THE FAMILY 
Pocket Homoeopathist, 
A CONCISE MANUAL 
OF 
HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE, 
FOR 
FAMILIES AND TRAVELERS 
BY 
D. A. BALDWIN, M. D. 
Second Edition. 
R0jcHESTEl| N. <: » 
E. DARROW & COrVinrfeLTSHriRS, 
jlrftaL ON GLNEi' COPYRIGHT BY ERASTUS DARROW. 
1885. PREFACE. 
The object of the present treatise 
is to present in a plain, condensed 
form, the Homoeopathic treatment 
of such diseases as legitimately come 
within the sphere of family practice. 
It is not intended as a complete 
work of medical practice, but only 
for the many common ailments which 
may be easily recognized, and safely 
treated by any intelligent person; 
giving a few only of the prominent 
remedies that will in all ordinary 
cases suffice for a cure, or at least 
avoid the loss of valuable time, until 
competent medical aid can be pro- 
cured. 
Although prepared to supply a 
local demand, a second edition has 
been repeatedly called for, the first 
having been exhausted. 
It is therefore again presented, 
carefully revised. 
D. A. Baldwin, 
Englewood, N. J., Jan. 1885. TABLE OF REMEDIES. 
Aconitum. 
Apis. 
Arsenicum. 
Belladonna. 
Bryonia. 
Calcarea. Carb. 
Cantharis. 
Carbo veg. 
Causticum. 
Chamomilla. 
China. 
Cina. 
Cocculus. 
Coffea 
Colocynthis. 
Drosera. 
Dulcamara. 
Hepar Sulphur. 
Ignatia. 
Ipecacuanha. 
Lycopodium. 
Mercurius Iodide. 
Mercurius Vivus. 
Nux Vomica. 
Opium. 
Phosphorus. 
Pulsatilla. 
Rhus Tox. 
Sepia. 
Spongia. 
Sulphur. 
Sulphuris Acid. 
Cholera Remedies. 
Cuprum. Met. 
Phosphoric Acid. 
Camphor. 
Veratum. 
A few other remedies mentioned 
once, could be procured if needed. GENERAL DIRECTIONS. 
Few will make any personal effort 
or sacrifice to retain or even regain 
health ; but relying upon medicine, 
expect to be cured in spite of the 
evil habits which have produced and 
foster disease. Medicines in them- 
selves do not cure-they are given 
(as poisons) to excite nature to act; 
and this may often be accomplished 
in other and better ways. One of 
the most important means of pre- 
serving and restoring health is 
Daily Bathing.-The importance 
of this is manifest when we recall the 
fact that there are nearly two thous- 
and perspiratory tubes on an aver- 
age, opening upon the skin in every 
square inch of the body, making 
in all several miles, if arranged as 6 
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one continuous tube. Through the 
opening of these tubes, or as they 
are called, pores of the skin, 
over two pounds of effete, worn out 
matter, in the form of insensible 
perspiration, are daily carried off; 
besides that which is thrown off by 
visible perspiration, often amounting 
to as much more. If then frequent 
bathing and friction of the skin be 
not practiced, the pores become ob- 
structed ; the effete matter accumu- 
lates within the system, and disease 
is the inevitable result. Daily bath- 
ing for personal cleanliness is as nec- 
essary as daily food. In summer, 
water of the usual temperature may 
be used. In winter, unless for per- 
sons very robust, the water should 
be of a more elevated temperature, 
and used in a warm room to avoid 
chilliness. Baths thus taken are not POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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followed by reaction, and conse- 
quently never weaken. 
For debilitated persons, or those 
of bilious habit, baths of alcohol 
and water are especially useful. Al- 
cohol being a solvent of fatty mat- 
ters, more perfectly cleanses the pores 
of the skin. 
Salt water is also very useful for 
delicate scrofulous subjects. 
Other forms of bath for specific 
purposes, as sitz, plunge baths, 
shower baths and packing, although 
beneficial in many cases, are also 
capable of doing great injury, and 
ought therefore never to be used 
except by advice of the attending 
physician. 
Exercise.-The beneficial influ- 
ence of moderate exercise in the 
open air is too obvious to need com- 
ment. Many of the neuralgic affec- 8 
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tions so prevalent at the present day, 
are due to the development and over 
stimulation of the nervous system at 
the expense of the muscular. Ju- 
dicious exercise is often alone suffic- 
ient to remove the evil. 
SLEEP.-Next in importance as 
an indispensable condition of health, 
is regularity in sleep. And not alone 
this, but sleep in the early hours of 
night. Many imagine that if they 
only secure the required number of 
hours sleep, it matters not 'when they 
get it. This is a great mistake. All 
day the tide of life flows with its 
feverish excitement, till near mid- 
night it culminates; increased perspi- 
ration ensues, nature is relieved ; and 
morning brings fresh vigor and 
strength for the day's duties. He 
whom midnight finds out of his bed 
misses this restoring process, and 9 
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awakes wearied and unrefreshed. 
Nor is this all; a fruitful source of 
disease too little appreciated, is the 
want of sufficient ventilation in sleep- 
ing apartments. The air exhaled in 
breathing is loaded with the same 
deadly poison, carbonic acid gas, 
which is found at the bottom of wells 
and vaults, and which when breathed 
will destroy life instantly. Conse- 
quently the atmosphere of any sleep- 
ing room, unless thoroughly ventila- 
ted, becomes each moment more im- 
pure and unfit for respiration. An 
adult will consume during eight 
hours of sleep, two hundred cubic 
feet of air; so that physiologists 
advise that each sleeping room 
should be of a capacity equal to 
twelve feet square and eight feet 
high ; and so ventilated as to allow 
a current of air to pass from without 10 
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up through an open chimney or fire- 
place, in order to secure a constant 
supply of pure wholesome air. When 
it is remembered that at least one- 
third of life is passed in the sleeping 
apartment, it will be manifest that 
these considerations are of the ut- 
most importance, both in health and 
sickness. The sick chamber more 
than ever requires free ventilation, 
though the patient should never be 
exposed to a draught. 
CLOTHING.-As regards clothing, 
especially of young children, it seems 
almost hopeless to expect any re- 
form in this particular. In spite of 
the fact that more than half of the 
human race die befere attaining the 
age of five years ; in spite of the 
fact that a large proportion of deaths 
are the result of inflammatory affec- 
tions, as croup, diphtheria, inflam- POCKET HOMOEOPATHIST. 
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mation of the lungs and throat, 
induced by sudden colds, parents 
zvill continue to expose the naked 
chest and extremities of their little 
ones to all the changes of our fitful 
climate; and he who ventures to 
suggest that it is at great risk of life, 
is regarded as absurdly notional. 
Underclothing worn through the 
day, should always be laid aside and 
exchanged for clean, fresh garments 
at night. 
Diet.-The diet of patients under 
Homoeopathic treatment has regard 
first to the special nature of the dis- 
ease, and then to whatever may anti- 
dote or interfere with the action of 
the selected remedies. As respects 
the first, little of general direction 
can be given, as what may be entirely 
proper in one disease, might be very 
prejudicial in another. All rich and 12 
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highly seasoned food, greasy sub- 
stances, pastry and food difficult of 
digestion, should be avoided. Of 
this class are pork, geese, ducks, lob- 
sters, crabs and clams, sausages, 
cheese and melted butter. Spices of 
all kinds: as nutmegs, allspice, cloves, 
cinnamon, vanilla and bitter almonds, 
warm biscuits or fresh bread less 
than eight hours old. Some veget- 
ables of a pungent aromatic nature 
are medicinal in their effects, and 
may interfere with the action of rem- 
edies, and should therefore be dis- 
pensed with while under treatment. 
Of this class are onions, garlic, as- 
paragus, radishes, horseradish, celery, 
parsley, &c. Coffee not always pre- 
judicial in health, will surely antidote 
the effect of some medicines. It is 
better, therefore, in family practice, 
to abstain from it altogether while 
taking medicine. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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Black tea may be substituted in 
almost all cases. Green tea should 
always be avoided in sickness. It is 
seldom found pure in this country, 
being much more frequently adulter- 
ated than the black teas. 
It also acts more powerfully upon 
the nervous system, causing sleep- 
lessness, and is often a cause of con- 
stipation. 
For obvious reasons, camphor, 
cologne, hartshorn and all artificial 
perfumes should be dispensed with 
while taking medicines. 14 
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ADMINISTRATION OF MEDI- 
CINES. 
Homoeopathic medicines are pre- 
pared for use either in the form of 
liquids, powders, or globules. Med- 
icated globules are generally pre- 
scribed for family use; and these 
may be given in three ways : dry upon 
the tongue, five or six globules at 
a time; or by dissolving each dose in 
a teaspoonful of pure soft water when 
given; ora dozen of the pellets may 
be dissolved in a third of a tumbler 
of pure water; a teaspoonfnl given 
to a child, or two teaspoonsful to an 
adult. The first method may be 
preferable for babes and very young 
children. But as in sickness the 
tongue is generally coated with im- 
purities,, the second method, that is 
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cases preferable. Wherever in this 
work, the dose and manner of giving 
is not otherwise stated, it will always 
be understood as precribed in this 
way. 
When liquids are used, five or six 
drops may be dissolved in one-third 
glass of pure soft water, and a des- 
sert spoonful given to an adult, or a 
teaspoonful to a child. 
The powders may be either dis- 
solved and given in the same man- 
ner, as much at a time as would lie 
on a three cent piece ; or taken each 
dose dry upon the tongue. 
The repetition of dose will depend 
upon the nature of the disease, and 
urgency of the symptoms. In acute 
diseases, medicines will generally re- 
quire repetition about once in two 
hours. Chronic cases once or twice 
a day. 16 
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Special exceptions will be indicat- 
ed under their appropriate head. 
Medicines may sometimes be given 
alternately with advantage, that is, 
selecting two remedies, and changing 
from one to the other, as often as 
desirable. In general, however, it is 
better to give one remedy at a time; 
and never change to another while 
improvement continues. 
In all cases where remedies are 
given frequently at first, gradually 
prolong the interval, giving the med- 
icine less often as improvement pro- 
gresses. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 
Most of the so-called skin diseases 
are dependent upon an unhealthy 
condition of other organs, and re- 
quire to be treated accordingly. 
It is especially unsafe to rely upon 
external applications, which may 
cause the disease to locate upon the 
internal organs, and become danger- 
ous to life. They should be used 
with extreme caution, and only with 
physician's advice. 
Cliafing1. 
This is peculiar to fleshy children, 
especially of a scrofulous habit. It 
most frequently occurs around the 
ears, in the folds of the neck, and 
joints of the arm and leg. The parts 
should be kept clean with tepid 
water, without rubbing; and pow- 18 
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dered with scorched flour, or insert 
between the folds a soft piece of old 
linen, scorched and folded double. 
Remedies. - Chamomilla, Calca- 
rea C. and Mercurias. Very obstinate 
cases may require Stilphur. 
Give in the order named, one rem- 
edy at a time, a dose every three 
hours, and continue each one so long 
as improvement is manifest. 
Chafing from lying in bed may be 
relieved by bathing the parts with 
Tincture of Arnica, or if the skin is 
broken, with the Oil of Calendula. 
Chapped Hands. 
May be prevented by drying the 
hands well after washing, and apply- 
ing powdered cornstarch. 
Will be cured speedily by a few 
applications of simple cerate; made 
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three parts, and olive oil six parts. 
As this difficulty often occurs in con- 
nection with impurity of the blood, 
Hepar Sulphur or Sulphur, a dose 
morning and evening, will remove 
the tendency to it. 
Remedies. - Dulcamara or Rhus 
tox if occasioned by cold, or in cold 
damp weather. Apis when in large 
welts like a bee sting. Nux vom. 
or Pulsatilla if arising from indiges- 
tion, Calcarea and Sulph. in obstinate 
chronic cases. 
In acute cases, the remedy may be 
given every two or three hours. If 
chronic, give only night and morning. 
Hives. Nettle Rash. 
Irritation of the Skin. Itching. 
Caused by a fine rash scarcely per- 
ceptible upon the skin ; differing alto- 20 
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gether from the above. Is very 
troublesome and long continued, un- 
less relieved by treatment. 
Remedies.-Mercurius if worse at 
night in the warmth of the bed. 
Rhus tox or Apis, if a burning itch- 
ing ; or Sulphur if changed to burn- 
ing by scratching. Repeat the 
selected remedy every three or four 
hours. 
REMEDIES. - For genuine pustu- 
lous itch, take drop doses of the Tine, 
of Sulphur, and use sulphur baths. 
Sepia, Hepar Sulphur and Mercurius, 
are important remedies. Repeat 
every three hours. 
As this disease is caused by a 
small animalcule burrowing under 
the skin, external applications are 
also needed to destroy it. Sulphur 
ointment, or a weak solution of car- 
Itch. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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bolic acid will generally be sufficient. 
After treatment all the clothing 
should be boiled or exposed to a 
high degree of heat, to prevent rein- 
fection of the patient, or conveying 
it to others. Is highly contagious. 
Ringworm. 
Remedies.-Give Sepia, one dose 
morning and evening, for a week ; or 
as long as improvement continues. 
If anything further is required give 
Sulphur in same manner. 
This disease although characteris- 
tic of a scrofulous habit, is readily 
communicated. Avoid carefully the 
use of the same towel, brush and 
comb for others. Cleanse daily with 
tepid water and a little Castile soap; 
and above all abstain from the use 
Scald Head. 22 
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of any outward applications, which 
in many cases have driven the dis 
ease from the surface to internal 
organs. If the hair becomes much 
matted, a little pure olive oil, applied 
at night, is not objectionable ; or if 
much itching, a weak solution of 
Borax. 
Remedies.-Rhus tox and Lycopo- 
dium if thick greenish crusts form 
upon the scalp, with a badly smelling 
discharge. Hepar Sulphur if spread 
over the head and neck, and with 
enlargement of the glands. Calcarea 
and Sulphur if the above should not 
be sufficient. 
