CLINICAL COMPANION

"PHYSIOLOGICAL M A T E R I A M E D I C A "

A COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES,
THEIR

HOMCEOPATHIC

AND

ACCESSORY

TREATMENT,,

WITH VALUABLE TABLES AND PRACTICAL HINTS
ON E T I O L O G Y , P A T H O L O G Y ,

HYGIENE,

ETC.

WM. H. B U R T , M. D . ,
Author of "Physiological Materia Medica," "Characteristic
Materia Medica," "Therapeutics of Tuberculosis,"
"Ustilago Madis and Cinchona
Officinalis/' etc.

GROSS

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1883.

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PREFACE.
In preparing this work, it has been the object of the author
to present the busy practitioner with a condensed statement
of the best means known at this day for the cure of medical,
surgical, obstetrical, gynaecological, ophthalmic, and otic
diseases.
A glance at the remedies, and the classification of them
under each disease, will convince the reader that the author
has been guided not by tradition but by the experience of the
most prominent practical physicians of the age—which teaches
that each drug, when administered in health, affects prominently a certain organ, and proves therefore specific in disease
of the same.
The "adjuvants" added to the remedies will of course subject the author to criticism from some practitioners, but he
comforts himself with the belief that they will prove acceptable to the large majority.
The principal works consulted in the preparation of this
work are the following:
Baehr's Science of Therapeutics; Marcy and Hunt's Practice; Raue's Therapeutics;
Lilienthal's Therapeutics; Jousset's Clinical Medicine; Ruddock's Medical Text Book; Jahr's Forty Years' Practice.
Hull's Jahr's Repertory; Johnson's Therapeutic Key; Tanner's Index of Diseases; Ziemsen's Cyclopaedia of the Practice of Medicine; Bell's Therapeutics of Diarrhoea; Potter's
Comparative Therapeutics; Goullon's Scrofulous Affections;
Reynold's System of Medicine; Hale's Diseases of the Heart;

6

PRKFACE.

Hart's Diseases of the Nervous System; Tyson on the Urine;
Edmunds' Diseases of Infants and Children; Duncan's Diseases of Children; Meyhoffer's Chronic Diseases of the Respiratory Organs; Hammond's Diseases of the Nervous System; Ludlam's Diseases of Women; Emmet's Gynaecology; Simpson's Diseases of Women; Hodge's Diseases of Women;
Thomas' Diseases of Women; Hale on Sterility; Tait on
Diseases of Women; Ostrom oh the Breast; Helmuth's
System of Surgery;
Franklin's Minor Surgery;
Keetley's Index of Surgery; Erichsen's Surgery;
Ashhurt's
International Encyclopedia of Surgery; Hill's Surgery;
Guernsey's Obstetrics; Leavitt's Obstetrics; Lilienthal's Diseases of the Skin; Kippax' Diseases of the Skin; Duhring's
Diseases of the Skin; Winslow on the Human Ear; Allen and
Norton's Ophthalmic Therapeutics; Burt's Physiological Materia Medica; The Clinical Indexes of Ringer, Wood, Hempel,
Phillips, StillS, Bartholow, Farquharson, Hale and Hughes;
A large number of Medical Journals—Homoeopathic, Eclectic
and Allopathic—have also been drawn upon for information.
The * indicates that the drug is not mentioned in the ''Physiological Materia Medica;" it has, unfortunately, through
the carelessness of the proof reader, been omitted in many
places of the latter part of the work.
The author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to P.
Blakiston, Son & Co. and to Prof. J. Tyson, for the use of the
excellent plates that illustrate the article on Urinalysis; and
also to H. C. Vetterling, M. D., forassistance in the preparation of t»he manuscript for the press.
Although intended to be a companion to the author's
"Physiological Materia Medica," it is plain this work can be
used with any other.
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ABBREVIATIONS.
ABBREVIATIONS.

a a.
Ad saturand.
Ad lib.
Aq. tepid.
Aq. ferv.
Aq. dist.
Aq. font.
Bis die.
C.
Coeh.
Coch. mag.
Coch. parv.
Chart,
Colent.
Cerat.
Collyr.
Contus.
Comp.
Decoct.
Dil.
Emp.
Esp.
Ext.
Extr.
Fl.
Ft.
Fol.
Or.
Gtt.
Garg.
Haust.
Inf.
Int.

LATIN W O R D .

Ana.
Ad saturandum
Ad libitum.
Aqua tepida.
Aqua fervens.
Aqua distillata.
Aqua fontana.
Bis in die.
Congius.
Cochlear.
Cochlear magnum.
Cochlear parvum.
Chartula.
Colenter.
Ceratum.
Collyrium.
Contusus.
Compositus.
Decoctum.
Dilutus.
Emplastrum.

Extractum.
Fluidus.
Fiat.
Folium, vel folia.
Granuni; grana.
Gutta, guttse.
Gargarysma.
Haustus.
Infusum.

E N G L I S H "WORD-

Of each.
Until saturated.
At pleasure.
Warm water.
Hot water.
Distilled water.
Spring water.
Twice daily.
A gallon.
A spoonful.
A tablespoonful.
A teaspoonful.
A small paper.
Let them be strained.
A cerate.
An eye-water.
Bruised or broken
Compound.
A decoction.
Dilute.
A plaster.
Especially.
Externally. .
An extract.
F luid.
Let be made.
A leaf, or leaves.
A grain, grains.
A drop, drops.
A gargle.
A draught.
An infusion.
Internally.

ABBREVIATIONS.
LATIN W O R D .

ABBREVIATIONS

Lb.
Liq.
M."

•

Mass.
Mist.
Mucil.
No.
0.
Pil.
Par. seq.
P . r. n.
Proph.
Pulv.
Q. S.
3Bad.

a, Big.
Ss.
Solv.
Sol.
Spt.
Suppos.
Syr.
Tinct.,
Trit.
Troch.
Ter die.
Ung.
Vin.

Libra.
Liquor.
Misce.
Massa.
Mistura.
Mucilago.
Numero.
Octarius.
Pilula.
Partes aequales.
Pro re nata.
Pulveris.
Quantum sufficit.
Recipe.
Radix.
Signa.
Semis.
Solve.
Solutio.
Spiritus.
Suppositoria.
Syrupus.
Tinctura.
Trituratus.
Trochiscus.
Ter in dies.
Unguentum.
Yinum.

ENGLISH WORD.

A pound.
A solution.
Mix.
A mass.
A mixture.
A mucilage.
In member.
A pint.
A pill, or pills.
Equal parts,
[stances.
According to circumProphylactic.
A powder.
As much as is necessary
Take.
A root.
Write.
A half.
Dissolve.
A solution.
A spirit.
A suppository.
A syrup.
A tincture.
A trituration.
A lozenge.
Thrice daily.
An ointment.
A wine.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
A P O T H E C A R I E S ' OR TROY W E I G H T .
ound. Ounces, Drachms. Scruples. Grains.

fl>.
1.
31 = 12 = 96 =
1 = 8 =
1 =

3288
24
3
1

gr= 5760
= 480
60
=
20

A P O T H E C A R I E S ' OR W I N E M E A S U R E .
Gallon. Pints. Fl, ounces. F l . drms. Minims.

G.
O.
f?
f3.
1 = 8 = 128 = 1024
1 = 16 = 128
1 «•.
8
1

M.
= 61440
= 7680
=
480
=
60

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

0

(FAKQUHARSON.)

METRIC WEIGHTS.

1 Miligram,
1 Centigram,
6 Decigram,
1 Gram,
1 Kilogram,

APPROXIMATE

0.001=gr. 1.64 —
0.01 = g r .
£ —
0.1 = g r . H
—
1
= g r . 15.432—
1000.= ft>. 2.7 —

EQUIVALENTS.

1 m. or gr. =
.00 grains.
1 f3 or 13
= 4
1§
=31
1 f? Glycerin=37
1 f| Syrups = 4 0

M E A S U R E S OP L E N G T H .

One
One
One
One
One

Myriametre
Kilometre
Hectometre
Decametre
METRE

= 10,000 Metres.
= 1,000 Metres.
=
100 Metres.
=
10 Metres.
= the ten-millionth part of a quarter of the
meridian of the earth.
One Decimetre
= the tenth part of one Metre, or 0.1 Metre.
One Centimetre
= the hundredth part of one Metre, or 8.01
Metre.
One Millimetre
= the thousandth part of one Metre, or
0.001 Metre.
(A metre is equal to 39.37 inches; a centimetre to ^ of an
inch; and a millimetre to ^§ °f a n inch.)
WEIGHTS.

One
One
One
One
One

Myriagramme
Kilogramme
Hectogramme
Decagramme
GRAMME

= 10,000 Grammes.
= 1,000 Grammes.
=
100 Grammes.
=
10 Grammes.
= the weight of a cubic centimetre of water at 4 ° C.
One Decigramme = the tenth part of one Gramme, or 0.1
Gramme.
One Centigramme = the hundredth part of one Gramme, or
0.01 Gramme.
One Milligramme = the thousandth part of one Gramme, or
0.001 Gramme.
M E A S U R E S OF CAPACITY.

One Myrialitre

=

10 cubic Metres, or the measure of 10
Milliers of Water.

10

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
(FARQUII ARSON.)

One Kilolitre
One Hectolitre
One Decalitre
One LITRE
One Decilitre
One Centilitre
One Millilitre

1 cubic Metre, or the measure of 1 Millier
of Water.
100 cubic Decimetres, or the measure of 1
Quintal of Water.
10 cubic Decimetres, or the measure of 1
Myriagramme of Water.
1 cubic Decimetre, or the measure of 1
Kilogramme of Water.
100 cubic Centimetres, or the measure of 1
Hectogramme of Water.
10 cubic Centimetres, or the measure of 1
Decigramme of Water.
1 cubic Centimetre, or the measure of 1
Gramme of Water.

R E L A T I O N OF W E I G H T S O F T H E U. S. P n A R M A C O P C E I A TO
METRICAL WEIGHTS.

Fraction of a grain in
grammes.
Grain

Grammes.

G4
_1_
60

_

5*0
-148

—
=

A —
30
A =
A =
JL
=
2*4

—

1 6

1 2
8
1

= =

=

I ^
=

±

JL
3
1
2

=
=

10010
0011
0013
0014
0016
0018
0022
0026
0027
0032
0040
0043
0054
0065
0081
0108
0130 1
0162
0236
0324

Grains in equivalent
metrical weights.
Grains.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
15
16
20
24
25
30
40
50
60.

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
—
—
=
—
—
=
=

Drachms, ounces, and
pounds, ii i equivalent
metrica L weights.

Grammes. Dractims.

Grammes.

10648 •
3)887
1 —
1295
2 =
7775
1943
3 = 1166
2591
4 = 15,55
3239 •
5 = 1943
3887
6 = 2332
4535
- 7 = 27121
5183
Ounce 8
5831
1 — 31)103
6479
2 == 62206
7775
3 == 93;309
9718
4 = 124 41
1 036
5 = 155 51
1 295
6 — 186 61
1 555
7 = 217 72
1 619
8 — 248 82.
1 943
9 = 279 92
2, 591
10 = 311 03
3239
! 11 — 342 13
31887
Pounds.
1 = 373 24
2 = 746|48
3
- 1119! 72

11

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

R E L A T I O N OF M E T R I C A L W E I G H T S T O - W E I G H T S OF T H E U . S.
PHARMACOPCEIA.
(FARQUHARSOW)

x^xact
Approximate
Metrical equivalents equivalents w e ™
Weights.
in grains. m grains. w t u ^ u i s .

=
=

3

.0154
.0308
.0463
.0617
.0771
.0926
.1080
.1234
.1389

=fa

4 =
5 =
6 —
7 =
8 =
9 =

GV
s\

A
16

.JL
13
JL
11
1

X
8
1
7

Centigrammes.

1 —
2 =
3 =
4 =
5 =
6 =
7 =
8 =
9 —

g r a m S i Troy weight.

Grammes.

Milligrammes

1
2

Approximate-

e q K n *3 equivalents
in

.1543
.3086
.4630
.6173
.7717
.9260
1.0803
1.2347
1.3890

Decigrammes.

1 = 1.543
2 = 3.086
3 = 4.630
4 = 6.173
5 = 7.717
6 = 9.260
7 = 10.803
8 = 12.347
9 == 13.890

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

=
=
=.'
=
=
=
=
=
=

15.434
30.868
46.302
61.736
77.170
92.604
108.038
123.472
138.906

gr. xv.
3ss.
3ij.
3i.
^iv.
3iss.
3vss.
3ij3vij.

Decagrammes.

i
1
3

JL.
13
_7_
11

a
_9_
4
19

1

H

u
u
3
4|
6

n

9
11
121
14

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

=
154.340 3iiss.
=
308.680 3v.
=
463.020 3viiss,
=
617.360 3x.
=
771.701 3xiij.
=
926.041 3xv.
= 1,080.381 3xviij.
— 1,234.721 3xx.
= 1,389.062 3xxiij.

Hectogrammes.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

=
=
=
=
^
=
=
=
—

1,543.402
3,086.804
4,630.206
6,173.609
7,717.011
9,260.413
10,803.816
12,347.218
13,890.620

1"3 ^ v *

§vj 3iij.
Six 3v.
Ibj 3vij.
ft)j Siv.
ftj Ivij
ft>1 l x 3iv.
R>ij ?i 3v.

Kilogramme.

1

= 15,434.023 ft>ij gviij.

Myriagramme.

1

=154,340.23 • Bbxxvi.
Six 3iv.

12

WEIGHTS

AND

MEASURES.

R E L A T I O N OF M E A S U R E S O F T H E U . S. PHARMACOPOEIA TO
METRICAL MEASURES.
(FAKQUH A R S O N . )

One
One
One
One
One

Gallon
Pint
Fluidounce
Fluidrachm
Minim

3,785 Litres.
4,732 Decilitres.
2,957 Centilitres.
3.697 Millilitres.
0.061 Millilitre.

R E L A T I O N OF M E T R I C A L M E A S U R E S TO M E A S U R E S OF T H E
U. S. PHARMACOPOEIA.

One
One
One
One
One
One
One
One

Myrialitre
Kilolitre
Hectolitre
Decalitre
Litre
Decilitre
Centilitre
Millilitre.

2641.9
264.19
26.419
2.641
2.113
3.381
2.705
16.231

Gallons

Pints.
Fluidounces.
Fluidrachms.
Minims.

T H E METRIC SYSTEM I N MEDICINE.
OLD STYLE.

m j or gr. j equals
f 3j or 3j

METRIC.

106 Gm.
4
32l

The decimal line instead of points makes errors impossible.
As .06 (Drug) is less than a grain, while 4. and 32. (Vehicle)
are more than the drachm and ounce, there is no danger of
giving too large doses of strong drugs.
C. C. (cubic centimetres) used for Gms. (Grammes) causes
an error of 5 per cent, (excess).
A teaspoonful is usually 5 Gms.; a tablespoonful 20 Gms.

13

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

TABLE
FOR CONVERTING APOTHECARIES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
INTO GRAMMES.
(MAISCH.)
TROY W E I G H T .

METRIC.

Grains.

