{"1": {"fulltext": "*?k\\ni^iS\\n*m", "height": "3777", "width": "2635", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.\\nChapaLir/ Copyright No\\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.", "height": "3628", "width": "2352", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2300", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3552", "width": "2352", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "A COMPENDIUM OF\\nDomestic Medicine\\nand Health Adviser\\nCONTAINING\\nA Statement of the Modes of Curing the\\nDiseases to which Man is liable; and\\nDirections in case of Accidents on\\nthe Road or at Sea;\\nWITH\\nA full Account of Epidemic Cholera, of\\nDyspepsia, and of Sick-Headache;\\ntheir Causes,Cure and Prevention\\nAND\\nA popular Description of the Human\\nTeeth; their Formation, Diseases*\\nand Treatment.\\nBY\\nHENRY McMTJRTRIE, M. D.\\nPUBLISHERS\\nALHAMBRA BOOK CO.\\nCHICAGO.", "height": "3600", "width": "2284", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "D\\nU.ibr* y Com**\\nPv.v tarns Kta^eo 1\\nSEP 28 1900\\nCom \u00c2\u00ab*j\\n8\u00c2\u00a3CC\u00c2\u00ab0 COPY.\\n0\u00c2\u00ab ttw***\\nORDt* DWtSKW,\\nOCT 18 1900\\ni*\\nCopyright 1900,\\nAlhambfa Book Co.", "height": "3560", "width": "2305", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "PREFACE.\\nThe practice of medicine should be conducted on\\nthose general principles, which are drawn by sober\\nexperience, from a careful observation of the effects\\nof remedies upon the human body, in its different\\nstages of disease. These great leading principles are\\nfew, short, and easily understood they are applica*\\nble in every disease to which the human body is\\nsubject, although they may not always prove equally\\nsuccessful. It is the judicious use of them which con-\\nstitutes the great merit of the enlightened physician.\\nIn a matter of such immense importance to every\\nindividual, it would seem necessary then, that these\\nprinciples be as widely disseminated, and in as plain\\nwords as possible, in order that every one may know\\nand understand them. To do this, is every man s\\nduty, as well as interest; for, independently of his\\nown life, which is frequently jeoparded by the want\\nof such knowledge, that of his neighbour is often by\\naccident placed in his hands.\\nTo some particular sections of our extensive coun-\\ntry, and to travellers especially, this consideration is\\nof the utmost importance. I have known a consider-\\nable district in one of our western states, which con-\\ntained but one doctor, and him I have met on his\\nway to his patients by eight o clock in the morning\\nso drunk, as to render it necessary to lift him into his\\ngig! Sometimes there is no physician of any kind to\\nbe obtained or if there be, after waiting until the\\ncomplaint has got to a height that baffles all reme\\ndies, he arrives in a state similar to that described\\nWhat becomes of the sick, under such circumstances\\n3", "height": "3600", "width": "2268", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "4 Preface.\\nIt was on some such occasion, that the necessity\\nof a cheap, plain work, like the present, first sug\\neested itself to my mind. Those books that have\\nbeen intended for like purposes, seem to me toe\\nbulky, too learned, or too expensive. In this work, I\\nhave endeavoured within a small compass, and in a?\\nplain a manner as possible, to lay down such rules\\nand give such directions, as will enable every one\\nwho reads them to adapt to his (or his friend s) case,\\nthe plan of treatment most proper for it.\\nAs these pages are intended exclusively for the\\nuse of men, no diseases peculiar to women or children\\nare treated of in it.\\nTo the various writers to whose works J am in-\\ndebted, I have made no reference I have, however,\\nmade free use of the most valuable of such as are\\nconsidered authorities, and in some instances have\\nadopted their very words.\\nThe Publisher has issued Plain Medical\\nTalks to Women intended as a companion\\nto the present work. See advertisement of title\\nand contents at the end of this volume.", "height": "3640", "width": "2412", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "SKELETON OF MAN.", "height": "3600", "width": "2340", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3632", "width": "2420", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "CONTENTS.\\nPART FIRST.\\nIntroduction .15\\n1. General Rules for Treating Diseases 15\\n2. Hints to Travellers in Health .17\\n3. Hints to Invalids Travelling .21\\nDivision of Diseases 23\\n(Efjapter\\nOf Fevers.\\nOf the Pulse 25\\nOf Fever 26\\nSimple Inflammatory Fever 27\\nIntermittent, or Fever and Ague 28\\nRemittent Fever .30\\nBilious Fever .30\\nTyphus, or Low Nervous Fever 32\\nPutrid Fever 34\\nHectic Fever 36\\nChapter EX.\\nOf Diseases, commencing in, and chiefly confined to,\\nparticular parts.\\nInflammation of the Brain 37\\nHeadache 38\\nInflammation of the Eye 38\\nDimness of Sight 39\\n5", "height": "3620", "width": "2328", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "6 Contents.\\nNight Blindness 40\\nInflammation of the Ear .40\\nBleeding from the Nose 41\\nPolypus .41\\nCancer of the Lip .42\\nMercurial Ulcers in the Mouth .42\\nUlcers and Pimples on the Tongue .42\\nCancer of the Tongue 43\\nVenereal Ulcers 43\\nEnlargement of the Uvula .43\\nSwelling of the Tonsils 44\\nInflammatory Sore Throat 44\\nPutrid Sore Throat or Diphtheria 45\\nStrictures in the Throat 46\\nCatarrh, or Cold 47\\nAsthma 47\\nPleurisy .48\\nSpitting of Blood 49\\nConsumption 49\\nPalpitation of the Heart 60\\nDropsy of the Chest 51\\nInflammation of the Stomach .52\\nCramp in the Stomach 53\\nHiccoughs 53\\nHeart-Burn 54\\nIndigestion 54\\nVomiting of Blood 56\\nInflammation of the Liver 56\\nJaundice 57\\nAgue Cake 59\\nInflammation of the Intestines .59\\nCholera Morbus, or Vomiting and Purging 60\\nDysentery 61\\nDiarrhoea 63\\nColic 64\\nPainter s Colic 65\\nWorms: the White Thread Worm\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Round\\nWorm the Tape Worm 66\\nInflammation of the Kidneys .69\\nGravel 68", "height": "3624", "width": "2428", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "Contents. 7\\nInflammation of the Bladder .70\\nDifficulty of Urine 70\\nSuppression of Urine 71\\nIncontinency of Urine 72\\nStone in the Bladder 72\\nDiabetes, or an Immoderate Flow of Urine 73\\nDropsy of the Abdomen ,73\\nTympany 75\\nGonorrhoea 75\\nGleet 76\\nInvoluntary Emissions 77\\nStrictures 77\\nSyphilis 77\\nCancer of the Penis 78\\nVenereal Warts 79\\nMercurial Disease 79\\nDropsy of the Scrotum 79\\nEnlarged Spermatic Vein 80\\nCancer of the Testicle .80\\nImpotency 81\\nGout 81\\nInflammatory Rheumatism .82\\nChronic Rheumatism 83\\nHip-Joint Disease 84\\nDropsy of the Knee Joint 84\\nWhite Swelling 85\\nPieces of Cartilage in the Joints .85\\nScrofula, or King s Evil .86\\nInflamed Glands .86\\nSurrhus 87\\nCancer 87\\nGoitre 88\\nFainting .88\\nApoplexy .88\\nStroke of the Sun 89\\nEpilepsy 90\\nPalsy 91\\nTetanus, or Cramp 91\\nLocked -Jaw 92\\nPainful Affection of the Nerves of the Face 93", "height": "3616", "width": "2324", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "8 Contents.\\nAngina Pectoris 94\\nDance of St Vitus 95\\nScarlet Fever .95\\nErysipelas, or St Anthony g Fire .96\\nMercurial Erysipelas 98\\nMeasles 99\\nChicken-Pox 100\\nCow-Pox 100\\nSmall-Pox 101\\nftch 103\\nHerpes 103\\nScald Head 104\\nRing Worm 105\\nNettie-Rash 105\\nBlotched Face 106\\nScurvy 106\\nOf Tumours 108\\nOf Ruptures: Reducible Irreducible Stran-\\ngulated 108\\nAneurism Ill\\nTumours: Fleshy Steatomatous Encysted 112\\nGanglion 113\\nBoils 114\\nCarbuncle 114\\nWhitlow, or Felon 115\\nPiles: Blind\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Bleeding 115\\nOf Abscess 116\\nPsoas Abscess 117\\nOf Fistula 118\\nOf Ulcers Inflamed Fungous Sloughing In-\\ndolent Carious Scorbutic Scrofulous\\nVenereal 119\\ndCfmjrter EK\\nOf Accidents,\\nGeneral Directions 122\\nOf Contusion .123\\nOf Sprains 124\\nConcussion of the Brain 124", "height": "3588", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "Contents,\\n9\\nf Mosq\\nCompression of the Brain\\nOf Wounds\\nTo Stop the Bleeding\\nIncised Wounds\\nPunctured Wounds\\nContused Wounds\\nPoisoned Wounds, from Bites of Mad\\nRattle-Snakes, c.\\nStings of Bees and Wasps, Bites oi\\ntoes, c\\nWounds of the Limbs, c.\\nOf the Ear, Nose, c.\\nOf the Scalp\\nOf the Throat\\nOf the Chest\\nOf the Abdomen\\nOf Joints\\nOf Tendons\\nOf Fractures\\nOf the Bones of the Nose\\nOf the Lower Jaw\\nOf the Collar Bone\\nOf the Arm\\nOf the Bones of the Fore-Arm\\nOf the Wrist, c.\\nOf the Ribs\\nOf the Thigh\\nOf the Knee-Pan\\nOf the Leg\\nOf the Bones of the Foot\\nOf Dislocations\\nOf the Lower Jaw\\nOf the Collar Bone\\nOf the Shoulder\\nOf the Elbow\\nOf the Wrist, Fingers, c.\\nOf the Thigh\\nOf the Knee- Cap\\nOf the Leg\\nOf the Foot\\nDogs,\\n125\\n125\\n125\\n127\\n129\\n129\\n130\\n131\\n131\\n131\\n131\\n132\\n132\\n132\\n133\\n133\\n134\\n134\\n134\\n135\\n135\\n136\\n136\\n136\\n137\\n.137\\n138\\n138\\n139\\n140\\n140\\n140\\n141\\n141\\n142\\n142\\n142\\n142", "height": "3600", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "10 Contents.\\nOf Compound lecidents 143\\nOf Amputation 143\\nOf Suspended Animation 143\\nFrom Drowning .143\\nFrom Cold 145\\nFrom Hanging 145\\nFrom Foul Air 145\\nOf Swallowing Poisons 146\\nAcids 146\\nAlkalies 147\\nMercury 147\\nArsenic 147\\nCopper 148\\nAntimony 148\\nSalts of Tin 148\\nSalts of Bismuth, Gold and Zinc 148\\nLunar Caustic 148\\nSalt-Petre 149\\nSal Ammoniac 149\\nLiver of Sulphur 149\\nPhosphorus 149\\nSpanish Flies .149\\nPowdered Glass 150\\nLead 150\\nOpium, or Laudanum 150\\nMushrooms 151\\nTobacco, Hemlock, Night-Shade, Spurred\\nRye 151\\nPoisonous Fish 151\\nForeign Bodies in the Throat .151\\nOf Burns and Scalds 152\\nOf Mortification 153\\nDirections for Bleeding 154\\nDirections for Passing Catheters Bougies 154, 155\\nOtfjaptcr XV.\\nPrescriptions referred to in the work.\\nPrescriptions 156\u00e2\u0080\u0094160\\nMixtures, Saline\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Effervescing. 156", "height": "3592", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "Contents. 11\\nWine or Vinegar Whey 15?\\nScudamore s Lotion for Gout .159\\nPoultices of various kinds 160\\nClysters of various kinds .160\\nHartshorne s Decoction of Spanish Flies in Spirits\\nof Turpentine 160\\nPART SECOND.\\nEPIDEMIC, or ASIATIC CHOLERA 163\\nCauses 164\\nPredisposing and Exciting Causes 164\\nPrevention 16\\nSymptoms 167\\n1. The Stage of Diarrhoea .167\\n2. The Stage of Spasm .168\\n3. The Stage of Commencing Collapse 168\\n4. The Stage of Confirmed Collapse 169\\nTreatment in the different Stages 169\\nPVSPEPSIA, or INDIGESTION .174\\n175\\n178\\n180\\n181\\n183\\n185\\nCauses\\nSymptoms\\nPrevention\\nTreatment\\n1. Costiveness\\n2. Flatulence\\n3. Violent Pain of Stomach and Bowels 185\\n4. Nausea and Vomiting 186\\n5. Constant Soreness and Pain of the\\nStomach 186\\nGeneral Remedies 187\\n1. The Warm Baih and Frictions 187\\n2. Mr Halsted s Method .188\\n3. Mineral Waters 189\\n4. Tonics and Bitters .189\\nvTonrlusion 190", "height": "3600", "width": "2376", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "12\\nContents.\\nSICK-HEADACH 191\\nSymptoms 192\\nMedicines 193\\nDiet .196\\nL ks 203\\nExercise 206\\nChange of Air 207\\nOther Cautions 207\\nTreatment of an Attack of the Complaint 210\\nTHE TEETH .212\\nStructure, Number, Form and Articulation 213\\nFormation of the Teeth .218\\n1. Formation of the Milk Teeth 218\\n2. Formation of the Permanent Teeth 220\\nShedding the Teeth 220\\nThe First Dentition 223\\nDiseases attending Difficult Dentition 226\\nDiseases of the Teeth .229\\nCaries or Rottenness 230\\nDiseases of the Fangs of the Teeth 233\\nToothach .234\\nTartar, or Scurvy of the Teeth 236\\nDiseases of the Alveolar Processes 238\\nDiseases of the Gums 240\\nInflammation and Sponginess of Gums 240\\nGum-Boils 241\\nTumours of the Gums 241\\nCleaning the Teeth 242\\nExcellent Tooth Powder .245\\nOperations on the Teeth 245\\nExtraction of the Temporary Teeth,\\nwhen Diseased 245\\nLancing, or Cutting the Gums, at the\\ntime of Teething .246\\nFiling or Sawing the Teeth 248\\nFilling Teeth with Gold or other Metals 249\\nScaling: the Teeth, or Removal of Tartar 250\\nExtracting Teeth .250\\nArtifirial Teeth 252", "height": "3592", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "ARTERIES OF THE HUiMAN BODY.\\n6. Iliac. 7. Sacral. 8. Renal. 9. Intercostal. 10. Aorta.\\n11. Subclavian.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 12. Carotid.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 13. Vertebral.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 14. Tem-\\nporal. 15. Curvature of the Aorta. 16. Axillary. 17.\\nBrachial. 18. Coeliac\u00e2\u0080\u0094 19. Mesenteric arteries. 20.\\nRadial.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "PART FIEST.\\nA STATEMENT\\nOF THE MODES OF CURING THE DISEASES\\nTO WHICH MAN IS LIABLE;\\nDIRECTIONS\\nFOR HIS CONDUCT IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS\\nON THE ROAD OR AT SEA", "height": "3620", "width": "2324", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "INTRODUCTION.\\nGENERAL RULES FOR THE TREATMENT\\nOF DISEASES.\\nAll diseases might, with great propriety, be arranged\\nunder three heads, viz.\\nInflammatory diseases, or those attended by in-\\ncreased action, as shown by a .quick, full, hard or\\nstrong pulse, great thirst and heat, white, or red\\ntongue, flushed face, bloodshot eye, c. a\\nDiseases of debility, accompanied and marked by a\\nsmall, soft, feeble, slow, or intermitting pulse, a\\nshining white or dark tongue, languor and weak\\nness, cold clammy or burning skin, and an internal\\nsense of sinking.\\nDiseases either of increased or diminished action,\\nproducing particular effects, and requiring peculiar\\nremedies.\\nAlthough I have not thought proper, (for reasons\\npresently to be mentioned) to adopt this arrangement,\\nI. have been induced to glance at it, as giving rise to\\nthose great leading principles or rules, which should\\ngovern us in the management of all diseases, and\\nwhich, if attended to, will be followed by conse-\\nquences as beneficial as the nature of the circum-\\nstances will admit\\nIn every complaint, whatever it may be called, if\\nyou find tne pulse quick, hard, full, and strong, the\\nnead ache, tongue foul, skin hot, or those marks\\n15", "height": "3600", "width": "2276", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "16 Compendium oj Domestic Medicine.\\nwhich denote it of an inflammatory nature, reduce\\nit by purging, low diet, drinking plentifully\\nof cold water and lemonade, rest, Ac.\\nRULE II.\\nIf on the contrary, the pulse be small, soft, feeble\\nand intermitting, trie tongue dark, and great debility\\nor weakness is evident, reverse the whole plan the\\ndiet must be generous and nourishing, the bcwela\\nopened with gentle laxatives, and the strength sup\\nported by bark, sulphate of quinine, wine and tonic*\\nof various kinds.\\nIf in addition to those symptoms mentioned in the\\nsecond rule, the tongue be covered with a black coat,\\nfoul dark looking sores form about the gums and\\ninsides of the cheeks, the breath be offensive, c.\\nthe same class of remedies is to be vigorously em-\\nployed, with a free use of acids and other antiseptic\\narticles\\nRULE IV.\\nSevere local pains, as in the head, side, c., re-\\nquire sometimes the use of purging, and blisters\\nto the part.\\nIncessant and earnest entreaties on the part of the\\nsick, for any particular article of diet, if steadily per-\\nsevered in, may be safely indulged, whether ihe use\\nof it agrees or not with our preconceived ideas on the\\nsubject\\nRULE VI.\\nIn all fevers, where the pulse is quick, full and\\nstrong, the skin burning to the touch, and there is", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "General Rules 1;\\nno perspiration, dash cold water over the head and\\nshoulders of the patient, wipe him dry and put him\\nto bed. If in consequence of this, a chill be experi-\\nenced, and the pulse sink, give warm wine, c. and\\nomit the water for the future. Should a pleasant\\nglow, over the whole frame, follow the affusion, and\\nthe patient feel relieved by it, repeat it as often as\\nmay be necessary\\nObserve carefully, the effects of various articles of\\nfood, as well as physic, upon your own body, and\\nchoose those which experience proves to agree best\\nwith you. It is a mlgar but true saying, that What\\nis one man s meat, is another s poison.\\nKeep a sick room always well ventilated. Plenty\\nof fresh air is ar \\\\mportant remedial agent in all dis-\\neases.\\nHINTS TO TRAVELLERS IN HEALTH.\\nThe sudden changes of weather, which so particu-\\nlarly characterize the climate of the United States,\\nrender a supply of flannel to be worn next the skin\\na matter of much consequence to the health and\\ncomfort of the traveller, who is more exposed than\\nothers to the morning and evening damps, as well as\\nthe meridian heat.\\nAs a general preservative of health, I know of no\\nhabit more valuable than this; the disagreeable irri-\\ntation of tb^ skin it occasions at first, soon wears off\\nP", "height": "3600", "width": "2316", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "18 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nand it then becomes pleasant. The objections to it\\nduring the summer months, are more specious than\\nsolid. Accustomed to be cased in it from head to\\nfoot, in the East and West Indies, as well as in the\\nsouthern parts of America, I have uniformly had oc-\\ncasion to remark that I suffered less from the hea f\\nthan such of my friends as wore none. This Is now\\ngenerally admitted to be the consequence by scien-\\ntific men, and is easily accounted for on principles,\\nwith which my limits do not permit me to meddle.\\nI merely mention the fact, and again seriously recom-\\nmend every one who wishes to preserve his health\\nin this climate, to have immediate recourse to flannel,\\nand never to leave it off\\nA phial of laudanum, one of strong essence of\\npeppermint, with a bottle of brandy, and a box\\nof vegetable cathartic pills, should always have\\na corner in every traveller s trunk they take up\\nbut little room, and should he proceed without\\nthem, a few days, perhaps hours, may give him\\nserious cause to regret it.\\nWhile in a high healthy country, there is no abso-\\nlute necessity for observing the following rules, which\\nbecome indispensable while in a low, marshy, and\\nconsequently a sickly one. Never leave your sleeping\\nplace in the morning, until the fog and damp have been\\ndispersed by the sun if, however, you are not master\\nof your own movements, and cannot avoid it, always\\nendeavour to have a cup of coffee and a crust of\\nbread before you set out; this can generally be had,\\nby speaking to the landlord the preceding evening.\\nIf you are disappointed, a glass of wine with a few\\ndrops of peppermint and a little sugar in it, will an-\\nswer; and in default of the wine, spirits of any kind\\nprepared in the same way, with or without bitters.\\nBy these means your stomach will be fortified, and\\none great avenue to disease be blocked up, alway?", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "Hints to Travellers in TfenUh. 19\\nrecollecting that it is as a medicine yon aro to take\\nit, not to gratify your palate. The practice is unfor-\\ntunately too apt to be continued, hen all necessity\\nfor it has ceased, and mint julept, like some other\\ngood things that are abused, have wrecked many an\\nhonest and good man: coffee should always be pre-\\nferred if it can be obtained.\\nTo mention the propriety of examining closely, the\\nbeds you are to sleep in, may at first sight seem su-\\nperfluous, to say nothing more of it. It is not, how-\\never, the refreshing luxury of clean sheets, that is\\nthe principal inducement to caution, but the great\\nrisk you run of contracting disorders by sleeping in\\ndirty ones. I have known a want of care in this\\npoint, punished by a severe disease. Many trouble-\\nsome and disgusting diseases of the skin, are com-\\nmunicated in this way, without any idea being enter-\\ntained of their origin. For my part, a great coat and\\na clean plank, a sofa or three chairs, would be pre-\\nferred to running any risk whatever.\\nTOWELS AND SOAP.\\nEvery one should carry towels and soap with\\nthem when travelling, for the simple reason that\\nat many stopping-places no soap is to be fo^nd,\\nand towels are so scarce that many persons use the\\nsame which is a pernicious habit, as many con-\\ntagious diseases of the skin and eyes have been\\ntransmitted in this way.\\nChange of water is very apt to produce some little\\ndisturbance in the bowels, and this to a stranger is\\none of the sure marks of being in a lime-stone coun", "height": "3624", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "10 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ntry. If it act gently, it need not be minded, if other\\nwise, mix wine, porter, or brandy with it, or omit the\\nuse of it altogether, for a few days, when it may be\\ngradually resumed in this way its effects are dimin-\\nished.\\nCOLD.\\nTo prevent as much as possible any danger from\\nfrost, while travelling in excessively cold weather,\\nhaving well cased your whole body (and feet in par-\\nticular) in warm clothing, avoid approaching the fire,\\nand the use of spirits, or hot drinks of every descrip-\\ntion. When you stop on the road, instead of seating\\nyourself by the chimney and calling for liquor, walk\\nabout in the open air as rapidly as possible, and if\\nyou are thirsty, take a glass of cider or cold water.\\nThree men (with one of whom I am personally ac-\\nquainted) set out from Boston for Upper Canada,\\nduring the middle of a very severe winter, e ich one\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2driving his own sleigh; two of them were in the\\nhabit of stopping at eveiy tavern they came to,\\nwarming their feet and drinking freely of hot toddy.\\nThe other never entered a house, except for his\\nmeals or to sleep while his horse rested, he stretched\\nhis legs, and when he was thirsty he partook of the\\nsame element with his beast. The consequence of\\nthis was, that out of the three, he was the only one\\nwho arrived at his journey s end uninjured. One of\\nhis companions had his feet so badly frost-bitten, that\\nhe lost them both, and the other was taken out of his\\nsleigh, at the door of a tavern, where his horse natu-\\nrally stopped, frozen to death! If, notwithstanding all\\nyour care, you become much affected by the cold,\\nbeware of going to sleep no matter how strong the\\ninclination may be, resist it for your life it is the\\nsleep of death!\\nNIGHT AIR.\\nOn retiring, it is well to close the window over\\nthe bed. One of the most fruitful sources of sick-", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "Hints to Travellers in Health. 21\\nness, is found in the night air, that is generally damp,\\nand loaded with poisonous vapours, and which, from\\nthe relaxed state of the body during sleep, is more\\napt than at any other time to produce the most mis-\\nchievous effects.\\nOCT Never let false delicacy, or any other cause, pre-\\nvent you from emptying the bladder as often as you\\nfeel the inclination a painful and lingering, some-\\ntimes an incurable disease arises from neglecting this\\ncall of nature.\\nHINTS TO INVALIDS TRAVELLING.\\nAlthough the preceding directions apply to all tra-\\nvellers, they should be more particularly studied and\\nobserved by invalids who, while travelling by land,\\neither for the restoration of their health, or from ne-\\ncessity, in stages or carriages, will find an advantage\\nin observing the following rules.\\nNever commence your journey m the morning\\nuntil you have breakfasted and emptied the bowels,\\nor endeavoured to do so. To obtain the wished foi\\nresult, make it a regular practice to solicit the evacua-\\ntion directly after your meal.\\nDuring the summer, never pursue your journey, if\\nyou can avoid it, in the heat of the day: it is better\\n10 borrow an hour or two from the morning, and one\\nfrom the evening, than to risk the excitement liable\\nto be produced by a broiling sun.\\nRULE III.\\nMake short stages always remembering that ever", "height": "3620", "width": "2324", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "22 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ncise should never be pushed to fatigue the latter\\nis as injurious, as the former is beneficial.\\nBe careful to have no ligatures about your\\nbody wear your cravat and garters loosely tied,\\nand let all your clothing be easy. The flannel\\nshirt is indispensable.\\nAlways have an ample cloak in the carriage\\nearly in the morning and in the evening, even of\\nsummer days, you may find occasion to use it with\\npleasure and profit.\\nAlways have a complete suit of winter clothing\\nin your trunks, although you be travelling in the\\nmonth of July if the weather becomes cool, on*\\nwith your woollens, stockings included. Inat-\\ntention to the simple rule of adapting the clothing\\nto the temperature of the air in its extreme\\nchanges, kills hundreds yearly.\\nRULE VI.\\nNever hesitate a moment to comply with the\\ncalls of nature; much mischief is occasioned by\\ndeferring these evacuations. It is better to be\\naccused of a want of delicacy, than to have a\\nsuppression of urine or a fever and headache.\\nThis is the golden rule, and is of high authority.\\nKeep your body open, your feet dry and warm, and\\nyour head cool", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "A\\nCOMPENDIUM\\nOF\\nDOMESTIC MEDICINE.\\nDIVISION OF DISEASES.\\nIt is a matter of no consequence with what par-\\nticular complaint we begin, since each one is to be\\ndescribed. All systems are artificial and liable to\\nobjections, but for the purpose of enabling every one\\nto find out his ailment, and to refer at once to its\\nmode of treatment, I have adopted. the following\\nplan. In some points of view it may be exceptiona-\\nble, but it suits the purpose I intend it for, the con-\\nvenience of my reader, who may possibly care as\\nlittle as I do, whether the arrangement be scientific\\nor not In the first place, there are such diseases as\\nproduce a general disturDance, that is visible through-\\nout the whole body. These are found in fevers.\\nSimple Inflammatory Fever.\\nIntermittent, or Fever and Ague.\\nBilious Remittent Fever.\\nTyphus or Low Nervous Fever.\\nPutrid Fever.\\nHectic Fever.\\nr\\nNext we have those whose effects, though extended\\nto the whole body, commence in, and are chiefly con-\\nfined to, particular parts, such as diseases incident tc\\n23", "height": "3600", "width": "2328", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "24 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\n1. The Head, 2. Throat,\\n3. Chest, 4. Stomach,\\n5 Liver, 6. Intestines,\\n7 Kidneys, 8. Bladder,\\n9. Genital Organs, 10. Joints,\\n11. Nerves, 12. Glands,\\n13. Cellular Membrane,* 14. Skin, including Tu-\\nmours, Ulcers, c.\\nLastly, under the title Of Accidents, will be con-\\nsidered all those unfortunate occurrences, which are\\ndaily thinning the ranks of society, which human\\nprudence cannot always prevent, and to which all\\nwho travel by land or water are more particularly\\nexposed.\\nThis is a kind of fatty net- work, lying immediate\\niy under the skin, and covering the whole body", "height": "3580", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "ARTERIES OF THE HUMAN EXTREMITIES.\\nL Tarapl.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 2. PereimaE\u00e2\u0080\u0094 3. Posterior tibial.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 4. Anterior\\ntil ial.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 5. Femoral.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 21. Ulnar.", "height": "3600", "width": "2332", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2316", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER I.\\nOf Fevers or those diseases which product a geneied\\ndisturbance throughout the whole body.\\nOF THE PULSE.\\nThe pidse is nothing more than the beating of an\\nartery.* Every time the heart contracts, a portion\\nof blood is forced into the arteries, which dilate or\\nswell to let it pass, and then immediately regain their\\nformer size, until by a second stroke of the same or-\\ngan, a fresh column of blood is pushed through them,\\nwhen a similar action is repeated. This swelling\\nand contracting of the arteries then constitute the\\npulse, and consequently it may be found in every\\npart of the body where those vessels run near enougn\\nto the surface to be felt. Physicians look for it at the\\nwrist, from motives of convenience.\\nThe strength and velocity of the pulse vary much\\nin different persons, even in a state of perfect health.\\nIt is much quicker in children than in adults, and in\\nold men, it grows more slow and feeble, owing to the\\ndecreased energy of the heart The pulse is increased\\nboth in strength and velocity by running, walking,\\nriding, and jumping; by eating, drinking, singing\\nspeaking, and by joy, anger, c. It is diminished in\\nlike manner, by fear, want of nourishment, melan-\\nThere are two kinds of blood-vessels in the body\\narteries and veins. The arteries carry the blood from\\nthe heart to the extremities of the body, where they\\nare connected with the veins which bring it back\\n*gain. An artery pulsates or beats; a vein does not\\n25", "height": "3600", "width": "2312", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "26 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ncholy, excessive evacuations, or by whatever tends\\nto debilitate the system.\\nIn feeling the pulse then in sick persons, allowance\\nshould be made for these causes, or what is better,\\nwe should wait until their temporary effects have\\nceased.\\nA fully tense and strong pulse, is when the artery\\nswells boldly under the finger, and resists its pressure\\nmore or less; if, in addition to this, the pulsation be\\nvery rapid, it is called quick, full, and strong; if slow,\\nthe contrary.\\nA hard, corded pulse,, is that in which the artery\\nfeels like the string of a violin, or a piece of tightened\\ncat-gut, giving considerable resistance to the pressure\\nof the finger.\\nT7ie sqft t and intermitting pulses, are easily known\\nby their names. In cases of extreme debility, on the\\napproach of death, and in some particular diseases,\\nthe artery vibrates under the finger like a thread.\\nIn feeling the pulse, three or four fingers should be\\nlaid on it at once. The most convenient spot to do\\nthis, as already mentioned, is the wrist, but it can be\\nreadily done on the temple,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 just before, and close to\\nthe ear, in the bend of the arm, at the under part\\nof the lower end of the thigh, among the ham-strings,\\nand on the top of the foot.\\nOF FEVER.\\nFever is, by far, the most common complaint to\\nwhich the human body is subject It may be briefly\\ndescribed as a combination of heat, thirst, loss of\\nappetite, weakness, and inability to sleep. It makes\\nits appearance in two ways: either suddenly and vio-\\nlently, or gradually and gently. When it comes on\\nin the first manner, a cold snaking, attended with\\nsickness at the stomach, or vomiting, marks its access\\ntl c rold is more severe than in the latter, as is also", "height": "3588", "width": "2316", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "Fever. 27\\nthe pain in the head, and other symptoms. When its\\nattack is gradual, a feeling of soreness over the whole\\nbody, such as is experienced after a hard day s work\\nby one not accustomed to it, shows its approach.\\nNausea, pains in the head, chills, and more or less\\nheat and thirst soon follow.\\nAs these symptoms vary infinitely in their degrees\\nof violence, the vigour of the treatment to be pursued,\\nmust differ accordingly. Thus the same directions\\nthat are given for simple inflammatory fever, must\\nbe adhered to, in one whose symptoms are lighter,\\nthough similar, only there is no necessity for pushing\\nthem to so great an extent.\\nSIMPLE FEVERS.\\nA fever not due to any one specific cause,\\nlasting from one to ten days.\\nSymptoms. Chills, flushed face, skin hot,\\neyes red, pulse quick, full, strong and regular,\\ngreat thirst, tongue white, urine high col-\\nored and small in quantity, bowels consti-\\npated,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and breathing quick, etc.\\nCauses. Cold, violent exercise while ex-\\nposed to the heat of the sun. intemperance,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nimproper food, deranged digestion,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the poison\\nof one of the continued fevers too mild to pro-\\nduce recognizable effects\\nDistinguish it from other fevers by the\\nabruptness with which it comes on, by the\\nabsence of symptoms peculiar to other fevers\\nand by the rapid recovery.\\nTreatment. Rest in bed in a cool, quiet room,\\nOpen the bowels with liquid citrate of mag-\\nnesia or epsom salts. If there be great pain in\\nthe head apply cloths wrung out of cold wal^r,\\nchanging them often enousrh to keep tn^^\\ncold, or place an ice bag partially filled wiilr\\nbroken ice on the head. If the heat of tbe body\\nbe excessive and burning to the touch, and\\nthere is no perspiration, sponge the entire body", "height": "3600", "width": "2252", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "28 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nand limbs with tepid or cold water. This is to\\nbe performed by removing all clothing-, wrap-\\nping the body completely in a thick blanket,\\nand applying the sponge between the folds of\\nthe blanket, in order to protect from draughts,\\nspending from ten to twenty minutes in the act\\nof sponging; then teither remain in blanket\\nuntil dry, or use towels, after which the cloth-\\ning and bed covering may be replaced, always\\npracticing care not to wet the clothing or bed-\\nding because by so doing a cold might be con-\\ntracted. There should be no fear of bad con-\\nsequences from sponging if done in this manner,\\nand it is an infallible and satisfactory means of\\nreducing almost all the different kinds of fever.\\nIn addition to the sponging a tablespoonful of\\nthe spirits of Mindereri may be taken every two\\nhours. These measures arejto be repeated with\\nsufficient frequency to keep the skin moist and\\nas nearly as possible to normal temperature,\\nuntil the disease is overcome. Moderate doses of\\nquinine should be taken during convalescence.\\nThe diet should consist of cool drinks, milk\\nand beef tea.\\nINTERMITTENT OR MALARIAL\\nFEVER.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 FEVER AND AGUE.\\nOf this fever, there are several varieties,,\\nwhich differ from each other only in the length\\nof time that elapses between their attacks.\\nThere is one called quotidian, in which it comes\\non every twenty -four hours; another named\\ntertian, in which it arrives every forty-eight\\nhours, and the third quartan, because the inter-\\nvals last seventy-two hours.\\nSysiptoms. The symptoms of fever and ague\\ncommence with yawning, stretching and\\nuneasiness; this is succeeded by slight chills\\nor shiverings, that end in a violent or con-\\nvulsive shaking of the whole body. This\\nis the cold fit, and is immediately followed by", "height": "3592", "width": "2316", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "Fever and Ague. 29\\nthe fever or hot fit. The pulse rises, the skin\\nbecomes hot, pain in the head, tongue white,\\nand all the marks of fever, terminating in a pro-\\nfuse sweat, which gradually subsiding, leaves the\\npatient in his natural state, though somewhat\\nweakened.\\nCauses. Is supposed to depend upon the influ-\\nence of malaria, a poison emanating from decaying\\nvegetable matter in low marshy localities, and is\\nfrequently developed in previous healthy localities\\nby turning up the soil, and clearing the lands of\\nnew countries. Water absorbs and transmits this\\nmiasmic poison to the system, and it is more\\nabundant during the night.\\nTreatment. This consists first in the prevent-\\nive, by maintaining of as near a standard of health\\nas possible, by a properly regulated diet and pro-\\ntection from the night air. Sleeping in the upper\\nstories of houses in malarial districts, and the\\nclosure of doors and windows on the side exposed\\nto marshes or stagnant ponds. As soon as there\\nare symptoms indicative of the approach of this\\ndisease, give at once a large dose of sulphate of\\nquinine: to adults 10 to 20 grains, to children 4-6\\nyears old 3 to 5 grains, and from 10-14 years 6 to\\n7 grains. When the fever comes on after the rigors\\nand chills, soak the feet in hot water with a little\\nmustard in, place in bed, cover lightly, and give\\nsome sweet spirits of nitre; tr. aconite, largely\\ndiluted, or a saline fever mixture. If the fever is\\nvery high, sponge the spine and whole body with\\ntepid water. After the fever has passed off, renew\\nthe dose of quinine to prevent the return of the\\ndisease. If, however, it is not cut short by these\\nmeans, and he quinine has no effect, combine it", "height": "3620", "width": "2268", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "30 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nmeans, and the quinine has no effect, give\\nFowler s solution of arsenic combined with\\nvery minute doses, l-60th grain of strychnia.\\nOf the Fowler s solution give 5 to 8 drops, three\\ntimes daily to an adult.\\nYELLOW FEVER.\\nA fever which becomes epidemic in tropical\\nand subtropical countries and does not spread\\nat a temperature below 70\u00c2\u00b0. As the sanitary\\nmeasures have been bettered in the southern\\nstates the ravages of this disease have been\\ndecreased. It is characterized by an orange or\\nbronze discoloration of the skin and in severe\\ncases by the black vomiting and tarry stools.\\nTYPHUS FEVER.\\nThis is a contagious fever, which was\\nformerly known as jail fever, camp fever,\\nship fever, spotted fever, and which owing\\nto modern sanitary precautions has become\\nobsolete.\\nPNEUMONIA\u00e2\u0080\u0094 LUNG FEVER.\\nAn inflammation of the lung tissue. Two\\nclinical varieties are most frequently met with,\\nviz.: Acute or lobar, and broncho-pneumonia.\\nLobar pneumonia has its starting point in the\\nair cells and involves one or more lobes of\\neither right or left lung or both, while broncho or\\nlobular pneumonia nearly always follows some\\npre-existing disease and has its beginning\\nin the bronchial tubes, and involves one or\\nmore lobules.\\nSymptoms. Acute pneumonia is usual!;\\nushered in with a chill, and a rapid rise :i-\\ntemperature, a dull pain on the affected side,", "height": "3592", "width": "2324", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "THE EYE.\\nA, Lens. B, Aqueous humor. C, Yitreous humor. D,\\nRetina. E, Iris. F, Choroid. G, Sclerotica. H, Cor-\\nnea. I, Optic nerve. K, Ciliary process and muscle.", "height": "3596", "width": "2256", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "Lung Fever. 31\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094a dry hacking- cough, cheeks highly flushed,\\ntongue dry and coated, breathiDg rapid and\\nshallow, expectoration clear and tenacious,\\nat first becoming- bloody or rust-colored on\\nthird day,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 countenance anxious,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 frequently\\nrestlessness and delirium. The right side is\\nthe most often affected, and there is an immo-\\nbility of the chest over that portion of the\\nlung- involved. The urine is dark and the\\nbowels are slightly constipated. In lobar\\npneumonia, on about the 7th or 9th day, the\\npatient passes through the crisis, the tem-\\nperature falls to normal or below normal, and\\nthe breathing- becomes clear. Broncho-pneu-\\nmonia occurs in connection with some other\\ndisease, and the primary symptoms are the\\nsame as in bronchitis, though the respiratory\\nsymptoms are as a rule the same as in lobar\\npneumonia.\\nCause. A specific micro-organism. Predis-\\nposing and exciting causes, overcrowded and\\nimproperly ventilated rooms, exposure to\\nwet, or sudden changes of temperature, in-\\nhalation of irritant or foreign substances,\\ninjuries to chest, and some preceding affec-\\ntion.\\nDistinguish it by the sudden onset of the\\nfever, the dry hacking cough, the dull pain\\nin side, the anxious countenance, the rapid\\nand difficult breathing, and by the brick dust\\ncolor of sputum after the third day.\\nTreatment. This is one of the most fatal of\\nacute diseases, and whenever possible the\\npatient should be cared for by a trained nurse,\\nunder the close direction of a physician. A\\nmajority of the cases that die, could be saved\\nby having a skilled and faithful nurse at the\\nbedside throughout the disease. Lobar pneu\\nmonia is bound to run a definite course in\\nspite of remedial measures, while broncho*\\npneumonia, under judicious management may\\nbe cut short at any stage, though it is more\\nlikely to be a prolonged illness. The patients", "height": "3600", "width": "2228", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "32 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nbed should be in a well ventilated room, kept\\nat an even temperature of about 60\u00c2\u00b0 or 65\u00c2\u00b0. The\\nexternal application of an oiled silk jacket\\nproves nearly always satisfactory. This is\\nmade of a layer of cotton baiting or wool, y t\\ninch thick, held in place by a lining of cheese\\ncloth, and covered on the outside with oiled\\nsilk. This should be cut and shaped so as to\\nmake a close fitting jacket, extending 1 from the\\nlast ribs to the throat, and fasten with safety\\npins. Ice bags or hot poultices should never\\nbe applied excepting under the special direc-\\ntion of physician, for they are irritating to the\\npatient, and because of their weight interfere\\nwith the breathing. Parti cular attention must\\nbe given to sustaining the vital powers by the\\nuse of a stimulating liquid diet, such as will\\nnot waste energy by taxing the digestion or in-\\nterfere with respiration by dilating the stom-\\nach. The fever is to be reduced and the rest-\\nlessness and delirium quieted by cold spong-\\ning or the cold wet-pack. The nourishment\\nshould be given from an invalid s drinking cup,\\nor through a drinking tube; and the patient\\nshould never be allowed to sit up to void urine\\nor evacuate the bowels, but should use a bed-\\npan, because movements or exertion are\\nliable to spread the disease into healthy lung\\ntissue, and what is more to be dreaded, a clot\\nmay be carried to the heart and produce in-\\nstant death. Inhalations of oxygen are to be\\nresorted to when the breathing becomes very\\ndifficult. This gas comes in tanks prepared\\nfor the purpose.\\nREMITTENT MALARIAL FEVER.\\nThis name is applied to a type of malarial\\nfever, in which the fever occasionally abates,\\nbut does not entirely cease, before a fresh attack\\ncomes on, so that the patient is never com-\\npletely free from it. The treatment is the same", "height": "3596", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "Typhoid Fever. 33\\nas in the intermittent form of Hit disease. If\\nthere is vomiting, hold pellets cf ice in the\\nthroat and let them dissolve, which serves\\nalso furthermore to allay the burning thirst,\\nusually present. Diluted limewater is another\\nremedy for this purpose. And whenever this\\nstate exists the best article of diet is milk and\\nlimewater, and this may be given in the pro-\\nportion of equal parts of each if the vomiting\\nbe persistent. Kumyss also agrees favorably\\nwith the stomach. When the fever continues at\\na high degree, the body may be wrapped in\\nsheets wrung out of cold water or the patient\\nmay get into a cold bath.\\nTYPHOID FEVEE.\\nSymptoms. Languor, \u00e2\u0080\u0094debility,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 dejection of\\nmind,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 alternate flashes of heat and chills,\\nloss of appetite, disturbed sleep, confusion\\nof ideas, aching of limbs, ordinarily there\\nare spells of diarrhea. These are succeeded by\\nvertigo, pain in the head,- vomiting and pain\\nin abdomen, fever, which grows worse toward\\nnight,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 tenderness in lower part of right side\\nof abdomen, with gurgling sound upon pres-\\nsure, after a few days the stools become yel-\\nlow, thin and very offensive. During the\\nsecond and third weeks, rose-colored spots fre-\\nquently appear on abdomen and chest, and\\nafter a few days fade away and are replaced\\nby a new crop, the tongue is covered with a\\nwhite, yellow, or brown fur, and is shining red\\nat the tip. The temperature runs a course\\nwhich is denominated the typhoid temperature.\\nThe evening temperature is invariably 1\u00c2\u00b0 or 2\u00c2\u00b0\\nhigher than that of the morning, throughout\\nthe attack, and for th^ Srst week there is in-\\ncrease of S\u00c2\u00b0 ea^h day, then follows a period of\\nirors e oi tsar.pe?atrr?, *vhich lasts until the\\nver \u00c2\u00a3eclJT es\\nUausb. Tbe l-ypbo d bacillus, which gener-", "height": "3552", "width": "2236", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "34 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nally gains access to the body in the drinking\\nwater or food, and attacks the Peyer s patches\\nof the intestine, and sets up an inflammation\\nof the intestinal mucus lining.\\nDistinguish it by the character of the tem-\\nperature, which risss and falls every twenty-\\nfour hours, and which has an ascending period\\nfor the first five to ten days, and then a station-\\nary period of from one to three weeks, followed\\nby the period of decline, by the diarrhea and\\noffensive stools, by the tender abdomen and\\nby the few red spots which may appear and\\ndisappear over the body. Sometimes it is im-\\npossible to distinguish this fever from one of\\nthe other lingering fevers, until a physician\\nmakes a microscopical examination of the\\nblood.\\nTreatment. This is always a serious\\ndisease and should, in every instance be\\nunder the close surveillance of a physician.\\nMore depends on the nursing and the careful\\nfollowing of the physician s directions than on\\nthe kind of medicine used. What has been\\nsaid about sponging, the wet pack, and cold\\nbaths in the treatment of other fevers, applies\\nparticularly well here. The remedies to be\\ngiven internally are intestinal antiseptics, in-\\ntended to destroy the micro-organisms, and\\nheal the inflamed mucus membrane in the in-\\ntestine. The diet is the most important factor\\nthroughout the disease. Cooling drinks must\\nbe frequently given, care must be exercised\\nthat the patient has a sufficient amount of\\nnourishment, and this must be of a quality not\\nto tax the enfeebled digestive powers, or be a\\nbulky irritant in the intestinal tract. To fill\\nthese indications, milk, kumyss, beef tea, and\\nthe meat broths are among the best articles.\\nThis fever is bound to run a course of from\\ntwo to eight weeks, in spite of every effort\\nmade to combat it. The convalescent patient\\nmust continue on a restricted diet for one or\\ntwo weeks after fever is broken. The stools\\nand urine should be disinfected by being kept", "height": "3556", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "Appendicitis. 35\\nin a closed vessel for an hour, containing one\\nor two per cent, solution of chloride of lime,\\nand then buried and all bedding, clothing and\\neating- utensils should be scalded each time\\nafter the patient is through using them.\\nHECTIC FEVER.\\nThis is never a primary disease, but is al-\\nways found as a symptom of some other one,\\nas consumption.\\nSymptoms. Night sweats,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 bowels costive\\nat first, then loose, alternate chills and\\nflushes, a circumscribed spot on the cheeks,\\na peculiar delicacy of complexion, and emaci-\\nation to so great a degree that the patient\\nsometimes looks like a living skeleton.\\nCauses. The absorption of matter from ab-\\nscesses, as in consumption and scrofula.\\nTreatment. Remove the cause, by curing\\nthe disease of which it is a symptom.\\nAPPENDICITIS.\\nAn inflammation of the appendix vermiformis,\\nor of that worm-like portion of the intestines\\nwhich is open at but one end. The character\\nof this inflammation may be catarrhal or ulcer-\\native to the degree of perforation.\\nSymptoms. Pain and tenderness of variable\\nseverity in the right iliac region, most intense\\nat a spot located half way between the um-\\nbilicus and the crest of the hip bone and some-\\ntimes a swelling may be discerned in this local-\\nity. The right thigh may be flexed, with\\npain in right side of abdomen when extension", "height": "3596", "width": "2260", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "36 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nis attempted. There may be an initial chill and\\nlikewise vomiting. Usually the pain is acute,\\nand there is a fever of from 101\u00c2\u00b0 to 103\u00c2\u00b0, together\\nwith an accelerated pulse. A very rapid or\\nirregular pulse is an unfavorable symptom, as\\nis also sigcs of general inflammation of the\\nbowels. Perforation of the intestines is followed\\nby symptoms of surgical shock. It is impos-\\nsible for the most skilled diagnostician to dis-\\ntinguish this disease in some instances.\\nCause. Usually fecal concretions, fruit pits\\nor seeds imprisoned in the appendix and con-\\nstipation and overeating seem to bring on an\\nattack.\\nTreatment. Whenever there is a suspicion\\nof appendicitis, the patient must remain quietly\\nin bed, an ice bag be kept over the region of the\\nappendix, large doses of olive oil repeatedly\\nadministered, inducing frequently loose stools,\\nand opiates given sufficient to soothe pain.\\nUnder this treatment the majority of attacks\\nrecover without surgical interference, but\\nwhere perforation is imminent a surgeon\\nshould remove the offending appendix at once.\\nThe life of the patient has been saved in a few\\ninstances where the operation for removal has\\nbeen performed after perforation has taken\\nplace. This is always a serious malady and a\\nphysician should be in attendance upon the\\nmildest cases.", "height": "3592", "width": "2304", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "CHAPTER II.\\nDiseases, whose effects, though extended to the\\nwhole body, commence in, and are chiefly con-\\nfined to, particular parts.\\nCEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS\\nBRAIN AND SPINAL FEVER.\\nAn inflammation of the membranes covering\\nthe brain and spinal cord. This may be local-\\nized or involve both the cerebral and spinal\\nportions.\\nSymptoms. Intense pain in the head, eyes in-\\ncapable of bearing light, pupils dilated or con-\\ntracted,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 restless delirium,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 followed by stupor,\\nvomiting, face flushed,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 pulse hard and very\\nrapid, oppression of the chest, head drawn\\nback,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 spasms.\\nCauses. Exposure to the excessive heat of\\nthe sun, blows on the head, infection of the\\nmembranes by a specific germ.\\nTreatment Where the disease is suspected,\\nthe bowels should be opened by administering\\nof a grain of calomel or one teaspoonful of\\nepsom salts every hour until free movements\\noccur; an ice bag applied to the head, and a\\nphysician sent for at once. If much nervous\\nirritation is present, liberal doses of bromides\\nare good.\\n37", "height": "3600", "width": "2208", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "38 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nHEADACH.\\nCauses. Some particular disease of which it is a\\nsymptom. Indigestion, a foul stomach, tight cra-\\nvats or shirt collars, exposure to the heat of the sun,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094a rushing of blood into the head.\\nTreatment. This will vary according to the\\noause. If it anses from indigestion, that must be\\nattended to. A foul stomach is one of the most usual\\ncauses of headach such is the connexion between\\nthese parts, that the one is seldom out of order, with-\\nout notice being given of it by the other. In this\\ncase, an emetic should always be administered, which,\\nat a day s interval, is to be followed by a purgative.\\nIf from the beating of the arteiy in the temples and a\\nsense of fulness in the head, we suspect it to originate\\nfrom an undue determination to that part, apply\\nice bladder or cloths dipped in cold water to it.\\nPains in the head frequently originate from old\\nvenereal complaints. They are also very often\\ncaused by gout or rheumatism for such cases, see\\nthose complaints. When it arises from acidity of\\nthe stomach give five or six grs. of bicarbonate of\\npotash in dilute camphor water three or four\\ntimes daily.\\nSee Sick-Headache, post, page 191.\\nINFLAMMATION OF THE EYE.\\nSymptoms. Pain, heat and swelling of the parte,\\nwhich appear blood-shot, the tears hot and scalding.\\nfever, intolerance of light, sometimes when the\\nlids are affected, the edges become ulcerated.\\nCauses. External injuries, as blows, particles of\\nsand, c. getting into them, exposure to cold, a\\nstrong light, intemperance.\\nTreatment. If trie complaint is caused bv fbreigr", "height": "3596", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "Inflammation of the Eye. 39\\nbodies, they must be removed with the point of\\na hair pencil, or the end of a piece of wire cov-\\nered with lint, or washed out by injecting warm\\nmilk and water into the eye, with a small syringe.\\nIf particles of iron stick in it, they must be re-\\nmoved by an oculist. From whatever circum-\\nstance it may originate, the inflammation is to\\nbe subdued by ice or cold applications, and bleed-\\ning from the neighborhood of the eye, by a dozen\\nor more leeches. The bowels should be freely\\nopened with Epsom salts, and a cold-water poul-\\ntice, enclosed in a piece of thin gauze, be laid\\nover the part. The room should be perfectly\\ndark, and the diet extremely low. Any of the\\nlotions No. 9, may be used. If the pain is very\\nsevere, a small quantity of equal parts of bella-\\ndonna and water may be dropped into the eye.\\nIf the eye-lids are ulcerated, touch them with the\\nwhite vitriol ointment. Bathing the eye fre-\\nquently with clear cold water is a refreshing and\\nuseful practice.*\\nDIMNESS OF SIGHT.\\nSymptoms. The patient imagines he sees par-\\nticles of dust, flies, and cobwebs, floating in the\\nair, and cannot distinguish clearly any object,\\neither near or at a distance. Though the pupil\\nsometimes does not contract, the eye is to all ap-\\npearance unchanged.\\nCauses. Pressure on the optic nerves, within\\nthe scull, by tumours, or other causes, or an error\\nor defect in the formation of the nerves them-\\nselves, drunkenness, blows on the head, apo-\\nplexy, excessive venereal indulgences.\\nThe best plan in all affections of the eye,\\nwhether inflammation, dimness of sight, c, is\\nto consult an oculist, as the least improper treat-\\nment may cause complete loss of sight.", "height": "3600", "width": "2268", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "40 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nTreatment. Blisters, issues, or a seton to the\\nback of the neck. Electric sparks passed through\\nthe forehead, and drawn from the eyes, if perse-\\nvered in for a considerable time, may prove effec-\\ntual. As many causes of this disease are seated\\nin the intestines and stomach, a light emetic may\\nbe first given, and then a succession of purgatives\\nfor several days or weeks.\\nNIGHT BLINDNESS\\nSymptoms. The sight is perfectly clear and dis-\\ntinct during the day, but completely lost at night.\\nCauses. Prolonged exposure to extremely\\nbright light, general debility and exhaustion.\\nTreatment. The treatment must be directed\\nto strengthening the general health by tonics and\\na generous diet give quinine, iron, and cod-liver\\noil. At the same time keep in a darkened room,\\ngoing out only when there is no sun, and even\\nthen with the eyes protected by dark glasses and\\na shade.\\nINFLAMMATION OF THE EAR.\\nSymptoms. Pain in the ear, which at last\\neither gradually ceases, or matter is discharged\\nthrough the opening.\\nCauses. The accumulation of hard wax, in-\\nsects getting into it, injuries from blows, c.