Repeat the selected remedy once 
in three hours, using one medicine 
at a time, for three or four con- 
secutive days, or while improvement 
continues. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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Chilblains. 
Remedies.-Rhus tox, Phosphorus 
and Sulphur are the leading medi- 
cines. Take one at a time, at inter- 
vals of two or three hours. Apply 
externally arnica oil, or camphorated 
liniment or use every night a foot- 
bath of warm water, with Nitric Acid, 
in the proportion of one-half ounce 
Acid to one gallon of water. 
Soak the feet in warm water, re- 
move the corn, and apply morning 
and evening Tincture of Iodine. 
Corns. 
Warts. 
Cover a copper penny or small 
piece of copper with a tablespoonful 
of vinegar; after standing a few 
hours, apply the verdigris from the 
copper to the wart. Apply at night 24 
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and wash off in the morning. Or 
apply Chromic Acid, 100 grains to 
ounce of water. 
They may also be cured by inter- 
nal remedies, especially when there 
is disposition for many of them to 
appear. Calcar. Carb., Causticum and 
Thuja, have often proved curative. 
If soft or fleshy, Causticum. If hard 
and horny, Calcar or Thuja. Use 
the selected remedy three times a 
day. 
Felons. 
Keep the finger wet with a solu- 
tion of equal parts of Ammonia 
(hartshorn) and water. 
Or, immerse the finger in a satu- 
rated solution of salt water, as hot 
as can possibly be borne ; then apply 
fine salt, wet in Spirits of Turpentine, 
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wet with the Turpentine, and renew 
frequently. 
REMEDIES. - Mercurius, a dose 
every three hours, with Belladonna 
each hour in the interval. 
If suppuration takes place, apply 
a Flaxseed or Slippery Elm poultice, 
and take Hepar Sulphur every three 
hours. 
Boils. 
If much inflamed, with throbbing 
pain, take Belladonna hour or 
two. If hard and slow in forming, 
Mercurius. 
If matter forms, poultice with flax- 
seed and take Hepar Sulphur every 
three hours. Frequent disposition 
to boils may be removed by taking 
the Hypophosphite of Lime. 
Carbuncles. 
A painful malignant boil which 26 
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sometimes becomes very dangerous 
from its tendency to mortification. 
If mild, treat it as a boil. If much 
swollen and inflamed, and of a livid 
hue, apply immediately a yeast poul- 
tice, prepared in the following man- 
ner: Moisten common bran with 
warm water till of a suitable consis- 
tence for a poultice ; add a table- 
spoonful of brewer's yeast, and set 
aside in a warm place till fermentation 
takes place. Then apply it between 
two fold of soft muslin, and apply. 
Renew the poultice every few 
hours, and make each one fresh, as 
required, as it is of no service after 
fermentation ceases. 
Remedies.-Bryonia during the 
inflammatory stage. Hepar Sulphur 
or Silicea when it suppurates. pocket homceopathist. 
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ERUPTIVE FEVERS. 
In all of these diseases it is a com- 
mon error to keep the patient too 
warm, in a close, badly ventilated 
room, for fear of taking cold. 
While carefully avoiding draughts, 
it is all important to secure an abund- 
ance of pure, fresh air. The sick 
room may be safely ventilated even 
in winter, through an adjoining room, 
or by dropping a window a few 
inches, not immediately over the 
bed. An open fire-place is always 
a valuable means of ventilation. 
The temperature of the room should 
be kept evenly at about 68°. The 
bed covering should not be uncom- 
fortably heavy, especially during the 
febrile stage. 
Measles. 
This disease is infectious during 28 
any period of its course, even before 
the eruption has appeared. Like 
scarlet fever, though to a less degree, 
it is commonly followed by an exfol- 
iation or pealing of the skin. Both 
are infectious so long as this process 
continues. During the course of the 
disease, and especially the exfoliation 
of the skin, there is much itching. 
This may be allayed by thorough 
anointing with vaseline. 
Great care should be exercised at 
this time to avoid taking cold, as 
bronchial inflammation and pneumo- 
nia are apt to follow. Also deafness 
and discharges from the ear. The 
eyes which are always more or less 
inflamed should be guarded from the 
light, and bathed frequently with 
warm water. 
Remedies.-Aconitum and Pulsa- 
tilla are the principal remedies, both 
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for the accompanying fever, and to 
secure a free development of the 
rash. 
If the eruption does not appear or 
suddenly disappears, the danger is 
great and requires prompt treatment. 
In such case give at once Bryonia, 
and if attended with sickness at the 
stomach and deathly paleness, alter- 
nate with Ipecac every half hour. 
Bryonia should also be given for the 
hard dry cough sometimes following 
measles, or for any symptoms indi- 
cating inflammation of the lungs; 
follow if necessary with phosphorus. 
Diet.-Should be light, consisting 
of milk, gruels (barley or oatmeal,) 
farina, toast bread, rice, and gradu- 
ally as fever subsides, more nutri- 
tious. Water, not too cold, may be 
given freely, a little at a time. 30 
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In general a very dangerous dis- 
ease, either in itself or its conse- 
quences, that should never be left to 
family treatment, if possible to 
avoid it. 
It is sometimes very difficult to 
distinguish it from measles in the 
early stages, as the symptoms are 
very similar. But usually in scarlet 
fever, the skin is more uniformly red 
than in measles, and also, when pres- 
sure is made with the finger, a white 
spot results. If it becomes red again 
from the circumference to the center 
it is scarlet fever, if the reverse, it is 
measles. 
The time of development after ex- 
posure, usually varies from a week to 
fourteen days. Inasmuch as the in- 
fectious matter, be it what it may, 
remains in the carpets and curtains, 
Scarlet Fever. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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and even the walls, for an indefinite 
period, certain precautions ought al- 
ways to be observed, not only in 
scarlet fever, but all infectious dis- 
eases. Whenever possible, the carpets 
and curtains, and all woolen articles 
of furniture should be removed at 
once. All articles of bedding and 
clothing from the patient should be 
put to soak in the room, in a solution 
consisting of four tablespoonfuls of 
Sulphate of Zinc, and two table- 
spoonfuls of salt to each gallon of 
hot water. Soak the clothes for an 
hour or two, then boil and wash them 
separately from other clothing. The 
hair may be washed in a weak solu- 
tion of Borax water. Plenty of 
pure fresh air, avoiding draughts and 
a moderate temperature, is at all 
times necessary. 
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leave the room, it should be thor- 
oughly disinfected in the following 
manner: 
Take from one to two pounds, 
according to size of the room, of 
roll Sulphur. Break in pieces ; put 
into an iron pan, and set this on 
bricks in a tub containing a little 
water, to guard against fire Pour a 
little alcohol on the Sulphur and 
ignite it. Close the room tightly 
and let it remain for six hours. Then 
open the doors and windows and air 
thoroughly. 
Remedies.-Belladonna, in most 
cases, especially when the skin is 
bright red, and attended with much 
fever and sore throat. Mercurius 
iod. if the throat is ulcerated, or has 
white patches on the tonsils. Also 
for enlargement of the glands of the 
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suppuration takes place. Gargle the 
throat with fresh yeast, a tablespoon- 
ful to four of water, or spray with a 
solution of Chlorate of Potash. 
Rhus tox, for the form of scarlet 
rash, with itching, and pain in the 
back and limbs. For the dropsy, or 
kidney affections which are apt to fol- 
low scarlet fever, particularly from 
taking cold during the period of ex- 
foliation of the skin, Apis and Ar- 
senicum are leading remedies. 
As a preventive, Belladonna may 
be taken night and morning. Even 
if it does not prevent an attack, it 
modifies it greatly. 
Erysipelas. 
REMEDIES. - Belladonna in most 
cases, especially when the skin is 
bright red, or radiated, and attended 
with fever and headache. Rhus tox 34 
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if little vesicles or blisters appear 
with burning and itching, and A/is if 
not relieved by Rhus, or if dropsical 
symptoms appear. 
Should the eruption assume a dark 
or livid hue, or when it attacks the 
head and face with high fever, it may 
become very dangerous and requires 
a physician's care. 
Various applications are made use 
of to alleviate the intolerable itching 
and burning which are generally 
present. Most frequently Pond's 
Extract will give marked relief, as 
well as moderate the inflammation. 
In malignant cases assuming a dark 
hue, the best application is the yeast 
poultice. (See Carbuncle.) 
Diet. - Mainly farinaceous ; no 
meat, and everything heating or 
stimulating should be avoided. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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Chicken Pox. 
A very mild disease not often re- 
quiring any treatment. Care should 
be used to prevent scratching the 
pustules, as it might leave deep scars. 
The itching may be allayed by ap- 
plying vaseline. 
Remedies.-Aconite for the febrile 
symptoms; Mercurius, while the 
pustules are maturing; Coffea, for 
restlessness and want' of sleep. 
Is a form of small pox modified by- 
vaccination. 
Remedies.-Aconite, for the fever, 
and congestion; Mercurius, while the 
pustules are forming; Sulphur, while 
they are drying away; Bryonia, if 
the eruption is suppressed, or does 
not come out well. 
Diet. - Should not be heating; 
Varioloid. 36 
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give what water is required; crust 
coffee, or black tea, gruels, farina, or 
dry toast. 
Keep the patient lightly covered 
in a cool, well ventilated room. 
Small Pox. 
This disease is the most dan- 
gerous, and the most contagious of 
all the eruptive fevers, and ought in 
all cases to have the careful atten- 
tion of a physician. Every known 
precaution should be taken to prevent 
its being conveyed to others, If 
there is any difficulty in distinguish- 
ing it in its early development from 
scarlet fever, which it may resemble 
in some respects, the intense back- 
ache always present, will serve to 
characterize it. 
Vaccination which is a certain pre- 
ventive so long as the system re- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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mains under its influence, does not 
protect indefinitely or for life ; pre- 
cisely how long in any given case, it 
is impossible to foretell. With some, 
vaccination will protect for life, with 
others it will take on every repetition. 
It is, therefore, safest in all cases to 
renew it once in a few years, or on 
the recurrence of an epidemic. But 
in all cases, the vaccination should 
be made only from pure animal virus. 
REMEDIES.-Aconite, for the fever. 
Bryonia, to develop the rash. Mer- 
curius, during suppurative stage, in 
mild cases. Tartar emetic, in the 
confluent form. 
Thorough disinfection as directed 
under scarlet fever, should be rigidly 
carried out. 38 
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FEVERS. 
Simple Fever. 
Remedies.-With chilliness, heat, 
thirst and rapid pulse, Aconite alone 
is sufficient ; a dose every one or two 
hours. Inflammatory fever may re- 
quire also, Belladonna. 
If chilliness predominates ; pain in 
moving, Bryonia. Give water freely 
for drink, and sponge off occasionaly 
with cold water, unless in perspira- 
tion. 
Intermittent Fever. Fever and 
Ague. 
Remedies.-If nausea and gastric 
derangement are prominent symp- 
toms, with frequent vomiting, give 
Ipecac. Especially after previous use 
of Quinine. A dose every hour. 
Arsenicum, for mingled chills with POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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fever, great thirst, vomiting after 
drinking, restlessness and prostration. 
China, yellow complexion, bitter 
taste, always chilly after drinking, 
regular succession of chills, fever 
and sweating. 
Natrum Muriat. Attacks coming 
on in forenoon, chill predominates, 
severe headache, fever blisters on 
the lips. 
During the cold stage use hot foot 
bath, cover well and drink a cup of 
hot water, to induce perspiration and 
shorten the attack. 
Bilious or Gastric Fever. 
Remedies.-Where there is much 
chilliness with fever, yellowish-coated 
tongue and bitter taste, Bryonia; if 
with flushed face and throbbing 
headache, Belladonna or Aconite; if 
with diarrhoea and pain in the bow- 40 
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els, Chamomilla and Mercurius; when 
with much derangement of the stom- 
ach, yellowish-coated tongue, dizzi- 
ness, dull heavy headache and con- 
stipation, Nux and Pulsatilla. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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DISEASES OF SPECIAL 
ORGANS. 
Headache. 
Is frequently but a symptom of 
other disease, and may result from a 
variety of causes, which should be 
taken into consideration in selecting 
a remedy. 
Remedies.-When produced by 
congestion or rush of blood to the 
head, Aconite and Belladonna; if 
from cold in the head, Nux and Mer- 
curius; from constipation, Nux and 
Bryonia or Sulphur: from gastric 
derangement, Nux and Pulsatilla; 
for nervous headache, Belladonna, 
Coffea; and Ignatia, especially when 
caused by mental emotion. Sepia, 
especially for females, and when 
upon one side of the head with sense 
of fullness and pressure or throbbing 42 
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with nausea. And finally, for Rheu- 
matic headache in damp weather, 
and with painful drawing in the back 
of the head and neck, Rhus tox or 
Bryonia. 
This difficulty is frequently de- 
pendent upon a diseased condition 
of the teeth, which may require a 
dentist's care. 
REMEDIES.-Belladonna for sharp 
darting pain in and around the eye; 
throbbing temples, and pain in the 
face with heat and redness. Spigelia 
for sharp neuralgic pains in and 
around the eyeball. Mercurius when 
affecting the entire side of the face 
from the temples to the teeth; worse 
at night, and especially when in con- 
nection with defective teeth or sore 
gums. 
Facial Neuralgia. Faceache. 43 
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The selected remedy maybe given 
every hour. Apply externally a wet 
compress wrung from cold water, and 
covered with a dry cloth ; or, if cold 
applications aggravate, apply Hops, 
steamed with hot water. 
Congestion, or Rush of Blood to 
Head. 