Grams,

1-64
1-40
1-30
1-20
1-16
1-12
1-10

%
%
H
M

Vt

1
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
15
20 3 j
24
26
30 3 s s
40
50
6033
120 3 ij
180

2^01 ss

300
360
420
480 \ j
1 ij

liv
?vi

I viij

.001
.0015
.002
.003
.004
.005
.006
.008
.010

1

.016

.02
.03
.085
.13
.20
.26
.32
.39
.52
65 1
1.00
1.30
1.50
1.62
1.95
2.60
3.20
3.90
7.80
11.65
15.50
19.40
; 23.30
27.20
31.10
62.20 1
124.40 1
186.60
248.80

G R A M S FOR L I Q U I D S .

APOTHECARIES
MEASURE.

L-ghter* than S 'jecifie Grav -\ 1 HeavierX than
Water.
of Wat.-r.
Water.

m 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
15
1
16
20
25
30
I
35
40
48
50
60 f 3 j
72
80
90
96
100
120 f 3 ij
160
180 f 3 iij
240 f ! ss
f 3v
f 3vj
f 3 vij
f?j

fini j
fli
f 5iv

ffv

f!vj
f 5 viij

.055
.10
.16
.22
.28
.32
.38
.45
.50

•

.55

.80
.90
1.12
1.40
1.70
2.00
2.25
2.70
2 80
3.40
400
4.50
5.10
5.40
5.60
6.75
9-00
10 10
13 50
16 90
20.25
23 60
27 00
54.00
81.00
108.00
135 ..00
162 00
216.00

•

.06
.12
.18
.24
.30
.36
.42
.50
.55
.60
.72
1.00
1.25
1 55
190
2 20
2.50
3.00
3 12
3.75
4.50
5 00
5.60
6.00
6 25
7.50
10.00
1125
15.00
18.75
22.50
26.25
30 00
60 00
90 00
120.00
150.00
180 00
240.00

1
j

j

.08
.15
.24
.32
.40
.48
.55
.65
.73
.80
.96
1 32
1.60
2.00
2.50
2 90
3.30
4.00
4 15
5.00
6.00
6.65
7.50
8.00
8 30
10'00
13.30
14.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
80.00
120 00
160.00
200 00
243.00
320.00

^Lighter than water are tinctures, spirits, compound spirits of ether,
sweet spirit of nitre, fixed and volatile oils. ./Ether Fortior, i 3 j =grams
2 80.
tSame as water are waters, liquids, decoctions, infusions, most fluidextracts, and tinctures made with dilute alcohol.
^.Heavier than water are syrupe, glycerin, a few flu'd ex racts, andchloroform. Of the latter, f 3 j=grams 5.50.

14
c.
100
95
90
88 —
Hi

75
70

m
m
55
50
45
40
85
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
5
10
15
17

THE PULSE.

v.
212
203
194
185
176
167
COMPAKISON
158
149
140 OF THE CENTIGRADE AND FAHRENHEIT THERMO
131
METRIC SCALES.
122
113
To convert degrees of C. into degrees of F., mul104
95
86 tiply by 9, divide by 5, and add 32 to the result.
77
To convert degrees of F. into degrees of C , de68
59 duct 32, multiply by 5, and divide by 9.
50
41
32
23
14
5
0
T H E PTJL&f,
AGE.

BEATS P E R

MINUTE.

In the foetus
140 to 150
New-born
130 to 140
During first year
115 to 130
During second year
100 to 115
During third year
90 to 100
From seventh to fourteenth year
80 to 90
From fourteenth to twenty-first year
75 to 85
In middle of life..
70 to 80
In old age
50 to 70
The pulse of women is more frequent, by 5 to 10 beats per
minute, than that of men.
The pulse is more frequent, by 10 or 12 beats, in the standing than in t h e sitting posture.
Muscular exertion, as walking or dancing, will raise the
pulse from 25 to 50 beats higher. Eating and drinking likewise increases the heart's action. During sleep the pulse is
less frequent.

THE PULSE IN" DISEASE.
In all febrile diseases, the pulse is accelerated, augmenting
with their increase, subsiding with their decline. The pulse

TEMPERATURE.

15

of an adult in acute inflammatory affections, rarely exceeds
120 per minute. The pulse of an adult remaining three days
140 and above, portends a fatal issue. A quick, full, bounding pulse indicates inflammation.
A quick, hard, rapid pulse is characteristic of scarlatina and
diphtheria.
A sluggish, full pulse indicates a want of nervous
energy. Unusual slowness of the pulse indicates concussion,
compression, chronic softening and tuberculous affections of
t h e brain.
A changeable intermittent pulse indicates nervous derangement, or organic disease of the heart.
A thread-like, scarcely perceptible pulse indicates great exhaustion and approaching death.
In pregnancy, the pulse remains the same while standing,
sitting, or lying down.

1EMPEKATUKE.
T H E R M O M E T R I C INDICATIONS.

The normal temperature of the body in health, when taken
in the axilla, should be 98.5° F . Eating, exercising and external heat, slightly elevate the temperature. On the contrary, it is reduced 11° F . during sleep.
In disease the temperature of the body deviates several degrees above and below the normal in health. It is far less
dangerous when it moves upward than when it moves downward, particularly in children. One degree below the standard of health in an adult represents more danger than* 2$
above, and 2 below more than 4 above, and so on. As a rule,
the temperature rises higher the nearer the disease draws to a
fatal issue.
The cold stage of cholera gives the lowest extreme of temperature. It also falls suddenly in some cases of puerperal
fever, pneumonia, abdominal typhus and traumatism of the
brain.
In general, for every degree of the thermometer the pulse
rises ten beats per minute. The rise of temperature to 99£
gives more evidence of disease than a rise of ten beats of the
pulse per minute.

16

THE TONGUE,

In slight fevers the temperature is about 101° to 102°; in
severe cases, 104°; in violent, malignant cases, 106£°, and certain death at 108£°.
In acute meningitis, erysipelas, scarlatina, diphtheria,
typhus and small-pox, it often rises as high as 106° to 107°. In
most febrile diseases it rarely passes 104°
To ascertain the temperature of the body, place the bulb of a.
thermometer in the axilla, under the tongue, in the vagina,
or in the rectum, and let it remain five minutes, protected
from the air. Should be taken Ms die 8 A. M. and 7 P. M.;
The patient should have been in bed for at least half an hour
before the test is made.

THE TONGUE.
This organ furnishes us with most important diagnostic
signs in disease.
In all acute diseases a tremulous tongue portends evil, but
it is not so significant in chronic nervous diseases.
A tongue that is protruded very slowly, or left exposed after
being shown, is a sign of nervous exhaustion or congestion of
the brain.
A tongue continually thrust to one side indicates hemiplegia.
A bright red tongue indicates inflammation of the mucous
membrane of the stomach and bowels.
A dry, tremulous tongue, with brown or blackish fur, indicates typhoid or typhus fever.
A clean, red tongue, with prominent papilla, or a white
coated tongue, with papillae projecting through the fur, indicates scarlatina.
A broad, pale, flabby tongue, with enlarged papillae on the
tip and edges, indicates atonic dyspepsia.
A tongue redder than usual, or even raw looking, often
pointed at the tip, the papillae standing out as vivid red points,
often associated with aphthae, indicates dyspepsia from irritative causes.
A clean, pale, broad, flabby tongue indicates neurosis of the
stomach.

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DENTITION.

A thick, flabby tongue, showing indentations from pressure
of teeth, indicates gastric and nervous irritation.
A sharp, pointed tongue indicates irritation and inflammation of the brain.
A thick, yellow fur on the tongue indicates biliary derangement.
A tongue with a red dry streak in center, with red tip and
edges, trembling on protrusion, is typical of typhoid and gastric fevers.
A white, thick fur on tongue indicates gastric derangements.
A lead-colored tongue indicates cholera and mortification of
stomach and lungs.
A bluish tongue indicates asphyxia from impeded circulation, or unoxygenated blood.
A lead-colored tongue, with thrush, indicates death.
The gradual cleaning of the tongue, beginning at the tip
and edges, indicates a tendency to health (convalescence).
When the fur suddenly separates in patches, disclosing a red,
glossy surface, or when the" coating is rapidly removed, leaving a raw or dark colored appearance, the prognosis must be
unfavorable, and a tedious convalescence is sure to follow.

DENTITION.
FIRST DENTITION.

The eruption of the first teeth in a child usually commences
at the seventh month, but in case of rickets it may be deferred from one to two years. These first temporary teeth,
twenty in number, are generally cut .n pairs, and the teeth
of the lower jaw are usually in advance of the upper, except,
the lateral incisors.
Central incisors,
Lateral incisors, .
First molars,
Canines,
Second molars,

5th to 8th
7th to 9th
12th to 16th
16th to 20th
20th to 86th

month.
month.
month.
month.
month.

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DENTITION.

The permanent teeth, thirty-two in number, usually appear
in the following order:
First molars,
5th to 7th year.
Central incisors,
7th to 8th year.
Lateral incisors,
8th to 9th year.
First bicuspids,
9th to 10th year.
Second bicuspids,
10th to 11th year.
Canines,
11th to 12th year.
Second molars,
12th to 13th year.
Third molars (wisdom teeth),
.
.
17th to 21st year.

THE URINE.
Normal urine is of a light amber, or straw color, and slightly acid, but after a meal alkaline; and an adult passes from
•30 to 40 fluid ounces in 24 hours. In summer it varies from
'30 to 35 ounces, and in winter from 35 to 40. The reaction is
to be ascertained by the use of litmus paper. If the urine be
acid, the blue paper is reddened; but if alkaline, the blue
color is restored to red; if neutral, neither the blue nor red
papers ehange color. In fever the urine is very acid, due
chiefly to the acid bi-phosphate of soda. The abstinence of
food also renders the urine very acid, with a large deposit of
uric acid and oxalate of lime. It is easy to render acid urine
alkaline by means of medicines taken internally, but almost
impossible to render alkaline urine acid by administering
acids.
Increased secretion cf urine is found in nervous disorders,
as in hysteria, diabetes, and after great nervous excitement.
It is diminished in all fevers, in acute and chronic inflammation of the kidneys, in albuminuria, and also where but
little food and fluid are taken into the system, and in impaired nutrition. A brownish-green or yellow tint of the
urine is derived from bile; a smoke or red tint from blood)
black from carbolic acid; highly colored and concentrated in
all fevers; pale in hysteria, anaemia, diabetes and nervous
diseases; foetid in cystitis and paraplegia; thick and ropy in

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vesical catarrh. In old age it becomes darker and slightly offensive ; darker in persons who lead a very active life. Different varieties of food produce a marked effect, both on the
color and odor of the urine ; such as asparagus, onions, turpentine, copaiba, etc.
Specific Gravity,—The normal specific gravity of the
urine of a healthy adult varies from 1010 to 1025 ; a fair average would be about 1020 when tested with the urinometer. In
diabetes insipidus the gravity may fall as low as 1,001. In
diabetes mellitus it may rise as high as 1,070, but it is usually
between 1,030 and 1,040. It also has a high specific gravity
in fevers, from lack of water, the salts being in excess. An
individual that has taken little or no fluid, or has perspired
freely, or has diarrhoea the urine will be scanty and concentrated, with a specific gravity as high as 1,030 ; but this does
not always indicate actual disease.

COMPOSITION OF NORMAL URINE IN
1000 PARTS.
Water,
.
Urea,
Creatine,
Creatinine,
Mucus and coloring matter,
.
Free uric acid,
Urates of sodium and potassium
.
Acid phosphate of sodium )
Phosphates of calcium, and [•
Magnesium,
)
Chloride of sodium and potassium,
Sulphates of sodium and potassium,

.

.

.

.

.

949.25
26.00
Traces.
1.78
0.25
Traces..
1.75

.

9.25
.

.
.

.
.

.

.9.25
5.75

Total,
1000.00
In other words, normal urine contains, in 1,000 parts, water
949.25 and solids 50.75, and is thus practically a watery solution of urea and inorganic salts.

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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF URINE
To analyze urine for clinical purposes the following articles are necessary:
Red and blue litmus paper and turmeric paper, one dozen
glass test-tubes, one urinometer with a cylindrical glass vessel usually supplied with-the urinometer, nitric, acetic and
hydrochloric acids, one spirit lamp, a glass funnel, filtering
paper, pipettes, potassa in sticks, ferrocyanide of potassium
and a good microscope.

Crystals of nitrate of urea.— (Tyson.

Beale )

Urea.—This is the chief constituent of urine, and the index
of nitrogenous excretion. A medium-sized man excretes in
24 hours of this nitrogenized effete matter about 542 grains,
which is subject to great fluctuation in health and disease.
It is diminished by a vegetable diet about one-half, and by a
non-nitrogenous diet three-quarters. The retention in the
system of this slag, or dross of the interstitial waste of the
body ,renders renal diseases extremely dangerous. ; , Children
excrete more urea than adults, and males more than females—
increased by a diet of animal food, as milk, eggs, jelly, salt,
water, coffee, and many drugs—diminished by insufficient
food, at night, warm weather, and a diet of starch, tapioca,
arrow-root, sugar, rice and fats.

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Diseases in which Urea is Increased.—All fevers (except
yellow fever and cholera); inflammations generally; all acute
diseases with much emaciation. The higher the temperature
the greater the amount of urea, and vice versa. In pyaemia,
athrepsia, dyspeptic atrophy, nervous diseases with emaciation, diabetes insipidus and mellitus the urea is enormously
increased.
Exceptions,—In diseases with copious sweating much urea
is eliminated by the skin. Fevers following great emaciation.
Diseases in which Urea is Decreased.—Yellow fever,
cholera, albuminuria, acute yellow atrophy of the liver, chlo
rosis, anaemia, paralysis, cancers, ovarian tumors, and longcontinued diseases with much anaemia.
In yellow fever urea is formed in the body, but not excreted
by the kidneys, causing the patient to die of urmmie poisoning. An increase of urea in the urine in this disease is highly
favorable. The same with cholera and albuminuria, and a
decrease is unfavorable.
Tests for Urea.—Normal urine contains from 2 to 2 | per
cent, of urea. Under the microscope, when a little urine
containing urea is placed upon a slide and a drop of nitric
acid is added, the slide carefully warmed over a spirit-lamp and
allowed to crystallize, the microscope will reveal, singly or in
strata, six-sided and quadrilateral plates of nitrate of urea,
often overlapping each other like the shingles of a roof.
Urine with a high specific gravity,, a deep yellow color and
a strong urinous odor, contains an excess of urea. For clinical analysis, cause the patient to collect all the urine voided
in 24 hours. Take the specific gravity, and subtract 1,000
from the specific gravity found, multiply the remainder by 10,
and the product represents the number of grains of urea to
the pint of urine (with slight variations). For example, urine
with a specific gravity of 1020, deduct 1000, leaves 20. Multiply this by 1 0 = 2 0 0 , making one pint of urine contain 200
grains of urea.
For an accurate estimation of urea see Clifford-MitclieW s
Urinary
Analysis.
Creatine and Creatinine. — These excrementitious substances found in the urine are derived from disintegration of

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muscular tissue. Muscular exercise and spasmodic affections
augment their quantity. Their significance in disease is not
yet known.

Mucus casts.—( Tyson.

Whittaker.)

