. %—2
   gtt. 5—10
   gr. y2—2
   gr. 1/4—I
    gtt. 1—4
  gtt. 10—60
  gr.  y4—1%
     gr. 1—2
   gtt. 3—10
   gr. 2—10
   gtt. y2—1
   gtt. 14—I
fl. dr. 1/6—1
     dr. 1—4
   gr. 10—30
  fl.  dr. 1—2
  fl.  dr. 1—2
  fl. dr. y2—1
   dr. i/4—l
  fl. oz. 1—2
   gtt. 1—10
   gr. 5—10
 fl. dr. 2—16
   gtt. 1—10
     gr. 4—8
  fl. dr. 1/2—I
   gr. 10—30
  fl.  oz. 1—3
  fl. dr. y2—2
     dr. 1—6
    dr. %—1
  fl. dr. 1—2
   gr. 10—30
  fl. dr. y2—1
   gr. 10—30
  fl. oz. 1—2
  fl. dr. i/2—3
        gr. 1
     gr. 1—5
     gr. 1—3
     gr. 1—4
    dr. 1/2—I
  fl. oz. Vz— 1
GRAMMES
 0.032
  0.20
 0.032
 0.015
 0.032
  0.32
  0.15
  0.06
  0.07
  0.13
  0.03
0.015—
  0.32-
 4.00-
  0.65
  4.00
  4.00
  2.00
  1.00
32.00-
 0.032
  0.33
 8.00-
 0.032
  0.25
  2.00
  0.65
32.00-
  2.00
 4.00
  2.00
  4.00
  0.65
  2.00
  0.65
30.00
 2.00
  0.06
 0.06
 0.065
  2.00
16.00-
  0.13
  0.40
  0.13
  0.06
  0.13
  ■2.00
  0.10
  0.13
  0.80
  0.65
  0.06
 0.065
 -4.00
 16.00
 -2.00
 -8.00
 -8.00
 -4.00
 -4.00
 64.00
 -0.32
 -0.65
 60.00
 -0.32
 -0.50
—4.00
 -2.00
 96.00
—8.00
 24.00
—4.00
—8.00
—2.00
—4.00
—2.00
-60.00
-12.00
  0.065
—0.30
  0.20
—0.25
 -4.00
 32.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U.  S. Pharmacopoeia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.
365
MEDICINES
♦Chaulmugra  Oil  ..............
 Chelidonium  ..................
♦Chelidonium  Ext..............
 Chenepodium .................
 Chenepodium Oleum  ..........
 Chimaphila  ..................
 Chicata Ext.  Fl................
 Chinoidinum  .................
 Chicata  ......................
 Chicata Ext.  Fl................
♦Chicata Infusum..............
 Chicata Tinctura..............
 Chloral Hydrate  ..............
♦Chloral Syrupus  ..............
♦Chloralamid  ..................
♦Chlorodyne ...................
 Chlorinii  Aqua................
 Chloroform Purificat..........
 Chloroform Mistura...........
 Chloroform Spiritus  ..........
♦Chloroform Tinct.  Comp.......
 Chrysarob^num  ...............
 Cimicifuga (Actea Racem.).....
 Cimicifuga Ext. Fl............
 Cimicifuga Tinctura  ..........
*Cimicifugin  ..................
 Cinchona  .....................
 Cinchona  Flava...............
 Cinchona  Pallida  .............
 Cinchona  Rubra  ..............
 Cinchona  Ext. (yellow)  .......
 Cinchona  Ext. Fl.  (yellow)
♦Cinchona  Flava Decoc.  (y.)....
 Cinchona  Infusum  (yellow)
 Cinchona  Tinctura (yellow)...
 Cinchona  Tinctura  Comp. (red)
 Cinchonina Sulphas...........
 Cinchonidina Sulphas .........
 Cinnamomum ................
 Cinnamomum Aqua...........
 Cinnamomum Oleum  ..........
 Cinnamomum Spiritus  ........
 Cinnamomum Tinctura........
  See Gynoc
   gr. 15—30
   gr. 3—10
   gr. 10—40
    gtt. 4—8
    dr. %—1
 fl. dr. %—l
   gr. 30—60
   gr. 10—20
  gtt. 15—30
  fl. oz. 1—3
  fl. dr. 1—2
   gr. 8—30
     fl. dr. 2
   gr. 15—60
   gtt. 5—30
 fl. dr.  1—4
   gtt. 5—60
 fl. dr.  2—8
fl.  dr. 1/6—1
fl.  dr. 1/6—1
   gr. 20—25
    dr. y4—1
 fl. dr. 14—I
 fl. dr. y2—4
     gr. 1—2
   gr. 10—60
   gr. 10—60
   gr. 10—60
   gr. 10—60
    gr. 5—30
 fl. dr. %—1
  fl. oz. 1—2
  fl. oz. 1—2
  fl.  dr. 1—4
  fl.  dr. 1—4
   gr. 3—30
   gr. 3—30
   gr. 10—20
  fl.  oz. 1—2
    gtt.  1—3
  gtt. 10—20
  fl.  dr. 1—3
ardiae
  1.00
  0.20
  0.65
  0.13
  1.00
  1.00
  2.00
  0.65
  0.50
30.00-
  4.00
  0.50

  1.00
  0.32
 4.00-
  0.30
 8.00-
  0.25
  0.25
  1.30
  1.00
  1.00
 2.00-
 0.065
  0.65
  0.65
  0.65
  0.65
  0.32
  1.00
32.00-
32.00-
 4.00-
 4.00-
  0.20
  0.20
  0.65
32.00-
  0.06
  0.60
 4.00-
Oil.
—2.00
—0.65
  2.60
—0.25
  4.00
  4.00
  4.00
—1.30
 -1.00
 90.00
 -8.00
—2.00
  7.50
 -4.00
 -2.00
 16.00
 -4.00
 32.00
 -4.00
 -4.00
 -1.60
 -4.00
 -4.00
 16.00
 -0.13
—4.00
  4.00
  4.00
  4.00
—2.00
 -4.00
 64.00
 64.00
 15.00
 ■15.00
 -2.00
 -2.00
 -1.30
 64.00
—0.18
 -1.25
 12.00
♦Unofficinal—not included in the U.  S. Pharmacopoeia. 
366
CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
MEDICINES
♦Coca Erythroxylon........
♦Cocainum Hydrochloricum
 Coccus  ...................
♦Coccus Tinctura ..........
*Cochlearia  Officinalis Spts.
 Codeina  ..................
 Colchicum  Radix .........
 Colchicum  Radix Ext......
 Colchicum Radix Ext. Fl...
 Colchicum  Radix Vinum...
 Colchicum Semen.........
 Colchicum Semen Ext. Fl..
 Colchicum Semen Vinum...
 Colchicum Tincture.......
♦Colchicum  Colchicin ......
 Colocynthis  ..............
 Colocynthis Ext...........
 Colocynthis Ext. Comp.....
♦Colocynthis Pil. Comp.....
♦Colocynthin ..............
 Conium  ..................
 Conium Abstractum.......
 Conium Ext.  Fl...........
 Conium Ext. Alcohol......
♦Conium Succus ...........
 Conium Tinctura .........
♦Conina  ...................
♦Convallaria Majalis Tinct..
♦Connvallarin  .............
 Copaiba  ..................
 Copaiba Massa............
 Copaiba Oleum ...........
 Copaiba Resina ...........
 Corandrum ...............
 Corandrum Oleum........
 Cornus  ...................
 Cornus  Ext. Fl............
♦Cotoin  ...................
 Creasotum................
 Creasotum Aqua ..........
♦Creasotum Mistura........
 Cretae Mistura ...........
 Cretae Praeparata........
GRAINS	GRAMMES
See Eryth	roxylon.
gr. 1/6—1	0.01—0.06
gr. l/6—y2	0.01—0.032
fl. dr. 1/6—1	0.60—4.00
gtt. 20—40	0.65—1.30
gr. 1—2	0.06—0.13
gr. 2—8	0.13—0.52
gr. 1—2	0.06—0.13
gtt. 2—8	0.13—0.50
gtt. 15—60	0.50—2.00
gr. 2—8	0.13—0.50
gtt. 2—8	0.13—0.50
fl. dr. y2—2	2.00—8.00
fl. dr. 1/2—2	2.00—8.00
gr. 1/60—1/20	0.001—0.003
gr. 5—10	0.33—0.65
gr. 1/2—3	0.003—0.20
gr. 5—30	0.32—2.00
1—3 pills	
gr. i/4—l	0.015—0.065
gr. 1/0—4	,0.03—0.25
gr. 1—2	0.06—0.12
gtt. 1—5	0.06—0.33
gr. y2—2	0.03—0.13
fl. dr. 1/2—I	2.00—4.00
fl. dr. 1/8—1	0.50—4.00
gr. 1/60—1/30	0.001—0.002
gtt. 10—20	0.30—0.60
gr. y2—1	0.03—0.06
gr. 1/8—1	0.50—4.00
gr. 8—40	0.50—2.50
gtt. 8—15	0.25—0.50
gr. 10—20	0.65—1.30
gr. 20—60	1.30—4.00
gtt. 5—10	0.20—0.40
dr. 3/4—1	1.00—4.00
fl. dr. 14—I	1.00—4.00
gr. iy2—4	0.01—0.25
gtt. 1—3	0.065—0.20
fl. dr. 1—4	4.00—16.00
fl. dr. 4—8	16.00—32.00
fl. dr. 4—8	16.00—32.00
gr. 10—40	0.65—2.60
: Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.           357
MEDICINES
♦Cretae Pulv. Arom........
 Cretae Pulv. Comp........
♦Cretae Cum Opio.........
 Cretae Trochisci  .........
 Crocus  ..................
 Crocus Tinctura  .........
 Cubeba ..................
♦Cubeba Ext..............
 Cubeba Ext. Fl...........
 Cubeba Oleoresina  .......
 Cubeba Oleum  ...........
 Cubeba Tinctura.........
 Cubeba Tinctura  Trochisci
♦Cuprum Carbonas........
*Cuprum Chloridum  ......
♦Cuprum Oxide nig........
♦Cuprum Sulpho Ammon  ..
 Cuprum Sulphas.........
♦Curara Woorara  .........
♦Cuspariae Cortex  ........
♦Curcumae Infusum.......
 Cypripdeium  ............
 Cypripdeium Ext. Fl......
                  D

♦Damiana...........
*Damiana  Ext.  Fl...
♦Delphinium  ........
♦Delphinium Tinctura
♦Delphiniin  .........
 Digitalis  ...........
 Digitalis Abstractum
 Digitalis  Ext ......,
 Digitalis Ext. Fl.....
 Digitalis Infusum . .
 Digitalis  Tinctura  ..
♦Digitalinum  ........
♦Dioxynaphthalin
♦Drosera Rotunda ...
♦Duboisinum  ........
♦Duboisinum Sulphus
GRAINS	GRAMMES
dr. y3—1	2.00—4.00
gr. 8—60	0.50—4.00
gr. 10—20	0.65—1.25
gr. 4 in	each. 0.25
gr. 10—30	0.65—2.00
fl. dr. 1—3	4.00—12.00
dr. 1—3	4.00—12.00
gr. 8—30	0.50—2.00
fl. dr. 14—I	1.00—4.00
gtt. 5—30	0.32—2.00
gtt. 10—up	0.32
fl. dr. 1—2	4.00—8.00
gr. 1/2 in	each.
gr. 4—8	0.25—0.50
gr. 1/12—1/4	0.005—0.015
gr. 1—1%	0.06—0.10
gr. 1/6—iy.	0.01—0.10
gr. 1/4—10	0.015—0.65
gr. 1/30—1/20	0.002—0.003
gr. 10—30	0.65—2.00
fl. oz. 1—2	30.00—60.00
gr. 1—3	0.06—0.20
gtt. 15—30	0.50—1.00
gr
gr.
gr.
   gr 15—45
 fl. dr.  1/2—I
   gr.  i/2—2
   gtt.  8—20
 gr. 1/12—1,1.
    gr. 1—2
   gr.  y2—l
   gr. 1/6—1
    gtt. 1—5
 fl. dr. 2—4
 gtt. 10—20
. 1/60—1/30
   gr. 4—15
   gr. 3—15
 1/120—1/60
 1/120—1/60
  1.00
  2.00
 0.032
  0.26
 0.005
 0.065
  0.03
  0.01
  0.05
 8.00-
  0.65
0.001-
  0.25
  0.20
.0005-
.0005-
—3.00
 -4.00
 -1.13
 -0.65
 -0.02
 -0.13
 -0.06
 -0.65
 -0.30
 16.00
 -1.25
 0.002
 -1.00
 -1.00
 0.001
 0.001
♦Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
368                 CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Dulcamara ........
♦Dulcamara Ext
 Dulcamara Ext.  Fl..
♦Dulcamara Infusum
   dr. %—1
   gr. 8—20
fl.  dr. i/2—l
 fl. oz. 1—2
GRAMMES
  2.00—4.00
  0.50—1.00
  2.00—4.00
30.00—60.00
 ♦Elaterium  ....................
 ♦Elaterium Ext.................
  Elaterinum ...................
  Elaterinum Trituratio ........
 ♦Elixirs (all)  ..................
  Elixirs Aurantii ..............
 ♦Emetia  .......................
  Ergota .......................
  Ergota (in  labor) .............
  Ergota Extractum  .............
  Ergota Extractum  Fl..........
 ♦Ergota Extractum Aq.  (Squib).,
 ♦Ergota Infusum...............
 ♦Ergota Tinctura ...............
  Ergota Vinum ................
  Ergotin .......................
 ♦Erigeron  ......................
 ♦Erigeron Canadens Ext. Fl......
 ♦Erigeron Oleum................
 ♦Eriodyction Glutinosum ........
 ♦Eriodyction Glutinosum Ext. Fl.
 ♦Eryngium Aquaticum ..........
 Erythroxylon  (coca)  ...........
 Erythroxylon  Ext.  Fl...........
♦Ethyl nitrite Sol. 3 per cent.....
 Eucalvptus  Globulus  ...........
 Eucalyptus  Globulus  Ext. Fl.....
 Eucalyptus  Globulus  Oleum
 Euonymus  ....................
 Euonymus  Ext.................
♦Euonymus Ext. Fl..............
♦Euonymin  .....................
 Eupatorium  ...................
 Eupatorium  Ext. Fl.............
     gr. %—y4
     gr. i/s—i/4
gr.  1/32—1/16
     gr. y2—%
  fl. dr. y2—2
  fl. dr. %—2
  gr. I/I6—1/2
     gr. 5—30
     dr. %—1
     gr.  5—30
   fl. dr. y2—4
     gr. %—5
       fl. oz. 2
   fl. dr. 1/2—I
    fl. dr. 1—4
     See Ergot
     dr. 1/2—I
  fl. dr. 1/2—I
     gtt. 5—10
     dr. 1/4—I
     dr. 1/4—I
    gr.  10—20
     dr. 1/2—I
  fl. dr. y2—1
fl. dr.  1/2—1%
    gr.  10—40
    gtt.  5—10
    gtt. .10—15
     dr. 1—2
     gr. 1—3
    fl. dr. 1—2
      gr. 1—3
    gr.  10—30
  fl. dr. 14—I
0.008-
0.008-
0.002-
  0.03-
  2.00-
  2.00-
0.004-
  0.30-
  2.00-
  0.30-
 2.00-
 0.015-