REMEDIES -Aconite when with 
heat and redness, or else paleness of 
the face, throbbing of the arteries of 
the neck and temple, sensation of 
fullness of the head, or with nose- 
bleed. If necessary, follow with 
Belladonna for the same symptoms ; 
Pulsatilla if attended with dizziness 
on stooping, or when arising from 
indigestion ; Nux vomica if caused 
by constipation ; Opiitm from sudden 
fright or from costive habit. 44 
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Remedies.- If with congestion 
and sense of fullness of the head, 
Aconite and Belladonna; if from 
deranged stomach, Pulsatilla and 
Nux vomica; when accompanied with 
nausea or vomiting, Cocculus or 
Ipecacuanha. 
Dizziness. 
When the result of fevers or debil- 
itating sickness, Calcarca, China or 
Sulphur will frequently be of service. 
Take one remedy at a time for a 
week, a single dose morning and 
evening. 
Wash the head with unrectified 
whiskey ; or if losing the hair rapidly 
add Tincture of Cantharides, in pro- 
portion of half an ounce to a pint of 
whiskey. 
Falling off of the Hair. 45 
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Inflamed Eyes. 
Remedies.-Inflammation of the 
eye from taking cold, with profuse 
acrid secretion of water; redness of 
the lids, requires Euphrasia. Bella- 
donna, eyeballs red and inflamed, 
very sensitive to the light. Pulsatilla, 
inflammation of the lids; sensation 
of sand in the eyes; discharge of 
matter, eyelids adhering in the morn- 
ing. Sulphur, same as Pulsatilla, 
when obstinate or of long standing. 
Repeat the dose in acute cases 
every two or three hours. In chronic 
cases, a single dose morning and eve- 
ning of the selected remedy. Keep 
the parts well cleansed with warm 
water; a little Pond's Extract added 
is often very serviceable. 
Stye. 
These may frequently be arrested 46 
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when beginning to form by applying 
the strong Tincture of Pulsatilla. 
Give internally Pulsatilla, and follow 
if necessary with Hepar sulphur. 
Earache. 
Remedies. - Belladonna if with 
headache, heat and redness of the 
parts; follow with Pulsatilla, espec- 
ially if with discharge of matter from 
the ear; Mercurius if the pain ex- 
tends into the face and head, and is 
worse at night. 
Running at the Ears. 
Remedies.- If with fever and 
inflammation Pulsatilla and Mercur- 
ius ; or if in scrofulous subjects Cal- 
carea and Hepar sulphur. If after 
Scarlet Fever or Measles, Mercurius 
or Sulphur. 
Give of the selected remedy two POCKET HOMOEOPATHIST. 
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or three times a day, and keep the 
ear cleansed with Castile soap and 
tepid water. 
Humming in the Ears. 
If the result of inflammation, the 
appropriate remedies for that condi- 
tion will relieve; as Belladonna, Pul- 
satilla and Mercurius. 
If from cold, Nux vomica and 
Causticum. 
If chronic, without other symp- 
toms, Calcarea, Causticum and China. 
Give of the selected remedy two 
or three times a day. 
Deafness. 
Is frequently symptomatic of other 
diseases, which must first be removed 
by appropriate treatment. 
REMEDIES.-When it is the result 
of a recent cotd, Mercurius; if after 48 
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Scarlet Fever or Measles, Belladonna, 
Hepar Sulphur or Pulsatilla; if the 
result of suppressed eruptions, Hepar 
Sulphur, Calcarea or Sulphur. 
Mumps. 
Remedies.-A few doses of Mer- 
curius is generally all that is required. 
If very obstinate or painful, Mercu- 
rius lod. may be preferable. If at- 
tended with fever, Belladonna ; or if 
the swelling is slow in passing off, 
Dulcamara or Rhus tox. 
Nose-Bleed. 
Remedies.- If severe, may be 
arrested by blowing into the nose a 
little powdered alum or salt, as also 
by cold applications, or by Pond's 
Extract applied on cotton, or by 
spray. 
If attended with congestion of the POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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head with red face, give Aconite. 
The tendency to frequent bleeding 
may be removed by Phosphorus, or 
in weak, feeble persons, or after 
sickness, by China. Give three or 
four times a day. 
Cold in the Head. Acute Catarrh. 
Remedies.-In all cases in the 
commencement with slight chilliness, 
sneezing, and watery discharge from 
the head, Aconite. Nux Vomica, for 
obstruction of the nose, headache 
and pain in the limbs. Mcrcurius, 
discharge of mucus from the nose, 
causing redness and soreness of the 
upper lip, sore throat. Arsenicum, 
hot, watery discharge from the eyes 
and nose, with much sneezing. Pul- 
satilla, later when the discharge be- 
comes thick and yellow. 
If obstruction of the nose is a 50 
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prominent symptom and long con- 
tinued, Causticum will relieve. 
Chronic Catarrh requires the best 
care of a physician. Aurum and 
Mercurius will in many cases be of 
service. 
REMEDIES.-Give Phosphorus in 
all cases of severe jumping toothache 
in decayed teeth. If this is insuffic- 
ient, or when the face is swollen, 
follow with Chamomilla. If the pain 
is deep-rooting in the jaw, with sore 
or swollen gums, teeth sore and elon- 
gated, Mercurius is the specific ; next 
to it, Sulphur. In cases where 
sickness or other circumstances for- 
bid the removal of teeth, speedy re- 
relief will be obtained in most cases 
of nervous toothache by the follow- 
ing application: 
Toothache. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
51 
Tannin, 20 grains; Gum Mastic 5 
grains; dissolved in two drachms 
Sulphuric Ether. Apply on a little 
cotton. 
Gum Boils. 
Caused generally by ulceration at 
the roots of the teeth. 
Remedies. - Mercurius, in the 
commencement will often cut it 
short. If matter forms with pain 
and swelling, give Hepar Sulphur. 
For temporary relief, hold hot water 
in mouth, and apply diluted Tine, of 
Hammamelis. 
Canker of the Mouth. 
Is often dependent upon gastric 
derangement and an enfeebled con- 
stitution. 
Remedies.-Mercurius is a promi- 
nent remedy, unless caused by Calo- 52 
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mel or other Mercurials. Follow, if 
necessary, with Sulphur ; or if the 
tongue is thickly coated, bad taste in 
the mouth, headache or constipation, 
Nux Vomica. In nursing sore mouth, 
in addition to the above, Sulphuric 
Acid. For children, see "Thrush." POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
53 
DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- 
TORY ORGANS. 
Sore Throat. 
REMEDIES.-For simple inflamed 
throat, soreness in swallowing, the 
result of cold, Aconite will generally 
suffice. If the tonsils are swollen, 
inflamed and painful, Belladonna. 
In cases of cankered or ulcerated 
sore throat, Mercurius every two 
hours. 
When the disease is habitual, or in 
scrofulous cases, Mercurius lod. is a 
most valuable remedy. Apply also 
to the throat, the wet compress, 
wrung from cold water, and covered 
with a dry napkin. If the tonsils 
suppurate Hepar Sulphur will hasten 
the process. 
For the chronic form of sore 
throat, so common in this climate, 54 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
involving the palate, and the entire 
fauces, with pain and sensation of a 
lump in the throat when swallowing, 
the remedies above named are useful, 
especially Mercurius lod.; or Nux 
vomica if attended with indigestion 
or an acrid state of the stomach, 
which is in itself a sufficient cause of 
the inflammation. Another cause of 
chronic sore throat, too often over- 
looked, is the irritation arising from 
decayed or ulcerated teeth. In acute 
cases the remedies may be repeated 
every hour. In chronic, at intervals 
varying from three hours to one dose 
daily. Males subject to this disease 
should wear a full beard to protect 
them from the influence of sudden 
changes, and should avoid much cov- 
ering of the throat. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
55 
This disease, though of compara- 
tively recent appearance in this 
-country as an epidemic, has for many 
years prevailed in Europe with its 
accustomed fatality. There are two 
varieties as ordinarily met with: a 
simple and malignant form. The 
first symptoms are generally those 
of an ordinary cold : chilliness, flushes 
of heat, restlessness, pain in the bones 
discharge from the nostrils and sore 
throat. At this period the mucous 
or lining membrane of the throat as- 
sumes a peculiar livid or dark red 
color. Soon after a violent fever 
sets in ; the glands of the neck and 
throat become enlarged, and the pecu- 
liar diphtheritic deposite takes place, 
rapidly appearing upon the tonsils 
and throughout the fauces. This 
deposite is an exudation from the 
Diphtheria. 56 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
blood upon the dark red membrane. 
And this is one distinction between 
ordinary cankered sore throat and 
Diphtheria. Canker causes a depres* 
sion or excavation upon the surface, 
whereas in the latter there first ap- 
pear several minute grayish spots 
which rapidly run into each other, 
and are raised above the surface, 
so that they may be stripped off from 
it. Occasionally these spots remain 
separate ; and in this case it has been 
noticed that they dip deeper into 
the membrane, sometimes even per 
forating it like an ulcer; but this 
is rare. This deposite is derived 
from the blood, and shows the serious 
nature of the malady ; and also that it 
is not a local but constitutional dis- 
ease. 
In malignant cases the fever 
changes into, or assumes from the POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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beginning, a low typhoid character ; 
the deposite changes to a dark brown 
or blackish color, extending into the 
nasal passages, causing an exceeding- 
ly offensive dark colored watery or 
thick yellowish discharge ; at times 
extending down the windpipe, giving 
rise to symptoms precisely similar to 
membranous Croup. However much 
Diphtheria resembles Croup or malig 
nant Scarlet Fever, it is an entirely 
different disease from either, pre- 
senting well-defined marks of differ- 
ence. 
If the disease progresses, sloughing 
or mortification of the parts may en- 
sue, causing an awfully fetid odor, 
and proving speedily fatal. There 
is at all times, however, a peculiar 
fetid odor, characteristic of Diph- 
theria, by which it maybe recognized 
even before there is any appearance 58 
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of it in the throat, just as in Measles 
or Dysentery. 
The disease is more likely to as- 
sume a malignant character in feeble 
persons or those of scrofulous habit, 
but no more likely to attack those 
subject to ordinary inflamed throat 
or croup. 
Is diphtheria contagious ? Notin 
the same sense as small pox. There 
is no evidence that it can be con 
veyed by one person to another 
either by contact or the clothing. It 
may, however, be inoculated into the 
system as in small pox. The least 
particle of the diptheritic matter 
finding lodgment upon a free mucous 
surface like the mouth and throat 
where it will be absorbed, may re- 
produce the disease in its most ma- 
lignant form ; and a number of phy- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
59 
sicians have lost their lives in this 
way. 
Hence, the necessity for great care 
in this respect, as also in the use of 
spoons or anything pertaining to the 
patient. There is no doubt also that 
particles floating in the air in a badly 
ventilated room may communicate 
the disease to other children, and as 
in so many instances it spreads 
through entire families, the safest 
way in all cases is to remove every 
other child from the sick room, or 
better still, out of the house. Ex- 
perience shows that it is much less 
likely to affect adults than children. 
The conclusions arrived at by the 
most eminent authorities are, that the 
disease is due to the presence of an es- 
pecial virus which must first be in- 
troduced into the blood. That this 
may be accomplished by respiration 60 
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or inoculation; that it may spread 
by the thorough poisoning of the air 
which is breathed; but never by 
clothing; and that it requires in all 
cases a special fitness of the system 
or predisposition in order to its de- 
velopment. 
Treatment.-Two or three rem- 
dies have usually proved sufficient 
to control the simple or catarrhal 
form of the disease. 
Belladonna, for acute febrile symp- 
toms, red flushed face, throat red 
and painful in swallowing. Give 
every hour. Mercurius Iodide, as 
soon as the characteristic patches 
appear in the throat. A powder 
every two hours. Apply externally 
a wet compress wrung from a satu- 
rated solution of cold salt water, and 
covered with a dry flannel; remov- 
ing the compress as often as it be- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
61 
comes dry. Gargle the throat also 
with salt water when practicable. 
The malignant form of the disease 
requires the immediate care of a 
skillful physician. Until such can 
be obtained, the above treatment 
may be followed as directed. Other 
remedies successfully used by the 
Homoeopathic physician are Kali- 
bichromate, Lachesis, and especially 
Mercurius Cyanuret, which is as near 
a specific as any knoxVn medicine. 
Diet and Regimen. - This dis- 
ease being of a very debilitating na- 
ture, rapidly exhausting the powers 
of life, it is indispensable to keep up 
the strength by a sufficient supply 
of nourishing food. Milk may be 
taken freely ; or if the patient is very 
weak give raw eggs beaten up with a 
little milk. In some cases egg-nogg 
or wine whey are necessary. Beef 62 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
tea or a little oyster broth may be 
allowed, as also oranges, ice cream, 
or lemonade if desired. Black tea, 
toast bread, rice or farina as usual. 
Have every article used by the pa- 
tient, as knives, plates, spoons and 
napkins, carefully cleansed before be- 
ing again used. Keep the room well 
ventilated and at an even tempera- 
ture day and night. 
Hoarseness. 
Is generally caused by cold and 
accompanied by other symptoms, as 
cough and fever. When free from 
other symptoms give Causticum. If 
with hoarse cough, Hepar Sulphur. 
For the hoarse, croupy cough with- 
out fever, sometimes occurring in 
children disposed to croup, give He- 
par Sulphur or Phosporus. May be 
given every hour or two. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
63 
Remedies.-Aconite and Hepar 
Sulphur alternately at intervals vary- 
ing from fifteen minutes to one hour 
apart, according to the severity of 
the symptoms. If not soon relieved 
and respiration becomes difficult, 
with a dry, whistling sound, give 
Spongia. 
For Membranous croup, Kali bi- 
chrom. is one of the best remedies. 
Apply a wet compress to the 
throat, wrung from cold water and 
covered with a dry cloth, and renew 
as often as it becomes dry. If these 
means fail, send at once for a phy- 
sician. 
Croup. 