Mucus.—In healthy urine there is always a small amount
of mucus, especially when voided in the early morning. It is
to the presence of this mucus, however limited in quantity,
that the decomposition of urine is due. When filtered it may
be kept an indefinite time without change. It has the color
of urine. All amorphous and crystaline deposits, such as
casts, pus, blood, air bubbles, etc., are apt to become mingled
with it, and often to such an amount as to mask its presence,
or interfere with its transparency.
The excessive secretion of mucus may be the result of acute
or chronic cystic catarrh, amoniacal decomposition of the
urine in the bladder, acute and chronic nephritis, or mechanical irritation. In some cases there is so much mucus secreted
that the urine will become ropy, and appear semi-solid, like
the white of an egg.
Tests.—It is distinguished from pus by its ropy viscid
nature, and under the microscope having no corpuscular elements. From albumen, when boiled, the mucus is dissipated
with nitric acid.
Coloring Matter, Urohematin and In dican.—Urohematin
is derived from the destruction of the hemoglobin, or red col-

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oring matter of the blood, and contains iron. Its presence
and quantity in the urine is an indication of the rapidity with
which the red blood corpuscles are undergoing disintegration. It is increased in fevers, jaundice, and in some cases of
diabetes. It is diminished in general debility, chlorosis, and
all diseases of an anaemic nature. In normal urine this is
found only in small quantities, but is greatly increased in
diseases of the nervous system, and dyspeptic people with
mal-assimilation, consumption, cancer, etc.
Tests.—The test for urohematin is the same as for albumen. When the acid and urine meet, a zone of light pinkish
red color will be produced in the tube. The more urohematin
present, the darker will be the color. All this can be noted
while testing for albumen.
Indican.—For this, proceed as above, only using Jiydrochloric, instead of nitric acid. At the bottom of the test-lube
there will be a layer of hydrochloric acid, and floating upon
this the urine; between the two a zone will appear, in normal
urine, of a faint violet, or reddish violet, but if much be present the blue will be so great as almost to appear black. When
a considerable is present it will give a well-marked light indigo-blue, which is chemically, clos,ely allied to indigo.

URINAKY DEPOSITS—SEDIMENTS.
Urates,—These consist of the urates of sodium, potassium
and free uric acid, and constitute the most frequent deposits
met with in the urine. They appear as a dense cloud, which
collects at the bottom of the urine-glass. The color varies,
according to the concentration of the urine, from a white to a
red, having a great affinity for the coloring matter (urohema
tin and indican.) When the urine is concentrated from defi
ciency in water, from profuse perspiration or watery diarrhoeaJ
it causes the urates to appear in an abundance when the urine
cools.
Uric Acid.— This is a nitrogenous, excrementitious substance closely resembling urea, but it differs from urea in this.'

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it is not so prone to decomposition, and does not exist under
normal conditions in a free state in the body. As soon as the
acid is formed it unites with the alkaline basis of the phosphates in the blood, and appears in the urine as potassium
and sodium urates.

Usual form of uric acid crystals.—(Tyson,

Harley.)

A healthy man voids about 27 grains daily of uric acid. It
is increased by a diet of meat, by beer, port wine, gluttony,
great muscular or mental exertion, fright, in adult life, by
corpulence, fatigue of kidneys, by fevers, diphtheria, nephritis, dysentery, tetanus, acute rheumatism, chronic hepatic, heart
and spleen diseases, atrophy from dyspepsia, incipient gravel,
and doubled in cold weather.
Diminished—In yellow fever, remittent fevers, albuminuria,
diabetes, cholera, anaemia, chlorosis, gout, hysteria and progressive muscular atrophy.
Tests.—Heat the urine in a test-tube; if the turbidity
clears up, urates are present. Uric acid, resembling red sand
in ,the urine, (often called lithic acid) will not clear up by
acetic acid or heat, but dissolves upon adding liquor potassae.
Under the microscope, uric acid has the appearance of crystal
line salts, but the urates have not this crystalline form.

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Phosphates of Sodium, Calcium and Magnesium.—Owing
to their solubility, these alkaline: substances are never met
with as deposits in the urine, but the earthy phosphates of
lime and magnesium are frequently encountered in three
forms, viz: amorphous lime phosphate, ammonio-magnesium
phosphate, and the crystalline phosphate.

Leucin spheres and tyrosin needles —(Tyson.)

Spiculated spherules of ammonium urate, along with triple ammonio
magnesium phosphate, and octahedral crystals of the oxalate of
lime.—(Tyson,
IZanke.)

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Crystalline and amorphous phosphate of lime.— {Tyson )

Amorphous Lime Phosphate.—This is the common deposit of urine rendered alkaline by a vegetable diet, acidsand salts. It causes the urine to appear milky, and forms a
whitish sediment at the bottom of the vessel. It is greatly
increased in nervous exhaustion, mental application, animal
food and loss of sleep. Decreased by abstinence from mental
labor, dyspepsia, malignant fevers, mania, delirium tremens,
gout, and functional diseases of the kidneys, and in the
morning.

Spherules and spiculated spherules of urate of ammonium (sodium) ^
amorphous granular urates.— CTvson.)

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Tests.—When, on the addition of acetic acid, the turbidity
disappears, the deposit is a phosphate, and the urine will be
found alkaline or neutral, and the microscope will reveal the
presence of ammonio-magnesium phosphate.
Crystalline Lime Phosphates—Are colorless needles arranged in radiating bundles. They have been discovered in
diabetes, cancer and phthisis.
The Ammonio-Magnesium Phosphate.—This crystalline
deposit is the result of alkaline fermentation with the decomposition of urine, but not often produced inside the body
except in cases of retention of urine.
Oxalate of Lime.—This is produced by acid fermentation
in the urine, and some surmise that it is a normal constituent
of the urine, but it is probably derived from uric acid by oxidation. It has the appearance of a whitish powder and
f orms-the hardest and roughest stone which afflicts man. The
oxalic diathesis is by many held to produce nervous prostration, loss of sexual power, despondency, etc.

Prismatic crystals of sodium urate, spherules of ammonium urate, and
amorphous urates, with octahedral crystals of oxalate of lime.
{Tyson.
Itanke.)

Chlorides of Sodium and Potassium.-These form more than
one-half of the inorganic substances of the urine. A healthy

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man excretes, on an average, about two hundred grains in
twenty-four hours. Owing to their great solubility they do
not appear as a deposit in the urine, the chloride being in excess of the two. They are derived from the destructive assimilation of the tissues and from the salt taken in the food,
and food generally. They are increased by mental and physical exertion. Decreased by starvation and in many diseases,
as inflammations, typhus, typhoid, erysipelas, pyaemia, dysentery, phthisis, cholera, dyspepsia, diabetes, pneumonia,
rheumatism, dropsy, intermittents,- muscular atrophy, and
sexual diseases.
Tests.—First, add a few drops of nitric acid to the urine to
make it acid, and then a solution of silver nitrate, (one-tenth)
which will throw down the chlorides. If albumen is present,
it must be removed first or the phosphates will be precipitated.
Sulphates. —The sulphates of sodium and potassium are
constituents of normal urine; a healthy man excretes daily
about 61 grains. They are soluble in water and do not appear
as a deposit. They may be increased by an animal diet, wasting diseases, and by sulphurous waters, and are decreased by
a vegetable diet. Their clinical importance in disease have
not, as yet, been fully established. In chronic diseases an
abundance of chlorides means good digestion, and a small
amount means impaired digestion and lack of animal food.

ABNORMAL SUBSTANCES HELD IN SOLUTION'IN THE URINE.
The most important are the following, albumen, sugar, pus,
blood and biliary coloring matter
Albumen,—Urine loaded with albumen generally has a low
specific gravity; to.detect its presence many methods have
been suggested, but tlie easiest and most certain are the heat
and nitric acid test's.
Heat Test.—Urine containing albumen, wiien boiled, the
albumen coagulates in the form of fine, white, insoluble

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flakes. Fill a test tube two-thirds full of the suspected urine,
hold the tube between the thumb and forefinger, at its lower,
closed end, slightly inclined, and heat the upper stratum to
the boiling point by slowly passing it through the flame of a
gas or spirit lamp. Be careful and only heat the upper portion, so that it can be compared with the unheated portion
below; if this is done, the slightest change, upon boiling, can
easily be observed.
Caution.—In applying this test, see that the urine is of an
acid reaction; if so, it should turn blue litmus paper red; if
alkaline, it will turn red litmus paper blue. In alkaline liquids,
albumen is either not at all or imperfectly coagulated by
heat. To change alkaline urine acid; add two or three drops
of dilute acetic acid (vinegar answers well); • too much acid
does harm.
Some specimens of urine, upon being boiled, thiow down a
white deposit of the phosphates of calcium and magnesium
which closely resembles albumen, but they may be easily distinguished by allowing a small drop of nitric acid to trickle
gently down the side of the test tube into the boiling stratum;
if the deposit is the phosphates, it will rapidly clear up, the
acid dissolving it; but albumen is not dissolved by the acid,
but the turbidity remains.
Nitric Acid Test.—Nitric acid coagulates albumen when in
a state of solution, the same as if heated. Fill a test tube
half full of urine, hold it at an inclination^of about 45 degrees.
Now allow about 30 or 40 minims of nitric acid to slowly
trickle down the side of the tube. The acid, being the heavier,
sinks to the bottom of the test tube, forming a separate stratum, the urine floating upon it. If albumen be present, an
opaque layer will* appear at the junction of the urine with the
acid. In making this test, see that the acid and urine are not
mixed, but let the acid slowly trickle down the tube so as to
form a distinct layer under the urine. Caution,: In some cases,
where the -urine is highly charged with urea or the urates,
the acid forms a coagulum similar to albumen in appearance;
but the application of gentle heat clears up the urea and the
urates, while the albumen remains unaffected.
Urinary Tube Casts or Cylinders.—These tube casts, or
epithelial cylinders, are molds of the uriniferous tubules,

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and are formed in the following manner: An albuminoid exudation from the blood plasma, or fibrine, is poured into the tubule, which has been previously filled with loosely attached
epithelium. This becomes entangled and solidified, forming
an epithelial cast, which gradually contracts and is carried out
with the urine. These casts, or tubules, are never formed or
shed in a state of perfect health, with the exception of a few
of the hyaline, buf are associated with the excretion of albumen in the urine, no matter what may have been the cause of
the albuminuria. A great quantity of albumen implies a
great number of casts; and vice versa, a sparing amount of albumen gives us but few cylinders. Whatever obstructs the
venous circulation enough to produce albuminuria, produces
the cylindrical casts. Thus, in patients with fever of but
three days' duration these tubes are found. Acute and chronic
nephritis, congestion, and hemorrhagic infarctions of the kidneys directly cause albuminuria, and the shedding of tube
casts.

Hyaline casts. —(Tyson.)

Hyaline Casts.—A hyaline, or structureless cast, contains
no epithelium, and some are so delicate as to be overlooked,
unless the light thrown upon the field of view of the microscope be modified by manipulation of the mirror. A cast is
seldom completely hyaline; it generally contains a few grantors, or one or two glistening oil-drops and blood-globules;
uai complete hyaline casts do occur. They are composed of

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a n albuminous substance differing from chondrine and fibrine^
and most resembling gelatine. They are the most common of
all the urinary casts; they are met with in renal affections the
most diverse, acute or chronic; and sometimes a few are found
in health, where the structure of the kidney is unaltered.
Where hyaline casts are found for a long time in large numbers in the urine, they indicate, as a rule, a confirmed lesion
of the kidney.

Blood casts. —{Tyson.

Whittaker.)

Granular Casts.—These casts are of the most importance
to the clinician; for, when they occur in large numbers for some
time in the urine, there will be found a large quantity of alIbumen and interstitial nephritis.
They consist entirely of
granular masses, and under the microscope appear less transparent than the hyaline, being very much darker colored.
Many of these granular casts are indented at their sides, as if
they were composed of several pieces stuck together, and here
and there look worn or eaten out, as if about to crumble in
pieces. Urine which contains a great number of dark, granular
casts, comes from an inflamed kidney; and, if the granular casts
predominate over the hyaline, the case is one of chronic nephritis ; but, if the hyaline are greatly in excess, the case is evidently an acute one.
Blood Casts.—When the cylinders contain blood, they are
called blood casts; and, if found in urine containing few or

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no dark, granular casts, the case is evidently one of acute
nephritis.

Epithelial casts and compound granule cells;—(Tyson.)

Waxy Casts.—These casts resemble in many respects the
hyaline, but possess greater refractive powers, have a yellowish color, and offer more resistance to reagents than do the
hyaline. Waxy casts always denote a chronic and deep-seated renal affection, and are never present in recent cases of nephritis, nor in transitory albuminuria. Whenever waxy casts are
present in the urine, there are to be found, generally, all three
forms of casts at the same time in the sediment;

Waxy casts.— {Tyson.)

Oil Casts.—If a cast be loaded with oil globules, it is termed
an "oil cast," or "fatty cast," and indicates chronic renal

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degeneration. The urine of febrile and congestive albuminuria
as well as that of contracting kidneys, and of most cases of amyloid degeneration, gives us but very few casts. The lesions
of Bright's disease may exist without any casts being found
in the urine. They are formed in the kidney, but are retained
in the pelvis. Large masses of these casts have been found
after death, in the calices and pelves of the kidneys, too large
to pass the ureters. This fact should be remembered when
they suddenly cease to appear in Bright's disease of the kidneys.

Oil casts aud fatty epithelium.— (Tyson.)

Examination of Urine for Casts.—To prepare urine for
the detection of these casts with the microscope, caution
should be exercised, by reason of their scarcity in some specimens. There may be no deposit v i s i l e to the naked eye, and
yet casts may be found by careful manipulation with the microscope. Two or three slides containing the suspected urine
should be studied throughout their field, using both plain and
shallow cell slides. The cell slides are the best. Take a specimen of the suspected urine, shake it up thoroughly, and pour
it into a conical glass; cover securely so as to exclude all foreign matter, and let it stand from six to twenty-four hours,
the more albumen it contains the longer it should stand. Then
pour off the supernatant fluid, preserving the lower strata
containing the sediment. After this has settled a little, a glass
pipette should be carried to the bottom of the sediment, with
the index finger firmly pressed upon the distal end. The finger should then be raised, and immediately returned. In this
way the lowest portion of the sediment will be obtained,
which contains the most casts. Now allow a drop of this
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sediment to fall on tlie slide from the pipette, place upon this
drop a thin glass cover, and carefully examine with a one-fifth
objective and a No. 1 ej^e-piece; being cautious not to mistake
hair, cotton or linen fiber for casts.

Cystin, in six-sided tablets.— (Tyson.)

Cystin.—This rare urinary sediment, when present, forms
a whitish, or a dirty yellowish-gray deposit. Examined with
the microscope, it appears to be made up of regular six-sided
tablets of varying sizes, which seem to lie one upon the other.
It is met with in pale-colored urine, either acid or alkaline.
When the urine decomposes, it gives it a smell of sulphureted
hydrogen and ammonia, from the 26 per cent, of sulphur in its
chemical make-up. Cystin is readily dissolved by oxalic
acid, the mineral acids, and potash, and is the basis of hard
calculi.

0 0 ©®
Blood-discs. —(Tyson.)