\\nTreatment. A little warm olive oil, with an\\nequal part of laudanum, dropped into the ear, and\\nThere are many other diseases incident to the\\neyes, but none that can be managed by any but\\nan oculist. When, therefore, any alteration in\\nthe structure of the eye is perceived, no time\\nehonld be lost in having recourse to one.", "height": "3596", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "CAYITY OF THE TYMPANUM, OSSICULA AUDI-\\nTUS, AND THEIR MUSCLES. (Magnified.)\\na a, cavity of the tympanum, b, membrana tympani, or\\nrather the osseous circle to which it is attached, c,\\nhandle of the malleus, resting on the middle of the\\nmembrana tympani. d, head of the malleus, articu-\\nlating with the incus, e, long handle of the malleus,\\npassing into the crenoidal fissure (the anterior mus-\\ncle of the malleus is attached to it). internal mus-\\ncle of the malleus, g, anvil. h t lenticular bones, i,\\nstapes, k, musculus stapedius.", "height": "3600", "width": "2196", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3596", "width": "2316", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "Bleeding from the Nose. 41\\nretained there by a piece of wool or cotton, will\\nfrequently procure almost instant relief. If it be\\ncaused by hard wax, inject warm water or glyce-\\nrine to soften it, and then, with care, endeavour\\nto extract it, when the oil and laudanum may\\nagain be employed. In cases of great severity, a\\nblister may be applied behind the ear. A tem-\\nporary deafness frequently results from this com-\\nplaint, and sometimes, when matter is formed,\\nthe bones of the organ are destroyed and hearing\\nis lost for ever.*\\nBLEEDING FROM THE NOSE.\\nCauses. Fullness of blood, violent exercise,\\nparticular positions of the body, blows, c.\\nTreatment. Keep the patient erect, or sitting\\nwith his head thrown a little backwards, take off\\nhis cravat, unbutton his shirt collar, and expose\\nhim freely to the cold air apply ice or cold vine-\\ngar and water to his testicles, and the back of the\\nneck. If these are not sufficient, moisten a plug\\nof linen with brandy, roll it in powdered alum\\nand screw it up the nostril. A piece of cat-gut\\nmay, also, be passed through the nostril into the\\nthroat, drawn out at the mouth, and a bit of\\nsponge be fastened to it and drawn back again,\\nso as to make the sponge block up the posterior\\nnostril. In doing this, it is necessary to leave a\\npiece of the cat-gut so as to be got hold of, in\\norder to withdraw the sponge. It is seldom, how-\\never, that the first remedies will not answer the\\npurpose.\\nPOLYPUS.\\nThe nose is subject to two species of this tumour.\\nThe pear-shaped or pendulous polypus, and a flat-\\nus There are many affections of the ear which\\ncannot be mentioned however, in all cases, it is\\nbest to apply at once to an aurist.", "height": "3600", "width": "2236", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "42 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\ntened irregular excrescence, which is extremely pain-\\nful, and is of a cancerous nature. As soon as any\\naffection of this kind is suspected, apply to a surgeon.\\nCANCER OF THE LIP.\\nThis kind of cancer always commences in a small\\ncrack, which, after a while, becomes exquisitely pain-\\nful. If closely examined, this crack is found to be\\nseated in a small hard tumour, which soon ulcerates,\\nand if not checked, extends the disorder to the throat,\\nthereby endangering life.\\nTreatment. The knife is the only remedy for this\\nas well as every other species of cancer, and no time\\nshould be lost in resorting to a surgeon.\\nMERCURIAL ULCERS IN THE MOUTH.\\nLarge, dark looking ulcers in the mouth, are a\\ncommon effect of the use of mercury. They may be\\nknown by the horrid smell of the breath, by the teeth\\nbeing loosened from the gums, and by a coppery taste\\nin the mouth.\\nTreatment. Omit all mercurial preparations,\\nwash the mouth frequently with sage tea or a solu-\\ntion of one drachm of chlorate of potash in five\\nounces of water, and taking a table-spoonful of\\nthe same mixture inwardly three times daily.\\nULCERS AND PIMPLES ON THE TONGUE.\\nSmall pimples are occasionally found on the tongue,\\nwhich at last form ulcers. Sometimes they are oc-\\ncasioned by the rough and projecting edge of a bro-\\nken or decayed tooth: when this is the cause, the", "height": "3600", "width": "2328", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "Ulcers on the Tongue, 43\\npart must be rounded by a file or the tooth extracted,\\nwhen the sore will heal without further trouble.\\nWhitish looking specks, which seem inclined to\\nipread, are also met with on the inside of the cheeks\\nand lips. They are easily removed by touching their\\nsurfaces with burnt alum or borax.\\nCANCER OF THE TONGUE.\\nCancer of the tongue commences like that of the\\nlip, being a crack or fissure in a small, hard, deep\\nseated tumour on the side of the tongue.\\nTreatment. No time should be lost in useless\\nattempts to cure it by medicines. The only safety\\nfor the patient is in the knife, and that at an early\\nperiod.\\nVENEREAL ULCERS.\\nSee Syphilis.\\nENLARGEMENT OF THE UVULA.\\nThe uvula is that little tongue-like appendage lhat\\nhangs down from the middle of the fleshy curtain\\nwhich divides the mouth from the throat. It is very\\nsubject to inflammation, the consequence of which\\nis, that it becomes so long that its point touches, and\\nsometimes even lies along the tongue, which creates\\nconsiderable uneasiness, and is now and then the\\ncause of a constant cough, which finally ends in con-\\nsumption. It is commonly called the falling of ths\\npalate.\\nTreatment. Strong gargles of vinegar and watej\\nor a decoction of the black oak bark, or a watei", "height": "3592", "width": "2256", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "44 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nBolution of alum, will frequently cure the complaint\\nIt happens very frequently, however, that in conse-\\nquence of repeated attacks, it becomes permanently\\nlengthened, and then the only resource is to cut on\\nthe end of it If you aro near a physician apply to\\nhim, if not, the operation is so simple that any man\\nof common dexterity can perform it, particularly as\\nlittle or no blood follows the incision. All that is\\nrequisite, is to seat the patient, seize the part with a\\nhook, or a slender pair of pincers, draw it a little for\\nward, and snip off its point with a pair of scissors\\nSWELLING OF THE TONSILS.\\nThe tonsils are two glands situated in the throat\\none on each side, which are very apt to swell Iron,\\ninflammation by colds. They sometimes become sc\\nlarge as to threaten suffocation.\\nTreatment. In the commencement, this is the\\nsame as directed for Inflammatory Sore Throat,\\nwhich see. If it does not succeed, apply to a sur-\\ngeon to take them away.\\nTONSILITIS QUINSY SORE\\nTHROAT.\\nAn inflammation of one or both tonsils, which\\nmay involve uvula and entire fauces.\\nSymptoms. Chills, followed by fever,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 inside\\nof throat and tonsils inflamed,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 white or\\nyellow spots on tonsils,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 hoarseness,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 tender-\\nness,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 swallowing painful,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 darting pains in\\nthroat.\\nDistinguish it by the severe swelling and\\npain from diphtheria by the spots on tonsils", "height": "3584", "width": "2332", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "VERTICAL SECTION OF THE MOUTH\\nAND THROAT.\\n1. Pendulous palate; 2. Base of the cranium; 3. Phar*\\nynx 4. (Esophagus 5. Nose 6. Tongue 7. Salivary\\nglands; 8. Lingual bone; 9. Thyroid gland; 10. Tra-\\nchea or windpipe.", "height": "3600", "width": "2228", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3596", "width": "2276", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "Tonsilitis. 45\\nbeing small, and not having a bleeding sur-\\nface when removed, from scarlet fever by\\nabsence of pronounced eruption.\\nTreatment. If bowels are constipated give\\ncalomel or epsom salts,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 tincture of aconite in\\ndrop doses every one or two hours,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 10 grains\\nof salicylate of soda in water every four hours,\\ngargle frequently with No. 35, ice pellets held\\nin throat, ice bag on neck. Diet need not be\\nrestricted but patient usually cares to swallow\\nnothing but liquids, and it is better to give\\nthem cold.\\nDIPHTHERIA.\\nSymptoms. Diphtheria may exist with evi-\\ndences so mild that no one is aware of its\\npresence, and in many of the cases, which\\nterminate fatally, the illness had been regarded\\nas too trivial to demand special concern. In\\nthe beginning there is usually languor, chilli-\\nness, headache and the symptoms of fever. As\\na rule, there is some pain and soreness upon\\nswallowing, and the breath is peculiarly\\noffensive. Upon examination, the interior of\\nthe throat will appear red and swollen, and\\ngenerally there is a gray or ashen brown mem-\\nbrane on the tonsils and uvula. This membrane\\nmay form on any of the mucus membranes or\\nwherever the skin is abraded.\\nCause. The Klebs-Loffler bacillus.\\nDistinguish it by having a bacteriologist ex-\\namine the secretions and mucus membrane of\\nthe throat for the diphtheria bacillus, the only\\npositive method.\\nTreatment. While not nearly so fatal among\\nadults as with children, this is nevertheless a", "height": "3600", "width": "2284", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "46 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nfearful and treacherous disease, and whenever\\nits presence is suspected, a physician should\\nbe summoned as early as possible. Diphtheria\\nantitoxin is superior to all other remedial meas-\\nures, and the earlier the physician injects this\\nthe better; and repeated injections during the\\ncourse of the disease may be necessary. Mem-\\nbers of the family who have been exposed, if in-\\njected with this serum, of proper strength, will\\nthereby be prevented from having- the disease,\\nand become insusceptible to it for several weeks.\\nThroughout the course of the attack, the mouth\\nis to be washed and the throat gargled with No.\\n35, every two to three hours. Calomel is to be\\ngiven in V Q or -J grain doses every hour and dis-\\ncontinued only at times when bowels are too free.\\nPlenty of liquids should be drunk, and one table-\\nspoonful of the infusion of digitalis taken three\\ntimes daily. If the membrane extends down\\ninto the windpipe, closing it so that the patient\\ncannot breathe, then a tube must be inserted.\\nThe patient must remain absolutely quiet for\\nthree or four days after the membrane has dis-\\nappeared from the throat, for fatal heart fail-\\nure sometimes results from not observing\\nthis precaution. Tablespoonful doses of bitter\\nwine of iron should be taken three times a day\\nfor three or four weeks after all symptoms\\nhave subsided. The strictest quarantine must\\nbe practiced, and after recovery the sick-room\\nmust be fumigated and all clothing, utensils\\nand bedding either boiled or burned.\\nSTRICTURES IN THE THROAT\\nSymptoms. The first mark of an obstruction or\\nstricture in the throat, is a slight difficulty in swal-", "height": "3600", "width": "2324", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "LUNGS AND TRACHEA IN MAN,\\nshowing the position of the windpipe and bromchial tubes,\\nrelatively to the lungs.\\nA, Larynx and superior extremity of the trachea B,\\ntrachea; C, division into bronchi; D, one of the lungs;\\nE, bronchial ramuscules.", "height": "3596", "width": "2216", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2292", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "Strictures in the Throat. 47\\niowing solids, which continues increasing for months,\\nor until the passage becomes so contracted that the\\nsmallest particle of food cannot pass, but having re-\\nmained an instant at the strictured part, is violently\\nrejected. If the obstacle is not removed, the patient\\nstarves.\\nTreatment. Meddle not with the complaint your-\\nself, for you can do nothing to relieve it, but apply\\nwith all speed to a surgeon, and remember that your\\nlife is at stake.\\nCATARRH, OR COLD.\\nSymptoms. A dull pain in the head, swelling\\nand redness of the eyes, effusion of a thin acrid mu-\\ncus from the nose, hoarseness, cough, fever, c.\\nCauses. Cold or damp air, exposure to wet\\nTreatment. If the symptoms be extremely vio-\\nlent, give twenty drops of hartshorn in half a pint\\nof warm vinegar whey. (See No.l2.)Hoarhound and\\nboneset tea taken in large quantities, are very useful.\\nThe patient should be confined to his bed, and be\\nfreely purged. If there is great pain in the breast,\\napply a blister to it To ease the cough, take two\\ntea spoonsful of No. 13, every fifteen minutes, or till\\nrelief is obtained.\\nThe influenza is nothing more than an aggra-\\nvated state of catarrh, and is to be cured by the same\\nremedies. No cough or cold is too light to merit at-\\ntention. Neglected colds lay the foundation of con\\ntumption, and every year send thousands to the grave.\\nASTHMA\\nSymptoms. A tightness across the breast, fre-\\nquent short breathing, attended with a wheezing, in-", "height": "3620", "width": "2204", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "48 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ncreased by exertion and when in bed. It comes\\non in fits or paroxysms.\\nCauses. Spasm of the lungs.\\nTreatment. If the cough be violent and fre-\\nquent, with great pain in the breast, breathe the\\nsmoke from burning paper saturated with salt-\\npetre, or the fumes of burning dried stramonium\\nleaves. The tincture of digitalis is highly recom-\\nmended in asthma. It should be taken in doses\\nof a very few drops at first, and cautiously in-\\ncreased. If the pulse sinks under it, or giddi-\\nness, o. is produced, it must be laid aside. In\\nfact, it is hardly prudent to take this active and\\ndangerous article, except under a physician s\\ncare. The Indian tobacco may be safely used in\\nplace of it, in doses of a tea-spoonful of the tinc-\\nture,* every half hour till relief is obtained.\\nThe dried roots of the thorn apple and skunk\\ncabbage, are sometimes smoked through a pipe\\nfor the same purpose. Asthma is a disease that\\nis seldom completely cured by art nature, how-\\never, occasionally affects it.\\nPLEURISY.\\nSymptoms. A sharp pain, or stitch in tne side,\\nincreased upon breathing, inability of lying on\\nthe affected side, pulse hard, quick and corded,\\ntongue white.\\nCauses. Cold\u00e2\u0080\u0094 all that produce inflammation.\\nTreatment. Apply at once 6 or 8 wet cups, or\\nplace a large blister over the side and give a full\\ndose of Epsom salts. Repeat the cupping as often\\nas the pulse seems to demand it, and if expec-\\nTake a sufficient quantity of the leaves, stem\\nand pods of the plant, put them into a bottle and\\nfill it up with brandy or spirits, and let it remain\\nfor a few days.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "Pleurisy. 49\\n(oration does not come on, apply another blister close\\nto the first one. All the remedies for the reduction\\nof inflammation, must be actively employed. The\\npatient should be confined to his bed, with the head\\nand shoulders a little elevated, and a warm decoc-\\ntion of the common hemlock* taken frequently, and\\nin liberal quantities. The diet should always consist\\nof rice or barley water.\\nSPITTING OF BLOOD.\\nSymptoms. Blood of a bright red colour, often\\nfrothy, brought up by coughing.\\nCauses. Consumption and its causes, a fullness\\nof blood, rupture of a blood vessel from any cause.\\nDistinguish it from vomiting of blood, by its bright\\ncolour, and being Drought up with coughing.\\nTreatment. Give the patient at once a table\\nspoonful of common salt, and direct him to swallow\\nit. Apply cold to the chest. The sugar of lead\\nhas much reputation in this complaint; 2 or 3\\ngrains of it, with from a half to a whole grain of\\nopium, may be taken every 3 or 4 hours and in se-\\nvere cases, where the blood flows rapidly, 5 or 6\\ngrains, with two of opium, may be taken at once.\\nThe most perfect rest should be strictly enjoined\\nand the diet consist of cold mashed turnips or cola\\nrice water.\\nCONSUMPTION.\\nSymptoms. A short, dry cough, languor and\\ngradual loss of strength, pulse small, quick, and\\nsoft, pain in the breast, expectoration of a frothy\\nTwigs and leaves of the tree.\\nD", "height": "3600", "width": "2252", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "50 Compendiuri of Domestic Medicine.\\nmatter, that at last becomes solid and yellow, the\\nbreathing grows more anxious and hurried. the\\nemaciation and pain increase, hectic fever. night\\nsweats and a looseness of the bowels come on, and\\nthe patient, unsuspicious of danger, dies.\\nCauses. Receiving a disposition to the disease\\nfrom father or mother, a flat chest, spitting of blood,\\nneglected colds,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 dissipation, c.\\nDistinguish it by the long continued dry cough,\\npain in the breast, and great emaciation, by the\\nmatter thrown up being pure pus.\\nTreatment. In a confirmed state of consumption,\\nnothing that art has hitherto been able to do, can\\nanord us any solid hopes of a cure. When once the\\ndisease is firmly seated in the lungs, all that is possi-\\nble, is to smooth the passage to the grave, and per-\\nhaps for a while to retard it If, however, the dis-\\nease is taken in its very bud, much may be done by\\na change of climate, a milk diet, vigorous and daily\\nexercise on horseback, and by carefully avoiding cold\\nand all exciting causes. A removal to a dry cli-\\nmate should be the first step taken, if practicable j\\na cold, dry climate is better than a warm, moist\\none. A complete suit of flannel, worn next the\\nskin, is an indispensable article for every one who\\nis even inclined to this most fatal disorder.\\nPALPITATION OF THE HEART.\\nThe symptoms of this complaint must be obvious\\nfrom its name. When it arises from a diseased state\\nof the heart or its vessels, nothing can be done to cure\\nit. The patient should be careful to avoid a full\\nhabit of body, and abstain from violent exercise and\\nsexual indulgences. He should live low, and keep\\nas quiet and composed as possible. A fit of anger, or\\nany imprudence, may cost him his life.\\nThere is a milder kind of this disease resulting", "height": "3600", "width": "2328", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "THE HEART, (right side.)", "height": "3620", "width": "2204", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3596", "width": "2300", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "Palpitation of the Heai t. 51\\nfrom debility, which must be remedied by restoring\\nthe strength of the general system. It is also symp-\\ntomatic of other diseases, and must be treated ac-\\ncordingly.\\nDROPSY OF THE CHEST.\\nSymptoms. Great difficulty of breathing, which\\nis increased by lying down, oppression and weight\\nat the breast, countenance pale or livid, and ex-\\ntremely anxious, great thirst, pulse irregular and\\nintermitting, cough, violent palpitation of the\\nheart, the patient can lie on one side only or cannot\\nlie down at all, so that he is obliged to sleep sitting,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094frightful dreams, a feeling of suffocation, c.\\nCauses. Debility, all those producing dropsy in\\ngeneral.\\nDistinguish it by comparing carefully all the\\nsymptoms together. It is most liable to be confounded\\nwith a diseased state of the heart and its vessels.\\nTreatment. This is another of those diseases that\\nmock the art of man. To say it is incurable, would\\nbe hazarding too much, but as vet, it has nearly al-\\nways proved so. All that can be done is to follow\\nthe same plan that is laid down for the treatment of\\ndropsy in general, which consists of purging, dia-\\nphoretics and diuretics.* When the water ap-\\npears to be confined to one cavity of the chest, and\\nthe oppression cannot be borne, some relief may\\nbe obtained by a surgical operation.\\nSubstances that act on the kidneys, producing as\\nincrease of urine.", "height": "3600", "width": "2244", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "52 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nINFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH\\nSymptoms. A fixed burning pain in the stomach,\\nsmaVl, very quick, hard pulse, sudden and great\\nweakness,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the pain in the stomach increased on the\\nslightest pressure, vomiting, hiccup. To these are\\nsometimes added an erysipelatous inflammation, ex-\\ntending from the mouth to the stomach, fainting,\\nclammy sweats, and death.\\nCauses. Cold suddenly applied to the body or\\nstomach, drinking largely of cold water while very\\nwarm, the striking in of eruptions, poisons, gout,\\nrheumatism.\\nDistinguish it from inflammation of the bowels, by\\nthe seat of the pain, which is just below the breast\\nbone, in what is called the pit of the stomach, rhe\\nburning heat and pain there, by the hiccup and\\nvomiting.\\nTreatment. If from an overloaded stomach,\\nor indigestible food therein, give an emetic but\\nif by examination it is found that the food has\\npassed out of the stomach into the intestines, give\\nno emetic, but a purge of senna leaves with mag-\\nnesia. A day or two afterward, to remove the\\nacidity of the stomach, give 6 to 10 grs. of bicar-\\nbonate of soda or soda water. If, however, the\\ninflammation is from general debility, give no\\nemetic or purgative, but beef tea, wine, quinine,\\nc, and place warm emollient poultices on the\\nstomach. If from cold, give no meat, but farina-\\nceous diet; 6 to 10 grs. of bicarbonate of soda 3\\nor 4 times daily, and keep the bowels open with\\ncalcined magnesia and senna. Use no spirituous\\nliquors, but drink freely of ice water. If there is\\nmuch pain, give besides the warm poultice in-\\nwardly neutral mixture, with sulphate of morphia\\nevery 1 or 2 hours.\\nWhen the inflammation is reduced, and the sto-\\nmach will bear it, a grain of solid opium may be", "height": "3584", "width": "2328", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "Til Tr/MfAfM^,.. tehS^^* ii ii 1\\n2 H\\\\l//\\nCAVITY OF THE ABDOMEN.\\n1. Diaphragm.\\n2. Gall-bladder.\\n3. Right lobe of liver.\\n4. Duodenum.\\n5. Great end of stomach.\\n6. Pyloric end of stomach.\\n7. Spleen.\\n8. Omentum.\\n9. Pancreas.\\n10. Great intestine, (colon.)\\n11. Small intestine,\\n(jejunum.)\\n12. Small intestine,\\n(ilium.)", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2300", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "Inflammation of the Stomach. 53\\ngiven occasionally with advantage, combined with\\nsome bitter tonic, as tincture of cardui benedicti,\\nextract of absynthi. If the disease has been\\nbrought on by poison taken into the stomach, apply\\nthe remedies directed in such cases, as oleaginous\\nsubstances, to neutralize the poison if, however,\\nthere is beginning paralysis, give an emetic and\\nput sinapisms on the stomach. If mortification\\nensues, death is the inevitable consequence.\\nCRAxMP IN THE STOMACH.\\nSymptoms. Violent spasmodic pain in the stomach,\\nwhich is so severe, as nearly to occasion fainting.\\nCauses. Cold, gout, rheumatism, c. c.\\nTreatment. Give 50 or 60 drops of laudanum,\\nin a tea spoonful of etherr, with a little hot wine.\\nApply bladders or bottles filled with warm water to\\nthe stomach and soles of the feet, or put the patient\\ninto the warm bath. If the first dose of laudanum\\ndoes not relieve the pain, repeat it.\\nHICCOUGH.\\nSymptoms. A spasmodic affection of the stomach\\nand diaphragm,* producing the peculiar noise which\\ngives rise to the name.\\nCauses. Some peculiar irritation.\\nTreatment. When hiccoughs occur at the close\\nof any disease, they may be considered the harbin-\\ngers of death they, however, frequently arise from\\nacidity in the stomach and other causes. A long\\nA large, broad muscle that closes the chest be-\\nlow, dividing it from the belly. It is one of the\\nagents in respiration.", "height": "3616", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "54 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ndraught of cold water, a sudden surprise or fright,\\nputs an end to them. A blister over the stomach\\nmay be applied for the same purpose. I have\\nsucceeded in relieving a violent case of hiccoughs\\nthat resisted every other remedy, by the oil of\\namber, in doses of five drops every 10 minutes.\\nIt may be taken in a little mint water.\\nHEART-BURN.\\nThis common and distressing affection is most ge\\nnerally connected with indigestion. To relieve it\\nfor the moment, magnesia, soda or seltzer water, and\\nwater acidulated with sulphuric acid, may be em-\\nployed. To cure the complaint, requires the diges-\\ntive powers to be strengthened by tonics, bitters, and\\nthe different preparations of iron, c. as directed for\\nindigestion. The application of a blister over the\\nstomach may be of use. The white oxide of bismuth\\nin six grain doses, three times a day, taken in milk,\\nhas been found of service.\\nINDIGESTION.\\nS v mptoms. Want of appetite, low spirits, pains\\nand fullness in the stomach, belching, a sour water\\nrising in the mouth, heart-burn, the bowels are\\nirregular and generally costive, weakness and ema-\\nciation, pulse small and slow, pain in the head,\\ngkin dry, great uneasiness after eating.\\nCauses. All those which induce debility, ex-\\ncessive indulgence in the pleasures of the table or\\nintemperance in any way, chewing tobacco, a\\nsedentary life, or want of exercise, a diseased liver.\\nTreatment. In every case of indigestion, the first\\nthing the patient should do, is to abstain from what-", "height": "3592", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "Indigestion. 55\\never may have tended to produce it. Chewing and\\nsmoking tobacco, occasion a waste of the saliva that\\nis necessary to the digestive process they must be\\nabandoned. The diet should consist of animal food\\nthat is light, nourishing and easily digested. Roasted\\nmutton is perhaps preferable to any other. Country\\nair and constant exercise on horseback, are invalua-\\nble remedies in this disease, which, as it is generally\\noccasioned by a departure from natural habits and\\nemployments, must be relieved by a return to them.\\nFlannel should be worn next the skin and care taken\\nto avoid cold or exposure to wet A wine glass of\\nthe cold infusion of bark and quassia,* with ten or\\ntwelve drops of the elixir of vitriol, should be regu-\\nlarly taken three times a day, for months. The\\nbowels are to be kept open by some warm laxative,\\nas rhubarb, and the whole frame braced by the daily\\nuse of the cold bath. Pepsin in ten to fifteen gr.\\ndoses with bismuth just before meals is of much\\nuse in the complaint of which we are speaking.\\nWeak spirits and water, or a single glass of sound old\\nMadeira, maybe taken at dinner, but all malt liquors\\nshould be avoided. Much benefit has been found to\\nresult from a long continued use of the wine of iron,+\\na glass of which may be taken twice a day.\\nBut see post, page 174, for a much fuller account\\nof Indigestion, or Dyspepsia.\\nMade by placing one ounce of powdered bark\\nand one of ground quassia in a close vessel, to which\\nis added a quart of boiling water to be kept simmer-\\ning near the fire until the whole is reduced to a pint\\nt Take of iron filings four ounces, and pour on it\\nfour pints of Madeira wine, let it stand for a month,\\nshaking it frequently.", "height": "3604", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "56 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nVOMITING OF BLOOD.\\nSymptoms. A flow of dark blood from the stomach,\\npreceded by a sense of weight and oppression in that\\norgan. The blood is generally mixed with particles\\nof food, c.\\nC a uses. Tumours pressing on the liver, blows, c\\nDistinguish it from spitting of blood, by its dark\\ncolour and being mixed with food.\\nTreatment. If the accompanying symptoms be\\ninflammatory, use some cooling purge if other-\\nwise, try thirty drops of the muriated tincture\\nof iron in a glass of water, every hour till the bleed-\\ning ceases. If the cause be a diseased liver, or tumour\\nin its neighbourhood, treat it accordingly.\\nINFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER.\\nSymptoms. A dull pain in the right side below the\\nrib, which is more sensible on pressure, an inability\\nto lie on the left side, pain in the right shoulder,*\\na sallow complexion. Such are the symptoms of an\\nacute attack of this disease. There is another species\\njf it, called chronic, in which its approaches are so\\ngradual that it is a difficult matter to determine its\\nnature. It commences with all the symptoms of in-\\ndigestion, and ends in jaundice or dropsy.\\nCauses. Long continued fe ver and ague, inflam\\nmation, acrid bile, drunkenness or a free use of\\nspirituous liquors is a very common cause, injuries\\nfrom blows, c.\\nDistinguish it from pleurisy, by the pain not be-\\ning so severe and by its extending to the top of the\\nshoulder, by not being able to rest on the left side.\\nTreatment. If from injury, apply leeches, and\\nThis is owing to the course of the phrenic nerve.", "height": "3588", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "THE LIVER.\\nA, right lobe. B, left lobe, a, depression for colon, b,\\ndepression for right kidney and capsule, cc, coronary\\nligament, inferior layer, dd, surface uncovered by\\nperitoneum, e, gall-bladder. fissure for gall-blad-\\nder, g g, transverse fissure. lobulus quadratus. i,\\numbilical rein. 7,7iepatic duct, k, hepatic artery. I,\\nductus venosus. m m, fissure for ductus venosus. n,\\nvena portae. o, lobulus caudatus. p, lobulus Spigelii.\\nq, inferior vena cava, r, fissure for inferior vena cava,\\n5 s, longitudinal fissure.", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "Inflammation of the Liver. 57\\nafterward ice over the part. If from other causes,\\nwarm emollient and narcotic poultices are better,\\nand antiphlogistics and calomel are dangerous,\\nThe bowels should be opened by Epsom salts or\\ncalomel and jalap. If this does not abate the symp-\\ntoms in a few days, give a calomel pill of one grain\\nevery five hours, or rub a drachm of the strongest\\nmercurial ointment into the side until the gums are\\nfound to be a little sore, when the frictions or pills\\nmust be discontinued until the mouth is well, and\\nthen again resorted to as before. If an abscess points\\noutwardly, apply bread and milk poultices to the\\ntumour, omit the mercury, use wine, bark and a ge\\nnerous diet. As soon as matter is to be felt within\\nit, open it at its lowest and most projecting part with\\nthe point of a sharp lancet, and let out its contents\\nvery slowly, taking care not to close the wound till\\nthis is completely effected. The nitric acid in doses\\nof ten or twelve drops, three times a day, gradually\\nincreased, and steadily persevered in, will sometimes\\nproduce a cure. The mercurial plan, however, is to\\nbe preferred.\\nJAUNDICE.\\nSymptoms. Languor, loathing of food, a bitter\\ntaste in the mouth, vomiting, the skin and eyes of\\na yellow colour, the stools clayey, and the urine giv-\\ning a yellow tinge to rags dipped in it. There is a\\ndull pain in the right side, under the last rib, which\\nis increased by pressure. When the pain is severe,\\nthere is fever, the pulse hard and full, c.\\nCauses. An interruption to the regular passage\\nof the bile, which is carried into the blood, bile be-\\ning formed in too great quantities. The first is occa-\\nsioned by gall-stones, a diseased liver, c. Intem-\\nperance is a very common cause, hence tipplers are\\nmore subject to it than others.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "58 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nTreatment. Place in a warm bath, and allow\\nto remain there some timt when removed to bed,\\na grain or two of opium may be given every few\\nhours until the pain is relieved. Bladders partly\\nfilled with warm water, or cloths wrung out of hot\\ndecoctions of herbs, may also be applied to the seat\\nof the pain. If the stomach be so irritable as not\\nto retain any thing on it, try fomentations and the\\neffervescing mixture, or a blister to the part. As\\nsoon as some degree of ease is obtained* by these\\nmeans, purgatives must be omployed, and steadily\\npersevered in; calomel and jalap, or Epsom salts,\\nin the ordinary doses, answer very well. The diet\\nought to be vegetable, and should the disease\\nhave arisen from a neglected inflammation of the\\nliver, it must be treated accordingly. Diaphoretics\\nand resolvents should be given to remove the bile\\nfrom the blood and tho discoloration of the skin\\nfor which acetate and muriate of ammonia,rhubarb,\\ndandelion root, andchelidonium are recommended.\\nTurpentine is particularly good if there be gall-\\nstones or hardening of the liver. (See Inflam-\\nmation of the Liver.) If putrid symptoms show them-\\nselves, meet them with the remedies already directed\\nfor such cases. Regular exercise (on horseback, if\\npossible) should never be neglected by persons sub-\\nject to this disease.\\nIf, however, this cannot be done, and from the\\npain being very acute at one particular spot, there is\\nreason to suppose that a gall-stone is lodged there, the\\nfollowing remedy may be tried, of which one-fifth or\\na little less may be taken every morning, drinking\\nfreely of chicken broth, flaxseed tea, or barley water\\nafter it.\\nEther three drachms.\\nSpirits of turpentine two drachms. Mix them", "height": "3596", "width": "2324", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "Ague Cake. 59\\nAGUE CAKE.\\nIhis is the vulgar appellation of an enlarged\\nsp een, and expresses with much brief meaning,\\nth 9 cause of the complaint, as it generally results\\nfr m ill-treated or obstinate intermittents. It is,\\nhowever, not productive of much uneasiness, and\\nfrequently disappears of itself. The plan of\\ntr *atment must be governed by the cause by in-\\nt( nnittents, quinine by chlorosis, iron with qui-\\ncine; by anaemia, quinine with sulphur, auratum,\\niodide of iron; by syphilis, mercury, c.\\nINFLAMMATION OF THE INTESTINES.\\nSymptoms. Sharp pain in the bowels which\\nshoots round the navel, and which is increased by\\npressure, sudden loss of strength, vomiting of\\ndark coloured, sometimes excrementitious mat-\\nter, costiveness, small, quick and hard pulse,\\nhigh coloured urine.\\nCauses. Strangulated ruptures, cold, accu-\\nmulations of hard feces in the bowels, colic, o.\\nDistinguish it from colic, by the pain being\\nincreased by pressure, whereas in colic it is re-\\nlieved by it.\\nTreatment. Consists in warm narcotic appli-\\ncations to the abdomen; olive oil and laudanum\\non a thick piece of flannel applied very warm\\nis good warm baths, oleaginous drinks and\\nemulsions, as oil of sweet almonds with gum\\narabic strict diet, ipecacuanha and opium in\\npowder, gr. each, every 1 or 2 hours, calomel\\nand opium, castor oil, fcc. If there is sweating;\\nthen warm baths are contraindicated.", "height": "3600", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "60 Compendium of Domestic Medicine\\nThe diet should consist of small quantified of\\nbarley or rice water only. If in the latter Sv.xges\\nof the disease, when the inflammation has 8 me-\\nwhat subsided, an obstinate costiveness be found\\nto resist all the usual remedies, dashing cold watet\\nover the abdomen will sometimes succeed, or better\\nstill to place ice in a bladder over the abdomen.\\nRemember that this complaint frequently runs its\\ncourse in a day or two, and that, unless the proper\\ntreatment be at once employed, mortification and\\ndeath will ensue. If a strangulated rupture occa-\\nsion the disease, attempts at reduction must be\\ntried, or operation at once. Great care must be\\ntaken in trying to reduce the rupture if it be the\\ncause. It is best to call a physician.\\nCHOLERA MORBUS, OR VOMITING AND\\nPURGING.\\nSymptoms. A violent vomiting and purging of\\nbile, preceded by a pain in the stomach and bowels,\\nquick, weak and fluttering pulse, heat, thirst,\\ncold sweats, hiccups, and sometimes death in a few\\nhours.\\nCauses. Exposure to sudden changes of weather,\\nnot wearing flannel, unripe fruit, acrid matters\\nof any kind in the bowels, cold moist air, c.\\nTreatment. Wash out the stomach and bowels\\nwith copious draughts of chamomile tea, barley or\\nchicken water, c. and inject clysters of the same", "height": "3592", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "Cholera Morbus. 61\\narticles. Bladders or bottles containing hot water,\\nshould be applied to the feet, and flannel cloths\\nwrung out of hot spirits, be laid over the stomach.\\nWhen from the quantity of barley wa er, fec. that\\nhas been taken, it is supposed that the stomach is\\nsufficiently cleared, give one-half grain of powdered\\nopium, and repeat it every few hours as the case\\nmay require.* If the powder will not remain in\\nthe stomach, give 80 or 90 drops of laudanum, in\\na table-spoonful of thin starch, by clyster, and\\npieces of ice on the tongue. Fifty or sixty drops\\nof laudanum in a small quantity of strong mint tea,\\nor the effervescing draught, will frequently succeed\\nin allaying the irritation. If all these means fail,\\napply a blister to the stomach. When the violence\\nof the attack is over, give castor oil or the oil mix-\\nture, No. 14, to carry off the bile that may remain in\\nthe bowels. To complete the recovery and to guard\\nagainst a second attack, a complete casing of flannel is\\nrequisite, with the use of vegetable bitters and tonics.\\nPersons subject to this disease should be cautious in\\ntheir diet, and avoid exposure to moist cold air.\\nSee Asiatic, or Epidemic Cholera, post, p. 163.\\nDYSENTERY.\\nS ym ptoms. Fever, frequent small stools, accom\\npanied by griping, bearing down pains, the discharge\\nconsisting of pure blood or blood and matter, some-\\ntimes resembling the shreds or washings of raw flesh,\\na constant desire to go to stool, vomiting.\\nCauses. Moist cold air, unwholesome, putrid\\nIf the weakness be very great, and the spasms\\nso alarming as to cause a fear of the immediate re-\\nsuit, the quantity of opium may be increased to 6, 8\\nor 10 grains at a dose.", "height": "3616", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "62 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nfood, noxious vapours from marshes, c, a\\npeculiar and unknown condition of the atmos-\\nphere.\\nDistinguish it from a diarrhoea or lax, by the\\nfever, griping pains, and the constant desire to\\nevacuate the bowels, by the discharge itself\\nbeing blood, or matter streaked with blood, c.\\nTreatment.* In case the dysentery should be\\ncaused by hardened feces or something in the\\nintestines, give at the first onset of the disease a\\ndose of castor oil with 20 drops of laudanum, and\\nthen the following day begin the remedies to cor-\\nrect the looseness of the bowels. If there is\\nblood diarrhoea, colic pain and tenesmus, give\\nDover s powder or an emulsion of oil of sweet\\nalmonds, nitrate of soda with laudanum. Make\\nwarm fomentations on the abdomen. If this does\\nnot cure, give every 2 hours small doses of calo-\\nmel and opium, and in the evening 5 or 10 grains\\nof Dover s powder, and morning and evening a\\nclyster of nitrate of silver, 2 gr. to 5 oz. water,\\nwith 10 drops of laudanum therein. The diet\\nshould consist of gum arabic dissolved in milk,\\narrow-root jelly, barley water, c. Clysters of\\nthe same articles, with the addition, of an ounce\\nof olive oil, and twenty drops of laudanum, may\\nbe likewise injected several times in the day.\\nIf severe tenesmus (or constant desire to go\\nI have known several cases of dysentery,\\nwhen taken in the very beginning, cured in one\\nor two days by a free use of the common black-\\nberry syrup.", "height": "3592", "width": "2340", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "Dysentery. 63\\nto stool) remains, anodyne clysters will be found use-\\nful, or what is more effectual, a couple of grams of\\nopium placed just within the fundament The vari-\\nous astringents which are proper for dysentery in its\\nlatter stages, are found in Nos. 15, 16, and 17, which\\nmay be used with port wine and water, as a drink.\\nDIARRHEA.\\nSymptoms. Repeated and large discharges of a\\nthin excrementitious matter by stool, attended with\\ngriping and a rumbling noise in the bowels.\\nCauses. Cold, suppressed perspiration, acrid\\nmatters in the bowels, unripe fruit, c.\\n-Treatment. If the disease arises from cold, a\\nfew doses of the chalk mixture, No. 18, will fre-\\nquently put an end to it It is, however, sometimes\\nnecessary to begin with an emetic of twenty grains\\nof ipecacuanha, and then open the bowels by some\\nmild purgative, as castor oil or rhubarb. Bathing\\nthe feet in warm water, and copious draughts of\\nboneset tea, will be found of great benefit, if it ori-\\nginate from suppressed perspiration. For the same\\npurpose also, from 6 to 10 grains of Dover s powder\\nmay be taken at night, being careful not to drink any\\ntiling for some time after it If worms are the cause,\\ntreat it as directed. When it is occasioned by mere\\nweakness, and in the latter stages of it (proceed from\\nwhat it may), when every irritating matter is expell-\\ned, opium, combined with astringents, is necessary, as\\nin the similar period of dysentery. The diet should\\nconsist, in the beginning, of rice, milk, sago, c. and\\nsubsequently of roasted chicken. Weak brandy and\\nwater, or port wine and water, may accompany the\\nchicken for a common drink. Persons subject to\\ncomplaints of this kind, should defend their bowels\\nfrom the action of cold by a flannel shirt the feet and\\nother parts of the body should also be kept warm.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "64 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nCOLIC.\\nS ymptoms. Violent shooting pain that twists round\\nthe navel, the skin of the belly drawn into round\\nballs, obstinate costiveness, sometimes a vomiting\\nof excrement.\\nCauses. A cold, indigestible or acrid food,\\nwind in the bowels, poisons, gout, rheumatism,\\nworms, c. c.\\nDistinguish it from inflammation of the bowels by\\nthe pain being relieved by pressure, and from other\\ndiseases by the twisting round the navel, the skin\\nbeing drawn into balls, c.\\nTreatment The first thing to be done in this\\ndisease, is to give a large dose of laudanum in a little\\npeppermint water or warm brandy, and apply a\\nmustard poultice below the navel. Fifty, sixty or\\nseventy drops of laudanum may be given at once,\\nas the pain is more or less violent, and the dose\\nbe repeated in half an hour, or less time, if ease is\\nnot procured, while some warm fomentations on the\\nabdomen will afford much relief; when this does\\nnot help, try ice. During this time, if the first\\ndoses of laudanum are found ineffectual in re-\\nducing the pain, and it is very great, eighty or ninety\\ndrops may be given as a clyster in a gill of gruel, or\\nwarm water. One great rule in the treatment of\\ncolic where the pain is excessive, is, to continue the\\nuse of opium in such increased doses as will relieve\\nU When this is obtained, castor oil by the mouth\\nand clyster must be employed to open the bowels.\\nIn bilious colic when there is a vomiting of bile,\\nthe effervescing draught, with thirty drops of lauda-\\nnum, may be taken, to quiet the stomach, to which\\nflannels wrung out of warm spirits may be applied.\\nWhen the vomiting has abated, the oil mature. No", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "Colic. 65\\n14, or the pills, No 19, should be taken until a free\\ndischarge is procured. If, notwithstanding our en-\\ndeavours, the disease proceeds to such an extent as\\nto induce a vomiting of excrement, the tobacco clys-\\nter* must be tried, or an attempt be made to fill the\\nintestines with warm water. This is done by forci bly\\ninjecting it in large quantities, at the same time the\\npatient swallows as much as he is able. In this\\nway, with a proper syringe, two gallons have been\\nsuccessfully introduced. In all cases of colic, when\\nthere is obstinate costiveness, an examination of the\\nfundament should be made with the finger If there\\nare any hard, dry pieces of excrement there, they\\nmay be removed either by the finger or the handle\\nof a spoon.\\nThose who are subject to colic, should avoid fer-\\nmented liquors, and as much as possible, vegetable\\nfood be always well clothed, and take care not to\\nexpose themselves to cold and wet. The bow r el*\\nshould never be allowed to remain costive.\\nPAINTER S COLIC.\\nSymptoms. Pain and weight in the belly, belch-\\ning, constant desire to go to stool, which is inef-\\nfectual, quick contracted pulse, the belly becomes\\npainful to the touch, and is drawn into knots, con-\\nstant colic pains, the patient sits in a bent position,\\nafter a while palsy of the whole body or a part.\\nCauses. The fumes of lead, or the handling of\\nits different preparations.\\nTreatment. This disease is but too apt to end a\\\\\\npalsy, leaving the hands and limbs contracted and\\nuseless. In every case of colic, whose symptoms\\nreserible the above, if the person has been exposed\\nSee Clysters.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "66 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nto lead in any of its shapes, all doubt on the sub-\\nject vanishes.\\nIf from the violence of the attack an inflamma-\\ntion of the bowels be feared, give hourly a table\\nspoonful of castor oil. Give laudanum in large\\ndoses, and rub the belly well with warm spirits,\\nand place him in a bath as hot as he can bear it.\\nAs soon as he is well dried, and has rested in bed\\na few minutes, take him up, and dash a bucket\\nof cold water over his belly and thighs, or mix\\nan ounce of calcined magnesia in a pint of milk,\\nand give a wine-glassful every half hour, until\\nease is obtained. If this, with castor oil by the\\nmouth and in clysters, will not produce a stool,\\napply a large blister to the belly. As soon as the\\nsymptoms are somewhat abated, castor oil or\\nlaxative clysters may be resorted to for the pur-\\npose of keeping the body open; and to guard\\nagainst a return, small doses of opium should be\\ntaken from time to time. Bitters, the different\\npreparations of iron, bark, c. are necessary to\\nrestore the strength of the system. According to\\nmodern times, let those who work in lead or paint,\\ndrink of skimmed milk with their meals, and\\nlead or painter s colic will be warded off.\\nWORMS.\\nSymptoms. Intolerable itching at the nose, some-\\ntimes at the fundament, disagreeable breath,\\ngrinding of the teeth and starting during sleep,\\nhardness of the belly, gradual emaciation,\\ncolic, and sometimes convulsions.\\nCauses. Unknown.\\nTreatment. This will vary according to the\\nkind of worm that is to be destroyed. They are\\nof three kinds", "height": "3596", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "Worms. 67\\nTHE WHITE THREAD WORM\\nResembles a small piece of white thread, and is\\nusually found near the fundament, at the lower end\\nof the guts, where it produces a contraction of the\\nparts, and a most intolerable itching. Clysters of\\nlime water will frequently bring whole nests of them\\naway, and procure instant relief. The tincture of\\naloes, No. 20, how T ever, is by far the best remedy\\nknown, for not only this, but the round worm.\\nTHE ROUND WORM\\nOccupies the small intestines, and sometimes the\\nstomach. It is of various lengths, from 3 to 8 or\\nmore inches. If the tincture of aloes fail to remove\\nit, the pink root may be taken in decoction, or in\\npowder, in doses of 60 or 80 grains, to be followed\\nafter three or four days by ten or fifteen grains of\\ncalomel. Cowhage in molasses or honey, with a\\ndose of castor oil every third day, has been very\\nhighly extolled. In cases where all other means\\nhave failed, tobacco leaves pounded with vinegar\\nand applied to the belly, have produced the desired\\neffect.*\\nTHE TAPE WORM\\nInhabits the whole of the internal canal, and fre-\\nquently defies all our efforts to get him out of it\\nLarge doses of spirits of turpentine, from one to two\\nounces, in barley water, have been advantageously\\nemployed for this purpose, and are the very surest\\nremedy that we possess. A remedy formerly much\\ncelebrated, is that of Madam Noumer, the basis of\\nwhich is No. 21 after two doses of which, 15 or 20\\ngrains of jalap with 8 or 10 of calomel should be\\ntaken. If the spirits of turpentine be tried, large\\ncession.\\nAll the prescriptions, No. 22, maybe tried in suc-\\ntion.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "68 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nquantities of gruel or barley water should be used\\nwith it, in order to prevent its irritating the stomach\\nand kidneys.\\nBy whatever means these troublesome guests are\\ngot rid of, the patient should be careful to strengthen\\nhis system and bowels by a course of bark, bitters,\\nwine, c. and to use a great proportion of animal\\nfood in his diet.\\nINFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS.\\nSymptoms. Deep seated pain in the small of the\\nback, urine high coloured and small in quantity,\\nsometimes bloody, sickness at the stomach, vomit-\\ning.\\nCauses. Gravel in the kidneys, Spanish flies,\\nstraining the back, hard exercise by riding, walk-\\ning, c. cold, intemperance.\\nTreatment. This will depend upon the cause.\\nIf it proceed from gravel, the plan to be pursued will\\nbe detailed under that head. If it arise from any of\\nthe others, place warm emollient narcotic fomen-\\ntations over the region of the kidneys, or put\\nhim into a warm bath. Twenty grains or more\\nof the uva-ursi, with half a grain of opium\\nthree times a day, accompanied by small quanti-\\nties of warm barley or rice water, is one of the\\nmost valuable remedies we are in possession of.\\nThe diet during the attack should consist of muci-\\nlaginous drinks only, which must be frequently\\ntaken, notwithstanding they may be rejected by\\nvomiting.\\nGRAVEL.\\nSymptoms. A fixed pain in the loins, numbnesa\\nof the thigh, constant vomiting, retraction of the", "height": "3584", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "VERTICAL SECTION OF THE KIDNEY.\\n3, supra-renal capsule, b b, cortical substance of kid-\\nney, c c, medullary substance of kidney, e e e, the\\nsinus or pelvis. the ureter, proceeding to tht\\nbladder.", "height": "3600", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3580", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "Grai el. 69\\ntesticle, urine small in quantity, voided with pain,\\nand sometimes bloody. As the gravel passes from\\nthe kidney into the bladder the pain is so acute as to\\noccasion fainting, c. c.\\nCauses. The formation of a peculiar acid in the\\nkidneys.\\nTreatment. Chloroform inhalation, or put him\\ninto a warm bath, where he should remain some\\ntime. Meanwhile an emollient and anodyne clyster\\nshould be got ready, which must be given to him as\\nsoon as he leaves it. Cloths wrung out of decoctions\\nof herbs or warm spirits and water, should be ap-\\nplied to the part, and small quantities of warm gum\\narabic tea or barley water be taken frequently.\\nA grain of opium every two hours, will be found\\nuseful. Strong coffee, without sugar or cream, some-\\ntimes acts like a charm in soothing the pain: tw T enty\\ndrops of the spirits of turpentine taken on a lump of\\nsugar every half hour, is said, by high authority, to\\ndo the same. If the irritation of the stomach is very\\ngreat, the effervescing draught, with 30 or 40 drops\\nof laudanum, may be tried. When ihe pain, c. is\\nsomewhat abated, the bow r els should be opened, either\\nwith castor oil or Epsom salts. The uva-ursi, as be-\\nfore mentioned, is one of the most valuable, remedies\\nin all diseases of the kidneys that we have. Blisters\\nin all such cases are never to be applied. Persons sub-\\nject to this distressing complaint, should be careful to\\navoid acids and fermented liquors of all kinds, in-\\ncluding the red wines, beer, pickles, c. For a com-\\nmon drink, soft-water, or the seltzer and soda waters\\nare to be preferred. When any threatening symp-\\ntoms are perceived, recourse should be had to the\\nuva-ursi, in small doses of ten or twelve grains, with\\nhalf a grain of opium three times a day, to be c an-\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6inued for weeks.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "70 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nINFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER.\\nSymptoms. Pain and swelling of the bladder,\\nthe pain increased by pressure, a frequent desire to\\nmake water, which either comes away in small\\nquantities or is totally suppressed.\\nCauses. Inflammation of surrounding parts,\\nstone in the bladder,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 suppression of urine.\\nTreatment. Make warm application of water\\nand narcotics over the bladder: put him into the\\nwarm bath. Inject mucilaginous and laxative\\nclysters, and pursue the exact plan of treatment\\nthat is recommended for the cause from which it\\nmay proceed. See Suppression of Urine, c.\\nDIFFICULTY OF URINE.\\nSymptoms. A frequent desire to make water, at-\\ntended with pain, heat, and difficulty in doing so, a\\nfullness in the bladder.\\nCauses. The urine having been retained too long\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094Spanish flies taken internally, gravel, blisters,\\nand all the causes of inflammation of the bladder,\\ninflamed prostate gland, c.\\nTreatment. If it arise from simple irritation by\\nblisters, c. plentiful draughts of warm liquids, as\\ngum arabic or barley water, will be sufficient to re-\\nmove it. If from any other cause, a bladder half\\nfilled with warm water, or cioths wrung out of a\\nwarm decoction of herbs, should be kept constantly\\napplied over the parts, and mild clysters of thin starch\\nbe frequently injected.", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "The Ureters, running from the Kidneys to the Bladder.\\na Aorta, b Bifurcation, c Abdominal muscles turned\\ndown, d The rectum cut and tied, e Bladder. //Ure-\\nters, g g Kidneys.", "height": "3596", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3576", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "Suppression of Urine. 71\\nSUPPRESSION OF URINE.\\nSymptoms. Pain and swelling of the bladder,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nviolent and fruitless attempts to make water, attended\\nwith excruciating pain, c.\\nCauses. The same as in a difficulty of urine.\\nTreatment. As a total suppression of urine is\\nalways attended with considerable danger, there\\nshould be no delay in endeavouring to remove it.\\nChloroform the patient to relieve the spasms, or he\\nshould be placed in the warm bath. While he is there\\na laxative and anodyne clyster must be got ready,\\nwhich is to be given as soon as he leaves it, and fre-\\nquently repeated. In the mean time the warm\\nfomentations, and a bladder of hot water must be\\nkept applied, and No. 23 be taken every three or\\nfour hours. If there be any difficulty in procuring it,\\ntwenty drops of laudanum in a little warm barley or\\nrice water, or a decoction of the dandelion will an-\\nswer in stead. Warm sweet oil or milk and water\\nmay be injected up the urethra, and 6 or 8 grains of\\ncamphor in a little milk be taken every hour.\\nIf no relief is obtained by these means, con-\\nsult a physician, and ascertain whether the\\ntrouble is located in the kidneys, in the passage\\nfrom the kidneys to the bladder, in the bladder,\\nor in the urethra. There are instruments, called\\ncatheters, of various kinds, sizes and shapes,\\nmade to draw off the urine from the bladder;\\nand by having an experienced hand pass one\\nof these up the urethra, into the bladder, and if\\nseveral ounces of urine is drawn off, it will be\\nrecognized that the trouble is with the urethra\\nor bladder, but if no water is obtained, then the\\ntrouble is above the bladder. In cases where\\nthere is retention in bladder, the longer the\\nurine is allowed to remain, the more the blad-\\nder is distended, and the more irritating the\\nurine becomes to the mucus lining and accord-\\ningly the more aggravated the condition\\ngrows, and the chances of relief are more dim-", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "72 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ncult; therefore by having the right kind of\\ncatheter selected, and passing it early, the\\npatient is spared much discomfiture, as well as\\nthe risk of a more serious termination. In\\nsuppression of urine from any cause, the\\npatient will die in a few days unless the flow\\nof urine can be re-established.