Influenza. 
Is a severe catarrh of the head, 
throat or lungs, due to atmospheric 
influences, and appearing as an epi- 
demic. 64 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
Remedies. - In the commence- 
ment, for the chilliness, fever and 
sore throat, give Aconite and Mecur- 
ius. If with severe headache, stop- 
page of the nose, dry, hard cough, 
and sense of tightness across the 
chest, Aconite and Nux Vomica. If 
with running of the eyes and nose, 
hot and scalding, frequent sneezing, 
dry cough, with oppression of the 
chest, Arsenicum will speedily relieve. 
Cough. 
Is generally the effect of a cold 
acting upon the respiratory organs. 
May be acute or chronic ; diy, or with 
expectoration. 
Remedies.-If the result of cold, 
dry, with tickling in the throat, and 
soreness in swallowing, Belladonna. 
If with much chilliness, painful 
stitches in the chest when coughing POCKET HOMfEOPATIITST. 
65 
or breathing, Bryonia. If with pain 
and irritation of the chest, worse in 
the open air and in damp weather, 
Rhus tox. When a violent racking 
cough, deep from the chest, with 
soreness, Mercurius. If with hoarse- 
ness, sensation of raw soreness, heat 
and fullness of the chest, Phosphorus. 
For a hoarse, croupy cough, Hepar 
Sulphur. For a dry, hard cough, 
with catarrh of the'head and con- 
striction of the chest, Nux Vomica. 
For dry, hoarse, barking cough, with 
oppressed breathing, with heat and 
fulless of the chest, Spongia. When 
moist, with expectoration of a thick 
yellow mucous, Dulcamara; or if 
loose and rattling when breathing 
and coughing, Tartar emet. Coughs 
chronic, with fever and vomiting 
when coughing, Drosera and Phos- 
phorus. 66 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
Cases of long standing, free expec- 
toration of badly-tasting mucous, in 
persons threatened with lung disease, 
Calc are a and Sulphur. 
Whooping Cough. 
Remedies.- For the early ca- 
tarrhal stage, violent cough with red 
flushing of the face, worse at night, 
or bleeding at the nose, Belladonna. 
If vomiting with the paroxysms 
and with loose rattling of mucous in 
bronchial tubes, Ipecac. 
When convulsive, spasmodic, the 
breathing suspended some time, Cu- 
prum met. 
If violent with hoarseness and 
vomiting of food, Drosera. 
The principal danger of whooping 
cough is from acute bronchitis or 
pneumonia, which might result from 
taking cold. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
67 
Pneumonia. Inflammation of the 
Lungs. 
Is a disease too grave to be 
intrusted to family treatment. Until 
a physician can be procured give 
Aconite once an hour for two succes- 
sive hours, and follow with Bryonia 
in a similar manner. Next to these 
in importance is Phosphorus. 
This disease also, when attended 
with fever and inflammatory symp- 
toms, requires a physician's care. 
The lighter forms of it may be re- 
lieved by Aconite or Bryonia. For the 
sharp stitching pains in the muscles 
of the chest, resembling pleurisy, 
worse on moving and taking a deep 
breath, common to rheumatic sub- 
jects, and occuring in damp weather, 
Rhus tox at intervals of two or three 
hours. 
Pleurisy. 68 
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Congestion of Lungs. 
Remedies.-For sense of weight, 
fullness and heat with palpitation of 
the heart, Aconite followed by Nux 
vom. 
If in females, caused by a suppres- 
sion of their monthly periods, Bella- 
donna and Pulsatilla. 
Haemorrhage of the Laings. 
Is generally a symptom of other 
disease requiring skillful attention. 
Remedies. - If attended with 
heat, sense of weight and fullness of 
the chest, Aconite ; a dose every 
twenty or thirty minutes. If pro- 
fuse, preceded by taste of blood in 
the mouth, accompanied with nausea 
and faintness, Ipecac. Fora mucous 
expectoration mixed with blood, 
Bryonia and Phosphorus. For imme- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
69 
diate effect, when the bleeding is 
profuse, give ten or fifteen drops of 
the Tincture of Hammamelis every 
fifteen or twenty minutes, till re- 
lieved. For weakness consequent 
upon loss of blood, give China. 
Asthma. 
Remedies.-Ipecac, when the at- 
tack comes on in the night with 
sense of constriction of the lungs, 
and rattling of mucous upon the 
chest. Arsenicum, if the former 
does not relieve, and there is great 
debility and exhaustion. Bryonia, 
for increased difficulty of breathing 
when speaking, or by every move- 
ment, with acute pains in the chest. 
Sulphur, in chronic cases, with pro- 
fuse expectoration, sense of fullness 
and burning in the chest. 70 
POCRET HOMGSOPATHIST. 
During the paroxysms the remedy 
selected may be given every half 
hour. In the interval once in three 
hours ; or in chronic cases a dose 
morning and evening. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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DISEASES OF STOMACH AND 
BOWELS. 
Derangement of Stomach. Indi- 
gestion. 
Remedies.-Ipecac, if with nausea 
and vomiting; from overloading the 
stomach; vomiting of mucous, and 
diarrhoea. Nux Vomica, where there 
is white or yellowish-coated tongue, 
bitter taste ; acidity, flatulence, sense 
of fullness and tenderness in the pit 
of the stomach; headache and con- 
stipation ; corresponds particularly to 
a bilious temperament. Pulsatilla, 
for nausea ; eructations tasting of the 
food; bitter taste; tongue furred 
with a sticky yellowish coat ; pain 
in the stomach ; bowels loose ; dizzi- 
ness worse when stooping. Is par- 
ticularly indicated for indigestion, 
caused by fat or greasy food, or in 72 
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females. Bryonia, for symptoms 
similar to Nux Vomica; for acidity 
water-brash, dry, brown coated 
tongue; burning in the stomach; 
chilliness and cold extremities; severe 
headache in the temples, worse when 
stooping ; and constipation. Cham- 
omilla, for derangement of the 
stomach, commonly known as bil- 
iousness; yellowish tint of the eye 
and skin; tongue yellow or brown, 
dry and cracked; loathing of food; 
oppressive pain in the pit of the 
stomach ; flatulence of stomach and 
bowels, and diarrhoea. 
Particular indications for special 
symptoms are as follows: Heart- 
burn, Nux vom. and Bryonia, or Sul- 
phuric Acid; acidity of the stomach, 
Nux Vom. Bryonia, Chamomilla, or 
Sulphuric Acid; flatulence, if at- 
tended with other symptoms of indi- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
73 
gestion, and constipation, Nux Vom. 
If high under the ribs producing 
colic, without the gas escaping, 
China. If of long standing and of 
frequent occurrence, Sulphur. 
Dyspepsia. 
When the preceding symptoms of 
derangement of the stomach become 
habitual, and of long standing, it is 
then generally termed dyspepsia. 
The remedies as above indicated are 
equally suitable here. In addition, 
Sulphur may be given for the same 
general symptoms as Nux vum. 
Nausea, pain and fullness of the 
stomach, belching of foul tasting 
wind, acidity and water brash. Cal- 
carea for similar symptoms after Sul- 
phur. Carbo veg. for sense of ful- 
ness and pressure after eating, nausea, 
water brash, bad breath, spasmodic 74 
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pain in the stomach. These reme- 
dies may be taken at intervals of 
from six to twelve hours. Many ob- 
stinate cases are relieved by Bismuth 
ist trit., taken immediately after 
each meal. 
Nausea and Vomiting. 
Is generally a symptom of de- 
ranged stomach, for which the reme- 
dies are specified above. If caused 
by overloading the stomach, pro- 
mote the vomiting by use of a little 
lukewarm water, and follow with 
Ipecac; or where greasy food has 
been taken, and the nausea is at- 
tended with dizziness, Pulsatilla. 
For nausea and dizziness when mov- 
ing the eyes or head, like sea sickness, 
or when caused by the motion of a 
swing or a carriage, Cocculus. For 
vomiting of bile, greenish looking POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
75 
and bitter, Ipecac, Chamomilla and 
Nux vomica are indicated. 
Vomiting of Blood. 
Re.medieS.-If caused by an acci- 
dent or mechanical injury, Arnica. 
If from disease of the stomach, with 
great prostration and nausea, Arseni- 
cum. In females with suppressed 
menses, Pulsatilla. If hcemmor- 
rhage is profuse, give Tincture Ham- 
mamelis, ten or fifteen drops, every 
half hour, till arrested. 
Remedies.-Is an affection of the 
brain and nervous system, rather 
than the stomach, though reflected 
upon it. There is no effectual rem- 
edy for it known. Cocculus, Ipecac, 
and Nux vom. have been recom- 
mended, and have doubtless been of 
service in some cases. 
Sea Sickness. 76 
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(Dr. Beard's prescription of Bro- 
mide of Sodium, has in many cases 
produced very favorable results.) 
Cramp of the Stomach. 
Remedies.-Nitric acid, an almost 
unfailing remedy, for intense cramp 
like spasmodic pain in the pit of the 
stomach; drawing through to the 
back ; worse in paroxysms every few 
minutes. Much tenderness on pres- 
sure and nausea. May be given every 
quarter to half an hour. If neces- 
sary follow with Nux Vomica for 
same symptoms; or Ignatia if caused 
by grief or mental emotions. 
inflammation of the Stomach. 
Is characterized by a constant, 
violent, burning pain in the stomach 
with heat, throbbing, tenderness on 
pressure, and vomiting. Is some- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
77 
times caused suddenly by cold drinks 
while the systom is over-heated. Is 
a very dangerous disease, requiring 
prompt medical aid. In the mean- 
time a few doses of Aconite may be 
given at intervals of twenty or thirty 
minutes; followed by Bryonia in the 
same way. 
Constipation. 
This affection when not symp- 
tomatic of other disease, will gener- 
ally yield to one of the following: 
Remedies. - Nux Vomica when 
there is ineffectual desire, conges- 
tion of the head and headache, gas- 
tric derangement, and especially in 
persons suffering with piles. Should 
be given one or two doses a day, in 
the afternoon or evening. Sulphur 
may be given for the same class of 
symptoms after it, or in connection 78 
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with it, in obstinate cases. Give a 
dose of Sulphur in the morning and 
Nux vom. at night. Opium when 
there is great torpidity of the 
bowels, without any desire for act- 
ion. Bryonia for persons of bilious 
habits, with disposition to headache, 
chilliness, and gastric derangement, 
or after bilious fevers. One or two 
doses a day will be sufficient. Avoid 
in all cases the use of purgative 
medicines. If it is desirable to pro- 
cure a speedy vacuation of the 
bowels, use an injection of tepid 
water with a little castile soap 
rubbed into a light suds. When the 
difficulty is habitual, solicit a move- 
ment regular at the same hour each 
day, and assist it by a careful knead- 
ing of the bowels. 
For diet, use coarse brown bread, 
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fresh fruits and vegetables. Dispense 
with coffee, drink freely of water ; 
avoid salted meats, cheese, and all 
highly seasoned food. Exercise free- 
ly in the open air. 
Diarrhoea. 
No disease yields more promptly 
than this to well selected Homoeop- 
athic remedies. Somewhat varied 
are the indications for their use. In 
many cases where diarrhoea is the 
result of overloading the stomach, 
or eating indigestible food, nature 
relieves itself by carrying off the of- 
fensive substance through the bowels 
or by vomiting. In such cases little 
else is required than rest. If the 
stomach remains irritable with nausea 
and vomiting, with watery, greenish 
or slimy evacuations, Ipecacuanha 
will relieve. Mercurius is suitable 80 
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for a bilious diarrhoea , dark green, 
yellowish, slimy or bloody stools, 
very bad smelling; sharp cutting 
pains in the bowls, with nausea and 
faintness at the time of movement ; 
urging and straining at stool: and 
worse in the after part of the day and 
night. Chamomilla when there is 
severe colic-like pain in the bowels, 
evacuations of a thick, greenish, 
chopped like appearance, yellowish, 
or slimy. Is especially useful in 
diarrhoea of children while teeth- 
ing. Dulcamara for symptoms simi- 
lar to Chamomilla, but always when 
the result of taking cold, with yellow- 
ish, watery, or slimy discharges. 
Sulphur for the ordinary bilious sum- 
mer diarrhoea, with griping pain 
in the bowels, as after the action of 
a cathartic; yellowish or slimy 
stools, with pressure upon the rec- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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turn ; food undigested ; worse in the 
morning. China where the diarrhoea 
comes on immediately after eating, 
and consists of undigested food, with 
much flatulence, and colic pain in 
the bowels, and sense of great weak- 
ness. Arsenicum for frequent watery 
or greenish discharges, with thirst, 
restlessness, rapid prostration of 
strength, sunken eyes, heat in the 
stomach and bowels; for painless, 
involuntary watery evacuations, with 
nausea and vomiting ; for diarrhoea 
of teething children, and cholera in- 
fantum. Veratrum for violent cases 
with coldness and rapid loss of 
strength ; and finally, Phosphoric 
acid for watery, light colored or in- 
voluntary evacuations, attended with 
loud rumbling of the bowels, is a 
never failing specific. These reme- 
dies should be given at intervals, 82 
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varying from one to three hours, ac- 
cording to the urgency of the symp- 
toms, gradually prolonging the in- 
terval as improvement takes place. 
Rest is essential to a speedy cure. 
Diet.-Avoid acids, meats and veg- 
etables. The food should be mainly 
farinaceous, toast bread, rice, farina, 
&c., with black tea. 
Dysentery 
Is not a diarrhoea or looseness 
of the bowels; on the contrary it is 
characterized by constipation, or a 
retention of the natural discharges. 
The evacuations are slimy or a 
bloody slime ; sometimes pure blood, 
and attended with fever, violent cut- 
ting pain, and tenesmus, or urging, 
straining at stool. These symptoms 
are caused by congestion and inflam- 
mation of the lining membrane of POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
83 
the bowels; and accompanied with 
almost entire inaction of the liver. 