Blood-Corpuscles.—Blood in the urine is often so abundant
that it can be readily recognized by *he naked eye; but, in the
majority of specimens, it requires the aid of a good microscope. Urine impregnated with blood, when of large amount,
has a deep red color; but, if small in quantity, and the reaction
of the urine is acid, it has a smoky-black color. If the reaction is alkaline, the urine will have the bright-red color of
blood. In acid urine the blood-corpuscles maintain themselves for a long time; but, if the urine be ammoniacal, the
blood-corpuscles are soon dissolved, being soluble in alkalies.
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their characteristics for a long time; but after several days
they become somewhat notched or indentated, as shown in
the cut. Blood enters the urine from various pathological
states of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, prostate gland,
uterus and vagina, and especially in women during menstruation. Urine containing blood also contains a little albumen,
since blood contains albumen; and this should be remembered,
or a false diagnosis may be rendered from a chemical examination of bloody urine.

#•, Bound epithelium from bladder; 6, Columnar epithelium from ureters
and urethra; c, Columnar and squamous epithelium, from deeper
layers of epithelium of vagina; c #, Squamous epithelium
from superficial layers of epithelium from
vagina.—( Tyson.)

Mucus and Pus.—Normal urine contains a very minute quantity of mucus, which appears as a delicate cloud; often barely
visible, floating towards the bottom, rather than at the bottom,
of the vessel. When, however, this cloud of mucus is distinctly visible, a pathological condition of the urinary passages is indicated. Irritation of the urinary tract will pro"
duce an excess of mucus; and inflammation will produce mu_
cus and pus, with albumen; as mucus itself contains no albumen, while pus does. Mucus seldom becomes very abundant

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without being attended by pus; and then the opaque cloud of
mucus is enormously increased, pervading the entire mass of
urine, and giving the whole fluid a glairy character.
The mucus-corpuscle, as it appears in urine, is a small spherical granular cell, rather larger than a blood-corpuscle, containing one or more nuclei. A pus-corpuscle exhibits the
same characters. "When a cell exhibiting the above characters, with one or multiple nuclei, is found upon a nonsuppurating surface, it is called a mucus-corpuscle; while
the same cell on a suppurating surface would be called a puscorpuscle. Thus, while the two are physiologically distinct,
they are anatomically the same; the physiological difference
being in this, that a pus-corpuscle is a cell too rapidly produced to be allowed to develop into the normal tissue of the
part, while the mucus-corpuscle is, as it were, only accidentally
arrested in its development."—Tyson.
Action Qf Reagents on Mucus and P u s — W h e n water is
added to mucus and pus corpuscles, they swell up to nearly
twice their original size, the nuclei coming forth with great distinctness; but the granules gradually disappear, and they become quite smooth. The action of acetic acid is identical
with that of water, but much more rapid. Caustic alkalies
rapidly destroy muco-pus corpuscles, converting them into a
gelatinous, adherent mass, which clings'to the test tube with
great tenacity. Urine containing pus, through the action of
carbonate of ammonium, becomes so viscid that it adheres to
the glass bottle with such tenacity that the pipette cannot remove it.
Sources of Mucus and Pus in the Urine—Catarrh of the
bladder and kidneys; affections of the urethra and ureters;
gonorrhoea; leucorrhoea (in the female); prostatitis; calculus
in the pelvis of the kidney, and disease of Cowper's gland.
To distinguish mucus from albumen in the urine, add a little
nitric acid; and, if the cloud or sediment be mucus, it will
be destroyed and the urine cleared up; if albumen, it will be
coagulated.
Bacteria.—When urine becomes offensive, it contains bacteria, and the sediment has a cloudy appearance.
Fungi.—Sarciuse are often formed in the urine before it is
voided. Penicillium glaucum grows luxuriantly in albuminous

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37

urine. Yeast or sugar fungus is found in abundance in diabetic urine when exposed to a moderate temperature. VibHones may be found in the urine of those suffering from
phthisis and syphilitic diseases.
Cancer-Cells.—Fragments of cancer-cells may be found in
the sediment of urine wiien these malignant growths are located in the urinary passages.

M
\v

Human spermatozoids,crmagnified 350 diameters and 800 diameters;
a, Viewed from the side; &, From the front.— (Tyson.)

Spermatozoa.—In the urine of males in a state of health,
spermatozolds are frequently found. If abundant, they form
a slight cloud, but generally there can be nothing seen in the
urine to indicate their presence. Their vibratile movement is
lost after entering the urine. To show them well a one-fifth
objective and a No. 2 eye-piece should be used; when they
will appear with an oval head, and a delicate, tail-like body.
They are found after nocturnal emissions, after coition in
those suffering with spermatorrhoea, and sometimes in typhus. Spermatozoa are rapidly destroyed with ammonia
The presence of albumen having been determined, its quantity may be roughly estimated for clinical purposes by boiling
a test tube half full, set aside for, say six hours, and then observe how the bulk of the precipitate compares with the bulk
of urine used. In this way we can keep track of a patient's
condition from day to day with great satisfaction.
Dr. George Johnson, of London, recommends picric acid

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THE

URINE,

for the detection of albumen in urine. It immediately coagulates the slightest trace of albumen, and the test is believed
to be quite delicate and free from fallacy. It is very convenient, can be carried in the form of powder, and all that is
necessary is to v^arm the urine, drop a little of the acid into it,
and slightly agitate it.
Diseases where Albumen is found in the Urine —
Bright's disease, diphtheria, pregnancy and the puerperal
state, eclampsia, ascites, emphysema, phthisis, if there is difficulty of respiration, croup, cyanosis, heart diseases, cholera,
scarlatina, variola, septicemia, erysipelas, typhoid fever,
gout, rheumatism, jaundice, syphilis, cancer, anthrax, purpura, scurvy, pyaemia, grief, with nervous prostration, acute
inflammatory diseases in general, and hydremic conditions of
the blood.
Temporarily, after epileptic convulsions, intermittent fever
and vascular contortions, and from many drugs.
Sugar.—Urine containing sugar is large in quantity, light
in color and high in specific gravity.
Tests.—The best method to detect glucose in urine is by the
quantity voided and the specific gravity. If the quantity be
large, exceeding 50 fl. oz. in twenty- four hours, with a specific gravity of 1030 or more, the presumption of the presence
of sugar is almost positive, and the case calls for the use of
other tests.
The following test solution, devised by Prof. W. S. Hains,
M. D., is easily prepared. When once it is made, testing for
sugar in urine becomes a matter of ease and certainty, and
it can be kept on hand for use whenever needed.
FORMULA.

Pure sulphate of copper,
gr. 30
Pure glycerine,
.
fl.
drachms 2
Pure caustic potash, in sticks,
drachms \\
Pure water,
fl.
ounces 6
Dissolve the sulphate of copper and glycerine in a portion
of the water, and the caustic potash in the remainder ; mix
the two solutions, and a clear, transparent, dark blue liquid
should result; this should be bottled for future use. In a
wTeek or two it generally throws down a slight reddish deposit^
Use only the clear liquid.

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39

Directions for Use*—Take a fluid diachm of the test solution and gently boil it, when no change should take place ;
add six or eight drops of the suspected urine, and boil. If
sugar be present, an abundant yellow or yellowish-red precipitate will be thrown down ; if not, the test solution will, by
mixture with the urine, be rendered only somewhat lighter, or
often of a greenish or yellow shade. A white, flocculent deposit of phosphates of the urine is often seen in the mixture,
and should not be taken for a reaction for sugar.
Determination of Quantity.—"Put about four ounces of
the urine in an eight or ten ounce bottle, add a few small
pieces of German or compressed yeast, and use a cork stopper that is either perforated or provided with a groove in its
side, so that the gaseous products of fermentation may escape.
At the same time, to act as a standard of comparison, fill a
four-ounce bottle with the same urine; and, without the addition of yeast, tightly stopper it. P u t both bottles in a warm
place for twenty-four or thirty-six hours, so that fermentation
may take place in the urine to which yeast was added, and
then take the specific gravity of the two specimens. The difference in number of degrees of the specific gravity gives the
number of grains of sugar in each fluid ounce. Multiply the
quantity of sugar in one ounce by the number of ounces
voided in twenty-four hours, and the product gives the entire
amount of sugar voided daily."—W. S. Hains, M. D.
Many other tests are given for saccharine urine, for which
the reader is referred to Prof. Clifford Mitchell's large work
on urinalysis.
Diseases i n which Sugar is found i n t h e Urine.—ZHabetes, cerebral disturbances, especially if the medulla is effected,,
pregnancy, puerperality, plethora, tetanus, rheumatism, gout,
skin diseases, malarial fever, phthisis, syphilis, ulcers, asthma*
epilepsy, indigestion, intense grief and old age.
Biliary Coloring Matter,—Proceed as directed in testing
for albumen by nitric acid. If biliary matters be present a
play of green colors will appear at the junction of the urine
with the acid. This is best seen by holding the test-tube
before some white object, as a white wall, or a piece of paper #
Old red nitric acid is the best.
Pus,—Take fresh urine, and allow the sediment to subside;

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pour the deposit into a test tube ; treat it with half its bulk of •
liquor potassae ; when well shaken, if pus be present the mixture, will become thick and gelatinous, which shows distinctly
as the substance is poured from the test tube. P u s is found
in diseases of the bladder, kidneys, ureters, and from abscesses bursting into the urinary passages.
The microscope
reveals the pus-corpuscles. They are a little larger than the
blood-corpuscles, colorless and spheroidal, made up of cellwall, granular contents, and nuclei. Acetic acid renders the
cell-wall transparent, and the nucleus is brought sharply into
view.
Blood,—Pour into a test tube tincture of guaiac and spirits
of turpentine, one-half drachm of each; shake into an emulsion; then incline the test-tube about 45 degrees, and let two
drachms of urine trickle down the side. After standing a few
moments the urine sinks to the bottom of the test-tube, it
being heavier than the emulsion. If blood be present, a bluish layer will appear between the two, of greater or less intensity of color, according to the amount present; but if there
is no blood in the specimen, the layer will be of a dirty yellow. If the guaiac be diluted with four times its bulk of
alcohol, the test will be much more delicate and sensitive to
very small traces of blood.
Under the microscope blood-corpuscles are readily recognized by the optical properties due to their biconcave centers.
Blood is found in the urine under the following conditions:
Acute congestion, inflammation of the kidneys, calculus,
cancer, tubercle, parasites, pyelitis, bladder and urethral
affections, menstruation, uterine or vaginal hemorrhage,
hemorrhoids and traumatism.

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THE URINE.

FORM FOE RECORDING- URINARY EXAMINATIONS.
Name

Date
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERS.

Total quantity in twenty-four hours,
.
Color,
Odor,
Reaction,
. . . . . . . . . .
Specific gravity,
Albumen,
Sugar,
Quantity and general appearance of the deposit,

.

MICROSCOPICAL A P P E A R A N C E .

Crystals,
.
Casts,
Anatomical elements,
Other morphological elements,

.

.

.

.

Q U A N T I T A T I V E ANALYSIS.

Urea, proportion of, per fluid ounce,
" percentage,
" total quantity of, in twenty-four hours, .
Chlorine, proportion of, per fluid ounce,
"
percentage of,
.
.'
"
total quantity of, in twenty-four hours, ,
Phosphoric acid, proportion of, per fluid ounce,
"
percentage of,
"
total quantity of, in twenty-four hours,
"
proportion of, combined with alkalies, .
"
proportion of, combined with earths, .
Nitric acid, proportion of, per fluid ounce, .
" percentage of,
" total quantity of, in twenty four hours, .

42

MILK.

Perfect human milk, the globules measuring on an average 1-3500 of sat
inch in diameter.— (Henke.)

WOMAN'S AND COW'S MILK.
Milk is a secretion of the mammary glands, which is produced by certain processes of diffusion from the blood, accompanied by a dissolution of the gland cells. C. Von Voit
says: " M i l k consists of liquified cells. All mammals are,
therefore, carnivorous; for they sustain themselves by consuming a portion of the body of their mother."
The period of Lactation.—In women this lasts from nine to*
eighteen months; in the cow, about ten months. To keep the
production of milk during the whole period of lactation in a
satisfactory state, good food is absolutely requisite.
The
quantities of milk and butter are increased with the amount,
of nitrogenous material in the food, and the production of
milk is greatly fostered by pure water of an even temperature. Moderate exercise in the open air is advisable. Hard
work and long journeys diminish yield and quality of milk.
The constitution is reproduced in the milk. The milk of
the strong, on the average, is richer than the milk from the
weaker. Inferior food and water produce an inferior milk.

MILK.

43

Good milk, but not in a state oi rapid development, the globules being
too small, measuring only 1-6000 of an inch in diameter.— (Henke.)

General Physical Properties.—As is well known, milk isan opaque, white, or more or less yellowish fluid, feeling
greasy between the fingers, and with a neutral reaction, which
is determined by the use of blue and red litmus paper. If the
blue be turned red, we have an acid reaction ; but, if the red
is turned blue, it is alkaline. No change on either would
prove a neutral reaction. If not neutral, it is better to be
alkaline.
The microscope reveals the presence of innumerable small
milk-globules, or fat-cells, suspended in a pellucid fluid ;
sometimes epithelial cells, gland-cells and lower organisms,
with a specific gravity varying from 1.025 to 1.038.
Chemical Constituents,—Water occupies the first place,
being present in quantity of 87 per cent.
The albuminates of milk are 1. Albumen, probably identical with blood albumen. 2. Protoalbumens, which with the
albumen form the caseine.
3. Arroprotein, or albumen
with albuminoid characteristics.
4. Synto-protalbumens r
which are obtained from albuminates by acids, and peptones.
Peptones {Digested Albuminates).—Milk
contains also a
large quantity of incompletely digested albuminates, which
are called protalbumens and synto-protalbumens.
The protalbumens are acid, and soluble in alkalies. The synto-protal-

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MILK.

bumens have a neutral reaction, and do not combine with
alkalies but with acids. They act, therefore, as bases, and
are insoluble in water; but they are soluble in 50 per cent,
alcohol. This may be regarded as a new constituent of milk.
The known caseine, albumen and lacto-protein do not exist,
and it is better to class them under the general denomination
of albuminates.
Of the thirteen per cent, of solid matter in
one hundred parts of milk, a little less than one-half is sugar
of milk, and nearly a third is the so-called caseine, with soda,
(alkali albuminate). About one-quarter of the solid matter
consists of butter, with various salts of the blood.
Milk contains all the constituents of food, in the proper
proportions for the nutrition of the infant, and is normally
curdled in the stomach before its alkaline albuminate is converted into peptone by the gastric juice.
Normal Milk.—In its normal state milk is opaque, white
to yellow ; being whiter in winter than in summer, owing to
the richness of food in chlorophyll during the summer, the
first part of the milk being more watery than the last.
Reddish Milk,—This is produced in the cow by a general
diseased condition, as anthrax, inflammation of the udder,
red murrain, etc. Such milk contains blood-corpuscles, and
gives, on standing, a sediment; and, of course, it is unfit for
use.
Yellow Milk.—The yellow color may be produced by vegetable pigments. It is also observed in jaundice, congestion and
inflammation of the udder, which is often characterized by
the formation of stringy, skinny and lumpy coagula, which
sink to the bottom on standing.
Bluish Milk.—A blue color in milk may be produced by
blue vegetable pigments, but is seldom seen at the time of
milking.
Under the influence of certain ferments, it
often shows beautiful indigo-blue spots on the surface of the
milk or cream, which are composed of fungi, and can be seen
with the naked eye ; but long before this the microscope
shows the presence of mycelium, vibriones and bacteria in such
milk.
When and why this fungus makes its appearance is not
known; but it is supposed to be a dye-stuff standing in near

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MILK.

relation to the aniline dyes. It can be banished by extreme
cleanliness and the use of disinfectants.