\\nINCONTINENCY OF URINE.\\nSymptoms. An involuntary dribbling or flow of\\nurine.\\nCauses. A relaxative or paralytic affection of the\\nbladder, excessive venereal indulgences, a dis-\\neased state of the bladder, stone in the bladder.\\nTreatment. If it arises from a relaxation or weak-\\nness of the parts, use the cold bath daily, apply blis-\\nters between the fundament and the bag, and have\\nrecourse to bark and the different tonics, as iron, c.\\nrecommended in indigestion. Twenty or thirty grains\\nof the uva ursi, twice or three times a day, with half\\na pint of lime water after each dose, may also be\\ntried. If the disease is occasioned by a palsy of the\\nparts, the tincture of Spanish flies may be of service,\\n[f a stone in the bladder is the cause, apply to a sur-\\ngeon to cut it out. In the mean time, some kind of\\nvessel should be attached to the penis, to receive the\\nurine, in order to prevent it from excoriating the\\nSTONE IN THE BLADDER.\\nSymptoms. A frequent desire to make water,\\nwhich comes away in small quantities at a time, and\\nis often suddenly interrupted, the last drops of it oc-\\ncasioning pain in the head of the yard, riding over\\n*i rough road, or any irregular motion, or jolting", "height": "3588", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "Stone in the Bladder, TS\\njauses excruciating pain and bloody urine, accom-\\npanied with a constant desire to go to stool, itching\\nof the fundament, a numbness in the thighs, c-\\nretraction or drawing up of the testicle.\\nTreatment. Apply to a surgeon.\\nDIABETES, OR AN IMMODERATE FLOW OF\\nURINE.\\nSymptoms. Frequent discharges of large quanti\\nlies of urine, which is sometimes of a sweet taste,\\n.skin dry, bowels costive, appetite voracious,\\nweakness, and gradual emaciation of the whole body.\\nCauses. A shattered constitution, immoderate\\nvenereal indulgences, spirituous liquors,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 cold\\nsuppressed perspiration.\\nTreatment. The principal remedy for the cure\\nof this disease, consists in confining the patient to a\\ndiet composed exclusively of animal food. Blisters\\nmay. also, be applied over the kidneys and kept open\\nwith ihe savine ointment. The prescription No. 24,*\\nhas proved eminently successful. The carbonate of\\nammonia, in doses of 11 or 12 grains three limes a\\nday, is strongly recommended, upon high aulhonty.\\nIn addition to these, opium in liberal doses, exercise\\non horseback, the flesh-brush, and flannel next the\\nskin are not to be neglected. The bowels should be\\nkept open by rhubarb.\\nDROPSY OF THE BELLY.\\nSymptoms. A swelling of the belly, from water\\ncontained in it, preceded by a diminution of urine-\\ndry skin, and oppression at the breast.\\nOf Dr Ferriar, of Manchester, England.", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "74 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nCauses. Diseases of various kinds, intemper-\\nance, a dropsical disposition.\\nDistinguish it from tympany by the absence of\\nrhe rumbling of the intestines, belching, colic, and\\nhollow sound which characterize the latter\\nFrom other diseases, by placing one hand on the\\nbelly, and gently striking it on the opposite side with\\nthe other, when a wavy or tremulous motion will be\\nfelt, resembling that occasioned by the agitation of\\nwater in a basin\\nTreatment. One of the most valuable remedies\\nfor dropsy is found in the elaterium, (the dried ex-\\ntract) one fourth of a grain of which is a dose. As it\\nis a most active article, it is proper to begin with one\\nsixteenth of a grain daily, which may be cautiously\\nincreased to a fourth, or till it is found to exert its full\\npowers by bringing away large w r atery stools. From\\nan ounce to an ounce and a half of cream of tartar,\\ndissolved in water, and taken daily, has frequently\\nsucceeded in removing the complaint. As objections\\nare sometimes made to the quantity of this latter arti-\\ncle it is necessary to use in this w r ay, half an ounce\\nof it, w 7 ith one or two grains ofgamooge, every other\\nday, may be substituted for it. Six grains of calomel,\\nwith one or two of gamboge, taken twice or ihree\\nlimes a week, have cured the disease. Bathing the\\nfeet before going to bed, and taking immediately\\nafter 20 grains of Dover s powder, by producing copi-\\nous sweating, has had the same effect.\\nDropsy is, notwithstanding, a difficult disease to\\ncure. It must r\u00c2\u00b1e attempted, however, by the use of\\nsuch articles as we have mentioned, beginning with\\nthe first, and if it fail, proceeding to the next and so\\non. If the swelling increases to such an extent as to\\nbe absolutely insupportable, send for a surgeon to\\ndraw off the water. At the decline of the disease,\\nthe strength must be supported and restored by bark,\\nwine and the tonic plan recommended for indigestion", "height": "3592", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "Tympany. 75\\nTYMPANY.\\nSymptoms. The symptoms of tympany or a col-\\nlection of air either in the intestines themselves, or\\nin the cavity of the belly, are more or less gradual in\\ntheir approach. When the disease lies within the\\nintestines, it commences with wind in the stomach\\nand bowels, which keeps up a constant rumbling,\\nbelching, c. colic, costiveness, diminution of\\nurine, want of appetite, c. When it is in the\\ncavity of the belly and outside the intestines, the\\nswelling is much greater, and very elastic, when it\\nis struck, giving a hollow sound like a drum, there\\nis no belching, c.\\nCauses. Weakness of the bowels, intemperance,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094a vegetable diet\\nDistinguish vrfrom dropsy, which see.\\nTreatment. If the complaint is within the intes-\\ntines, keep the nozzle of a clyster pipe up the funda-\\nment, to permit the wind to pass through it, in order\\nto diminish the pressure on the bowels. Warm mint\\ntea, ginger, horse-radish, ether, Cayenne pepper,\\nspices and essential oils, with laxative medicines and\\nclysters, should be freely used, with a moderately\\ntight broad bandage round the belly. If these means\\ndo not answer the end, warm and active purges must\\nbe resorted to, such as the compound tincture of\\nsenna, or jalap, or any of the Nos. 25, 26, or 27. If no\\nrelief is obtained and the costiveness continues obsti-\\nnate, apply pounded ice to the belly. Rubbing .t\\nwith turpentine may, also, prove useful It is very\\napt to terminate in death.\\nGONORRHOEA.\\nSymptoms. A tingling sensation at the end of the\\npenis, which swells, looks red and inflamed, followed", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "76 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nDy a discharge of matter that stains the linen, first of\\na whitish, then of a yellow or green colour, a scald-\\ning pain in making water, involuntary and painful\\nerections.\\nTreatment. There are two kinds of this affection,\\nthe mild and the virulent. The first is of so trivial a\\nnature, that plentiful draughts of any soothing liquid,\\nas barley water or flaxseed tea, with a low diet, are\\nsufficient to remove it. The second produces effects\\nmore or less violent on different persons, and occa-\\nsionally resists for months, every remedy that can be\\nthought of. If the disease resist the low diet, c.\\napply to a surgeon, and beAvare of trusting to the\\nrecipes of friends, or of employing their injections.\\nStrictures and other horrid consequences are the most\\nprobable results of tampering with this disorder. If\\nat sea, however, you may use an injection composed\\nof five grains of sugar of lead and eight or ten of\\nwhite vitriol, dissolved in half a pint of soft water.\\nGLEET.\\nSymptoms. The weeping of a thin glairy fluid,\\nlike the white of an egg, from the penis, caused by a\\nlong continued clap.\\nTreatment. A gleet is exceedingly difficult to\\nget rid of, and frequently defies every effort that is\\nmade for that purpose. It must be attempted, how-\\never, by the daily use of the cold bath, and 30 drops\\nof the muriated tincture of iron, taken three times a\\nday, for months, in a glass of the cold infusion of bark.\\nN. B. This complaint if let alone or badly treated\\nis apt to end in an exhausting and incurable disorder.\\nYou had better seek the best medical advice within\\nyour reach.", "height": "3592", "width": "2324", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "Involuntary Emissions. 77\\nINVOLUNTARY EMISSIONS.\\nSymptoms- An involuntary emission of semen\\nduring sleep, inducing great emaciation and debility.\\nCauses. Excessive venery, onanism, every\\nthing that weakens the seminal vessels.\\nTreatment. Abstain from all sexual indulgence\\nand lascivious ideas or books, sleep on a hard bed,\\nuse the cold bath daily, with a generous and\\nnourishing diet. Chalybeate water and all the dif-\\nferent preparations of iron, with the cold infusion of\\nbark and elixir of vitriol, as directed for indigestion,\\nshould be freely employed.\\nSTRICTURES.\\nSymptoms. A difficulty in passing water, which,\\ninstead of flowing in a full stream, either dribbles\\naway, twists like a corkscrew, or splits and forks in\\ntwo or three directions. They are occasioned by\\nstrong injections, long continued or ill treated clap.\\nThe cause, however, is not always to be satisfactorily\\nascertained.\\nTreatment. Apply to a surgeon: you can do no-\\nthing to rid yourself of the disease but this, terrible\\nare the consequences of meddling with it yourself.\\nSYPHILIS.\\nSymptoms. Chancres and buboes are among tho\\nfirst symptoms of this dreadful malady, which, if not\\nchecked, goes on to cause an ulcerated throat, nodes,\\na destruction of the bones and cartilages of the nose,\\nand the palate. The voice is lost, the hair falls off,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094foul spreading ulcers show themselves all over the", "height": "3620", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "78 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nbody, the stench of which is insupportable, and be-\\nfore he dies, the miserable victim to it becomes a\\nloathsome mass of corruption.\\nA Chancre at first resembles a pimple, with a\\nlittle pit or depression containing matter, which soon\\nbecomes an ulcer, with an irregular thickened edge,\\ncovered with a tough, ash-coloured matter, the basis of\\nwhich is hard and surrounded by inflammation. It is\\ngenerally found on the foreskin or head of the penis.\\nA Bubo is an enlargement of a gland in the groin,\\nbeginning in a small hard lump, not bigger than a bean,\\naiui increasing to the size of a. hen s egg.\\nA Node is a hard tumour formed on a bone.\\nTreatment. N.B. Apply to a surgeon on the\\nfirst indication or even suspicion of this most horrible\\ndisease, if taken at an early period, and properly\\ntreated, it is soon cured, but if neglected, or impro-\\nperly attended to, its consequences are too dreadful\\nto be detailed: a lingering death, and a putrescent\\nbody, are what you may expect. Give no confidence\\nto the recipes of friends, but apply to a physician at\\nonce.\\nCANCER OF THE PENIS.\\nSymptoms. A small tumour like a wart, upon the\\nhead of the penis or foreskin, followed by inflamma-\\ntion and ulceration, which discharges a thin dis-\\nagreeable fluid, after a time, a cancerous fungus is\\nproduced, attended by a most intolerable burning\\nand darting pain.\\nTreatment. Apply at once to a surgeon, whi\\nwill amputate it. Death is the onV alternative.", "height": "3596", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "Venereal Warts. 79\\nVENEREAL WARTS.\\nCrops of these animal mushrooms sometimes spring\\nup round the head of the penis, or on the foreskin.\\nl\u00c2\u00a3Jlat, they may be destroyed by caustic; if mounted\\non a stem or foot-stalk, by tying a piece of thread\\ntight.li/ round it\\nMERCURIAL DISEASE.\\nThis is a complaint whose symptoms nearly re-\\nsemble the secondary ones of pox, consisting of\\nblotches on the skin, pains at night, ulcers in the\\nmouth, c. c. Owing to the liberal use of calomel,\\nit is now a very common disease, which is frequently\\nconfounded (even by medical men) with genuine\\nsyphilis.\\nTreatment. Abandon every mercurial prepara-\\ntion, use the decoction of guaiacum and sarsaparilla,\\nthe warm bath, and a mild nourishing diet. If\\npossible, remove to a healthy situation in the country.\\nIt is also necessary to take an occasional purgative\\nof the flowers of sulphur or of rhubarb.\\nDROPSY OF THE SCROTUM.\\nSymptoms. A collection of water, which is first\\nperceived at the bottom of the scrotum, increasing in\\nsize as it advances upwards, and forming a tumour\\nof the shape of a pear. If examined as directed\\nfor dropsy of the abdomen, the wavy motion may\\nbe felt, and if a candle be placed behind it, i*\\nbecomes partly transparent.\\nDistinguish it from a rupture, by the tumour not", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "80 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nswelling when the patient coughs, by the tumour\\nhaving commenced at the bottom of the scrotum, feo.\\nFrom a diseased testicle, by its softness, the natu-\\nral colour of the skin, absence of pain, transpa-\\nrency, c. c.\\nTreatment. When it is first discovered, attempt\\nto disperse it, by bathing it frequently with No. 2a\\nThe only certain cure is an operation, for which, as\\nthere is no pressing danger, apply to a surgeon.\\nENLARGED SPERMATIC VEIN.\\nSymptoms. A hard knotty and irregular swelling\\nof the vein, which sometimes increases to a large\\nsize. When lying down, the swelling diminishes,\\nwhich distinguishes it from a dropsy of the parts.\\nTreatment. Suspend the testicles, or keep the\\npatient on his back, apply the lotion No. 28, to the\\nparts, the cold bath.\\nCANCER OF THE TESTICLE.\\nSymptoms. The testicle is enlarged, hardened.\\ncraggy and unequal in its surface, painful on be-\\ning handled, with irregular pains shootuig up the\\ngroin, into the back, without any previous inflamma-\\ntion, disease, or external violence.\\nTreatment. Apply immediately to a surgeon.\\nCastration, and that at an early stage of the disease,\\nis the only remedy that can save life. Be careful,\\nhowever, to distinguish it from simple swelling of\\nthe testicle by inflammation, blows c. Which see", "height": "3588", "width": "2316", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "Impotency. 81\\nIMPOTENCY.\\nThis is of three kinds. The first arises from an\\noriginal defect in the organs of generation. The\\nsecond, from local debility of the parts, brought on by\\nexcessive venery, onanism, or some preceding dis-\\nease while the third originates from fear, excess of\\npassion, or want of confidence at the moment of\\ncoition.\\nThe first is incurable. The second must be treated\\nby the general principles and remedies already\\npointed out for restoring the strength of the system,\\nconsisting of the cold bath, preparations of iron, bark,\\nelixir of vitriol, generous diet, exercise, and by steadily\\navoiding the causes which may have produced it. The\\nremedies for the third, must be sought for, in calm-\\ning excessive agitation, and acquiring, by habits of\\nintimacy, that confidence they are sure to produce.\\nGOUT\\nSymptoms. Pain in the small joints, generally m\\nthe ball of the great toe, the parts swollen and red,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094the attack coming on in the night. Such are the\\nstriking symptoms of this disease, and generally the\\nfirst that are noticed. It is occasionally, however,\\npreceded by all those attendant on indigestion. In\\nthe advanced stages chalky lumps are formed in the\\njoints.\\nCauses. A too free use of the good things of this\\nworld, a disposition to it from parents.\\nDistinguish it from rheumatism, by the pain, c\\nbeing in the small joints, c.\\nTreatment. If the patient be young, vigorous,\\nhaving the disease for the first time, give citrate of\\nmagnesia, confine him to a low diet, and treat it\\nexactly as an inflammation arising from any other\\nF", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "82 Compendium. of Domestic Medicine,\\ncause. To procure sweating, Dover s powder may\\nbe taken on going to bed. As soon as the inflam-\\nmation, by these means, is reduced, use the cold\\nbath, and take strong exercise on foot, daily, avoid\\nhigh seasoned food, feather beds, wine, acids and\\nfermented liquors, for the remainder of your life\\nGout is the child of indolence and intemperance,\\nand to avoid it, the above means must be em-\\nployed, and steadily persevered in.\\nIt) however, the patient is old or infirm, and sub-\\nject to regular fits of it, he must not be handled so\\nroughly. The most perfect rest should be observed,\\nand the parts lightly covered with fleecy hosiery, and\\nflannel cloths wetted with the lotion No. 29, made\\nmilk-warm. The bow T els should be opened with\\nsome warm laxative. In a regular fit of the gout,\\nthis is all that can be done. The degree of warmth\\nthat is applied to the part, must be regulated by the\\nfeelings of the patient, who if weak, may use a nour-\\nishing diet, if strong, a more abstemious one.\\nIf from any cause, the disease leaves the extremi-\\nties and flies to the stomach, apply mustard poultices\\nand blisters to the soles of the feet and ankles, give\\nJarge doses of ether and laudanum, hot wine, brandy,\\nc. and endeavour by all such means (including the\\nhot bath) to send it back again;\\nIf the head be the part it is transferred to, and\\napoplexy is produced by it, take away 15 c. 20 ounces\\nof blood immediately, and give active purgatives, as\\n10 or 15 grains of calomel, followed by senna tea, or\\nEpsom salts. If in a few hours, the patient is not\\nrelieved, the head continuing confused and painful,\\nand the pulse full and throbbing, apply cold vine-\\ngar and water constantly to the part.\\nINFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM.\\nSymptoms. Pain, swelling and inflammation in", "height": "3584", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "Inflammatory Rheumatism. 83\\nsome one (or several) of the larger joints. The\\npain shifting from one part to another, all the\\nsymptoms of fever, pulse full and hard, tongue\\nwhite, bowels costive and urine high coloured.\\nCauses. Cold, suppressed perspiration, wear-\\ning damp clothes, c.\\nTreatment. If fever is present, reduce it and\\nthe acidity of the urine and system by doses of\\n5 to 8 grs. of bicarbonate of potash. If consti-\\npation be present, give a saline purge. After the\\nfever is removed, give 5 grs. of iodide of potas-\\nsium and 10 drops of tr. colchicum 3 times\\ndaily, if much pain is present, add a to of a\\ngrain of sulphate of morphia. If there are pe-\\nriods of intermission in the disease, give large\\ndoses of quinine, 20 to 30 grs. in 24 hours. Lemon\\njuice and sugar, half ounce hourly, has been\\nfound to be good. If the heart becomes affected,\\ngive 5 gr. doses of the iodide of potassium mix-\\nture with tr. of digitalis, and apply cups over\\nthe region.\\nCHRONIC RHEUMATISM.\\nSymptoms. A chronic rheumatism is nothing\\nmore than one of long standing. It is unaccom-\\npanied by fever, and makes its attacks on every\\nchange of weather, on getting wet, c, c. It\\nis frequently caused by inflammatory rheumatism,\\nand sometimes seems to exist as a primary affec-\\ntion.\\nTreatment. I have found no one plan of treat-\\nment in this species of the disease, so effectual as\\nthe following purge with senna and salts, every\\nother day, rub the parts well with the liniment\\nNo. 30, apply a blister of the parts affected, or paint\\nwith tr. of iodine, and on going to bed 30 drops of\\nlaudanum, with a tea-spoonful of the tincture of", "height": "3600", "width": "2320", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "84 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ng uaiacum. It is to be recollected, that this is applica-\\nble only to chronic cases; if there is fever, c. it will\\nio much damage. The best safeguard against the\\ncomplaint is the use of flannel next the skin, winter\\nind summer.\\nHIP-JOINT DISEASE.\\nSymptoms. Excruciating pain in the hip-joint and\\nknee, the leg becomes first longer, then shorter than\\nits fellow. When lying down the foot rolls outwards,\\nthe buttocks appearing flatter than usual, lameness,\\nafter a while abscesses in various parts of the thigh,\\nhectic fever, c.\\nCauses. Scrofula.\\nTreatment. This should be treated carefully\\nand constitutionally; the limb must be kept at\\nrest, and put into a proper machine. Cod liver\\noil and tonics must be given freely, with all the\\nremedies necessary for the treatment of scrofula.\\nA generous diet of good food, beef and wine, must\\nnot only be allowed, but insisted on. Reducing\\nthe system by purging or bleeding should never be\\nallowed, as the system of all scrofulous patients\\nshould be built up and not reduced if a cure is\\nwished to be arrived at.\\nDROPSY OF THE KNEE JOINT.\\nSymptoms. The joint swells, the skin remaining\\nof a natural colour. By placing the hand on one side\\nof it, and striking it gently on the other, the wavy or\\nfluctuating motion is perceptible, steady pressure on\\none side will raise the other above its natural level.\\nCauses. A dropsical disposition, debility, rheu-\\nmatism, scrofula, syphilis.\\nTreatment. Keep a perpetual blister on the joint,", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "Dropsy of the Knee Joint. 85\\nor make a caustic issue below it, on the inside of the\\nleg, cold water from the spout of a tea kettle, is a\\nuseful application. Camphorated mercurial oint-\\nment to the knee, and mercury taken internally\\nhave sometimes been of service.\\nWHITE SWELLING.\\nSymptoms. Deeply seated pains in the knee, un-\\nattended at first by swelling, which at last comes on\\nwith increase of pain. After a while the joint en-\\nlarges, matter is sometimes discharged,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 hectic\\nfever follows, and cuts off the patient.\\nCauses. Scrofula, blows, inflammation from\\nany cause.\\nTreatment. If from scrofula, use the general\\nremedies directed for that disease, and apply a blister\\nto the part, which must be kept open by the savine\\nointment, for months: if from blows, apply the blister\\nas before, keep up the system with tonics, and give\\na good generous diet. If in spite of these pre-\\ncautions, the disease continues to advance, amputa-\\ntion is the only resource.\\nPIECES OF CARTILAGE IN THE JOINTS.\\nPortions of cartilage are sometimes formed in joints,\\nwhere they act like any other foreign body of a simi\\nlar texture. While in the hollows of the part, they\\ngive no uneasiness, but as they frequently slip m\\nbetween the ends of the bones, causing excruciating\\npain, it is sometimes necessary to cut them out. Foi\\nthis purpose apply to a surgeon. As all openings into\\nthe cavities of the joints are attended with much\\ndanger; unless the pain be insupportable, it s better", "height": "3616", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "86 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nto endure the inconvenience than to run the risk of\\nthe operation.\\nSCROFULA, OR KING S EVIL.\\nSymptoms. Hard and indolent swellings of the\\nglands of the neck, thai when ripe, instead of matter,\\ndischarge a whitish curd. It mostly occurs in per\\nsons of a fair complexion, blue eyes, and delicate\\nmake. In bad cases, the joints swell with great pain,\\nthe limbs waste away, the ligaments and bones\\nare destroyed, when hectic fever soon relieves the\\npatient from his misery.\\nCauses. Inheriting the disease from parents,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nmoist cold air, a poor diet, c.\\nTreatment. Sea-water is a great remedy in\\nscrofula. It is to be used daily as a bath, and a\\nsmall portion of it taken internally. Made milk-\\nwarm, it forms one of the most excellent local\\napplications that we have. Against the enlarge-\\nment of the glands, paint with tr. of iodine and\\ngive iodide of potassium inwardly. The diet\\nshould be mild and nourishing. Scrofula is sel-\\ndom, if ever, cured. If the glands become perma-\\nnently enlarged, and by no means can be reduced,\\nthen apply to a surgeon for their removal if un-\\nsightly or troublesome.\\nINFLAMED GLANDS.\\nEvery gland in the body is subject to inflammation\\nWhenever one of them is perceived to be in this\\nstate, Which may be known by the swelling and pain\\nmeasures should be taken to reduce it, for fear of its\\nproceeding to what is called scirrhus, and finally to\\ncancer. Leeches, blisters, and all the- remedies\\ndirected for such purposes, should be actively em-", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "GLANDS.", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2316", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "Inflamed Glands. 87\\nployed, among which tr. iodine and a good diet\\nmust not be neglected.\\nSCIRRHUS.\\nSymptoms. A hard tumour, unequal on its sur-\\nface, and not very sensible, giving but little or no\\npain on being handled.\\nTreatment. Apply to a surgeon without loss 01\\ntime for fear of a cancer.\\nCANCER.\\nSymptoms. A tumour, differing from the preced-\\ning one by being surrounded with enlarged veins.\\nIt is, also, more painful, the skin being sometimes\\ndiscoloured and puckered. The whole tumour is\\nparticularly heavy, and at last breaks into a malignant\\nulcer or sore, whose edges are raised, ragged, un-\\neven, and curl over like the leaves of a flower,\\nwhite streaks or bands cross it from the centre to the\\ncircumference. Acute and darting pains accompany\\nooth this and the preceding stage of the disease.\\nTreatment. There is but one remedy that can\\nbe depended on for the cure of this painful and in-\\nveterate complaint, and even that should be resorted\\nto early, in order to ensure success. All the diseased\\nparts must be cut out. Arsenic, corrosive sublimate,\\nphosphate cf iron, and a thousand other articles, have\\nbeen recommended, both externally and internally,\\nbut without any effectual advantage. To relieve the\\nf)ain, opium may be taken in large doses. A very\\now diet (such as is barely sufficient to support life)\\nof milk and vegetables, will produce the same effect.\\nThe sore should be defended from the air, by some\\nmihi ointment. Powdered chalk, scraped carrots,", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "88 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nfresh hemlock leaves, and powdered charcoal, may-\\nbe used for the same purpose.\\nGOITRE.\\nSymptoms. A tumour in the fore-part of the t hroat\\nseated in a gland close to the projection called\\nAdam s apple.\\nCauses. These are not ascertained. They are\\nsupposed to consist of some peculiarities in the water\\nof those places where it is common.\\nTreatment. Goitre is incurable. When taken\\nat the very beginning of the complaint, however, and\\nin young persons, it is said to have been dispersed\\nby a course of mercury, joined to frictions of the part\\nwith strong mercurial ointment.\\nFAINTING.\\nCauses. Sudden and violent emotions of the mi rut,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094bleeding,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 diseases of the heart and its great vessels.\\nTreatment. Lay the person on the back, and\\nraise the feet, then open the doors and windows,\\nand sprinkle cold water in the face. Smelling\\nsalts may be held to the nose.\\nAPOPLEXY*.\\nSymptoms. Falling without sense or motion,\\nprofound sleep, face livid or flushed, eyes wide\\nopen or half closed, and immovable, breathing low\\nlabouring and irregular.\\nCa uses. A rushing of blood to the head excessive\\nat in persons with a short nee k, gluttony, violent", "height": "3596", "width": "2388", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "Apoplexy. 89\\nexercise, intense heat, anger, hearty meat sup-\\npers, blows on the head, intoxication, c. c\\nTreatment. If the pulse remain full, the face\\nflushed, c. take away twenty ounces or more of\\nblood on Hie spot, remove the cravat, unbutton the\\nshirt collar, and place the patient in bed, with the\\nhead and shoulders a little elevated. The windows\\nand doors must be thrown open, and no more persons\\nthan are necessary, be allowed to remain in the room.\\nThe head is to be shaved and cupped, a blister ap-\\nplied to the back of the neck and the head, and mus-\\ntard poultices to the feet. An active purgative*\\nshould always be administered, as soon as the patient\\nis bled, and its operation assisted by repeated clysters.\\nIf by these means, the breathing is not easier, and the\\npulse softer, bleed again, and again.\\nI\u00c2\u00a3 however, the patient is old and infirm, and the\\nattack has come on more gradually, if the pulse is\\nweak, and the face pale, do not bleed, but give\\nimmediately a warm purgative, apply the blisters,\\nc. If it arises from swallowing vegetable poisons,\\ngive an active emetic, as 30 grains of white vitriol,\\nand act as directed in cases of similar accidents. In\\nthis second kind of apoplexy, stimulants, as hartshorn\\nto the nose, c. may be used in the first, they are\\nvery injurious, and should never be employed.\\nSUN-STROKE.\\nThis proceeds from exposure to the sun s rays, and\\nexlubits the same symptoms as apoplexy, commencing\\nwith vertigo, loss of sight, ringing in the ears, c-\\nand must be treated by large and repeated bleedings,\\nand in every other respect as directed for apoplexy.\\nIf the patient cannot swallow pills, try liquids if\\nneither, have recourse to a strong purgative clyster", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "90 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nEPILEPSY.\\nSymptoms. A lit, in which the patient falls to the\\nground in a convulsion, the eyes are distorted and\\nturned up, hands clenched, foaming at the mouth,\\nconvulsions, the whole ending in a deep sleep.\\nCauses. Sudden fright, anger, injuries done to\\nthe nerves, unknown.\\nTreatment. Keep the patient from hurting him-\\nself, by holding his hands, legs, and particularly his\\nhead, which he is apt to dash violently against the\\nground or surrounding objects. A piece of soft wood\\nshould be placed between his teeth, to prevent his\\ntongue from being bitten. This is, in general, all that\\ncan be done during the fit. Give twenty gr. doses\\nof bromide of potassium three times daily.\\nCATALEPSY.\\nSymptoms. A sudden suspension of the action\\nof the senses, and of volition, the body and limbs\\npreserving the position given them, while the\\naction of the heart and lungs continues.\\nTreatment. Electricity, cold douches, chloro-\\nform inhalation, and irritation of the skin during\\nthe spasm. In the intervals, if from intermittents,\\nquinine, if from cold, warm and sulphur baths, if\\nfrom hysteria or catamenia difficulties, anemia, c,\\nuse the general remedies recommended therefor.", "height": "3596", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "Palsy. 91\\nPARALYSIS OR PALSY.\\nSymptoms. A partial or complete loss of the\\npowers of motion, and the sensibility of particular\\nparts of the body, the pulse soft and slow.\\nCauses. Apoplexy, pressure on the nerves, from\\nblows, wounds, c. the fumes of lead, mercury, fcc.\\nTreatment. The treatment must be according\\nto the cause. By the idiopathic and pure nervous\\npalsy, attention must be called to the spinal column\\nas the seat of the disease, for which nux vomica,\\nzinc, stramonium, steel baths, cold baths, and moxas\\ndown the column, are of service. Magnetism down\\nthe back, from the back of the head to the end of\\nthe back-bone, is often of use. It is well always in\\nthe use of electricity to begin with a weak current.\\nThe continual electrical stream upon the limb has\\nproduced cures. After the misuse of mercury or\\nmercurial preparations a palsy of the limbs takes\\nplace, for which opium or morphium is recom-\\nmended also electrical baths. If occasioned by\\npressure on a nerve or by the misuse of too strong\\ncoffee, tea, or tobacco, the cause must be removed.\\nTETANUS, OR CRAMP\\nThere are several very long and very learned\\nnames affixed to this disease. When it is confined\\nto the muscles of the neck and jaws, locked-jaw is\\nthe common and expressive term for it. The affec-\\ntion, however, is always the same, requires similar\\ntreatment, and consists in an involuntary contraction\\nand stiffening of a part of the muscles, the senses\\nremaining perfect.", "height": "3600", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "92 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nLOCK JAW\u00e2\u0080\u0094 TETANUS.\\nSymptoms. Pain and stiffness in back of neck,\\neventually head cannot be rotated,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 difficulty\\nin swallowing- and speaking, lower jaw be-\\ncomes stiff and cannot be opened, spasmodic\\nrigidity or cramping of nearly all the muscles\\nso that they feel hard and knotty, body be-,\\ncomes rigidly straight or bent backwards like\\na bow.\\nCause. Bacillus tetani found in soil of many\\nlocalities, which gain access to the body by\\nway of a wound or break in the skin.\\nTreatment. The feet should be perfectly clad\\nto insure against scratches and injuries. AIL\\nwounds, no matter how trivial, made by nails\\nor splinters, or by anything which might carry\\na particle of dirt beneath the skin, should be\\ncarefully cleansed. In this way the disease\\nmaybe prevented. If disease is recognized to\\nbe coming on place pieces of soft wood between\\nthe grinders, on both sides, so that the jaws\\nwill not close entirely. Perfect quietude. Feed\\nthe patient liquid foods by means of a rubber\\ntube inserted between the teeth, or through the\\nnostrils, or by giving rectal enemas. Have the\\nantitoxin for tetanus injected by a physician.\\nThis comes nearer to arresting the disease\\nthan any other treatment. Other remedies are\\ngiven merely to relieve distressful symptoms,\\nwithout hopes of a cure; if, however, the patient\\nis relieved for a time, physical indurance may\\ntide till recovery. Ten grains of chloral hydrate\\nand 15 grains or bromide of potash may be\\ngiven every two hours for several doses. When\\nthe muscles are contracting give a few whiffs\\nof chloroform until the muscles relax. Opium\\nand morphine often do excellent service in this\\ndisease. Burn all dressings, to prevent others\\nfrom being infected.", "height": "3596", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "DISTRIBUTION OF THE FACIAL NERVE AND OF\\nTHE BRANCHES OF THE CERVICAL PLEXUS.\\n1, The facial nerve at its emergence from the stylo-\\nmastoid foramen. 2, temporal branches communicating\\nwith (3) the frontal branches of the fifth or trifacial\\nnerve. 4, infra-orbital branches, communicating with\\n(5) the infra-orbital branches of the fifth nerve. 6,\\nmaxillary branches communicating with (7) the mental\\nbranch of the fifth nerve. 8, cervico-facial branches.\\n9, the spinal accessory nerve giving off a branch to\\nthe trapezius muscles.", "height": "3600", "width": "2376", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3580", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "Facial Neuralgia. 93\\nFACIAL NEURALGIA.\\nThis disease is also called tic- douloureux,\\nand varies in severity from a moderate distress\\nto that of an unbearable intensity.\\nSymptoms. Darting pain in the region of one\\nor more branches of the facial nerve, usually\\naffecting only one side of the face at a time,\\nand remains in a circumscribed area, over the\\ntemple, cheek or side of chin. These paroxysms,\\nas a rule, last not more than a second, recurring\\nrapidly, with intervals, in some cases, when\\nthere is no pain whatever. It is rare that swell-\\ning occurs and all signs of inflammation are\\nabsent. Occasionally there is intolerance of\\nlight; the eye on the affected side is blood-shot;\\nand there is an extra flow of saliva.\\nCause. Debility, anemia, malarial poison-\\ning, decayed teeth, exposure to cold, etc.\\nTreatment. Seek to find the cause, and re-\\nmove that as early as possible. If there are\\ndecayed teeth, have a dentist treat it; if there\\nis malaria, take large doses of quinine; if\\nanemia, take iron and arsenic; and if debility,\\nendeavor to build up the general physical con-\\ndition. To relieve the pain, large and frequent\\ndoses of castor oil act more satisfactorily than\\nany other remedy. This is harmless and worthy\\nof a trial in every instance. It should be taken\\nin not less than two tablespoonful doses every\\ntwo to four hours. It may be taken in foaming\\nporter or in brandy, to avoid the disagreeable\\ntaste. Antipyrine in 5 to 10 grain doses repeated\\nevery hour for four or six doses will generally\\nsoothe the pain but sometimes it may be justi-\\nfiable to use an opiate. Warmth applied ex-\\nternally generally affords some relief, and this\\nmay be done by means of a rubber hot water\\nbottle or cloth bag filled with dry bran which\\nhas been heated in an oven. It is always ad-\\nvisable to rapidly saturate the system with", "height": "3596", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "94 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nquinine; take 10 drop doses of the tincture of\\nthe Chloride of iron in an empty gelatine cap-\\nsule before each meal, and 5 to 8 drops of\\nFowler s solution of arsenic in water, also at\\nmeal time. Eat plentifully of dark meats.\\nSCARLET FEVER.\\nSymptoms. Langour or restlessness, followed\\nby chilliness, headache, sore throat, fever,\\nskin hot and dry, tongue moist and white,\\nbright red at tip and edges, papillae swollen\\nand red, giving the appearance of a straw-\\nberry to the tongue rapid pulse, great thirst,\\nfrequently nausea and vomiting. The eruption\\nfirst appears as bright-red pin-head spots,\\nwhich gradually run together and make the\\nskin of uniform scarlet tint. After four or five\\ndays duration the rash disappears and a bran-\\nlike peeling off of the skin takes place the skin\\nsometimes coming away in large flakes.\\nCause. A bacteria peculiar to the disease\\nfound in the secretion of mouth and throat\\nand in the scales from the skin.\\nDistinguish it from measles by the spots com-\\ning out on the second day of the fever (in\\nmeasles they seldom appear until the fourth\\nday) by their color which is that of a boiled\\nlobster, whereas in the measles it is of a dark\\nred.\\nTreatment. This being a contagious disease,\\nthe first thing to do is to isolate the patient in\\na room free from draughts and inequalities of\\ntemperature, give hot lemonade or hot drinks\\nat intervals to bring out eruption, with plenty\\no\u00c2\u00b1 cool drinks between times. Use liquid\\ncitrate of magnesia if bowels are constipated,\\nsponge with water to relieve restlessness and\\nreduce fever, following the directions for spong-\\ning given for simple fever. Where there is", "height": "3580", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "Scarlet Fever. 95\\nitching add one teaspoonful of carbolic acid to\\neach quart of water that is used for sponging.\\nIf there is much fever take one tablespoonful\\nof the spirits of Mendereri every two hours.\\nAfter the peeling off has begun, annoint the\\nbody twice daily with carbolized vaseline,\\nwhich prevents the scales from flying and\\nallays the itching. Serious complications are\\nliable to set in at any stage of this disease, and\\nfor that reason they must constantly be\\nguarded against. Acute inflammation of the\\nkidney and of the middle ear, are two of the\\nmost frequent complications. The best pre-\\nventive against kidney trouble, is the copious\\ndrinking of water throughout the disease; and\\nthe best against ear complications, the fre-\\nquent cleansing of the throat with No. 36. On\\naccount of Scarlet Fever being very contagious,\\nthe utmost precautions regarding disenfection\\nmust be followed.\\nDANCE OF ST. VITUS.\\nSymptoms. Irregular and convulsive motions\\nof the limbs and head, generally of the arm and\\nleg of one side only. It varies, however, in dif-\\nferent persons, and is frequently counterfeited\\nby beggars.\\nCauses. Weakness of the nerves, worms,\\nposions, fright, c.\\nTreatment. The daily use of the cold bath,\\nwith the Peruvian bark^ has often succeeded\\nin curing the complaint in young subjects. In\\naddition to these, any of the preparations of\\niron, No. 41, combined with large doses of musk,\\nopium, camphor, c. may be tried. Active and\\nlong continued purging sometimes produces\\nthe happiest results.", "height": "3600", "width": "2384", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "96 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nANGINA PECTORIS.\\nSymptoms. An acute pain at the lower end of\\nthe breast bone, shooting into the left arm,\\ngreat difficulty of breathing, anxiety, palpi-\\ntation of the heart, a feeling of suffocation. It\\nusually comes on while ascending a hill, or\\ngoing up stairs.\\nCauses. The vessels of the heart being\\nturned into bone, an accumulation of blood\\nin the heart and its vessels.\\nTreatment. During the fit, let the patient\\ninhale sulphuric ether. If fainting, dash cold\\nwater in his face. Should this not arouse him\\nin a few minutes, apply a blister to the chest.\\nStrips of linen, moistened with the solution\\nbelow,* applied several times a day to the\\nbreast bone, for a month, are said to have\\neffected complete cures. They act by produc-\\ning a crop of pimples, on the appearance of\\nwhich, the disease declines.\\nPersons subject to this complaint, should\\navoid all fermentable food, an excess in eating\\nor drinking, taking care to live quietly, and to\\nkeep the bowels open. Saline purgatives, fol-\\nlowed by opium, to lessen the spasm, with the\\nwarm bath, and a perpetual blister or plaster\\nof the tartar emetic ointment to the chest, are\\nperhaps the best remedies that can be employ-\\ned.\\n\u00e2\u0099\u00a6Tartar emetic, one drachm. Spirits of cam-\\nphor, half an ounce. Boiling water, one pint.\\nMix.", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "Erysipelas. 97\\nERYSIPELAS, ST. ANTHONY S FIRE.\\nSymptoms. In the beginning the symptoms\\nare the same as in nearly all infectious fevers,\\nviz.: Shivering, headache, quickened pulse,\\nfurred tongue and sometimes deranged stom-\\nach, then there follows a line of manifestations\\npeculiar to this affection. There is a tingling\\nand burning sensation, with stiffness and\\nswelling of some particular part; and here a\\nbright red spot appears, which soon spreads\\nand turns to a dark purple. If the face is at-\\ntacked, it extends itself on the scalp, and the\\neyelids generally swell so that the patient can\\nhardly see, and often the features are obliter-\\nated. The swelling may be superficial, not\\ncausing a great amount of distress, or it may\\nbe deep seated and diffuse and produce intense\\nsuffering, owing to the tension on the skin. In\\nthe severe cases delirium is commonly present.\\nAfter a few days the redness and swelling begin\\nto fade away over the region first attacked.\\nThe duration of the disease varies from 7 to 10\\ndays, to several weeks, and at the termination,\\nwatery vesicles, blisters or scales appear\\nwhere the inflamed cuticle existed.\\nCause. The streptococcus erysipelatous, which\\ninfects the attacked part through a break in\\nthe skin or mucus membrane.\\nTreatment. Special care should be observed\\nthat the germs of the disease be not conveyed\\nto those having wounds, or to women about to\\nbe or who have recently been confined, for if", "height": "3592", "width": "2364", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "98 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nthey should become infected, dire consequences\\nwould surely ensue. The fever may be reduced\\nby one to two drop doses of the tincture of\\naconite and by the spirits of Mendereri. In case\\nthe bowels are constipated, keep them open\\nwith the liquid citrate of magnesia. When\\nthere is delirium, give calomel Y 8 to I grain\\ndoses every hour, until bowels are too free\\nand apply an ice cap to the head, lo the\\nparts affected, apply lintine, which is kept\\nsaturated with the following mixture: ichthyol,\\nY 2 ounce, camphorated oil, ounces. When\\nthe face is affected and the camphor vapor\\ndistresses the eyes, use the same proportions\\nof ichthyol and cottonseed-oil. Carbolized\\nvaseline spread over the part, also makes a\\nsatisfactory dressing. This disease if at all\\nsevere should be under the care of a physician.\\nGERMAN MEASLES THREE-DAY\\nMEASLES\u00e2\u0080\u0094 ROTHELN.\\nSymptoms. Much the same as true measles,\\nthough considerably milder. Slight sorness of\\nthroat. A rose colored eruption appears, with\\nthe first symptoms of illness, which usually\\nlasts but three days, hence the name three-\\nday measles.\\nCause. A contagion identified solely with\\nthis disease.\\nTreatment. Rarely any is needed, beyond\\nremaining quietly within an evenly heated\\napart lent.", "height": "3580", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "Measles.\\nMEASLES.\\nSymptoms. Usually about eight days elapse\\nafter exposure before the disease shows signs\\nof development. The early symptoms are\\nweariness,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 aching of head, back and limbs,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nsoreness of muscles, chilliness, fever comes\\non rapidly, eyes red and watery,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 sneezing,\\nnose running cough, and frequently vomit-\\ning. On the fourth day, small crimson points\\nbreak out, first on the face, then gradually\\nover the body. They are in clusters, running\\ntogether, and on passing the hand over them,\\nare found to be a little raised. On the fifth or\\nsixth day, the vivid red is changed to a brown,\\nthe eruption fades, the fever abates, and a\\ndandruff-like peeling off may follow.\\nCause. A particular contagion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 of the erup-\\ntive fevers, this is the most contagious.\\nDistinguish it from small pox and all other\\ndiseases, by the dry cough and hoarseness,\\nby the appearances of the eyes, which are red,\\nswollen, and loaded with tears.\\nTreatment. Confine patient in bed in a well\\nventilated room, free from draughts, kept at\\na temperature of from 68\u00c2\u00b0 to 70\u00c2\u00b0. The room\\nmust be darkened because exposure of the eyes\\nto light may cause them to be permanently\\nweakened. Give plenty of cool drinks, and.\\nfeed patient on liquid foods, chiefly milk. If\\neruption does not come out freely, give hot\\ndrinks until perspiration ensues hot mustard\\nfoot bats accelerates this. Regulate the bowels\\nwith magnesia. The fever is to be treated the\\nsame as a simple fever without any fear of\\nevil effects from the tepid sponging. Guard\\nagainst taking cold, and any signs of lung-\\ntrouble are to be regarded as possible premo-\\nnitions of a serious complication. For cough,\\ninhale the steam from boiling vinegar, for five\\nto ten minutes every one to four hours.\\nLift.", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "100 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nCHICKEN-POX.\\nSymptoms. Fever, inability to sleep, pain in\\ndifferent parts of the body, a crop of small pimples\\nor points on the back, which by the second day are\\nchanged into little blisters, which are ripe on the\\nthird and disappear before the fifth day, without\\nforming true pus or matter, and leaving no marks or\\npits behind them.\\nDistinguish it from small-pox, by the eruption\\ncoming out on the back, by the mildness of the\\nfever, by the fluid contained in the vesicles or blis-\\nters not being true pus, and by the whole falling off\\nin scales on the fifth day.\\nTreatment. Confine the patient to his bed,\\nkeep him cool and quiet, and give him a dose of salts.\\nThis is all that is necessary.\\nCOW-POX.\\nSymptoms. A pimple at the spot where the mat-\\nter was inserted, which gradually undergoes certain\\nregular changes, that characterize the complaint.\\nCHANGES OF GENUINE COW-POX.\\nOn the second day, or sooner, from the time of the\\noperation, a small speck of inflammation is to be per-\\nceived, which, on the fourth day is a pimple, sur-\\nrounded by a circle of inflammation. On the fifth,\\nthis pimple changes to a vesicle containing a thin\\nfluid. Cm the sixth, this vesicle is more perfect, its\\nmargin forming a regular circle; it is also a little flat-", "height": "3580", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "Cow-Pox. 101\\ntened on the top, the centre of which is of a dark colour.\\nOn the eighth or ninth day, slight chills, flushes of\\nheat, c. are sometimes felt, accompanied by swell-\\ning of the pustule, and pains shooting up into the arm\\npit, the glands or kernels of which occasionally swell.\\nOn the tenth or eleventh day, the pustule is sur-\\nrounded by a circular, vivid, inflammatory blush that\\nis very beautifu I. This is regarded as a decisive proof\\nof the presence of genuine cow-pox. On the eleventh\\nday, the centre of the pustule begins to grow of a\\ndark colour, which gradually increases to a brown or\\nmahogany one by the end of the second week, when\\nit begins to leave the skin, from wluch it is finally\\nTreatment. If the pain, inflammation and swell-\\ning, are excessive, reduce them by cold applications,\\na dose of salts, low diet and rest.\\nSMALL-POX.\\nSymptoms. Inflammatory fever, drowsiness,\\npain in the pit of the stomach, increased by pressure,\\npain in the back, vomiting, on the third day the\\neruption breaks out on the face, neck and breast, in\\nlittle red points that look like flea-bites, and which\\ngradually appear over the whole body. On the fifth\\nday, little round vesicles, filled with a transparent\\nfluid, appear on the top of each pimple. The erup-\\ntive fever now declines. On the ninth day the pus-\\ntules are perfectly formed, being round and filled\\nwith a thick yellow matter, the head and face also\\nswelling considerably. On the eleventh day, the mat-\\nter in the pustules is of a dark yellow colour, the\\nhead grows less, while the feet and hands begin to\\nswell. The secondary fever now makes its appear-\\nance. The pustules break and dry up in scabs and\\ncrusts, which at last fall off, leaving pits, which suffi-\\nciently mark the cause", "height": "3600", "width": "2376", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "102 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nSuch are the symptoms of the distinct or mild\\nsmall-pox, but it frequently assumes a more terrible\\nshape, in what is called the confluent. In the latter/\\nall the symptoms are more violent from the beginning\\nThe fever is a typhus, there is delirium, preceded\\nby great anxiety, heat, thirst, vomiting, c. The\\nr-ruption is irregular, coming out on the second day in\\npatches, the vesicles of which are flatted in, neither\\ndoes the matter they contain turn to a yellow, but to\\na brown colour Instead of the fever going off on\\nthe appearance of the eruption, it is increased after\\ni\\\\\\\\e fifth day, and continues throughout the complaint\\nThe face swells in a frightful manner, so as to close\\nthe eyes, sometimes putrid symptoms prevail from\\nthe commencement.\\nCauses. Contagion.\\nDistinguish it from chicken-gox, which see.\\nTreatment. Place the patient in a cool airy\\nroom, and let him be but lightly covered with bed\\nclothes. Purge him every other day with salts, and\\ngive him twenty or thirty drops of laudanum every\\nnight The diet should consist of panada, arrow\\nroot, c. and his drink consist of lemonade or water.\\nIf from any cause, the eruption strikes in, put him\\ninto the warm bath, give a little warm wine-whey,\\nor the wine alone, and apply blisters to the feet\\nObstinate vomiting is to be quieted by the effervesc-\\ning draught, with the addition of thirty drops of\\nlaudanum.\\nIn the confluent small-pox, the treatment must be\\nvaried as it inclines more or less to the inflammatory\\nor putrid type. If it inclines to the first, act as\\ndirected for the distinct kind, if to the last, employ\\nall those means directed in putrid fever. If the eyes\\nare much affected, it will be necessary to bafhe them\\nfrequently with warm milk, and to smear the lid*\\nwith some simple ointment", "height": "3576", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "Itch. 103\\nITCH.\\nSymptoms. An eruption of small pimples between\\nthe fingers, on the wrists, and over the whole body,\\nwhich form matter, and are attended with an intoler-\\nable itching.\\nCauses. Contagion.\\nTreatment. There are several varieties of this\\ntroublesome complaint, as the rank, watery, pocky,\\nscorbutic, c. A very bad kind of it is contracted\\nby touching dogs that have the mange. The remedy\\nis sulphur. It should be used internally with cream\\nof tartar, so as to purge freely, and at the same time\\nbe applied externally, in the form of an ointment.\\nEqual portions of white vitriol, flour of sulphur, and\\nlaurel berries, made into a thin liniment with olive\\noil, is highly recommended as a local application.\\nThe following practice is said to be effectual. Take\\nof flour of sulphur two ounces, and mix it well with\\ntwo drachms of nitre, throw the mixture into a warm-\\ning pan containing live coals, and pass the pan be-\\ntween the sheets in the usual manner. The patient,\\nstripped to his skin, now gets into bed (taking care\\nnot to let the fumes escape), when the clothes should\\nbe tucked in all round him. Repeat the process ten\\nor twelve times The diet in all cases should be\\nvery low.\\nHERPES.\\nSymptoms. Broad itchy spots of a reddish or white\\ncolour, breaking out in different places, which at last\\nrun into each other, forming extensive ulcers, after\\na time they become covered with scales, which fnV,\\noff, leaving the surface below red, while the dis-\\nease heals in one part, it breaks oit m another", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "104 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nCauses. Want of cleanliness, low diet, living\\nin low damp situations, a peculiarity of constitution.\\nTreatment. The ointment of the oxide of zinc,\\nis a very common application. Washing the parts\\nwith a solution of corrosive sublimate in water, one\\ngrain to the ounce, is, however, to be preferred.\\nThe citrine ointment may also be tried. If these fail,\\napply a strong solution of blue vitriol to the ulcers,\\nand take a grain of calomel morning and evening.\\nThe decoction of sarsaparilla and guaiacum, may be\\nused with them. If the disease resists the mercury,\\ntry Fowler s solution of arsenic, in doses of five drops\\nthree times a day, to be cautiously increased as\\ndirected for intermitting fevers. The warm bath\\nshould never be neglected in cutaneous complaints.\\nSCALD HEAD\\nSymptoms. Inflammation of the skin of the head\\nwhich ends in a scabby eruption that extends over\\nthe whole scalp.\\nCauses. Want of cleanliness, putting on the hat,\\nusing the comb, or sleeping in the bed of a person\\nwho has it.\\nTreatment. Shave the head close, wash it well\\nwith warm soap and water, and cover it thickly with\\nfresh powdered charcoal. One or two of the pills\\nNo. 32, should be taken every night, on going to bed.\\nThe bowels must be kept open by magnesia or Epsom\\nsalts. If this fails, try the citrine or tar ointment to\\nthe parts, with a liberal use ol the compound decoc-\\ntion of sarsaparilla. The diet should be wholesome\\nand nourishing, avoiding spirituous liquors and salted\\nmeats. The warm bath should not be neglected", "height": "3600", "width": "2352", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "Ring Worm. 105\\nRING WORM.\\nSy aiptoms. An eruption running in curved lines,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094generally in a circle, that itches when rubbed or\\nwhen the body is heated.\\nTreatment. Into one ounce of water, throw more\\nblue vitriol than it will dissolve, so as to form what\\nis technically called a saturated solution. Touching\\nthe ulcerated parts with this liquid several times\\nthrough the day, will alone frequently cure it. If\\nthis fails, apply the citrine or tar ointments. In very\\nobstinate cases, recourse may be had to the pills No.