  2.00-
 4.00—
Ext.
  2.00-
  2.00-
  0.20-
  1.00-
  1.00-
  0.65-
  2.00-
  2.00-
  2.00-
  0.65
  0.30
  0.60
  4.00
  0.06
  4.00
  0.06
  0.65
   1.0
 -0.015
 -0.015
 0.004
 -0.04
 -8.00
 -8.00
 0.032
 -2.00
 -4.00
 -2.00
 15.00
 -0.30
 60.00
 -4.00
 15.00

 -4.00
 -4.00
 -0.40
 -4.00
 -4.00
 -1.20
 -4.00
 -4.00
 -6.00
—2.60
 -0.60
—1.00
 -8.00
 -0.20
 -8.00
 -0.20
 -0.20
 -4.00
"Unofficinal—not included in the TJ. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.            3(}9
MEDICINES
♦Eupatorium Inmsum ..
♦Eupatorium Tinctura .
 Extractum Aromaticum
♦Euphorinum ..........
*Exalgine  .............
                  F

 Fel Bovinum Pur..............
 Ferri Acetat Liq...............
♦Ferri Acetat Tinctura.........
♦Ferri Arsenias................
♦Ferri Albuminat. Liq. (Drees)  .
♦Ferri  Bromidum  .............
 Ferri Bromidum Syrup........
 Ferri Carb. Massa (Vallet).....
 Ferri Carb. Sacch.............
 Ferri Chloridum ..............
 Ferri Chloridum Liq...........
 Ferri Chloridum Tinctura.....
 Ferri Ctras  ...................
 Ferri Ctras Liq................
 Ferri Ctras Vinum............
 Ferri et Amm. Acet.  Mistura...
 Ferri et Amm. Citras..........
 Ferri et Amm. Sulphus........
 Ferri et Amm. Tartras........
 Ferri et Pitass. Tartras........
 Ferri et Quiniae Ctras.........
 Ferri et Quiniae Ctras Liq.....
 Ferri et Quiniae Ctras Syrup. ..
 Ferri et Strpch. Citras........
 Ferri Hypophosphis...........
♦Ferri Hypophosphis Syrup.....
♦Ferri Iodidum ................
 Ferri Iodidum Pil. (Blancard's)
 Ferri Iodidum Syrup...........
 Ferri Lactas...........,.......
♦Ferri Mistura Arom...........
 Ferri Mistura Comp...........
fl. oz. 1—2
fl. dr. 1—3
gtt. 10—20
 gr. 1 y2—3
  gr. 6—12
    gr. 5—10
   gtt. 2—10
fl.  dr. y3—y2
 gr. 1/16—1/4
 fl. dr. y2—1
    gr. 1—6
 fl. dr. y2—l
    gr. 3—5
    gr. 5—30
    gr. 1—3
   gtt. 2—10
  gtt. 10—60
    gr. 2—5
  gtt.  10—15
   fl. dr. 1—2
 fl. oz. y2—1
    gr. 2—5
    gr. 5—10
   gr. 10—30
   gr. 10—30
    gr. 5—10
  gtt. 10—20
 fl. dr. 1/2—I
    gr. 3—5
    gr. 5—10
   fl. dr. 1—2
    gr. 1—8
   1—5 Pills.
  gtt.  15—20
    gr. 1—3
  fl. oz. 1—2
  fl. oz. 1—2
GRAMMES
32.00—64.00
 4.00—12.00
  0.60—1.25
  0.10—0.20
  0.40—0.75
  0.33-
  0.12-
  1.25-
0.004-
  2.00-
  0.06-
  2.00-
  0.20-
  0.32-
  0.06-
  0.13-
  0.35-
  0.13-
  0.65-
  4.00-
15.00-
  0.13-
  0.33-
  0.65-
  0.65-
  0.33-
  0.60-
  2.00-
  0.20-
  0.30-
  4.00-
  0.13-
-0.65
-0.60
-2.00
0.015
-4.00
-0.40
-4.00
-0.33
-2.00
-0.20
-0.65
-2.00
-0.33
-1.00
-8.00
30.00
-0.30
-0.65
-2.00
-2.00
-0.65
-1.25
-4.00
-0.30
-0.60
-8.00
-0.50
  1.00—2.00
  0.06—0.32
30.00—60.00
30.00—60.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia.
24 
370
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Ferri Nitrat Liq................
 Ferri Oxalas...................
 Ferri Oxid. Hydrat.............
 Ferri Oxid. Hydrat cum Mag---
♦Ferri Oxid. Hydrat Magnetic---
 Ferri Peptonatum..............
 Ferri Phosphas................
* Ferri Phosphas Syrupus........
 Ferri Pilulae Comp............
♦Ferri Pilulae Blaudi............
♦Ferri Pomata Tinctura..........
 Ferri Pyrophosphas.............
 Ferri Quin. et Strych. Phos. Syr
 Ferri Subsuplh.  Liq............
 Ferri Sulphas  .................
 Ferri Sulphas  Exsiccatus.......
 Ferri Sulphas Praecipit.........
 Ferri Trochisci................
 Ferri Valeriauas................
♦Ferri Vinum ..................
 Ferri Vinum Amarum..........
♦Ferrum  Dialysatum  ...........
 Ferrum Redactum..............
♦Ferrum Redactum Troch.......
 Filix Mas.....................
 Filix Mas Oleoresina ..........
 Foeniculuc ....................
♦Foeniculuc Aqua..............
 Foeniculuc Oleum..............
 Frangula ......................
 Frangula Ext.  Fl...............
♦Fucus Vesiculosis..............
♦Fucus Vesiculosis Ext.  Fl......
G
Galbanum  ..............
Galbanum  Pilulae Comp.
Galla ..................
Galla Tinctura .........
GRAINS
 gtt. 30—60
    gr. 2—3
 fl. oz. y2—2
 fl. oz. y2—2
   gr. 5—20
    gr. 2—8
   gr. 2—10
 fl. dr. 1—2
 2—6 Pills.
 1—3 Pills.
 gtt. 20—30
    gr. 1—5
 fl. dr. 1—2
   gtt. 3—6
    gr. 1—5
   gr. y2—2
    gr. 1—3
 1—6  Troch
   gr. y2—2
 fl. dr. 1—4
 fl. dr. 2—4
 gtt. 10—30
    gr. 3—6
1—5 Troch.
 dr. y2—iy2
 fl. dr. y2—1
   gr. 8—30
 fl. dr. 2—8
  gtt. 5—15
    dr. 2—8
 gtt. 10—20
 gr. 10—20
 fl.  dr. i/2—l
GRAMMES
 gr. 10—20
 2—4  Pills.
 gr. 10—20
fl.  dr. 1—3
2.00—4.00
0.13—0.20
15.00—.60
15.00—.60
0.30—1.30
0.10—0.50
0.13—0.65
4.00—8.00
 1.30—2.00
 0.06—0.32
 4.00—8.00
 0.18—0.36
 0.06—0.20
 0.03—0.13
 0.06—0.20

 0.03—0.13
4.00—16.00
8.00—16.00
 0.65—2.00
 0.20—0.40

 2.00—6.00
 2.00—4.00
 1.30—2.00
8.00—32.00
 0.20—0.60
8.00—30.00
 0.65—1.30
 0.60—1.25
 2.00—4.00
 0.65—1.30

 0.65—1.30
4.00—12.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S.
Pharmacopoeia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND MAXIMAL.           371
MEDICINES
  Gambogia ................
  Gaultheria ................
  Gaultheria Oleum.........
  Gaultheria Spirit ........
  Gelatina .................
  Gelsemium  ..............
  Gelsemium Ext.  Fl........
  Gelsemium Tinctura  .....
  Gentiana.................
  Gentiana Ext.............
  Gentiana Ext. Fl..........,
 ♦Gentiana Infus. Comp.....
 ♦Gentiana Mistura ........
  Getiana Tinctura Comp...
  Geranium  ...............,
  Geranium Ext. Fl.........
  Glycerinum ..............
  Glycyrrhiza ..............
  Glycyrrhiza Ext...........
  Glycyrrhiza Ext. Pur.......
  Glycyrrhiza Ext.  Fl........
 ♦Glycyrrhiza Elix..........
 ♦Glycyrrhiza Mistura Comp.
  Glycyrrhiza Pulv. Comp.
  Glycyrrhiza et Opii Troch..
  Glycyhhizinum Amm......
  Gossypii Rad. Cortex.......
  Gossypii Rad.  Ext. Fl......
  Granatum Rad. Cortex.....
  Granatum Rad. Decoct.....
  Grindelia Robusta ........
  Grindelia Robusta Ext. Fl..
♦Guaco Tinctura...........
 Guaiaci Lignum  ..........
♦Guaiaci Mistura  ..........
 Guaiaci Tinctura..........
 Guaiaci Tinctura  Ammon..
 Guaiaci Resina ...........
 Guarana  ..................
 Guarana Ext. Fl...........
♦Gurjun Balsam ...........
*Gynocardi Qd.  rat. Oleum..
    See Cam
   dr.  1/2—2
  gtt.  2—10
 gtt. 10—20
         Ad
    gr. 1—3
   gtt. 2—3
 gtt. 10—20
   gr.  8—30
   gr.  5—10
 gtt. 10—30
 fl. oz.  1/2—I
 fl. oz.  1/2—I
 fl. dr. 1—2
  gr. 20—30
fl. dr.  y2—1
    dr. 1—4
    dr. 1—3
    dr. 1—2
   dr. 1—2
  fl. dr. 1—2
fl. dr.  1/2—I
  fl. dr. 1—4
  dr.  y2—1
1—5 Troch.
   gr.  5—15
  gr. 10—30
fl. dr.  1/2—I
   dr.  i/4—l
 fl.  oz. 1—2
  gr. 15—60
fl. dr.  1/2—I
fl. dr.  i/a—l
  gr. 10—40
    fl. 1—4
fl. dr.  y2—2
fl. dr.  i/2—2
  gr. 10—30
   dr.  1—2
fl. dr.  1—2
  dr. 14—I
  gtt. 5—20
bogia
  2.00
  0.10
  0.60
lib.
  0.06
  0.12
  0.60
  0.50
  0.32
  0.60
16.00-
16.00-
  4.00
  1.30
  2.00
 4.00-
 4.00-
  4.00
  4.00
  4.00-
  2.00-
 4.00—
  2.00
—8.00
  0.60
  1.25
  0.30-
  0.65-
  2.00-
  1.00-
30.00-
  1.00-
  2.00-
  2.00-
  0.65-
15.00-
  2.00-
  2.00-
  0.65-
  4.00-
  4.00-
   1.0-
  0.25-
—0.20
  0.18
—1.25
—2.00
 -0.60
 -2.00
 32.00
 32.00
 -8.00
 -2.00
 -4.00
 16.00
 12.00
 -8.00
 -8.00
 -8.00
 -4.00
 16.00
 -4.00