As soon as the evacuations again 
become bilious, with abatement of 
the fever, the disease is subsiding. 
REMEDIES.-Mercurius is the great 
specific in this disease. Special indi- 
cations for its use are the mucous or 
bloody evacuations; nausea, urging 
and straining at stool, as if the bow- 
els would be forced out; worse at 
night. When attended with fever 
alternate with it Aconite; or if the 
colic pains are severe, and discharges 
mixed with greenish or bilious mat- 
ter, Colocynth. Nux vomica may be 
useful where the evacuations are 
small and frequent, with violent cut- 
ting pains in the bowels and exces- 
sive straining. 
Give Mercurius every second hour, 
and either of the above remedies 84 
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when required, once in the interval. 
When there is much discharge of 
blood, and severe pain, preventing 
rest, immediate relief may be ob- 
tained by using a starch injection 
with a teaspoonful of Tincture Ham- 
mamelis added. The whole injection 
should not contain more than a 
tablespoonful, in order that it may 
be retained. Repeat the injection if 
necessary once in six hours. The 
application to the bowels of a wet 
compress, wrung from cold water, 
and covered with a dry cloth, is also 
of great service, and may be repeated 
as often as it becomes dry. 
Diet -All animal food and veget- 
ables must be dispensed with, except 
the use of mutton broth when there 
is not much fever. Stimulants are 
hurtful. Farina, and milk, gruels of 
various kinds, and black tea, or wa- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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ter in small quantities may be allow- 
ed. Entire rest upon the back is 
essential. 
Cholera Morbus. 
Occurs mostly in summer, and 
generally comes on in the night, 
with vomiting, purging, and pain in 
the stomach and bowels. 
Remedies.-When the vomiting 
is prominent, commence with Ipecac, 
a dose every twenty or thirty min- 
utes, if necessary. If with thirst and 
restlessness, profuse watery evacua- 
tions, great prostration, give Arseni- 
cum in the same manner ; or if with 
severe cutting pain in the bowels, in- 
creased prostration, coldness of the 
extremities and cramps, Veratrum. 
If great exhaustion, general cold- 
ness, threatening collapse, Camphor 
tincture-one or two drops on a little 86 
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sugar every ten or fifteen minutes 
till reaction sets in. 
Asiatic Cholera. 
This epidemic and fatal disease 
requires the most prompt and skilful 
treatment. As, however, it is often 
impossible during such an epidemic 
to secure at once the services of a 
physician, life may often be saved by 
a knowledge of the proper course to 
be pursued. 
Treatment.-The disease is gen- 
erally preceded by a diarrhoea of a 
day or two standing, which, if neg- 
lected, will soon end in fully devel- 
oped cholera. This is commonly a 
light colored, watery, painless diarr- 
hoea, attended with rumbling of the 
bowels and requires the use of Phos- 
phoric acid, a dose every one or two 
hours, till checked. If a bilious di- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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arrhcea, with griping pain in the 
bowels, Sulphur is preferable. Abso- 
lute rest is also indispensable. Should 
the disease progress to an attack of 
cholera, with vomiting and rice wa- 
ter discharges, Camphor is the first 
remedy in all cases. Give the strong 
Camphor spirits (prepared one part 
camphor to six parts strong alcohol), 
in drop doses, on a little sugar, or in 
a spoonful of iced water, every five 
or ten minutes, gradually prolonging 
the interval as the symptoms improve. 
If free perspiration ensues, discon- 
tinue it. Should there be no im- 
provement within a couple of hours, 
then give Veratrum, a Hose every 
fifteen or twenty minutes; or if there 
is intense thirst, burning heat in the 
stomach, rapid prostration of 
strength, give Arsenicum; or if 
cramps are prominent symptoms, al- 88 
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ternate Cuprum and Veratrum. For 
the collapsed stage of cholera, Carbo 
veg. is the principal remedy, if the 
other remedies have proved unavail- 
ing. 
For the distress of the bowels, sen- 
sation of fullness, flatulence, and dis- 
position to diarrhoea, so prevalent 
during such an epidemic, Chamomilla, 
China and Sulphur are the best rem- 
edies. A broad band of flannel 
worn round the bowels is also useful. 
Cuprum and Veratrum have been 
generally recommended as prevent- 
ives, to be taken a single dose on al- 
ternate days. Also Sulphur. 
Diet.-For persons in health dur- 
ing the prevalence of cholera, change 
the ordinary diet as little as possible. 
Avoid all unripe fruit ; certain vege- 
tables, as cucumbers, squash, cab- 
bage, green beans and melons, and POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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in general everything which is found 
to disagree with the stomach at any 
time. Beef, mutton, good potatoes, 
ripe berries and peaches, constitute 
the best diet. 
During an attack, rice or toast 
water, farina gruels or beef tea may 
be allowed ; and for the extreme 
thirst, cold water in small quantities, 
or, if this induces vomiting, bits of 
ice. 
Colic. 
Remedies. - Colocynth for colic 
proceeding from flatulence which 
cannot be discharged, sharp, violent 
pains, either constant or returning at 
short intervals, bruised feeling of the 
bowels, and especially if in connec- 
tion with other bilious symptoms; 
give every fifteen or twenty minutes 
till relieved. Nux vomica for severe 90 
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pain in the lower portion of the 
bowels, sharp cutting pains, pressing 
in every direction, and relieved by 
sitting or lying down, soreness of the 
abdomen and constipation. Chamo- 
milla especially for children, and 
when attended with greenish or bil- 
ious diarrhoea. Injections of warm 
water, as hot as can be borne, will 
often give immediate relief. China 
for colic, with flatulence, worse at 
night. 
Inflammation of the Bowels. 
A characteristic of this disease is 
extreme tenderness upon pressure, 
so that even the weight of the bed- 
clothes cannot be borne, in conse- 
quence of which, the patient lies 
with knees drawn up to the body ; 
commences with chill, fever, and the 
usual signs of inflammation ; requires POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
91 
at once the care of a physician. In 
the meantime Aconite and Belladonna 
may be given alternately every hour. 
Piles. 
Presents itself in two forms-as 
blind or flowing piles, though there 
is no essential difference between 
them ; merely a difference of degree 
of congestion. The disease is almost 
always accompanied-with or aggra- 
vated by constipation. It is also 
produced by the use of alcoholic 
stimulants, excessive use of tea and 
coffee, the use of cathartics, particu- 
larly aloes, rhubarb and jalap; se- 
dentary habits, worms, or compres- 
sion of the waist by tight clothing. 
Remedies.-Nux vomica and Sul- 
phur are most frequently indicated. 
One dose of the latter in the morn- 
ing, and the Nux vomica at night ; 92 
may be given more frequently in 
acute attacks. Nux vomica whenever 
there is constipation, ineffectual de- 
sire for movement, colic pains, pres- 
sing pain in the back, and in persons 
of sedentary habit. Sulphur for 
itching and burning, and the tumors 
moist, with sensation of weight and 
fullness in the rectum. Arsenicum 
when there is extreme heat and 
burning in the tumors and lower 
part of the bowels; for either blind 
or flowing piles. Belladonna for 
bleeding piles, with severe pain in 
loins. If the bleeding is considerable, 
Tincture Hammamelis will arrest it. 
Inject a teaspoonful with a little 
starch paste, so that the whole does 
not exceed a tablespoonful, and take 
three or four drops in a little water 
every twenty minutes. Applications, 
also, of Tincture Hammamelis, by 
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means of a soft cloth, will relieve the 
pain and soreness. Oil of Arnica is 
also excellent for this purpose, and 
also the warm Sitz bath. 
Diet.-The diet should always be 
such as to favor free and easy evac- 
uation of the bowels ; hence mainly 
fruit and vegetables, avoiding stimu- 
lants and spices of every description. 
Worms. 
Remedies.-If accompanied with 
fever, Aconite. For pin worms, Mer- 
curius and Sulphtir; and inject a lit- 
tle pure sweet oil into the rectum, 
where they are usually lodged. For 
the long, round worm when seen, or 
where there is picking of the nose, 
irregular appetite, fetid breath, grind- 
ing of the teeth, colic pains and rest- 
less peevishness, China and Mercur- 
ius. -For the tape worm (white, flat 94 
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and jointed), or in all obstinate cases, 
give perseveringly Calcarea and Sul- 
phur. 
For Diet.-Milk, meat broths and 
meat where there is not much fever, 
is better than vegetable food. Milk 
particularly is regarded beneficial 
during attacks of worm colic. 
Is in most cases a severe disease, 
requiring the attendance of a phy- 
sician. 
Remedies.-If fever, dry hot skin, 
thirst and chilliness, Aconite. If ten- 
derness upon pressure, pain in the 
right side, worse on moving or even 
breathing, yellowish or brown coat- 
ing of tongue, Bryonia. If the pain 
is dull, not aggravated by pressure 
or motion, yellowish skin, bitter 
taste, and yellow coated tongue, 
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Chamomilla. Where the patient is 
jaundiced, with yellowness of the 
skin and eyes, bitter taste in the 
mouth, chilliness, aching pain, with 
inability to lie on the right side, and 
a clammy perspiration, Mercurius. 
When there is sharp pain in the liver, 
swelling of the right side, diarrhoea, 
with redness of the face, China. 
And finally, for shooting pains and 
great tenderness of the right side, 
especially if accompanied with gas- 
tric symptoms, as nausea and vomit- 
ing, or sour and bitter taste, head- 
ache, high colored, scanty urine and 
constipation, Nux vomica. 
Pocket homceopathist. 
Liver Complaint. 
As generally understood, denotes 
a chronic inflammation of the liver. 
Remedies.-In addition to those 
named for acute inflammation, Sul- 96 
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phur will be useful where Mercury in 
any form has been taken in excess. 
Lycopodium where the bowels are 
habitually constipated ; and China 
when the bowels are loose, or where 
the symptoms are more prominent 
every other day. 
Jaundice. 
Is caused by torpidity of the liver, 
and consequent deposition of the 
bilious coloring matter in the skin 
and other organs. 
Remedies.-Chamomilla and Mer- 
curitis will generally suffice in mild 
cases. Bryonia if attended with chil- 
liness. Nux vomica if with gastric 
derangement and constipation. China 
in obstinate cases. 
Biliousness. 
REMEDIES. - Bryonia and Nux POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
97 
vomica for chilliness, headache, weari- 
ness, bitter taste and constipation.' 
Chamomilla and Pulsatilla for dizzi- 
ness, jaundiced appearance of the 
skin; tongue coated brown or yel- 
lowish, oppressive fullness of the 
stomach and bowels, and diarrhoea. 
Use also sponge baths of alcohol 
and water. 
Inflammation of the Kidneys. 
Is attended with a dull distressing 
pain in the region of the kidneys; 
that is, on either side of the spine 
between the hip and the short ribs. 
The pain is aggravated by stooping, 
coughing, or by motion, and by lying 
on the affected side. It is attended 
with chill and fever, and in most 
cases with numbness of the thigh on 
the affected side; generally the se- 
cretion of urine is much diminished, 98 
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and passed with much pain and 
burning; sometimes mixed with 
blood or matter. Is most liable to 
affect adults; and may be the result 
of sudden cold, of gravel, violent 
lifting, suppressed haemmorrhages, or 
excessive use of stimulants. 
Remedies.-Aconite for the fever, 
in repeated doses, every hour; or 
Belladonna if the pain recurs period- 
ically ; pain, stinging burning, ex- 
tending to the bladder; urine scanty 
and very high colored, and with colic 
pains in the bowels. Nux vomica for 
dull, heavy pain, mostly in back ; and 
when the result of a cessation of the 
accustomed bleeding of the piles, or 
from excessive use of liquor. Can- 
tharis for sharp cutting pains, but 
particularly when the emission of 
urine is intolerably painful, a few 
drops at a time, with burning, sting- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
99 
ing pain, and urine sometimes mixed 
with blood. 
The remedies may be taken every 
hour, prolonging the interval as im- 
provement follows. 
Diet.-Should be light and un- 
stimulating, mainly of gruels; and 
for drinks, cold water, crust coffee or 
solutions of mucilaginous substances, 
as gum arabic, slippery elm or flax 
seed. 
Inflammation of the Bladder. 
Is recognized by pain, heat and 
tenderness over the bladder; urina- 
tion difficult, painful, and urine high 
colored or bloody. 
Remedies.-Similar to " Inflam- 
mation of Kidneys." Aconite or 
Belladonna for the fever. Cantharis 
for the pain in urinating. Nux vom- 
ica and Pulsatilla in mild cases, or 100 
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for frequent recurrence on taking 
cold. 
Painful Urination. 
Is generally accompanied with 
heat, frequent and urgent desire, 
with inability to pass but a few drops 
at a time. Such symptoms require 
Cantharis. If the result of a sudden 
cold, or the urine is bloody, Aconite; 
or if from suppressed piles, or exces- 
sive use of stimulants, Nux Vomica. 
If the pain is in the extremity of the 
passage, accompanied by a mucous 
discharge, Mercurius or Pulsatilla. 
Rheumatism. 
A disease best appreciated when 
experienced, obtruding its unwel- 
come visage in every hole and corner 
of the human dwelling; searching 
diligently for, and remorselessly 
seizing upon every weak and un- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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guarded point of human frailty. 
Consults no one's convenience, 
spares neither old nor young, and 
has no manner of respect for even 
the medical profession. For practi- 
cal purposes the disease may be 
divided into two forms, acute and 
chronic. The acute form is generally 
developed after a sudden cold or 
check of perspiration with chill and 
fever. 