Very poor, thin milk, not capable of supporting

life.—(Henke.)

Watery Milk.—This is strikingly fluid, and of a bluishwhite color. It is poor in solids, especially in fats (milk-globules), and its specific gravity is below the normal. Watered
milk contains fat globules of the same size as they are
found in normal milk, but in a less proportion, according to
the quantity of water added. It is generally derived from
COWTS under inferior treatment, or when fed with poor, watery
food. Those who adulterate milk mostly confine their operations to watering, and the mixing of skim milk with whole
milk, in various proportions, and then use foreign substances,
to disguise the unnatural appearance of the milk, using the
following substances : sugar, gum Arabic, starch, dextrine,
egg, albumen, yolk of eggs, earthy substances, alkalies and
dyes to blend the color.
P u s . — Pus corpuscles in milk appear as pale, globular
bodies of varying size, with a slight granulated surface, which
disappear on addition of acetic acid, while the corpuscles become enlarged. They are found in mammary abscesses and
ulcerations of the interior of the cow's udder.
Bitter Milk.—The bitterness is developed some time after
the milk is drawn from the cow, and is accompanied by sour-

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MILK.

ing. The chemical changes which then take place are not
known, hut the development of gas seems to indicate a fermentation, which is probably an incipient state of putrid decomposition. Bitter herbs, like absinthium, produce bitter
milk.
Sour Milk.—Milk sours most frequently in sultry, hot
weather during the summer, especially during storms accompanied wTith much lightning. It may arise from disease of the
udder, or from the cow not being completely milked. Such
milk curdles when heated. Cows fed on fermenting brewer's
and distiller's grains and wash, give milk in fermentation. If a
drop of such milk is put upon blue litmus paper, it turns to red,
showing that it has an acid reaction. The sale of such milk
should be prevented, for it is the cause of many diseases of
the digestive organs, particularly cholera infantum.
Brewer's Grains and Distillery Swill Milk.—The influence upon the milk of cows fed with brewer's grains and
distillery swill is to produce an inferior milk, very poor in
fat and sugar. Clark found that the fat globules of such
milk are small and few, and that they are disposed to adhere
together, forming aggregates of considerable size. In two
specimens uncommon numbers of epithelial cells were observed, some of which showed a peculiar granulation, while
others were colored. Some were very small, and enclosed
butter globules, thus showing that they had formed the coat_
ing of the lacteal ducts, and that they had loosened before
their inner structure had been perfected. The deleterious influence on the health of consumers, especially that of children,
which is caused by such milk, has been traced to the circumstance that it does not easily coagulate, and that the butter
globules are frequently united to large masses. This causes
indigestion, irritation, and colliquative diarrhoea. It is said
that this swill milk is often in a state of commencing fermentation when drawn from the cow, positive proof that it
should never be used as a food for infants.
Putrid Milk.—Putrid decomposition of milk has been observed from untidy handling, keeping, and feeding with
tainted food and crude, rancid bone dust, which at one time
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47

cream of such milk is off-color, and breaks from ascending
sulj)hureted hydrogen gas.
Lower Organisms.—The formation of fungi in milk is a
very complicated process; they embrace a cyelus of the most
heterogeneous shapes, and can only be seen with the naked
eye when they are grouped together in dense masses. The
microscope reveals oidium lactis, penirillium. gluucum Link,
dictyostelium •mucoroid.es Bref, mucor racemosus Fres, mycelium., vibrios, bacteria, sooghea and monades. These various
forms of fungi depend for their development on the nature of
the substance upon which they grow. The air contains, normally, fungi; but it contains far more in damp and badly
ventilated stables. It is, therefore, but natural that milk produced and drawn in such stables should contain them, since
the air cannot be excluded. AVhen milk, on standing, sours
or decomposes, we find, therefore, always fungi, whether the
process is a normal or an abnormal one. These changes are
supposed to be due to fermentation. Such milk has a blue
color, and is a poison to infants when used as a food.
Colostrum Milk.-—The first two weeks of lactation the
milk is filled with colostrum-corpuscles, which are fat-globules
four or five times larger than the fat-globules found in normal milk. They consist of protoplasma, which enclose fatglobules. The normal constituents of colostrum are blood,
albumen, caseine, fat, globul^ne, nncleine, urea, lecithine and
cholesterine. Colostrum is the first nourishment for the
young animal, and, as such, of great importance; but it is not
suited for dairy use, as it will produce diarrhoea, etc. And all
dairy societies, for this reason, prohibit its sale. Condensedmilk factories refuse the milk until the sixth day after calving; while in cheeseries they accept it only on the eighth day,
since colostrum interferes with the curdling and the subsequent process of ripening the cheese. Milk containing colostrum-corpuscles is unfit for infants. Women suffering from
exhausting disease, insufficient food, impoverishment of the
blood from prolonged lactation, etc., often produce milk
loaded with colostrum, which, if not remedied, will cause
the death of the child.

THE DURATION OF PEEGNANOY.
PREPARED BY W. W. ELY, M. D.

EXPLANATION.—Find.in the upper horizontal row the date of last menstruation; the figure beneath will show the
expiration of 280 days, reckoning from the first day of last menstruation.
In leap year it will be one day earlier.
Jan. - 1
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MILK.

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CHANGES IN HUMAN AND COW'S MILK.
Every mother knows that her milk varies in quantity and
quality, being richer in fats on its first appearance, but more
watery; towards the time of weaning the salts are in excess.
Its composition changes from month to month, and varies
greatly in different women and in different countries, according to the food and exercise taken. Different temperaments'
and constitutions in women have great influence in the quantity and quality of milk,—the amount of solids varying from
8 to 14 parts in 100. The richest milk is secreted by brunettes
with well-developed muscles, fresh complexions and moderate
plumpness; and the poorest by the lymphatic, fair-complexioned women, with light or red hair, flabby muscles and sluggish movements. Rheumatic women secrete acid milk, which
produces marasmus, colic and diarrhoea in the child. Emotional states greatly influence the milk: the thought or sight
of an infant in the nursing female suddenly augments the
secretion of milk. A fretful temper lessens and vitiates the
milk. Fits of anger produce an excessively acid milk, followed by colic and green stools in the infant. Grief and
anxiety of mind dry up the secretion of milk.
Great fear
arrests entirely for a while the secretion of milk. All this
goes to show that the mother should be treated kindly, and
should maintain a tranquil state of mind, with a cheerful,
happy disposition. Women at the age of 25 to 35 furnish the
best milk. Menstruation influences the secretion of milk by
diminishing the amount and making it richer in salts. Pregnancy diminishes not only the supply, but the solids, especially the albuminates, fat and sugar. Colostrum is also found
in such milk. The continuance of nursing after the mother
has become pregnant is therefore accompanied by grave consequences to the child. Sickness in the mother increases, in
all cases, the milk solids, especially so in cases of chronic disease. The average secretion of milk in twenty-four hours in
a healthy woman is 44 ounces, and that of a cow from 8 to 16
pints, or 128 to 216 ounces.
Vegetable and fatty food increases the amount of fat. Meats-.

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MILK.

increase the caseine and sugar, and diminish the fat. During
fasting the milk is poor in sugar and salt-, but rich in fat and
caseine. Warm fluids, especially warm water containing milk
or starchy food, greatly increase the watery portion of the
milk,

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
The chemical analysis of milk is very complicated and difficult to perform, hence its omission. Here I will only mention
a few practical hints that can be readily applied by the practitioner. First, take the reaction with blue and red litmus paper; second, the specific gravity with the urinometer or lactodensimeter, which ought to be 1,034 to 1,042; third, observe
the color, odor, taste, or other peculiarities; and fourth, examine it microscopically.

PKESEBVATIVES OF MILK.
To prevent milk from souring, the use of carbonate or bicarbonate of soda, five grains to the pint, is the best. Salicylic
acid and salicylate of soda, two grains to the pint, have of late
been highly recommended. Borax and boracic acid have been
of great service, and this latter,forms the basis of aseptine and
glacialine, used so much as preservatives.

DISINFECTING AGENTS.

DEODOBIZING

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AND DISINFECTING
AGENTS.

To destroy the fetid effluvia in a sick-room arising from
morbid secretions, exhalations in fevers, cancers, colliquative
diarrhoea, variola, diphtheria, scarlet fever and urinary diseases, take chlorate of potash half an ounce; dissolve in half
a gallon of water, and saturate cloths and towels with the
solution and hang them about in the room. Absorbing disinfectants of chloride of lime, charcoal, aluminum, carbolic acid,
chloride of zinc and burned coffee, placed about the room in
suitable vessels, answer a good purpose. Chloralum is excellent on towels hung about the room.
Disinfection of the Koom and Clothing' Contaminated
by Contagious Diseases, as Small-pox, etc,—First close up
the chimney, paste up all crevices of the windows and doors
to prevent the escape of gas; now raise up all carpets, and
hang up the cloths, so that the fumes of gas may have complete access to them. When this is done, set a tub in the room
with four inches of water in the bottom; in the center of this
water place a stone that comes just above the water; on this
stone set an iron vessel with two pounds of sulphur broken
up in quite fine pieces; on this pour two ounces of alcohol, to
make the sulphur burn readily; set the alcohol on fire, and
leave the room, closing the door behind you. Repeat two or
three times, and let the room be closed at least twelve hours.
These sulphurous fumes, or gas, are the most powerful of all
known disinfectants.

Disinfection of Water Closets, Sewers, Cess-pools,
Drains, etc.—From time to time, as required, dissolve one to
two pounds of sulphate of iron in a gallon of water and throw
into the water closet or drain; or six ounces of chloride of
zinc to one gallon of water; or one ounce of chloride of lime
to one gallon of water; or a weak solution of carbolic or
salicylic acids.

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POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES.

POISONS AND THEIE ANTIDOTES.
When a person is suddenly taken with alarming symptoms
who has been previously healthy,—with vomiting, burning
pain in the throat and stomach, clammy sweat, violent
cramps, hiccough, diarrhoea, and great prostration,—it indicates poisoning by concentrated acids, or a caustic alkali. If
acids, the vomited matter effervesces with carbonate of lime; if
alkalies, it turns the yellow of turmeric brown. The narcotic
vegetable poisons are followed by stupor, numbness, delirium, convulsions; opium, by pin-hole pupils; .belladonna or
mushrooms, by dilated pupils.
When a poison has been taken, vomiting should be immediately excited by tickling the back part of the throat with the
ringer, or a feather. If this fail, administer an emetic of sulphate of copper gr. iv. to xv.; ipecac, 3]; sulphate of zinc, 3];
or a teaspoonful of salt or mustard in a tea-cupful of warm
water, followed by copious draughts of warm water (except
when arsenic or tartar emetic have been taken, as warm fluids
increase their activity). Iodide of starch (made by boiling
iodine and starch together) is a valuable antidote to alkaline
poisons. If the nature of the poison is unknown, a harmless
but effectual antidote will be found in magnesia, carbonis
ligni and ferri oxidi hydrate, & a. Give ad libitum.
In poisoning with corrosive acids and metals, Gastile soap, dissolved in
four times its quantity of hot water, and drunk by the cupful,
is of great service. Albumen (the white of eggs) dissolved in
water, is especially useful in metallic poisoning.
Vinegar
and coffee for alkalies and narcotics. Camphor for all corrosive vegetable poisons. Milk, oil, mucilaginous
substances
and charcoal for arsenic and corrosive sublimate, etc.
Nitric, Muriatic, Oxalic, Sulphuric, Acetic, Citric, Phosphoric and Hydrocyanic Acid.—When either of these acids
have been administered, the alkaline carbonates, magnesia or
chalk, should be given in some mucilaginous dr ink. Vomit-

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53

ing should be encouraged. In case of collapse, administer
stimulants hypodermically, and food per rectum, or oily
emulsions and milk.
Aconite,—Administer emetics at once, or use the stomachpump. Stimulation externally and internally.
Digitalis,
strychnia, animal'charcoal.
Alcohol,—Use the stomach-pump; cold affusion, ammonia
hypodermically; electricity, mix vomica.
Alum and Sulphate of Alumina and Potassa.—Produce
emesis with warm drinks; stomach-pump, hydrate of magnesia, or carbonate of ammonia.
Ammonia,—Administer vegetable acids, as lemon-juice,
olive oil, or milk given copiously.
Aniline.—See chloroform looisoning.
Antimonia and its Salts,—Administer tannin, from green
tea or galls; free vomiting with warm mucilaginous drinks,
or stomach-pump. Stimulation.
Arseriious Acid.—Hydrated sesquioxide of iron, given in a
moist state, followed by castor oil and warm demulcent
drinks.
Belladonna, — Use subcutaneous injections of morphia,
camphor and coffee; whisky; tannic acid in mucilaginous
drinks.
Bismuth Subnitrate,—Albumen, sugar, milk, mucilaginous
drinks.
Calabar Bean,—Use hypodermic injections of atropia.
Camphor.—Atropia, cautiously; emetics, stimulants, wine
and opium.
Cantharides.—Produce free emesis, castor oil, demulcent
injection.
Carbolic Acid.—Use the stomach-pump, olive oil, flour and
water, saccharate of lime, etc.
Carbonic Acid Gas.—Place the patient in fresh air, use
electricity, artificial respiration, friction, stimulants.
Chloral.—See opium, chloroform.
Chloroform, Ether.—Admit fresh air, keep the feet higher
than the head, dash alternately hot and cold water upon the

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face and chest, artificial respiration, keep the tongue well forward, use brisk friction, ice to rectum, inhale amyl nitricum
and ammonia, hypodermic injections of ammonia and brandy.
If the liquid has been swallowed use the stomach-pump and
emetics, inhalation of oxygen gas, smartly slap the chest with
a towel dipped in ice water, faradization of the diaphragm;
catch the patient by the feet and hold him up with the head
downward.
Chromium, Compounds of.—Administer milk, albumen,
water, emetics, magnesium carbonate or chalk.
Cocculus Indicus.—Administer emetics, stimulants, mucilaginous drinks.
Colchicum.—Produce emesis. Use demulcents, castor oil,
opium and stimulants.
Conium.—Drink mustard and warm water, active stimulation.
Copper, Preparations of.—Administer emetics, and give
the white of eggs.
Corrosive Sublimate.—Produce free emesis; white of eggs
mixed with water and given copiously; wheat flour paste.,
milk, atropia, pilocarpin, kali iod., nit. ac. and hepar sulph.
Creosote.—Use emetics, demulcent and mucilaginous drinks.
Croton Oil.—Administer emetics, demulcents and mucilaginous drinks.
Digitalis.—Administer emetics, stimulants, tannic acid in
solution.
Hydrocyanic Acid.—Strychnine and whisky hypodermically, artificial respiration, inhalation of oxygen, electricity,
precipitated oxide of iron, veratrum viride.
Iodine.—Administer starch or flour in water.
Lead Salts.—Administer opiated and demulcent drinks;
emetine hypodermically, epsom salts, sulphate of zinc, milk.
Lobelia.—Administer strychnine and whisky hypodermically, stomach-pump, stimulants, ammonia.
Mushroom.—Administer stimulants, emetics, morphia hypodermically.
N u x Vomica, Strychnia,—Administer emetics, veratrum

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viride, chloral hydrate, and bromide of potash in large doses;
chloroform.
Opium, Morphia,—Use emetics or stomach-pump at once,
keep the patient walking, apply cold douche, flagellation, rectal injections of strong coffee. Caffeine, strychnine, atropia,
hypoclermically; electricity, hot fomentations, inhalation of
oxygen.
Phosphorus.—Administer emetics, stomach-pump, white of
eggs, demulcent drinks. Stimulants hypoclermically; magnesia in mucilage, turpentine, oxygen by inhalation, animal
charcoal. Avoid oils.
Potassa.—Emetics, olive oil in large quantities produces a
soap; milk, demulcent drinks, vegetable acids, lemon-juice,
etc.
Silver, Salts of.—Administer albumen, milk, chloride of
sodium, followed by emetics.
Stramonium. — Administer emetics, morphia subcutaneously in £-gr. doses until delirium abates; strychnia, stimulants.
Tobacco* — Administer emetics, Stimulants p e r a n u m .
Strychnia.
Veratrum.—Produce rapid emesis; stimulants, morphia,
strychnia, hypoclermically.
Zinc Salts.—Use stomach-pump, tepid water with milk and
albumen, soapsuds freely, potassic and soclic carbonates.