 -1.00
 -2.00
 -4.00
 -4.00
 60.00
 -4.00
 -4.00
 -4.00
 -2.60
 60.00
 -8.00
 -8.00
 -2.00
 -8.00
 -8.00
 - 4.0
 -1.00
•Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
372                  CRUMBS  OF  COMFORT.
MEDICINES
H
  Haematoxylon ..............
 ♦Haematoxylon Decoctum  ....
  Haematoxylon Ext...........
  Hamamelis  Virginica  .......
  Hamamelis  Ext.  Fl..........
  Hedeoma ...................
  Hedeoma Oleum  ............
 ♦Helleborus  ..................
 ♦Helleborus Ext. Fl...........,
 ♦Helleborein..................
 ♦Hemidesmi  Radix...........,
  Hemidesmi  Syrup............
  Humulus ....................
 ♦Humulus Ext. (Lupuli).....
 ♦Humulus Infusum (Lupili)...
  Humulus Tinctura ...........
  Hydrargyrum Chlor. Cor......
  Hydrargyrum Chlor. Mite.....
  Hydrargyrum Cum Creta......
  Hydrargyrum Cyanidum  .....
  Hydrargyrum Iodidum Rubr. ,
  Hydrargyrum Iodidum Viride.
  Hydrargyrum Massa..........
 Hydrargyrum Oxidum  Rubr...
♦Hyrargyrum Perchlor.  Liq___
♦Hydrargyrum Tannicum......
 Hydrargyrum Sulphus Flav...
  Hydrastis ...................
  Hydrastis Ext. Fl............
  Hydrastis Tinctura...........
♦Hydrastin ...................
♦Hydrastin Murias ............
 Hydrastin Sulphus...........
♦Hydrochinonum .............
♦Hyoscine  ....................
 Hyoscyaminae Sulphas.......
 Hyoscyami Folia  ............
 Hyoscyami Abstractum.......
 Hyoscyami Extract...........
♦Hyoscyami Extract Ale.......
      dr. y2—2
     fl. dr. 2—3
     gr. 10—30
      dr. y2—2
   fl.  dr. y2—2
      dr. i/2—l
     gtt. 2—10
       gr. 1—5
    gtt. I—I1/2
   gr. I/I2—1/3
       dr. 1—3
       fl. dr. 1
      dr. 1/4—I
     gr. 10—30
    fl. oz. 1—2
    fl.  dr. 1—3
  gr. 1/12—%
    gr. 1/6—15
      gr. 5—30
   gr. 1/16—%
   gr. 1/16—14
      gr. y8—3
    gr. y2—15
   gr. 1/16—1/4
   fl. dr. y2—2
    gr. y2—li/2
      gr. %—5
      dr. 1/2—I
    fl. dr. 1—2
   fl. dr. 1/2—I
       gr. 3—5
      gr. 1/2—3
      gr. 1/2—3
     gr.  8—15
gr. 1/128—1/64
    gr. 1/60—1
      gr. 5—10
       gr. 2—3
       gr. 1—3
      gr. 1—2
GRAMMES
  2.00-
 8.00-
  0.65-
  2.00-
  2.00-
  2.00-
  0.06-
  0.05-
  0.05-
 0.005-
 4.00-

  1.00-
  0.65-
32.00—
 4.00-
0.005-
  0.01-
  0.33-
0.004—
0.004—
 0.008-
  0.03-
0.004-
  2.00-
  0.03-
 0.008-
  2.00-
  4.00-
  2.00-
  0.20-
  0.03-
  0.03-
  0.50-
.0005—
 0.001-
  0.30-
  0.12-
 0.065-
  0.06-
—8.00
-12.00
-2.00
-8.00
-8.00
-4.00
-0.32
-0.30
-0.10
-0.02
-12.00
 4.00
-4.00
-2.00
64.00
-12.00
■0.008
-1.00
-2.00
0.008
0.016
-0.20
-1.00
0.016
-8.00
-0.10
-0.32
-4.00
-8.00
-4.00
-0.33
-0.20
-0.20
-1.00
0.001
-0.06
-0.60
-0.18
-0.20
-0.13
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.
373
MEDICINES
GRAMMES
Hyoscyami  Extract  Fl....
Hyoscyami  Succus .......
Hyoscyami  Tinctuar .....
Hypnonum  (Acetophenum)
  Ichthyol ...................
  Ignatia ....................
  Ignatia Abstract...........
  Ignatia Ext................
  Ignatia Tinctura...........
  Illicium  ...................
  Indicum ...................
  Ingluvin...................
  Inula ......................
  Iodoformum ...............
  Iodol  .......................
  Iodum .....................
  Iodum Liq. Comp...........
  Iodum Tinctura  ............
  Ipecacuanha ................
  Ipecacuanha et  Opii Pulv.....
  Ipecacuanha et Opii Tinctura.
  Ipecacuanha Ext. Fl.........
  Ipecacuanha Pil.  Cum  Scilla.
  Ipecacuanha Syrupus........
  Ipecacuanha Trochisci......
  Ipecacuanha Vinum.........
 Iris..............'..........
 Iris  Ext....................
♦Iris  Ext. Fl.................
 Irisinum  ...................
 Jaborandi  ........
 Jalapa ...........
 Jalapa Abstractum
♦Jalapa Ext.......
gtt
  gtt. 5—20
fl. dr. y2—1
fl. dr. i/4—l
   gr. 3—8
    gr. 3—5
    gr. 1—3
 gr. y2—iy2
   gr. y2—i
 gtt. 15—20
 gr. 10—30
   gr. 8—15
   gr. 5—15
   dr. 1/4—I
    gr. 1—3
    gr. 1—3
   gr. y4—1
   gtt. 2—5
  gtt. 2—10
 gr. 1/4—30
   gr. 5—15
  gtt. 5—15
 gtt. 15—30
   gr. 5—10
fl.  dr. %—4
   % gr. in
 10—f oz. i
 gr.  10—20
   gr. 1—2
 gtt.  5—10
   gr. 1—3
  See Pilo
gr. 15—30
gr. 10—15
 gr.  5—20
0.16—0.65
2.00—4.00
1.00—4.00
0.20—0.50
  0.20
  0.06
  0.03
  0.03
  0.90
  0.65
  0.50
  0.32
  1.00
  0.06
  0.06
 0.015
  0.12
 0.065
 0.015
  0.30
  0.30
  1.00-
  0.33-
 2.00—
each.
 0.60-
  0.65
  0.06
  0.30
  0.05-
  0.30
  0.20
—0.10
—0.06
  1.25
  2.00
  1.00
—1.00
  -4.00
  -0.20
  ■0.20
  0.06
  0.30
  0.32
  2.00
  1.00
  1.00
  2.00
  0.65
 16.00

 30.00
 -1.30
 -0.13
 -0.60
 -0.20
carpus.
  1.00—2.00
  0.65—1.00
  0.32—1.30
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
374
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Jalapa Pulv. Comp...
 Jalapa Resina .......
* Jalapa Tinctura.......
 Juglans ..............
 Juglans Ext...........
 Juglandin ............
 Juniperus ............
 Juniperus Oleum......
 Juniperus Sprts.......
 Juniperus Sprts. Comp.
                 K

 Kairinum ........,
 Kalium ...........
 Kamala ...........
*Kava-Kava ........
*Kava-Kava Ext. Fl.
♦Kefir .............
♦Kola .............
 Kino .............
♦Kino Pulv. Comp..
 Kino Tinctura ....
*Kosin (Koussinum)
 Krameria .........
 Krameria Ext......
 Krameria Ext. Fl..
♦Krameria Infusum.
 Krameria Syrupus
 Krameria Tinctura
♦Kumys  ...........
                 L

 Lactopeptin .........
♦Lactucae Ext........
 Lactucarium........
 Lactucarium Ext. Fl.
 Lactucarium Syrupus
   dr. y2—1
    gr. 2—5
 fl. dr. 1—2
dr. y2—iy2
   gr. 5—10
  gr. 1%—3
    dr. 1—2
  gtt. 5—15
fl. dr. y2—l
 fl. dr. 2—4
   gr.  8—30
     See Pot
    dr.  1—3
  gr. 15—30
  gtt. 15—45
   pint 1—4
    dr.  1—2
  gr. 10—20
   gr. 5—20
  fl. dr.  1—2
     See Br
  gr. 20—30
  gr. 10—20
fl. dr. 1/6—1
  fl. oz.  1—2
  fl. dr.  1—4
  fl. dr.  1—2
   Pint 1—2
 gr. 5—20
 gr. 5—15
 gr. 5—20
gtt. 5—30
 dr. 2—3
GRAMMES
 2.00—4.00
 0.13—0.33
 4.00—8.00
 2.00—6.00
 0.32—1.65
 0.10—0.20
 4.00—8.00
 0.30—1.00
 2.00—4.00
8.00—16.00
  0.50
assium
 4.00—
  1.00-
  1.00-
pro die
  4.00-
  0.65-
  0.32-
  4.00-
ayerin.
  1.30-
  0.65-
  0.60-
32.00—
 4.00—
  4.00-
pro die.
—2.00
12.00
-2.00
-3.00

-8.00
-2.00
-1.30
-8.00

-2.00
-1.30
-4.00
64.00
16.00
-8.00
 0.32—1.30
 0.30—1.00
 0.33—1.30
 0.32—2.00
8.00—12.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND MAXIMAL.           375
MEDICINES
 ♦Lamii  Albi  Flor. Tr......
  Lappa  .....,.............
 ♦Laricis Cortex...........
 *Laricis Tinctura.........
 *Laurocerasi Folia........
 ♦Laurocerasi Aqua.........
 ♦Laurus ..................
  Lavandula  ..............
  Lavandula Oleum.........
  Lavandula  Spiritus.......
  Lavandula Tinctura Comp.
  Lepandra ...............
  Lepandra Ext............
  Lepandra Ext.  Fl........
 ♦Leptandrin  ..............
  Limones   ................
  Limones  Oleum...........
  Limones  Tinctura........
  Limones  Spiritus.........
  Limones  Syrupus........
  Linum ..................
  Linum Farina............
  Linum Infusum..........
  Linum  Oleum.............
  Liquiritiae Radix.........
  Lithium  Benzoas.........
  Lithium  Bromidum.......
  Lithium  Carbonas........
  Lithium Citras............
 ♦Lithium  Efferv.  Liq.......
 ♦Lithium Hyppuricum......
  Lithium  Salicylas.........
  Lobelia..................
  Lobelia Acetum...........
  Lobelia Ext. Fl...........
  Lobelia Tinctura..........
♦Lobelia Tinctura Aetherea.
 Lupulina  ................
 Lupulina  Ext. Fl..........
 Lupulina  Oleoresina.......
 Lupulina  Tinctura .......
 Lycopodium..............
   gtt. 8—60
  gr. 30—60
     gr. 3—5
  gtt. 20—30
    gr. 3—15
  fl. dr. %—1
    dr. %—1
  gr. 10—30
    gtt. 1—5
 fl.  dr. %—2
 fl.  dr. y2—1
    dr. ya—l
   gr.  5—10
 fl.  dr. i/4—l
    gr. 1/4—2
         Ad
    gtt. 2—6
  fl. dr. 1—2
 fl.  dr. 1/2—2
  fl. oz. 1/2—I
         Ad
         Ad
         Ad
 fl.  oz. 1/2—I
    See Glyc
  gr. 15—30
  gr. 15—30
   gr. 5—15
  gr. 10—30
 fl. oz. 5—10
  gr. 1—11/2
  gr. 20—40
   gr. 1—20
 fl. dr. %—1
  gtt.  5—20
 fl. dr. i/s—2
fl.  dr.  y2—1
   gr. 5—20
  gtt. 10—15
    gr. 2—6
  fl. dr. 1—2
  gr. 20—40
GRAMMES
    0.50—4.00
    2.00—4.00
    0.20—0.33
    1.25—2.00
    0.20—1.00
    2.00—4.00
    2.00—4.00
    0.65—2.00
    0.06—0.30
    2.00—8.00
    2.00—4.00
    2.00—4.00
    0.33—0.65
    1.00—4.00
  0.015—0.13
 lib.
  0.065—0.20
    4.00—8.00
    2.00—8.00
 16.00—32.00
 lib.
 lib.
 lib.
 16.00—32.00
 yrrhiza.
   1.00—2.00
   1.00—2.00
   0.30—1.00
   0.65—2.00
60.00—320.00
   0.05—0.10
   1.30—2.60
  0.065—1.30
   0.50—4.00
   0.30—1.25
   2.00—8.00
   2.00—4.00
   0.30—1.25
   0.60—1.00
   0.13—0.40
   4.00—8.00
   1.30—2.60
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
376
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
MEDICINES
M
 Macis  .......................
 Macis Oleum  ................
 Magnesia (Usta or Levis).....
 Magnesia et Asafoetidae Mist..
 Magnesia Ponderosa  .........
 Magnesia Trochisci  ..........
 Magnesium  Carbonas  ........
 Magnesium  Carbonas Liq.....
 Magnesium  Citras Granulatus.
 Magnesium  Citras Liq........
 Magnesium  Phosphas  ........
 Magnesium  Sulphas  .........
 Magnesium  Sulphis  ..........
 Magnolia ....................
 Malti Ext....................
 Malva .......................
♦Malva Ext.  Fl................
 Mangani Oxid. Nig............
 Mangam Sulphas ...........
 Manna  ......................
 Marrubium  .................
♦Mastiche ...................,
 Matico  .....................
 Matico  Exa. Fl..............
♦Matico  Infusum  ............
 Matico  Tinctura  ............
 Mtricaria  ..................
 Mel  ........................
 Mel  Despumatum ...........
 Mel  Rosae  ..................
 Melissa  ....................
 Menispermum ..............
 Mentha Pipertia  ............
 Mentha Pipertia Aqua.......
 Mentha Pipertia  Oleum  .....
 Mentha Pipertia Spiritus....
 Mentha Pipertia Trochisci ..
 Mentha Viridis  .............
 Mentha Viridis Aqua .......
 Mentha Viridis Oleum ......
GRAINS
  gr. 5—20
   gtt. 1—2
   dr. ^4—1
     gtt. 20
   gr. 5—45
    gr. 3 in
   dr. y2—2
 fl.  oz. 1—2
 fl.  dr. 1—3
fl. oz. 5—10
  gr. 10—20
   oz.  y2—l
  gr. 15—30
   dr.  1/2—I
    dr. 1—4
  gr. 15—45
 fl. dr.  1/2—I
   gr. 3—20
   gr. 5—20
   dr.  1/2—2
   dr.  y2—1
    gr. 2—5
   dr.  1/2—2
 fl. dr.  1/2—I
     fl. oz. 2
  fl. dr. 1—4
   dr.  1/2—I
         Ad
         Ad
         Ad
    dr. 2—4
   gr.  5—20
   gr.  5—20
  fl. oz. 1—2
    gtt. 2—6
  gtt. 10—20
         Ad
   gr.  5—20
  fl. oz. 1—2
    gtt. 2—6
GRAMMES
    0.32—1.30
    0.06—0.12
    1.00—4.00
    1.25
    0.30—3.00
  each.
    2.00—8.00
  32.00—64.00
   4.00—12.00
160.00—320.00
    0.65—1.30
  15.00—30.00
    1.00—2.00
    2.00—4.00
   4.00—16.00
    1.00—3.00
    2.00—4.00
    0.20—1.30
    0.32—1.30
  16.00—64.00
    2.00—4.00
    0.13—0.30
    2.00—8.00
    2.00—4.00
         60.00
   4.00—16.00
    2.00—4.00
   lib.
   lib.
   lib.
   8.00—16.00
    0.30—1.30
    0.30—1.30
  32.00—64.00
    0.12—0.36
    0.60—1.20
   lib.
    0.30—1.30
  32.00—64.00
    0.12—0.36
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.
377
MEDICINES
 Mentha Viridis Spiritus .....
♦Menthol  ....................
♦Methacetin  .................
 Mezereum  ..................
 Mezereum Ext. Fluidum.....
♦Monesia  ....................
 Morphinae Acetas ...........
♦Morphinae Acetas Liq.......
 Morphinae Hydroehloras
 Morphinae Hydroehloras Liq.
 Morphinae Pulv.  Comp.......
 Morphinae Sulphas  .........
♦Morphinae Trocisci..........
 Morphinae Trochicci et Ipec..
♦Morrhuolum  ................
 Moschus  ...................
 Moschus Tinctura  ..........
♦Muscarina ..................
 Myristica  ..................
 Myristica Oleum  ............
 Myristica Spiritus  ..........
 Myrrha  ....................
 Myrrha Tinctura ...........
♦Mytrol  .....................
N
 Narceinum  ...............
♦Narcotinum  ..............
♦Naphthalinum  (Pur.)  .....
 Natrium  .................
♦Nectandra................
♦Nicotinum  ...............
♦Nitrate of Potassium......
♦Nitro-Glycerinum  .........
♦Nitro-Glycerinum  Sol  (1%)
 Nux Vomica ..............
 Nux Vomica Abst..........
 Nux Vomica Ext...........
 Nux Vomica Ext. Fl........
 Nux Vomica Tinctura......
 gtt. 30—40
   gr. 1/2—5
    gr. 2—3
     gr. 10
  gtt. 1—10
  gr. 1%—8
  gr. 1/8—1/2
 gtt. 15—30
  gr. %—y2
  gr. 15—30
      gr. 10
  gr. %—y2
 gr. 1/36 in
 gr. 1/40 in
    gtt.  3 in
   gr. 5—15
 fl. dr. y2—2
gr.  l/12—y2
   gr. 5—20
   gtt. 1—3
    fl. dr. 1
  gr. 10—30
 gtt. 15—30
    gr. 2—7
    gr. y2—iy2
      gr. 2—10
      gr. 1%—8
         See  So
        gr. 2—5
 gr.  1/60—1/20
      gr. 3—10
gr. 1/200—1/10
      gtt. 1/2—3
       gr.  1—2
       gr.  1—2
      gr. 1/2—2
      gtt.  3—5
     gtt. 10—20
GRAMMES
  2.00-
  0.03-
  0.13-