\\n32, or to the usual doses of Fowler s solution. If it\\naffects the head, shave it. In this as well as all other\\ndiseases of the skin, the greatest cleanliness is ne-\\ncessary.\\nNETTLE-RASH.\\nSymptoms. An eruption similar to that caused by\\nthe stinging of nettles, whence its name. On rub-\\nbing the skin which itches, the eruption will sud-\\ndenly appear, remain for a moment and then vanish,\\nbreaking out in some other spot. The parts affected\\nare swelled, at one time presenting the appearance\\nof welts as from the stroke of a whip-lash, and at an-\\nother, that of white solid bumps.\\nCauses. Supposed to be some irritating matter in\\nthe stomach or bowels.\\nTreatment. A few doses of Epsom salts, and a\\nlittle attention to the diet, which should be mild, are\\ngenerally sufficient to remove it. If it proceed from\\neating poisonous fish, on any unwholesome food, tak?\\nan emetic, c. as directed in such cases. A\\nbath in a very mild solution of washing soda\\nwill allay the itching.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "106 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nBLOTCHED FACE.\\nSymptoms. An eruption of hard, distinct tubercl es\\nor pimples, generally appearing on the face, but some-\\nlimes on the neck, breast and shoulders.\\nCauses. A peculiarity of constitution, irregu-\\nlarity or excess in eating or drinking.\\nTreatment. There are a great many varieties of\\nthis affection, some of which have been separately\\ntreated of by Willan and other writers on diseases\\ndf the skin, to whom I would refer any one w T ho is\\nparticularly interested therein. Notwithstanding all\\nihat has been said on the subject, there is no disease\\nwore difficult to get rid of than this. Where it arises\\nfrom supuressed perspiration, high seasoned food, or\\nintemperctnce, it may indeed be relieved by the warm\\nbath, by sweating, purging, and a low diet; but when\\nit exists in persons who have always led temperate\\nlives, and in whom it seems constitutional, medicine\\nnas but little effect on it. In all cases, however, the\\nfollowing plan may be adopted take a dose of Epsom\\nsalts twice 01 thrice a week, use the warm bath daily,\\nlive on plain, mild food, and drink nothing but water.\\nIf after a fair trial of several months, this should not\\nsucceed, try Fowler s solution, or the pills No. 32.\\nwith the decoction of guaiacum and sarsaparilla.\\nThe various cosmetics and astringent applications\\nrecommended for these affections, are always preju-\\ndicial, for although they sometimes repress the erup-\\ntion, they occasion more severe and dangerous com-\\nplaints.\\nSCURVY\\nSymptoms. Bleeding of the gums, teeth loose,\\nspots of various colours on the skin, generally livid,\\ndebility, countenance pale and bloated, pulse", "height": "3576", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "Scurvy. 107\\nsmall, quick, and intermitting. In its advanced stage\\nthe joints swell, and blood bursts out from different\\nparts of the body.\\nCauses. A long exposure to cold moist air, a diei\\nconsisting exclusively of salted animal food, want\\nof wholesome nourishment.\\nTreatment. Remove the patient to a new and\\nhealthy situation, where the air is dry and pure give\\nhim plenty of fresh vegetables, such as spinage, let-\\ntuce, beets, carrots, and scurvy-grass. A small pro-\\nportion of fresh animal food should be taken with\\nthem. This, with oranges, lemons and sugar, or\\nlemonade, spruce beer with wine and water, are\\ngenerally sufficient to cure the complaint. The nitric\\nvinegar* is strongly recommended for the same pur-\\npose. If there is much pain in the bowels, laudanum\\nmust be used to relieve it. If the breathing is diffi-\\ncult, or there is much pain in the breast, apply a blis-\\nter to it, for on no account should blood be drawn in\\nscurvy. A tea spoonful of charcoal well mixed with\\nhalf a pint of vinegar, forms an excellent gargle to\\nclean the gums and ulcers in the mouth. Those on\\nthe body may be washed with the same, or lemon\\njuice, pure, or mixed with water. The yeast or char-\\ncoal poultice, may also be applied to them with ad-\\nvantage. To restore the tone of the system, recourse\\nmust be had to the Peruvian bark, with the elixir of\\nvitriol, the muriated tincture of iron, exercise, c. c\\nIt is made in the following manner. Dissolve\\nthree or four ounces of nitre (saltpetre) in one quart\\nof vinegar. The dose is from half an ounce to an\\nounce. If the strength of it occasions any inconve-\\nnience, add a l ttle water, or diminish the quantity\\nof the dose.", "height": "3620", "width": "2388", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "108 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nOF TUMOURS\\nBy the word tumour is meant a swelling of* any\\npart of the body. They are of different kinds, ariso\\nfrom various causes, and are more or less dangerous\\naccording to the nature of their contents and the spot\\nthey occupy.\\nOF RUPTURES.\\nRuptures are tumours caused by the protrusion of\\na part of the bowels through certain natural openings.\\nThey are divided into reducible, irreducible, and\\nstrangulated. They mostly occur in men in the groin\\nand bag.\\nCauses. Straining in any way, as at stool vomit-\\ning, lifting heavy weights, violent exercise, as\\njumping, running, c. a natural weakness of the\\nparts.\\nREDUCIBLE RUPTURES.\\nSymptoms. A small swelling, free from pain, and\\ngenerally soil;, the colour of the skin over it remain-\\ning unaltered. While standing up, the swelling in-\\ncreases, on lying down, it decreases, the patient being\\nable to return the parts himself, while in that position.\\nThe swelling is also increased by coughing, sneezing,\\nor straining as if at stool. If he is flatulent, a rum-\\nbling sensation may be felt in it.\\nTreatment. The patient should place himself on\\nhis back, with his head and shoulders a little ele-\\nvated, draw up his knees to his belly, and (if in thii\\nposition, the parts do not return of themselves) en-\\ndeavour to push or knead them up into the belly", "height": "3568", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "Reducible Ruptures. 109\\nthrough the opening at which they come out, and\\nwhich, if the tumour be in the groin or bag, is an oval\\nring or slit, in the groin, at the precise spot where\\nthe swelling first appeared. When this is effected,\\nhe should remain quiet until a truss can be procured,\\nthe spring of which must be passed round his body\\nthe pad be applied directly over the spot just men-\\ntioned, and held there with one hand, while the other\\npasses the strap into the buckle and draws it suffi-\\nciently tighu Having done this, he should get up\\nand walk about. If the swelling no longer appears,\\nthe truss is properly applied, if otherwise, take it off,\\nreturn the parts as before and apply it again when,\\nif on rising, walking about, slightly coughing, c. the\\nparts are found to be well kept up, he may resume\\nhis ordinary business. The truss should be worn\\nnigh i and day, as long as he lives.\\nIRREDUCIBLE RUPTURES.\\nSymptoms. A rupture in which there is no pain,\\nyet that cannot be returned into the belly, caused by\\nan increased bulk of the parts, or their having formea\\nadhesions, or grown fast to adjoining parts.\\nTreatment. A rupture thus situated must be left\\nto itself. The patient should be extremely cautious\\nin his diet, and in avoiding costiveness, by the use\\nof clysters, or if necessary, laxative medicines. He\\nshould also be very careful to protect the tumour\\nfrom blows, always recollecting that it is in danger\\nof strangulation.\\nSTRANGULATED RUPTURES.\\nSymptoms. The first mark of a rupture being\\nstrangulated, or of pressure being made on it, is cos-", "height": "3624", "width": "2392", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "110 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ntiveness. The tumour, which before was insensible\\nbecomes painful, the pain being most severe at the\\nsoot where the strangulation or stricture exists, and\\nextending from thence across the belly, which be-\\ncomes swollen and hard. The pain resembles that\\nwhich the patient would suppose to arise if a cord\\nwas drawn tightly across it. The pain continues to\\nincrease, and is augmented by pressure sneezing,\\ncoughing, nausea and vomiting, first of the contents\\nof the stomach, and afterwards of the intestines ensue,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094great anxiety, restlessness, and a quick hard pulse.\\nHiccups, cold clammy sweats, weakened respira-\\ntion, and a pulse so feeble as hardly to be perceived,\\nannounce the approach or presence of mortification.\\nTreatment. Lose not a moment in sending for\\nthe best medical aid that may be within reach. In\\nthe mean time, having placed the patient as directed\\nfor reducible ruptures, apply both hands on the tumour\\nwith gentle, but gradually increasing pressure, or\\ngrasp the tumour gently but steadily with one hand,\\nwhile with the fingers ofthe other you endeavour to\\nknead or push up the parts nearest the ring in the\\ngroin, applying the pressure in the same course the\\nparts have taken in their descent. If this fails, seize\\nthe tumour between the finger and thumb of the left\\nhand, close to where it enters the belly, and carry\\nthem downwards, with a moderate pressure, so as to\\ndislodge any excrement which may be there, while\\nwith the ri b ht you endeavour to push in the gut.\\nIf you cannot succeed in two or three attempts,\\nplace the patient in a warm bath and try it again. If\\nstill foiled (you have no time to waste in unavailing\\nattempts), cover the tumour with pounded ice, snow,\\nor any very cold application. Should this fail, let\\nthe patient inhale ether or chloroform to perfect\\nnarcotism, and when thoroughly under the anes-\\nthetic, seize that moment to return the parts, as\\nbefore directed.\\nShould the rupture still remain irreducible, there\\nare but two resources left, the tobacco clyster, and\\nan operation One half of the clyster should be in-", "height": "3576", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "Strangulated Rupture*. Ill\\njected if it occasions sickness and a relaxation of the\\nparts, endeavour to return them: if the first half does\\nnot produce these effects, throw up the remainder of\\nit, and when relaxation comes on, endeavour, as be-\\nfore, to push up the gut. As regards the operation\\nno one should ever attempt it but a surgeon. Large\\ndoses of laudanum allay vomiting, and are otherwise\\nbeneficial; in all cases of this kind, they should never\\nby omitted.\\nRuptures are liable to be confounded with some\\nother diseases, as dropsy of the bag, enlarged sper-\\nmatic vein, c. The modes of distinguishing them\\nhave already been pointed out, although it must be\\nconfessed that with respect to the latter, considerable\\ndifficulty exists. If the disease is a rupture, by plac-\\ning the patient on his back, returning the tumour and\\nholding the fingers firmly over the opening, and then\\ndesiring him to rise, the swelling will not appear. It\\non the contrary, it is an enlarged spermatic vein, it\\nwill be found to be greater than ever. The latter\\nhas also a peculiar ropy feel, as if a bundle of cords\\nwere in the bag.\\nANEURISM.\\nSymptoms. A small tumour without pain or red\\nness, attended by a peculiar throbbing, it disappears\\non pressure, and returns the moment it is removed.\\nAs the tumour increases in size, the throbbing or\\nbeating of the artery grows less perceptible. It is\\ngenerally found in the ham, thigh, neck, groin and\\narm. It is divided into true and false.\\nCauses of the true are unknown, those of the false\\nare a wound or rupture of an artery.\\nDistinguish it by the beating or throbbing, which", "height": "3600", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "112 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nis diminished by pressing on the artery above the\\ntumour, and by the latter disappearing on pressure\\nand returning when it is removed.\\nTreatment. In the early stage, apply a soft and\\nelastic cushion to the tumour, and bind it tightly over\\nit by a bandage. The diet should in all cases be\\nextremely low, just sufficient to preserve life, and no\\nmore. If the patient is of a full habit, it would be\\nwell to reduce. This plan steadily and vigorously\\npursued for a long time, has sometimes effected com-\\nplete cures. There is nothing, however, but an\\noperation that can be depended on, wherefore, as\\nsoon as any swelling of this nature is perceived, no\\ntime should be lost in procuring surgical assistance.\\nIf the tumour is left to itself) it will finally burst, and\\ndeath be the inevitable consequence.\\nFLESHY TUMOURS.\\nSymptoms. Small warty projections, which, as\\nthey increase in size, drag down the skin from the\\nneighbouring parts, which forms a kind of stem or\\nfoot-stalk on which the tumour hangs. They are\\nhard, full of vessels, and are neither painful nor in-\\nflamed.\\nTreatment. When very small, they may be fre-\\nquently touched with caustic, which will destroy\\nmem. If large, the ligature or knife must be em-\\nployed, for which purpose have recourse to a surgeon.\\nSTEATOMATOUS TUMOURS.\\nSymptoms. A small, doughy swelling, which\\ngradually increases, and sometimes grows to an\\nenormous size. It is soft and free from pain, the\\ncolour of the skin eraaining unaltered.", "height": "3576", "width": "2424", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "Steatomatous Tumours. 113\\nTreatment. These tumours, technically called\\nsteatomatous,* are merely inconvenient from their\\nbulk. They can only be removed by the ligature o?\\nknife, for which purpose apply to a surgeon.\\nENCYSTED TUMOURS.\\nSymptoms. A distinct, hard, circumscribed swell-\\ning, gradually growing larger until a slight inflam-\\nmation comes on, when it becomes a little painful,\\nsoon after which, a fluctuation is distinctly to be per-\\nceived. As it progresses the vessels become en-\\nlarged, it seldom exceeds the size of an egg.\\nDistinguish it from an abscess by the absence of\\npain and inflammation.\\nTreatment. Pass a seton through the tumour\\nwhen matter is formed, or apply to a surgeon to dis-\\nsect it out.\\nGANGLION.\\nSymptoms. A small, movable, elastic swelling,\\nwith little or no pain, or alteration in the skin, situ-\\nated under or between tendons or sinews, and gene-\\nrally near to a joint, it sometimes hinders the mo\\ntions of the part.\\nCauses. The collection of a fluid within the sheath\\nof a tendon.\\nTreatment. Apply pressure, blisters, or frictions\\nof strong camphorated mercurial ointment to the tu-\\nmour. If these are of no avail, make a small punc-\\nture in it with the point of a sharp lancet, let out its\\nP rom a Greek word which means suet, the con-\\ntents of the tumour rersemblins that substance.\\nH", "height": "3624", "width": "2364", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "114 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ncontents and apply pressure to the part, so as to make\\nthe two sides of the sack or bag grow together.\\nBOILS.\\nSymptoms. A hard, circumscribed, inflamed and\\nvery painful tumour, of a conical shape, seldom ex-\\nceeding in size a pigeon s egg.\\nTreatment. If the patient is of a full habit, bl eed\\nand purge him with Epsom salts. A soft poultice of\\nwarm bread and milk, or rye meal, should always be\\napplied to the boil, and frequently changed. If the\\npain is excessive, a tea spoonful of laudanum may be\\nmixed with each one. In a few days matter will be\\nformed, when it may be let out with a sharp lancet\\nCARBUNCLE.\\nA deeply seated, hard, immovable and circum-\\nscribed tumour, which appears generally on the back,\\nshoulders, c. About the middle it is of a dark red\\nor purple colour, being much paler or mottled round\\nits edges. It is attended with an intolerable itching\\nand burning pain, and at last becomes a kind of\\nsloughing ulcer.\\nTreatment. This will depend upon the state of\\nthe constitution. Most generally there is great weak-\\nness, in which case, the diet must be generous.\\nBark, with the elixir of vitriol and opium to relieve\\n(he pain, are to be frequently employed. As a local\\nremedy, a blister ranks very high. It should be\\nplaced directly on the part. After being cut, it may\\nbe succeeded by a basilicon plaster. A modern writer\\nstrongly recommends the solution of arsenic, as a local\\nremedy in this disease. Pledgets of linen dipped in\\nthe liquor, are to be laid on the swelling, and fre", "height": "3600", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "Carbuncle. 115\\nquently renewed. When matter begins to form,\\napply a bread and milk poultice, and treat it in every\\nrespect as a common ulcer.\\nWHITLOW, OR I ELON.\\nSymptoms. An inflamed tumour at the end oi tne\\nlinger. It is of three kinds. The first is situated im-\\nmediately under the skin, around the nail. The\\nsecond in the cellular membrane, the pain and swell-\\ning of which are much greater than in the first, and\\nthe matter much longer in forming. The third lies\\nunder the sheath or covering of the tendons of the\\nfingers, and is infinitely more violent, painful and\\ndangerous, than either of the others.\\nTreatment. If of the first description, open the\\nlittle abscess with a needle and let out the matter,\\nwhich should be prevented from forming, if possible,\\nby bathing the part with camphorated spirits. The\\nsecond shouJd be dispersed by purging, and by leeches\\nand blisters. If the inflammation is not reduced by\\nthese means, with a very sharp penknife, make an\\nearly and free incision in the sides of the last joint\\nof the finger down to the hone. Suffer the blood to\\nrun for a few minutes, and then treat it as a common\\ncut The same practice should be followed with\\nregard to the third.\\nPILES.\\nSymptoms. A pain in the fundament when gome\\nto stool, on examination small tumours are perceived\\nto project beyond its verge. They are of two kinds,\\nthe blind and bleeding. They may also be internal\\nand external.", "height": "3600", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "116 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nCauses. Costiveness, sedentary habits, aloetic\\npurgatives, riding on horseback.\\nBLIND PILEfe.\\nTreatment. A diet of rye mush and milk, strictly\\nadhered to for a length of time, will very frequently\\ncure the disease. If they project, are swelled and\\npainful, apply twenty or thirty leeches to them, and\\ncold applications. The common gall ointment is a\\nvery soothing application. Balsam copaiva in doses\\nsufficiently large to purge freely, is also highly re-\\ncommended. A radical cure, however, is only to be\\nsought for in the knife or ligature, for which apply to\\na surgeon. If the pain is very great, laudanum may\\nbe taken to ease it.\\nBLEEDING PILES.\\nTreatment. If the bleeding is considerable, inject\\na solution of alum or a decoction of oak bark, or make\\npressure upon the vessels by introducing a sheep s\\ngut, tied at one end, into the fundament, and then\\nfilling it with any astringent fluid by a clyster pipe.\\nThis evacuation is sometimes salutary, arid it often\\nrequires much judgment to know if it should be stop-\\nped or not.\\nOF ABSCESS.\\nSymptoms. The formation of matter under the\\nskin, or in any part of the body, preceded by inflam-\\nmation, and marked by a dull heavy weight, by the\\npain booming more acute and darting, by a pecu-", "height": "3572", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "Abscess. 117\\nliar throbbing, by the swelling becoming more ele-\\nvated and soft to the touch. If the tumour is not\\nopened it bursts.\\nCauses. Inflammation from injuries, or stimulus\\nof any kind.\\nTreatment. Apply a soft and warm bread and\\nmilk, or linseed poultice to the part s and endeavour\\nto hasten the formation of matter. When this is evi-\\ndent, let it out with a sharp lancet. If the patient is\\nweak, let him have a generous diet with wine, por-\\nter bark, c.\\nPSOAS ABSCESS.\\nSymptoms. A weakness across the loins accom-\\npanied by a dull pain. After a while, the pain shifts\\nfrom the back to the thigh and hip, becoming more\\ndarting and severe. The glands in the groin swell,\\nand at last a soft tumour is perceived at the lower\\nedge of the groin, or by the side of the fundament,\\nthe swelling increases to a large size, and sometimes\\nextends itself down the thigh.\\nCauses. Scrofula, straining of the back, blows,\\nc.\\nDistinguish it from a rupture, by the preceding\\npain in the loins, and by the fluctuation.\\nTreatment. In the early stage, bleed and purge\\nthe patient, keep him on a low diet, and apply a large\\nblister over the lower part of the back. Confine-\\nment in bed is absolutely necessary. When matter\\nis formed, make an opening into the tumour in the\\nfollowing manner push a sharp lancet first through\\nthe skin, then obliquely upwards under it, and then\\nby depressing the point pierce the swelling itself.\\nIn this way the abscess is opened without the danger\\nthat attends wounds of large cavities. If it is small,\\nthe whole of the matter may be allowed to flow away\\nat once; if large, after drawing a pint, close the wound", "height": "3620", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "118 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nfor a few hours and then finish the operation. The\\nlips of the wound must be kept together by sticking\\nplaster. As there are many vessels of importance in\\nthe groin, care must be taken to avoid wounding\\nthem, and if a surgeon can be had, he should always\\nbe applied to for this purpose. The disease is said\\nto have been cured by blistering the tumour, and\\nkeeping it open with the savin ointment.\\nOF FISTULA\\nSymptoms. An abscess or ulcer in the neighbour-\\nhood of the fundament, preceded by an inflamed hard\\nswelling, which gives much pain. If there is no\\ncommunication between the gut and the sore, it is\\ncalled an incomplete, if there is, a complete fistula.\\nTreatment. As the tumour is often taken for\\npiles, attention should be paid to distinguish them.\\nIn all cases apply forty or fifty leeches to the part,\\nkeep the bowels perfectly loose by a diet of rye\\nmush, and confine the patient to his bed. If, how-\\never, the formation of matter cannot be hindered,\\nthe swelling must be opened early and a poultice\\napplied to it, when the disease occasionally heals\\nlike any other sore, but nine times out of ten it forms\\na callous winding abscess, through which (if it is\\ncomplete) excrement, c. often pass. When it ar-\\nrives at this point, nothing but an operation can\\never be of any service.\\nThere is another species of fistulous opening,\\nwhich follows the obstruction, caused by strictures.\\nc. in the urinary passage. The water not being\\nable to flow through the natural canal, makes its\\nway out between the bag and the fundament, con-\\nstituting what is called fistula in perineo. It may\\nalmost be called an incurable disease; at all events\\nnone but a surgeon can do any thing to relieve L", "height": "3584", "width": "2424", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "Ulcers. 119\\nOF ULCERS.\\nBy ulcers are meant holes or sores in the skin\\nand flesh, which discharge matter. They are\\ndivided into inflamed, fungous, sloughing, and\\nindolent, ulcers in the neighbourhood of carious\\nbone, and those attended by a peculiar dis-\\neased action.\\nINFLAMED ULCER.\\nSymptoms. The margin of the sore is ragged,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094the skin ending in a sharp edge around it.\\nThe neighbouring parts are red, swelled and\\npainful, the bottom of the ulcer is uneven and\\ncovered with a white spongy substance. In\\nplace of a healthy yellow matter, it discharges\\na thin fluid; the surface of it bleeds on the\\nslightest touch.\\nTreatment. Keep affected part elevated so\\nthat it is on a level with the body, and amend\\nthe general health. For local treatment, put two\\nteaspoonfuls of the 50 per cent, solution of\\ncarbolic acid into a pint of water that has been\\npreviously sterilized by boiling, and wash the\\nulcer, then dry it with plegets of aseptic cot-\\nton, dust over it a complete layer of boric acid,\\ncover it with aseptic gauze, and wrap with\\nbandage. To remove dressing, unwind band-\\nage, cut away all gauze that is free, and then\\nsoak loose all that is adherent, in a carbolized\\nsolution prepared as above, and dress as be-\\nfore. Renew dressing every day to every fourth\\nday according to the discharge and the way\\ndressings are soiled. By following these direc-\\ntions, and never using any ointments, or greasy\\ncondiments to come in contact with the ulcer,\\nit will generally improve rapidly, and the\\nfungous and indolent varieties of ulcers will\\nrarely be met with.", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "120 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nUNGOUS ULCERS.\\nSymptoms. The presence of large round,\\ngranulations rising above the level of the ad-\\njoining parts, or what is commonly called\\nproud flesh, marks this species of ulcer.\\nTreatment. After washing and drying the\\nsame as in inflamed ulcers, touch the granula-\\ntion with caustic, and then apply the same\\ndressing as for inflamed ulcers.\\nSLOUGHING ULCER.\\nSymptoms. The death of parts of an ulcer\\nwhich mortify and fall off, generally attended\\nby fever and pain.\\nTreatment. The diet should be generous,\\nand take some alterative tonic, such as 20 drops\\nof the syrup of the iodide of iron, in water,\\nthree times daily at meal time. Wash and\\ndress as in inflamed ulcers, removing all the\\ndead portions whenever possible.\\nINDOLENT ULCER.\\nSymptoms. The edges of the skin are thick,\\nraised, smooth and shining. The points of new\\nflesh are glossy, and the appearance of the\\nwhole ulcer is that of an old one in which the\\nhealing process is at a stand.\\nTreatment. Follow the directions for fung-\\nous ulcers, touching the caustic to all the in-\\ndolent parts, then waiting several days or un-\\ntil the ulcer becomes indolent again, when it\\nshould be touched as before. Take the syrup\\nof the iodide of iron.", "height": "3600", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "Carious Ulcer. 121\\nCAEIOUS ULCER.\\nSymptoms. Ulcers situated over or near\\ncarious (or dead) bone, they are thereby pre-\\nvented from healing-, they frequently pene-\\ntrate deep into the parts, forming a canal with\\nhard and indolent sides, that discharges an\\noffensive unhealthy matter.\\nTreatment. Sometimes the dead bone may\\nbe thrown off and come away itself; but there\\nis always danger of the caries spreading into\\nthe healthy bone and doing extensive damage,\\nand for this reason it is advisable to have a\\nsurgeon remove all the diseased bone, at once,\\nwhich has the advantage of cutting short the\\npatient s suffering and having the ulcer healed\\nwithin a few days.\\nSCORBUTIC ULCER.\\nSee Scurvey.\\nSCROFULUS ULCER.\\nSee Scrofula.\\nVENEREAL ULCER.\\nSee Syphilis.", "height": "3600", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "122 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nCHAPTER III.\\nOf Accident*.\\nGENERAL DIRECTIONS.\\nWhenever, a blow has been inflicted, whether by\\nbeing thrown from a horse, out of a carriage, by\\nfalling from a height, or in any other way, the first\\nthing is to examine for any bruised or wounded\\nplaces or broken bones, and apply ice or cold water\\ncloths over the parts. This rule admits of but one\\nexception, and that is, when the violence has been\\nso great as nearly to extinguish all the powers of life,\\nin which case it is proper to wait for symptoms of\\nreturning animation. To hasten these, a little wine\\nand water, or other stimulus may be given.\\nIf, in consequence of a broken bone or other inj ury,\\nthe patient is unable to walk, take a door from its\\nhinges, lay him carefully on it, and have him carried\\nby assistants to the nearest house. If no door or sofa\\ncan be procured, two boards, sufficiently long and\\nbroad, should be nailed to two cross pieces, the ends\\nof which must project about a foot, so as to form han-\\ndles. If in the woods, or where no boards can be\\nprocured, a litter may be formed from the branches\\nof trees. In this way a hand-barrow may be con-\\nstructed in a few minutes, on which the sufferer may\\nbe properly carried.\\nIf he has been wounded and bleeds, the bleeding\\nmust be stopped before he is removed.\\nHaving reached a house, lay him on a bed, and\\nindr3ss him with care and gentleness. If any diifi-", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "MODE OF BANDAGING.", "height": "3596", "width": "2300", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "General Directions, 123\\nculty arises in getting off his coat or pantaloons, rip\\nup the seams, rather than use force. This being\\ndone, proceed to ascertain the nature of the injury.\\nThis may be either simple or compound; that is, it\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2nay be a contusion or bruise, a wound, fracture or\\ndislocation, or it may be two or all of them united in\\none or several parts.\\nA contusion is the necessary consequence of\\nevery blow, and is known by the swelling and dis-\\ncoloration of the skin.\\nWounds are self-evident.\\nFractures are known by the sudden and severe\\npain, by the misshapen appearance of the Jimb,\\nsometimes, by its being shortened, by the patient\\nbeing unable to move it without excruciating pain,\\nbut most certainly, by grasping the limb above and\\nbelow the spot where the fracture is supposed to\\nexist, and twisting it different ways, when a grating\\nwill be felt, occasioned by the broken ends of the\\nbone rubbing against each other. If the swelling,\\nhowever, is very great, this experiment should not\\nbe made until it is reduced.\\nDislocations, or bones being out of joint, are\\nImown by the deformity of the joint when compared\\nwith its fellow, by the pain and inability to move\\nthe limb, by its being longer or shorter than usual,\\nand by the impossibility of moving it in particular\\ndirections.\\nOF CONTUSION.\\nif slight, bathe the part frequently with cold vine-\\ngar and water for a few hours, and then rub it well\\nwith brandy, or spirits of any kind. Should it be\\nvery great, or so as to have affected the whole body,\\nwhich may be known by a general soreness, bleed\\nand purge the patient, and confine him to a diet of\\nrice water, lemonade, panada, c. If fever comes", "height": "3624", "width": "2344", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "124 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\non, repeat the bleeding, purging, c. In all cases of\\nthis nature, be sure the water is regularly evacuated,\\nfor it sometimes happens that in consequence of the\\nnerves of the bladder being palsied by the blow, the\\npatient feels no desire to pass it, though the bladder\\nbe full. If a suppression ensues, pass a catheter, if\\npossible, or procure assistance for that purpose.\\nOF SPRAINS.\\nPlunge the part sprained into very cold water, and\\nhold it there as long at a time as you can bear it\\nfor several hours then rub it well with camphorated\\nspirits If the accident has happened to a joint, as\\nin the ankle, and it remains weak, pour cold water\\non it from the spout of a tea kettle, held at a distance,\\nseveral times in the day. The most serious effect,\\nhowever, resulting from contusion, is when the blow\\nis applied to the head, producing either concussion\\nor compression of the brain.\\nCONCUSSION OF THE BRAIN.\\nSymptoms. The patient is stunned,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 his\\nbreathing- is slow, drowsiness, stupidity,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the\\npupil of the eye rather contracted, vomiting.\\nAfter a time he recovers.\\nTreatment. Confine the patient in a quiet\\nroom, apply ice bags to his head, and open\\nhis bowels with liquid citrate of magnesia or\\nepsom salts. He should be kept in a quite\\nsituation, and every measure taken to prevent\\ninflammation of the brain.\\nFor inflammation of the brain see cerebro-\\nspinal meningitis.", "height": "3564", "width": "2376", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "Compression of the Brain. 12c\\nCOMPRESSION OF THE BRAIN\\nSymptoms. Loss of sense and motion, slow, noisy\\nand laborious breathing, pulse slow and irregular,\\nthe muscles relaxed, as in a person just dead, the\\npupil of the eye enlarged and will not contract even\\nby a strong light, the patient lies like one in an\\napoplectic fit, and cannot be roused.\\nTreatment. Open a vein and draw off sixteen\\nor twenty ounces of blood, shave the head, and if\\npossible, procure surgical assistance without delay,\\nas there is nothing but an operation that can be of\\nany avail.\\nOF WOUNDS.\\nWounds are of three kinds, viz. incised, puncturea\\nand contused, among the latter are included gun-\\nshot wounds. The first step in all wounds, is\\nTO STOP THE BLEEDING.\\nIf the flow of blood is but trifling, draw the edges\\nof the wound together with your hand, and hold them\\nin that position some time, when it will frequently\\nstop. If, on the contrary, it is large, of a bright red\\ncolour, flowing in spirts or with a jerk, clap your fin-\\nger on the spot it springs from, and hold it there with\\na firm pressure, while you direct some one to pass a\\nhandkerchief round the limb (supposing the wound\\nto be in one) above the cut, and to tie its two ends to-\\ngether in a hard knot. A cane, whip-handle or stick\\nof any kind, must now be passed under the knot (be-\\ntween the upper surface of the limb and the hand-\\nkerchief) and turned round and round until the stick\\nis brought down to the thigh, so as to make the hand-\\nkerchief encircle it with considerable lightness. You\\nttiay then take offvour finger: if the blood still flows", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "126 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ntighten the handkerchief by a turn or two of the stick,\\nuntil it ceases. The patient may now be removed\\ntaking care to secure the stick in its position) with-\\nout running any risk of bleeding to death by the way.\\nAs this apparatus cannot be left on for any length\\nof time, without destroying the life of the parts, en-\\ndeavour as soon as possible to secure the bleeding\\nvessels, and take it off Having waxed together\\nthree or four threads of a sufficient length, cut the\\nligature they form, into as many pieces as you think\\nthere are vessels to be taken up, each piece being\\nabout a foot long Wash the parts with warm water,\\nand then with a sharp hook, or a slender pair of pin-\\ncere in your hand, fix your eye steadfastly upon the\\nwound, and direct the handkerchief to be relaxed by\\na turn or two of the stick; you will now see the\\nmouth of the artery from which the blood prings,\\nseize it with your hook or pincers, draw it a little\\nout, while some one passes a ligature round it and\\nties it up tight, with a double knot. In this way take\\nup in succession every bleeding vessel you can see\\nor get hold of.\\nIf the wound is too high up in a limb to apply the\\nhandkerchief, do not lose your presence of mind,* the\\nbleeding can still be commanded. If it is the thigJi,\\npress f.rmly in the groin, if in the arm, with the\\nhand-end or ring of a common door key, make pressure\\nabove the collar bone, and about its middle against\\nthe first rib which lies under it. The pressure is to\\noe continued until assistance is procured, and the\\nvessel tied up.\\nIf the wound is on the head, press your finger firmly\\nA little practice on himself or others, would soon\\nenable any one to compress the great arteries in these\\nf\\\\vo situations. And it is well worth the time spent\\nin doing so. Many a man has bled to death before a\\nsurgeon could be procured, although surrounded with\\npersons who, by the simple process above mentioned\\nmight have preserved him", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "MODE OF BANDAGING,", "height": "3600", "width": "2344", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3580", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "W( unds. 127\\non it, until a compress can be brought, which must\\nbe bound firmly over the artery by a bandage. If\\nthe wound is in the face, or so situated that pressure\\ncannot be effectually made, or you cannot get hold\\nof the vessel, and the blood flows fast, ph.ce a piece\\nof ice direcihj over the wound, and let it remain there\\ntill the blood coagulates, when it may be removed and\\na compress and bandage be applied\\nINCISED WOUNDS.\\nBy an incised wound, is meant a clean cut.\\nAttempt to stop the bleeding, wash away all\\ndirt, and cleanse the wound perfectly clean\\nwith water which has been sterilized by boil-\\ning. If possible, add some antiseptic to this\\nsterilized water, such as two teaspoonfuls of\\nthe 50 per cent, solution of carbolic acid to\\neach pint of water; or some boric acid or cor-\\nrosive sublimate. If the wound is too trivial to\\nrequire suturing, cover with aseptic or anti-\\nseptic gauze and bandage. If suturing is neces-\\nsary, summon a surgeon. Suturing is per-\\nformed with cat-gut, kangaroo tendon, or silk,\\nspecially prepared for surgeon s use. After the\\nwound is sutured, cover with gauze and band-\\nage. By observing the strictest cleanliness, and\\nletting nothing come in contact with the wound,\\nexcept what has been sterilized, or made free\\nfrom germs by antiseptics, there is usually a\\nsatisfactory healing, and very slight danger of\\nblood poisoning, lock jaw, etc.\\nFrom what has been said, it must be evident\\nthat in all wounds, after arresting the flow of", "height": "3620", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "128 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nblood and cleansing the parts, if necessary,\\nthe great indication is to bring their sides into\\ncontact throughout their whole depth, in order\\nthat they may grow together as quickly as\\npossible, and without the intervention of mat-\\nter. To obtain this very desirable result, in\\naddition to the means already mentioned,\\nthere are two things to be attended to, the po-\\nsition of the patient and the application of a\\nbandage. The position of the patient should\\nbe such as will relax the skin and muscles of\\nthe part wounded, thereby diminishing their\\ntendency to separate.\\nA common bandage of a proper width, passed\\nover the compresses moderately tight, not only\\nserves to keep them in their place, but also\\ntends by its pressure to forward the great\\nobject already mentioned. If, however, the\\nwound is so extensive and painful that the\\nlimb or body of the patient cannot be raised\\nfor the purpose of applying or removing it,\\nthe best way is to spread the two ends of one\\nor two strips of linen or leather with sticking\\nplaster, which may be applied in place of the\\nbandage, as follows: attach one end of a strip\\nto the sound skin, at a short distance from the\\ncompress, over which it is to be drawn with\\nmoderate firmness, and secured in a similiar\\nmanner on its opposite side. A second or third\\nmay, if necessary, be added in the same way.\\nIn all wounds, if violent inflammation comes\\non, reduce it by cold, purging, c. but if there\\nis any reason to fear locked-jaw, give wine,\\nporter, brandy, opium, and a generous diet.", "height": "3588", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "Punctured Wounds. 129\\nPUNCTURED WOUNDS.\\nThese are caused by sharp pointed instru-\\nments, as needles, awls, nails, c. Having\\nstopped the bleeding, withdraw any foreign\\nbody, as part of a needle, splinters, bits of\\nglass, c. that may be in it, provided it can be\\ndone easily; and if enlarging the wound a little\\nwill enable you to succeed in this, do so.\\nThough it is not always necessary to enlarge\\nwounds of this nature, yet in hot iveather it is a\\nmark of precaution, which should never be\\nomitted. As soon as this is done, pour a little\\nturpentine into the wound, or touch it with\\ncaustic. This practice may prevent locked-jaw,\\nwhich is but too frequent a consequence of\\nwounds of this description. Cover the part\\nwith antiseptic dressings, as in incised\\nwounds.\\nCONTUSED WOUNDS.\\nWounds of this nature are caused by round\\nor blunt bodies, as musket balls, clubs, stones,\\nfcc. They are in general attended by but little\\nbleeding; if, however, there should be any, it\\nmust be stopped. If it arises from a ball\\nwhich can be easily found and withdrawn, it is\\nproper to do so, as well as any piece of the\\nclothing, c. that may be in it; or if the ball\\ncan be distinctly felt directly under the skin,\\nmake an incision across it and take it out, but\\nnever allow of any poking in the wound to\\nsearch for such things. Should the inflamma-", "height": "3620", "width": "2340", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "130 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ntion be great, apply ice bladder. Pain may be\\nrelieved by laudanam, and if the part3 assume\\na dark look, threatening a mortification, cover\\nthem with a blister.\\nIf the wound is much torn, wash the parts\\nvery nicely with warm water, and then (having\\nsecured every bleeding vessel) lay them all\\ndown in as natural a position as you can,\\ndrawing their edges gently together, or as\\nmuch so as possible by stitches, if necessary.\\nPOISONED WOUNDS, FROM BITES OF MAD\\nDOGS, RATTLE-SNAKES, c.\\nThe instant a person is bitten either by a mad dog,\\nrattle-snake, or any rabid animal, or reptile, he should\\napply a ligature, by means of the stick (see directions\\nto stop bleeding, ante p. 125), above the wound, as\\ntightly as he can well bear it, and without hesitation\\njr delay cut out the parts bitten, taking along with\\nthem a portion of the surrounding sound flesh. The\\nwound should then be freely touched with caustic,\\nor have turpentine poured into it. By these means\\ninflammation will be excited, and suppuration follow\\nwhich may prevent the usual dreadful consequences\\nof such accidents. As soon as the parts are cut out,\\ntake off the ligature.\\nShould the patient be too timid to allow the use ot\\nthe knife, burn the wound \\\\ery freely with caustic,\\nand place in it a tuft of tow or cotton, well moistened\\nwith turpentine. The discharge of matter that fol\\nlows, should be kept up for some time, ^he only\\nreasonable chance of safety, is found in the above\\nplan, all the vegetable and mineral productions tha\\nhave been hitherto recommenced as internal rem?\\n\\\\lies being of verv doubtful, if of any efficacy", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "Stings. 13i\\nSTINGS OF BEES AND WASPS, BITES OF\\nMOSQUITOS, c.\\nNothing relieves the pain arising from the sting of\\na hornet, bee, or wasp, so soon as plunging the part\\nin extremely cold water, and holding it there for\\nsome time. A cold lead-water poultice is also a very-\\nsoothing application. If a number of these insects\\nhave attacked you at once, and the parts stung are\\nmuch swollen, lose some blood, and take a dose of\\nsalts.\\nMosquito-bites maybe treated in the same man-\\nner, although I have found a solution of hartshorn\\nami water, made very strong, the most speedy and\\neffectual in relieving the pain. Camphorated spirits,\\nvinegar, c. may also be used for the same purpose\\nWOUNDS OF THE LIMBS, c.\\nOF THE EAR, NOSE, C.\\nWash the parts clean, and draw the edges of the\\nwound together by as many stitches as are necessary.\\nIf the part is even completely separated, and has been\\ntrodden under foot, by washing it in warm water, and\\nplacing it accurately m its proper place by the same\\nmeans, it may still adhere.\\nOF THE SCALP.\\nIn all wounds of the scalp it is necessary to shave\\noff the hair. When this is done, wash the parts well,\\nand draw the edges of the wound together with stick-\\ning plaster. If it has been violently torn up in seve-\\nral pieces, wash and lay them all down on the skull\\nagain, drawing their edges as nearly together as possi", "height": "3600", "width": "2308", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "132 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nble by sticking plaster, or if necessary, by stitches.\\nCover the whole with a soft compress of cotton\\nand antiseptic gauze.\\nOF THE THROAT.\\nSeize and tie up every bleeding vessel you can get\\nhold of. If the wind pipe is cut only partly through,\\nsecure it with sticking plaster; if it is completely\\ndivided, bring its edges together by stitches, taking\\ncare to pass the needle through the loose membrane\\nthat covers the wind pipe, and not through the wind\\npipe itself. The head should be bent on the breast,\\nand secured by bolsters and bandages in that position,\\nto favour the approximation of the edges of the wound.\\nOF THE CHEST\\nIf it is a simple incised wound, draw the edges of\\nit together by sticking plaster, cover it with a com-\\npress of linen, and pass a bandage round the chest.\\nThe patient is to be confined to his bed, kept on a\\nvery low diet, and to be bled and purged, in order to\\nprevent inflammation. If the latter comes on, reduce\\nit by copious and frequent bleedings.\\nShould it be occasioned by a bullet, extract it, and\\nany pieces of cloth, c. that may be lodged in it, if\\npossible, and cover the wound with a piece of linen\\nor preferably antiseptic gauze, LaKmg care that\\nit is not drawn into the chest. If a portion of the\\nlung protrudes, return it without any delay, but as\\ngently as possible.\\nOF THE BELLY.\\nClose the wound by strips of sticking plaster, and\\nstitches passed through the skin, about half an inch\\nfrom its edges, and cover the whole with a soft com-\\npress, secured by a bandage. Any inflammation that\\nmay arise is to be reduced by ice, purging, and\\nu blister over the whole belly.\\nShould any part of the bowels come out at the", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "Wounds. 133\\nwound, if clean and uninjured, return it as quickly\\nas possible; if covered with dirt, clots of blood, c.\\nwash it carefully in warm water previous to so doing.\\nIf the gut is wounded, and only cut partly through,\\ndraw the two edges of it together by a stitch, and re-\\nturn it; if completely divided, connect the edges by\\nfour stitches at equal distances, and replace it in the\\nbelly, always leaving the end of the ligature project-\\ning from the external wound, which must be closed\\nby sticking plaster. In five or six days, if the threads\\nare loose, withdraw them gently and carefully.\\nBring the edges of the wound together by sticking\\nplaster, without any delay, keep the part perfectly at\\nTest, bleed, purge, and live very low, to prevent in-\\nflammation. Should it come on, it must be met at its\\nfirst approach by applying an ice bladder or cloths\\ndipped in cold water, over the joint, and by a blis-\\nter covering the whole joint. If a permanent stiffen\\ning of the joint seems likely to ensue, keep the liml\\nin that position which will prove most useful, that is,\\nthe leg should be extended, and the arm bent at the\\nelbow. Wounds of joinis are always highly danger-\\nous, and frequently terminate in death.\\nOF TENDONS.\\nTendons or sinews are frequently wounded and\\nruptured. They are to be treated precisely like any\\nother wound, by keeping their divided parts together.\\nThe tendon which connects the great muscle form-\\ning the calf of the leg, with the heel, called the ten-\\ndon of Achilles, is frequently cut with the adze, and\\nruptured in jumping from heights. This accident is\\nto be remedied by drawing up the heel, extending\\nthe foot, and placing a splint on the fore-part of the\\nleg, extending from the knee to beyond the toes\\nwhich being secured in that position by a bandage,\\nkeeps the foot in lhe position just mentioned. The", "height": "3600", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "134 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nhollows under the splint must be filled up with tow\\nor cotton If the skin falls into the space between\\nthe ends of the tendon, apply a piece of sticking plas-\\nter, so as to draw it out of the way. It takes five or\\nsix weeks to unite, but no weight should be laid on\\nthe limb for several months.\\nOF FRACTURES.\\nThe signs by which fractures may be known, hav\\ning been already pointed out with sufficient minute-\\nness, it will be unnecessary to dv ell thereon it will\\nbe well, however, to recollect this general rule: in\\ncases where, from the accompanying circumstances\\nand symptoms, a strong suspicion exists that the bone\\nis fractured, it is proper to act as though it were\\npositively ascertained to be so.\\nOF THE BONES OF THE NOSE.\\nThe bones of the nose from their exposed situation,\\nare frequentlyaforced in. Any smooth article that\\nwill pass into the nostril should be immediately intro-\\nduced with one hand, to raise the depressed portions\\nto the proper level, while the other is employed in\\nmoulding them into the required shape. If violent\\ninflammation follows, apply ice, and live on a low\\ndiet.\\nOF THE LOWER JAW.\\nThis accident is easily discovered by looking into\\nthe mouth, and is to be remedied by keeping the\\nlower jaw firmly pressed against the upper one, by\\nmeans of a bandage passed under the chin and over\\nthe head. If it is broken near the angle, or that part\\nnearest the ear, place a cushion or roll of linen in the\\nhollow behind it, over which the bandage must pass,\\nso as to make it push that part of the bone forward", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "Fractures 185\\nThe parts are to be confined in this way for twenty\\ndays, during which time, all the nourishment that is\\ntaken, should be sucked between the teeth. If in\\nconsequence of the blow, a tooth is loosened, do not\\nmeddle with it, for if let alone it will grow fast again.\\nOF THE COLLAR BONE.\\nThis accident is a very common occurrence, and\\nis known at once by passing the finger along it, and\\nSy the swelling, fec. To reduce it seat the patient\\nin a chair without any shirt, and place a pretty stout\\ncompress of linen, made in the shape of a wedge,\\nunder his arm, the thick end of which should press\\nagainst the arm-pit. His arm, bent to a right angle\\nat the elbow, is now to be brought down to his side,\\nand secured in that position by a long bandage, which\\npasses over tne arm of the affected side and round\\nthe body. The fore-arm* is to be supported across\\nthe breast by a sling. It takes from four to five weeks\\nto re-unite.\\nOF THE ARM.\\nSeat the patient on a chair, or the side of a bed, let\\none assistant hold the sound arm, while another\\ngrasps the wrist of the broken one and steadily ex-\\ntends it in an opposite direction, bending the fore-\\narm a little, to serve as a lever. You can now place\\nthe bones in their proper situation. Two splints of\\nshingle or stout pasteboard, long enough to reach\\nfrom below the shoulder to near the elbow, must\\nthen be well covered with tow or cotton, and laid\\nalong each side of the arm, and kept in that position\\nby a bandage. The fore-arm is to be supported in a\\nsling. Two smaller splints may for better security\\nbe laid between the first ones, that is one on top, and\\nBy the fore-arm is meant that part of it which\\nreaches from the elbow to the wrist The arm ex\\nlends from the shoulder to the elbow.", "height": "3600", "width": "2276", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0171.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "136 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nthe other underneath ihe arm, to be secured by the\\nbandage in the same way as the others.\\nOF THE BONES OF THE FORE-ARM.\\nThese are to be reduced precisely in the same\\nway, excepting the mode of keeping the upper por-\\ntion of it steady, which is done by grasping the arm\\nabove the elbow. When the splints and bandage\\nare applied, support it in a sling.\\nOF THE WRIST, C.\\nThis accident is of rare occurrence. When it does\\nhappen the injury is generally so great as to require\\namputation. If you think the hand can be saved,\\nlay it on a splint well covered with tow; this extends\\nbeyond the fingers; place another splint opposite to\\nit, lined with the same soft material, and secure them\\nby a bandage. The hand is to be carried in a sling.\\nThe bones of the hand are sometimes broken.\\nWhen this is the case, fill the palm with soft com-\\npresses or tow, and then lay a splint on it long enough\\nto extend from the elbow to beyond the ends of the\\nfingers, to be secured by a bandage, as usual.\\nWhen a finger is broken, extend the end of it until\\nit becomes straight, place the fractured portion in its\\nplace, and then apply two small pasteboard splints,\\nDue below and the other above, to be secured by a\\nnarrow bandage. The top splint should extend from\\nthe end of the finger over the back of the hand. It\\nmay sometimes be proper to have two additional\\nsplints for the sides of the finger.\\nOF THE RIBS.\\nWhen after a fall or blow, the patient complains\\nof a pricking pain in his side, we may suspect a rib\\nis broken. It is ascertained by placing the tips of\\ntwo or three fingers on the spot where the pain is,\\nand desiring the patient to cough, when the grating\\nsensation will e felt. All that is necessary, is to", "height": "3576", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0172.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "Fractures. 137\\npans a broad bandage round the chest, so tig ht as to\\nprevent the motion of the ribs in breathing and to\\nobserve a low diet\\nOF THE THIGH.\\nA fracture of this bone is known by the deformity\\nof the thigh, the shortness of the whole limb when\\ncompared with its fellow, and by a great swelling at\\nthe fractured part. All that can be done in the event\\nof this serious accident, is to send for the nearest\\nphysician. The apparatus to reduce it is so complex\\nthat none but a surgeon can apply it.\\nOF THE KNEE-CAP.\\nThis accident is easily ascertained on inspection.\\n[t may be broken in any direction, but is most gene-\\nrally so across or transversely. It is reduced by\\nbringing the fragments together and keeping them\\nin that position by a long bandage passed carefully\\nround the leg, from the ankle to the knee, then press-\\ning the upper fragment down so as to meet its fellow,\\n(the leg being extended) and placing a thick compress\\nof linen above it, over which fhe bandage is to be\\ncontinued.\\nThe extended limb is now to be laid on a broad\\nsplint, extending from the buttock to the heel, thickly\\ncovered with tow to nil up the inequalities of the leg.\\nFor additional security, two strips of muslin may be\\nnailed to the middle of the splint, one on each side,\\nand passed about the joint, the one below, the other\\nabove, so as to form a figure of eight. In twenty or\\nthirty days, the limb should be moved a little to pre-\\nvent stiffness.\\nIf the fracture is ihrough its length, bring the paru\\ntogether, place a compress on each side, and keep\\nthem together with a bandage, leaving the limb ex-\\ntended and at rest. Any inflammation in this, or\\nother fracture, is to be combated by cold applica\\ntions, q. e.", "height": "3624", "width": "2388", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0173.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "138 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nOF THE LEG.\\nFrom the thinness of the parts covering the princi-\\npal bone of the leg, it is easy to ascertain if it is bro-\\nken obliquely. If) however, the fracture be directly\\nacross, no displacement will occur, but the pain,\\nswelling, and the grating sensation, will sufficiently\\ndecide the nature of the accident.\\nIf the fracture is oblique, let two assistants extend\\nthe limb, while the broken parts are placed by the\\nhand in their natural position. Two splints that\\nreach from a little above the knee, to nine or ten\\nnches below the foot, having near the upper end of\\neach, four holes, and a vertical mortice near the\\nlower end into which is fitted a cross piece, are now\\n50 be applied as follows. Lay two pieces of tape,\\nibout a foot lung, on each side of the leg, just below\\nhe knee joint, and secure them there by several turns\\n)f a bandage pass a silk handkerchief round the\\ninkle, cross ic on the instep, and tie it under the sole\\nA the foot. The two splints are now placed one on\\neach side of the lejg, the four ends of the pieces of\\ntape passed through the four holes and firmly tied,\\nand the crosa piece placed in the mortice. By tying\\n(he ends of the handkerchief to this cross piece the\\nbusiness is finished.