ASPHYXIA FKOM VAKIOUS CAUSES.
From Carbonic Acid Gras.—Remove the patient at once
from the room into the fresh air; administer (hypodermically)
strychnia or atropia; alcoholic stimulants, cold douche; remove all constricting articles of clothing about neck, inhalation of oxygen. Artificial respiration. Apply bottles of hot
water or mustard to feet and epigastrium. Apply electricity at
once, and continue its use a long time.
From Hanging.—Cut down the patient at once; cold douche.

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ASPHYXIA FROM VARIOUS CAUSES.

or hot and cold alternately, slap body, loosen all clothing
about neck. Tickle the fauces with a feather, blow into the
nostrils. Perform artificial respiration. Inhalation of oxygen.
Hypodermically use atropia, strychnine, ammonia and
whisky. Brisk friction.
From Drowning 1 .—Raise patient, holding head downward
for a moment to allow any water to run from the lungs; imitating the inspiratory and expiratory movements, at the
same time cleanse the mouth and nostrils, and see that no
foreign body is lodged in pharynx, larynx or oesophagus. Remove all tight clothing about neck and chest. Open the mouth,
-draAV forward the-patient's tongue,and keep it forward with an
elastic band or tenaculum. Place the patient on his back on a
flat surface, inclined a little from the feet upwards; raise and
support the head and shoulders by some article of dress or
•cushion; strip off his wet clothes and wrap him in blankets,
robes, or anything warm that is at hand. To induce circulation and warmth of blood, commence rubbing limbs upwards
firmly and energetically. Friction must be continued under
blankets or over dry clothing. Apply hot flannels, bottles,
bladders or rubber bags of hot water, heated bricks, to pit of
stomach, armpits, betw r een thighs, or to the soles of feet. To
induce artificial respiration, grasp the patient's arms just
above the elbows, draw them gently and steadily upwTards,
until they meet above the head; this motion elevates the ribs,
expands the chest, and draws air into the lungs. Then turn
down the arms and press them gently and firmly for two
seconds against sides of chest; this motion will press the air
out of the lungs. Pressure on the breast bone will aid this
motion. Repeat these measures alternately and perseveringly fifteen times a minute for one or two hours, or until
breathing is restored. Another way to induce natural breathing is to place the patient on a board and in a seesawing way
alternately elevate his head and body at an angle of
.about forty degrees, and then the feet and body the same way,
allowing him to partially stand on his head.
This
method often succeeds. If at hand, apply electricity. Give
atropia, strychnia, or caffeine, hypodermically,and injections of
wThisky per anum. A warm bath may prove beneficial. On
the restoration of life, when the power of swallowing has returned, small quantities of warm water, wine, whisky, brandy,

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WATER.

57

or hot coffee should be given. Keep the patient in bed and
encourage sleep. During the reaction, large mustard plasters to chest and below shoulders will greatly relieve the distressed breathing.

IMPURITIES m

WATER

Organic Matter in Water.—To a glass of water add per
manganate of potash, sufficient to give it a pinkish color, and
exclude the air with a close cover; if organic matter be present
the water will, in a few hours, become brownish.
Fermentation Test.—To a glass of water add a syrup of
sugar, setting it aside in a warm place that fermentation may
take place. The presence of organic matter will be indicated
by the rising of gas bubbles. Water containing organic matter should be filtered through sand, gravel or charcoal.
Lead.—Water is often impregnated with a salt of lead, from
long standing in pipes or cisterns made of this metal. The
addition of sulphureted hydrogen reveals a brown-black precipitate where less than the 1,000,000th part of the salt is
present.
Carbonate of Lime.—Hard water, that is, water containing
lime, is termed Hard, and its degree of hardness is determined by its power to curdle soap. When the hardness can
be removed by evaporation or boiling, it is due to the presence of carbonate of lime, and when these fail it is due to the
sidphate of lime. Such water is unfit for use in the preparation of medicine. It can be detected by adding lime water.
The lime unites with the carbonic acid, which holds tite carbonate of lime in solution, and the lime is set free in the form
of a white powder.
Sulphate of Lime.—If sulphate of lime be present add to
the water a few drops of Nitrate of Baryta, and a white, in
soluble precipitate will be thrown down.
Sulphate of Copper.—A needle suspended in the water
will soon be coated with a layer of copper. On the addition
of sidphureted hydrogen there will be thrown down a deep
chocolate-brown precipitate.

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DIETARY TABLE FOR THK SICK.

Sulphate of Iron.—Add to the water ferrocyanide of potassium, and it will give a greenish-blue precipitate, becoming
deep blue on exposure to the air. The addition of hydrosulphuret of ammonia will throw down a black precipitate.
Oxide of Zinc.—The addition of ammonia or sesquicarbonate of ammonia will throw down a white precipitate.
Filtered Water,—It would be of inestimable value to mankind if all the water used for drinking purposes was well
filtered before using by passing it through gravel and charcoal..

DIETARY TABLE FOR THE SICK.
To the invalid there are three important events of the day f
viz., the three meals, which should be carefully and delicately
prepared, so that they may be not only agreeable to the taste
but pleasing to the eye. The food should be in quantitiesjust sufficient to stimulate the appetite, not too large nor too
small; no article of diet should ever be left in the sick-room,
for it is the best means to destroy an appetite.
The dietetics of the sick should be selected from the three
following divisions of food: viz., nitrogenized food (tissuebuilders), composed of albumen, caseine and fibrine, as found
in meats, eggs, milk and cheese, etc. Non-nitrogenous
foods
(heat-producers). These are the fat-producers, as the animal
fats, oils, cream, butter, cocoa, olive oil, corn-starch, arrowroot, sago, wheat flour, potatoes, rice and the gums. These
cannot be taken by'fever patients, and those who suffer from
indigestion. Inorganic foods (non-supporters of life) are those
which of themselves cannot support life, yet are very necessary HD the maintenance of the system, and are classified as
belonging to the variety of alimentary substances. Their
function'is to assist in the process of nutrition. Among this
class are phosphate of lime, iron, salt, and water.
Tea.—This beverage should be made a few minutes only
before it is required. P a t two teaspoonsful of fresh Oolong
tea leaves into a small tea-pot, pour two teacupsful of boiling
water over it, cover closely, and let it steam for twenty minutes ; season to suit the taste. It is one of the most palatable
dishes, if properly made, that can be served in the sick-room.

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Teed Tea.—Put some ice into a glass, add the juice of half
a lemon, and fill to the full with tea ; sweeten to taste.
Coffee.—For one person take two tabiespoonsful of the
best Java coffee, well browned and ground, beat into it half
an egg, and add one cup of cold water. Let it stand half an
hour on the stove, well covered ; then add one pint of boiling
water, let it scald thirty minutes, season with rich cream, well
beaten to free from lumps ; but boiled fresh milk is a good
substitute ; sweeten with loaf sugar to suit the taste. P u t
the cream and sugar in first, and the coffee last.
Chocolate.—Take one large tablespoonful of grated chocolate, one teaspoonful of sugar, one-half pint of milk, and
one-half pint of boiling water. Let this boil three minutes,
and stir it well while boiling with an egg-beater.
Koumiss, or Milk Wine.—This is of great value in the sick,
room, in all fevers and diseases of the intestinal canal ; should
be used with a champagne tap.
Home-Made Koumiss.—The following directions are given
for its manufacture: Fill a quart champagne bottle up to the
neck with pure milk; add two tabiespoonsful of white sugar,
after dissolving the same in a little water over a hot fire; add
also a quarter of a two-cent cake of compressed yeast. Then
tie the cork on the bottle securely, and shake the mixture
well; place it in a room of the temperature of 50° to 95° Fahrenheit for six hours, and finally in the ice box over night.
Drink in such quantities as the stomach may require. It will
be well to observe several important injunctions in preparing
the koumiss, and they are: To be sure that the milk is pure;
that the bottle is sound; that the yeast is fresh; to open the
mixture in the morning with great care, on account of its
effervescent properties; not to drink it at all if there is any
curdle or thickening part resembling cheese, as this indicates
that the fermentation has been prolonged beyond the proper
time. Make it as you need to use it. The virtue of koumiss
is that it refreshes and stimulates, with no after-reaction from
its effects. It is often almost impossible to obtain good, fresh
koumiss, especially away from large towns. The above makes
it possible for any physician to prescribe it. The cost is about
fifteen cents per quart. — Chicago Medical Uevieio.
Beef Tea.--Take a pound of lean beef (rump steak), cut

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DIETARY TABLE FOR T H E SICK.

into fine pieces in a chopping bowl, put it into a wide-mouthed
bottle, cork loosely, and put it into a pot of cold water;
heat gradually, then let it boil slowly for three hours, which will
extract all the juice from the meat. Pour off the juice, and
season with a little salt, and serve for use. Johnston's fluid
beef is an excellent substitute for beef tea.
Beef Juice.—Take fresh, juicy steak, free from f a t ; broil
over hot coals for one minute, so as to heat it thoroughly ; cut
it in several places, and press out the juice by means of a
meat-squeezer into a warm bowTl; add a little salt, and serve
at once.
. Beef Essence.—Take one pound of lean steak, soak in a
pint of water for half an hour, squeezing the meat occasionally ; then put it on the fire, cover, and boil it slowly for ten
minutes, removing the scum. Season with salt to suit, and
serve hot. The addition of a little cream renders it richer
and more nourishing. It may be thickened with a little flour,
arrow-root, oyster crackers or rice for a change.
Liebig's Extract of Meat.—One pound of this is said to be
the product of thirty-four pounds of pure muscular tissue.
It is more of a stimulant than a food from which tissues can
be built up. One ounce of this extract will produce four pints
of excellent beef tea. It can be eaten by invalids, spread upon
bread or toast, like a potted meat.
Raw Meat Pulp.—This is prepared by rubbing the pounded .meat through a sieve, without the addition of water.
This can often be assimilated when no other food is borne.
Chicken Broth.—Cut the fowl into small pieces, and
crack the bones. P u t it into three pints of cold water, cover it
closely, and boil it siowly for three hours, or until the meat
falls in pieces. Strain, and add a little rice, which has been
soaked for half an hour in warm water. Simmer for twenty
minutes, which will cook the rice. Season, and serve with
crackers.
Bonny Clabber Sour or Loppered Milk.—Place it on ice
an hour before using. Cut out carefully with a spoon, put into
saucers, and eat with cream and a little nutmeg. This is exceedingly palatable, and a very wholesome dish for invalids.
Wine Whey,—Put one pint of fresh milk into a vessel, and let
it come to a boil; then add slowly half a wine-glassful of

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sherry wine, boil for fifteen minutes, skimming off the curd ;
add a tablespoonful more of wine, and ty is ready for use.
Sweeten to taste.
Tapioca Custard.—Take three even tablespoonfuls of
tapioca, soak three hours in a cup of water. To one pint of
scalded milk add the tapioca ; boil five minutes ; then add two
well-beaten eggs, and boil one-half minute longer. Sweeten
and season to taste.
Tapioca Jelly.—Take one cupful of tapioca, soak /four
hours in water ; to this add the juice of one lemon, a little
of the grated rind, and four cupsful of water. Boil one hour,
stirring it frequently. Serve with sweetened cream, and flavor to taste.
Egg-Nogg.—Take one egg, one tumbler of scalded milk,
one spoonful of good brandy and the same quantity of sugar.
Beat the sugar and-egg together to a froth, add the brandy,
fill up with milk. This is a stimulating and nutritious drink.
Milk Toast.—Toast should be made of stale bread, cut about
one-half inch thick, well browned. When hot spread evenly
with well-salted butter ; now pour over a small teacupful of
boiling milk, thickened with half a teaspoonful of flour, and
salt to taste. If the patient cannot take the milk, moisten
the toast with boiling water, and serve while hot.
Milk Porridge.—Take two cupsful of milk, one dozen raisins, and a heaping teaspoonful of flour rubbed to a paste
with a little cold water, and boil for four minutes. The raisins improve the flavor of the milk. They need not be eaten.
Lime-Water.—Take a piece of unslacked lime, two inches
in diameter, break it into small pieces, put it into a clean quart
bottle, and fill the bottle with rain-water. Let this stand
twelve hours, when it is ready for use. The bottle can be refilled a number of times, as long as the lime lasts.
Rice Jelly.—Take two large spoonsful of flour, and water
enough to make a thin paste ; add a coffee-cupful of boiling
water. Boil till transparent, and sweeten to taste. Flavor
with lemon-juice or a stick of cinnamon. Excellent in fevers.
Eggs on Toast*—Drop an egg from a saucer, in which it
has been broken, into boiling salt water. Cook rare, take
out with a perforated ladle and lay it on a thin piece of hot
buttered toast; sprinkle over salt and pepper; serve hot.

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DIETARY TABLE FOR THE SICK.

Broiled Beefsteak.—Take porter-house or tenderloin steak,
about three-quarters of an inch thick, broil carefully over a
hot coal fire, cooking it rare; turn it several times during
cooking to prevent burning. Pepper and salt to taste. Then
place a small piece of butter on top ; and. when it is melted
and soaked into the meat, serve it hot with crackers. Mutton
can be served the same way. Instead of using butter, lemonjuice squeezed upon the meat is very palatable.
Dyspepsia Crackers.—Take one pint of wheat meal, one
teaspoonful of butter, and water enough to make a stiff
dough. Beat thoroughly for half an hour with a potatomasher, roll into a ball, and beat it over and over again.
Next roll out very thin, and cut into round or square forms ;
prick with a fork, and bake in a quick oven. Brown flour
crackers can be made in the same way.
Unleavened Wafers.—Take good dry flour, and make a
stiff dough, with milk and a little salt. Roll out thin, cut
into round cakes, which should be rolled again, almost as thin
as letter paper. Bake very quickly. These are easily digested,
and are excellent in dyspepsia.
Per Cent, of Nutriment; Time of Digestion; Per Cent, of Carbon and
Nitrogen; Per Cent, of Solid Matter; and Water
of the Ohief Articles of Food.
Kind of Food.