  0.06-
  0.10-
 0.008-
  1.00-
 0.008-
  1.00-

 0.008-
each.  0
each.  0
caps.
  0.32-
  2.00-
 0.005-
  0.32-
 0.032-

  0.65-
  1.00-
  0.15-
-2.50
-0.30
-0.20
 0.65
-0.60
-0.50
-0.03
-2.00
-0.03
-2.00
 0.65
-0.03
,0018
.0015
 0.20
-1.00
-8.00
-0.03
-1.30
-0.20
 4.00
-2.00
-2.00
-0.45
  0.03-
  0.13-
  0.10-
dium.
  0.13-
0.001-
  0.20-
0.003-
  0.03-
  0.06-
  0.06-
  0.03-
  0.20-
  0.30-
-0.10
-0.65
-0.50

-0.33
0.003
-0.65
0.006
-0.20
-0.12
-0.12
-0.13
-0.30
-0.65
•Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
378
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Oleum Cadinum.......
 Oleum Morrhuae.......
 Oleum Olivae..........
 Oleum Ricini..........
 Oleum Succini..........
 Oleum Tignii..........
♦Olibanum  .............
 Opium  ................
 Opium Acetum  ........
 Opium Confectio.......
 Opium Denarcotisatum ,
 Opium Ext.............
♦Opium Ext. Liquidum...
 Opium Pilulae.........
♦Opium Pulvis Comp.....
 Opium Tinctura........
♦Opium Tinctura Amm. ..
 Opium Tinctura Camph.
 Opium Tinctura Deodor.
 Opium Vinum..........
♦Oxymel Scillae.........
                  P

 Pancreatinum  .......
♦Papaver .............
♦Papaver Ext..........
♦Papaver Syrup .......
♦Papayotinum  ........
♦Paracotoinum........
♦Paraldehyhum .......
 Pareira  ..............
♦Pareira Ext...........
 Pareira Ext.  Fl.......
♦Pareira Infusum .....
♦Pelletiehinum Tannas
♦Pelletiehinum Sulphas
 Pepo  ................
 Pepsinum ............
     gtt. 2—6
  fl.  oz. 1/2—2
   fl. oz. 1—2
fl. oz. y2—1%
   gtt. 5—15
     gtt.  1—2
    gr.  3—15
    gr. 1/4—I
  gtt. 10—15
   gr. 15—30
        gr. 1
     gr. 1/2—I
       gtt.  10
     gr.  1 in
   gr. 2—10
  gtt. 10—20
 fl.  dr. 1/2—I
  fl. dr. 1—4
  gtt.  10—20
  gtt.  15—20
  fl.  dr. 1—2
 gr. iy2—8
  gr. 3—15
  gr. 5—10
fl. oz. y2—1
  gr. 11/2—6
 gr. 11/2—3
fl. dr. y2—1
  dr. y2—1
 gr. 10—30
 fl.  dr. 1—2
 fl.  oz. 1—2
  gr.  5—20
  gr.  5—20
   oz.  1—2
  gr. 8—15
GRAMMES
   0.10
 15.00-
 30.00-
 16.00-
   0.30
   0.06
   0.20
 0.015-
  0.60-
  1.00

  0.03

each.
  0.13
  0.33-
  2.00
 4.00-
  0.33
  1.00-
  4.00-
 -0.30
 60.00
 60.00
 48.00
 -1.00
—0.12
 -1.00
 •0.065
 -1.00
 -2.00
 0.065
 -0.06
  0.60
 0.065
 -0.65
 -0.65
 -4.00
 16.00
 -0.65
 -1.25
 -8.00
  0.10
  0.20
  0.33
16.00-
  0.10
  0.10
  2.00
  2.00
  0.65
  4.00
30.00-
  0.32
  0.32
30.00-
  0.50
 -0.50
 -1.00
 -0.65
 32.00
 -0.40
 -0.20
—4.00
  4.00
—2.00
 -8.00
 60.00
 -1.30
 -1.30
 60.00
 -1.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND MAXIMAL.            379
MEDICINES
 ♦Pepsinum Concent..........
  Pepsinum Liq..............
 *Pepsinum Vinum...........
  Petroteum Rectif  ..........
  Petroteum Aether..........
 *Petroselinum  ...............
  Petroselinum Oleum........
 *Phenacetinum ..............
 *Phenylurethanum  ..........
  Phosphorus  ................
  Phosphorus  Oleum .........
  Phosphorus  Pilulae  ........
  Physostigma ...............
  Physostigma Ext...........
  Physostigma Tinctura......
  Physostigminae  Salicyl......
  Physostigminae  Sulphas.....
  Phytolaccae  Radix..........
 *Phytolaccinum .............
 *Pichi  (Fab.  Imbric. Ext. Fl.)
  Picrotoxixnum .............
  Pilocarpus (Folia for infus.)
  Pilocarpus Ext. Fl...........
  Pilocarpinae Hydrochl.......
  Pilocarpinae Nitras  ........
  Pilula Cathart. Comp........
  Pimenta  ....................
  Pimenta Oleum  .............
  Piper  ......................
*Piper  Confectio  .............
  Piper  Oleoresina.............
  Piperina  ...................
*Piscidae Erythr.  Ext. Fl......
  Pix Liquida  ................
  Pix Liquida  Syrupus.........
  Plumbum Acetas............
  Plumbum  Iodidum...........
  Plumbum  Nitras............
♦Plumbum Pil.  Com. Opio.....
  Podophyllum ...............
  Podophyllum Abstractum... .
  Podophyllum Ext............
 Podophyllum Ext. Fl.........
      gr. i/a—2
   fl. oz.  1/2—2
    fl. dr. 1—4
      gtt.  5—10
       See Ben
      gr.  8—15
      gtt. 2—5
      gr.  7—11
       See Eup
gr. 1/100—1/60
      gtt. 3—5
   gr. 1/100 in
       gr. 2—3
  gr.  1/16—1/6
    gtt. 20—40
gr. 1/120—1/60
gr. 1/120—1/60
      gr. 1—30
     gr. 1%—3
    gtt. 15—60
gr. 1/120—1/60
    gr. 30—60
  fl.  dr. 1/4—%
     gr. %—%
     gr. %—y3
          1—3
    gr. 10—40
      gtt. 3—6
      gr. 5—20
       dr. 1—2
      gtt. 1—2
      gr. 3—8
   fl. dr. 1/2—I
      dr.  1/2—I
    fl. dr. 1—2
       gr. 1—3
      gr. 1/2—4
     gr. 1/4—y2
      gr. 2—3
      gr. 1—30
     gtt. 5—10
       gr. 1—3
     gtt. 5—15
GRAMMES
  0.032—0.13
 15.00—60.00
  4.00—16.00
   0.33—0.65
 zinum.
   0.50—1.00
   0.12—0.30
   0.40—0.70
 horinum.
0.0006—0.001
   0.18—0.30
 each.  0.0006
   0.13—0.20
   .004—0.01
   1.25—2.50
0.0005—0.001
0.0005—0.001
   0.06—2.00
   0.10—0.20
   1.00—4.00
0.0005—0.001
   2.00—4.00
   1.00—2.00
  0.008—0.02
  0.008—0.02
 Pills.
   0.65—2.60
   0.18—0.36
   0.32—1.30
   4.00—8.00
   0.06—0.12
   0.20—0.50
   2.00—4.00
   2.00—4.00
   4.00—8.00
   0.06—0.20
   0.03—0.26
  0.015—0.03
   0.13—0.20
   0.06—2.00
   0.33—0.65
   0.06—0.20
   0.30—1.00
"* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
380
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Podophyllum Resina ......
♦Podophyllinum  ............
 Potassae Liq...............
 Potassae Sulphurata ......
 Potassi  Acetas.............
 Potassi  Arsen.  Liq.........
 PoLassi  Bicarbonas.........
 Potassi. Bitart.............
 Potassi  Bromidum.........
 Potassi  Carbonas...........
 Potassi  Chloras........
 Potassi  Chloras Trochisci..
 Potassi  Citras.............
 Potassi  Citras  Liq.........
 Potassi  Citras  Mist........
 Potassi  Cyanidum.........
 Potassi  et Sodii Tart.......
 Potassi  Ferrocyanid.......
 Potassi  Hypophosphis.....
 Potassi  Iodidum...........
 Potassi  Nitras.............
 Potassi  Permanganas......
 Potassi  Sulphus...........
 Potassi  Sulphis...........
 Potassi  Tartras  ...........
 Prinos  ...................
♦Prophylaminum  ...........
 Prunus Virginiana.........
 Prunus Virginiana Ext. Fl.
 Prunus Infusum  ..........
 Prunus Syrupus ..........
♦Pulque  ...................
 Pulsatilla................
 Pulvis  Arom..............
 Pulvis Efferv. Comp.......
 Pyrethrum  ...............
 Pyrethrum  Tinctura......
♦Pyrodine ................
Ql
GRAINS
Quassia  ....
Quassia  Ext.
  gr.  %—1/2
   gr. 1/4—I
 gtt.  10—30
   gr. 2—10
  gr.  20—60
  gtt. 2—10
  gr. 20—60
    dr. 1—8
  gr. 10—60
  gr. 10—30
  gr. 10—30
    gr.  5 in
  gr.  20—40
 fl. dr. 2—4
 fl. oz. 1/2—I
gr.  1/16—%
   oz. 1/2—I
  gr.  10—15
  gr.  10—30
   gr. 2—20
  gr.  10—20
   gr. y2—1
   dr. 1/2—4
   dr. 1/4—I
dr. 1— oz. 1
   dr. 1/2—I
  See Trime
   dr. y2—1
 fl.  dr. y2—1
  fl. oz. 2—3
  fl. dr. 2—4
   oz. 1—1 y2
   gr. iy2—6
   gr. 10—30
     1—2 Po
    dr. 1/2—I
    gtt. 1—5
    gr. 8—12
dr. 1/4—I
 gr. 3—5
GRAMMES
0.008—0.03
0.015—0.06
 0.60—2.00
 0.15—0.63
1.30-
0.12-
-4.00
-0.60
  .00
.00
.00
  1.30—4.
 4.00—32.00
  0.60—4.00
  0.60—2.
  0.60—2.
each.   0.30
  1.30—2.60
 8.00—16.00
15.00—30.00
0.004—0.032
15.00—30.00
  0.65—1.00
  0.65—2.00
  0.13—1.30
  0.65—1.30
 0.032—0.06
 2.00—16.00
  1.00—4.00
 4.00—30.00
  2.00—4.00
thylamin.
  2.00—4.00
  2.00—4.00
60.00—90.00
 8.00—16.00
30.00—45.00
   0.10—0.40
   0.65—2.00
wders.
   2.00—4.00
   0.03—0.20
   0.50—0.75
1.00—4.00
0.20—0.30
♦Unofficinal—not included in the J. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.
381
MEDICINES
 Quassia Ext. Fl............
♦Quassia Infusum..........
 Quassia Tinctura..........
♦Quassinum  ................
♦Quebracho (Blanco) Ext. Fl
 Quercus Alba..............
♦Quercus Alba Decoct.......
 Quinina ...................
♦Quinina Arsenias..........
 Quinina Bisulphas.........
 Quinina Hydrobromas......
 Quinina Hydroehloras......
♦Quinina Salicylas..........
 Quinina Sulphas...........
♦Quinina Tannas............
♦Quinina Tinctura..........
 Quinina Valerianas........
♦Quinina Vinum............
 Quinidina Sulphas.........
♦Quinoidinum ..............
♦Quinolinurn Tartar  .......
 Resorcin  .............
♦Rhamnus.............
♦Rhamnus Purshiana...
♦Rhamnus Succus......
♦Rhamnus Syrupus
 Rheum ...............
 Rheum Ext............
 Rheum Ext.  Fl........
 Rheum et Sodae Mist..
♦Rheum Infusum.......
 Rheum Pulv. Comp
 Rheum Pilulae........
 Rheum Pilulae  Comp..
 Rheum Syrupus.......
 Rheum Syrupus Arom.,
 Rheum Tinctura ......
 Rheum Tinctura Arom.
 Rheum Tinctura Dulcis
   gtt. 5-
  fl. oz. 1
  fl. dr. 1
   gr. y3-
  fl. dr. 1
   gr. 10-
   fl. oz. 1
    gr. 1-
gr. 1/12—
    gr. 1-
     gr. 1
    gr. 1-
     gr. I
    gr. 1-
   gr. 3-
 fl. dr. i/4
     gr. 1
 fl.  oz. %
    gr. 1-
   gr. 1%
    gr. 8-
 10
 -2
 -2
 ■%
—2
-40
—3
-20
1/6
-20
—3
 20
 -8
 20
 30
 -1
—2
 -1
 20
  gr. iy2—8
  gr. 15—60
  See Case a
 fl.  dr. 2—4
 fl. oz. 1—2
  gr. 5—30
  gr. 5—10
  gtt. 5—30
 fl. dr. y2—1
 fl. oz. 1—2
   dr. y2—l
    gr. 3 in
  gr. 10—20
 fl. dr. 1—4
 fl. dr. 1—4
 fl. dr. 1—2
fl. dr. y2—1
 fl.  dr. 2—3
  0.30
32.00-
  4.00
  0.02
  4.00
  0.65
32.00-
  0.06
 0.005-
  0.06-
  0.06-
  0.06
  0.20
  0.06
  0.20
  1.00
  0.06
15.00-
  0.06
  0.10
  0.50-
 -0.60
 64.00
—8.00
—0.05
  8.00
—2.60
 96.00
 -1.30
 -0.01
 -1.30
 -0.20
—1.30
 -0.50
-0.13
-30.00
-1.30
-0.50
-2.00
  0.10—0.50
  1.00—4.00
ra Sagrada.
 8.00—16.00
32.00—64.00
  0.32—2.00
  0.30—0.65
  0.30—2.00
  2.00—4.00
32.00—64.00
  2.00—4.00
each.    0.20
  0.65—1.30
 4.00—16.00
 4.00—16.00
  4.00—8.00
  2.00—4.00
 8.00—12.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
382
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Rheum Vinum.........
 Rhoedos Syrupus........
 Rhus Glabra............
 Rhus Glabra Ext. Fl___
 Rhus Toxicodendron....
♦Rhus Arom. Tinct. (1:5)
 Ricinus  ................
 Rosae Aqua............
 Rosa Confectio .........
 Rosae Ext.  Fl...........
♦Rosae Infus Comp.......
 Rosae Oleum...........
 Rosae Syrupus..........
 Rosmarinus ............
 Rosmarinus Oleum......
♦Rosmarinus Spiritus
 Rottlera ................
 Rubus ..................
 Rubus Ext. Fl...........
 Rubus Syrupus..........
 Rubi  Idaei Syrupus.....
 Rumex  .................
 Rumex  Ext. Fl..........
♦Ruta...................
♦Ruta  Oleum ............
                  S