\\nIf the fracture is across, and no displacement exists,\\napp t y two splints of stout pasteboard, reaching from\\nthe heel to the knee, and well covered with tow, one\\non each side of the leg, securing them by a bandage\\npassing round the limb, and outside the splints.\\nOF THE BONES OF THE FOOT.\\nThe bone of the heel is sometimes, though rarely,\\nbroken. It is known by a crack at the moment of the\\naccident, a difficulty in standing, by the swelling, and\\nby the grating noise on moving the heel. To reduce\\nit, take a long bandage, lay the end of it on the top", "height": "3580", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0174.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "THE DORSAL SURFACE OF THE LEFT FOOT.\\n1, the astragalus, its upper articular surface. 2, its an-\\nterior extremity, which articulates with (4) the sca-\\nphoid bone. 3, the oscalcis, or heel-bone. 4. the sca-\\nphoid bone. 5, the internal cuneiform bone. 6, the\\nmiddle cuneiform bone. 7, the external cuneiform\\nbone. 8, the cuboid bone. 9, the metatarsal bones of\\nthe first and second toes. 10, 11, the first and second\\nphalanges of the great toe. 12, 13, 14, the first, second,\\nand third phalanges of the second toe.", "height": "3628", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0175.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0176.jp2"}, "177": {"fulltext": "Fractures. 139\\nof the foot, carry it over the toes under the sole, and\\nthen by several turns secure it in that position.\\nThe foot being extended as much as possible, carry\\nthe bandage along the back of the leg above the\\nknee, where it is to be secured by several turns, and\\nthen brought down on the front of the leg, to which\\nit is secured by circular turns. In this way the bro-\\nken pieces will be kept in contact, and in the course\\nof a month or six weeks will be united.\\nFractures of the foot, toes, c. are to be treated like\\nthose of the hand and fingers.\\nOF DISLOCATIONS.\\nThe signs by which a dislocation may be known,\\nhave been already mentioned. It is well to recollect\\nthat the sooner the attempt is made to reduce it, the\\neasier it will be done. The strength of one man,\\nproperly applied at the moment of the accident, will\\noften succeed in restoring the head of a bone to its\\nplace, which in a few days would have required the\\ncombined efforts of men and pulleys. If after several\\ntrials with the best apparatus that can be mustered,\\nyou find you cannot succeed, make the patient drink\\nstrong hot toddy, of brandy or other spirits, until he\\nis very drunk. In this way, owing to the relaxed\\nstate of the muscles, a very slight force will often be\\nsufficient, where a very great one has been previ-\\nously used without effect.\\nIf any objections are made to this proceeding, or\\nif the patient will not consent to it, having your ap-\\nparatus (which is presently to be mentioned) all\\nready, let him inhale chloroform or ether until com\\npletely under its influence the iustant this happen?\\napply your extending and counter-extending forces\\nAnother important n le is, to vary the direction of\\nthe extending force A slight pull in one way, will", "height": "3628", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0177.jp2"}, "178": {"fulltext": "140 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\noften effect what has been in vain attempted by great\\nforce in another.\\nOF THE LOWER JAW.\\nThis accident, which is occasioned by blows, or\\n/awning, is known by an inability to shut the mouth,\\nand the projection of the chin. To reduce it, seat\\nthe patient in a chair with his head supported bv the\\nbreast of an assistant, who stands behind him. Your\\nthumbs being covered with leather, are then to be\\npushed between the jaws, as far back as possible,,\\nwhile with the fingers, outside, you grasp the bone,\\nwhich is to be pressed downwards at the same time\\nthat the chin is raised. If this is properly done, the\\nbone will be found moving, when the chin is to be\\npushed backwards, and the thumbs slipped between\\nthe jaws and the cheeks. If this is not done, they\\nwill be bitten by the sudden snap of the teeth as they\\ncome together. The jaws should be kept closed by\\na bandage for a few days, and the patient live upon\\nsoup.\\nOF THE COLLAR BONE\\nThis bone is rarely dislocated. Should it occur\\napply the bandages, c. directed for a fracture of\\nthe same part.\\nOF THE SHOULDER.\\nDislocation of the shoulder is the most common\\nof all accidents of the kind. It is very easily known\\nby the deformity of the joint, and the head of the\\nbone being found in some unnatural position. To\\nreduce it, seat the patient in a chair, place one hand\\non the prominent part of the shoulder blade, just\\nabove the spot where tne head of the bone should\\nbe, while with the other you grasp the arm above\\nthe elbow and puli it outwards.\\nShould this not succeed, lay the patient on the\\nground, piace your heel in his arm-pit, and steadily", "height": "3584", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0178.jp2"}, "179": {"fulltext": "Dislocations. 141\\nand forcibly extend the arm, by grasping it at the\\nwrist. The same thing may be tried in various posi-\\ntions, as placing yourself on the ground with him\\nlaying him on a low bed, while you are standing\\nnear the foot of it, c.\\nIf this fails, pass a strong band over the shoulder,\\ncarry it across the breast, give the ends to assistants,\\nor fasten them to a staple in the wall the middle of\\na strong band or folded towel is now to be laid on the\\narm above the elbow, and secured there by numerous\\nturns of a bandage. The two ends of the towel be-\\ning then given to assistants, or connected with a\\npulley, a steady, continued and forcible extension is\\nto be made, while with your hands you endeavour\\nto push the head of the bone into its place.\\nOF THE ELBOW.\\nIf the patient has fallen on his hands, or holds ni\\narm bent at the elbow, and every endeavour to\\nstraighten it gives \\\\im pain, it is dislocated back-\\nwards. Seat him in a chair, let one person grasp the\\narm near the shoulder, and another the wrist, and\\nforcibly extend it, while you interlock the fingers of\\nboth hands just above the elbow, and pull it back-\\nwards, remembering that under those circumstances,\\nwhatever degree of force is required, should be ap-\\nplied in this direction.\\nThe elbow is sometimes dislocated sideways or\\nlaterally. To reduce it, make extension by pulling\\nat the wrist, while some one secures the arm above,\\nthen push the bone into its place, either inwards or\\noutwards, as may be required. After the reduction\\nof a dislocated elbow, keep the joint at perfect rest\\nfor five or six days, and then move it gently. If in-\\nflammation comes on, apply ice bladder, c. Ac.\\nOF THE WRIST, FINGERS, C.\\nDislocations of the wrist, fingers and thumb, are\\nreadily perceived on examination; they are all to be", "height": "3620", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0179.jp2"}, "180": {"fulltext": "142 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nreduced by forcibly extending the lower extremity\\nof the part, and pushing the bones into their place.\\nIf necessary, small bands may be secured to the fin-\\ngers by a narrow bandage, to facilitate the extension.\\nThese accidents should be attended to without delay\\nfor if neglected for a little time, they become ir\\nremediable.\\nOF THE THIGH.\\nNotwithstanding the hip joint is the strongest one\\nin the body, it is sometimes dislocated. When this\\naccident occurs, which may be readily ascertained\\nby comparing the limb with its fellow, c. send foi\\na surgeon as soon as possible.\\nOF THE KNEE-CAP.\\nWhen this little bone is dislocated, it is evident en\\nthe slightest glance. To reduce it, lay the patient\\non his back, straighten the leg, lift it up to a right\\nangle with his body, and in that position push the\\nbone back to its place. The knee should be kept at\\nrest for a few days.\\nOF THE LEG\\nProcure a surgeon as quickly as possible.\\nOF THE FOOT.\\nThe foot is seldom dislocated. Should it happen,\\nhowever, let one person secure- the leg, and another\\ndraw the foot, while you push the bone in the con-\\ntrary way to that in which it was forced out The\\npart is then to be covered with compresses dipped\\nin lead water, and a splint appi ed on each side of\\nthe leg that reaches below the foot Aer\u00c2\u00abdents of\\nthis nature are always dangerous, an mat can be\\ndone to remedy them consists in the speedy reduc-\\ntion of the bone, keeping the parts at rest, and\\nsubduing inflammation by cold, low diet, fec. fce.", "height": "3572", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0180.jp2"}, "181": {"fulltext": "Compound Accidents. 14S\\nOF COMPOUND ACCIDENTS.\\nHaving spoken of the treatment to be pursued for\\na bruise, wound, fracture and dislocation, as happen-\\ning singly, it remains to state what is to be done when\\nthey are united.\\nWe will suppose that a man has been violently\\nthrown from a carriage. On examination, a wound\\nis found in his thigh bleeding profusely, his ankle is\\nout of joint w T ith a wound communicating with its\\ncavity, and the leg broken.\\nIn the first place stop the bleeding from the wound\\nin the thigh; reduce the dislocation next draw me\\nedges of the wounds together with sticking plaster:\\n*nd procure a surgeon as quickly as possible.\\nIf, instead of a wound, fracture and dislocation,\\nthero is a concussion or compression of the bram, a\\nlislocati^n and fracture, attend to the concussion\\nfirst, the dislocation next, and the fracture the last\\nOF AMPUTATION.\\nThis operation should never be attempted except\\nby a surgeon.\\nIf a limb be nearly severed from the body by ac-\\ncident, and hang merely by a slip of skin or muscle,\\nit may be divided with a sharp knife.\\nOF SUSPENDED ANIMATION\\nFROM DROWNING.\\nThe common methods of rolling the body oi a\\ndrowned person on a barrel, or holding it up by the", "height": "3620", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0181.jp2"}, "182": {"fulltext": "144 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nheels, c. are full of danger, and should never be\\npermitted. If a spark of life should happen to re-\\nmain, this violence would extinguish it for ever.* As\\nsoon, therefore, as the body is found, convey it as\\ngently as possible to the nearest house, strip it of the\\nwet clothes, dry it well, and place it on a bed be-\\ntween warm blankets, on the right side, with the\\nhead elevated by pillows. Every part is now to be\\nwell rubbed with flannels dipped in warm brandy, or\\nspirits of any kind, while a warming pan, hot bricks,\\nor bottles or bladders filled with warm water, are\\napplied to the stomach, back, and soles of the feet.\\nDuring these operations a certain number of the as-\\nsistants (no more persons are to be allowed in the\\nroom than are absolutely necessary) should try to\\ninflate the lungs, by blowing through the nozzle of a\\ncommon bellows, or a pipe of any kind, placed in\\none nostril, while the other with the mouth is kept\\nclosed. An assistant standing at the head of the\\nbody should take hold of the arms at the wrists,\\nand raise the arms up to the head, and then throw\\nthem forward on the chest, thus dilating and con-\\ntracting the thorax, making artificial respiration.\\nAll these operations, particularly rubbing the body\\nand trying to inflate the lungs, should be continued\\nfor six or eight hours, and when the patient has come\\nto himself, small quantities of warm wine, wine-\\nwhey, brandy and water, c. may be given to him,\\nfrom time to time\\nShould the accident occur in winter, and the body\\nfeel cold, as if frozen; previously to applying warmth,\\nrub it well with snow, ice, or very cold water\\nAbove all things remember that perseverance for\\nmany hours in the remedies pointed out, may give\\nThe seal of the Humane Society beautifully* ex\\npresses this fact. It represents a little boy blowing\\na coal, the motto If I mistake not a spark may re", "height": "3584", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0182.jp2"}, "183": {"fulltext": "Suspended Animation. 145\\nyou the unspeakable pleasure of restoring fellow\\nCreature to life.\\nFROM COLD.\\nTake the body into a room, the doors and windows\\nof which are open, and where there is no fire, and\\nc ub it with snow,* or cold water. After a while, fric-\\ntions with flannels and hot spirits are to be used, as in\\nthe preceding case, and warmth very gradually ap\\nplied. The lungs are 10 be inflated as directed in\\ncases of drowning, and when the pau nt i able to\\nswallow, warm wine, c. may be given in small\\nquantities.\\nIf a limb is frost-bitten, the cold applications shoulc\\nbe continued longer, and warmth be more gradually\\napplied than when the whole body is frozen. Care\\nshould be taken to handle the parts carefully, so as\\nnot to break off the ear, tip of the nose, fec.\\nFROM HANGING.\\nThe remedies for this accident are the same as in\\ndrowning, with the addition of taking away a small\\nquantity of blood, by cupping glasses, from the neck,\\nor by opening the jugular vein.\\nFROM FOUL AIR.\\nThrow open the doors and window s, or take tne\u00c2\u00bb\\npatient into the open air, and seat him, undressed,\\nwell wrapped in a blanket, in a chair, leaning a little\\nto the right side, place his feet or whole body in a\\nbath, and sprinkle his stomach w 7 ith cold vinegar oi\\nw 7 ater, and rub it immediately with flannels dipped\\nin oil. Clysters of vinegar and water are to be in-\\nIf this can be procured in plenty, the patient,\\nwith the exception of his face, which should be left\\nout, may be completely covered with it to the thick-\\nness of two feet.\\nK", "height": "3620", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0183.jp2"}, "184": {"fulltext": "146 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\njected, and when animation returns, continue the\\nfrictions, and give warm mint tea, c.\\nOF SWALLOWING POISONS.\\nThe first thing to be done when a person is dis-\\ncovered 10 have swallowed poison is, to ascertain\\nwhat it is he has taken: the next, to be speedy in\\nresorting to its appropriate remedies. If any one of\\nthese cannot be had, try some other without loss of\\ntime.\\nOil of Vitriol, Aqua Fortis, Spirits of Sea Salt,\\nOxalic Acid.\\nSymptoms. A burning heat in the mouth, throat\\nand stomach, stinking breath, an inclination to\\nvomit, or vomiting of various matters mixed with\\nblood, hiccups, costiveness or stools more or less\\nbloody, pain in the belly, so great that the weight\\nof a sheet cannot be borne, burning thirst, diffi-\\nculty of breathing, suppression of urine, c.\\nRemedies. Mix an ounce of calcined magnesia\\nwith a pint of water, and give a glassful eveiy two\\nminutes. If it is not. at hand, use flaxseed tea, rice\\nwater, or water alone in large quantities, until the\\nformer can be procured. If it cannot be obtained,\\ndissolve an ounce of soap in a pint of water, and take\\na glassfu. every two minutes; chalk or whiting may\\nalso be taken by the mouth, and clysters of milk be\\nfrequently injected. If the patient will not vomit,\\nput him m the warm bath, bleed him freely, and\\napply leeches and blisters over the parts pained. If\\nthe cramps and convulsions continue, give him a cup\\ncf common tea, with an ounce of sugar, forty drops\\nof Hoffman s anodyne and fifteen or twenty of lauda-\\nnum e^ ?ry quarter of an hour. No nourishment but", "height": "3592", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0184.jp2"}, "185": {"fulltext": "Sicallowmg Poisons. 147\\nweetened rice water is to be taken for several days.\\nIn these cases never give tartar emetic, ipecacuanha,\\nor tickle the throat with a feather; they only increase\\nthe evil.\\nALKALIES.\\nCaustic Potash, Caustic Soda, Volatile Alkali.\\nSymptoms. These substances occasion the same\\neffects as acids, producing dreadful convulsions.\\nRemedies. Take two table spoonsful of vinegar\\nor lime juice in a glass of water at once, follow it up\\nby drinking large quantities of sugar and water.\\nPursue the same treatment as in poisons from acids.\\nMERJ JRY.\\nCorrosive Sublimate, Red Precipitate, Vermilion.\\nSymptoms. Constriction and great pain in the\\nthroat, stomach and bowels, vomiting of various\\nmatters mixed with blood, unquenchable thirst,\\ndifficulty of urine, convulsions.\\nRemedies. Mix the white- of a dozen or fifteen\\neggs with two pints of cold water, and give a glassful\\nevery two minutes, with as much milk as can be\\nswallowed, and large doses of ipecacuanha. If aftei\\nthe egg mixture is all taken, the vomiting does not\\nstop, repeat the dose, with the addition of more\\nwater. Leeches, the warm bath, blisters, c. are to\\nbe used to reduce the pain and inflammation, as be\\nfore directed.\\nSymptoms. These are the same as produced by\\nthe mercurial poisons.\\nRejiedies. Give large quantities of cold sugar and\\nwater, until a plentiful vomiting is induced, to assist\\nwhich, ipecacuanha* may be taken in considerable\\nTo render it more active, ten grain? of sulphate\\nof zinc may be added to it.", "height": "3620", "width": "2344", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0185.jp2"}, "186": {"fulltext": "148 Compendium of Domestic Medici?ie.\\ndoses at the same time barley, rice water, flaxseeu\\ntea, milk, c. should afterwards be employed. Oil\\nis never to be used in this case until the symptoms\\nhave considerably abated, or the poison has been\\nejected.\\ncorPEit.\\nThe symptoms occasioned by swallowing verdigris,\\nare nearly the same as those of the mercurial poisons.\\nThe great remedy is large quantities of sweetened\\nwater. In addition to this, use all the means recom-\\nmended for corrosive sublimate, c.\\nANTIMONY.\\nAntimonial Wine, Tartar Emetic, Butter of An-\\ntimony, tyc.\\nSymptoms. Excessive vomiting, pain and cramp\\nin the stomach, convulsions, c.\\nRemedies. Encourage the vomiting by sugar and\\nwater, and if after a while it does not stop, give a\\ngrain of opium in a glass of the sweetened water,\\nevery fifteen minutes. To relieve the pain, apply\\nleeches to the stomach, throat or parts affected.\\nSALTS OF TIN.\\nGive as much milk as can be got down, and if it is\\nnot at hand, use large quantities of cold water to in-\\nduce vomiting. If the symptoms do not abate, pursue\\nthe plan directed for acids.\\nSALTS OF BISMUTH, GOLD AND ZINC.\\nPursue the plan recommended for arsenic.\\nLUNAR CAUSTIC\\nDissolve two table spoonsful of common table saU,\\nin two pints of water; a few glasses of this will in-\\nEqual parts of lime w T ater and sugared water may\\nalso be used.", "height": "3592", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0186.jp2"}, "187": {"fulltext": "Swallowing Poisons. 149\\nduce vomiting If not relieved, drink flaxseed tea.\\napply leeches, c. as for acids.\\nSALT-PETRE.\\nPursue the plan recommended for arsenic omitting\\nthe lime water.\\nSAL AMMONIAC.\\nSymptoms. Vomiting, pain in the belly, a stiff-\\nness of the whole body, convulsions.\\nRemedies. Introduce your finger or a feather into\\nthe throat to induce vomiting, and give plenty of\\nsweetened water. To relieve the convulsions give\\nthe tea, laudanum, c. as for acids, or the laudanum\\nalone, and to ease the pain in the belly, apply\\nleeches, c.\\nLIVER OF SULPHUR.\\nSymptoms. They resemble those caused by salt-\\npetre.\\nRemedies. Two table spoonsful of vinegar in a\\nglass of water, are to be frequently taken until vomit-\\ning is brought on, after whi(*h, havfi recourse lc\\nleeches, blisters, c.\\nPHOSPHORUS.\\nThe symptoms and remedies are the same as by\\npoison from acids.\\nSPANISH FLIES.\\nSymptoms. Great pain in the stomach, with obsti-\\nnate and painful erections, accompanied by a diffi-\\nculty or suppression of urine, or if any is passed, it\\nis bloody, a horror of swallowing liquids, frightful\\nconvulsions.\\nRemedies. Make the patient swallow as much\\nsweet oil as he can possibly get down. Milk ana\\nsugared water are also to be freely used. In addition", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0187.jp2"}, "188": {"fulltext": "150 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nto the plan recommended for acids, solutions of gum\\narable, or flaxseed tea, are to be injected into the\\nbladder. If no vomiting is induced, put him in the\\nwarm bath, continue the sweetened water, and rub\\nhis thighs and legs with two ounces of warm oil, in\\nwhich a quarter of an ounce of camphor has been\\ndissolved. Eight or ten grains of camphor may be\\nmixed with the yolk of an egg and taken internally.\\nIf there is acute pain in the bladder, apply leeches\\nover it.\\nPOWDERED GLASS.\\nStuff the patient with thick rice pudding, bread,\\npotatoes or any other vegetable, then give him live\\ngrains of tartar emetic to vomit him, after which, use\\nmilk freely, clysters and fomentations to the belly\\nwith the warm bath leeches, c. are not to be neg-\\nlected.\\nSugar of Lead, Extract of Saturn, White L-ead\\nLitharge, Minium.\\nSymptoms. A sweet astringent taste in the mouth,\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094constriction of the throat, pain in the stomach,\\nbloody vomiting, c.\\nRemedies. Dissolve a handful of Epsom or Glau-\\nber salts in a pint of water and give it at once when\\nit has vomited him, use sweetened water. If the\\nsymptoms continue, act as directed for acids.\\nOPIUM, OR LAUDANUM.\\nSymptoms. Stupor, an insurmountable inclina-\\ntion to sleep, delirium, convulsions, c.\\nRemedies. Endeavour to excite vomiting by six\\ngrains of tartar emetic, or four grains of blue., or thirty\\nof white vitriol. Thrust a feather down the throat\\nfor the same purpose. Never give vinegar or other\\nacids, until the poison is altogether or nearly evacu-\\nated. After this has taken place, a wine glassful of", "height": "3580", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0188.jp2"}, "189": {"fulltext": "Swa Jiwing Poisons, 15!\\nlemon juice and water may be taken every five\\nminutes, along with a cup of very strong coffee. The\\ncoffee, c. are to be continued until the drowsiness\\nis gone off) which, if it continues, and resembles that\\nof apoplexy, must be relieved by bleeding. The\\npatient is to be forcibly kept in constant motion.\\nMUSHROOMS,\\nRemedies. Give the patient immediately, three\\ngrains of tartar emetic, twenty-five or thirty of ipe-\\ncacuanha, and an ounce of salts, dissolved in a glass\\nof water, one third to be taken every fifteen minutes\\nuntil he vomits freely. Then purge with castor oil.\\nIf there is great pain in the belly, appPy leeches, blis-\\nters, c.\\nTOBACCO, HEMLOCK, NIGHT-SHADE, SPURRED RYE.\\nRemedies. An emetic as directed for opium. If\\nthe poison has been swallowed some time, purge with\\ncastor oil. After vomiting and purging, if the patient\\nseems drowsy, bleed him, and give vinegar and water.\\nPOISONOUS FISH.\\nRemedies. An emetic. If it has been eaten some\\ntime, give castor oil by the mouth and clyster. After\\nthese have operated, twenty drops of ether may be\\ntaken on a lump of sugar; vinegar and water as be-\\nfore mentioned.\\nFOREIGN BODIES IN THE THROAT.\\nPersons are frequently in danger of suffocation\\nfrom fish bones, pins, c. which stick in the throat\\nThe moment an accident of this kind occurs, desire\\nthe patient to be perfectly still, open his mouth and\\nlook into it. If you can see the obstruction, endea-\\nvour to seize it with your finger and thumb, or a long", "height": "3600", "width": "2344", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0189.jp2"}, "190": {"fulltext": "152 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nslender pair of pincers. If it cannot be got up, or is\\nnot of a nature to do any injury in the. stomach, push\\nit down with the handle of a spoon or a flexible round\\npiece of whale-bone, the end of which is neatly\\n1 wered with a roll of linen, or any thing that may be\\nai hand.* If you can neither get it up nor down,\\nplace six grains of tartar emetic in the patient s mouth.\\nAs it dissolves, it will make him excessively sick, and\\nin consequence of the relaxation, the bone, or what-\\never it may be, will descend into the stomach or be\\nejected from the mouth.\\nIf a pin, button, or other metallic or pointed body\\nhas been swallowed (or pushed into the stomach)\\nmake the patient eat plentifully of thick rice pudding,\\nand endeavour to prevent him from going to stool for\\nat leasL twelve hours.\\nOF BURNS AND SCALDS.\\nThere are three kinds of remedies employed in ac-\\ncidents of this nature. Cooling applications, such as\\npounded ice, snow, vinegar, cold water, lead-\\nwater, c. Stimulants, as w r arm spirits of turpen-\\ntine, brandy, or any ardent spirits, and carded or\\nraw cotton.\\nAny one of these articles that happens to be nearest\\nat hand, may be tried, although the preference is due\\nto the turpentine or spirits, which being made as hot\\nas the patient can bear it, is to be applied to all the\\nburned surface (so as not to touch the adjoining sound\\nskin) until some common basilicon ointment can be\\nthinned with spirits of turpentine, to the consistence\\nof cream in which state it is to be spread on a linen\\nrag and laid over the part, taking care, as before, not\\nlo let it touch the sound skin.\\nThe small end of a common riding whip answers\\nvery well.", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0190.jp2"}, "191": {"fulltext": "Bums and Scalds. 150\\nIf, however, (the rule is general) this plan causes\\ngreat pain and inflammation, it must be abandoned,\\nand one of the others be resorted to, as the pounded\\nice, which can be readily applied in a bladder.\\nEq ual parts of lime water and linseed oil well mixed,\\nforms one of the most soothing of all applications.\\nShould much fever prevail, it is to be reduced by\\nbleeding, purging, c. but if on the contrary, the sys-\\n*em seems to sink, wine, bark, c. must be employed\\nOF MORTIFICATION.\\nFrom what has already been stated, it is evident\\nthat in treating wounds, c. as well as diseases, one\\ngreat and important indication is to repress excessive\\ninflammation, which, if allowed to proceed to a cer-\\ntain point, sometimes produces mortification or the\\ndeath of the parts.\\nWhenever, therefore, from the violence of the\\nfever, heat, pain, redness and swelling, you are fear-\\nful of its ending in this way, apply ice bags or\\ncloths dipped in cold water over the part. If, how-\\never, the fever and pain suddenly cease, if the part\\nwhich before was red, swollen and hard, becomes\\npurple and soft, abandon at once all reducing mea-\\nsures, apply warmth over the whole of the parts,\\nand give wine, porter, bark, c, freely and with-\\nout delay. If the warmth does not put a stop to the\\ndisease, and the parts become dead and offensive,\\ncover them with a charcoal or fermenting poultice\\nuntil nature separates the dead parts from the\\nliving, during which process a generous diet, bark,\\nc, must be allowed.\\nThere is a particular kind of mortification which\\ncomes of itself, or without any apparent cause. It\\nattacks the small toes of old people, and commences\\nin a small bluish or black spot, which spreads to dif-\\nferent parts of the foot. To remedy it, place a blister\\nrnrer the eoot, and give two gi \\\\ins of opium night and", "height": "3600", "width": "2388", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0191.jp2"}, "192": {"fulltext": "154 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nmorning taking care to keep the bowels open by\\ncastor oil, and to diminish the quantity of the opium\\nif it occasions any unpleasant effects.\\nIn extensive mortifications of the fore-arm, it is\\nnecessary to amputate. This, however, should never\\nbe done, until by the repeated application of blisters\\nto the sound parts adjoining the mortified ones, they\\nare disposed to separate, which may be easily known\\nby inspection.\\nDIRECTIONS FOR BLEEDING.\\nTie up the arm, placing the bandage at least two\\ninches above the projections of the elbow joint, and\\nthen feel for the pulse at the wrist. If it is stopped,\\nthe bandage is too tight, and must be relaxed. Select\\nthe most prominent vein, and feel with the tip of\\nyour finger if an artery lies near it. If you feel one\\npulsating so close to the vein that you are fearful of\\nwounding it, choose another. Having set your lan-\\ncet (of course a spring lancet), bend the arm to the\\nprecise position it is to keep while the blood flows.\\nNow place the cutting edge of the lancet on the vein,\\nwhile you depress the handle or frame just as much\\nas you wish the cut to be deep by touching the spring\\non the side with your thumb the business is dene.\\nTo stop the bleeding, relax the bandage, press the\\ntwo edges of the wound together, place a little com-\\npress of linen on it, and bind up the w T hole with a\\nbandage passing round the joint in a figure of eight.\\nDIRECTIONS FOR PASSING CATHETERS.\\nTake the penis of the patient near its head be-\\ntween the finger and thumb of your left hand (stand-\\ning beside him), while with your right you introduce", "height": "3564", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0192.jp2"}, "193": {"fulltext": "VEINS OF THE ARM.", "height": "3624", "width": "2388", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0193.jp2"}, "194": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3580", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0194.jp2"}, "195": {"fulltext": "Directions for Passing Catheters. 15\\nthe point of the instrument into the urinary passage,\\nits convex side towards his knees while you push\\nthe catheter down the urethra, endeavour at the\\nsame time to draw up the penis on it. When you\\nfirst introduce it, the handle will of course be near\\nthe belly of the patient, and as it descends will be\\n*hrown farther from it, until it enters the bladder\\nwhich will be known by the flow of the unne. If\\nyou cannot succeed while the patient is on his back,\\nmake him stand up, or place hin: with his shoulders\\nand back on the ground, while his thighs and legs\\nare held up by assistants. If still foiled, place him\\nagain on his back, and when you have got the cathe-\\nter as far down as it will go, introduce the forefinger,\\n,vell oiled, into the fundament, and endeavour to\\npush its point upwards, while you still press it for-\\nward with the other hand. Force is never, on any\\naccount, to be used. Vary your position as often as\\nyou please, let the patient try it himself, but always\\nremember it is by humouring the instrument, and not\\nby violence, that you can succeed.\\nDIRECTIONS FOR PASSING BOUGIES.\\nTake the penis betw r een your finger and thumb,\\nand pass the point of the instrument (which should\\nbe well oiled) down the urethra as directed for the\\ncatheter; when it has entered three or four inches,\\ndepress the penis a little, and by humouring the bou-\\ngie with one hand and the penis with the other, en-\\nJeavour to pass it as far as may be wished. The\\npatient himself will frequently succeed when every\\nme els? fails.\\nThe passing of catheters and bougies should\\nnever be undertaken excepting by someone\\nskilled in the handling of them.\\nThe flexible soft rubber catheters are used\\nalmost exclusively now.", "height": "3600", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0195.jp2"}, "196": {"fulltext": "156 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nCHAPTER IV.\\nPrescriptions referred to in the preceding pages.\\nNo. 1. Saline Mixture. R.* Salts of Tartar, 1\\ndrachm, Water, 4 ounces, Essence of Peppermint,\\n3 drops. When the salt is dissolved, add very gradu-\\nally lemon juice or vinegar, 1 ounce, or till the\\ntflervescence ceases. To be taKen every hour.\\nNo. 2. R. Sulphate of Quinine, 13 grains, Gum\\niv^abic powdered, 1 drachm, Loaf Sugar, J an\\nounce, Water, 6 ounces, Essence of Peppermint,\\n5 drops. A table spoonful every hour, shaking the\\nbottle well before it is poured out.\\nNo. 3. R. Calomel, 6 grains, Antimonial Pow\\nders, 3 grains. To be taken every three hours.\\nNo. 4. Effervescing Mixture. R. Salt of Tartar,\\n20 grains, Water, 2 ounces, Essence of Pepper-\\nmint, 2 drops. When the salt is dissolved, add a\\ntable spoonful of lemon juice, or good vinegar, and\\nswallow it immediately.\\nNo. 5. K \u00c2\u00a3halk Mixture, 4 ounces, Tincture of\\nKino, 1 drachm, Lavender Compound, 1 drachm,\\nLaudanum, 30 drops. A table spoonful every two\\nor three hours, as may be required.\\nNo. 6. R. Cayenne Pepper, 6 ounces, Common\\nSalt, 4 drachms, Boiling Water, 1J pints,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Boiling\\nVinegar, 1J pints. Let it remain in a close vessel\\nfor an hour, then strain it through a fine linen cloth.\\nR. stands for Recipe or Take. The weights\\nused in these Prescriptions are troy or apothecary s\\n\u00e2\u0080\u0094not avoirdupois weight.", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0196.jp2"}, "197": {"fulltext": "Prescriptions, 157\\nTake a table spoonful every hour or two, according\\nIq circumstances.\\nNo. 7. R. Musk, 1 drachm, Gum Arabic jiow-\\ndered, 1 drachm, Loaf Sugar, 1 drachm, Water, 6\\nounces. Rub up tne musk with tb^ sugar, then add\\nthe gum and pour on the water very gradually, so as\\nto incorporate the whole. Take a table spoonful\\nevery two hours.\\nNo. 8. R. Camphor, 30 grains, Almonds blanch-\\ned, 2 drachms, Loaf Sugar, 1J drachms, Pepper-\\nmint Water, 6 ounces. Moisten the camphor with a\\nfew drops of spirits of wine, and reduce it to powder.\\nThe almonds and sugar having been beat to a paste,\\nadd the camphor, and pour on the water gradually,\\nrubbing the whole well together. Take a table\\nspoonful every two or three hours.\\nNo 9. R. Sugar of Lead, 5 grains, White Vit-\\nriol, 2 grains, Laudanum, 2 drachms, Rose Water,\\n6 ounces. -Or, Wine of Opium, an ounce, Wa-\\nter, 2 ounces. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Or, Alum, a drachm, Rose Wa-\\nter, 6 ounces. To bathe the eye frequently.\\nNo. 10. R. Barley Water, J a pint, Vinegar, 1\\nounces. Or, Alum, 1 drachm, Rice Water, l|\\npints, Honey, 1 ounce. Or, Vinegar, 2 ounces,\\nWater, 1 pint. To gargle the throat.\\nNo. 11. R. Barley or Rice Water, J a pint,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nTincture of Myrrh, an ounce, Muriatic Acid, J a\\ndrachm. Or, Sharp Vinegar, 1 ounce. Gargle the\\nthroat frequently.\\nNo. 12. Wine or Vinegar whey. R. Place a sauce\\npan containing a pint of new milk, on the fire, and\\nwhile it is boiling add one gill of white wine or\\nhalf the quantity of good vinegar. As soon as the\\nmilk is turned, take it off) strain the whey through a\\ncloth and sweeten it to your taste.\\nNo. 13. R. Paregoric, an ounce, Syrup ol\\nSquills, 1 ounce, Antimonial Wine, 2 drachms,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nWater, 6 ounces. Take two tea spoonsful every fif\\nteen minutes, until the cough is relieved.\\nNo. 14. R. The White of 1 Egg,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Castor Oil, S", "height": "3628", "width": "2340", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0197.jp2"}, "198": {"fulltext": "158 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nounces, Lavender Compound, 2 drachms, Sugar, k\\nan ounce, Water, 4 ounces. Incorporate the oil and\\nthe white of the egg, by shaking in a bottle, then add\\nthe water containing the sugar and lavender. Half\\nmay be taken at once, and the other half in a few\\nhours, or a table spoonful hourly until it operates.\\nNo. 15. R. Chalk Mixture, 4 ounces, Tincture\\nof Kino, 1 drachm, Cinnamon Water, 2 ounces,\\nLaudanum, J a drachm. A table spoonful every two\\nhours, or oftener if necessary.\\nNo. 16. R. Tincture of Catechu, 2 ounces. Take\\ntwo tea spoonsful in a little port wine, every hour, or\\noftener if required.\\nNo. 17. R. Extract of Logwood, 20 grains, Cin\\nnamon Water, 2 ounces, Tincture of Kino, 1 drachm,\\nSugar, 2 drachms. To be taken at once.\\nNo. 18. R. Prepared Chalk, 2 drachms,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Loaf\\nSugar, 1 drachm. Rub them well together, and add\\ngradually of mucilage of Gum Arabic, 1 ounce,\\nWater, 6 ounces, Lavender Compound, 2 drachms,\\nLaudanum, 30 drops. A table spoonful every hour\\nor oftener if necessary.\\nNo. 19. R. Calomel, 10 grains, Jalap, 12 grains,\\nOpium, 1J grains, Tartar Emetic, J a grain, Oil\\nof Aniseed, 1 drop. Make the whole into a mass\\nwith conserve of roses, and divide it into five or six\\npills, all of which are to be taken at once.\\nNo. 20. R. Socotrine Aloes, 1 ounce, Liquorice,\\n2 ounces, Coriander Seeds, J an ounce. Digest the\\naloes and liquorice in 1 pint of brandy for a week,\\nshaking the bottle frequently, and add half a pint of a\\nvery strong decoction of Carolina Pink Root. Dose,\\ntwo table spoonsful every morning, fasting.\\nNo. 21. R. Powder of the root of the Male Fern,\\n1 drachm. This is to be taken in molasses early in\\nthe morning, and for two days in succession, to be\\nfollowed with some very active purgative.\\nNo. 22. R. Powder of Tin, 1 drachm, Molasses\\nas much as will envelope it. Repeat the dose morning\\nand evening for three days, and then take some acti ve", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0198.jp2"}, "199": {"fulltext": "Prescriptions 159\\npurgative. Or, Bark of the fresh root of Pride of\\nChina, 5 ounces Water, 2 pints. Boil it in a close\\nvessel to ono pin\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 Dose, a table spoonful every two\\nhours till it operates. Or, Bark of the Cabbage-\\ntree, 1 ounce, Water, 2 pints. Boil to one pint and\\nstrain. Dose, a wine glassful or about tw r o ounces.\\nNo. 23. R. Mucilage of Gum Arabic, 1 jounces,\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\nOlive Oil, 2 drachms. Mix them well, and add Ether\\n1 drachm, Laudanum, 20 drops. Take at once.\\nNo. 24. R. Peruvian Bark, 20 grains, Uva Ursi\\n20 grains. Opium, J a grain. Make a powder, to be\\ntaken three times a day with lime water.\\nNo. 25. R. Compound Tincture of Senna, 1 ounce\\nCompound Tincture of Jalap, 2 drachms.\\nNo. 26. R. Calomel, 10 grains, Jalap, 15 grains,\\nOil of Aniseed, 2 drops. To be taken in molasses.\\nNo. 27. R. Compound Tincture of Senna, 1 ounce,\\nWine of Aloes, 2 ounces, Simple Syrup, 1 ounce,\\nWater, 4 ounces, Oil of Mint, 2 drops. A tabh\\nspoonful from time to time, as may be necessary.\\nNo. 28. R. Muriate of Ammonia, J an ounce,\\nVinegar, 2 ounces, Proof Spirits, 3 ounces,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Water,\\n3 ounces. Mix them for a wash.\\nNo. 29. Scudamore s Lotion for Govt. R. Alcohol,\\n3 ounces, Camphor Mixture, 9 ounces. Render the\\nwhole milk vxirm, by adding boiling water.\\nNo. 30. R. Water of Ammonia, 2 drachms, Oli ve\\nOil, 1 h ounces, Laudanum, an ounce. Shake well.\\nNo. 31. R. Opium in fine powder, 2^ drachms,\\nSoap Liniment, 2 ounces, Spirits of Camphor, 2\\nounces. Pour the liniment gradually on the opium\\nrub well together, and add the spirits of camphor.\\nNo. 32. R. Sulphate of Quinine, 8 grains, Syrup\\nof Rhubarb, 2J ounces, Orange flower Water, 2J\\nounces, Sulphuric Ether, 10 drops.\\nNo. 33. R. Muriated Tincture of Iron, 2 ounces.\\nTake twenty drops three times a day, in a wine glass\\nof the cold infusion of bark. Or, Extract of Bark\\n1 drachm, Extract of Gentian, 1 drachm,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Greti\\nVitriol, J a drachm. Myrrh, 1 drachm,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Oil of Ani-", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0199.jp2"}, "200": {"fulltext": "160 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nseed, 10 drops, Simple Syrup sufficient to make the\\nwhole into a mass, to be divided into sixty pills, of\\nwhich take three twice a day. Or, Rust of Iron,\\n1 drachm, Conserve of Roses, as much as will make\\na mass, to be divided into sixty pills, of which take\\ntwo, three times a day.\\nNo. 34. R. Calomel, J a drachm, Tartar Emetic,\\n15 grains, Opium, a drachm. Add syrup sufficient\\nto form a smooth mass, and divide it into sixty pills.\\nNo. 35 R. Powdered Borax and Chlorate of\\nPotash, of each 1 drachm,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Thymol, 5 grains,\\nMenthol, 1 grain, Glycerine, 1H ounces, Al-\\ncohol, 2% ounces, two teaspoonfuls to six tea-\\nspoonfuls of warm water; to be used as gargle\\nfor throat and wash for mouth every two to\\nfour hours.\\nEmollient Clyster. R. Thin Starch, 1 pint, Mo\u00c2\u00ab\\nlasses, 1 wine glassful. Or, Molasses, and Sweet\\nOil, each 1 wine glassful, Warm Barley Water, 1\\npint. Or, Flaxseed Tea, 1 pint, Milk, J a pint.\\nAnodyne Clyster. R. This is formed by adding\\n40 50, 60, or more drops of laudanum (as occasion\\nmay require) to the Emollient Clyster.\\nPurgative Clyster. R. Table Salt and Brown\\nSugur, each a table spoonful, add half a gill of Mo-\\nlasses, and rub them well together. While you are\\nstirring them, gradually pour in two ounces of Castor\\nOil, and a pint of warm Water.\\nTobacco Clyster. R. Infuse 1 drachm of Tobacco\\nin a pint of boiling water for ten minutes. The one\\nnaif to be injected first, and if this will not produce\\nthe wished for effect in half an hour, throw up the\\nremainder.\\nHartshorne s decoction of Spanish Flies in Spirits\\nof Turpentine. R. Spanish Flies bruised, 1 ounce,\\nSpirits of Turpentine, a pint. Bcil for three\\nhours *nd strain.", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0200.jp2"}, "201": {"fulltext": "PART SECOND\\nEPIDEMIC CHOLERA\\nCAUSES, PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF\\nEPIDEMIC CHOLERA.\\nDYSPEPSIA, OR INDIGESTION:\\nCAUSES, PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF\\nDYSPEPSIA, OR INDIGESTION.\\nS1CK-HEADACH:\\nCAUSES, CURE AND PREVENTION OF SICK-HEADACH\\nTHE TEETH\\nSTRUCTURE, FORMATION, DISEASES AND 7REATMENT\\nOF THE HUMAN TEETH.\\n161", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0201.jp2"}, "202": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0202.jp2"}, "203": {"fulltext": "ASIATIC, OR EPIDEMIC CHOLERA.\\nAs an epidemic, Cholera first made its appearance\\nm Bengal daring the month of August 1817. Since\\nthat period it has continued to prevail, with scarcely\\nany intermission, up to the present time, spreading\\nitself over nearly the whole of India and the rest of\\nAsia, over a part of Africa, and over a considerable\\nportion of Europe. In 1832 it broke out in the\\nCanadas, and visited successively nearly all the\\nlarger cities of the United States. By this terrible\\nepidemic, provinces have been ravaged, and districts\\ndepopulated entire garrisons have been destroyed,\\nand victorious armies arrested in their triumphant\\nprogress. Under every point of view Epidemic\\nCholera claims the attention of every individual, and\\nof every community. Though attended with the\\nmost violent symptoms, extremely rapid in its progress,\\nand in relation to the real cause by which it is pro-\\nduced, shrouded in the most impenetrable mystery;\\nyet there are few diseases-an attack of which can be\\nso readily and certainly guarded against\u00e2\u0080\u0094 while no\\none is so completely under the control of medicine\\nduring its first stages\\n163", "height": "3624", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0203.jp2"}, "204": {"fulltext": "164 Compendium of Domestic Medicine\\nCholera, like all other epidemics, is evidently\\ndependent upon a morbid change in the condition\\nof the atmosphere. What is the actual nature\\nof this change it is impossible to ascertain. By\\nsome it is referred to irregularities in the electrical\\nslate of the air others have presumed that the air be-\\ncomes loaded with poisonous effluvia emitted from the\\nearth; while others restrict its cause to a change in\\nthe sensible properties of the atmosphere, in other\\nwords, to unusual coldness, heat, moisture or dryness\\nor to rapid and sudden transitions in these particu-\\nlars. It is certain, that in most places where the\\ncholera has appeared, it has been preceded or accom-\\npanied by violent storms or earthquakes, or by sea-\\nsons unusually disturbed.\\nThat the disease is in no degree contagious, that\\nit is not capable of being communicated from the\\nsick to the well, is now established by so many posi-\\ntive facts, that it appears unnecessary to enter here\\ninto an examination of this point. Its non-contagious-\\nness is proved by the disease appearing, at the same\\ntime, at points far distant from each other while in\\nsituations intermediate between these not a single\\ncase will occur. Physicians, nurses, and attendants\\nupon the sick, are not more affected by the disease\\nthan other classes of persons, nor even in as great\\na proportion and individuals who w r ere in hos-\\npitals with other diseases, and were seized with\\ncholera, did not communicate the disease to the other\\npatients in their immediate vicinity.\\nPredisposing and Exciting Causes.\\n1st. A vitiated and damp state of the atmosphere.\\nCholera has always prevailed most extensively and\\nproduced the greatest ravages, in those situations ordi-\\nnarily the most unhealthy, particularly in the vicinity", "height": "3576", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0204.jp2"}, "205": {"fulltext": "Asiatic, or Epidemic Cholera. 165\\nof low, wet, and marshy districts along the low,\\nmuddy banks of rivers; in crowded towns and villa-\\nges, and in the hovels of the poor, where a proper\\nventilation is neglected, and in which all kinds oi\\nfilth are allowed to accumulate.\\n2d. A constitution broken down by misery, vice,\\nintemperance or fatigue. In every place where\\nCholera has made its appearance, the great majority\\nof those attacked have been individuals of the lowest\\nclasses of the community those living in the depths\\nof vice and misery the habitually intemperate those\\nwho were constantly exposed to fatigue, and to the\\ninclemencies of the weather and those who, from\\nextreme poverty, are obliged to subsist on unwhole-\\nsome food, or such as is deficient in nutriment. But\\nfew persons in easy circumstances and of temperate\\nlives have been attacked and in those few, the oc-\\ncurrence of the disease could very generally be\\ntraced either to fatigue, to exposure to wet or damp\\nor to the night air, to fear and anxiety, to improper\\nfood, as that which is too stimulating, difficult of\\ndigestion or flatulent, to fasting too long, to a consti-\\ntution broken down by disease or a state of conva-\\nlescency particularly from stomachic and bowel\\ncomplaints, to the use of impure water, of cold and\\niced fluids or of iced creams when the body is in a state\\nof fatigue, or overheated.to indulgence in acid drinks,\\nor those which readily become sour in the stomach,\\nas the weaker wines, table beer, cider, c, to the\\nimprudent use of medicine, especially emetics and\\npurgatives, or to prolonged watchfulness\\nPREVENTION.\\nTo avoid Cholera, therefore, an individual must\\nlive temperately on plain, nutritive food, simply\\ncooked. He must avoid rich, high-seasoned soups\\nand sauces, all made dishes and pastry; of salted\\nprovisions he must partake in great moderation,", "height": "3600", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0205.jp2"}, "206": {"fulltext": "166 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nsalted, dried, and smoked fish he must abstain\\nfrom, as also pork, geese, ducks, crabs, lobsters, and\\nthe like. He must avoid all flatulent vegetables, as\\ncabbages, radishes, green corn, dried peas and beans\\nor those difficult of digestion, as mashed potatoes,\\ncucumbers melons, mushrooms, pickles, c. and\\nlikewise all unripe, decayed, or very acid fruit. He\\nmust give up entirely the use of ardent spirits, bran-\\ndied wines, c. as ordinary drinks indeed, as a\\ngeneral rule, pure water should be his sole beverage.\\nActive regular exercise in a free pure air, not carried\\nso far as to induce fatigue regular and sufficient\\nsleep; the avoidance of crowded assemblies, of the\\nnight air, of wet or damp, or extreme heat, or of ex-\\nposure to cold, without due precaution, are other\\nmeans essential to be observed, in order to escape an\\nattack of Cholera.\\nPersonal cleanliness, and all the other means cal-\\nculated to insure the due performance of the functions\\nof the skin, are likewise all important preventives\\nhence the use of the warm bath daily, or sponging\\nthe entire surface with tepid water, followed by brisk\\nfrictions, morning and evening, and a flannel or thick\\ncotton garment next the skin, should never be neg-\\nlected.\\nThe possession of that species of moral courage\\nwhich is intimately connected with a well informed\\nmind a reliance upon the goodness and superin-\\ntending providence of the Supreme Being; and a\\nconsciousness of having fulfilled, to the utmost of\\nour abilities, our religious as well as social duties\\n(which, while they prompt us to avoid danger by\\nthe use of all practicable and rational means, pre-\\nvent all unnecessary terror and alarm when the\\nevil is present), have a powerful influence in guard-\\ning the system against disease during the prevalence\\nof every epidemic.\\nThe necessity of comfortable, clean and well ven-\\ntilated dwellings, situated in a dry, elevated and\\notherwise healthy situation, must be sufficiently", "height": "3572", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0206.jp2"}, "207": {"fulltext": "Asiatic, or Epidemic Cholera, 167\\nevident to all. When, however, an individual is\\nunder the necessity of residing in a low, damp,\\nunhealthy situation, much may still be done to pre-\\nvent disease, by a proper attention to ventilation,\\nduring fine weather; by strict cleanliness; by closing\\nth* doors and shutters before night fall by occupy\\ning the upper rooms of the house, and, in very damp\\nweather, by fires in the apartments where the family\\npass the day, and in the bed-chamber.\\nSYMPTOMS.\\nEpidemic Cholera, in regard to its symptoms, may\\nbe divided into four stages or periods\\n1. The Stage of Diarrhoea.\\nThis stage is usually accompanied with griping\\npains in the stomach and bowels; by a sense of lassi-\\ntude rumbling of wind in the bowels frequently,\\npain and giddiness of the head, and dull pains in the\\nknees and loins. The pulse is various; the tongue is\\ncoated with a thin white or yellowish mucus, or thickly\\nfurred in the centre and red at the edges. The appe-\\ntite is diminished and the thirst increased. There are\\noften shooting pains or stitches through the calves ui\\nthe legs. The foregoing symptoms are most usually\\nattended with nausea, with frequent watery dis-\\ncharges from the bowels, or with a constant inclina-\\ntion to go to stool without any evacuation taking\\nplace, or with only a thin mucous discharge some-\\ntimes streaked with blood. This stage may last for\\nseveral days before the symptoms of the ensuing\\nstage are developed in many cases the symptoms of\\nthe latter appear in a few hours. The occurrence of\\nthe second and subsequent stages depends greatly\\nupon the constitution and habits of the patient, as\\nwell as upon the circumstance of his having, or not\\nresorted to proper medical aid. In the debilitated\\nand especially the intemperate, the discharges from", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0207.jp2"}, "208": {"fulltext": "168 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nthe bowels are not unfrequently from the first very\\ncopious, of the appearance of whey, and giving rise\\nto a sense of extreme exhaustion, of faintness or even\\nfainting In such cases, in a very few hours, cramps,\\nvomiting and collapse are apt to come on any im-\\nprudence in eating or drinking, improper exposure,\\nc. will also accelerate the occurrence of the second\\nand subsequent stages of the disease\\n2. The Stage of Spasm.\\nThis stage is characterized by violent pains of th0\\nstomach and bowels occurring at intervals by pain of\\nthe head and back by almost incessant vomiting and\\npurging of a rice-water fluid by inordinate thirst and\\nviolent spasms, particularly of the muscles of the ex-\\ntremities. The skin still remains warm, but is bathed\\nwith perspiration, and has a peculiar doughy feel the\\ntongue presents nearly the same appearance as in the\\nfirst stage the temperature of the hands and feet is\\nreduced the pulse is often full and of some firmness\\nin other cases it is very compressible or again, it is\\nsmall and contracted. The mental faculties are un-\\nimpaired; the countenance is expressive of great\\nsuffering or distress. In this stage the secretion of\\nurine is often diminished in quantity or entirely sus-\\npended.\\n3. The Stage of Commencing Collapse.\\nIn this stage the skin is cold, livid and covered wi\\na profuse clammy perspiration the tongue is also col\\nand livid; and the extremities corrugated as if they had\\nbeen soaked in water; there are freq uent cramps of the\\nextremities; the eyes are sunk, the features contracted;\\nthere is constant purging, occasionally accompanied\\nwith vomiting there is pain of the stomach, a small,\\nfeeble and depressed pulse, and a complete suppress-\\nion of the urinary secretion. The mental faculties\\nare still unimpaired. Often considerable heat is felt\\nover the stomach. Great thirst and a constant desire\\nfor cool air are almost invariably present.", "height": "3564", "width": "2376", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0208.jp2"}, "209": {"fulltext": "Asiatic, or Epidemic Cholera. 169\\n4. The Stage of Confirmed Collapse.\\nThis stage is marked by icy coldness, and a deep b. ue\\nor purple hue of the skin, tongue and inside of the\\nmouth the extremities are corrugated the whole sur-\\nface is covered with a profuse cold perspiration, which\\nseems to exude in large drops from the pores of the\\nskin. No pulsation can be detected in any of the su-\\nperficial arteries, and the action of the heart is slow\\nand feeble. Involuntary watery discharges flow from\\nthe bowels. The voice is low, husky, and almost\\nextinct. The body exhales a peculiar and very dis-\\nagreeable odour. There is a short quick respiration,\\nwith heaving of the chest. The patient complains of\\na burning heat in the region of the stomach, and craves\\nwithout intermission cold water and fresh air; he is\\nextremely restless, or doses with half open eyelids,\\nthe pupils of the eyes being rolled very much up\\nwards. Until the very end, the mental faculties\\ncontinue unimpaired.\\nTREATMENT.\\nThe treatment of Cholera differs according to\\nthe stage of the disease.\\n1. In xhejirst stage, when the patient is young and\\nrobust, the skin dry, the pulse frequent and hard, and\\nthe griping pains in the bowels constant or severe;\\na large mustard plaster over the abdomen, and\\nanother on the back, will be found of great service.\\nBathing the feet in warm water, also the applica-\\ntion of frictions to the whole of the lower extrem-\\nities, or mustard poultices to the ankles, will also\\nbe decidedly beneficial.\\nWhen the diarrhoea is but trifling, a dose of cam-\\nphor with a few drops of laudanum should be\\ngiven, and repeated if necessary.\\nIf the discharges from the bowels are very co-\\npious, and of a thin, watery and unnatural appear-\\nance, a pill of camphor, rhei and opium, repeated at", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0209.jp2"}, "210": {"fulltext": "170 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nproper intervals, will often be found very speedily\\nto arrest these discharges, and after a time to pro-\\ncure the evacuation of a very dark, viscid and\\noffensive matter, followed by natural stools.\\nWhen the griping and constant inclination to\\nstool are peculiarly troublesome, place lumps of\\nice continually on the tongue, and an injection of\\nthin starch, olive oil and opium will often remove\\nvery speedily the disease. The warm bath is a\\nremedy well adapted to this stage when properly\\nmanaged.\\nAttention to diet and clothing is all-important.\\nThe patient should be confined exclusively to gum\\nor rice water taken cold and in small quantities\\nat a time; even after the symptoms of the disease\\nhave disappeared, the diet should consist for sev-\\neral days of well boiled oat meal gruel, thickened\\nmilk, or crackers boiled in milk. A very slight\\nimpropriety in diet will often bring back the very\\nworst symptoms of the complaint, and render a\\ncure impossible.