Remedies. - Aconite where the 
fever is high, of an inflammatory 
character ; dry, hot skin, thirst and 
redness of the face, with sharp shoot- 
ing pains. If the affected parts are 
red and shining, with swelling, Bella- 
donna. Mercurius when there is pro- 
fuse perspiration which affords no 
relief; pains worse at night, and 
when warmly covered. Pulsatilla if 
the pains suddenly change their lo- 102 
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cation, wandering from one part to 
another, causing swelling and redness, 
worse at evening, and particularly 
when located in the foot and lower 
extremities. Bryonia particularly 
when located in the joints, sharp 
darting pain on the least motion or 
pressure, attended with stiffness and 
swelling, headache, thirst, and sour 
sweats. Rhus tox where the pains 
are worse during rest, relieved tem- 
porarily by motion; brought on by 
cold, and worse in damp, wet weather. 
Alcoholic vapor baths will afford 
relief for the acute pain, as will also 
the application of hot alcohol, and 
friction with flannel. Wet compres- 
ses from cold water will often allay 
the pain and reduce inflammation, as 
also other forms of bath, which 
should only be used by advice of a 
physician. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
103 
Any of the above remedies may 
be equally useful in the chronic form 
of the disease. In addition, Sulphur 
may be used in most chronic cases, 
where there is recurrence on every 
trifling exposure, when the pains be- 
come seated, affecting the joints and 
the limbs, relieved by external 
warmth, and aggravated by cold, es- 
pecially if attended with gastric dis- 
turbance, loss of appetite, acidity, 
&c. Many obstinate cases have been 
permanently benefited by a per- 
severing use of sulphur-water or va- 
por baths. Nux vomica when the 
pains are principally in the back, 
with stiffness and inability to move, 
with headache and costive habit. 
Rheumatic subjects ought always, 
summer as well as winter, to wear 
flannel next the person; to guard 
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the feet well from dampness, and 
carefully avoid the sudden checking 
of perspiration. 
Is of a rheumatic nature, located in 
the muscles of the back and loins; 
comes on suddenly; sometimes with 
fever. 
Remedies.-Very similar to acute 
rheumatism; Bryonia, very painful on 
motion; Rhus tox, if painful while 
at rest, and especially if from expos- 
ure to damp, wet weather; Nux Vom. 
sore, lame feeling of the back, 
aggravated by constipation. Sulphur 
in the interval, when of frequent 
occurrence. If caused by overstrain- 
ing the muscles, use Arnica inter- 
nally and apply Arnica Oil or Tinc- 
ture. In severe cases use hot fer- 
mentations. 
Lumbago. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
105 
Sciatica. 
Is characterized by a violent rheu- 
matic pain, commencing in the region 
of the hip, and following the course 
of the sciatic nerve to the knee or 
foot; a neuralgic rheumatism ; a 
very painful and .obstinate disease, 
requiring skillful attention. Arseni- 
cum and Nux Vomica are important 
remedies; or Chamomilla, when at- 
tended with great nervous restless- 
ness. If with numbness and ting- 
ling of the parts, and during damp, 
wet weather, Rhus tox. 
Burns and Scalds. 
Probably the best application for 
burns, no matter how extensive or 
severe, is the bicarbonate of soda- 
common baking soda. It can be 
applied dry, or by making a strong 
solution in water-an ounce to a 106 
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pint. This will speedily relieve the 
pain and remove the inflammation. 
Another excellent application is 
sweet oil or vaseline, applied on raw 
cotton; or if the hand or arm, im- 
merse it at once in milk, continuing 
it until the pain wholly ceases, and 
then bind on cotton batting. It is 
important to keep it from the air. 
Light cases of burns where the skin 
is not broken, may be treated with 
Arnica Tincture. Should it be 
attended with fever give Aconite or 
Belladonna. 
Wounds and Bruises. 
For bruises the best application is 
Arnica Tincture. Tor exits Calendula 
Tine. Where there is reason to 
apprehend discoloration, black and 
blue appearance, do not apply cold 
water. This congeals the blood and POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
107 
produces it more certainly. Use 
warm water, by which the blood is 
rendered more fluid, and circulating 
more freely through the small ves- 
sels, discoloration is avoided. In 
wounds accompanied with bleeding, 
notice whether the blood is dark, 
issuing in a continuous stream ; or if 
bright red, and ejected by regular 
pulsations. In the former case it is 
from a vein, and requires nothing 
but pressure to stop it. Bind tightly 
over the wound a small compress of 
muslin, folded several thicknesses. 
If the blood issues in pulsations, it is 
arterial, and dangerous if not soon 
stopped. In such case, tie tightly 
with a cord, or pocket handkerchief 
between the wound and the heart, 
wherever that may be, until a physi- 
cian can be procured to arrest it per- 
manently. 108 
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Immerse the part at once in hot 
water, until the pain is relieved. 
Continue, if necessary, with hot fer- 
mentations. For the resulting sore- 
ness and stiffness, rub in thoroughly 
Arnica oil. If the tendons prin- 
cipally are strained, give Rhus tox, 
three or four times a day. 
Sprains and Strains. 
Stings of Insects. 
For bee or wasp stings, Quinby, 
the celebrated apiarist, recommends 
the common garden onion, applied 
where the sting entered. Cut the 
fresh onion, and apply it to the spot, 
changing it every ten or fifteen min- 
utes, till the pain and swelling disap- 
pear. Spirits of Ammonia, the com- 
mon Hartshorn, is another excellent 
application for the sting of any in- 
sect, also the bi-carbonate of soda. POCKET H0MCE0PATHI9T. 
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For the poison of serpents, brandy 
or whiskey, taken to the extent of 
intoxication, is said to be the most 
reliable means of cure. 
Poisons. 
In all cases of poisoning, as soon 
as possible thereafter, empty the 
stomach by an emetic. This may 
readily be done by a tablespoonful 
of common mustard in half a tumbler 
of warm water. To neutralize pois- 
ons if known to be arsenic, corrosive 
sublimate or sugar of lead, use freely 
the whites of eggs. 
If the poison is unknown, procure 
of any druggist the following pre- 
scription, which will neutralize most 
mineral poisons. Take calcined 
magnesia, pulverized charcoal, and 
sesquioxide of iron ; mix in equal 
parts, dissolve in water and take 110 
freely. In the meantime use whites 
of eggs. Strong, black coffee will 
neutralize the bad effects of opium, 
nux vomica and stramonium. For 
poisoning by acids, give a strong 
solution of common white soap, dis- 
solved in warm water. 
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DISEASES OF FEMALES. 
It is estimated that scarce one fe- 
male in ten, between the ages of fif- 
teen and forty, are entirely free from 
some form of uterine disorder. 
One fruitful source, often urged 
but not always understood, is faulty 
dressing. Females are apt to sup- 
pose that if they do not take cold, or 
experience any immediate evil effects 
from imperfectly protecting the neck, 
shoulders, arms and feet, or from 
suddenly changing from the warmest 
woolen clothing of the day to even- 
ing dresses of the lightest fabric, 
that the practice is not injurious: 
yet here is laid the foundation of 
diseases that afterward render life 
burdensome. 
The blood is conveyed from the 
heart by deep seated arteries to sup- 112 
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ply all the inner organs of the body; 
a large proportion of it is returned 
to the heart by numerous veins im- 
mediately under the skin. If then, 
the surface of the body be exposed 
to the cold air, or the extremities 
not sufficiently protected, the blood 
is driven from the surface, producing 
congestion of the inner organs; from 
whence arise not alone the throat 
and lung diseases, so prevalent, but 
the whole class of female complaints, 
equally troublesome, if not so fatal. 
It is evident also that tight lacing, 
or wearing the clothing tightly 
fastened around the body, acts in the 
same injurious manner; and all the 
more in proportion as a lady is well 
formed, the Venus de Medici being 
the standard. 
Females therefore suffering from 
these diseases, should be very care- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
113 
ful to wear their clothing loosely 
about them, and if necessary, their 
skirts attached to waists made for 
the purpose, rather than tightly tied 
around them. 
Delay of the First Menses. 
Is frequently attended with bleed- 
ing of the nose ; flushed face ; dizzi- 
ness and palpitation of the heart. 
Remedies.-Belladonna and Pul 
satilla are very effectual. May be 
given two or three times a day on 
alternate days. In persons of deli- 
cate health, with general debility, 
and loss of appetite, every thing 
that tends to promote the general 
health and strength will be of ser- 
vice ; as daily baths of alcohol and 
water; horseback riding, and free ex- 
ercise in the open air. 114 
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Suppression of Menses. 
Remedies.-If occasioned by wet 
feet or taking cold, Pulsatilla. If 
attended with fever, headache, pain 
in the back and limbs, add Aconite, 
and alternate every hour. If the 
face is red and flushed, and throb- 
bing of the temples not relieved by 
Aconite, substitute Belladonna. If 
the congestion is principally in the 
chest, Bryonia. If the suppression 
is long continued, accompanied with 
slight fever, pains in the hips and 
limbs, and especially if with bloating 
of the bowels or limbs, give Apis 
Mell. Sepia is also beneficial in 
cases of long standing. The action 
of the medicines may be assisted by 
hot foot baths, or better hot sitz 
baths, as hot as can be borne for ten 
or fifteen minutes, preferably at bed 
time. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
115 
More likely to occur from debility 
than full habit. Attention to the 
general health is all important. 
Remedies.-Calcarea and China 
are leading remedies. May be given 
two or three times a day during the 
interval of the period. 
Menses too Frequent. 
Menses too Profuse. 
REMEDIES.-If very profuse and 
exhausting, with nausea; blood 
bright, Ipecac. If there is great 
weakness, faintness and ringing in 
the ears, China; or if with cold ex- 
tremities Secale. Should these fail, 
or if it amounts to real flooding, give 
Tincture Hammamelis three or four 
drops every fifteen or twenty min- 
utes; and inject the same by means 
of the female syringe ; using a tea- 
spoonful to a sufficient quantity of 
hot water. 116 
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Remedies.-Ptilsatilla when scan- 
ty or delayed ; sharp pains in region 
of the womb, back and loins, chang- 
ing from one place to another. Coc- 
culus for severe menstrual colic ; 
spasmodic, coming on worse at in- 
tervals ; all through the abdomen. 
Chamomilla for severe labor-like pain 
dark, clotted blood, rendering one 
very nervous and irritable. Bella- 
donna for persons of full habit; 
flushed face, with heavy, bearing 
down, throbbing pains. 
If the difficulty is habitual, occur- 
ring at every monthly period, it can 
only be cured by appropriate treat- 
ment during the interval, for which 
a physician should be consulted. 
Painful Menstruation. 
Critical Period. Change of Life. 
For the congestion to the head, POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
117 
flushed face, giddiness, headache and 
general debility common at this per- 
iod, Belladonna and Pulsatilla are 
very efficient remedies. 
For the sudden flushings, breaking 
out into perspiration, Arsenicum or 
Lachesis. 
Leucorrhoea. Whites. 
Remedies.-Calcarea C. for white, 
milky discharge, in weakly persons 
in whom the monthly period comes 
on too early and too frequently ; also 
for young children. 
Pulsatilla, especially for young 
people ; a thick white or yellowish 
mucous, apt to be irritating. 
S pia, for yellow or greenish dis- 
charge, worse just before the month- 
ly period, with costiveness. 
Kreosote, if very offensive and long- 
continued. 118 
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DISEASES OF PREGNANCY. 
Tabacum will sometimes relieve 
the most obstinate cases. If bilious 
symptoms predominate, the matter 
vomited bitter and green, with coat- 
ed tongue, Ipecac or Nux vom. If 
with great prostration, Arsenicum. 
If the nausea is principally in the 
morning, a cup of hot water as hot 
as possible should be taken before 
attempting to get up. 
Nausea and Vomiting. 
Remedies. - Bryonia for acid 
burning in the pit of the throat. If 
with sensation of a heavy load on 
the stomach and constipation, Nux 
vomica. If after partaking of any 
greasy food, Pulsatilla. 
Heartburn. Acidity. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
119 
For inability to sleep at this period 
use successively Coffea, Belladonna 
or Hyoscyamus. 
Sleeplessness. 
Spots on the Face. 
For the brown and yellowish spots 
sometimes appearing on the face 
during pregnancy, Sepia may be ad- 
minstered, following it if necessary, 
by Sulphur. 
Constipation. 
For this difficulty take Sulphur, a 
dose in the morning, and Nux vomica 
at night, and favor by a fruit and 
vegetable diet. If with piles, Col- 
linsonia. 
Varicose Veins. 
REMEDIES. -Pulsatilla or Lycopo- 
dium, and bathe the swollen veins 120 
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with Tincture Hammamclis.* If the 
veins become much enlarged, it is 
necessary to bandage the limb 
tightly. 
Painful Urination. 
Remedies. - Cantharis, if with 
painful burning and scalding; scanty 
and frequent. Follow, if necessary, 
with Apis or Nux vomica. 
Incontinence of Urine. 
Frequently a mechanical difficulty 
caused by presence of the enlarged 
uterus upon the bladder; Belladonna 
or Nux vomica may prove beneficial. 
Can anything be given to shorten 
the period and alleviate the suffer- 
ings of childbirth? Dr. Hill, Prof, 
of Surgery at Cleveland, says in ref- 
erence to this subject, " whatever 
Preparation for Labor. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
121 
others may think or say in relation 
to any preparatory treatment for la- 
bor, I have reason to know as well as 
anything in medicine can be known, 
that patients thus treated, pass 
through labor much quicker, fre- 
quently in one-fourth the usual time. 
Their sufferings are much less, and 
the length of time for recovery to 
ordinary health after labor, is greatly 
abridged." 
The treatment to which he refers 
is the use of two remedies, Canlo- 
phyllin and Macrotin, prepared from 
roots, and perfectly harmless in all 
cases; to be taken for two or three 
weeks previous to labor. Sitz baths 
during the latter portion of the term 
at a temperature of about 90 ° will 
also prove beneficial. May be taken 
at bed time, and continued for about 
ten minutes at a time. 122 
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Where a tendency to this difficulty 
is known to exist, wash the nipples 
for a few weeks before confinement 
with spirits of wine or brandy. If, 
notwithstanding, they become sore, 
apply a mixture of glycerine and 
tannin, and take Calcarea or Sulphur. 