 Sabadilla  ........
 Sabina ...........
 Sabina Ext. Fl___
 Sabina Oleum ....
 Sabina Tinctura  .
 Saccharum .......
 Saccharum Lactis.
 Saccharinum
♦Sagapenum  ......
 Salix  ............,
 Salicinum........
♦Salolum  .........
 Salvia ...........
 Sambucus  ........
 fl. dr. 1—4
 fl. dr. 1—2
   dr. y2—1
 fl. dr. %—2
      gr. 5
 gtt. 10—15
 See Oleum
     Ad lib.
   dr. 1/2—I
 fl. dr. 1—2
 fl. oz. 2—4
   gtt. 1—2
 fl. dr. 1—2
  gr. 20—40
   gtt. 3—6
 fl. dr. 1/2—I
     See Ka
 gr. 20—30
fl.  dr. 1/2—I
 fl. dr. 1—2
 fl. dr. 1—4
 dr. 1/2—11/2
 fl.  dr. %—1
 gr. 10—20
   gtt.  1—6
   gr. 3—15
   gr. 5—15
   gtt. 3—8
   gtt. 2—6
fl.  dr. 14—I
     Ad lib.
     Ad lib.
   gr. 1/4—2
 gr. 10—30
   dr. 14—I
 gr. 20—30
   gr. 8—30
 gr. 20—30
   dr. 1—2
  4.00—15.00
   4.00—8.00
   2.00—4.00
   2.00—8.00
   0.30
   0.60—1.00
 Ricini.

   2.00—4.00
   4.00—8.00
64.00—128.00
   0.06—0.12
   4.00—8.00
   1.30—2.60
   0.18—0.36
   2.00—4.00
 mala.
   1.30—2.00
   2.00—4.00
   4.00—8.00
  4.00—16.00
   2.00—6.00
   2.00—4.00
   0.65—1.30
  0.032—0.20
0.20—1.00
0.32—1.00
0.18—0.50
0.12—0.30
1.00—4.00
0.015—0.12
 0.65—2.00
 1.00—4.00
 1.30—2.00
 0.50—2.00
 1.30—2.00
 4.00—8.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND MAXIMAL.
383
MEDICINES
♦Sambucus Aqua..........
  Sanguinaria .............
  Sanguinaria Acetum  .....
  Sanguinaria Ext. Fl.......
  Sanguinaria Tinctura ---
♦Sanguinarinum  ..........
  Santalum  ................
  Santalum Oleum  .........
♦Santalum Album.........
  Santonica ...............
♦Santoninoxime  ...........
  Santoninum .............
  Sapo ....................
♦Sapo Pil. Comp...........
♦Sarsae Decoctum.........
  Sarsaparilla .............
  Sarsaparilla Decoc.  Comp..
  Sarsaparill Ext.  Fl........
  Sarsaparilla Ext. Fl. Comp
  Sarsaparilla Syrup. Comp.
  Sassafras Oleum..........
  Scammonium ............
  Scammonium Purum.....
♦Scammonium Confectio ..
♦Scammonium Pulv.  Comp..
  Scammonium Resina  .....
  Scilla ...................
  Scilla Acetum.............
 Scilla Ext. Fl.............
♦Scilla Oxymel............
♦Scilla Pilulae Comp.......
 Scilla Syrupus ...........
 Scilla Syrupus Comp......
 Scilla Tinctura ..........
 Scoparius  ...............
♦Scoparius Decoc...........
♦Scoparius  Succus.........
♦Scoparinum  ..............
 Scutellaria  ...............
 Scutellaria Ext. Fl........
 Secale Cornutum.........
 Senega  ..................
 Senega  Abstractum.......
 fl. dr. 2—6
  gr.  1—20
fl. dr. 1/4—3
   gtt. 3—5
fl. dr. y2—3
 gr. 1/6—%
    dr. 1—4
 gtt. 20—30
    dr. 1—2
  gr. 10—30
    gr. 1—4
   gr. 1—5
   gr. 5—30
gr. 1 Opium
 fl. oz. 4—6
   dr. %—l
 fl.  oz. 4—6
fl. dr. 1/2—I
fl. dr. %—1
 fl. dr. 2—4
  gtt. 2—10
  gr. 10—30
   gr. 5—15
  gr. 15—45
  gr. 10—20
    gr. 4—8
   gr. 1—12
 gtt. 15—60
   gtt. 2—3
  fl. dr. 1—2
  gr. 5—10
fl. dr. 14—I
fl. dr. i/4—l
 gtt. 10—20
  gr. 10—15
  fl. oz. 2—4
  fl. dr. 1—2
    gr. 1—5
   dr. %—l
fl. dr 1/2—I
    See  Er
  gr. 10—20
   gr. 1—3
GRAMMES
  8.00—24.00
   0.06—1.30
  1.00—12.00
   0.20—0.30
  2.00—12.00
   0.01—0.02
  4.00—16.00
   1.30—2.00
   4.00—8.00
   0.65—2.00
   0.06—0.25
   0.06—0.30
   0.30—2.00
 in 5 gr. Mass.
120.00—180.00
   2.00—4.00
120.00—180.00
   2.00—4.00
   2.00—4.00
  8.00—16.00
   0.06—0.32
   0.65—2.00
   0.33—1.00
   1.00—3.00
   0.65—1.30
   0.26—0.52
   0.06—0.80
   1.00—4.00
   0.12—0.18
   4.00—8.00
   0.33—0.65
   1.00—4.00
   1.00—4.00
   0.60—1.25
   0.60—1.00
 60.00—120.00
   4.00—8.00
   0.06—0.32
   2.00—4.00
   2.00—4.00
 gota.
   0.65—1.30
   0.06—0.20
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
3S4
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Senega Ext. Fl..
♦Senega Infusum
 Senega Syrupus
♦Senega Tinctura
 Senna .................
 Senna Confectio .......
 Senna Ext. Fl..........
♦Senna Infusum........
 Senna Infusum Comp..,
♦Senna Mistura Comp....
 Senna Syrupus  ........
♦Senna Tinctura ........
 Serpentaria ...........
 Serpentaria Ext. Fl.....
♦Serpentaria Infusum....
 Serpentaria Tinctura ...
 Sesarni Oleum  .........
♦Simaruba  .............
♦Simulo Tinct...........
 Sinapis  ...............
 Sinapis Oleum  Vol.....
 Sodse Chlor. Liq........
 Sodaa Citro Tart. Efferv.
 Sodas Liq..............
 Sodas Valerianas........
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sod
 Sodii Iodidum
♦Sodii Lactas..
i  Acetas..........
i  Arsenias........
i  Arsenias Liq....
i  Benzoas .......
i  Bicarb.........
i  Bicarb. Troch...
i  Bisulphis......
i  Boras..........
i  Bromidum......
i  Carbonas.......
i  Carbonas Exsic.
i  Chloras........
i  Chloridum......
i  et Pot. Tart.....
i  Hypophosphis...
i  Hyposulphis....
    gtt. 1—5
  fl. oz. 1—3
  fl. dr. 1—2
 fl.  dr. y2—2
    dr. y2—2
    dr. 1—2
  fl. dr. 1—4
  fl. oz. 2—4
  fl. oz. 2—4
fl. oz. 1—1%
  fl. dr. 2—4
  fl. dr. 2—8
   dr. %—%
fl. dr. %—%
  fl. oz. 1—2
  fl. dr. 1—4
  fl. dr. 1—4
  gr.  15—30
 fl.  dr. %—2
    dr. %—2
  gtt. %—%
 fl. dr. %—1
    dr. 1—2
   gtt. 5—20
    gr. 1—5
    dr. %—2
 gr. 1/12—%
    gtt. 3—5
   gr. 10—23
   gr. 10—60
     gr. 5 in
    gr. 8—30
    gr. 8—45
    dr. %—2
   gr. 10—30
   gr. 5—15
   gr. 8—24
gr.  10—oz. 1
  See Pot. et
  gr. 10—30
   gr. 10—20
   gr. 20—30
     dr. 1—4
GKAMMES
   0.06—0.30
 30.00—90.00
   4.00—8.00
   2.00—8.00
   2.00—8.00
   4.00—8.00
  4.00—16.00
64.00—128.00
64.00—128.00
 32.00—48.00
  8.00—16.00
  8.00—30.00
   1.00—2.00
   1.00—2.00
 32.00—64.00
  4.00—16.00
  4.00—16.00
   1.00—2.00
   2.00—8.00
   2.00—8.00
0.0008—0.016
   2.00—4.00
   4.00—8.00
   0.33—1.30
   0.06—0.33
   0.50—8.00
  0.005—0.02
   0.18—0.30
   0.65—1.50
   0.60—4.00
 each.    0.33
   0.50—2.00
   0.50—3.00
   2.00—8.00
   0.65—2.00
   0.33—1.00
   0.50—1.50
  0.65—30.00
 Sodii Tart.
   0.65—2.00
   0.65—1.30
   1.30—2.00
  4.00—16.00
♦Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL AND  MAXIMAL.
385
MEDICINES
 Sodii Nitras......................_..
 Sodii Phosphas.....................
 Sodii Pyrophosphas.................
 Sodii Salicylas.....................
 Sodii Santonas......................
 Sodii Santonas Troch...............
 Sodii Sulphas......................
 Sodii Sulphis.......................
 Sodii Sulpho  Carbol............___
♦Solanin.......................
♦Sparteinum  Sulphuricum...........
 Spigelia  ...........................
 Spigelia  Ext.  Fluid.................
 Spiritus  Frum. (Whisky) ..........
♦Spiritus  Genevae (Gin).............
 Spiritus  Rectific  (Alcohol).........
 Spiritus Vini Gal. (Brandy).........
♦Stigmatis Maidis Ext. Fl...........
 Stillingia ..........................
 Stillingia Ext. Fl...................
 Stramonii  Folia....................
 Stramonii  Semen...................
 Stramonii  Ext......................
 Stramonii  Ext. Fl..................
 Stramonii  Tinctura.................
♦Strophanthus  Tinct. (1:20).........
 Strychnia ..........................
♦Strychnia  Liq......................
 Strychnia Sulphas..................
 Styrax .............................
♦Sulphonal ..........................
♦Sulphur  Confect....................
 Sulphur  Iodidum ..................
 Sulphur Lotum ....................
 Sulphur Praecipitatum..............
 Sulphur Sublimatum................
 Sumbul ............................
 Sumbul Tinctura...................
 Syrupus  ...........................
 Syrupus  Hypophosphitum...........
 Syrupus Hypophosphitum Cum Ferro
GRAINS	GRAMMES
gr. 10—40	0.65—2.60
oz. 1—2	30.00—60.00
dr. 1/6—1	0.65—4.00
dr. %—1	2.00—4.00
gr. 8—10	0.50—0.65
gr. 1 in	each. 0.065
oz. %—1	15.00—30.00
gr. 30—60	2.00—4.00
gr. 15—30	1.00—2.00
gr. 1%—5	0.10—0.30
gr. 1/12—1%	0.005—0.10
dr. 1—2	4.00—8.00
fl. dr. 1—2	4.00—8.00
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
gtt. 8—15	0.50—1.00
gr. 15—30	1.00—2.00
gr. 15—45	1.00—2.80
gr. 1—3	0.06—0.20
gr. %—2	0.03—0.13
gr. %—%	0.016—0.03
gtt. 1—2	0.06—0.12
gtt. 20—30	1.25—2.00
gtt. 5—10	0.30—0.60
gr. 1/60—1/12	0.001—0.005
gtt. 5—15	0.20—1.00
gr. 1/60—1/12	0.001—0.005
gr. 8—23	0.50—1.50
gr. 15—45	1.00—3.00
dr. 1—2	4.00—8.00
gr. 1—1%	0.06—0.10
dr. %—4	2.00—16.00
dr. 1—3	4.00—12.00
dr. 1—3	4.00—12.00
gr. 8—23	0.50—1.50
gtt. 20—60	0.65—2.00
Ad Lib.	
fl. dr. 1—2	4.00—8.00
fl. dr. 1—2	4.00—8.00
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia.