\\n2. When Cholera has reached its second stage,\\nthere is not a moment to be lost the least delay\\non the part of the patient, or timidity in the prac-\\ntitioner will be followed by the most fatal conse-\\nquences. Give the patient every five minutes a\\ndose of the following anodyne and cordial tinc-\\nture Take of aromatic spirits of ammonia, lau-\\ndanum, chloroform and spirits of camphor 1\u00c2\u00a3\\nfluid drachms, creosote 8 drops, oil of cinnamon\\n2 drops, alcohol enough to make 1 oz. of the tinc-\\nture. Put a tea-spoonful of this in a wine-glass\\nof ice water, and give one tea spoonful of the so-\\nlution every five minutes until the patient decid-\\nedly improves, then lengthen the intervals of\\ndoses till the symptoms all abate. This treat-\\nment, the result of much experience during the", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0210.jp2"}, "211": {"fulltext": "Asiatic, or Epidemic Cholera. 171\\nvisitation of the cholera in 1849, 1850, and 1854,\\nhas been found very successful.\\nThe limbs of the patient should then be rubbed\\nwell with some stimulating liniment these fric-\\ntions are to be followed by mustard poultices to\\nthe ankles, wrists, thighs and arms. In this\\nstage, particularly at its very commencement,\\nbathing the feet in hot water will frequently be\\nfollowed by a very good effect,\\nInternally the patient should take iced water in\\nsmall portions at a time or when this is immediately\\nrejected by the stomach, a tea-spoonful of powdered\\nIce may be given every fifteen minutes. After the\\nstomach has become calm and is capable of re-\\ntaining medicine, the pill of camphor and opium,\\nas directed in the first slage, should be given, and\\nrepeated every two, three or four hours according\\nto circumstances.\\nBy this treatment, in a very short period, the vomit-\\ning and spasms will be suspended, and the inordi-\\nnate discharges from the bowels arrested. In many\\ncases a dose of castor oil will now bring away copious\\nstools of a very dark and extremely offensive nature,\\nafter which the bowels will return to their natural\\ncondition.\\nIt is all important in this stage to prevent the\\npatient from drinking too much which, in conse-\\nquence of his inordinate thirst, he will be very apt\\nto do unless carefully watched. The warm and\\nvapour baths do no good, but rather harm in the se-\\ncond stage of Cholera and the most pernicious effects\\nwill in general result, if recourse be had to stimu-\\nlants, or to inordinate doses of opium or lauda-\\nnum.\\nOccasionally it will be founl that there is a ten-\\ndency in this stage to an overloaded state of the\\nvessels of the brain, indicated by drowsiness, dilated\\npupil, and a dark flushed appearance of the coun-\\ntenance here, cups to the temples or back of the", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0211.jp2"}, "212": {"fulltext": "172 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nneck, with cold applications to the scalp, should\\nnever be neglected.\\n3. When Cholera has reached its third stage, to\\nsave the life of the patient will demand great cir-\\ncumspection, judgment, and decision on the part\\nof the physician and attendants. The entire sur-\\nface of the patient should be diligently rubbed\\neither with the hand, or a flannel cloth, wet with\\na liniment composed of equal parts of spirits of\\nturpentine and a solution of pure ammonia; after\\nthe frictions, large mustard poultices should be\\napplied to the arms, wrists, thighs and ankles;\\nand the feet should be enveloped in bags filled with\\nwarm bran or sand, and the whole body covered\\nwith a blanket.\\nBy the treatment just detailed, the reduction of\\nthe symptoms is produced gradually first there is\\na cessation of the profuse perspiration the fea-\\ntures then become more natural, the corrugation\\nof the extremities disappears, and finally the livid\\ncolour of the skin is removed and the natural tem-\\nperature of this part is restored.\\nThroughout the third stage of Cholera the pa-\\ntient should be supplied, at short intervals, with\\nsmall quantities of powdered ice or of iced water.\\nEven greater caution than in the second stage,\\nwill be required to prevent him from indulging\\nhis inordinate thirst; to guard him against the use\\nof stimulants, and the too free administration of\\nopiates. In the early period of this stage all kinds\\nof food are to be abstained from when conva\\nlescence has been established, the same remarks\\nin regard to diet will apply as were made in refer-\\nence to the first stage.", "height": "3572", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0212.jp2"}, "213": {"fulltext": "Asiatic, or Epideuic Cholera. 173\\n4. When the period of confirmed collapse has\\narrived, little hopes of recovery need be enter-\\ntained. The patient should be carefully rubbed\\nover the whole body with ice, then dried and\\nwrapped in dry blankets outside of which bags\\nfilled with warm bran or bottles of hot water may\\nbe applied, and internally give champagne and\\nice, or rum and Selters water, or one gr. camphor\\nevery hour, or spirits of hartshorn one drachm\\nin 6 oz, sugar water, a table-spoonful every to\\nhour. Also rub the body with spirits of mustard,\\nand for the cramps in the calves of the legs rub\\nthem with chloroform and camphor spirits.\\nAs soon as reaction takes place and has been\\nfully established, the treatment should be con-\\nducted as in the other stages. In the period of\\nreaction let the patient sleep and perspire freely,\\nand continue giving him Selters water and ice.\\nTo arrest the discharges from the bowels, give\\ngr. calomel every 3 hours with or without opium\\nif vomiting should take place, give small doses\\nof morphium 1-15 gr.,\u00e2\u0080\u0094 and a mustard plaster\\nover the stomach,- if there is a tendency of con-\\ngestion to the head, apply cold iced cloths or\\nleeches. After recovery, the patient must natu-\\nrally be very careful for a long tin e with his diet.", "height": "3620", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0213.jp2"}, "214": {"fulltext": "174 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nDYSPEPSIA, OR INDIGESTION.\\nThere are few complaints more prevalent, parti-\\ncularly among sedentary mechanics and artizans,\\nstudents and professional men generally, as well as\\namong the indolent and luxurious inhabitants of all\\nlarge and wealthy cities, than those which have\\ntheir origin in the stomach and the other organs con-\\ncerned in digestion. The stomach and intestinal\\ncanal, parts of a most delicate structure and possessed\\nof an exquisite sensibility, are not only hourly subject\\nto injury from improper food and drinks, or an excess-\\nive indulgence of the appetite in a diet, which, if\\nlaken in moderation, would be altogether whole-\\nsome but, by the close sympathy which exists be-\\ntween these and all the other organs, they quickly\\nparticipate in the diseases of other and remote parts.\\nWhether it be the brain, the lungs or the skin which\\nsuffers, the stomach cannot remain long in health.\\nHence, Indigestion is an attendant upon nearly every\\nmalady, both acute and chronic, to which the human\\nbody is liable. The symptoms of pain and uneasi-\\nness in the region of the stomach are often indeed\\nthe first which direct the attention of the patient to\\nhis real condition. On the other hand, the extensive\\nsympathies of the stomach cause the diseases which\\nmay originate primarily in the latter to be extended\\nquickly to the liver, bowels, brain, skin and lungs", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0214.jp2"}, "215": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, 175\\nIt is this that renders indigestion so complicated and\\nprotean a disease\u00e2\u0080\u0094 differing in its phenomena accord-\\ning to the period that it has existed and the constitu-\\ntion, age and sex of the patient in whom it occurs.\\nCAUSES.\\nThe causes of Dyspepsia are of two classes. First,\\nthose which affect primarily the stomach; and se-\\ncondly, those which disorder first some other organ,\\nthe stomach being affected secondarily or by sym\\npathy.\\nOf the causes which affect directly the stomach,\\nthe principal are errors in eating and drinking\\nOverfeeding, the use of too rich and stimulating food,\\nof articles difficult of digestion, as fried meats, made\\ndishes, gravies, clams, lobsters, fried oysters, rich\\nsoups, fresh bread, and pastry of all kinds; late and\\nheavy suppers, eating rapidly without properly\\nchewing the food, the excessive use of strong tea and\\ncoffee, the use of flatulent and indigestible vegeta-\\nbles and fruits, as cabbage, green com, pickles,\\ncucumbers, melons and the like, and the abuse of\\nspices, are so many causes of injury to the digestive\\norgans, and which, sooner or later, give rise to the\\ntrain of symptoms characteristic of Dyspepsia. Ex-\\nercise immediately after eating, or intense occupation\\nor violent excitement of the mind, if constantly or\\nrepeatedly indulged in, by impeding the change of\\nthe food into chyme, and allowing it to ferment or\\nbecome acrid, will always, sooner or later, induce\\nDyspepsia. All drinks excepting water, used as\\nordinary beverage, whether fermented or distilled,\\nmalt, vinous or spirituous, disorder the digestive or-\\ngans, and give rise to the very worst kinds of\\ndyspepsia. The tippler as well as the drunkard are\\nalmost invariably dyspeptic. Even lemonade, if\\ndrank ir too great quantities or too frequently, will\\ndisorder, n variably thr stomach Smoking, chewing", "height": "3620", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0215.jp2"}, "216": {"fulltext": "176 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nand even constant snuffing, very generally produce\\nDyspepsia, as well by the waste and vitiation of the\\nsaliva, as by the narcotic or depressing effect which\\nthe tobacco produces upon the nervous system gene-\\nrally, or immediately upon the stomach. When, by\\nany of these causes, the coats of the stomach are\\nrendered morbidly irritable and its vital powers are\\nimpaired, the use of even the ordinary articles of\\nfood will be a sufficient stimulus to increase the\\ndisease, and dev elope the more aggravated phe-\\nnomena of Dyspepsia. A cause of Indigestion which\\nacts primarily upon the stomach and bowels, of not\\nunfrequent occurrence, though but little suspected,\\nis the imprudent or immoderate use of various\\nmedicines.\\nAny indiscretion\u00e2\u0080\u0094 whether it consist in excessive in-\\ndulgence in food, an occasional debauch or a too heavy\\nsupper will give rise to certain symptoms termed\\nin popular language bilious. Now the most prudent\\ncourse would be abstinence for a day or two with\\nthe plentiful use of some bland diluent. But instead\\nof this, resource is had to an emetic, to a dose of\\ncalomel or anti-bilious pills, followed perhaps by\\nchamomile tea, or some aromatic tincture or stomachic\\nbitter, or perchance a daily glass of brandy and\\nwater and the slight irritation which exists in the\\nstomach is in this manner not only aggravated but\\nrendered permanent, and Dyspepsia ensues.\\nOf the causes which act indirectly upon the\\nstomach in the production of Dyspepsia, the principal\\nare, the want of sufficient active exercise; exposure\\nto a damp, vitiated and confined atmosphere seden-\\ntary and constrained positions of the body long in\\ndulged in close application or anxiety of the mind,\\ntogether with all the exciting and depressing passions;\\nlate rising and prolongation of the occupations or\\namusements of the day during the greater part of\\nthe night; want of cleanliness, or rather inattention\\nto the state of the skin; frequent vicissitudes of the\\nweather; cold and damp; and a neglect to obey the", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0216.jp2"}, "217": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. 177\\nregular calls of nature for the evacuation of the\\nbowels excessive indulgence in venereal pleasures\\nand various unnatural practices.\\nIn casting the eye over the above list of causes, the\\nreason will be readily understood why Dyspepsia is\\nof so frequent occurrence among nearly all the\\nclasses which compose the population of a large city.\\nThe sedentary artizan confined for the greater part\\nof the day and night to a small, close, and often dirty\\nand crowded workshop, his body bent constantly\\nover his task, while his mind perhaps is harass-\\ned by the anxious thoughts occasioned by the wants\\nof a numerous family immersed in poverty, or the\\npainful reflections to which a view of his own folly\\nmay have given birth The slave of luxury or of\\npleasure, whose whole existence is spent in listless\\napathy or in a round of dissipation, w T ho consumes\\nthe night amid scenes of riot or of folly, and the\\nmorning in uiirefreshing slumbers or in entire in-\\ndolence The industrious mechanic and shop-keep-\\ner, whose minds are absorbed by the cares of exis-\\ntence and their bodies imprisoned within the narrow\\nconfines of their respective shops The enterprising\\nnerchant, the ambitious student, the aspiring poli-\\ntician, the man of letters and the members of the\\nvarious professions, who, in addition to their seden-\\ntary habits, have a thousand causes to vex and agitate\\ntheir minds, and too often add to these, errors in\\ndiet and indulgence in intoxicating drinks\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Finally,\\nthe numerous slaves of vice and sensuality pro-\\nduced by the folly, and nurtured by the wealth of\\nevery prosperous and crowded city: These all era\\nstitute so many victims to Indigestion, as well as to\\nnumerous other diseases.\\nThose most exempt from diseases of the stomach\\nare individuals of temperate habits and contented\\nminds, whose inclinations or whose occupations\\ncarry them abroad into the open air and impose a\\nnecessity for active and regular bodily exercise\\nT ^e employments most friendly to health of stomael\\nM", "height": "3624", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0217.jp2"}, "218": {"fulltext": "178 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nand of the body generally, are those of the farmer,\\nand the gardener, who at the same time adhere to\\nregular hours and sober habits, and are removed at\\nonce from the deteriorated and unwholesome atmos-\\nphere and follies of the city, and the thousand sources\\nof care and anxiety to which its inhabitants are daily\\nsubjected.\\nSYMPTOMS.\\nThe symptoms of Dyspepsia are very numerous\\nand diversified they differ according as the disease\\nis confined to the stomach and bowels, or has ex-\\ntended to the liver, the brain, the skin, the lungs and\\nother organs. The phenomena by which the disease\\nis most usually accompanied, are a sense of disten-\\nsion or oppression after eating, acrid or sour eructa-\\ntions, flatulence with frequent belching of wind,\\nimpaired appetite, vitiated taste, increased thirst,\\nconstipation and uneasiness of the bowels, sometimes\\nlooseness, coated tongue especially in the morning,\\nloss of strength, disinclination to exercise, and a\\ngeneral feeling of depression and indescribable\\nweariness. When the bowels are moved, the stools\\nare unnatural, being either green, black or very light.\\nNausea, headach, vertigo and dimness of vision are\\nvery generally experienced, and sometimes bilious\\nvomiting; a burning sensation at the pit of the\\nstomach is not unfrequent; sometimes the patient\\nexperiences a violent pain of the stomach which ter-\\nminates by a copious discharge, by the mouth, of an\\ninsipid or perhaps intensely acid, colourless fluid of\\na glairy consistency. Palpitation of the heart likewise\\noften attends; with pain in the pit of the stomach or\\ntowards the right side, sallowness of complexion,\\ndepression of spirits and irritability of temper. The\\npatient is sleepless at night and drowsy during the\\nday, or his slumbers are disturbed by the most\\nfrightful or distressing dreams. Sometimes the body is", "height": "3588", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0218.jp2"}, "219": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. 179\\nextremely emaciated, at others it appears fat or rather\\nbloated. The whole of the foregoing symptoms are\\nnot, however, present in every case of Dyspepsia\\nbut under whatever form, and from whatever cause\\nthe disease has originated, there is always a conside-\\nrable degree of general languor and debility, and a\\ngreat susceptibility to atmospherical vicissitudes;\\nexercise, or exertion of any kind soon fatigues; the\\npulse is weak or morbidly excited, the sleep disturbed,\\nthe limbs, especially the feet are cold, or rendered\\nso by slight causes and a sense of distension and\\noppression, acid eructations, flatulence, nausea, head-\\nach, irregular bowels, pain in the pit of the sto-\\nmach, sallowness of the complexion and dryness of\\nthe skin are pretty constantly present.\\nFrequently there is a good deal of feverish heat,\\nwith flushing of the face, dryness of the mouth, thick\\ncoated state of the tongue, pain on pressure at the\\npit of the stomach, weakness of the knees, wandering\\npains of the limbs and body, and a dry scurfy state\\nof the whole surface.\\nIn the more aggravated forms of Dyspepsia there is\\noften constant violent pain in the stomach; frequent\\nvomiting of dark matter, the utmost debility and\\nemaciation of body, and extreme despondency of\\nraind. In others there are cough and expectoration,\\nhectic fever, night sweats, and a wasting diarrhoea.\\nFrequent and dangerous mistakes are often made\\nH relation to the seat and real nature of the disease\\np -in r rise to the symptoms of Dyspepsia. The bitter\\ntaste in the mouth, nausea, bilious stools and sallow\\ncomplexion, have led many to ascribe them to a\\ndisease of the biliary organ hence it is not unfre-\\nquent to hear dyspeptic patients complain of being\\nbilious or of suffering from liver complaint. But\\nthough in very many cases the biliary secretion is\\ndisordered, yet for the most part this is a secon-\\ndary and sympathetic affection, dependent upon the\\nirritation or disease seated in the stomach and upper\\nportion of the intestines, and quickly disappears upon", "height": "3624", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0219.jp2"}, "220": {"fulltext": "180 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nthe removal of the latter The practice resorted to\\nunder the supposition of bilious derangement being\\nthe chief cause of the symptoms, is highly pernicious,\\nvery generally aggravating and complicating the\\nprimary disease. Emetics, frequent doses of calomel\\nand other purgatives, and the various irritating reme-\\ndies so generally employed, always do more or less\\ninjury to the already diseased stomach.\\nOther patients, paying attention solely to the sense\\nof exhaustion, the disinclination to exertion, the want\\nof appetite and the sallowness of the complexion,\\nbelieve the whole of the symptoms under which they\\nlabour to be the result of pure debility. Tonics,\\nstimulants, wine, brandy and porter with rich nour-\\nishing food are resorted to, but without the least good\\neffect. The disease proceeds onwards even more\\nrapidly than before, and the mistaken patient becomes\\ndaily more and more weak. The remedies he has\\ntaken have acted like oil thrown upon fire instead\\nof removing the debility of the system they have\\nmerely increased the irritation of the stomach, and\\nsecondarily of the other organs.\\nBy others again the symptoms of Dyspepsia are\\nsupposed to be nervous and valerian, ether, musk,\\nassafcetida and bark are profusely administered to\\nrelieve them, by strengthening, as it is presumed, the\\noervous system. It is very certain that many of the\\nsymptoms from which dyspeptics very commonly\\nsuiter dc-p^id upon an affection of the nervous\\nsystem; bur the treatment usually resorted to, in\\norder to remove such affection, is altogether impro-\\nper, it keeps up and aggravates the disease of the\\nstomach by which the nervous affection has been\\nproduced\\nPREVENTION.\\nThe prevention of stomachic diseases, including\\nDyspepsia, will depend upon a cautious avoidance of", "height": "3576", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0220.jp2"}, "221": {"fulltext": "ALIMENTARY CANAL.\\na, oesophagus; b, stomach c, cardiac orifice; d, pylorus:\\ne, small intestine biliary duct; g, pancreatic duct\\nh, ascending colon; t, transverse colon; j, descending\\ncolon k, rectum.", "height": "3600", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0221.jp2"}, "222": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3564", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0222.jp2"}, "223": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. 181\\ntheir remote and exciting causes. Let an individual\\nlive upon plain wholesome food, cooked in the\\nsimplest manner and eaten in moderation. Let him\\ndrink nothing but water, and allow to his meals a\\nsufficient space of time, so that he need not eat with\\nhaste, and swallow his food without properly chewing\\nit. Let him shun crowded, ill ventilated apartments,\\nand take a sufficient amount of active exercise in the\\nopen air daily. Let him retire to rest at an early\\nhour at night, and rise from his bed with the sun.\\nLet him make no use of tobacco in any form. Let\\nhim cultivate an even, contented and cheerful frame\\nof mind, and shun as much as possible every source\\nof engrossing care, and of deep depressing emotions\\nLiving wisely, as an old writer justly expresses it,\\nrather in the shade, than risking his happiness upon\\nthe smiles and the whims of fickle men let him\\nfly from dissipation, folly and vice of every kind, and\\nhe will seldom be troubled with Dyspepsia.\\nTREATMENT.\\nThe first and most important point in the treat-\\nment of Dyspepsia is to relinquish whatever cause\\nhas laid the foundation for or given rise to the\\ncomplaint, and which continues to aggravate it.\\nThis will of itself often be sufficient, especially in\\nits early stages, to remove entirely the disease. If\\nthe patient leads a fashionable life, it will be neces-\\nsary for him to forsake at once the haunts and habits\\nof dissipation; to leave the crowded city, to shun\\nluxurious tables, rich wines, strong drinks and late\\nsuppers to renounce his indolence and late hours\\nand to return to a simple and rational mode of living.\\nHe must seek pure air, engage in active regular ex-\\nercise and in pleasing out-door occupations, retire\\nand rise early, make use of a simple moderate diet,\\nand court the society of a few cheerful and intelligeni\\nfriends. The plodding student must in a great mea-", "height": "3600", "width": "2416", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0223.jp2"}, "224": {"fulltext": "L82 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ns ire lay aside his books, and extinguish his midnight\\nlamp the fagging tradesman and merchant will find\\nit indispensably necessary to seek daily, active exer-\\ncise in a pure air; the tippler and the drunkard must\\ngive up their potations. In short all dyspeptics must\\nexercise for several hours each day out of doors they\\nmust rise early and take a sufficiency of sleep during\\nthe night; they must seek cheerful conversation; and\\ncarefully and constantly observe a moderate, plain\\nand wholesome diet.\\nAmong the articles from which the individual\\nlabouring under Indigestion must entirely abstain\\nare to be included all species of very fat, salted,\\ndried, smoked or fried animal food veal in almost\\nany form, rich soups and sauces, spices, pickles,\\ncucumbers, all flatulent vegetables, particularly cab-\\nbage, mashed potatoes, melons, unripe fruit, also sau-\\nsages, fish, particularly salted fish and that which is\\nfried, fresh bread, hot toast, pastry, fried oysters, crabs\\nand lobsters, animal jellies, tea, coffee, malt liquors,\\nwine, ardent spirits, and tobacco whether in snuffing,\\nchewing or smoking.\\nThe dyspeptic should never take so much food at\\none meal as to cause a feeling of fulness or distension\\nin the stomach; and, except under very particular\\ncircumstances, he should confine himself to three\\nmeals a day; the last one to be taken at least two\\nhours before going to bed, and to be very light.\\nThe best common beverage for a dyspeptic is pure\\nwater, or toast and water.\\nIt is a common but very erroneous opinion, that\\npersons with impaired appetites and feeble powers\\nof digestion ought to eat little at a time and often.\\nSuch a practice is altogether injurious. By taking\\nfood in small portions almost constantly, no time is\\nallowed for the proper digestion of that previously\\neaten, and the stomach is in this way kept in a\\nconstant state of activity and of irritation. In-\\nstead of gaining strength, it becomes more enfeet\\n.ed. As a general rule, subject to very few ex", "height": "3572", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0224.jp2"}, "225": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. 183\\nceptions, no food should be taken in the intervals of\\nthe meals.\\nRiding on horseback is a highly beneficial exercise\\nfor those labouring under Indigestion; it gives a mo-\\ntion to the abdominal organs, which is communicated\\nby no other kind of exercise. Daily walking in the\\nopen air must not however be neglected. A combi-\\nnation of these two species of exercise is preferable\\nto either alone; for riding chiefly exercises tne\\nabdominal viscera, and walking the limbs and thora-\\ncic organs. Exercise should never be taken imme-\\ndiately after a meal, nor carried to the extent of\\ninducing undue fatigue.\\nThe feet, chest and abdomen of dyspeptics should\\nbe especially guarded from cold. If there is consi-\\nderable torpor of the skin and a feeling of chilliness\\nfrom slight reductions of temperature, flannel should\\nbe worn next the skin, during at least the colder and\\nmore changeable months of the year. Woollen\\nstockings and a flannel roller around the abdomen\\nare always important articles of dress to the dyspep-\\ntic. At night, the bed clothes should not be more\\nthan are sufficient to keep the body comfortably\\nwarm, and a mattrass is always preferable to a\\nfeather bed.\\nThe following are the principal symptoms which\\nseem to demand relief in Dyspepsia.\\n1. Costiveness.\\nThere are few points of greater importance in the\\nmanagement of Dyspepsia than the proper regu-\\nlation of the bowels. They ought to be fully eva-\\ncuated once in the twenty-four hours. To do this,\\nthe habit of soliciting a discharge at a regular period\\nof the day by the natural efforts will often suc-\\nceed. Habitual costiveness in those inclined tc\\nindigestion is often caused by neglecting the calls of\\nnature. If this have not the desired effect, a diet\\ncomposed of laxative vegetables, as well-toiled spin-", "height": "3624", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0225.jp2"}, "226": {"fulltext": "184 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nnage, boiled turnips squeezed perfectly dry, well*\\nboiled oat-meal gruel, chicken or veal broth, or some\\nof the summer fruits, perfectly ripe, eaten raw or aftei\\nbeing cooked, will very generally produce a free\\nstate of the bowels. Let it be recollected that\\nalthough the articles of food just enumerated maybe\\nhighly improper for the ordinary use of the dyspeptic,\\nyet taken occasionally, merely with a reference to\\ntheir laxative effects, no harm but much good will\\nresult from them. Bran bread or crackers, used con-\\nstantly, will often remove costiveness. If costi veness\\nstill continue in conjunction with regular active ex-\\nercise and early rising, frictions over the whole of\\nthe abdomen night and morning should be resorted\\nto. The practice of shampooing, rendered some time\\nsince very popular in this city by the announcements\\nand publication of Mr Halsted, will not unfrequently\\nsucceed in causing regular evacuations by stool, and\\nobviate the necessity of resorting to medicine. This\\npractice will be detailed hereafter. The use of the\\nwarm bath should never be neglected. When me-\\ndicines are demanded, they should be of the most\\ngentle kind and not too long persisted in. A combi\\nnation of magnesia, rhubarb and small portions of\\nipecacuanha is a very excellent purgative in dyspep-\\ntic cases so are the seidlitz powders, if not too often\\nrepeated. A pill composed of the blue mass, soap,\\nmyrrh and ipecacuanha, will be in many cases pre-\\ndictive of the best effects The utmost care must\\nbe observed, however, not to produce active purging\\nor any considerable irritation of the bowels, in\\nattempting to relieve costiveness whatever remedy\\nis used, its effects are merely temporary; a regular\\nstate of the bowels can be obtained permanently in\\nno other way than by a proper diet and regimen, in\\naddition to the other means calculated to restore to\\nhe digestive organs their healthy tone and functions", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0226.jp2"}, "227": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. 18f\\n2. Flatulence.\\nTo remove this unpleasant and troublesome symp\\ntorn, strict attention must be paid to diet. Food\\nm any degree irritating, acid or fermentable must\\nbe abstained from. Active exercise must be taken\\nin the open air, and frictions over the stomach re-\\npeated several times a day. As a palliative, a\\nglass of water in which a few grains of the bi-\\ncarbonate of soda have been dissolved, or perhaps\\nwhat is better with the addition of a few drops of\\naqua ammonise, will often be found useful. There is\\ndanger however of increasing the irritation of the\\nstomach when this is too often repeated. The cause\\nof flatulence is the disordered state of the digestive\\norgans when this is remedied the former will cease.\\nWe must caution the dyspeptic against the too cus-\\ntomary practice of resorting in cases of flatulence to\\nmint water and various aromatic tinctures, brandy\\nand water, and similar stimulants from such remedies\\nthe most mischievous effects are to be apprehended.\\n3. Violent Pain of the Stomach and Bowels.\\nIn some cases of Dyspepsia the paroxysms of pain\\nare so intense that for their immediate relief opium\\nmust be resorted to the best form for its administration\\nwill be in the form of a powder composed of one grain\\nof opium or one third of a grain of sulphate of morphia\\nwith ten grains of magnesia and one of ipecacuanha.\\nThe relief obtained in this way, however, is only\\ntemporary and to repeat too frequently the remedy\\nwill be productive of mischief. The calm resulting\\nfrom opiates in Dyspepsia very often leads to their\\nhabitual use; but this never fails to aggravate the\\ndisease and render its cure more difficult, if not im-\\npossible. Ten grains of pepsin with three grains\\nof the subnitrate or carbonate of bismuth, taken\\nbefore each meal, will be found of very great", "height": "3600", "width": "2412", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0227.jp2"}, "228": {"fulltext": "186 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nbenefit in these cases. In very many cases\\nthe pain of the stomach will be removed by\\nwarm fomentations over the abdomen, and by cupi\\nto the region of the stomach or along the spine.\\n4. Nausea and Vomiting.\\nNausea and vomiting are often distressing symp\\ntoms in cases of Dyspepsia. To relieve them, cold\\ntoast water, or a draught of soda water taken in a\\nstate of effervescence, will very commonly be found\\nuseful remedies, in conjunction with a proper atten-\\ntion to diet. When the vomiting is very distressing,\\na blister should be applied over the pit of the sto\\nmach.\\n5. Constant Soreness and Pain of the Stomach,\\nSoreness of the stomach, great tenderness under\\npressure, or constant pain in that organ, is frequently\\npresent in protracted cases of Dyspepsia. It is some-\\ntimes accompanied with burning of the soles of the\\nfeet and palms of the hands, or dryness and heat of\\nthe entire surface. In these cases the use of all\\nsolid food must be abandoned, the patient being con-\\nfined solely to toast water or gum arabic tea,* ice\\nbladders or cloths dipped in cold spring water and\\nwrung out, should be applied without delayover the\\nstomach, and repeated if the symptoms be not removed\\nthe first time, or if they recur subsequently. The\\npatient should not in such cases make use of any\\nvery active exercise. The pain and tenderness\\nalluded to depend upon a greater or less degree of\\ninflammation seated in the lining membrane of the\\nstomach and upper intestine; which, unless it be\\npromptly removed, may produce a degree of disor\\nanization in these important organs from which re\\ncoverv ean scarcely be huped for.", "height": "3584", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0228.jp2"}, "229": {"fulltext": "CHYLE-YESSELS OF THE MESENTERY.\\n1, aorta; 2, thoracic canal 3, lymphatics; 4, radicles of\\nthe chyle- vessels 5, intestine 6, mesentery 7,\\nlymphatic vessels.", "height": "3624", "width": "2412", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0229.jp2"}, "230": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3588", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0230.jp2"}, "231": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. 18?\\nGENERAL REMEDIES.\\nWe have next to consider some general remedies\\ndemanded for the cure of Dyspepsia.\\n1. The Warm Bath and Frictions.\\nSo intimately connected are the stomach and skin,\\nthat one of these parts can scarcely ever be involved\\nin disease without the other suffering likewise. It\\nis important therefore, in all cases of Indigestion, to\\npromote the health of the external covering of the\\nbody by exciting it to a regular discharge of its\\nfunctions. This is best effected by the use of the\\nwarm bath and by frictions. When properly used,\\nthese means seldom fail to prove highly refreshing,\\nto remove many of the symptoms most distressing to\\nthe patient, while they aid greatly in bringing back\\nthe digestive organs to a healthy condition. From\\nninety to ninety-six degrees is the best range of heat\\nof the bath for the use of dyspeptics and the proper\\ntime for resorting to it is in the morning, between\\nbreakfast and dinner. The patient may repeat the\\nbath three or four times a week, and remain in it\\nfrom fifteen to thirty minutes, according to his feel-\\nings, which ought to be comfortable on coming out\\nof the water. A gentle walk or ride should follow\\nthe use of the bath whenever the weather is favour-\\nable. When the warm bath cannot be conveniently\\nprocured, or when it fails in producing a beneficial\\neffect, which will seldom however be the case, tepid\\nsponging may be substituted. That is, the whole\\nsurface of the body is to be sponged regularly every\\nmorning with tepid water, or salt and water the pa-\\ntient immediately afterwards rubbing himself per-\\nfectly dry with a coarse towel. This is a very\\nrefreshing and beneficial practice, and one which\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Sir Astley Cooper considers to have very materially", "height": "3600", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0231.jp2"}, "232": {"fulltext": "188 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ncontributed to ensure the excellent health which he\\nso long enjoyed. He uniformly resorted to it imme-\\ndiately on rising from his bed. Frictions over the\\nsurface with a towel or flesh brush without sponging\\nmay also be resorted to with the best effects in the\\nevening, or just before retiring to bed. This is a\\nvery effectual means for producing sound and re-\\nfreshing sleep, and causes the patient to awake in\\nthe morning with renewed strength and vigour.\\n2. Mr Halsted s Method.\\nOn principles similar to those on which the warm\\nbath and frictions act, in removing Dyspepsia, is to\\nbe explained the practice of Mr Halsted, which he\\nrecommends as a specific in this disease. The plan\\nof treatment to which we allude is commenced by\\napplying over the anterior part of the abdomen an\\nemollient poultice or cloths wrung out of warm\\nwater, and repeating these until the abdominal\\nmuscles become perfectly flaccid. The patient being\\nplaced in such a situation, either standing or sitting,\\nas shall most completely relax those muscles, the\\nhand of an assistant is to be insinuated deep into the\\nsoft parts, in such a manner as that ihe bowels shall\\nrest in some measure upon the open palm. Then by\\na quick but gentle motion these parts are to be\\npushed upwards towards the stomach, and in this\\nmanner agitated daily or oftener until an evident\\nchange for the better is produced, when the fre-\\ncuency of its employment is to be gradually dimin-\\nished.\\nThis is by no means a new plan; it differs but little\\nfrom that recommended and employed by admiral\\nHenry in 1787. This latter directs the patient whilst\\nin bed, by means of a bone rounded at the end in\\neach hand, to knead the bowels as much as possible,\\nparticularly about the navel, causing, the two in-\\nstruments to meet among the bowels as much as\\n.hey can be forced to do.", "height": "3584", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0232.jp2"}, "233": {"fulltext": "Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. 189\\nFrom frictions and the warm bath diligently per-\\nsevered in, all the good effects resulting from the\\npractice just described will be obtained, and with\\nless trouble to the patient and less danger of doing\\nmischief when the stomach or bowels are morbidly\\ntender or inflamed.\\n3. Mineral Waters.\\nThe use of the natural mineral waters has been\\nrecommended in cases of Dyspepsia, and instances\\nare related of marvellous cures effected by then,\\nagency. The water, impregnated with saline 01\\nmineral substances, of many of the natural springs,\\nwill, no doubt be found of advantage in some of the\\nforms of stomachic disease, both inwardly and as a\\nbath. But we are persuaded that the good effect\\nfrequently ascribed to these waters is dependent\\nequally upon ihe journey; the agreeable occupation\\nof the mind the pure air and daily exercise at the\\nspring, and the breaking up for a time the ordinary\\nbodily and mental occupations\u00e2\u0080\u0094 the absence, for a\\nseason, from the fatigue and anxious cares to which\\nthe individual had been previously subjected. Je\\nthe same manner a sea voyage will often effect a\\ncomplete cure.\\n4. Tonics and Bitters.\\nWe forbear to enumerate the numerous tonics\\nmineral and vegetable, the bitters and arcmatics that\\nhave been at different periods, and are still by many\\nwriters, recommended for the cure of Dyspepsia. Un\\nless aided by the treatment already laid down they\\ncan do no possible good with it they are seldom if ever\\nneeded. They have in fact produced more injury\\nby far than benefit by being resorted to at an im-\\nproper period of the disease, or continued for too long\\na period A light bitter or some simple tonic may,\\novvards the termination of the disease, add tone to", "height": "3592", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0233.jp2"}, "234": {"fulltext": "190 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nthe stomach, but by no means so certainly or effecn*\\nally as will a proper diet, regular exercise, pure air,\\ncheerful employments, and the disuse of the vari-\\nous injurious agents usually introduced into the\\nstomach.\\nCONCLUSION.\\nWe may remark, in concluding, that the plan of\\ntreatment we have laid down must be persevered in\\nfor a considerable length of time before any effectual\\nrelief is to be expected stomachic diseases of any\\nstanding cannot be removed in a few days. It is im-\\nportant also that the treatment be uniformly perse-\\nvered in, until the cure is eilected and the func-\\ntions of the stomach are completely re-established. It\\nwill not do to adhere to the rules laid down for a\\nweek or two, and then commit an act of folly or of\\ndissipation, returning afterwards in hope of benefit to\\na temporary course of prudence and of temperance.\\nSuch conduct is more than madness nothing but\\ndisappointment can result from it\\nDyspeptics, from the desponding state of mind under\\nwhich they most commonly labour, and an erroneous\\nand exaggerated opinion of the nature of their dis-\\nease, of its extent and danger; as well as from their\\nwant of patience to pursue a long uninterrupted\\nseries of gentle remedies, and the false estimate very\\ngenerally made by the public of the efficacy of diet\\nand regimen unaided by some potent medicine inter-\\nnally administered render themselves the willing\\ndupes of every needy and impudent empiric. Tempo-\\nrary relief is often obtained from the pills and panacea\\nof the latter but the disease, nevertheless, becomes\\nmore deeply rooted, and the unfortunate patient for\\na moment s ease is made to suffer for life. The dys-\\npeptic should always view the empiric as one of his\\ngreatest enemies the one most to be dreaded", "height": "3576", "width": "2384", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0234.jp2"}, "235": {"fulltext": "SICK-HEADACHE.\\nThis disease is the result of our advanced state\\nof civilization, the increase of wealth and enjoy\\nments in the power of most people in this country,\\nand of the luxurious and enervating habits in which\\nthose in easy circumstances indulge. It is unknown\\namong the natives of our forests, or among those of\\nthe frontier inhabitants whose necessities oblige\\nthem to live in a manner the reverse of that com-\\nmon among the inhabitants of the Atlantic states,\\nand particularly the residents of our large cities and\\ntowns, among whom the complaint very generally\\nprevails. Some of their habits are indeed of a na-\\nture directly calculated to lay the foundation of the\\ncomplaint; but the vigour of their constitutions and\\ndaily exposure to pure air, aided by constant exer-\\ncise, are more than sufficient to countervail their\\nbad effects.\\nThe stomach is the seat and throne of this disease,\\nand affects the head by means of that sympathetic\\nconnexion which it holds with it and every organ\\nof the human body. High living, over-eating, late\\nhours, disposition to acidity in the stomach, partial\\nmastication or long continued use of food of difficult\\ndigestion, suppers, indolence, relaxing habits, and\\nthe presence of bile in the stomach, are the general\\nremote causes. Our remedies therefore must be\\n191", "height": "3600", "width": "2424", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0235.jp2"}, "236": {"fulltext": "192 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ndirected to the stomach, and the restoration of its\\nnervous functions, the impaired state of which occa-\\nsions the agony endured by those who labour under\\nthe complaint. The desirable change however must\\nbe efFected by slow degrees; for the stomach gives\\nway slowly, and the means of cure must be gradu-\\nally applied. The length of time required to re-\\nestablish the tone of the nerves of the stomach, will\\nvary in different persons in proportion to the violence\\nof the disease, the fidelity with which the sufferer\\nfollows the advice given, and the susceptibility ot\\nthe stomach to the impression of the remedies, and\\nfood prescribed the object of their exhibition how-\\never will be obtained sooner or later.\\nSYMPTOMS.\\nAn attack of the disease most commonly forms in\\nthe course of the night, and on awaking, a pain is\\nfelt in some part of the head, but generally over\\none or both eyes. More or less languor attends it,\\nwith a diminished or total disrelish for food, and\\ngreat sensibility to light. After continuing for one\\nor two days, and even longer, if no remedy be taken,\\na nausea sometimes succeeds, which finally ends in\\nvomiting, or this may easily be excited by a draught\\nor two of warm water in either case, relief is soon\\nobtained from the more acute symptoms, and sleep\\nfollows though a distressing soreness and confusion\\nof the head succeed, which gradually go off, and\\nhealth is restored. In some cases the pain in the\\nhead is preceded by a dulness and heaviness of the\\neyes, and confusion of the brain, which finally ter-\\nminate in the fixed pain. Cold feet sometimes pre-\\ncede an attack, and constitute the first symptoms of\\nits approach.", "height": "3580", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0236.jp2"}, "237": {"fulltext": "Sick-Headache. 193\\nMEDICINES.\\nIn rommencing a regular plan for restoring the\\ntone of the nerves of the stomach, a laxative ought\\nto be the first remedy; as rhubarb, of which twenty,\\nthirty or thirty-five grains, in powder, may be taken\\nearly in the morning in syrup, or in the form of pills\\nof a convenient size made with the same materia]*\\nor, which is preferable, with castile soap, on account\\nof its purgative power. Its activity may be quick-\\nened, and the object of its exhibition promoted, by\\nthe addition of one or two grains of aloes, if no\\nobjection to it exist, arising from its effect on\\nthe rectum, or from its harsh operation on the\\nstomach or bowels. During the operation of the\\nmedicine, several tea cups of thin gruel made of\\noat meal or corn meal, to which so much salt has\\nbeen added as to be perceptible, should be taken.\\nThe breakfast after this prescription, and through\\nthe treatment, may consist of a cup or two of weak\\nsouchong lea, with a soft boiled egg, weak coffee,\\nwater in which chocolate nut-shells have been\\nboiled, or prepared cocoa, with a slice of dry stale\\nbread. The dinner must be of the lightest kind, of\\nany of the articles hereafter specified.\\nIn southern constitutions, an attack of the disease\\nis generally brought on by the presence of bile in\\nthe stomach, the removal of which is therefore indis-\\npensably requisite previous to taking any medicine\\nto relieve the headach, or to the commencement of\\nany regular system of prevention of the disease. An\\nemetic of ipecacuanha, in this case, will be absolutely\\nnecessary, of which fifteen, twenty, or twenty-five\\ngrains (according to ease or difficulty of being oper-\\nited on by it) may be taken in half a wine-glass of\\nwater. Two vegetable anti-bilious pills will insure\\nits full operation, and the complete removal of the\\noffending cause. The emetic may be worked off by\\nN", "height": "3600", "width": "2412", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0237.jp2"}, "238": {"fulltext": "194 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\na tea cup or two of weak chamomile tea, taken at\\nintervals, after the medicine has operated two or\\nthree times. The evening is the most suitable time\\nto take the emetic, after the operation of which sound\\nand refreshing sleep most commonly follows In\\ncase the medicine does not operate on the bowels\\nonce or twice, the dose of rhubarb and aloes be-\\nfore mentioned, or twenty or twenty-five grains of\\njalap or rhubarb, with four or five of calomel (if the\\nbowels are difficult to move), may be taken the\\nfollowing morning or night, and worked off by gruel\\nof corn or oatmeal. Nausea from the calomel is in\\ngeneral prevented by the addition of a few drops of\\nessence of peppermint, or a tea-spoonful of compound\\nspirit of lavender. If it come on, it may be relieved\\nby a few spoonsful of a watery infusion of cinnamoi\\nor ginger, or by a little mint water. No fear neer\\nbe entertained of the proportion of calomel prescribes\\naffecting the mouth (unless the system be uncom-\\nmonly sensible to its effects), for the quantity added\\nto the jalap and rhubarb insures its passage through\\nthe stomach and bowels whereas a smaller dose\\nmight not be removed, and would then touch the\\nmouth at the worst its effects will only be temporary.\\nThis important preliminary being settled, the pa-\\ntient must commence with the following medicine\\nPrepared rust of iron, 1 drachm (60 grains),\\nColumbo root, fresh powdered, 2 drachms,\\nOrange peel, 3 drachms.\\nMix and divide into twenty papers: one to be taken\\nmorning and evening, in a small quantity of jelly or\\nsyrup, and washed down with a wine-glassful of\\ncold water.\\nAfter taking the above medicine for four weeks,\\nrhubarb, recently powdered, may be substituted for\\nthe columbo, and if it be desired to render it more\\ngrateful, cinnamon may be added to the whole. If\\nthe dose be inconveniently large, the number of\\npapers may be increased to thirty. After another\\nmonth s use of this new prescription, the bitters may", "height": "3572", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0238.jp2"}, "239": {"fulltext": "Sick-Headache. 195\\noe omitted for four or five weeks, and the prepared\\nrust of iron used alone.\\nThe occasional presence of bile or acid in the\\nstomach, an occurrence that is easily known by the\\ninvalid, must be removed, by some anti-bilious\\npills for the bile and for the acid, by twenty\\nor thirty grains of magnesia, or dried subcarbonate\\nof soda in the dose of from ten to twenty grains, in\\npills made with castile soap, three or fbur of which\\nmay be taken in a day.\\nWe have known Fowler s mineral solution given\\nwith great benefit in this disease and our confidence\\nin its powers, induces us to recommend it in violent\\ncases. When taking it, the patient is not to drink\\ncold water, or take cold.\\nThe dose may be from three to five or ten\\ndrops at the utmost, in half a wine glass of water,\\nearly in the morning, for an adult. If nausea be\\nproduced, it may be taken when going to bed, or\\nme or two hours after a meal. The addition of a\\ntea-spoonful of compound spirits of lavender (where\\nthis medicine has not previously been added) renders\\nt more agreeable, and prevents nausea. It must be\\ndiscontinued, for a short time, when swelling in the\\nface, or a sense of fulness in the eyes, is perceived.\\nAfter the return of a fit, it may be again commenced.\\nIf nausea, or griping follow its use, the dose must be\\nlessened.\\nA tea-spoonful of common salt, dissolved in half a\\npint of water, and taken frequently in the course of\\nthe day, has afforded temporary benefit in a feu\\ncases; but we do not recommend it, by reason ol\\nits uncertainty.\\nThe use of cider, as a remedy in this disease, was\\nlong since highly extolled by Dr N. Dwight of Con-\\nnecticut: but we are convinced that the relief ob-\\ntained by it mast be only temporary; and we have\\nknown many, too many instances of ruinous attach\\nment to strong drink, from early morning doses of\\ntincture of Peruvian bark, and the infusion of other", "height": "3600", "width": "2404", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0239.jp2"}, "240": {"fulltext": "196 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nvegetable tonics in Port wine, to prevent or cure\\nfever and ague, dyspepsia, or complaints called ner-\\nvous, to permit us to sanction the use of even cider\\nfor Sick-headach.\\nDIET.\\nAs bread constitutes so large a portion of our\\ndaily aliment, and forms a most important item in\\nthe articles by which a cure of this distressing com\\nplaint is to be effected, it demands the first notice.\\nBread should be light, and none other must be\\ntouched. There is no excuse admissible for heavy\\nbread. If corn bread be used, it should be eaten in\\nthe form of thin, crisp cakes. I cannot conceive a\\nmore injurious article of diet, to a wejak stomach,\\nthan the hot corn bread of the southern slates. No\\nwheaten bread should be eaten, unless twenty-four\\nhours old. Economy and health unite in proscribing\\nfresh bread as an article of diet: for, however palat-\\nable, it is highly injurious to the stomach, and tries\\nits powers more than almost any other of the causes\\nof disease. During the years of youth, when the\\nnatural vigour is daily deriving an accession of\\nstrength, or, in constitutions enjoying greater pow-\\ners of the stomach than are absolutely required for\\nthe purposes of digestion, fresh bread may be eaten\\nwith impunity for years but I will venture to assert,\\nthat every meal in which it is taken, will detract\\nsome little from the powers of that organ, and that,\\nin time, it will show its effects. As an attachment\\nand -relish for bread one day old is acquired in a\\nshort time, the sooner the former is left off the bet-\\nter; indeed a care must not be expected, so long as the\\nuse of fresh bread is indulged in.\\nIn cases of severe affliction from the disease, and\\nwhere a disposition to acidity prevails in the stomach,\\ntt is advisable to lay aside raised bread altogether,\\nand to sr bstitute shipbread or crackers, or rice boiled", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0240.jp2"}, "241": {"fulltext": "Sick-Headache. 197\\ndry. Where the teeth have failed, biscuits may be\\nsoaked in cold water, a short time before they are\\nwanted. Bread made from unbolted wheaten flour,\\ncommonly called bran bread, is to be preferred to\\nwhite bread.\\nThat species of animal food which has been found\\nto agree best with the invalid should be eaten, and\\nnone else. Wild meats, being more tender, and\\nmore easily digested than the flesh of domestic ani-\\nmals must be taken advantage of whenever occasion\\nwill permit. Our markets annually furnish, in the\\nproper seasons, abundance of venison, which, of all\\nour meats, is the most proper for those afflicted with\\na weak stomach, or Sick-headach. Game of all kinds,\\nand rabbits, afford an ample variety of tender food.\\nBeef is an article upon which we can sirbsist longer\\nwithout disrelish, than almost any other. The part\\nof the sirloin, containing the tenderloin, should be\\npreferred though other parts, provided they are\\ntender and juicy, may be eaten. Good mutton may\\nbe a standing dish. If either be roasted, ihe over\\ndone outside parts are to be avoided, being difficult\\nof digestion. Beeves tongues, salted and smoked\\nand corned beef, are equally proper, and even medi-\\ncinal, owing to the stimulus of the salt used to cure\\nthem. In general, corned beef is not half boiled by\\nAmerican cooks. Slow, steady boiling, for several\\nhours, is requisite, to render that article sufficiently\\ntender for a deranged stomach. Rapid boiling occa-\\nsions a waste of fuel, dissipates with the steam the\\nvolatile and savoury particles of the meat, and thus\\n-enders the article less good and palatable The\\nwater in which meat is boiled, should be kept just at\\n.he ooiling point. The same rule holds in regard to\\nsoup\\nThe lean part of a white fat fillet of veal may be\\noccasionally eaten. The knuckle of veal must never\\nDe touched, being very difficult of digestion.\\nOf shell-fish, crabs and oysters are the only spe\\ncies allowable. The latter should always be accom", "height": "3624", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0241.jp2"}, "242": {"fulltext": "198 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\npanied with a due proportion of bread or biscuit, to\\ncompel mastication, and prevent over-eating. Lob-\\nsters are inadmissible.\\nThere can be no objection to trout, rock (streaked\\nbass), black-fish, sea-bass, sheepshead, perch, flound-\\ners, and whiting. Boiled fish are generally found\\nmore easy of digestion, than when otherwise pre-\\npared. The use of other fish must be regulated by\\nthe effects produced on the individual eating them.\\nSoft boiled eggs, poultry, and ham well boiled,\\nmay properly constitute a part of the dinner of an\\ninvalid. Pork, unless young, and fed on corn and\\nmilk, is too strong; and in any case, the lean part\\nonly should be eaten Meat pies are ruinous to the\\nstomach of all subject to Sick-r.eadach.\\nBut whatever may be the article of animal food\\nthat constitutes the material of dinner, the following\\nrules ought to be constantly observed\\n1. If the meat be not salted, it should be kept as\\nlong as possible before it is cooked, that it may be\\ntender.\\n2. Whether roasted, boiled or stewed, meat ought\\nto be done until tender. French cooks pay much\\nmore attention to this point than those of America or\\nEngland.\\n3. Simplicity in diet is essential to those subject\\nto Sick-headach. The weak stomach revolts at the\\ntask of overcoming the difficulty of digesting a din-\\nner composed of numerous ingredients, and eilner\\nrejects them, or labours to do the hard duty thus\\nimposed. It may succeed, after a time, though\\nevery such exertion tends infallibly to increase the\\ndisease in question.\\nThe dinner ought to consist of one dish of animal\\nfood, and one or two of vegetables, besides bread\\nfor the stomach is less strained to extraordinary activ-\\nity, than when several different articles are eaten.\\nBesides, some articles, apparently of the same nature,\\ndo not agree when mixed, and may do harm by creat-\\ning a disturbance in the stomach, the quiet of which", "height": "3596", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0242.jp2"}, "243": {"fulltext": "Sick- Headache. 