Almonds
Apples
Apricots
Barley
Beans
Beef
Beef
Beef
Blood
Bread
Bass
Butter
Beets
Cabbage
Cabbage
Cake

Preparation,

Raw
Boiled
Boiled

IP.C.
Time of [Easeo
[P.C.of (PerO
of Nu- Digestion Diges- Carb'n Nitr'n Solid
of
trime't H's. M's. tion- w'inth (Flesh) Matter water.

66
10
26
92
89
26

Rare
22
80
Corn
Broiled
Boiled . . . . .
*7
Boiled
Boiled .
Sponge

10

*100

2!66

'5 +77
4 37
3 19

'4

'3

30

3
2

87
25

14
75
80

8
12

92
88

15

10
22

75

20

'5

0

25

i!30
2.30
3.30
4.00
3.00
3*.30

2.00
3.30
3.45
2.00
2
4.30
3.15
"3
2.30 |

45
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DIETARY TABLE FOR T H E SICK.

Kind of Food.

Preparation,

IP. i.'.of (Per C
P , C . T me of Easeot
of Nu- Digestion Diges- Carb'n Ni.r'r Solid
of
trime't H s. M's. tion- w'mth (Flesh Matter water.

Fried
Cherries
Chickens . . . Fricasseed..
Old
Codfish
Boiled
Baked
Cucumbers . Raw
WildRoasted
Duck
Whipped . . .
Eggs
Boiled....
Eggs
Unbolted...
Flour
Bolted . . .
Flour
Roasted
Fowls
Grapes
G e l a t i n e . . . Boiled
Green Corn. Boiled
Gooseberries
Hash
Warmed , . .
Haddock . . . Boiled
L a m b . . . . . . . Broiled
Liver
Broiled
Melons
Milk
Milk
Boiled
Mutton
O a t m e a l . . . . Boiled
Raw
Oil

25
27
2J
*2
13
35
4
27
19
18
*3
7
30
74
96

Boiled
Pease
io
Raw
Plums
29
P a r s n i p s . . . . Boiled
20
Peaches
Potatoes
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1 13
Pig's Feet .. Boiled
Pork
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Rye F l o u r . .
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Salmon
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Sole
Fried
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Oyster
Strawberries Raw
12
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Trout
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3.15
3.30
3.30
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2.30
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POST-MORTEM

EXAMINATIONS.

If human milk be considered as having 100 of nutritive
equivalents,
Mutton
will have 773
Beans
will have 320
Pigeon.
756
Apricots
283
Beef Liver
570 Lentils
276
Mussel
528 Pease
239
Eel.
434 Black B r e a d . . .
166
331 White B r e a d . . .
Cheese
142
305
Oysters
138
Oats
305 Barlev
Yolk of E g g s . . .
125
237 Wheat
Cow's Milk. . . .
119
100 Radish
Human M i l k . . .
106
106
Rye
100
Maize (Corn)...
85
Potatoes
81
Rice

POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS.
Directions. — In conducting post-mortem examinations,
order and method are of great importance. The autopsy should
be made from twelve to twenty hours after death. The three
great cavities, head, chest and abdomen, should all be examined, whether suspicion of disease in them exists or not.
First, note the external appearance,—the size, iceight, color,
etc. ; and all the abrasions should be minutely described.
Examination of the Head*—Make an incision through the
scalp, from ear to ear, across the top of the head, reflect the
two flaps formed, one over the forehead, and the other over
the occiput. Now, with a small saw, remove the cranium
(calvarium) by sawing completely around the head through the
outer table, commencing just above the eye and ear, from
before backward, and from behind forward. This shape, thus
cut out, enables it to be retained in its proper position when
the parts are readjusted. Remove the calvaria by the use of
a chisel and hammer, or by the aid of an elevator. In fracturing the inner table be careful not to pierce the brain.
The dura mater is now to be cut through on each side of the
superior longitudinal sinus; then divide the falx cerebri ; then

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65

carefully raise the brain by placing the hand under its anterior portion. The cranial nerves a n d interior carotid artery
are to be severed by the knife, and finally the spinal cord and
vertebral arteries. The brain should now be carefully inspected, and then removed, and cut into many slices, commencing at the top, and going down in successive horizontal
layers.
Spinal Column. — Examine this by making an incision
through the skin, extending from above the hyoid bone to the
upper part of the sternum, being careful not to penetrate the
large veins of the neck. The parts to be examined may be
removed from the body, if desired, "by careful dissection.
The thyroid gland, larynx and its appendages, blood-vessels,
pharynx, oesophagus and nerves of the neck may be thus
viewed.
Chest.—Here two incisions should be made, one from t h e
root of the neck in front down to the ensiform cartilage; the
other across the middle of the thorax, at right angles with
the first. At the lines of the junction of the ribs, the cartilages of the ribs are to be cut through. Now detach from the
soft parts the ensiform cartilage, holding the knife close to
the sternum during the cutting. Raise the sternum with the
costal cartilages from its position. By a cautious use of the
knife sever the adherent soft parts. The thoracic viscera are
now exposed, and may be carefully drawn out and inspected
in detail.
Abdomen.—To examine the abdomen, make an incision
extending from the sternum to the pubes, passing to the left
of the umbilicus, and then one transversely across the middle
of the abdomen, near the umbilicus. Before any portion of
the stomach or bowels is removed, ligate above and below
the part that is to be separated.
In every case, as far as practicable, make the incisions in
those parts which are usually covered with the clothes of the
deceased, so as not to mar the corpse.
After the examination of the various organs and tissues are
completed, frill the cavities with bran, sawdust or cotton batting. The edges of the divided integment should be brought
together and retained in position by the common continued
suture.

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MEDICO-LEGAL

EXAMINATIONS.

MEDICO-LEGAL EXAMINATIONS.
Prof. Reese, of the University of Pennsylvania, gives the
following practical observations to those making post-mortem
examinations in cases of suspected poisoning, murder or
suicide.:
1. Ascertain whether the individual had labored under previous illness, and how long a time had elapsed between the
first suspicious symptoms and his death, and the time elapsed
after death before the inspection is made.
2. Note all the circumstances leading to a suspicion of murder or suicide, such as the position and general appearance of
the body, and the presence of bottles or papers containing
poison about his person or in his room.
3. Collect any vomited matters, especially those first rejected, and preserve them in a clean glass jar, carefully
stoppered and labeled. The vessel in which the vomited matters have been contained should be carefully inspected for
any solid (mineral) matters which may have sunk to the bottom or adhered to the sides. If no vomited matters be procurable, and vomiting has taken place on the dress, bedclothes, furniture, etc., then portions of these must be carefully preserved for future examination.
4. Before removing the stomach, apply two ligatures beyond each extremity, dividing between each pair, so as to
prevent the loss of any of its contents.
5. If the stomach be opened for inspection, this should be
performed in a perfectly clean dish, and the contents col_
lected carefully in a graduated vessel, so as to properly estimate their quantity (noting the presence of blood, mucus,
bile, or undigested food). These contents should be preserved
in a perfectly clean glass jar, securely stoppered, covered over
with .bladder and sealed. The contents of the duodenum
should be collected and preserved separately.
6. Carefully inspect the state of the throat, oesophagus and
trachea for the presence of foreign substances, and for marks
of inflammation or corrosion.
7. Observe the condition of the large
intestine,—especially
the rectum., The presence of hardened faeces would indicate
that purging had not very recently taken place.

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67

8. Note any morbid changes in the lungs, as congestion,
inflammation or effusion; in the heart, as contraction, flaccidity, presence of a clot, and the condition of the contained
Wood.
9. Examine the state of the brain and spinal marrow; and
in the female, the condition of the ovaries, uterus and vagina.
10. Along with the stomach and duodenum the viscera that
are to be preserved for chemical analysis, and kept separate
from them, are the liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, rectum and urinary bladder with its contents, and in some cases
a portion of the Mood.
11. As the legal authorities will rigorously insist upon proof
of the identity of the matters alleged to be poisonous, it is of
the greatest importance to preserve- such matters from all
possible contamination by incautious contact with surfaces
or vessels which are not absolutely clean. Avoid the use of colored paper for wrapping up the specimens. When once the
suspected articles are deposited in the hands of a medical
man, he must preserve them strictly under lock and key, and
confide them only to a trusty agent for transportation. Many
cases are on record where the chemical evidence failed, simply for a want of power clearly to establish the identity of the
matters analyzed. Actual testing for poisons in cases of suspected criminality ought to be undertaken only by those
whose chemical knowledge and skill are of the first order.

MINERAL WATERS.
Mineral waters are simply complicated medicines, containing various salts and gases blended together. The ingredients are derived from the soil or rocks through which
the waters pass. Mineral waters are often of great service in
sub-acute and chronic functional and organic diseases. To
get their full benefit they should be drunk at their source, and
not at home. The best time of the year for drinking these
waters is from May to October, and the duration of a course
is from three to six weeks. When their use is continued too
long they are liable to do harm. The waters should be taken

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before breakfast, and sipped slowly, and an interval allowed
for a gentle walk between each glass. Bathing and drinking
should not be commenced on the same day.
Classification.—Mineral waters may be classified as follows: 1. Carbonic acid waters. 2. Saline waters. 3. Sulphur waters. 4. Earthy mineral waters. 5. lodo-brom cited waters. 6. Chalybeate waters. 7. Thermal waters.
I . Carbonic Acid Waters.—Many waters are impregnated
with carbonic acid gas, which imparts to them a sharp acidulous taste and a sparkling appearance. These waters are very
exhilarating, and greatly aid digestion, and have proved valuable in dyspepsia, hepatic diseases, gout and rheumatism.
The most valuable are the thermal springs of Vichy, and the
cold of Faehingen and Bilin. In America the Geyser Springs
of Saratoga are the most important.
.II. Saline Waters.—These are the purgative waters, containing principally sulphate of soda, sulphate of magnesia,
and chloride of sodium. They have proved beneficial in dyspepsia, gravel, gout, rheumatism, icterus, gall-stones, catarrh
of the bladder, constipation, hemorrhoids, aphthae, scrofula,
glandular enlargements and skin diseases. They are found
in Europe at Vichy, and Nenenahr, Salzbrunn, Mount Dore,
Berlin, Gushfibel, Apollinaris, Ems, Luhatschowitz, LaBourboule. Bitter waters—Hunyadi Janos, Pullna, Seidlitz, Epsom, Beulah, Purton, Cheltenham, Leamington, Friedrichshall, and Scarborough. Com/pound soda
waters—Carlsbad,
Marienbad, Franzensbad and Taraap. Common salt waters—
Hamburg, Kissengen, Baden-Baden, Wiesbaden, Reichenhall, Kreuznach, Harrogate. In America—St. Catharines,
Canada; Plantagenet Springs, Canada; Caledonia Springs,
Canada; Lansing, Michigan; Spring Lake Well, Michigan;
Louis. Artesian Well, Missouri; Fruitport Well, Michigan;
Mount Clemens, Michigan; St. Clair, Michigan; Saratoga
Springs, New York; Excelsior Spring, New York; Balston
Spa, New York; Albany Artesian Well, New York; Wilhoit's
Soda Springs, Oregon, Charleston Artesian Well, South Carolina; and Saverton Salt Spring, Missouri.
I I I . Sulphur Waters.—Owing to their impregnation with
sulphuretted hydrogen they have the odor of rotten eggs.
Sulphurous waters are useful in" rheumatic, gouty, neuralgic,

MINERAL

WATERS.

69

cutaneous, hepatic, dyspeptic, uterine, anaemic, constitutional
and syphilitic diseases, and incipient phthisis. They should
be taken internally, and in the form of hot baths. The chief
sulphuric thermals in Europe are those of Aix-la-Chapelle,
Baden, Aix-les-Bains, Bareges, Bagneres de Luchon, St. Sauveur, Cauterets, Eaux-Bonncs, Eaux-Chandes, Harrogate,
Moffat, Strathpeffer and Lisdoonvarna. In America—Blount
Springs, Alabama; Piedmont Springs, California; White Sulphur Springs, California; Vallejo White Sulphur Springs,
California; Green-Cove Springs, Florida; Red Sulphur
Springs, Georgia; French Lick Springs, Indiana; West Baden
Springs, Indiana; Indian Springs, Indiana; Indian Springs,
Georgia.*? Lodi Artesian Well, Indiana; Lafayette Well, Indiana; Trinity Springs, Indiana; Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky;
Lower Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky; Big Bone Springs, Kentucky; Paroquet Springs, Kentucky; Esqulapia Springs, Kentuck.y; Grayson Springs, Kentucky; Otympian Springs, Kentucky; Fox Springs, Kentucky; Louisville Artesian Well,
Kentucky; Drennon Springs, Kentucky; Bedford Springs,
Kentucky; White Sulphur and Tea Springs, Kentucky; De
Soto Springs, Louisiana; White % Sulphur Springs, Louisiana;
Alpena Well, Michigan; Sharon Springs, New York; Massena Springs, New York; Dryden Springs, New York; Chittenango Springs, New York; Richfield Springs, New York;
Avon Springs, New York; Longmuir's Well, New York; Cherry Valley Springs, New York; Clifton Springs, New York;
Columbia Springs, New York; White Sulphur Springs, New
York; Shocco Springs, North Carolina; Warren White Sulphur, North Carolina; White Sulphur Springs, Ohio; White
Sulphur Springs, North Carolina; Minnequa Springs, Pennsylvania; Carlisle Springs, Pennsylvania; Glenn Springs,
South Carolina; Sitka, Alaska; Alburg Springs, Vermont;
Jordan White Sulphur Springs, Virginia; Highgate Springs,
Vermont; Newburg Springs, Vermont; Yellow Sulphur
Springs,Virginia; Buffalo Springs,Virginia; Coyner'sSprings,
Virginia; Eggleston's Springs, Virginia; Botetourt Springs,
Virginia; Cold White Sulphur Springs, Virginia; Montgomery
White Sulphur Springs, Virginia; Huguenot Springs, Virginia; Burner's Spring, Virginia; Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs, Virginia; Dagger's Spring, Virginia; Grayson Sulphur Spring, Virginia; Greenbrier White Sulphur Spring,

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MINERAL

WATERS.