      25 
386
CRUMBS  OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
  Tabacum  ........................
  Tamarindus  .....................
  Tanacetum  ......................
 ♦Tanacetum Oleum................
  Taraxacum  ......................
 ♦Taraxacum Decoctum.............
 ♦Taraxacum Ext...................
  Taraxacum Ext. Fl...............
 ♦Taraxacum Succus ...............
 ♦Terebenum .......................
  Terebinthina ....................,
  Terebinthina Canadensis .........
  Terebinthina Confectio............
  Terebinthina Oleum...............
 ♦Terpinum  Hydratum  .............
 ♦Thallinum Sulph.................
 ♦Thallinum Tartr..................
 ♦Thebainum ......................
  Thuja ...........................
  Thymol  ..........................
  Thymi Oleum ....................
  Tolutanum  .......................
  Tolutanum Syrupus..............
  Tolutanum  Tinctura..............
♦Toxicodendron ...................
  Tragacantha .....................
  Tragacentha Mucilage ............
♦Tragacantha Pulv. Comp..........,
♦Trifolium  ........................
♦Trifolium Ext.....................
♦Trimethylaminum ................
♦Trimethylaminum Hydrochloratum.
 Triticum  .........................
 Triticum Ext. Fl..................
 Trituratio  Elaterini...............
♦Trypsinum  .......................
♦Tulipinum  ....................
      gr. 1—6
      dr. 1—8
     dr. %—l
     gtt. 1—4
      dr. 1—2
      fl. oz. 2
    gr. 20—60
   fl.  dr. 1—3
   fl.  dr. 2—4
    gtt. 5—15
     dr. 14—1
     dr. 14—1
    dr. 1/3—1
gr. 5—fl. dr. 1
    gr.  3—20
     gr. 4—8
     gr. 4—8
   gr. 1/6—1
    dr. i/4—i
   gr. 1—1%
    gtt.  1—10
   See  Balsa
     Ad Lib.
   fl. dr. 1—2
    gr.  %—5
   gr. 15—30
  fl. dr. 1—2
   gr. 30—60
    gr.  8—15
    gr.  8—15
    gtt. 2—5
    gtt. 2—5
     dr. 1—2
   fl. dr. 3—6
     See Ela
     See Pan
     gr. 1/13
GRAMMES
   0.06—0.40
  4.00—30.00
   2.00—4.00
   0.05—0.20
   4.00—8.00
        60.00
   1.30—4.00
  4.00—12.00
  8.00—16.00
   0.30—1.00
   1.00—4.00
   1.00—4.00
   1.50—4.00
   0.30—4.00
   0.20—1.30
   0.25—0.50
   0.25—0.50
   0.01—0.06
   1.00—4.00
   0.06—0.10
   0.03—0.32
mum Tolut.

   4.00—8.00
   0.03—0.32
   1.00—2.00
   4.00—8.00
   2.00—2.00
   0.50—1.00
   0.50—1.00
   0.13—0.30
   0.13—0.30
  4.00—8.00
12.00—24.00
terinum.
creatinum.
       0.004
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. 
DOSES—MINIMAL  AND  MAXIMAL.           357
MEDICINES
u
♦Ulexinum  ........
 Ulmus ...........
♦Ulmus Decoctum ..
♦Uranium Nitricum.
♦Urethanum.......
 Ustilago  ..........
 Uva  Ursi  ........
 Uva Ursi Ext. Fl...
♦Uva Ursi Infusion .
 Valeriana  ..............
 Valeriana Abstract......
 Valeriana Ext. Fl........
♦Valeriana  Infusion......
 Valeriana Oleum........
 Valeriana Tinctura......
 Valeriana Tinctura Amm.
 Vanilla .................
 Vanilla Tinctura .......
 Veratrina  ..............
 Veratrum Viride ........
 Veratrum Viride Ext.  Fl.
 Veratrum Viride Tinct...
 Viburnum  ..............
 Viburnum Ext. Fl.......
♦Vincetoxicum  ...........
 Vinum Album  ..........
 Vinum Album  Fort......
 Vinum Arom............
 Vinum Portensis........
 Vinum Rubrum..........
 Vinum Xericum.........,
 Viola Tricolor  ..........
w
gr,
♦Woorara
 1/20—1/16
  gr. 8—30
 fl. oz. 2—4
 gr. 1/6—1
  dr. %—1
  dr. %—1
  dr. 14—I
fl. dr. %—1
 fl. oz. 1—2
gr.
GRAMMES
 0.003—0.004
   0.50—2.00
60.00—120.00
   0.01—0.06
   1.00—4.00
   1.00—4.00
   1.00—4.00
   2.00—4.00
 30.00—60.00
dr. %—1	1.00—4.00
gr. 10—20	0.65—1.30
fl. dr. %—l	2.00—4.00
fl. oz. 1—2	32.00—64.00
gtt. 4—5	0.24—0.30
fl. dr. 1—4	4.00—16.00
fl. dr. %—1	2.00—4.00
gr. 1—3	0.06—0.20
gtt. 1—5	0.06—0.30
. 1/60—1/12	0.001—0.005
gr. 1—4	0.06—0.25
gtt. 1—5	0.06—0.30
gtt. 3—10	0.18—0.60
dr. %—1	1.00—4.00
fl. dr. %—l	2.00—4.00
gr. 8—15	0.50—1.00
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
At dis	cretion.
gr. 30—60	2.00—4.00
See Curara	Woorara.
* Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
388
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
MEDICINES
 Xantoxylum  .......
 Xantoxylum Ext. Fl
♦Xylolum  ..........
 Zimcum Acetas
 Zincum Bromidum .
 Zincum Chloridum .
♦Zincum Cyanidum .
♦Zincum Ferrocyanid
♦Zincum Lactas  ....
 Zincum Oxidum  ...
 Zincum Phosphidum
 Zincum Sulphas  ...
 Zincum Valeriana ..
 Zingiber  ..........
 Zingiber Ext.  Fl---
 Zingiber Oleoresina
 Zingiber Syrupus ..
 Zingiber Tinctura .
 Zingiber Trochisci .
GRAINS
gr
  gr. 10—30
fl. dr. %—1
  gtt. 3—15
   gr.  %—3
  gr. 1%—4
   gr.  %—2
,  1/30—1/12
   gr.  %—1
   gr.  %—1
    gr. 2—8
gr. 1/20—%
   gr.  1—3u
    gr. 1—2
  gr. 10—20
  gtt. 10—20
   gtt.  %—1
  fl. dr. 1—2
   gtt.  8—40
    gr. 2 in
0.65—2.00
2.00—4.00
0.20—1.00
  0.03-
  0.10-
  0.03-
0.002-
  0.03-
  0.03-
  0.13-
 0.003-
  0.06-
  0.06-
  0.65-
  0.60-
  0.03-
  4.00-
  0.50-
each.
-0.20
-0.25
-0.12
0.005
-0.06
-0.06
-0.52
-0.02
-2.00
-0.13
-1.30
-1.25
-0.06
-8.00
-2.50
 0.13
♦Unofficinal—not included in the U. S. Pharmacopceia. 
SOLUBILITY.
ONE PART DISSOLVES IN
 Acidum Arseniosum  .
 Acidum Benzoicum  ..
 Acidum Boracicum ...
 Acidum Carbolicum  ..
 Acidum Citricum
 Acidum Pyrogallicum
 Acidum Salicylicum  ..
 Acidum Tannicum  ...
 Acidum Tartaricum
 Alumen .............
 Ammon. Bromidum  ..
 Ammon. Chloridum  ..
 Antifebrinum ........
 Antimonii et Pot. Tart
 Arbutinum (Uva Ursi)
 Argenti Nitris  .......
 Atropiae Sulphas  ....
 Auri et Sodii Chlor...
 Borax  (Sodii Boras)  .
 Bromum  ............
 Antipyrinum .........
 Caffeina .............
 Calx Chlorata........
 Chloral ..............
 Cocainum Hydrochlor ,
 Codeina  .............
 Creasotum  ...........
 Cupri Sulphas.........
Ferri Lacras..........
Ferri Sulphas.........
Hydrarg. Bichlor.  Cor..
Hydrarg. Cyan........
Iodoformum  ..........
Iodolum ..............
Iodum  ...............
Lithii Carbonas.......
	Water	Alcohol	Ether
	100 400 30 20 1 3 600 5 1 12 3 4 200 20 8 1 1 2 18 40 1 80 20 readily 5 80 100 4 50 2 20 20		
		3 20 readily 1	25
			
			readily
			50
			
			
		2 4	
			
			
			
			
		10	10
			
		16 12 3	
			
			
			
			
		readily 1 50	50
			300
			readily
			
		readily 10	readily
			
			
			
			
			