199\\nit is important to preserve. The principle of this\\nharmony of aliments applies almost with equal force\\nto vegetables, among which we see agreements and\\ndisagreements, almost as great as those we remark\\nin the mixture of two articles of animal food, or of\\nfish and flesh. There are few articles upon which\\nwe can live so long without tiring, as beef, potatoes,\\nand rice. These are so innocent, and so well adapt-\\ned to give tone to the stomach, that they ought tc\\nconstitute the diet of such as are labouring under a\\nSick-headach, as long as they can be procured, or\\ntaken without disrelish. Much of their excellence,\\nnowever, depends upon their cooking. It is essen-\\ntial that the potatoes be mealy, and that the rice be\\nboiled dry as this article agrees with most persons,\\nevery invalid is urged to use it as steadily as possi-\\nble. Green peas, carrots, parsnips, and small homi-\\nny, may occasionally be substituted.\\n4. Slow and complete mastication of food is indis-\\npensable. The pleasure, moreover, of eating, is\\nvery much increased thereby because the organs\\nof taste are more forcibly impressed than when the\\nfood is a shorter time retained on them, by imperfect\\nmastication. Another advantage of slow eating is,\\n*4iat, the stomach being gradually distended, there\\nis less danger of its being overloaded, and it is less\\nsensibly affected by the subsequent relaxation, than\\nif the food be hastily swallowed. When slowly and\\nfully comminuted, the food is also more equally ex-\\nposed to the action of the saliva and gastric liquor,\\nwhich are designed by nature to dissolve it The\\ndigestion of food is thus promoted. Long intervals\\nbetween meals render the adoption of this practice\\nvery difficult; for the keenness of the sensation of\\nhunger involuntarily forces us to eat quickly. The\\ninvalid should, therefore, never permit that sensation\\nto proceed further than to cause a relish for food\\nwhich should consequently be taken as often as is\\nrequisite, without reference to the regular hours of\\nthe family meals. Various articles can always be at", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0243.jp2"}, "244": {"fulltext": "200 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nhand. But, on the contrary, unappensed hunger is\\nnot less injurious, than adding to the load in the\\nstomach before the previous meal has been digested.\\nThe inevitable consequence of this repletion is, that\\ndigestion is disturbed, the organ is unduly roused to\\noveraction, and, in the end, evinces the loss of vigour,\\nby the occasional derangement of its nerves, and the\\nproduction of the distressing sympathetic affection of\\nthe pain of the head. The effects of such indiscretion\\nare often shown several days after it has been com-\\nmitted but most commonly the next day.\\n5. Moderation in diet must always be attended\\nto. The stomach may be injured, by being over-\\nloaded with simple food, as certainly, though not so\\nspeedily, as by other food of improper quality. The\\ninvalid should leave off eating, the moment the first\\ndistention of the stomach is perceived. Slow masti-\\ncation favours satiety, without inducing undue dis-\\ntention. The dinner should consist principally of\\nvegetables. Most persons in the United States eat\\nmuch more animal food than is necessary for or con-\\nsistent wilh health.\\nThe rule with respect to butter shall be short. A\\nmore innocent article of food is not to be found than\\npure fresh butter, nor a more injurious one than\\nstrong butter The former may, therefore, be safely\\ntaken in moderation, provided it be found not to dis-\\nagree with the stomach. This point can easily be\\nsettled by the invalid. Many physicians, without\\nconsistency or reflection, cry out against fresh butter\\nas noxious, and yet will prescribe repeated doses of\\ncastor-oil, without once inquiring whether it is not,\\nas it often is, offensive from rancidity. The most\\ninnocent mode of using butter is to spread it cold on\\nbread twelve hours old, or on biscuit previously\\nsoaked.\\nSoups of every kind are highly injurious to those\\ntroubled with Sick-headach, and ought therefore to\\nbe avoided. They suddenly distend the stomach\\nwithout giving tone, and, in the way usually made", "height": "3572", "width": "2372", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0244.jp2"}, "245": {"fulltext": "DARTTLAGES OF LARYNX AND EPIGLOTTIS, AND\\nUPPER RINGS OF TRACHEA, SEEN FROM BEHIND.\\n(Taken from Todd and Bowman.)\\na, arytenoid cartilages, b, superior cornua of thyroid\\ncartilage, c, its inferior cornua. d, posterior surface\\nof cricoid. epiglottis, with its perforations, h. its\\nleft inferior tubercle. upper margin of thyroid, t,\\ntrachea.", "height": "3628", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0245.jp2"}, "246": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3592", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0246.jp2"}, "247": {"fulltext": "Sick- Headache. 201\\nare injurious, from the grease they contain and\\nwhich, from the heat they are subjected to, are much\\ndisposed to create acidity.\\nThe best gravy of all roasted meat is its own\\nliquor. An invalid s stomach is better without any.\\nThe ranced fried liquid fat, passing under the name\\nof gravy, is ruinous to the stomach of those subject\\nto Sick-headach. Vinegar pickles must be shunned.\\nThey are injurious from the indigestible nature of\\nthe solid article, and from the acid used in their pre-\\nservation. But mustard and horseradish may be\\nsafely eaten they are gently stimulating and in an\\nhabitual colic, arising from gout, the latter has been\\neaten at all hours, with the most marked benefit.\\nVegetable acids of all kinds, and fruits, are highly\\ninjurious. Some of the latter may be more particu-\\nlarly hurtful, on account of the difficult digestion of\\ntheir skins. Cherries in one case, and apples in\\nanother, excited severe attacks of the disease.\\nIt will be observed that we have said nothing\\nabout desserts. We proscribe them all. There can,\\nindeed, be no objection to plain puddings made of\\nrice, bread, biscuit or potatoes, provided the butter\\nin them is not found to disagree with the stomach,\\nand provided they are eaten sparingly, and after a\\nmoderate dinner. Calves-feet jelly, without wine,\\nis equally innocent, and may be taken to the extent\\nof a glass with safety. A plain apple pie, with well\\nbaked and very light crust, may also be occasionally\\neaten, with the same caution as to quantity: but we\\nhold up both hands against rich pastry, and a variety\\nof rich puddings w 7 hich the ingenuity of cooks have\\ninvented to please the palate at the expense of health.\\nThey are death to a stomach subject to the derange-\\nment of nerves producing Sick-headach. The invalid\\nis better without any dessert for granting that the\\narticles are in themselves innocent, yet they may be\\ninjurious by their bulk, and by disagreeing with\\nthose constituting the substantial part of the dinner.\\nBesides he stomach acts with most vigour wnen", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0247.jp2"}, "248": {"fulltext": "202 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nemployed in digesting the fewest articles; and,\\ntherefore, it is wrong to try its powers by undue ex-\\nertion, or even to risk its derangement by a mixture\\nof food. If any argument be necessary to urge the\\nadoption of this simple diet, and to reconcile those\\nsubject to Sick-headach or dyspepsia, to the depri-\\nvation of their usual supposed comforts, let it be re-\\nmembered, that the more steadily they submit to the\\ndiscipline recommended, the sooner the object of it\\nwill be attained. Let them also reflect, that in ex-\\nchanging temporary sensual gratification, and conse-\\nquent suffering, for the habits and food that will, in\\na short time, prove as agreeable as those they have\\nrelinquished, they will also acquire light pleasant\\nfeelings, elasticity and serenity of mind, and all those\\nsensations arising from the permanent enjoyment of\\ngood health, and freedom from pain; and above all,\\nfor uninterrupted capacity to discharge the duties\\nwhich their various situations in life may demand\\nThey must, however, bear in mind that a return to\\nold practices will unquestionably, sooner or later\\ncause a return of their complaints. We can assure\\n.hem, however, that they will, in a short time, become\\nreconciled to the rational mode of life recommended,\\nand that they will not only afterwards pursue it from\\nchoice, but advise others to adopt it.\\nTea and coffee must be taken in great moderation.\\nIn place of them, for breakfast, the articles noted in\\npage 193, or a small portion of some of the varieties\\nof animal food mentioned at page 197, may be sub-\\nstituted with ihe addition of sound bottled claret,\\nif the acid of this wine should be found not to disa-\\ngree with the stomach. The claret must be diluted\\nwith water. In the evening a cup of souchong may\\nbe taken with safety but it would be better to omit\\nit, and to take a few oysters, or a soft boiled egg or\\ntwo, an hour at least before bed time. Regular sup-\\npers must be wholly laid aside.\\nInvalids should avoid dinner and supper parties.\\nor they thereby escape the inducement to transgress", "height": "3592", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0248.jp2"}, "249": {"fulltext": "Sick- Headache. 203\\nthe rules prescribed for their cure, the importunities\\nand remarks upon their forbearance from the thought-\\nless and inconsiderate, and the reflections which may\\nprove mortifying to them from seeing others, either\\nin high health, or who set bad health at defiance,\\neating freely of what they call the good things be-\\nfore them\\nDRINKS.\\nLet every one afflicted with the Sick-headach be\\nassured of the fact, of the superiority of water as a\\ndiluent, and throw aside wine, spirit, and malt liquors.\\nIn the winter, if the coldness of the water should\\nprove disagreeable, or give pain when taken, these\\neffects may be prevented by pouring boiling water\\non toasted bread or biscuit, and permitting the tem-\\nperature of the water to descend to a degree that\\nmay be found pleasant. It may then be taken at\\nmeals, or at any other time in the course of the day\\nwhen required. This toast infusion is far preferable,\\nand more palatable, than that made by infusing a\\nhot toast in cold water. Those who are not blessed\\nwith water naturally pure, should, if possible, use\\ndistilled water; the benefit of which the late and\\nexperienced Dr Heberden, of London, thought might\\nbe as great in many chronic complaints of the sto-\\nmach and bowels, as the most famous mineral waters\\nare in other disorders. Dr Lamb says he was cured\\nof a Sick-headach by the use of distilled water, and\\nthat he was informed of the same complaint having\\nbeen relieved in others by using it. particularly by a\\ngentleman more than sixty years of age. The same\\nauthor relates several cases of the decided good\\neffects of distilled water in various chronic com-\\nplaints, as cancer, gout, obstinate cutaneous erup-\\ntions, fcc. Dr Adair also adds several facts of its me-\\ndicinal powers. If distilled water be used, the first\\ngallon that comes over should be thrown away F", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0249.jp2"}, "250": {"fulltext": "204 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nwant of it, the water may be boiled and, in both\\ncases, it should be put into an upright churn, with-\\nout a cover, and agitated for some rime, to impreg-\\nnate it with the air which it loses by either operation\\nand, for want of which, it has a vapid and peculiar\\ntaste. In places where the water is obviously im-\\npure, or bad tasted, it ought to be passed through a\\nfiltering stone, or, which is better, a filtering appara-\\ntus The water drinker will find, after a short trial,\\nthat he will never want the luxury of an appetite\\nthat the sensibility of the organs of taste is increased,\\nand that he will thereby add to the pleasure of eating.\\nBut it must be remembered, that a cardinal point\\nin the cure of all diseases of debility in the stomach,\\nor of derangements in its functions, is to take no more\\ndrink at meals than is sufficient to promote the solu-\\ntion of the food in its natural solvents, and its passage\\nout of the stomach. Haifa pint, or a little more, is\\nenough.\\nThe operation of the good effects of the tender\\nmodes of cooking, in France, is prevented by the\\nlarge draughts taken by the people of that country\\nat dinner: and indigestion is known to be a prevail-\\ning disease among them. During the day thirst must\\nbe assuaged, either by plain water, or water impreg-\\nnated with carbonic acid, the method of doing which\\nis now generally known. Where aciditjr prevails in\\nthe stomach, ten or fifteen grains of the supercar-\\nbonates of soda or of potash, should be added to each\\nglass without syrup. Half a tumbler is enough\\nfor one draught. More would cause uneasy disten-\\ntion of the stomach. This drink, taken daily, has,\\nin one case, suspended a severe Sick-headach for\\nseveral months. The alkali may be dissolved in a\\nwine-glass of milk, and pure water taken after it, if\\naerated water cannot be procured.\\nThe tonic effects of malt liquors on the human\\nbody, when not contra-indicated by some circum-\\nstance, would naturally lead those not acquainted\\nwith them, to expect that they would be highly be", "height": "3592", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0250.jp2"}, "251": {"fulltext": "Sick-Headache. 205\\nneficial i-n the present complaint: but they are inju-\\nrious, from containing more or less free acid, and\\nmust, therefore, be avoided.\\nAttention to the state of the bowels is of essential\\nimportance in this disease. Costiveness not only dis-\\nposes to its origination, but increases the disposition\\nto frequent attacks of it. The bowels must, there-\\nfore, be constantly kept open by the use of occasional\\ndoses of medicine, when necessity may require it.\\nThe Congress Spring water, at Saratoga, is the best\\nlaxative for the purpose; for it is the peculiar pro-\\nperty of this admirable water not to weaken like\\nother purgatives. Three tumblers full, taken early\\nin the morning, are enough at a time. When drank\\non the spot, a tumbler of the Flatrock water, which\\nis a pure chalybeate, may be taken in the afternoon.\\nWhere the Congress water cannot be procured, rhu-\\nbarb may be substituted, and, to prevent it giving\\npain, three or four drops of the essence of pepper-\\nmint may be added to the dose or about thirty grains\\nof the root may be cut up and chewed; the effects,\\nwhen thus used, will be more slow and natural than\\nwhen a full dose in powder is taken. If there be an\\naversion to this excellent medicine, castor-oil may\\nbe substituted. Spinage, when in season, simply\\nprepared, and slightly seasoned, should be eaten at\\ndinner, when constipation comes on. Where acidity\\nprevails in the stomach, half a drachm to a drachm\\nof calcined magnesia should be taken in milk.\\nIt would certainly conduce to the promotion cf the\\nvigour of the body, or, at least, prevent the increase\\nof muscular relaxation, if enervating feather beds\\nwere laid aside, and mattrasses of hair, or southern\\nmoss, substituted. In summer, a feather bed is an\\nabsurdity. Even in winter, a short time will recon-\\ncile the most delicate to mattrasses, when they will\\ninvariably be preferred to feather beds. In cold\\nweather, a blanket may be put between the sheet\\nand the mattrass.", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0251.jp2"}, "252": {"fulltext": "206 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nEXERCISE.\\nExercise is an essential remedy in the cure of the\\nSick-headach. But under the word exercise, so much\\nis comprehended, that it is necessary to enter into\\ndetail respecting it. No species of bodily motion, no\\nvariety of the species of exercise commonly used, will\\nhave the desired effect, unless under proper regula-\\ntions, and in conjunction with a due observance of\\nthe whole system of conduct laid down in the pre-\\nsent set of directions. It is only one of the means\\nprescribed, and may be defeated by, or even interfere\\nwith the rest that are essential, by being improperly\\nused, or by inattention to other directions. The ex-\\nercise must be in the open air, and occasionally be-\\nfore breakfast. If taken in the house, it fatigues\\nwithout effecting any change in the system. Riding\\non horseback, on account of the agitation of the in-\\nternal viscera, is, of all species of exercise, the most\\nproper; and should be constantly taken, every morn-\\ning, when the weather will permit, A long journey\\nis much preferable to daily short rides at home, on\\naccount of the exhilarating and medicinal effects of\\nthe continued change of scene and of air on the\\nsystem. Occasional stops should be made, and exer-\\ncise on foot taken. Exercise, however, alone, will\\nnot cure or prevent the disease, which is known to\\naffect persons of the most active dispositions, and\\npossessing considerable muscular vigour.\\nIf it be not convenient to take a long journey,\\ndaily rides at home, or walking exercise, may be\\nsubstituted. Some business, or object of investiga-\\ntion, ought always to be had in view when exercise\\nis taken, as a visit to a friend, the local topography\\nor geology, mineralogy or botany of the country, c.\\nc. To this must be added gentle frictions from\\nright to left, on the side, and region of the stomach\\nand bowels, with the flesh-brush or flannel, for fifteen", "height": "3592", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0252.jp2"}, "253": {"fulltext": "Sick-Headache. 20?\\nminutes, every morning before rising, and after meals\\nThe benefit of this remedy, though slow, is certain\\nCHANGE OF AIR.\\nA powerful remedy, in the cure of this disease,\\nis a change of air. The influence of the air of a\\nplare, in the production of diseases, is evident from\\na variety of facts; and the prevention and cure\\nof them obtained by a temporary change of air, or\\npermanent removal of residence, is no less indis-\\nputable.\\nA striking effect of the change of air in the Sick-\\nheadach, occurred in a citizen of Philadelphia, who,\\nfrom his sixteenth year, had been subject thereto,\\nand in whom, until he had passed his fortieth year,\\nit annually increased in force and frequency, so as to\\nrender his life miserable. A few years since he re-\\nmoved from the small and confined house, in which\\nhe had lived for many years, to one of larger size,\\nhaving a spacious garden; and the consequence was,\\nthat, in the course of two years his headach became\\nmuch less frequent, and his general health improved.\\nOTHER CAUTIONS.\\nDiseased teeth frequently excite this disease. In\\nthe commencement of a cure, therefore, all stumps\\nthat give occasional pain, and all hollow teeth not to\\nbe rendered useful by plugging, should be extracted\\nSlight decays in other teeth must be cut out, and the\\ncavities plugged.\\nEarly hours are essential to the cure of the com-\\nplaint. This refers to bed-time and rising, and the\\ninvalid should make it a point never to indulge in\\nthe unsound sleep that is apt to follow lying in bed\\nin the morning, after being awake some time. The\\nJanguor induced by a long continued recumbent pos", "height": "3600", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0253.jp2"}, "254": {"fulltext": "208 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nhire of the body, promotes that torpor of the diges-\\ntive organs which contributes to the origination of thp\\ndisease, and its continuance. A headach almost in-\\nvariably ensues from such practice, with the loss of\\nthat refreshing sensation arising from the sound re-\\npose of the preceding night.\\nCold feet frequently excite the disease. Care must\\nbe taken, therefore, to guard the feet from cold\\nand wet, by cork-soled or Indian rubber overshoes,\\nw T hich are now made with great neatness, and by\\nwearing warm stockings. Flannel socks should also\\nbe worn in winter when going to bed, and may be\\npulled off in the course of the night, when the warmth\\nof the body has become equally diffused.\\nNo one subject to Sick-headach should sleep with\\na fire in the chamber; for the diminution of tempe-\\nrature that often takes place in the course of the\\nnight, from the fire going out, or from a change in\\nthe weather, disposes the system to catarrh, and\\nevery such indisposition retards the cure of the dis-\\nease. This remark does not apply to Canada, or the\\neastern states, where the severity of the cold renders\\nthe preservation of an uniform temperature in the\\nwhole house, during winter, an object of unceasing\\nattention; nor to those who have the means of keep-\\ning up a regular heat in their chambers during the\\nnight. The thermometer should not be permitted to\\nrise above sixty degrees. The proper practice is, to\\nhave a fire kindled, early in the morning, in a sheet-\\niron stove, which heats quickly, or to dress in an\\nadjoining room, where there is a fire. Bed-curtains\\nshould not be used.\\nIf the system feel exhausted by the duties of the\\nmorning, and require repose after dinner, to recover\\nits energies, sleep for half an hour may be indulged\\nin, to great advantage, with the bodv in an erect", "height": "3556", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0254.jp2"}, "255": {"fulltext": "Sick- Headache. 209\\nposition, or nearly so. A recumbent posture should\\nnever be adopted, if a cure be hoped for. The prac-\\ntice, while in perfect health, of regularly going to\\nbed after dinner, for an hour or more, is productive\\nof the most enervating effects, and should never be\\nadopted, by young persons who are desirous to pre\\nserve or acquire firm muscles, good complexions, or\\nstrong nerves.\\nNo one who values the preservation of a vigorous\\nstate of the surface, or wishes to prevent the gradual\\ndiminution of its tone, should ever permit a warming\\npan to-enter the bed. In cases of natural delicacy\\nof constitution, a flannel gown may be used to sleep\\nin. One of the surest methods to invigorate the skin,\\nand to prevent a disposition to take cold, is to rub\\nsome part of the body every morning, on rising, with\\na coarse tow T el dipped in cold water. The refreshing\\nsensation arising from this practice is so great, that\\nno one who tries it will deprive himself of the grati-\\nfication. The well known sympathy between the\\nsurface and the stomach, authorises a belief that the\\npractice would prove a powerful auxiliary to the\\nsystem recommended for the cure of the sick-\\nheadach.\\nThe passions of the mind must be kept under with\\nespecial care. Every mental irritation will add\\nstrength to the disease, and retard the wholesome\\noperation of the remedies prescribed for its cure.\\nThe common effect of giving way to fretting, peevish-\\nness, or resentment, is an attack of the complaint\\nA determination should be made to overcome this\\ndisposition. One effect of the system of diet recom-\\nmended for the cure of the complaint, is a happy re-\\nvolution in the temper, from great irritability to phi-\\nlosophic endurance of the little evils of life, and the\\npower of self-command. The mind and the corpo-\\nreal functions are intimately connected and mutually\\nact and react on each other. Every source of do*\\nmestic irritation should, if possible, be avoided. The\\ntroubles of life affect the digestive organs very sen\\nO", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0255.jp2"}, "256": {"fulltext": "210 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nstbly, and operate with increased force when they\\nare joined to improper food, or other remote causes\\nof the disease.\\nTREATMENT OF AN ATTACK OF THE\\nCOMPLAINT.\\nIf the disease announce its approach, which it\\nsometimes does, by certain premonitory signs, as\\nheaviness of the eyes, or confusion of the head, no\\ntime ought to be lost in arresting its progress. If\\nthe prevalence of an acid or of bile in the stomach\\nbe known, attention must be paid to their removal.\\nIf the first be present, twenty or thirty grains of\\ncalcined magnesia, or ten or fifteen grains of super-\\ncarbonate of soda or of potash, may be taken in\\na tumbler of artificial mineral water; and if this\\ncannot be procured, they may be mixed with new\\nmilk or gum-arabic water: to both, the addition of\\norgeat, syrup of sugar, or of ginger, all render the\\ndraught more agreeable,\\nBile is to be removed by a brisk purge of com-\\npound podophyllin pills after which, if relief be\\nnot obtained, fifteen, twenty, or thirty drops of\\nlaudanum may be taken in half a wine-glassful of\\nwater, with the addition of a tea-spoonful of com-\\npound spirit of lavender, and sleep encouraged by\\nretiring to bed in a dark room. If, on awaking, the\\npain in the head should not have disappeared, its\\nremoval will be promoted by the person remaining\\nin bed, and repeating the dose. It is better, how*\\never, to take enough at first, to insure a sound sleep\\nfor several hours; after which it commonly happens\\nthat no symptom of the disease remains, except a\\nslight confusion of the head, arising from the effects\\nof the laudanum: but this will disappear in a short\\ntime, by taking a cup of clear strong coffee, without\\nsugar or cream.\\nIn this way relief from the present symptoms will", "height": "3592", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0256.jp2"}, "257": {"fulltext": "Sick-Headache. 211\\noe certain and by repeating the foregoing process\\na few times when the attack returns, it will be\\nshortened, and the habit of the disease be broken\\nand by due care to avoid the causes that excite it\\nand the use of the medicines, diet and regimen re-\\ncommended, its return may be prevented.", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0257.jp2"}, "258": {"fulltext": "212 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nTHE TEETH.\\nIt is intended in the following treatise,\\n1. To give, in as few words as possible, a clear\\ndescription of the structure and formation of the\\nTeeth; and to bring to view those circumstances con-\\nnected with their growth, with which it is important\\nfor every individual to be acquainted.\\n2. To give a brief sketch of the most common dis-\\neases to which the Teeth are liable; together with\\nsuch directions, relative to their treatment and pre-\\nservation, as shall enable the reader to take the\\nnecessary care of his own Teeth; and, if a parent, to\\npay proper attention to the Teeth of his children.\\nThe reader is aware that the diseases of children are\\nnot embraced in the plan of this Compendium of Do-\\nmestic Medicine but the author, in treating of\\nthe Teeth, has found it impossible to avoid some\\nnotice of the subject unless at the hazard of omit-\\nting much that is interesting and instructive to those\\nto whom this work is professedly addressed.\\n3. To guard against the injurious practice of igno-\\nrant operators and to remove some of those popular\\nprejudices which prevent many from adopting the\\nonly treatment calculated to diminish the liability\\nto disease in these useful and important organs.", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0258.jp2"}, "259": {"fulltext": "A, the separate human teeth as they occur in the half\\njaw of the adult. B, the human teeth in situ in the\\nupper jaw. a, a, incisors. 6,6, canine, c, c, premolars.\\nd, rf, true molars.", "height": "3592", "width": "2392", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0259.jp2"}, "260": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3596", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0260.jp2"}, "261": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 213\\nSTRUCTURE, NUMBER, FORM AND ARTICULA-\\nTION OF THE TEETH.\\nIn order to render the description of the Teeth, and\\nof their diseases, as clear and comprehensive as poss-\\nible, anatomists have considered a Tooth as divided\\ninto three parts or sections first, the body or crown\\nsecond, the neck and third, the root or fang.\\nThe whole of that part o\u00c2\u00a3*a Tooth which is gene-\\nrally exposed to view, when the gums are in a\\nhealthy state, is called the crown. The part which\\nis immediately embraced by the gums, and to which\\nthey are united, is called the neck. The third section,\\nor fang, is all that part which is found buried in the\\nsocket, when the bony process, of which the socket\\nis formed, is in a perfect state.\\nThe hard or bony structure of the Teeth is described\\nas consisting of two substances; one of a dense bony\\nnature, much harder than that of any of the other\\nbones, and of which are formed all the internal parts\\nof the crowns, the w-hole of the necks, and also the\\nfangs of the Teeth. The enamel, or external cover-\\ning, is the other hard substance, which, however,\\nforms only a part of the crown. It is of a peculiar\\nnature, possessing a hardness and density exceeding\\nthat of any other substance in the whole body, and\\ncovers the crowns of all the teeth, but is seldom in\\nany part more than a line in thickness. It is thickest,\\nat those parts w hich are most exposed to use and\\nthinnest, at those nearest the gums.\\nThe Teeth, like the other bones, are hollow, having\\na cavity in their crowns, corresponding, in form, to\\nthe external part of the tooth, and a canal in each fang,\\nextending from this cavity, and terminating by a\\nsmall opening in the point of the fang. These cavi-\\nties, however, are not, as is commonly supposed, for\\nthe lodgement of marrow, as in the other bones, but\\nto srive plare to blood vessels a \\\\d nerves, on which", "height": "3624", "width": "2384", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0261.jp2"}, "262": {"fulltext": "214 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nthe Teeth depend for their nourishment and sensi\\nbility.\\nThe dimensions of these cavities are found to vary\\naccording to the degree of perfection attained in the\\nformation of the Teeth being greatest in those which\\nare very young, and becoming gradually smaller,\\ntill their formation is completed. In the Teeth of\\nadults, they become still less, as the individual ad-\\nvances in years, so that in those of very aged persons\\nthese natural cavities are often found to be entirely\\nclosed, or filled by solid bone.\\nOf the two sets of Teeth with which the human\\njaws are successively furnished, the first are called\\nthe temporary, infant, or Milk-Teeth and the second,\\nthe permanent or adult Teeth. There is most com-\\nmonly a difference in the number which composes\\nthese two sets, the first containing twenty, and the\\nsecond thirty-two. The number in the second set is\\noften found to vary, being in some greater, and in\\nothers less but this variation seldom occurs in the\\nfirst set.\\nBoth sets are divided into classes. In the first set\\nthere are, in each jaw,\\n1. Four front Teeth (Incisores), two on each side.\\n2. Two eye Teeth, or canine Teeth {Cuspidati), one\\non each side.\\n3. Four grinders, or double Teeth (Molares), two on\\neach side.\\nThe front, and canine Teeth are succeeded, in the\\npermanent set, by Teeth of the same denomination;\\nbut the grinders of the first set are followed in the\\nsecond, by-\\nFour double-pointed Teeth, or small grinders (Bi*\\ncuspides).\\nIn addition to which there are m this set, a fourth\\nclass, viz.\\nSix large grinders, or double Teeth (Molares), three\\non each side the last of which, on each side, is called\\nwisdom-tooth.\\nThe Teoth of both sets, or those of the same class", "height": "3592", "width": "2344", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0262.jp2"}, "263": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 235\\nill both, bear a strong resemblance to each other; so\\nthat, in many instances, at the period of shedding,\\nthe teeth of one set have been mistaken and extracted\\nr those of the other.\\nThe roots of all the front and canine teeth, in both\\nBets, are single, and generally straight and tapering\\nand those in the upper jaw are commonly the longest\\nThe fangs of the small grinders (bicuspides) are\\nflatted and thin, often a little crooked and tapering,\\nand generally some of them forked at their extremi-\\nties. All the double Teeth (molares) in both sets\\nhave, in the under jaw, two fangs, and in the upper\\none, three two of these being fixed towards the outer\\nedge of the jaw, and the other towards the roof of\\nthe mouth or palate. In many instances, however,\\nthe grinders of the upper jaw have four, or even five,\\nfangs and those of the under jaw, three. And on\\nthe contrary, some of these Teeth, which are gene-\\nrally designed by nature to have two or three fangs,\\nare found with but one.\\nThe Teeth are connected with the jaws by the\\nmeans of sockets, which are formed to receive and\\nfit each particular fang, and by intermediate mem-\\nbranes, which serve at once for linings to the sockets,\\nand coverings to the fangs so that the roots of the\\nTeeth are not immediately articulated or joined to\\nthe bony sockets, but are united by these membranes.\\nThe sockets which receive the Teeth are formed\\nof thin plates or processes of soft spongy bone, which,\\nwhile they embrace the fangs of the Teeth, serve as\\na support to the gums. These plates of bone, which\\nare called alveolar processes, are produced, and in-\\ncreased, with the formation and advancement of the\\nTeeth; and there is such a mutual dependence of the\\nteeth and these processes on each other, that a Tooth\\nis no sooner removed, than a wasting of the process\\ncommences, and all traces of a socket soon disappear.\\nAnd on the contrary, when this dissolution and ab-\\nsorption of the processes are first effected, as is often\\nthe case in consequence of disease, the Teeth imme", "height": "3628", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0263.jp2"}, "264": {"fulltext": "216 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ndiately become loose and painful, and the patient is\\nalmost constantly afflicted till they are wholly re-\\nmoved. Thus it appears, that where there are no\\nTeeth, there can be no alveolar processes, and where\\nthe alveolar processes are destroyed, the Teeth can\\nno longer be preserved.\\nThese bony sides of the sockets are covered, like\\nthe rest of the jaw, by a thick strong membrane,\\ncalled periosteum, whicn contributes greatly to su pport\\nand strengthen them. The gums are next spread\\nover this periosteal covering; and these again are in-\\nvested by a very delicate membrane, which is con-\\ntinued over the lips, tongue and throat, and is indeea\\nthe immediate lining of the mouth. All these soft\\nparts, which cover the sockets of the Teeth, are so\\nintimately united by the intermixture of their fibres\\nand vessels, that they cannot be distinctly separated\\nby the knife, and appear, on dissection, like one uni-\\nform and homogeneous substance.\\nThese parts, and the membranes which connect\\nthe teeth with their sockets, serve for the transmission\\nof innumerable small vessels, which go to nourish\\nthe jaws and teeth. Vessels and nerves of conside-\\nrable size enter the jaws, and pass in channels at the\\ndeepest part of the sockets, where they supply the\\nfangs of all the teeth with small branches and in\\nthis way the cavities of the teeth are furnished with\\narteries, veins, and nerves, that enter at the fangs\\nby the small openings in them, which have been men-\\ntioned above.\\nIn order to illustrate the descriptions which have\\nbeen or may be given, the following print has been\\ndrawn and engraved. It consists of a representation\\nof the bones of the face, in which the first and second\\nsets of teeth are so exposed as to show their relative\\nsituation in both jaws, as found in a child of six or\\nseven years of age.\\nTne preparation from which the drawing was\\ntaken had all the flesh removed, and the outer plate\\n*he alveolar processes sawed and cut away in", "height": "3592", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0264.jp2"}, "265": {"fulltext": "The Teeth.\\niuch a manner as to bring to view the fangs bf e\\ntemporary teeth, and the crowns of the perma* *nt\\nset which were beneath them.\\nExplanation.\\na. a. a. Three front Teeth of the first set, the\\nother had been shed.\\nb b. The canine or eye Teeth of the first set\\nc. c. c. c. The double Teeth or grinders of the first\\nset, their fangs being partly absorbed.\\n1. 1. 1. 1. The crowns of the front Teeth of the\\npermanent set, one of which, in the under jaw, is\\nfully advanced, and is in the place of a temporary\\ntooth whifh has been shed.", "height": "3624", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0265.jp2"}, "266": {"fulltext": "218 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\n2. 2. The crowns of the permanent, canine or eye\\nTeeth.\\n3. 3. 3. 3. The crowns of the double-pointed Teeta\\nor small grinders of the permanent set.\\n4. 4. The first large grinder or douhe tooth of thf\\npermanent set in each jaw, the fangs of which ar\\\\\\nnot fully formed. It is owing to the early appea\\nance of these Teeth beyond the temporary grinders\\nthat many persons are deceived, and suppose the\\nuave never shed all their double Teeth.\\n5. 5. The crown of the second large grinder, o\\ndouble tooth of the permanent set, in each jaw, stiL\\ndeep in its socket, the formation of its fangs not\\nnaving commenced.\\nThe subject was too young to allow of exhibiting\\nthe rudiments of the wisdom Teeth, or third large\\ngrinders. These are formed still farther back than\\nthe others.\\nFORMATION OF THE TEETH.\\n1. Formation of the Milk Teeth.\\nWhen the rudiments of the Teeth are first disco\\nverable, they are small gelatinous or pulpy bodies,\\nenveloped in thin membranous sacks, and arranged\\nin a sort of excavation or groove in the jaw, which\\nat this time is but imperfectly formed. Bony fibres\\nthen shoot across this groove, and separate it into\\ndistinct cells, each of which contains its proper pulp,\\nor embryo tooth, invested in its membrane. At the\\nme of birth, the formation of the temporary Teetli\\nhas generally so far advanced, that the pulps have\\nattained their full size, and ossification has extended\\nover their surfaces in such a manner as to form\\ncomplete bony shells of the size and figure of the\\ncrowns of the Teeth; and the pulp of the first pep-\\nmanen grinder, on each side of both jaws, has ac-\\nquired a considerable magritude. After this the", "height": "3600", "width": "2356", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0266.jp2"}, "267": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 219\\npulps begin to elongate, in order to form the fangs,\\nand the process of ossification is continued for the\\nsame purpose till they are completed.\\nWhile this process is going on at the roots, anothei\\nis progressing at the crowns, by which an earthy\\nsubstance is deposited on their surfaces, and gradu-\\nally formed into that highly polished and beautiful\\ncovering, called the enamel.\\nAnd while these changes are taking place, the\\nTeeth are gradually rising, the alveolar processes\\nwhich are to support them are increasing in height,\\nand the membranous envelopes are dissolved and\\ntaken up by innumerable absorbing vessels, and car-\\nried into the mass of blood, having effected the pur\\npose for which they were formed. After this, the\\ngums, or those parts of them which are situated im-\\nmediately over the Teeth, are also absorbed, and the\\nadvancing Teeth are allowed to rise into view.\\nThe age at which the Teeth begin to appear, is\\nusually that from the sixth to the eighth month;\\nsometimes earlier, and often much later. They ge-\\nnerally advance in pairs, and in the following order:\\n1. The two central front Teeth of the under jaw\\nwhich are soon followed by the corresponding ones\\nin the upper jaw.\\n2. The two next front Teeth, or lateral incisores of\\nthe under jaw, which are succeeded by the corres-\\nponding upper ones.\\n3. The smallest double Teeth, first in the tmder,\\nand then in the upper jaw.\\n4. The under canine Teeth, which are followed\\nby the upper ones, called the eye Teeth.\\n5. The largest double Teeth. These also appear\\nin the same order, with respect to the jaws, first in\\nthe under, and then in the upper one. They often\\npass through the gums at about the same time that\\nthe canine Teeth do, and sometimes before them.\\nAt other times, the canine Teeth precede even the\\nsmaller grinders in their advancement.\\nThough this is the order in which these Teeth", "height": "3624", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0267.jp2"}, "268": {"fulltext": "220 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ngenerally appear, various circumstances produce the\\ngreatest irregularity in this process. The time which\\nis occupied for their advancement varies much,\\nthough it is usually a period of about eighteen\\nmonths, or two years.\\n2. Formation of the Permanent Teeth.\\nThe formation of the second set of Teeth, is one of\\nthe most curious and interesting processes which is\\neffected in the development of any part of the human\\nframe.\\nWhile the temporary Teeth are forming, and soon\\nafter ossification has commenced on their pulps, the\\nrudiments of the permanent set may be discovered.\\nThey are connected with the membranous coverings\\nof the temporary Teeth, and are contained in the\\nsame sockets with them. When the first set advance\\nto their destined situation, this connexion is not d\\nstroyed, but the permanent Teeth are left deep if.\\njaw, and bony partitions are formed between thf\\nsockets of the two sets. At a certain period aft^\\nthe crowns of the permanent Teeth are formed, the\\npartitions of bone, which separate them from the\\npockets of the other set, are absorbed, and they gradu-\\nlly rise and occupy the space thus formed. To giv*\\nAace to these Teeth, the fangs of the temporary set\\n.re then absorbed and in this way their crowns are\\ninally deprived of all support, except a slight attach-\\nnent to the gums, and are often removed by the\\nrdinary pressure of the tongue against them.\\nSHEDDING THE TEETH.\\nThe provision of nature for exchanging the two\\neets of Teeth, is as much calculated to excite our\\nadmiration, as the process by which they are formed.\\n\\\\nd there is no period at which the Teeth of children\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2quire more, if so much, attention and care.", "height": "3600", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0268.jp2"}, "269": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 221\\nIf the fangs of the temporary Teeth be slowly ab-\\ngorbed, the permanent Teeth will generally come\\nforward so as to appear as soon as the corresponding\\nones of the preceding set are shed; and in a majority\\nof cases, without doubt, the whole process is per-\\nformed by nature with such perfect regularity, that\\nthe interference of art would be at best but useless.\\nIn some cases, it would be detrimental to the forming\\nand rising Teeth and in others, injudicious and cruel,\\nfrom the unnecessary infliction of pain. Yet there\\nare so many cases in which irregularity and deform-\\nty, with tneir usual consequences of disease and\\nsuffering, are produced, by the manner in which the\\npermanent Teeth are allowed to advance, that it is\\nhighly important that all parents should be acquaint-\\ned with the situation of the two sets of Teeth in rela\\ntion to each other, and with the changes which take\\nplace within the period of the second dentition. See\\nplate, ante page 217. For it is only by their know-\\nledge of these, that they can be enabled to judge\\ncorrectly when it is proper for them to interfere in\\nremoving the temporary teeth, and when it may be\\nexpedient or necessary to apply for the advice and\\naid of an experienced, and judicious dentist, to pre-\\nvent the evils which often result from neglect or\\nignorance.\\nIf the permanent Teeth are discovered to be\\nemerging from the jaw in such a manner that their\\nposition will be improper and injurious, or if they are\\ninclined to any irregularity arising from the dispro-\\nportionate growth of the Teeth and jaws, much may\\nbe done to prevent it by a seasonable removal of the\\ntemporary Teeth; but this should not be done by any\\nwljo are ignorant of their liability to do mischief by\\ntaking the wrong Teeth, or by extracting them too\\nearly, or by removing loose Teeth only, when there\\nmay be the greatest necessity for extracting such as\\nare perfectly tight, and in which the process of ab-\\nsorption has hardly commenced.\\nIt is a very common opinion that the first Teeth", "height": "3620", "width": "2380", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0269.jp2"}, "270": {"fulltext": "\u00c2\u00a322 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nhave no roots, and that they may therefore be ex\\ntracted without injury, at any period. But nothing\\ncan be more incorrect; for the Teeth of a child have\\nlonger and larger roots, in proportion to the size of\\ntheir crowns, than th* Teeth of an adult; and their\\nconnexion with the forming Teeth of the second set,\\nat an early period, is such, that if they be extracted\\ntoo soon, the violence done to the tender Teeth be-\\nneath them may be so great as to prevent their for-\\nmation from being completed, and they may never\\nappear.\\nAnother prevailing opinion is, that the temporary\\nTeeth should always be extracted as soon as they\\nare discovered to be loose; and though this may\\ngenerally be done without any bad effects, it is not\\nso necessary as has been supposed, and in most in-\\nstances is a useless interference and exposes children\\nto suffer both fear and pain, which might as well be\\navoided; for the looseness of these Teeth, as has\\nalready been shown, is occasioned by the absorption\\nof their fangs and there can be no surer evidence\\nthan this, that nature is doing her own work in due\\nseason, and needs not the aid of art to expedite it, or\\nrender it more perfect.\\nEt is not by removing Teeth which are loose, but\\nthose which are firm, and have their fangs nearly or\\nquite entire, that any advantage is obtained which\\nwill favour the regular advancement of the perma-\\nnent set The best advice, therefore, that can be\\ngiven on this subject, to parents, and those who have\\nthe care of children, is to examine the Teeth fre-\\nquently, about the usual period of shedding (the\\nsixth or seventh year); and if any of the second set\\nbegin to make tneir appearance, or there is an evi-\\ndent swelling of the gums at the part where any of\\nthem are expected to appear, a sufficient number of\\nthe first Teeth should be extracted to allow a suffi-\\ncient degree of room for the second, which are coni-\\nng forward.\\nFrom what has been stated, however, it will rea-", "height": "3596", "width": "2344", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0270.jp2"}, "271": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 223\\ndily be seen, that when the temporary Teeth have\\nbecome very loose and troublesome, they may be\\nextracted indiscriminately, and by any person but\\nwhen they remain firm, and the Teeth of the second\\nset are coming forward in such a manner as to lap\\nover each other, or appear in a double row, it is of\\nthe utmost importance to remove them, whether the\\nprocess of absorption has commenced at their fangs\\nor not, in order to give room, and restore regularity\\nto the rising Teeth.\\nIt should be remembered, with regard to the exami-\\nnation of the jaws and Teeth at the time of shedding,\\nthat all the Teeth which are to succeed the first set,\\nif they come forward too soon, or before the tempo-\\nrary Teeth become loose, will be discovered behind\\nthem, or on the inner side of the jaw, excepting the\\neye Teeth, or cuspidati, which will be found advanc-\\ning on the outer side of the jaw. It sometimes hap-\\npens, also, that when the temporary grinders have\\nbeen very early removed, the bicuspides, or small\\ngrinders, of the second set, make their appearance\\non the outer part of the jaw, next the cheek. This\\nis most common with the upper ones.\\nAll cases of great irregularity (which may gene-\\nrally be discovered before the teeth have risen far\\nabove the gums, and often as soon as they appear)\\nshould without delay be placed under the care of an\\nexperienced dentist for the limited knowledge which\\nparents usually obtain, from the few cases which\\ncome under their observation, is not sufficient to en-\\nable them to judge what is proper to be done, with\\nthat degree of correctness which the nature of tho\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ubject requires.\\nTHE FIRST DENTITION.\\nThe age at which the first Teeth begin to appear,\\nvaries very much in different children. This is\\ncaused by various constitutional peculiarities; some-", "height": "3600", "width": "2416", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0271.jp2"}, "272": {"fulltext": "224 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\ntimes it depends on the general vigour of the system\\nwhen there is no predisposition to disease of any\\nkind. It may likewise depend on the influence of\\nvarious morbid principles which have been inherited\\nfrom the parent, or on that of diseases produced by\\nvarious external causes. Children of the most robust\\nconstitutions do not always begin to cut their teeth\\nearlier, or get through this process in a shorter time,\\nthan many others that are of a more sickly and feeble\\nhabit yet the former are much less liable than the\\nlatter to suffer from the pains and diseases to which\\nchildren are exposed during the period of dentition.\\nThe common expression of cutting the teeth, has\\narisen from an opinion, that the growing teeth make\\na passage for themselves through the gums by lace-\\nration which certainly is not the case. As the teeth\\nrise, a waste or absorption of the gums takes place,\\nin order to let them pass through. This is often\\neffected so easily as not to occasion any symptoms of\\npain or uneasiness. The absorption of the gums, to\\nmake way for the teeth, is as certain an effect of na-\\nture as the growth of the Teeth. In many cases, how\\never, the rapid advancement of the Teeth, and the\\nchanges which must necessarily take place to produce\\nit, produce also much disturbance about the jaws,\\nmd in the system generally. The gums appear\\nswollen and inflamed, there is an increased flow of\\nsaliva, the infant is restless, cries, and frequently\\nputs its hands to its mouth. From the effects of local\\ninflammation and nervous sympathy, the whole body\\nmay become dangerously affected; in such cases\\nthe most sudden and happy effects have been pro\\nduced by lancing the gums. This operation is a\\nvery simple, but not an unimportant one, as will be\\nseen in our remarks (subsequently) on the mode\\nof performing the operation. It is often attended\\nwith the most unexampled benefit to the child, and\\nshould never be neglected when required\\nWhatever contributes to promote the healthfu 1\\noperations of nature, will make Teething easy such", "height": "3576", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0272.jp2"}, "273": {"fulltext": "The Teeth, 225\\nas frequent bathing in warm or cold water, according\\nto circumstances, friction of the body and limbs, good\\nair, exercise, and wholesome food and above all, a\\ncool and open habit of body. The gums should be\\nrubbed with the finger, and the child should be al-\\nlowed the use of its own fingers m its mouth. The\\nidea that a child s sucking its fingers will prevent\\ntheir growth, is a prejudice without foundation in\\ntruth.\\nThe old and erroneous opinion, that the Teeth, as\\nthey grow, cut their way mechanically through the\\ngums, first suggested the idea of assisting them in\\ntheir protrusion, by the friction and pressure of hard\\nsubstances; and hence arose the cruel and hazardous\\npractice of scratching the gums through with the\\nfinger nail, or with pieces of hard loaf sugar, a prac-\\ntice which has loo often been the cause of severe\\nlocal and general suffering, if not of death, from the\\ninflammation, fever, and spasms, which it has conlribu-\\nted to excite. Hence also the use of the coral and other\\nhard smooth substances given children to bite which\\nare most dangerous instruments put into the hands\\nof children to destroy themselves; for as the Teeth\\nrise, and become slightly elevated above the edges\\nof their sockets, those hard substances press and\\nbruise the gum between them and the sharp points,\\nor edge of the tooth underneath inflammation and\\nits consequences undoubtedly follow; and in this\\nway, w T e are fully persuaded, the lives of thousands\\nof children are lost.\\nThe second dentition, or protrusion of the perma-\\nnent Teeth, is seldom the cause of any suffering, ex-\\ncept when ihe last grinders, or wisdom-teeth as they\\nare called, are passing through the gum, being at the\\nsame time situated farther back than usual, and in\\naudi a manner as to present their pointed surfaces\\ntowards the cheek; in which case, the motion of the\\njaw in mastication, occasions such a degree of press-\\nure on the gums and surrounding parts, as to produce\\nmuch irritation, often a considerable degree of in\\nP", "height": "3600", "width": "2400", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0273.jp2"}, "274": {"fulltext": "226 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nflammation about the jaw, and even ulceration.\\nThese circumstances sometimes render it necessary\\nto extract these teeth, though in most cases they may\\nbe preserved, and the troublesome complaints re-\\nmoved by cutting away a small portion of the inflamed\\ngum over the teeth, or by other timely and judicious\\ntreatment.\\nDISEASES ATTENDING DIFFICULT DENTITION.\\nIn infancy, every part of the system is highly sus-\\nceptible of morbid impressions, and one set of organs\\nreadily becomes diseased through sympathy with\\nanother.\\nAmong the diseases to which children, while\\nteething, are liable, are, general irritation, or fever\\nof an inflammatory kind, eruptions on the skin, diar-\\nrhoea, dysentery, cholera, inflammatory affections of\\nthe lungs and throat, swelling of the glands about\\nthe throat and neck, spasmodic affections of the limbs,\\nand often convulsions of the whole frame.\\nWhat has commonly been called the fever of\\nteething children, makes its appearance several\\ntimes in the course of the period occupied for cutting\\nthe teeth; often commencing very suddenly, and\\nmarked by a dulness and heaviness of the eyes, unu-\\nsual heat of the skin, quickened respiration, coated\\ntongue, loss of appetite, and restlessness.\\nWhen these cases occur, it will be proper foi the\\nparent or nurse to administer some mild emetic, or\\ngentle cathartic medicine, and place the little patient\\nfor about ten minutes in a warm bath, as high as the\\nwaist. But if these do not give relief, and remove\\nthe principal symptoms of the complaint, no delay\\nshould be allowed in calling medical assistance- The\\ndoubtful aid of inexperience should no longer be\\ntrusted.\\nWhen there is an eruption, which has become in\\nany degree troublesome; the parts should be carefullv", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0274.jp2"}, "275": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 227\\nwashed once or twice a day with castile soap suds,\\nor warm milk and water, and covered with hair\\npowder, or dry wheat flour; or smeared with olive\\noil, and covered with lint. No medicated ointment\\napplied with a view to dry up, or scatter the erup-\\ntion, should be used, or can be used with safety,\\nwithout previous medical advice.\\nThe bowels of infants, while they are Teething,\\nare not unfrequently affected in such a manner as to\\nproduce the most alarming consequences in a very\\nshort time. Sometimes, however, they remain in a\\ndiseased state for several weeks; the child at the\\nsame time continuing lively and playful, with a good\\nappetite so that the sympathetic affection of these-\\nparts appears to be but a salutary effort of nature, to\\nrelieve the system from other and more serious diffi-\\nculties, or to prevent their occurrence.\\nThe very common practice, both of mothers and\\nnurses, of dosing infants 4hat are suffering under\\ndiarrhoea or dysentery, with paregoric, anise, burnt\\nbrandy, and sugar, and various astringent prepara-\\ntions, cannot be too seriously condemned. It is a\\npractice which but too often serves to drive to a fatal\\nclose, a disease which, if it had been treated by a\\nskilful hand, or even left to the kind efforts of nature,\\nmight have been conducted to a happy termination.