Sore Nipples. 
Gathered Breasts. 
When the breasts first become 
hard and swollen and the secretion 
of milk decreasing, give Bryonia. If 
there is much inflammation, fever and 
redness radiating from the center, 
Belladonna. If suppuration threatens 
simmer together three or four ounces 
of castor oil and a handful of bruised 
raisins; strain and apply on a piece 
of flannel. If suppuration cannot be 
avoided, give Hepar Sulphur or Phos- 
phorus, and apply poultices of slip- 
pery elm or ground flax seed. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
123 
Remedies. - Mercurius in most 
cases. If necessary follow with Sul- 
phuric Acid, a dose of either every 
two or three hours. Apply borax in 
water or glycerine. 
Nursing Sore Mouth. 124 
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DISEASES PECULIAR TO 
CHILDREN. 
Soreness of Skin. See " Chafing." 
Jaundice. 
Soon after birth, children some- 
times exhibit a jaundiced appearance. 
It generally passes off in a few days 
without treatment. Should anything 
be required, a few doses of Chamo- 
milla or Nux vomica will remove the 
difficulty ; if obstinate, China. 
Will be removed by a dose of Nux 
vomica at evening, followed by 
Chamomilla or Dulcamara, if there 
should be discharge from the nos- 
trils with it. 
Snuffles. 
If the limbs are drawn up to the 
body, with flatulence of the bowels, 
Colic. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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or greenish, slimy stools, colic is the 
occasion, give Chamomilla. If the 
bowels are distended without evacu- 
ation, give Colocynth. Should there 
be indications of earache, raising the 
hand to the head, or redness of the 
ear, give Aconite or Pulsatilla. If 
starting suddenly from sleep, Bella- 
donna. 
Sleeplessness. 
Often caused by irregularities of 
diet and mental excitement of the 
mother. If not caused by coffee 
taken by the mother, give Coffea. 
If the child is restless and feverish, 
starting suddenly from sleep, Bella- 
donna. If with fever and dry heat, 
Aconite. 
Inflammation of Eyelids. 
Sometimes occurring soon after 126 
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birth, requires Pulsatilla. If any- 
thing further, Calcarea or Sulphur. 
Vomiting' of Milk. 
If persistent, will arise from over- 
feeding, giving too much at a time, 
or from indigestion. 
Remedies.-If sour and curdled, 
Pulsatilla. If with much pain, 
Chamomilla; or with constipation, 
Nux vom. 
The question of infant feeding is 
of the greatest importance. When a 
child is brought up upon the bottle, 
it cannnot always be known what 
will best agree with it. Usually 
good cow's milk, more or less diluted, 
and sweetened slightly with sugar of 
milk, is the best substitute for the 
mother's milk. If the bowels are 
very loose and movements undigest- 
ed, condensed milk is preferable. In POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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many cases goat's milk has been 
successfully used. 
If nothing seems to agree, then 
prepare the food as follows-some- 
what troublesome but very effectual: 
To one pint of milk, add ten grains 
pepsine; beat in thoroughly; cover 
and set on a warm stove, undisturbed, 
until curded-perhaps thirty minutes. 
When solid, beat up with a spoon ; 
strain, and add half as much water 
as there is whey ; sweeten slightly. 
If well borne, add a teaspoonful of 
cream. If it can be procured, a piece 
of rennet an inch square will do as 
well, perhaps better than the pepsine, 
which is not always reliable. The 
rennet can be washed and used re- 
peatedly. 
Sore Mouth. Thrush. 
Remedies.-Mercurius, followed 128 
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by Sulphur if necessary, and wash 
the mouth with a solution of borax, 
or a little borax and honey. 
Cholera Infantum. 
Remedies.-If vomiting is a prom- 
inent symptom, Ipecac. If with 
great thirst, vomiting immediately 
after drinking, accompanied with 
profuse watery diarrhoea, Arsenicum; 
or if with sunken eyes, cold extremi 
ties, Veratrum. 
This disease frequently runs a very 
rapid course, and unless speedily 
checked, a physician should be ob- 
tained without delay. 
For the ordinary forms of diarrhoea 
or constipation, see these diseases, 
elsewhere. 
Difficult Dentition. 
Remedies.-When teeth come POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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very slowly, are attended with wast- 
ing of the flesh and loss of appetite, 
Calcarea and Belladonna. For the 
diarrhoea, Chamomilla, Ipecac or Ar- 
senicum are most frequently indi- 
cated. See " Diarrhoea." If the 
bowels are constipated, Nux Vomica, 
Bryonia or Opium. For the fever, 
restlessness and heat of head some- 
times accompanying teething, Acon- 
ite and Belladonna; or if very wake- 
ful and restless at night, Coffea. 
Remedies. - Give Belladonna 
every ten or fifteen minutes, five or 
six globules at a time laid upon the 
tongue, even though the child can- 
not swallow. Chamomilla with a 
teething child, subject to colic. Cina, 
where it is known to be caused by 
worms. 
Convulsions. 130 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
Immerse to the chest in a warm 
bath, keep the head cool, and if con- 
sciousness does not soon return, 
secure a free action of the bowels by 
injections of warm water with a little 
castile soap added. As the disease 
may arise from a variety of causes, 
as the irritation of teething, worms, 
brain disease, suppression of erupt- 
ions, or diseases of the stomach and 
bowels, the care of a physician is in- 
dispensable to prevent the recurrence 
of the difficulty. 
Water on the Brain. 
The approaches of this disease are 
so insidious, that parents frequently 
do not recognize the danger, until 
too late to be remedied. Among 
the earlier symptoms are unusual 
peevishness, disposition to remain 
in a horizontal position ; rolling of POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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the head from side to side, or boring 
in the pillow, with the head thrown 
back; hot head with cold extreme- 
ties ; sleeping with the eyes half 
open. Later, when nausea and vom- 
iting set in, with bloodshot eyes or 
squinting, a rapid pulse, and a pecu- 
liar moaning cry, the disease is un- 
mistakable. It is always a very dan- 
gerous and fatal disease, requiring 
prompt attention, and should never 
be left to family treatment. Bella- 
donna, Bryonia, Apis Mell, and Helle- 
bore are among the most reliable 
homoeopathic remedies. 132 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
DIETETIC PREPARATIONS. 
To assist invalids in a choice of 
proper nourishment, we add a list of 
various articles, with the best method 
of preparation. Simply remarking, 
that not all herein enumerated are 
proper for every form of disease; 
but as provision is made for every 
condition, from the most serious 
sickness through convalesence, as well 
as for the dyspeptic otherwise in 
usual health, selection should be 
made by advice of the attending 
physician. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
133 
LIQUID ALIMENTS. 
Of all others, Milk is the most de- 
sirable and important, Contrary to 
the old conceived opinion that milk 
was unsuitable in fevers, it is now 
known to be the safest and most de- 
sirable of any food. Much more 
nutritious than beef tea, and can be 
taken a little at a time, when all 
other food is repulsive. In rare 
cases where it does not seem to 
agree, a little lime water added to it 
will render it quite digestable. 
There are few if any diseases where 
it is not admissible, unless it is 
known to disagree in health. 
Farina Gruel. 
Mix a table-spoonful of farina in a 
little water ; pour gradually on the 
mixture a pint of boiling water, stir- 134 
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ring thoroughly, and boil for about 
ten minutes. 
Sometimes called water gruel. Sift 
the meal, and add three tablespoons- 
ful to a quart of water; wash once 
or twice, changing the water as the 
meal settles ; then boil for twenty 
minutes, stirring it constantly ; strain 
and sweeten ; or a little salt may be 
added. 
Indian-Meal Gruel. 
Oatmeal Gruel. 
Mix well two tablespoonsful of 
oat-meal with six of cold water in a 
basin ; add this gradually to a quart 
of boiling water, constantly stirring 
it until sufficiently boiled, which will 
be in about ten minutes, Strain it 
and add a little salt. It may be 
pleasantly flavored by previously POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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boiling a handful of raisins in the 
water to which the meal is added. 
Macerate a tablespoonful of sago 
in a pint of water, letting it stand in 
a warm place by the stove for an 
hour or two ; then boil for fifteen 
minutes, constantly stirring it while 
boiling; may be sweetened or fla- 
vored with a little lemon. Sago is 
very nutritious and easy of digestion, 
and is well adapted to febrile and in- 
flammatory complaints. 
Sago Gruel. 
Sago Milk. 
Is prepared by soaking a table- 
spoonful of sago in a pint of cold 
water for an hour ; pour off the wa- 
ter and add a pint and a half of milk; 
boil slowly until the sago is well in- 
corporated with the milk. May be 136 
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sweetened, or where a stimulus is 
desired, a spoonful of white wine 
added. 
Tapioca Gruel and Tapioca Milk. 
Are made in the same way as sago 
gruel and sago milk, only tapioca be- 
ing more soluble than sago, requires 
but half the time for its maceration 
and boiling. 
Arrow Root Gruel. 
Mix two tablespoonsful of arrow 
root with water to a smooth paste. 
Gradually stir it into a pint of boiling 
water and let it cook till quite clear; 
sweeten with loaf sugar. Milk may 
be used when preferable instead of 
water, especially for children. 
Cracker Panada. 
Pour a pint of hot water upon 
three or four crackers in a bowl; POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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cover with a plate to confine the 
steam. After standing till sufficient- 
ly cool, sweeten with white sugar, 
and flavor with a few raisins. The 
raisins are not to be eaten. 
Bread Panada. 
Place some very thin slices of stale 
bread, without the crust, in a sauce- 
pan, and add rather more water than 
will cover them. Boil until the 
bread becomes pulpy, then strain off 
the superfluous water, and beat up 
the bread until it becomes of the 
consistence of gruel ; and sweeten to 
the taste. 
Crust Coffee. 
Take a slice of bread a day old 
and toast without burning. Then 
put it in the oven and slowly roast it 
for an hour. Pulverize it and pour 
upon it a pint of hot water; then 138 
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add a little milk and sugar. Is an 
excellent substitute for coffee. 
Barley Water. 
Take two and a half tablespoons- 
ful of pearl barley; wash it carefully 
with water, then add half a pint of 
water and boil for a few minutes. 
Throw away this water, and add 
four pints of boiling water; boil 
down to one-half and strain ; sweeten 
and flavor with lemon, or where 
the bowels are sluggish, two or three 
figs may be sliced and boiled with 
the barley. This preparation is nu- 
tritious and very digestible, and 
forms an excellent beverage in dis- 
diseases of the bowels or urinary 
organs. 
Take of rice, half a teacupful ; 
wash it well ; add two quarts of wa- 
Kice Water. POCKET HOMtEOPATHIST. 
139 
ter, and let it boil for an hour and a 
half. Pour off the water and sweeten, 
or add a little salt. 
Strong Beef Tea. 
Take half a pound of lean, juicy 
beef; cut it in small pieces ; put it 
in a bottle : add a pint of water, and 
cork the bottle loosely, set this in a 
kettle of cool water, and let it boil 
thoroughly until the meat is white 
and tasteless. Season with salt only, 
and add toast bread. If too strong, 
add more hot water. 
Cut a pound of lean beef in small 
pieces, and add about half a pint of 
cold water. Let it stand half an 
hour, then set it over a slow fire and 
simmer for an hour or two. Strain 
it and add a little salt. If too rich in 
any case, it may be diluted with more 
water. 
Beef Tea, No. 2. 140 
POCKET HOMCEOPATHlST. 
Wash half the breast and one wing 
of a tender chicken, put it in a sauce- 
pan with a pint and a half of water, 
a little salt, and a tablespoonful of 
rice or pearl barley ; let it simmer 
slowly, and skim it. When the 
chicken is thoroughly done, remove 
it from the broth. Chicken broth is 
of all others, least disposed to disturb 
an irritable stomach, and is therefore 
to be recommended in diseases of 
the stomach and bowels. 
Chicken Broth. 
Mutton Broth. 
Take the thick end of a loin of mut- 
ton ; add a quart of cold water to a 
pound of meat; add, also, a little 
rice or barley; let it boil slowly for 
three hours, carefully skimming off 
all the fat; season with salt only. 
If required in haste, take a piece of POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
141 
the neck or loin of mutton ; cut it in 
pieces and add a sufficient quantity 
of water; boil it quickly for an hour; 
skim it and season with salt as be- 
fore, adding a little sago, rice or bar- 
ley. 
Oyster Broth. 
Open a half dozen large fresh 
oysters; put them with the liquor in 
a stew-pan ; place them over a mod- 
erate fire, and let them simmer slow- 
ly until they swell ; remove them 
and strain off the liquor. If too fresh 
add salt as required. 
Take one potato, one turnip, one 
onion, with a little celery; slice and 
boil in one quart of water for an 
hour ; season with salt, and add to 
it toast bread. May be used where 
animal food is not allowed. 
Vegetable Soup. 142 
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SOLID FOOD. 
Take three pints of milk; add 
slowly four large tablespoonsful of far- 
ina ; boil from half an hour to an 
hour ; put it in a jelly mould, and 
set it in ice or cold water to stiffen. 
May be eaten with cream or sauce 
and sugar. 
Farina prepared as gruel, or as 
above, is the most generally useful 
of all food in every kind of sickness; 
is nutritious, and readily digested. 
Farina. 
Corn Starch. 
May be prepared the same as far- 
ina. 
Rice, Boiled. 
Wash the rice, put in a covered 
tin vessel, and set it in a kettle of 
boiling water. Will require boiling 
about two hours. POCKET HOMOEOPATHIST. 
143 
Rice Cups. 