			
		3 20 50 3 10	4
			
			6
	5000 5000 150		1
			3
			
 
390                 CRUMBS  OF
ONE PART DISSOLVES IN
 Magnesii Sulphas ..
 Morph. Hydrochlor..
 Morph. Sulph.......
 Paraldehydum......
 Physostigm.  Salicyl
 Plumbi Acetas .....
 Potassi Acetas......
 Potassi Bicarb .....
 Potassi Bromid.....
 Potassi Carbon......
 Potassi Chlor.......
 Potassi Iodid ......
 Potassi Nitras  .....
 Potassi Permangan
 Potassi Sulphas___
 Potassi Tartras .___
 Pyridinum  .........
 Quininae  Hydrochlor
 Quininae  Sulphas ..,
 Resorcinum  ........
 Saccharinum .......
 Saccharum  .........
 Saccharum Lactis ...
 Salolum ...........,
 Santoninum.........
 Sodii Acetas........
 Sodii Benzoas......
 Sodii Bicarbonas ...
 Sodii Bromidum
 Sodii Carbonas.....
 Sodii Chloras .......
 Sodii Iodidum  ......
 Sodii Nitras  ........
 Sodii Phosphas  .....
 Sodii Salicylas......
 Sodii Sulphas.......
 Strychina  ..........
 Strychina Sulph  ___
Thallinum Sulph___
Thymol ............
Urethanum  .........
Veratrina ..........
Zinci Chloridum  ___
Zinci Sulpho Carbol..
Zinci Sulphas ......
COMFORT.
	Water	Alcohol	Ether
	1 25 20 10 150 3		
		50	'
			
		\..........	
		12 30 5	
			
			2
	4 2 1 20 1 5 25 12 2 1 40 800 1 250 0,5 7		
		200	
			
		130 12	
			
			
			
			
			
			
		4 90 1	
			
			
			
			
			
		5 50 30	5
	5000 3 2 15 2 2 1 3 2 10 1 4 100 100 7 1200 1		
			
			
			
		5	
			
			
		3 50	
			
			
		6	1
			
		100 100 100 1 0,6 4	
			
			
			
			1
			
	0,25 2 1		
		2	
			
 
GLOSSARY.
                               A
 Abnormal.  Unnatural.
 Abortion.  Loss of Embryo.
 Acne.  Pimple.
 Acute.  Sharp.  Recent.
 Albuminuria.  Albumen in the urine.
 Amenorrhea.   Suppression of menses.
 Anaemia.   Want of blood.
 Anaesthesia.   Insensibility.
 Ankylosis.  Stiff.
 Ante.  Forward.
 Anthrax.   Malignant carbuncle.
 Antiseptic.  Preventing decay.
 Anus.  Exit of the bowel.
 Aphonia.   Loss of voice.
 Aphthae.   Sore mouth.
 Apoplexy.  Hemorrhage in the  brain or spine.
 Asthma.   Difficult breathing.
 Atrophy.   Wasting muscles.
 Axilla.  The arm-pit.

                             B
Bright's Disease.   Disease of the kidney.
Bronchitis.  Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
Bronchocele.  Thick neck.  Goitre. 
392
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT,
                             C
Calculi.  Lime stones.
Cardiac.   Of the heart.
Caries.   Decay of  a bone.
Catalepsy.   A fit.
Cataract.   Opaque lens of  the eye.
Cathartic.   Physic.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.  Inflammation  of  the  covering of
    the brain and spine.
Cervix.  Mouth of the womb.
Chlorosis.   Poor blood.  Green sickness.
Chorea.  St. Vitus' Dance.
Chronic.  Old.
Clavus.  Pain as if a nail  were driven into the head.
Collapse.   Painting.
Condyloma.  Fig-warts.
Cornea.  The white of the eye.
Coryza.  Acute catarrh of  the nose.
Cyanosis.  Blue disease of infants.
Cystitis.   Inflammation of the bladder.

                              D
Desquamation.  Scaling off.
Diabetes.  Sugar  in the urine.
Diaphragm.   Partition betweeu the belly and the thorax.
Disinfectant.   That which  makes pure.
Diuresis.  Excessive flow of urine.
Douche.   Injection for the vagina.
Duodenum.   Short bowel next to the stomach.
Dysentery.   Bloody stools.
Dysmenorrhea.  Painful monthly.
Dyspepsia.   Difficult digestion.
Dysphagia.  Difficult swallowing. 
GLOSSARY.
                             E
Eclampsia.  Fit in childbirth.
Ematiate.  Becoming thin  in flesh.
Emenagogue.  That which produces a flow.
Emetic.  To cause vomiting.
Emphysema.   Air retained in the lung.
Empyema.   Pus in the plural cavity.
Endo-carditis.  Inflammation inside of the heart.
Endo-metritis.   Inflammation inside the womb.
Enema.  Injection into the bowel.
Enteritis.  Inflammation of the bowel.
Enuresis.  Wetting the bed.
Epilepsy.  Convulsions.
Epistaxis.   Nose bleed.
Epithelioma.  Cancer.
Erysipelas.   Inflammatory skin disease.
Extra.   Outside.
Eczema.   Salt rheum.   Skin eruption.

                              F
Fecal.   Stool.
Felon.  Whitlow.
Fetor.  Bad smelling.
Fistula.  Ulcer like a tube or pipe-sinus.
Flexion.   To double up.
Furuncles.   Crops of small boils.

                              G
Gangrene.   Mortification.
Gastralgia.   Pain in the stomach.
Gastritis.  Inflammation of the stomach.
Goitre.  Thick neck. 
394
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                              H

Haemeturia.   Blood in the urine.
Hectic.   Poison fever.
Hemorrhage.  Loss of blood.
Hemorrhoids.   Piles.
Hepatic.  Of the liver.
Hernia.  Rupture.
Herpes.  Tetter.
Hydrocele.   Dropsy of the scrotum.
Hydrocephalus.   Dropsy of the brain.
Hydrothorax.   Dropsy in the chest.
Hypertrophy.   Enlargement.
Hysteria.  Hysterics.

                              I

Impetigo.  Moist itching eruption.
Incubation.   To hatch.
Induration.   Hardening.
Inguinal.  Of the groin.
Insomnia.  Sleeplessness.
Inter.   Between.
Intercostal.   Between the ribs.
Intra.   Inside.

                              J

Jaundice.  Absorption of bile.  Icterus.

                              K

Keloid.  Tuberculosis in  a scar. 
GLOSSARY.
395
                           L

Laryngitis.   Inflammation of the larynx.
Laxative.  Mild cathartic.
Leucorrhea.   The " whites."
Lichen.  Itching eruption.
Lochia.  Cleansing after confinement.
Locomotor Ataxia.   Drunken gait.
Lotion.  Liquid application.
Lumbago.  Pain in the small of the  back.
Lupus.   Skin cancer.

                             M

Malignant.  Like a cancer.
Mania.   Madness.
Marasmus.  Bowel consumption.
Maximal. Greatest.
Minimal.  Small.
Meningitis.   Inflammation of brain covering.
Menorrhagia.  Excessive flowing.
Menses.   Monthly period.
Metritis.  Inflammation of the womb.
Metrorrhagia.  Hemorrhage from the womb.
Miscarriage.   Loss of the foetus.

                             N

Naevus.   Birthmark.
Nausea.   Feeling like  vomiting.
Necrosis. Decay of the bone.
Nephritis.   Inflammation of the kindey.
Neuralgia.  Nerve pain.
Neurosis. Ulceration of the stomach.
Normal.   Natural. 
396
CRUMBS OF  COMFORT.
O
Obesity.   Fat.
Oedema.   Dropsy.
Onychia.  Felon.
Orchitis.  Inflammation of the  testicle.
Os Uteri.   Mouth of the womb.
Otalgia.   Pain in the ear.
Ovary.  Egg nest of a woman.
Ozaena.  Chronic catarrh of the nose.
Palliative.   Temporary relief.
Para.  In or between.
Paresis.  Partial paralysis.
Pericarditis.  Inflammation of sack around the heart.
Patulous.   Soft.
Peri.  Near or around.
Peritoneum.   Covering of the bowels.
Peritonitis.  Inflammation of covering of the bowels.
Photophobia.  Dread of light.
Phthisis.   Consumption.
Placenta.   Afterbirth.
Pleurisy.   Inflammation of the lung covering.
Pneumonia.  Lung fever.
Pott's Disease.   Decay of  the back bone.
Polyuria.   Excessive flow  of urine.
Proctitis.    Inflammation of the rectum.
Prodromal.   The first  symptoms.
Prolapsus Ani.   Falling of the bowel.
Prolapsus Uteri.  Falling  of the womb.
Prurigo.   Itching eruption.
Pruritus.   Itching around  the anus or vagina. 
GLOSSARY.
397
Ptyalism.  Salivation.
Pterygium.   Vascular growth from  the  corner of the eye to-
    ward the center,  like a bat's wing.
Puerperal.  Belonging to childbed.
Pyaemia.  Pus poisoning.
Pyorrhea.  Abscess at root of tooth.
Pyrosis.   Heartburn.
Psoriasis.  Scaly patches on the skin.

                             Q

Quinsy.   Abscess of the tonsils.

                             R

Ranula.   Cyst under the tongue.
Rectum.   The lower end of the  bowel.
Reflex.   Upward.
Renal.   Kidney.
Retro.   Backward.
Rickets.   Disease of  the back bone.
Roseola.   Dutch measles.
Rubela.   Measles.
Sarcoma.  Bone cancer.
Scabies.   Itch.
Sciatica.  Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve.
Septicaemia.   Blood poisoning.
Sterile.  Unable to bear children.
Strangury.   Unable to pass urine.
Suppurate.   Forming pus.
Syncope.  Fainting.
Syphilis.  Genital disease. 
398
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.
                              T

Tenesmus.   Straining in the bowel or bladder.
Tonsilitis.   Inflammation of the tonsil.
Torsion.   To twist.
Traumatic.  From an injury.
Trichinosis.  Disease from eating measly pork.
Tuberculosis.   Germ disease.
Tympanitis.  Bloating of the belly.
Typhilitis.   Inflammation of glands about the appendix.

                              U

Urticaria.   Nettle rash.
Uterus.  Womb.
Umbilicus.  Navel.

                              V

Vagina.  Canal to the womb.
Vaginismus.  Spasm of the vagina.
Vaginitis.   Inflammation of  the vagina.
Varicose.   Enlarged veins.
Varicocele.  Enlarged veins of the scrotum.
Variola.   Small pox.
Vertigo.   Dizziness.
Version.   To turn. 
INDEX
         DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT,

                                                        PAGE.
Abortion  ....................................................    12
Abscess......................................................    13
Acne  ........................................................    15
After Pain...................................................    17
Ague  ........................................................    18
Amenorrhea  .................................................    19
Anaemia  ....................................................    21
Anaesthesia...................................................    22
Antiseptics  ..................................................    25
Aphonia  .....................................................    27
Aphthae  .....................................................    27
Apoplexy ....................................................    28
Apparent Death .............................................    29
Appendicitis  .................................................    29
Asthma......................................................    31
Asthma  Powder .............................................   300
Baby  ........................................................    33
Baths .......................................................   303
Bed-Sores ...................................................    34
Biliousness  ..................................................    35
Birth-Mark  ..................................................    36
Bladder   .....................................................    36
Bleeding  ....................................................    38
Blistering ...................................................    38
Blisters   .....................................................    39 
400                         INDEX.

                                                              PAGE.
Bloating of Belly..............................................    277
Blood Poisoning  .............................................     40
Blood Test  ..................................................     40
Boils  ........................................................     41
Bones  ..................-.....................................     42
Bowels  ......................................................     43
Brain  .......................................................     45
Bread, Digestion  of  ..........................................    304
Breasts  ......................................................     47
Breath  ......................................................     48
Breathing  ...................................................    232
Bronchitis  ...................................................     49
Bruises  ......................................................     51
Bunions .....................................................     51
Burns  .......................................................     52
Calculi  ......................................................     54
Camphorated Oil  and Ice......................................    301
Cancer  ......................................................     54
Carbuncle  ...................................................  41, 55
Catalepsy  ....................................................     56
Catarrh  .....................................................     56
Catarrh of Nose  .............................................    209
Caustics .....................................................     59
Chancres  ....................................................     60
Change  of  Life  ..............................................     61
Chapped Lips or  Hands.......................................     61
Chilblains  ...................................................     62
Childlessness  ................................................    259
Chill  ........................................................  18, 62
Chlorine Water  ..............................................    299
Choking .....................................................     63
Cocaine Intoxication  .........................................    302
Cocaine Test.................................................    298
Cholera  .....................................................     63
Cholera Infantum ............................................     64 
Cholera Morbus
Chorea
Cicatrix
Coccyodynia
Colds
Colic
Collapse
Complexion
Constipation
Consumption
Contagion
Corns
Coryza
Coughs
Coughs, Indications
Cramps
Croup
Cystitis
Cysts, Treatment of
Dandruff
Deafness
Delirium Tremens
Diabetes
Diarrhoea
Dictionary
Differential Diagnosis
Diphtheria
Discharge of  Semen
Disinfectants
Disturbed Menstruation
Diuresis
Dosage
Dropsical Swellings
Dropsy
Drowning
        26 
402                          INDEX.