\\nConcerning most of the other diseases which have\\nbeen enumerated, few parents possess a sufficient\\ndegree of knowledge of them, to be enabled to de-\\ntermine what is best to be done; and, indeed, the\\nanxious concern which most parents feel for their\\nsuffering offspring, generally unfits them, more than\\nany other circumstance, for a calm and deliberate\\nexercise of their judgment.\\nDelay in giving the attention which is often re-\\nquired by children, when they begin to suffer from\\nteething, is a fault of too common occurrence, and of\\ntoo inexcusable a nature, to be passed wholly unno-\\nticed. The various maladies which attend the age\\nof infant dentition, should not be suffered to prev on", "height": "3600", "width": "2392", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0275.jp2"}, "276": {"fulltext": "228 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nthe constitution, while the too often fallacious hopt\\nis cherished, that all will be well when the child\\nhas finished cutting its teeth; for, changes are not\\nunfrequently produced in the system, which effect a\\nlasting injury, and prevent the enjoyment of perfect\\nhealth through the remainder of life. It may be\\nasked, does the cutting of the milk-teeth require\\nthe aid of the dentist? Certainly not; it is generally\\na benign operation; but there are cases in which\\nmaternal solicitude has need of counsel; and the\\nphysician as dentist, or the dentist who is a phy-\\nsician, in this case, will show what is requisite to be\\ndone.\\nIn almost every complaint attending diffic It den\\ntition, the operation of dividing the gums with a\\nlancet over the rising Teeth, is of very great import*\\nance, and cannot be too strongly recommended for,\\nin many instances, it prevents the necessity of em-\\nploying any other remedy, and often exceeds all\\nothers in efficacy. In cases of great inflammation\\nabout the gums, attended with fever, the operation\\nis often followed by the sudden cessation of pain,\\nand the mitigation of every symptom of irritation; in\\ndiseases of the bowels, by the perfect removal of\\nthe most distressing symptoms, and a speedy return\\nof the healthy action of the parts and in spasms\\nof the limbs, and general convulsions, by the imme-\\ndiate interruption of the paroxvsms, and a prevention\\nof their recurrence. Its salutary effects are so power-\\nful and decisive, that in all painful cases of dentition\\nmarked by evident swelling and inflammation of the\\ngums, it should be performed without delay.\\nThe prejudices which still exist against the opera-\\ntion, greatly prevent the extension of its usefulness\\nbut it is one which is perfectly simple and safe, when\\nperformed by any one acquainted with the anatomy\\nof the infant jaw, and the relative situation of the\\ntwo sets of Teeth. The accidents which have oeen\\nkn wn to follow it, are among the common fruits ol\\nignorance and presumption It is so far from being", "height": "3596", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0276.jp2"}, "277": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 22b\\npainful or cruel, as is by many supposed, that infants,\\nwhich a moment before were writhing and crying\\nwith pain, are sometimes known to laugh in the face\\nof the operator before he has finisned the incision\\nso sudden, and so great, is the relief which they ex-\\nperience.\\nDISEASES OF THE TEETH.\\nThe diseases to which the Teeth are subject,\\nattack them in various ways, and present very differ-\\nent appearances. In some instances, owing to the\\npeculiar nature of the disease, or the constitution of\\nthe Teeth, they are destroyed without causing any\\nconsiderable degree of suffering, or giving rise to\\nany disease of the surrounding parts; in others, not\\nonly the Teeth are affected in the most troublesome\\nand painful manner, but the diseases originating in\\nthem, are extended to the gums, palate, tongue and\\nother parts of the mouth, producing fungous and\\nfleshy tumours about the gums and cheeks, deep-\\nseated abscesses, and caries or rottenness of the\\nbones.\\nThe Teeth, owing to their particular nature and\\nsituation, are subject to some diseases which are\\npeculiar to them, and to others which are of a cha-\\nracter very similar to that of the diseases which\\naffect other bones. They are also, like most of the\\nother bones, liable to fracture, dislocation and other\\naccidents. Hence it must be evident, that in some\\ninstances, they will require a peculiar treatment,\\nwhile in others the same surgical principles must be\\nadopted, which are observed in the treatment of dis-\\neases and accidents of the other bones.", "height": "3624", "width": "2400", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0277.jp2"}, "278": {"fulltext": "230 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nCaries or Rottenness*\\nThe first disease to be mentioned, and that which\\nis by far the most common, is caries, or rottenness of\\nthe Teeth. This commences in different parts of the\\nTeeth, and is produced by several causes. It some-\\ntimes commences in the internal part of the crown,\\nand gradually extends till much of this portion of the\\ntooth is destroyed. The enamel is rendered thin by\\nthe progress of the disease within, and finally breaks\\nby a very slight r ressure. In other cases, its first\\neffects are discovered on the enamel, which is dis-\\ncoloured, and becomes of a black or brown appear-\\nance its substance is decomposed, and in many cases\\nit cleaves from the bony portion of the tooth, by\\nwhich the progress of decay is for a long time arrest-\\ned but more frequently, when suitable means are\\nnot adopted to prevent it, it soon extends from the\\nenamel to the softer and more sensibly organized\\nparts of the tooth.\\nIn all cases, black and uneven cavities are pro-\\nduced, which serve to give lodgement to particles\\nof food; and these, mixing with the fluids of the\\nmouth, readily undergo a putrefactive process, and\\nhasten the destruction of the Teeth.\\nBy the progress of caries, also, the principal nerves,\\nwhich supply the natural cavity in the tooth, become\\nexposed not only to sudden changes of temperature,\\nbut to pressure from mastication, to the irritating\\ncontact of the tooth-brush, tooth-pick and other sud-\\nstances; and hence, pain and inflammation are pro-\\nduced, and the extraction of the tooth very commonly\\nbecomes the only means of preventing continued\\nsuffering.\\nCause? of Caries. This affection of the Teeth is\\nthe consequence either of internal constitutional\\ncauses, or of those which are external and adventi-\\ntious, and Aery commonly of both. Caries of the\\nTeeth and even that of a peculiar character has", "height": "3600", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0278.jp2"}, "279": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 231\\nbeen so often traced through whole families, from\\none generation to another; that this disease must be\\nconsidered hereditary, as much as any to which the\\nhuman system is liable. In numberless cases, caries\\nappears to be the effect of some serious disease with\\nwhich the individual had been afflicted while the\\nTeeth were in the early stages of formation. With\\nregard to the local or external causes, they are most\\ncommonly found to be collections of earthy and other\\nfoal substances, which have been suffered to form\\nand collect about the Teeth, and also the use of inju-\\nrious tooth-powders and washes.\\nTreatment of Caries. Although some Teeth are\\nso constituted as to possess but little durability, and\\nafter the destroying power of caries once begins to\\noperate on them, they go on rapidly to decay, in spite\\nof all the aid which science and skill can afford;\\nstill, there are comparatively but few instances in\\nwhich seasonable and judicious treatment will not\\narrest the progress of disease and even render Teeth\\nserviceable for many years, which, if neglected, would\\nsoon be entirely destroyed.\\nIn the treatment of carious Teeth, it is of the\\nutmost service to remove, by means of suitable in-\\nstruments, the whole of the decayed portion in all\\ncases, leaving at the same time as much of the sound\\npart of the tooth as possible. If this be not done,\\nlittle, if any service is rendered by any operation and\\nthe Teeth go on to decay in the same manner after\\nit has been performed as before. The surface of the\\ntooth, where the decayed part is removed, should be\\nieft perfectly smooth, and if excavated, only in such\\na degree, that by the proper use of the tooth-brush,\\nthe lodgement of particles of food and other substances\\nmay be wholly prevented.\\nAnother mode of treating caries, and which most\\neffectually prevents its increase, is that of filling the\\nexcavation, which has been formed by disease, with\\npure gold, or some other metallic substance. This\\noperation, when properly performed, will generally", "height": "3620", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0279.jp2"}, "280": {"fulltext": "232 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\npreserve the Teeth from ten to twenty, and some\\ntimes even thirty years, in a sound and serviceable\\nstate while at the same time it prevents all those\\nunpleasant and painful occurrences to which a ca\\nrious and hollow tooth is constantly exposed.\\nThe author has witnessed the salutary effects of\\nthis practice, in cases where the Teeth had been\\nrilled with gold, for twenty and thirty years. In\\noperations of his own, teeth have stood the test oi\\ntwelve years without any apparent alteration; and\\ncases are recorded, in which the gold has preserved\\nteeth in a perfectly sound and useful state, for a\\nperiod of forty years.\\nWhen by caries the natural cavity is laid open,\\nand the principal nerves are exposed, the tooth often\\nbecomes too tender to bear the pressure occasioned\\nby mastication, or the sudden changes of tempera-\\nture, and it becomes painful from the slightest causes\\nAfter the disease has proceeded thus far, the Teeth\\nmay often be saved by filling them with gold, the\\nnerves which supply the natural cavity first being\\ndestroyed. This the patient may do gradually, by\\ncarefully cleansing the cavity of the tooth of every\\nthing which may be lodged in it, and applying a little\\nlint soaked in some essential oil, as that of cloves or\\ncajeput, which, if renewed two or three times a day,\\nwill, in a short time, have the desired effect. The\\nnerves of such teeth are also sometimes destroyed by\\nthe dentist, in a more expeditious manner, by the use\\nof strong mineral acids, or by instruments designed\\nfor this purpose.\\nAlthough, from the time of the earliest writers on\\ndiseases of the Teeth, the operations of sawing and\\nfiling those which are carious have been recom\\nmended and practised, they are seldom of service,\\nare often injurious, and, in most instances, to say the\\nbest of tnem, are ineffectual and useless. The par-\\nticular objections to them will be noticed in some\\nubsequcnt remarks r m these operations", "height": "3588", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0280.jp2"}, "281": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 233\\nDiseases of the Fangs of the Teeth.\\nThe disease, which has just been described, is one\\nwhich has its seat in the crown and neck of a tooth\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ts progress being almost invariably arrested when it\\nreaches the fang. But there are other diseases which\\nattack this part, and which, though they do not sc\\ncommonly occur, are not less destructive in theii\\neffects than caries.\\nCases of enlargement of the fangs, owing to an ac-\\ncumulation of bony matter on various parts of them,\\nare not uncommon, by which, not merely a single\\ntooth is sacrificed, but one after another is lost, till\\nin some cases, the patient is deprived of the whoh\\nset, by this formidable and destructive disease. I\\ncommences with a dull pain in one side of the jaw\\nwhich at times appears to be fixed in some particula\\ntooth. Soon after the Teeth which have been mos\\npainful are found to be loose, and the gums anf\\nalveolar processes are gradually destroyed or ab\\nsorbed, leaving the fangs without covering or sup\\nport; the teeth are thus rendered useless, and toe\\ntroublesome to be borne, and must be extracted.\\nA disease similar to one which affects the othe 1\\noones, and which has been called dry gangrene\\nsometimes fixes on The Teeth. It commences ir\\nthe natural cavity of the tooth; the lining membrane\\nand vessels connected with it are destroyed, and the\\ncrown of the tooth, before there is much pain, as\\nsumes a dark blue appearance. A degree of inflam\\nmation next commences in the articulating mem\\nbrane which connects the fangs with their sockc f s\\nthe gums acquire a dark red hue, are soft, and easily\\nmade to bleed. Matter is then formed ab^ui hi\\nroots of the tooth, and is discharged by sman op\u00c2\u00b0n\\nings produced in the gums by the disease and ir\\nthis way the connexion of the tooth with the socke\\nand the gums is destroyed, and the loss of it become*\\ninevitable.", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0281.jp2"}, "282": {"fulltext": "234 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nThese diseases, with others of a similar nature,\\nextend in some cases to the bones of the face, so that\\nabscesses and caries of the jaw are often connected\\nwith them, particularly as consequences of neglect\\nor improper treatment-\\nThe causes of these diseases, though for the most\\npart obscure, are sometimes to be traced to a connec-\\ntion with some constitutional affection, or to blows,\\ntails and various accidents.\\nIn the early stage of these diseases, or when they\\nare first discovered by the patient, extraordinary care\\nshould be taken to brush and cleanse the Teeth\\nand gums, which should be done two or three times\\ndaily. Benefit will also be found from the use of an\\nastringent lotion, of tincture of Peruvian bark and\\nrose water, in equal quantities, or a decoction of\\nmarsh rosemary, in the proportion of one ounce of\\nthe dried root to a pint of water. When these dis-\\neases have so far advanced, as to become serious\\nand painful, the patient must not expect to combat\\nthem with advantage, unaided by the advice and\\nparticular direction of an experienced surgeon, o\\ndentist. And it is of importance that those who may\\nsuffer from complaints of the above description,\\nshould be cautioned against confiding in the advice\\nof ignorant persons mere tooth-drawers, and quacks.\\nThe former will generally affirm that nothing is to\\nbe done but to extract the Teeth, wniie the latter\\nwill be ever ready to apply their infallible nostrums\\naccompanied with a profusion of promises to cure all\\ncomplaints, even those which they are sometimes\\npleased to call cancers of the mouth.\\nToothach\\nWriters on the subject, have generally mentioned\\nthis complaint as a particular disease; whereas, a\\nmoment s reflection will show us that it is only a\\ncommon symptom of disease. Pain in the Teeth\\nor tootharh, is an almost invariable attendant on", "height": "3572", "width": "2376", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0282.jp2"}, "283": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 235\\nall the diseases which have been mentioned, and the\\nmode of removing it varies with that of treating thf\\ndifferent diseases of which it is a symptom. If it b(\\ninduced by the exposure of the more sensible part of\\na tooth, as in case of caries, filling the cavity witr\\ngold, or the other methods of defending the nerve?\\nfrom the air, or destroying them, as mentioned above\\nwill be sufficient to remove it. If it arise from [n\\nflammation about the root of the tooth, the same\\nmeans should be used to subdue it, as in other local\\ninflammations; and hence, in such cases, we find\\nthat cold water, or vinegar, cold meal-poultices, or\\nstrong irritating tinctures to the face, and a full dose\\nof Glauber or Rochelle salts, are the most effectual\\nin removing the pain. The too common practice of\\nholding hot stimulating substances in the mouth,\\nserves but to prolong the suffering. A momentary\\nrelief only is obtained, while the tongue and cheeks\\nare smarting with each renewal of the medicine, but\\nno permanent ease is experienced, till, by long suf-\\nfering, fasting and watching, the patient becomes\\nexhausted, and the paroxysm terminates in sleep.\\nVery severe and almost unexampled suffering is\\nsometimes caused by certain nervous pains to which\\nthe Teeth are liable, not only when they are ca-\\nrious, or otherwise diseased, but even when sound.\\nThese, however, are generally sympathetic, and may\\nbe traced to some change in the habit or circum-\\nstances of the system, particularly those to which\\nthe female constitution is liable, or to some disor-\\ndered nerve, or other local difficulty.\\nToothach from rheumatism, though rare, if the\\nTeeth are all sound, is very apt to occur when any\\nof them are diseased; and the pain is not then con\\nfined to the diseased Teeth only, but often extends\\njo the sound ones, and even from the Teeth of one\\nside of the jaw to those of the other.\\nToothach is also a common attendant on a dis-\\nordered state of the stomach and olher digestive\\norgans; and the suffering in these cases is generallv", "height": "3600", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0283.jp2"}, "284": {"fulltext": "236 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\neven more severe than when produced by othei\\ncauses, and is much less likely to be removed by any\\napplication made to the face or teeth only.\\nWhen toothach is merely symptomatic of disease,\\nor derangement in some other part or organ, it will\\nmost commonly yield to those remedies which are\\ncalculated to remove the original complaint. I\u00c2\u00a3\\ntherefore, it be in consequence of nervous pains\\nabout the face, or ear, use some strong irritating\\ntincture, as that of camphor, Cayenne pepper, or\\nflies, or the volatile liniment, applied externally\\ngiving at the same time a moderate dose of lauda-\\nnum, and repeating it if required. II it be attendant\\non a sudden attack of rheumatism, it will often be\\nwholly removed by a full dose of volatile tincture\\nof guaiacum, a warm bath. If derangement of\\nthe ordinary functions of the stomach and bowels\\ninduce it, an emetic, or a dose of some active\\ncathartic medicine will in general procure relief.\\nThese internal remedies, however (as well as most\\nothers of a very active nature, which are applicable\\nto the abovementioned cases), should, as much as\\npossible, be administered under the direction of a\\nphysician, in order to guard against error, in judging\\nof the nature of the case, and in the choice of medi-\\ncines most suitable.\\nTartar, or Scurvy of the Teeth.\\nThis is a troublesome, and often a very destruc-\\ntive complaint, and one which does much injury to\\nthe Teeth, even before those who suffer from it are\\naware of any danger. It does not originate from any\\nparticular state of the teeth alone, or from a disor-\\ndered state of the gums and alveolar processes, as\\nmany are led to suppose; but is owing to an accu-\\nmulation of earthy matter deposited from the saliva\\nWith some individuals, it collects much faster than\\nwith others; so that, whereas one wil have hi*", "height": "3548", "width": "2392", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0284.jp2"}, "285": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 237\\nteeth completely encrusted with it in a few weeks,\\nif the proper means be not daily used to prevent it,\\nanother will pass a long life without any care of his\\nteeth, and tartar will not collect on them at all; so\\nmuch does its formation depend on the natural, or\\nconstitutional state of the fluids of the mouth.\\nThe tartar is seen on some teeth of a black or\\ngreenish colour, and very hard on others, brown or\\nyellow, and not so firm in its consistency; but in all\\ncases it is productive of incalculable injury to the\\nTeeth, gums and alveolar processes. When it is\\nfirst deposited on the Teeth, it is soft, and may be\\neasily removed with a tooth-brush but if suffered to\\nremain, it soon acquires a stony hardness, and gra-\\ndually increases in thickness about the necks of the\\nTeeth the gums become irritated and inflamed by\\nit, the sockets are next destroyed, and the Teeth,\\nbeing left without support, are often pushed out by\\nthe ordinary pressure of the tongue and lips.\\nTartar will in some cases collect to so great a\\ndegree on the Teeth of children as to produce a\\nseparation of portions of ihe jaw; and not only bring\\naway the temporary teeth, but destroy those of the\\nsecond set, which are beneath them. From this, and\\nwhat has been before statea concerning the bad\\neffects of tartar on the Teeth, it will readily be per-\\nceived how important it is to arrest the progress of\\nso mischievous a complaint, in its earliest stage.\\nWith regard to the treatment of these cases, if the\\ntartar has been suffered to become so hard as to\\nrequire much force to remove it, the operation should\\nbe carefully performed, and without injuring the\\nenamel, as is sometimes done, by the use of acids and\\nfiles, practices which cannot be too severely cen-\\nsured. The Teeth should be perfectly cleared of\\nthis foreign matter by sharp, cutting instruments, of\\na suitable form to effect the object without wounding\\nand lacerating the gums. For the purpose of pre-\\nventing the tartar from collecting again (or indeed\\nfrom forming in the first place), and for restoring the", "height": "3620", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0285.jp2"}, "286": {"fulltext": "238 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\ngums to a healthy state, nothing more is requisite,\\ngenerally, than the daily use of a stiff brush, and\\nsome suitable dentifrice (post page 245), or the as-\\ntringent washes mentioned ante page 234.\\nMany persons are in the habit of suffering their\\nteeth to go without any efforts of their own for keep-\\ning them in order, and apply at stated periods to a\\ndentist, to have the tartar removed from them; and\\nthis they do, no doubt, from the persuasion that it is\\nall that is requisite for preserving them. But it may\\nbe important to state, for the information of those\\nwho are thus deceived, that the repeated collections\\nof tartar, and frequent operations, do an injury to\\nthe Teeth which is not to be repaired by any sub-\\nsequent care. The gums and alveolar processes are\\ndriven from them, they are deprived prematurely of\\nthat defence and support which these parts are de-\\nsigned to give, and are often lost many years before\\nthey would be, were a due degree of care bestowed\\non them.\\nDISEASES OF THE ALVEOLAR PROCESSES.\\nThe alveolar processes commonly share in the dis-\\neases which affect the fangs of the Teeth but cases\\nin which they are primarily diseased are very rare.\\nA complaint which is most frequently met with in\\nthem, is a gradual decay, or wasting of the bony\\nsubstance, attended with a certain degree of inflam-\\nmation of the contiguous parts. A little pain, or\\nuneasiness and swelling of the gums, are first expe-\\nrienced the bone or process after this is very rapidly\\nabsorbed the affected teeth become loose, and ap-\\npear to be thrust forwards and out of their sockets,\\nso that they are much longer than the rest.\\nThese cases, and particularly such as extend to\\nthe sockets of many or all of the Teeth, appear\\noften to be caused by, or dependent on, a rheumatic\\nor gouty affection of the whole svstem In the early", "height": "3584", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0286.jp2"}, "287": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 239\\nstage of the disease the patient should take extraor-\\ndinary care in brushing and cleaning The Teeth\\ndaily; and he may also use with advantage, the\\nastringent washes recommended in the preceding\\nchapter; by which, the progress of the disease will be\\nmuch retarded, and the suffering greatly diminished.\\nPreternatural enlargements of the alveolar pro-\\ncess, or bony tumours, are sometimes found to arise\\non the jaws. They may readily be distinguished\\nfrom those of a different nature, by their being much\\nharder, and immovably fixed to the bone. They\\nare not to be dissipated by any application made to\\nthe part, or by any internal remedy; and all attempts\\nto do it, are, at best, but useless, and for the most\\npart hazardous. In these cases, as in all others, the\\ninterference of quacks cannot be too scrupulously\\navoided, and the advice of an experienced surgeon\\nshould be seasonably obtained. Tumours of this\\nkind do indeed increase very slowly, and if season-\\nably removed, are seldom injurious in their conse-\\nquences. The fatal effects which they have some-\\ntimes been known to produce, have been in con-\\nsequence of deferring too long a safe and simple\\noperation.\\nCaries of the alveolar process is a common occur-\\nrence, but it generally arises from some disease\\nwhich has commenced in the Teeth, and from va-\\nrious accidents to which these processes are liable in\\ncommon with other parts. The patient has little to\\ndo for himself in these cases they for the most pari\\nrequire surgical aid, and to be treated according to\\ngeneral surgical principles", "height": "3600", "width": "2396", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0287.jp2"}, "288": {"fulltext": "240 Compendium of Domestic Medicme.\\nDISEASES OF THE GUMS.\\nInflammation and Sponginess of the Gums.\\nThis is the most common disease to which the\\ngums are liable, and which, indiscriminately with\\nThat state of the Teeth which is produced by the\\naccumulation of tartar, is often called scurvy. The\\neffects of this disease are, a swelling of the gums,\\nwith a dark red, unhealthy appearance, great ten-\\nderness, and liability to bleed. In very bad cases\\nthe gums are surprisingly thickened, and rise nearly\\nto the tops of the Teeth. If the gums are suffered\\nto remain for -a length of time under the effects of\\nthis disease, the sockets of the Teeth are destroyed\\nby absorption and ulceration, and the Teeth them-\\nselves drop out.\\nThe ordinary causes of the disease are, collections\\nof tartar on the Teeth, long neglect of brushing the\\nTeeth and gums, even when there is no tartar\\nformed, the use of mercury, and a scorbutic state of\\nthe whole system.\\nIn order to prevent the ravages which this disease\\nsoon makes, if neglected, the gums should be brushed\\ntwo or three times a day with the astringent washes\\nwhich have been mentioned above. Powders, con-\\ntaining Peruvian bark, are often recommended in\\nthe worst cases, however, and particularly in those\\nWhifh have been caused by the use of mercury,\\nwhich renders the gums very irritable, no powders\\nshould be used but alternate mild and astringent\\nlotions, such as warm water, or milk and water, fol-\\nlowed by the application of a decoction of rosemary\\nroot, or hyson tea, the tincture of Peruvian bark, or\\na solution of alum, in the proportion of one drachm\\nto a gill of water.\\nIf the inflammation and swelling of the gums bo\\nproduced by the accumulation of tartar, which is the", "height": "3592", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0288.jp2"}, "289": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 241\\nmost usual cause, this substance should be irnme\\ndiately removed.\\nGum-Boils.\\nSmall abscesses of the gums often appear over the\\nroots of the Teeth, which are commonly called gum-\\nboils. They do not, however, originate in the gum.\\nbut are produced by disease in parts beneath, most\\ncommonly by ulceration at the fang of a carious tooth.\\nAfter matter is formed at this part, the inflammation\\nis extended to the gum, and the process of ulceration\\nis continued till the matter is discharged.\\nAfter gum-boils have been thus produced, they\\noften re-appear from very trifling causes, till a per-\\nmanent abscess is formed, from which matter is daily\\ndischarged. Although with some individuals these\\nmay remain for several months, or even years, with-\\nout producing any serious consequences, particularly\\nif the constitution be perfectly healthy; yet the inju-\\nries which sometimes result from them show, in a\\nmanner too painful and troublesome to be forgotten.\\nthat they deserve early and particular attention. It\\nis important in all cases to open these abscesses with\\na lancet, to allow the matter to be discharged as soon\\nas il is evidently formed; and when a permanent\\ncure is not to be obtained, except by extracting dis-\\neased Teeth or stumps, this operation should be per-\\nformed without delay.\\nThe operations which are required in the treat-\\nment of these cases, if attended to in season, are\\nmost of them too slight to be feared, and all of them\\nmuch less painful than the extraction of a bad tooth\\nTumours of the Gums.\\nPreternatural enlargements of the gums are not\\nuncommon. They proceed from various causes, but\\ngenerally from diseased Teeth; and are seldom to\\nbe cured till these are extracted.\\nQ", "height": "3624", "width": "2388", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0289.jp2"}, "290": {"fulltext": "242 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nTumours of the gums are either of a soft spongy\\ntexture, or of a more firm and fleshy nature, some-\\ntimes nearly of the consistence of cartilage. All of\\nthem expose the patient to other and more serious\\nevils, by causing a disease of the jaw, more or less\\nextensive. The hard, fleshy, or cartilaginous tu-\\nmours are not so common as those of the opposite\\nnature; but their consequences are much more to be\\ndreaded, if they are not early extirpated. They are\\nsometimes found to be connected with a pre-existing\\ndisease of the jaws and Teeth, and at others, arise\\nwithout any discoverable cause. In all these cases\\nthe speedy removal of the tumour (by the use of\\ncaustics, the ligature, or the knife) is the only plan\\nof treatment on which we can reasonably depend\\nfor success. In some instances, however, the lace-\\nration produced by extracting Teeth which were\\nenveloped in such tumours, has proved an effectual\\nremedy.\\nCLEANING THE TEETH.\\nHighly important as this operation is to every in-\\ndividual, there are too many who neglect it; and,\\nsimple as is the process, there are many who, from\\nhabit, prejudice, or want of correct information, fail\\nof performing it in a proper manner.\\nAs soon as the crowns of the first four permanent\\nincisors, or front Teeth, have fully advanced through\\nthe gums, children should be provided with a suita-\\nble tooth-brush, and be taught the use of it. There\\nare but few persons, whose Teeth do not require a\\nconsiderable degree of care to keep them in a heal-\\nthy and sound state, and more particularly to protect\\nthem from the rapid and injurious effects of caries,\\nafter they have become affected with this disease\\nFor many, the daily use of the brush and cold water\\nis all that is required to keep the Teeth in perfect\\norder; but most commonly, to effect this purpose, the", "height": "3600", "width": "2400", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0290.jp2"}, "291": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 243\\nuse of dentifrice of some sort is found to be indis-\\nWith regard to the use of a brush, a moderately\\nstiff one should be employed for a brush may be\\ntoo soft to be of any service, or so hard as to irritate\\nfirm and healthy gums. The Teeth should be brush-\\ned both morning and evening, but more particu-\\nlarly in the morning, as the causes which favour the\\naccumulation of tartar operate most powerfully\\nduring the hours of sleep. Brushing them once a\\nday, however, if it be done faithfully, is preferable\\nto many hasty and imperfect attempts to clean them.\\nMerely to pass the brush a few times hastily over\\nthe teeth, is of little service five minutes or more\\nshould be diligently spent in performing this opera-\\ntion. It is also a very useful practice, to brush the\\nTeeth always after eating, particularly if they are\\nvery uneven, or affected with caries.\\nThe idea that the enamel of the Teeth can be in-\\njured by brushing, is as false and ridiculous as it\\nwould be to suppose that the palms of the hands may\\nbe worn out by moderate labour. The brush should\\nnot only be passed from side to side of the mouth,\\non the outer surfaces of the Teeth, but on the inner\\nparts of them, next the tongue and roof of the mouth\\nalso upwards and downwards, from the gums of one\\njaw to those of the other When the Teeth have\\nbeen seasonably attended to in the manner above\\ndirected, the necessity for using dentifrice or tooth-\\npowder, is very much diminished, if not wholly su-\\nperseded and there will be no case in which the\\nuse of it will be required oftener than once or twice\\na week. It should be remembered that it is not by\\nmerely spreading the powder over the surfaces of\\nthe Teeth with the brush, and then rinsing it off, that\\nit is to have its proper effect; but by faithfully rub-\\nbing it for several minutes on all parts of the Teeth\\nwhich are exposed to the action of the brush, taking\\neare afterwards to remove every particle of it by the\\nuse of the brush and water, because, if left to lodge", "height": "3600", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0291.jp2"}, "292": {"fulltext": "244 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nabout the Teeth and gums, it aids the formation of\\ntartar. The water may be used cold or warm, at\\ncan best be borne, but cold is preferable.\\nCare should be taken in providing tooth-powder\\nthat it do not contain any substance that will act\\neither chemically or mechanically on the Teeth, to\\ninjure them. Emery, pumice stone, and varioui\\nacids are not unfrequently detected in those denti-\\nfrices and washes for the Teeth and gums, which\\nare advertised as infallible in rendering tfte Teelh sur-\\nprisingly white, dissolving and removing tartar, pre-\\nventing decay, toothach, fyc. fyc. These may im-\\nprove the appearance of the Teeth for a day, but in\\nmany instances ruin them for ever.\\nMany persons, ignorant and unsuspicious of any\\nevil consequences, are induced to use acids, some-\\ntimes concentrated lemon juice, but more generally\\ndiluted vitriol, because they give the Teeth at once\\na beautiful white appearance.\\nBut few, however, have done this, without having\\nto lament a most serious injury, or the total loss of\\ntheir Teeth for in a short time, they become of a\\ndead chalky white, soon turn dark coloured, and be-\\ngin to decay and crumble to pieces, leaving the fangs\\nin their sockets, more generally exposed to pain and\\ninflammation, than if the crowns had been destroyed\\nby any other cause. These baneful effects of acids\\ncannot be too strongly impressed on the mind of\\nevery one for they are so often used by the unwary,\\neven at the present day, that scarcely a week passes,\\nin which the writer has not an opportunity of wit-\\nnessing some new case of the evils sustained by the\\npernicious practice of cleaning the teeth with an\\nacid lotion of dentifrice.\\nWe present to our readers the following recipe for\\na tooth-powder, which we can conscientiously recom-\\nmend, for keeping the Teeth clean and rendering\\nthem white. It is perfectly harmless; and few per-\\nsons will find it necessary to use it oftener than three\\ntimes a week Although a little used every morn-", "height": "3572", "width": "2360", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0292.jp2"}, "293": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 245\\ning will be found beneficial. Any one can have\\nit manufactured by a druggist from the subjoined\\nrecipe\\nPowdered Orris Root, 4 ounces,\\nPrepared Chalk, 4 ounces,\\nPowdered Cinnamon, ounce,\\nBicarbonate of Soda, drachm,\\nOil of Rose, 2 drops. Mix.\\nIn order to cleanse and preserve artificial Teeth,\\nthe above directions should be carefully observed.\\nIt is necessary to add, however, that these Teeth\\nrequire more frequent attention than natural ones,\\nand that they should always be cleantd with a soft\\nbrush, and the mouth be rinsed thoroughly at least three\\ntimes a day, particularly after eating. If they are\\nwell made and well set, they will bear this treat-\\nment; and will appear better and last longer in con-\\nsequence of it.\\nOPERATIONS ON THE TEETH.\\nThe remarks which I shall offer under this head\\nare not made with a view to describe particularly\\nthe various operations which are required in the\\ntreatment of diseases of the Teeth, but rather to no-\\ntice some circumstances connected with a few of\\nthe most common of them, which it is important\\nshould be more generally understood.\\nExtraction of the Temporary Teeth, when Diseased\\nThe temporary, or first Teeth, become often very\\nsoon diseased, and require an operation, that of\\nplugging, extraction, or the removal of tartar. The\\nimportance of the latter will be seen by adverting\\nto the observations on scurvy, ante page 237. With\\nregard to extracting the temporary Teeth, it should\\nbe renumbered, that a child ought not to be depri-\\nved of them without due consideration. If at thf\u00c2\u00bb", "height": "3624", "width": "2412", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0293.jp2"}, "294": {"fulltext": "246 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nage of four or five years, the front, or even the ca-\\nnine Teeth, become carious, as they often do, they\\nmay be extracted but much better it would be to\\nhave them properly filled, and if, at this early pe-\\nriod, the double Teeth are found to be decayed\\nand painful, it will be advisable to defer extracting\\nthem as long as is consistent with safety, and at\\nthe same time to employ all suitable means to\\nallay the pain, and to have the Tooth or Teeth\\ncleaned from the decay and filled with gold.\\nIf there be inflammation and swelling of the jaw and\\nface produced, the removal of the affected teeth\\nshould be no longer delayed; as deep abscesses,\\nwhich break externally through the cheek, are not\\nunfrequently the consequence; and ulceration, when\\nit takes place, and exists for any considerable time\\nabout these teeth, is known even to injure the per\\nmanent ones which are forming beneath them.\\nLancing, or Cutting the Gums, at the time of Teething.\\nThe salutary effects of this operation were noticed\\nin the reinarlts on Diseases of Dentition (ante page\\n226); and they will be very generally perceived,\\nwhen it is performed at a suitable time, and in a\\nproper manner. It should never be done, excepting\\nwhen there is evident swelling of the gums over the\\nexpected teeth, attended with undoubted signs of\\ninflammation. These, however, should be ascer-\\ntained by the surgeon, and not by the parents or\\nnurses. Ineffectual and repeated operations will\\nthen be prevented and it will only be requisite that\\nthe lancet should be used by some one familiar with\\nrhe anatomy of the infant jaw, and with the relative\\nsituation of* the two sets of Teeth at this period.\\nAs this treatise may occasionally fall into the hands\\nof physicians, it may not, perhaps, be wholly unim-\\nportant, that we should address to them, a few obser-\\nvations on the above mentioned operation.\\nNothing, but an essential difference in performing", "height": "3461", "width": "2116", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0294.jp2"}, "295": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 247\\nthe operation, could have given rise to the very op-\\nposite opinions, which have been, and still are\\nentertained by physicians with regard to its utility\\nFor, while many are fully convinced of its beneficial\\neffects, some consider it as altogether useless, and\\nothers condemn it as injurious.\\nWhen it is considered advisable to cut the gums,\\nit should be done with a common broad-edged gum-\\nlancet, and the incision made immediately over the\\nTeeth which are about to appear, but over no others.\\nThe gum should not merely be scarified, but cut\\nentirely through, as also the investing or capsular\\nmembranes, till the lancet is felt to grate against the\\nenamelled surface of the Tooth. Should the edge\\nof the lancet be placed a little too far towards the\\ninner part of the jaw, particularly in cutting for the\\nfront and canine Teeth, although we may divide the\\ngum, and feel that the edge of the instrument is re\\nsisted by bone, it will probably be no other than the\\ninternal plate or transverse portions of the alveolar\\nprocesses, and the objects of the operation will not\\nbe obtained. Some relief may be produced for a\\nlittle while by the bleeding, but more frequently,\\nthe irritation of the gums will be increased. Besides,\\nby making the incision in this manner, there is dan-\\nger of dividing or injuring the membranous and\\nvascular connexion between the first and second\\nsets of Teeth, and thereby injuring or destroying\\nthe permanent ones entirely. Therefore, in order to\\nprevent any injurious consequences, as well as to\\nrender the operation most serviceable, the incision\\nshould be made towards the external plate of the\\nalveolar processes, so as to avoid the connecting\\nmembranes and sacks of the permanent teeth, par-\\nticularly those of the incisores and cuspidatu Those\\nof the bicuspides are more easily avoided, on accoun*\\nof the flat and broad surfaces of the temporary grin\\ntiers.", "height": "3600", "width": "2368", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0295.jp2"}, "296": {"fulltext": "248 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nFiling or Sawing the Teeth.\\nThis operation is often performed with a view to\\nremove the black and defective parts of carious\\nteeth, and to separate them in such a manner that\\nthe excavation formed by the disease may be more\\nexposed to the action of the tooth-brush but in a\\nmajority of cases these purposes cannot be effected\\neither by saws or files, the operation will therefore\\nhe unavailing, and the hopes of the patient disap-\\npointed.\\nThe particular objections to the use of these in-\\nstruments are:\\n1. That they do not remove the whole of the decay-\\ned parts of the Teeth; and it is a fact sufficiently evi-\\ndent to common observation, that the disease of\\ncaries is often communicated from one tooth to ano-\\nther by contact; and it is equally true that while\\nany of the defective part of a tooth is suffered to re-\\nmain, the liability of that tooth to decay is much\\ngreater than if this part were entirely removed.\\n2. That in all cases, the effect of sawing or filing\\nis to deprive the Teeth, unnecessarily, of a great\\nportion of their sound enamel, particularly when these\\noperations are performed on the front teeth.\\n3. That the crowns of the Teeth being broader\\nthan their fangs, they often crowd together in such\\na manner, that, by the repeated operations of filing\\nto keep them separated, one quarter and sometimes\\none third of each tooth is sacrificed, by the use of\\nthese improper instruments.\\n4. That separating sound teeth with the file or\\nsaw (or indeed with any other instrument) is a\\npractice for which there can be no reasonable apol-\\nogy. The idea that they may be too close, and injure\\neach other by lateral pressure, is altogether errone-\\nous and there are no just grounds for the belief, that,\\nby this operation, they may be prevented from de\\ncaving.", "height": "3572", "width": "2420", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0296.jp2"}, "297": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 249\\nTo these objections we may add, that filing the\\nTeeth always gives them a square and artificial ap-\\npearance, and is one of the most disagreeable, and\\noften painful, operations that is performed on them\\nto many persons, even worse than that of extraction\\nAs a substitute for files and saws, it is now recom-\\nmended to use, in the operations for caries, small\\ncrooked knives, and other cutting instruments, which\\nare liable to none of the above objections, and which\\nenable the operator to effect the first, and also the\\nmost important objects in the treatment of this dis-\\nease.\\nFitting Teeth with Gold or other Metals,\\nThis operation, which is called plugging the Teeth,\\nis performed for the purpose of rendering teeth which\\nhave begun to decay more lasting and serviceable;\\nand when it is seasonably and properly performed,\\nit is effectual in preserving them for many years,\\nvery commonly from ten to twenty, and in some cases\\neven forty years.\\nThere are often cases in which the diseased tooth\\nwill not bear the pressure which is required to fill\\nit properly with gold; and then an amalgam of\\nmercury and tin may be used in its stead. It is\\ntherefore best, in all cases where it is practicable,\\nto use pure gold, which is too hard to be worn\\naway by the ordinary process of mastication, and\\nwhich will not be changed in its properties, or\\ncorroded, by any article of diet or medicine, ex-\\ncepting mercury, when its use is long continued.", "height": "3600", "width": "2348", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0297.jp2"}, "298": {"fulltext": "250 Compendium of Domestic Medicine,\\nScaling the Teeth, or the Removal of Tartar.\\nAlthough every person may prevent the accumu\\nlation of tartar upon his teeth, by the means pointed\\nout in the preceding pages, and may even remove i\\nafter it has acquired a very considerable degree of\\nfirmness yet it is very often allowed to collect for so\\ngreat a length of time, and to become so hard, that\\nan operation under the hands of the dentist is the\\nonly remedy. The doubts that are by some enter-\\ntained concerning the necessity or usefulness of re-\\nmoving the tartar, originate in an imperfect know-\\nledge of the nature of the case, and from accounts of\\ninjurious treatment by ignorant operators. The\\neffects which have followed the use of acids and\\nfiles, to dissolve and remove this substance, have\\nnot failed to destroy the confidence of those who\\nhave ever submitted to such impositions.\\nThe operation, if skilfully performed, is simple,\\nand seldom painful and will always be of service\\nwhile the Teeth retain a sufficient degree of attach-\\nment to their sockets to make them worth preserving.\\nft should be performed in the manner which has\\nbeen directed at page 237; and the mode of treat-\\nment there prescribed for preventing the necessity\\nof its repetition, will, if adopted, always be effectual.\\nExtracting Teeth.\\nThere is probably no surgical operation which is\\nnot of a very serious or dangerous nature, that is so\\nmuch dreaded as the extraction of teeth. Yet it is\\nnot always so much the fear of pain, provided the\\ntooth be well extracted, as that of having it broken,\\nthe jaw fractured, or the instrument slip or break in\\nthe operation. These are accidents, however, which\\nseldom happen in the practice of a skilful operator*", "height": "3588", "width": "2400", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0298.jp2"}, "299": {"fulltext": "The Teeth. 25i\\nbut are generally attributable to ignorance or care-\\nlessness. There are, indeed, circumstances some\\ntimes connected with every kind of surgical operation\\nwhich increase the difficulty of performing it, and\\nwhich are not in all cases to be foreseen yet they\\nare extremely rare, and when they do occur, if\\nscience and skill be engaged, unfavourable results\\nare often prevented.\\nThe accidents above mentioned do indeed too\\noften happen; and they must continue to occur,\\nwhile the operation is entrusted to persons merely\\nbecause they have strength enough to extract a\\ntooth, and presumption enough to undertake it.\\nMany are willing to believe a man sufficiently skilled\\nin this operation, because he can make the instru-\\nments with which it is performed but who would\\nemploy a person to remove a wen, amputate a finger,\\nor open a vein, because he could manufacture a\\nknife or a lancet?\\nAn idea is erroneously entertained, by many, that\\nthe instruments which are in common use for ex-\\ntracting teeth are imperfect but this is not the case\\nOn the contrary, the Key, the Forceps, the Hook, and\\nthe Graver, or what has been improperly called the\\nPunch, though simple instruments, are all very per-\\nfect in their construction and, in their present im-\\nproved form, are calculated to separate a tooth from\\nits socket with as much safety and dispatch, and with\\nas little pain, as are consistent with the nature of the\\noperation.\\nMuch time has been expended, and great ingenuity\\nexerted, to produce an instrument for extracting the\\ndouble teeth in a perpendicular direction but every\\ncontrivance of this sort has been calculated to ope-\\nrate by making pressure on one or more of the Teeth\\nnext that which is to be drawn. This circumstance\\nhas shown such instruments to be in a great degree\\nuseless, on account of the frequent unsoundness 01\\nlooseness of the Teeth on which the required press-\\nure must be made, or the defective state of the tooth", "height": "3600", "width": "2332", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0299.jp2"}, "300": {"fulltext": "252 Compendium of Domestic Medicine.\\nto be extracted. Besides, these instruments are un-\\navoidably large, and sometimes so complicated that\\ntheir application is inconvenient, and the operation\\nnecessarily slow and painful.\\nARTIFICIAL TEETH.\\nThe early loss of the natural teeth, which is often\\noccasioned by disease, or by various accidents, and\\nthe pain and inconvenience which many individuals\\nthereby experience, may be greatly diminished by\\nthe use of artificial teeth, provided they are well\\nmade and judiciously set.\\nArtificial teeth have been in use for many years,\\nand have been formed of various animal and min-\\neral substances, such as human and animal teeth,\\nivory, bone, fcc. These have, however, given way\\nin the present day or more modern times to the\\nporcelain teeth, composed of mineral substances,\\nthe manufacture of which has been brought to such\\na high state of perfection that it requires no small\\ndegree of acuteness of observation to distinguish\\nthem from extremely natural teeth. And they\\nmay now be set so firmly as to be very useful, both\\nin eating and speaking, as well as ornamental.\\nArtificial teeth may be set from one to any num-\\nber required. They may be secured by wooden\\npivots to the fangs or roots of decayed teeth\\nwhich are left in the jaw, or to the remaining\\nnatural teeth by clasps around them, or be fas-\\ntened to a plate of rubber, silver, gold, or plati-\\nnum, which is held in the mouth by suction and\\nthey may be set generally without giving any\\npain or uneasiness.", "height": "3600", "width": "2388", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0300.jp2"}, "301": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\nAbdomen, Dropsy of, 73\\nAbscess, 116\\nPsoas, 117\\nAccidents, 122\\nCompound, 143\\nAffection of Nerves of Face, 93\\nAgue Cake, 59\\nAmputation, 143\\nAneurism, 111\\nAngina Pectoris, 94\\nAnodyne Clyster, 160\\nArtificial Teetb, 252\\nAsiatic Cholera, 163\\nAsthma, 47\\nBladder, Inflammation of, 70\\nStone in the, 72\\nBrain, Compression of, 125\\nConcussion of, 124\\nInflammation of, 37\\nBeds for Travellers, 19\\nBleeding, 154\\nfrom tne Nose, 41\\nPiles, 116\\nBilious Fever, 30\\nBlind Piles, 116\\nBites of Dogs, c, 130\\nBlindness, Night, 40\\nBoils, 114\\nBougies, 155\\nBlood, Spitting of, 49\\nVomiting of, 56\\nBlotched Face, 106\\nBubo, 78\\nBurns, 152\\nCancer, 87\\nof Lip, 42\\nof Penis, 78\\nof Testicle, 80\\nof Tongue, 43\\nCatarrh, 47\\nChancre, 78\\nCramp in the Stomach, 53\\nCartilage in the Joints, 85\\nCarbuncle, 114\\nCarious Ulcer, 121\\nCatalepsy, 90\\nCatheters, 154\\nCharcoal Poultice, 168\\nCramp, 91,\\nChest, Dropsy of, 51\\nCleaning the Teeth, 242\\nChicken Pox, 100\\nContents, 5\\nColds, 47\\nConsumption, 49\\nCholera Morbus, 60\\nColic, 64\\nPainter s, 65\\nChronic Rheumatism, 83\\nCholera, 163\\nCompression of Brain, 124\\nConcussion 125\\nContusion 123\\nContused Wounds, 129\\nCompound Accidents, 143\\nCow Pox, 100\\nDance of St. Vitus, 95\\nDiarrhoea, 83\\nDiabetes, 73\\nDifficulty of Urine, 70\\nDimness of Sight, 39\\nDiphtheria, 45\\nDiseases of Alveolar Pro-\\ncesses, 238\\nGums, 240\\nDislocations, 139\\nLower Jaw, 140\\nCollar-bone, 140\\nShoulder, 140\\nElbow, 141\\nWrist, c, 141\\nThigh, 142\\nKnee-cap, 142\\nLeg, 142\\nFoot, 142\\nDivision of Diseases, 23\\nDrowning, 143\\nDropsy of the Abdomen, 73\\nChest, 51\\nKnee-joint, 84\\nDropsy of the Scrotum, 79\\nDyspepsia, 174\\nDysentery, 61\\nEar, Inflammation of, 40\\nEye, 88\\n253", "height": "3624", "width": "2336", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0301.jp2"}, "302": {"fulltext": "254\\nIN DEX.\\nEffervescing Mixture, 156\\nEmissions, Involuntary, 77\\nEncysted Tumours, 113\\nEmollient Clyster, 160\\nEnlargement of Uvula, 43\\nEnlarged Spleen, 59\\nSpermatic Vein, 80\\nEpilepsy, 90\\nErysipelas, 96\\nMercurial, 93\\nExtracting Teeth, 250\\nFainting, 88\\nFlannel, 17\\nFace, Affection of Nerves of,\\n93\\nFractures, Arm, 135\\nCollar Bone, 135\\nFoot, 138\\nFore-arm, 136\\nKnee-cap, 137\\nLower Jaw, 134\\nLeg, 138\\nNose, 134\\nRibs, 136\\nThigh, 137\\nWrist, 136\\nFelons, 115\\nFever, 26\\nand Ague, 28\\nBilious, 30\\nHectic, 36\\nIntermittent, 28\\nLow Nervous, 32\\nPutrid, 34\\nRemittent, 30\\nSimple Inflammato rj, 27\\nScarlet, 95\\nTyphus, 32\\nFleshy Tumours, 112\\nFistula, 118\\nFits, 90\\nForeign Bodies in Throat, 151\\nFungous Ulcers, 119\\nGanglion, 113\\nGlands, Inflamed, 86\\nGravel, 68\\nGeneral Rule, 15\\nGleet, 76\\nGoitre, 88\\nGonorrhoea, 75\\nGout, 81\\nto Boils, 241\\nHartshorne s Decoction, 160\\nHeadache, 38\\nSick, 191\\nHeartburn, 54\\nHeart, Palpitation of, 50\\nHectic Fever, 36\\nHerpes, 103\\nHiccough, 53\\nHints to Travellers, 17\\nInvalids, 21\\nHip-joint Disease, 84\\nIntroduction, 15\\nIndigestion, 54\\nInflamed Glands, 86\\nUlcer, 119\\nInflammatory Fever, 27\\nRheumatism, 82\\nSore Throat, 44\\nInflammation of Brain, 37\\nBladder, 70\\nEar, 40\\nEye, 38\\nIntestines, 59\\nKidneys, 68\\nLiver, 56\\nStomach, 52\\nInfluenza, 47\\nIntermittent Fever, 28\\nImpotency, 81\\nIncontinence of Urine, 72\\nIncised Wounds, 127\\nIndolent Ulcer, 120\\nIntestines, Inflammation oj\\n59\\nInvoluntary Emissions, 77\\nIrreducible Ruptures, 109\\nItch, 103\\nJaundice, 57\\nJoints, Cartilage in, 85\\nKidneys, Inflammation of, 68\\nKing s Evil, 86\\nKnee-joint, Dropsy of, 84\\nLancing the Gums, 246\\nLip, Cancer of, 42\\nLiver, Inflammation of, 56\\nLocked-jaw, 92\\nLow Nervous Fever, 32\\nMeasles, 99\\nMercurial Disease, 79", "height": "3568", "width": "2424", "jp2-path": "compendiumofdome00mcmu_0302.jp2"}, "303": {"fulltext": "INDEX.\\nMercurial Erysipelas, 98\\nUlcers of the Mouth, 42\\nMedicines for Travellers, 18\\nMortification, 153\\nMouth,Mercurial Ulcers of,42\\nNettle-rash, 105\\nNight-Blindness, 40\\nNode, 78\\nNose, Bleeding from, 41\\nPainter s Colic, 65\\nPalpitation of Heart, 50\\nPalsy, 91\\nPreface, 3\\nPenis, Cancer of, 78\\nPleurisy, 48\\nPrescriptions, 156\\nPiles, 115\\nBlind, 116\\nBleeding, 116\\nPimples on the Tongue, 42-\\nPoisoning by Acids, 146\\nAlkalies, 147\\nAntimony, 148\\nArsenic, 147\\nBismuth, 148\\nCopper, 148\\nLead, 150\\nLiver of Sulphur, 149\\nLunar Caustic, 148\\nMercury, 147\\nMushrooms, 151\\nOpium, 150\\nPhosphorus, 149\\nPowdered Glass, 150\\nPoisonous Fish, 151\\nSalts of Tin, 148\\nSaltpetre, 149\\nSal- Ammoniac, 149\\nSpanish Flies, 149\\nTobacco, 151\\nPolypus, 41\\nPoultice, Charcoal, 160\\nYeast, 160\\nBye Meal, 160\\nPsoas Abscess, 117\\nPulse, The, 25\\nPutrid Fever, 34\\nSore Throat, 45\\nPunctured Wounds, 129\\nPurgative Clyster, 160\\nRash, Nettle, 105\\nRemittent Fever, 30\\nReducible Ruptures, 108\\nRheumatism, Inflammatory\\nChronic, 83\\nRingworm, The, 105\\nRound, 67\\nRules, General, 15\\nfor Invalids, 21\\nRuptures, 108\\nIrreducible, 109\\nReducible, 108\\nStrangulated, 109\\nRye-meal Poultice, 160\\nSaline Mixture, 156\\nScalds, 152\\nScald Head, 104\\nScaling the Teeth, 250\\nScarlet Fever, 95\\nSmall Pox, 101\\nStrangulated Rupture, 109\\nSprains, 124\\nSpermatic Vein, Enlarged, 80\\nSpleen, Enlarged, 69\\nSteatomatous Tumours, 112\\nSwelling of Tonsils, 44\\nWhite, 85\\nSick-headache, 191\\nSymptoms, 192\\nMedicines, 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