Take one quart of milk, three 
tablespoonsful of rice flour, two 
ounces of butter ; put on the milk 
to boil ; mix the rice flour very 
smooth with some cold milk. As 
soon as the former begins to boil, 
stir in the rice, and let it boil for 
twenty minutes. While the milk is 
warm add a little butter and salt. 
Rinse custard cups with cold water, 
and half fill them with the mixture. 
When cold they turn out of the cups 
and retain their form. 
Rice Cakes. 
Take two cups of rice, wash and 
boil over a slow fire, in three pints of 
water, until perfectly soft and clear. 
When done, mash it very fine, and 
season with a little salt. When cool, 
beat two eggs till light; add them 144 
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to three hall pints of milk ; then 
beat in by degrees six teacups of 
flour ; add the rice, and after beating 
all well together, stir in a little saler- 
atus; bake them the size of a break- 
fast plate, on a griddle, as buckwheat 
cakes. 
Arrow Root. 
Take of arrow root a tablespoon- 
ful; sweet milk half a pint; boiling 
water half a pint; boil for a few 
minutes; sweeten with loaf sugar ; 
an excellent preparation for children. 
Boiled Flour. 
Take of wheat flour one pint; tie 
it up in a linen cloth as tightly as 
possible, and after dipping it in cold 
water, dredge the outside with flour 
till a crust is formed around it, which 
will prevent the water from soaking 
into it while boiling; it is then POCKET HOMOEOPATHIST. 
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boiled until it becomes a dry hard 
mass. Two or three spoonsful of 
this may be grated, and prepared 
the same as Arrow Root. One of 
the best possible preparations in 
diarrhoea. 
Unbolted Flour. 
Take one tablespoonful of un- 
bolted wheat, or Graham flour as it 
is called, mix it with cold water 
about as thick as cream ; then stir it 
it into one pint of boiling water, and 
let it simmer until it becomes per- 
fectly clear. Stir in a little salt, and 
after heating it well, remove it from 
the fire, and add four tablespoonsful 
of cream, and sweeten with white 
sugar. • 
Tapioca. 
Take three tablespoonfuls of tap- 
ioca ; wash, and cover it with water, 146 
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and let it soak three hours ; put as 
much more water to it, and boil un- 
til it is clear; sweeten with white 
sugar, and add a little cream. 
Sago. 
Pick and wash the sago, and to 
prevent the earthy taste, soak it in 
cold water for an hour or two. Pour 
off the water; add more and boil 
gently until it becomes clear; 
sweeten and flavor as desired. 
Cracked Wheat Mush. 
As the wheat swells very much in 
boiling, it should be stirred gradually 
in boiling water, until a thin mush 
is formed. Then continue to boil 
moderately for one or two hours. If 
ground very coarse, it will require 
much more time to boil thoroughly. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
147 
Rye Meal Mush. 
Prepared the same as cracked 
wheat. Is particularly adapted to 
those suffering from habitual consti- 
pation, as it is quite laxative in its 
nature. May be eaten with syrup 
or sugar. 
Prepared the same as above. 
Oatmeal Mush. 
Graham bread, as commonly 
known, or dyspepsia bread. Is ex- 
tremely useful in cases of habitual 
constipation. It may be made in 
the following manner : Separate the 
coarser particles of the flour by pass- 
ing it through a common hair sieve. 
Take six quarts of the flour, one tea 
cup of yeast, and half a tea cup of 
molasses ; mix these with a pint of 
Brown Bread. 148 
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milk-warm water. Make a hole in the 
flour, and add the other ingredients, 
stirring it in the middle of the meal 
till it is like batter. When sufficient- 
ly fermented, make the dough into 
four loaves, which will weigh when 
baked about two pounds each. It 
requires a hotter oven than fine flour 
bread, and must bake about an hour 
and a half. 
Rice Pudding. 
To five tea cups of milk add half a 
tea cup of rice, and one tea cup of 
sugar; bake for three hours over a 
slow fire. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
149 
JELLIES. 
Take two calves' feet, remove the 
bones, divide them into pieces and 
throw them into warm water to soak 
out all the blood; after this wash 
them well in cold water; then add 
one gallon of water and boil down 
to a quart; strain it, and when cold 
remove any fat remaining ; add to 
this the whites of six or eight eggs, 
well beaten; half a pound of loaf 
sugar and the juice of four lemons, 
well mixed. Boil the whole for a 
few minutes, stirring constantly, and 
then strain through flannel. If wine 
is added let it be put in with the 
sugar and eggs. 
Calves' Foot Jelly. 
Currant Jelly. 
Mash the currants and strain ; to 150 
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every pint of juice add a pound of 
loaf sugar; boil it till it jellies. Skim 
it while boiling and put in cups 
while warm. If desired to retain its 
form, add isinglass dissolved in warm 
water to the juice before boiling, in 
the proportion of half an ounce to a 
quart of juice. 
Take of isinglass two ounces, water 
two pints, boil it to one; strain, and 
add milk one pint, white sugar candy 
one ounce. This is one of the best 
articles of nourishment for children 
in cases of cholera infantum. 
Isinglass Jelly. 
Rice Jelly. 
Boil half a teacupful of the rice, 
and a teacupful of white sugar in a 
pint of water, until it becomes thick 
and jelly-like. Flavor with a little POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
151 
lemon or orange water. Invaluable 
in summer complaints. 
Tapioca Jelly. 
Wash the tapioca thoroughly, al- 
lowing it to steep four or five hours, 
changing the water two or three 
times. Take of it two tablespoon- 
fuls ; water, one pint; boil gently for 
an hour, or until it assumes a jelly- 
like appearance; sweeten, and flavor 
with lemon juice or a little wine. 
Wine Jelly. 
Take half a package of Coxe's gel- 
atine, soak it in half a pint of cold 
water for a hour. Add to this one 
pound of sugar and the juice of one 
lemon ; pour over all a pint of boil- 
ing water, and stir until the gelatine 
is thoroughly dissolved. Add the 
wine, strain through flannel, and put 
nto moulds in cool place. 152 
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Irish Moss Jelly. 
Wash the moss two or three times 
in cold water, to remove the salt 
taste ; add half an ounce of it to a pint 
and a half of fresh milk ; boil down 
to a pint; strain and sweeten as 
agreeable ; flavor with the juice of a 
lemon, or a little wine. It may be 
made also by using boiling water 
instead of milk, simmering it until 
the mass becomes thick and pulpy. 
Biscuit Jelly. 
Take of white biscuit four ounces, 
water four pints; boil down one- 
half ; strain and evaporate to one 
pint; add white sugar one pound ; 
red wine a gill. Useful in debility 
of the digestive organs. 
Arrow Root Blanc Mange. 
Mix two tablespoonfuls of arrow POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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root with a little cold milk to the 
consistence of cream ; stir it into one 
quart of boiling milk ; sweeten, and 
flavor with lemon ; let it boil, and 
continue stirring until it is quite 
thick and smooth; pour it into a 
mould, and set aside to cool ; may- 
be eaten with cream and sugar ; or 
when directed, flavored with a little 
wine. 154 
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BE VER AGES. 
Cold water is the most grateful 
and desirable in almost all cases of 
sickness, especially in fevers and in- 
flammatory diseases ; should be used 
sparingly in bowel complaints, and 
only at a natural temperature; never 
with ice, though ice may be broken 
up in small lumps and eaten as a 
substitute for water, particularly 
where the stomach is too irritable to 
bear liquids. A most refreshing 
substitute is carbonated water, or 
plain soda drawn in syphon bottles. 
Kept in a cool place, and drawn 
fresh and sparkling as wanted, scarce 
anything is more grateful, especially 
in fevers. Crust Coffee made as di- 
rected above is both palatable and 
nourishing. Also Rice Water, made 
by boiling rice with water, and pour- POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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ing off the liquid when sufficiently 
done. Lemonade, when not contra 
indicated by looseness of the bowels 
or the use of special medicines, is 
one of the most cooling and refresh- 
ing drinks, especially in fevers. Oth- 
er preparations are : 
Tamarind Water. 
Fill a tumbler one-third full of 
tamarinds, fill up with cold water; 
cover it, and let it stand for half an 
hour. Very refreshing in fevers. 
Prune Water. 
Put a handful of good French 
prunes in a bowl; nearly fill with 
warm water; cover, and let it stand 
till cool ; if preferable, sweeten with 
white sugar. One of the best pos- 
sible preparations where the bowels 
are constipated. 156 
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Jelly Water. 
Dissolve currant or any other jelly 
in cold water. 
Gum Arabic Water. 
Pour a pint of hot water on an 
ounce of gum arabic. If allowed, 
add the juice of a lemon, and sweeten. 
Flax Seed Tea. 
A most useful and agreeable drink, 
made by steeping an ounce of un- 
ground flax seed in a pint of boiling 
water; cover the vessel closely and 
let it stand an hour ; strain it; add 
the juice of a lemon, and sweeten. 
Promotes expectoration in bronchial 
catarrhs. 
Slippery Elm Infusion. 
May be prepared in a similar man- 
ner to flax seed. POCKET HOMCEOPATHIST. 
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Milk. 
Is useful when a nutritious but not 
stimulating diet is desired. It is es- 
pecially so in chronic inflammation 
of the chest, bowels and bladder; in 
consumption and in diseases of child- 
ren, with whom it always agrees bet- 
ter than with adults. With some it 
proves heavy and difficult of diges- 
tion, owing to the butter contained 
in it ; with such skimmed milk will 
agree better. Boiled milk is prefer- 
able in bowel complaints. 
Wine Whey. 
Boil a pint of milk, and when boil- 
ing add a wine-glassfull of Madeira 
or other wine; let it boil again, 
and then remove it from the fire, and 
let it stand a few minutes without 
stirring. Then remove the curd, 
pour the whey into a bowl and 158 
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sweeten it. This is required in some 
prostrating diseases, as diphtheria, 
but should not be used except by 
advice of the physician. 
Egg Nogg. 
As prescribed in incipient lung 
disease and after haemorrhages, is 
best prepared by adding to a glass of 
milk a fresh raw egg thoroughly 
beaten to a froth; mix well and 
sweeten with white sugar ; then add 
a tablespoonful of good malt whiskey 
or brandy. If too rich in any case, 
omit the egg. General Index. 
Page. 
Administration of Med- 
icines 14 
Asiatic Cholera 86 
Asthma 69 
Bilious Fever 39 
Biliousness 96 
Boils 25 
Breasts, Gathered 122 
Burns and Scalds 105 
Beverages 154 
Canker of the Mouth... 51 
Carbuncle 25 
Chafing 17 
Chapped Hands 18 
ChickenPox 35 
Children, Diseases of.. 124 
Chilblains 23 
Cholera Infantum 128 
Cholera Morbus 85 
Cold in the Head 49 
Colic 89 
Colic of Infants 124 
Congestion of the Head 43 
Congestion of the Lungs 68 
Constipation 77 
Convulsions 129 
Corns 23 
Cough 64 
Cramp of the Stomach.. 76 
Croup 63 
Diphtheria 55 
Difficult Dentition 128 
Deafness 47 
Page. 
Derangement of the 
Stomach 71 
Diarrhoea 79 
Dietetic Preparations.. 132 
Diseases of Females... in 
Diseases of Pregnancy. 118 
Diseases of the Skin.... 17 
Dizziness 44 
Dysentery 82 
Dyspepsia 73 
Earache 46 
Erysipelas 33 
Faceache 42 
Face, Spots on during 
Pregnancy 119 
Falling of the Hair.... 44 
Facial Neuralgia 42 
Felons 24 
Females. Diseases of... in 
Fever, Intermittent.... 38 
Gum Boils 51 
Hsemmorrhage of the 
Lungs 68 
Headache. 41 
Heartburn in Preg- 
nancy 118 
Hives 19 
Hoarseness 62 
Humming in the Ears.. 47 
Inflammation of the 
Bowels 90 
Inflammation of the 
Bladder 99 Page. 
Inflammation of the 
Eyelids of Infants... 125 
Inflammation of the 
Kidneys 97 
Inflammation of the 
Liver 94 
Inflammation of the 
Lungs 67 
Inflammation of the 
Stomach... 76 
Inflamed Eyes 45 
Influenza 63 
Itching 19 
Itch 20 
Jellies 149 
Jaundice 96 
Labor, Preparation for. 120 
Leucorrhcea 117 
Liquid Aliments 133, 
Liver Complaint 95' 
Measles 27 
Menses, Delay of 113 
Menstruation, Painful.. 116 
Menstruation, S'p'res'd 114 
Menstruation, too Fre- 
quent 115 
Menstruation, too Pro- 
fuse. ... 115 
Mouth, Nursing Sore .. 123 
Nausea and Vomiting.. 74 
Nausea in Pregnancy.. 118 
Nipples, Sore 122 
Nose Bleed 48 
Piles 91 
Pleurisy 67 
Poisons 109 
INDEX-Continued, 
Page. 
Pregnancy, Diseases of. 118 
Rheumatism 100 
Rheumatism, Chronic.. 103 
Ringworm 21 
Running from the Ear. 46 
Scarlet Fever 30 
Sciatica 105 
Sea Sickness 75 
Simple Fever 38 
Skin, Diseases of the... 17 
Sleeplessness of Infants 125 
Sleeplessness during 
Pregnancy 119 
Small Pox 36 
Snuffles in Infants 124 
Sore Mouth 127 
Sore Throat 53 
Sprains and Strains.... 108 
Stings of Insects 108 
Stye 45 
Spots on the Face 119 
Toothache 50 
Table of Remedies ... 4 
Urination Difficult in 
Pregnancy 120 
Urination, Painful 100 
Varicose Veins 119 
Varioloid 35 
Vomiting of Blood 75 
Vomiting of Milk 126 
Warts 23 
Worms 93 
Wounds and Bruises... 106 
Water on the Brain .... 130 
Whooping Cough 66