                                                              PAGE.
Drowsiness  ..................................................    92
Drunkenness.................................................    93
Dysentery  ...................................................    94
Dysmenorrhea  ...............................................   1"
Dyspepsia  ...................................................    96
Ear  .........................................................    98
Eczema  .....................................................   101
Emetics  .....................................................   105
Emissions  ...................................................   105
Enemas  .....................................................   106
Enuresis  ....................................................   291
Epilepsy  ....................................................   108
Erysipelas ...................................................   110
Excessive Urine ............................................ 90, 223
Eyes  ........................................................   Ill
Fainting  ....................................................   113
Feet  ........................................................   114
Felon  .......................................................   115
Fevers ..................................................... 18, 115
Fibroids, Treatment of .......................................   152
Fistula ......................................................   120
Flexions  ....................................................   141
Food  ........................................................   120
For Fissured Nipples  ........................................   305
Freckles  ....................................................   124
Frost Bites ..................................................   125
Furuncles  ...................................................    41
Gall Stone  ..................................................   125
Glands ......................................................   127
Glossary  ....................................................   391
Gastralgia ...................................................   126
Goitre .......................................................   129
Gonorrhea ...................................................   131
Gout  ........................................................   134
Gravel  ......................................................   133 
INDEX.
403
                                                            PAGE.
Grief ........................................................   135
Gums  .......................................................   135
Gynaecology  .................................................   135
  Dysmenorrhea .............................................   137
  Vaginitis  ..................................................   139
  Vaginismus  ...............................................   140
  Flexions ...................................................   141
  Disturbed Menstruation ....................................   142
  Menorrhagia  ...............................................   144
  Metrorrhagia  ..............................................   144
  Vicarious Menstruation.....................................   146
  Metritis ...................................................   146
  Leucorrhea  ................................................   148
  Vaginal Lotions  ............................................   151
  Abdominal Tumors.........................................   152
  Treatment of Fibroids......................................   152
  Treatment of Cysts.........................................   154
Hair .........................................................   155
Hay Fever...................................................   157
Headache ....................................................   158
Heart  .......................................................   161
Heartburn ...................................................   163
Heat Rash ...................................................   164
Hemorrhages  ................................................   !64
Hernia  ......................................................   168
Herpes  ......................................................   805
Hiccough ....................................................   i69
High Temperature ...........................................   169
Hives  .......................................................   170
Homesickness ................................................   •*•' °
Hunger Allayed..............................................   300
                                                             1 71
Hydrocele ....................................................
                                                             1 71
Hydrocephalus  ...............................................
                                                             1 71
Hydrophobia.................................................
Hypodermic Medication ......................................   308 
 404                          INDEX.

                                                              PAGE.
 Hysteria  .....................................................   172
 Ice Preserved ................................................   301
 Impotence ...................................................   173
 Infection  ....................................................    77
 Inflammation of Rectum......................................   225
 Influenza  ....................................................   182
 Insanity .....................................................   175
 Insect Bites..................................................   175
 Irritability..................................................   176
 Itch .........................................................   176
 Itching Eruptions......................................... 177, 303
 Ivy Poisoning ................................................   303
 Jaundice......................................................   178
 Jerking ......................................................   178
 Joint Affections..............................................   179
 Kidneys .....................................................   180
 La Grippe ..........'.........................................   182
 Laryngitis ...................................................   183
 Lead  Poisoning  ..............................................   184
 Leucorrhea  ..................................................   148
 Lice.........................................................   184
 Lightning Stroke.............................................   184
 Liver........................................................   185
 Lock Jaw....................................................   186
 Locomotor Ataxia............................................   187
 Loss of Manhood.............................................   173
 Lotions . .t....................................................   151
 Lumbago  ....................................................   188
 Lung Fever..................................................   219
 Lupus .......................................................   189
 Malaria ......................................................   189
 Measles ......................................................   190
Medication (Improved method)................................   300
Melancholy  ..................................................   190
Memorizing  of Dosage........................................   311 
                              INDEX.                          405


                                                              PAGE.
 Menorrhagia.................................................   144
 Menapause ...................................................    61
 Metritis .....................................................   146
 Metrorrhagia .................................................   144
 Milk-leg .....................................................   191
 Miscarriage  ..................................................   191
 Moles........................................................   192
 Mumps  ......................................................   192
 Nails  ........................................................   193
 Nausea  ......................................................   195
 Nervousness .................................................   196
 Neuralgia  ....................................................   197
 Nightmare...................................................   201
 Night Terrors  ................................................   248
 Nitre Paper, To Make.........................................   299
 Nose.........................................................   201
 Numbness  ...................................................   202
 Nymphomania ...............................................   203
 Obesity  ......................................................   204
 Oedema  ......................................................   205
 Orchitis  .....................................................   206
 Os Uteri Rigid ...............................................   207
 Ossification of Arteries .......................................   207
 Ovaries......................................................   208
 Ozaena ......................................................   209
 Ozone .......................................................   300
 Oxygen ......................................................   300
 Pain  .........................................................   209
 Painful Monthly ..............................................   137
 Palate.......................................................   211
Palsy..............................................•.........   212
 Paracentesis .................................................   301
Paralysis ....................................................   212
 Parasites ....................................................   213
Peevishness..................................................   213 
406                         INDEX-

                                                              PAtiE.
Peritonitis...................................................    214
Perspiration  .................................................    214
Photophobia.................................................    215
Phosphorous  Tincture  ........................................    301
Piles  ........................................................    216
Pleurisy .....................................................    218
Pneumonia  ..................................................    219
Poisons and Antidotes........................................    219
Polypus  .....................................................    223
Polyuria.....................................................    223
Pott's Disease................................................    224
Poultices  ....................................................    224
Prickly Heat  ................................................    164
Proctitis.....................................................    225
Prostate Gland...............................................    225
Prostration  ..................................................    226
Proud  Flesh  .................................................    227
Pruritus .....................................................    227
Pterygium ...................................................    229
Ptyalism  .....................................................    230
Pus Poisoning................................................    230
Pustules .....................................................    230
Pyaemia.....................................................    230
Pyorrhea  ....................................................    268
Quinsy  ......................................................    231
Ranula ......................................................    231
Rash  ........................................................    231
Rattlesnake Bite .............................................    232
Respirations  .................................................    232
Respiration (Artificial) .......................................    305
Restlessness  .................................................    233
Rheumatism  .................................................    233
Rickets ................................................... 224, 236
Ringworm ...................................................    237
Rupture .....................................................    168 
INDEX.                          40 T
                                                             PAGE.

Salivation....................................................   230

Scabies ......................................................   176

Scalds .......................................................    52

Scalp ........................................................   23T

Scars......................................................  65> 238

Scarlet Fever.................................................   239
                                                               243
Sciatica .....................................................

Scrofula .....................................................   244
                                                               244
Scurvy ......................................................
                                                               245
Seasickness..................................................

Sexual Insanity of Women....................................   203

Sexual Sedatives .............................................   245
                                                               246
Sexual Stimulants  ...........................................
„..   ,                                           ............   247
Shingles....................................................

Shrieks......................................................
                                                               248
Sick Room (See Introduction).................................
                                                               249
Skin Affections ..............................................
                                          ....................   251
SleeP  ........................................                  254
Sleep  Walking..............................................

Small Pox ...................................................   n/£
                                                ..............   254
Sneezing ....................................                   ^

Somnambulism ..............................................
                                                         ___     27
Sore Mouth............................................
        .  ,                                          ..........    254
Sore Nipples......................................
                                                   ...........    255
Spasms ..........................................               257

Spermatorrhea...............................................

 Spinal Irritation  .............................................

 Sponges, How to Clean.......................................
                                                     .........    Zoo
 SPrain .................................                   ...    264
 Stammering  ......................................

 Sterility ....................................................    303

 Sterilization  .............................                      2gQ

 StinSs ..................................................''.'/."   261
 Stomach........................................               304

 Stomach Salve ...................................... 
408                    #     INDEX.

                                                              PAGE.
Stool .......................................................   261
Stranguary  ..................................................   263
Stricture  ....................................................   264
Stuttering....................................................   264
St.  Vitus' Dance  .............................................    65
Sty  ..........................................................   266
Sundries .....................................................   298
Sunstroke....................................................   265
Sweat  .......................................................   214
Swollen  Testicles ............................................   206
Suppressed Urine.............................................   263
Suppurating Tonsil...........................................   231
Syphilis  ....................................................  60, 265
Table of  Characters  ..........................................   309
Teeth ........................................................   267
Teething .....................................................   268
Temperature.................................................   169
Testicles .....................................................   269
Thick Neck ..................................................   129
Thirst Allayed ...............................................   300
Thirst of Fever Patients......................................   300
Throat  ......................................................   269
Tongue......................................................   271
Tonsils......................................................   273
Toothache  ...................................................   274
Trance.......................................................   276
Trembling  ...................................................   276
Trichinosis...................................................   277
Tumors  (Abdominal)  ........................................   152
Twitching  ...................................................   178
Tympanitis  ..................................................   277
Ulcers .......................................................   278
Urethra  ......................................................   282
Urine ........................................................   282
Urinalysis....................................................   284 
                              INDEX                          40<)


                                                               PAGE.
Vaccination ..................................................   286
Vaginal Lotions..............................................   151
Vaginismus ..................................................   140
Vaginitis ....................................................   139
Varicose Veins...............................................   287
Vegetable Dyspepsia ...'.......................................   304
Vertigo ......................................................   305
Vicarious Monthly............................................   146
Voice  ........................................................   287
Vomiting ....................................................   288
Walk erect...................................................   305
Warts .......................................................   288
Water .......................................................   289
Waterbrash ..................................................   163
Water on the Brain...........................................   171
Water in the Scrotum.........................................   171
Wen.........................................................   291
Wetting the Bed..............................................   291
"Whites" ....................................................   148
Whooping Cough  .......................................... 293, 304
Worms.......................................................   294
Wounds ......................................................   295
Wrist Cramps................................................   297
Writer's Cramp...............................................   297
Yawning.....................................................   297 
410                         INDEX.
                DRUGS  AND  THEIR USES.

                                                           PAGE.
Abies Nigra..................................................   312
Acetanelid  ...................................................   312
Aconite......................................................   312
Aesculus Hyppocastanum .....................................   313
Aethusa Cynapium ...........................................   313
Agaricus .....................................................   313
Agnus Castus ................................................   314
Ailanthus Glandulosa ........................................   314
Alcohol......................................................   314
Aletris  ......................................................   314
Aloes........................................................   315
Alum........................................................   315
Ambrosia....................................................   316
Ammonia....................................................   316
Ammonol .............................................'.......   316
Amyl........................................................   317
Anacardium ..................................................   317
Antimonium Crudum.........................................   317
Antimonium Tart.............................................   318
Anthracinum ................................................   318
Apiol........................................................   318
Apis Melifica.................................................   319
Apocynum Cannabinum  .......................................   319
Argentum Metalicum.........................................   319
Arnica.......................................................   320
Arsenicum Alb................................................   320
Arum Triphyllum ............................................   320
Asafoetida...................................................   321
Aurum Metalicum  ...........................................   321
Baptisia .....................................................   322 
                              INDEX.                          411


                                                              PAGE.
 Baryta Carb..................................................    322
 Belladonna...................................................    322
 Benzoic Acid..................................................    323
 Berberis Vulgaris.............................................    323
 Borax  .......................................................    323
 Bryonia Alba.................................................    324
 Cactus Grandifiora ...........................................    324
 Camphor .....................................................    324
 Camphorated Oil .............................................    301
 Cannabis Indica..............................................    325
 Cannabis Sativa .............................................    325
 Cantharis ....................................................    326
 Caulophyllum  ................................................    326
 Causticum  ...................................................    326
 Chamomilla..................................................    327
 Chelidonium Majus...........................................    327
 China........................................................    327
 Chlorine Water...............................................    299
 Cimicifuga...................................................    328
 Cina .........................................................    328
 Cocaine......................................................    298
 Cocculus Indicus .............................................    328
 Colocynth  ....................................................    329
 Collinsonia  ...................................................    329
 Copper........................................................    329
 Creasotum ...................................................    330
 Dictionary...................................................   391
 Digitalis.....................................................   330
 Dioscorea....................................................   331
 Dose Chart  ..................................................   358
  Solubility ..............................................____   389
 Dover's  Powder ..............................................   302
 Dulcamara ...................................................   331
Gargling Oil .................................................   298
Gelsemium ...................................................   331 
412                         INDEX.

                                                            PAGE.
Glonoine .....................................................    332
Glossary.....................................................    391
Graphites....................................................    332
Hepar Sulphur...............................................    333
Hydrastis ....................................................    333
Hyoscyamus  .................................................    333
Ignatia  ...........,..........................................    334
Iodine  .......................................................    334
Ipecacuanha.................................................    335
Iron.........................................................    336
Iris ..........................................................    336
Kali Bichromium  ............................................    337
Kali Carbonicum.............................................    337
Kali Iodatum ................................................    338
Kalmia  Latifolia .............................................    338
Lilium Tig...................................................    338
Lime ........................................................    339
Lycopodium...................................................    339
Mercury .....................................................    340
Natrum Muriaticum..........................................    340
Nitric Acid ..................................................    340
Nitre Paper  ..................................................    299
Nux Vomica .................................................    341
Oxygen ......................................................    300
Ozone  .......................................................    300
Phosphoric Acid..............................................   342
Phosphorus ..................................................   342
Phosphorus Tincture  .........................................   301
Phytolacca  .........,.........................................   342
Plantago Major...............................................   343
Pulsatilla....................................................   343
Rhus Tox....................................................   344
Ruta Graveolens .............................................   344
Sabina  .......................................................   344
Salix Nigra ..................................................   345 
                              INDEX.                          413

                                                              PAGE.
Sanguinaria..................................................   345
Secale Cornutum.............................................   345
Sepia........................................................   346
Silicea  .......................................................   346
Spongia Tosta................................................   346
Solubility ....................................................   389
Squibb's Mixture.............................................   299
Staphysagria ..................................t..............   347
Stramonium  ..................................................   347
Sulphur .....................................................   347
Sulphuric Acid  ..............................................   348
Terebinth....................................................   348
Thuja........................................................   349
Tissue Salts..................................................   354
Tonics  .......................................................   351
Trask's Ointment.............................................   298
Trillin  .......................................................   349
Veratrum Viride ..............................................   349
Zincum......................................................   350 
 
 
 

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