Virginia; Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia; Red Sulphur
Springs, Virginia; Blue Sulphur Springs, Virginia; Sandwich
Springs, Canada, and Charlotsville Springs, Canada.
Earthy Mineral, and Ido-Bromated Mineral Waters.—
In these waters the carbonates of lime and magnesia, with a
little silica and iron, predominate. Full doses purge. They
have proved beneficial in the uric acid diathesis, gout, rheumatism, vesical catarrh, chronic skin diseases, uterine tumors,
and old constitutional syphilis. In Europe they are chiefly
found in Baden-Baden, Kreuznach, Wildungen, Gerog-Victorquelle, Weissenburg, Leuk, Helenenquelle, Lippspringe
and Inselbad. In America: Butterworth Springs, Michigan ;
Eaton Rapids Wells, Michigan ; Leslie Well, Michigan ; Hubbardston Well, Michigan ; Yellow Springs, Ohio; Gettysburg
Spring, Pennsylvania, Clarendon Springs, Vermont ; Sweet
Springs, West Virginia; Berkeley Springs, West Virginia ;
Alleghany Springs, Virginia ; Bethesda Springs, Wisconsin ;
Holston Springs, Virginia, and Clysmic Spring Water, Wisconsin.
YI. Chalybeate Waters.—A large number of waters contain small quantities of iron, but none are considered as belonging to the ferruginous class unless the proportion of
metal is considerable. They have an astringent and inky
taste, without the water is highly charged with carbonic acid
gas. They increase the appetite, promote digestion, stimulate the action of the heart, and increase the red corpuscles
of the blood, and have proved beneficial in anaemia in all its
forms, chlorosis, dyspepsia, phthisis and functional diseases
of the genitive organs. In Europe the best waters are found
in Schwalbach, Pyrmont, Bruckenan, Cheltenham, Tunbridge
Wells, Franzensbad, Booklet and Harrogate. In America .
Bailey Springs, Alabama ; F r y ' s Soda Spring, California ;
Stafford Springs, Connecticut ; Greencastle Springs, Indiana ;
Catoosa Springs, Georgia ; Madison Springs, Georgia ; Estil
Springs, Kentucky ; Khightstown Spring, Indiana ; Schuyler
County Springs, Illinois ; Hopkington Springs, Massachusetts; Owosso Spring, Michigan; Schooley's Mountain Spring,
New Jersey ; Cooper's Well, Mississippi ; Ocean Springs,
Mississippi; Oak Rock Orchard Acid Springs, New York ;
Sharon Springs, New York ; Mineral Spring, New Jersey ;
Adams Springs, Ohio ; Cresson Springs, Pennsylvania;

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71

Blossburg Springs,Pennsylvania; Fayette Springs, Pennsylvania ; Montvale Springs, Tennessee ; Beersheba Springs, Tennessee ; Rawley Springs, Virginia ; Sweet Chalybeate Springs,
Virginia ; Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia ; Pulaski Alum
Springs, Virginia ; Bath Alum Springs, Virginia ; Stribling
Springs, Virginia ; Church Hill Alum Springs, Virginia ; Bedford Alum Springs, Virginia, and Variety Springs, Virginia.
VII. Thermal Waters.—All waters possessing an unvarying temperature above 85° Fahrenheit are included under this
designation. They are chiefly used for bathing, and in this
their efficacy mainly consists, in the majority of instances.
They are especially useful in the treatment of chronic rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, paralysis, skin diseases, secondary
and tertiary syphilis. The most useful in America are the
Hot Springs of Arkansas ; Calistoga Hot Springs, California ;
The Geysers, California ; Paso Robles Hot Springs, California ; Santa Barbara Hot Sulphur Springs, California ; Agua
Caliente Springs, California ; San Bernardino Springs, California ; Skaggs's Hot Springs, California ; Gilroy Hot Spring,
California ; Lake Tahoe Hot Springs, California ; Idaho Hot
Springs, Colorado ; Middle P a r k Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado; Warm Springs, North Carolina; Agua Caliente, New
Mexico; Warm Springs, Georgia; Lebanon Springs,New York;
Pueblo Hot Springs, Nevada ; Volcano Springs, N e v a d a ;
Des Chutes Hot Springs, Oregon ; Hot Springs, Virginia ;
Salt Lake Hot Springs, Utah ; Warm Springs, Virginia ; Healing Springs, Virginia ; American Geysers, Wyoming Territory ; Canon City Hot Springs, Colorado.

MASSAGE.
The term massage signifies to knead, or shampoo; or a
process of rubbing, friction and percussion of the body.
Method.—First by Friction.
This consists of rubbing,
rolling under the fingers, gently pinching the skin; and rubbing,
tapping, kneading and exercising the muscles and joints.
Beginning at an extremity, the skin is taken up between the
thumb and fingers and pressed and rolled ; then the muscles
are well grasped, rolled and pressed, and kneaded, and rap-

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idly tapped a quick succession of light blows ; and then each
articulation is in turn put through all its motions, omitting no
part of the body except the face.
Massage by percussion consists in applying to various parts
of the body a very rapid succession of short blows, not forcible enough to cause pain. The blows or taps may be made
with the fingers as arranged for percussion, with the side of
the hand, a wooden spatula, a small rubber mallet, or by machinery made for that purpose.
Diseases that are benefited by this valuable mode of treatment are especially infantile paralysis, wasting pals}7-, progressive muscular atrophy, chronic joint affections,- synovitis,
contractions and deformities, nocturnal restlessness, neuralgia, hemicrania, migraine, spinal irritation, nervous exhaustion, neurasthenia, hysteria, ovarian and uterine diseases,
hemiplegia, sprained joints, indigestion, constipation and
hepatic diseases.
The effect of massage treatment is to dilate the blood-vessels, increase the circulation, and elevate the temperature of the
body one degree. The immediate effect of these changes is
to promote the nutritive energy of the tissue subjected to
treatment. The body increases in weight, the organic functions are performed with more energy, and power is gained
in every way. On the nervous system massage exercises peculiar and happy effects, which should be utilized. When an
inflamed part, a joint, for example, which can be manipulated, is rubbed with excessive gentleness, the sensibility,
which was at first so acute that every touch gave pain, rapidly
subsides, until, after an hour of friction, it may be handled
with some roughness without causing pain. When the local
condition is that of pain merely, it is remarkable how the
acutest suffering is alleviated by persistent friction of a gentle kind. The same with muscular spasm ; it is relieved and
relaxation induced by persevering rubbing of the affected
muscle.

COMPENDIUM O F D I S E A S E S
AND THEIR

HOMCEOPATHIC
Abscess (Inflammation

TREATMENT.

with suppuration).—Acute

form.—

ACON., A R N . , Arts., B E L L . , M E R C , SILIC, C A L C , LYC

Bri/., Mez., Galen., PJws.
Cham., Asafcet., Nit ac. Sulph.
Chronic form.—SILIC,
H E P A R S., C A L C C , CALC PHOS.,
M E R C , M E R C TOD., IOD., L Y C , CHINA, QITINIA, N I T . A C ,
ARS., S U L P H . , K A L I IOD.

Mez., Phos., Fluor, ac, Sepia.
Sulph. a c , Plumb., Carbol. a c , Asafcet., Mang., Carbo.
an., Carbo veg., Coni., Aur. mur., Iron.
Adjuvants.—Liberal allowance of nourishing food. Change
of air; sea-air very valuable. To facilitate suppuration, use
hot fomentations, frequently repeated, in the form of poultices made of ground linseed, tomatoes, slippery-elm bark,
potato starch, bread and milk, etc., applied as hot as the part
will bear. Cod-liver oil internally. Malt liquors. When
suppuration is complete, the pus is to be carefully evacuated
by the use of a bistoury or an aspirator. The majority of
deep abscesses should be opened with the aspirator.
Acidity {Heartburn). — P U L S . , N U X V., SALICYLIC A C ,
CALC C , NIT. AC

Argent n., Sulph ac, Robin., Iris, Garbo v., lyc,
Bismuth.
Phos., Pod., Kreos., Petrol., Mang., Amm. c , Phos. a c ,
Carbol. ac.
Adjuvants.—Alkaline
mineral springs. Alkalies after meals
give temporary relief; as, one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

soda to half a tumbler of water; carbonate of magnesia, gr.
10 to 15; pepsine or pancreatine, gr. 10; lemon-juice and
lime-juice; lime-water and milk. Plain food in small quantities. See Dyspepsia.
Acne

(Pimples

on the Face;

disease of

the sebaceous

glands).—SULPIL,
CALC. C , S E P I A , SILIC., A R S . , G R A P H . , K A L I
BROM., K A L I HYD., H E P A R S., IOD.

Petrol., Apis m., Kreos., Nit. ac, Nux v., Phos.,
Bell., Baryt. carb.

Borax,

Ant. c , Rhus tox., Arm, Puis., Anti. tart., Caust.,Kalibich.,
Mez., Aeon., Phos. a c , Rumex., M e r c , *Granatum. Aur. m .
Adjuvants.—Dyspepsia
is the most prolific source of acne.
Diet light and unstimulating. Press out t h e comedo with a
watch-key. I n mild form, use stimulating lotions; in inflamed
variety, soothing applications. Mercurius cor. lotion, 1 part
to 100 of water, with alcohol enough to dissolve it. Apply
with sponge Ms die. Borax or Boracic acid solution in rosewater very valuable. Iodide of Sulphur ointment, Iodide of
Lead ointment, Rumex crispus tincture diluted one-half with
alcohol, excellent. Calomel ointment; Iodide of Mercury ointment. Wash with Juniper tar soap, Sulphur, and Iodide of
Sulphur soaps, with hot water. If this irritates, rub in glycerite of starch after washing, or fine sand. Saline mineral
waters and salt water baths; Hunyadi Janos water is excellent. Bismuth locally as a cosmetic; glycerine, one teaspoonful three times a day. Sapo viridis two parts, alcohol one, o r
Glycerine and soap a a, applied to the face every night,
renders the ducts open for the exit of the sebum. Ointment
of Carbonate of Potash, Sulphur, or Glycerine and Cosmoline
in equal proportions.
Addison's Disease {Bronzed
supra-renal

capsules).—IOD.,

shin;

degeneration

Sulph., Carbo an., Plumb., Kit. a c , Calc, Sepia.
with great difficulty.
After-Pains.—BELL.,

of the

A R S . , P H O S . , CAUST., K A L I HYD..

Cured

CHAM., CAUL., MACROT., MORPHIA,

K u x v., GELS., S A B . , S E C ALE, CHLORAL, ACON.

Amyl nit., Hyos., Coff., Gocc, Ign., Am., Ustilago, Gup.,
Ferr., Bry., Pod., Rhus tox., Sepia, Viburnum,
Hyper.,
Zinc vol.

COMPENDIUM

7&

OF DISEASES.

Adjuvants.—Hot,
soothing injections into vagina. Warm
poultices over hypogastric region. Chloroform liniment on
flannel to abdomen. Remove coagula from uterus. In vesical paralysis, draw the urine with a catheter. A tight bandage will often relieve after-pains.
Adfpsia (Lossof

Thirst).—NAT.

M., ARS.,PULS.,BELL.,Aprs,

L Y C , F E R R . , P L U M B . , SARSAP.
Agalactia (Lack of Milk).—BELL.,
CALC. C , OLEUM RICTNUS, P U L S . , ASAFCET., P H Y T . , PILOCARPINE, ACON., IOD.,.
QUINIA., E R G O T . , F E R R .

Lack., Merc, Merc, iod., Rhus tox., Urtica ur.,

Sulph.

Caust., China, Agnus c , Bry., Carbo an., Nux v.
Adjuvants.—Irritate
the gland. First try to draw out the
milk with a breast-pump. In plethoric subjects castor oil purgatives act w^ell. An abundance of animal food, with vegetables, bread, tea, etc. Milk and soda-water a a forms an excellent and useful daily drink, with a fair allowance of ale,
porter and wine. Beat u p a raw egg in a tumblerful of milk^
Pass an electric current through the gland for fifteen minutes
at a time twice a day. Hot carrot or linseed poultices; keep
the breasts warm. Drink one quart of milk daily. Apply to
the breasts the leaves of the castor-oil plant well heated. Decoction of marsh-mallow broom tops. Halsey's Lacteal Syrup
is excellent; it is made from coriander seed.
Ague..—See LnUrmittent

Fever.

Albuminuria (Morbus

Brighti;

Renal

Degeneration).—

Acute
form.— ACON., A R S . , PILOCARPINE, APOCYN CAN.,
CANTH., M E R C , T E R E B I N T H , P H O S . , U R A N . NIT., CONVALLARINE, A R S . IOD., ARGENT., ^ B R O M I D E OP L I T H I A , F U C H S I N E .

Euony.,

Nux v., Phos.

Chronic Form.—URAN.

NIT., A R S . , A R S . IOD., M E R C , K A L I

IOD., F E R R . , P L U M B . ACET.,*PHOS., N I T . A C , L Y C , T E R E B I N T H . ,
SULPH., A P I S M., K A L I BICH., KREOS., L Y C

Kali bich., Bromide of Lithia, Strych., Ferr.st.,
Benz. ac. Lach., Gallic ac, Bromide of Lithia.,
Helleb., Argent n., Gels., Verat., Convallarine.
Aur., HI., Phyt.,

EuonymineT
Kali brom^

Sulph. a c , Helonine., Glon.,

Helleb.*

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Cup., Pkos. ac.,*Elate., Eupat., Pod., Dig., Chelid., Gallic a c ,
Salicylic a c , Aur. m., Helon., Caffeine, Erig., Copaiva., Codliver oil.
Adjuvants.—An exclusive skim-milk diet has cured many
cases, especially during pregnancy. At each meal take five to
ten grains of Lacto-peptine. Vapor baths. Drink large quantities of water to act as a diuretic. Abstain from meat, and eat
a preponderance of vegetable food. Flannel and woolen garments should be worn. An abundance of out-door exercise.
Sea air preferable. Vapor baths to aid in removing anasarca.
Mineral waters loaded with iron and potash. Vichy, Bethesda,
Seltzer. E a t oranges and lemons freely. In acute cases, apply
large, warm linseed poultices over the kidneys. The addition
to the poultice of a little turpentine is often of service. During
pregnancy, with puerperal convulsions, or great danger of
losing the vision, induce labor.
Alcohol (Effects of).—-Nux v., STRYCH., ARS., D I G . , K A L I
BROM., QUINIA., O P I . , PIIOS., CAPS., CHLORAL HYD., MORPHIA,
OAMPII., TART., CANN., IOD., C I M I C , QUINIA, ALCOHOL.,
K A L I BROM.

Bell,, Atropia, Hyos., Zinc., Lapuline, Amm. c., Scutel.,
*Sumbulc, Agar, mus., Sulph,, Coff., Kreos., Salicylic ac, Ammonia,
Angina Pectoris (Neuralgia

of the Heart).—AMYL. N I T . ,

A R S . ACON. , GELS. , LACH. , D I G . , CROTAL. , CACTUS, GLON. , F E R R . ,
H E P A R , CHLORO., E T H E R , V E R A T . VIR., K A L I BROM., STRYCH.,
QUINIA, AGARICUS, MORPHIA.

Am., Atropia, Bell., Spig., Cimic, Aur., Naja, Nux v., Glon.,
Ipec, Rhus tox.
Cup., Dios.,Hyd. ac.,Caust.,China, Puis., Phos.,Cimic, Kali
carb., Spong., Quinia, Nit. a c , Terebinth.
Adjuvants.—Small
doses of brandy. Hot poultices over the
region of the heart, and warmth to the feet. Hot turpentine
applied over the chest gives temporary relief. Avoid the use
of tobacco. Electricity is very Vcduable. Turpentine stoops.
Friction.
Inhalation of Ether or Chloroform, or Amyl
Nitrite, Flying Blisters. Ether spray over heart.
Anguish of Mind.—ACON., A R S . , GELS.,
CHAM., N U X V., D I G . , V E R A T . ALB.

IGN., P U L S . ,

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Hyos., Nit. ac, Aur.y Lye, Cactus,

Spig.

Cimic, Phos., C o n i , Bell., Scutel.
Ankles (Weak).—CALC.

C , CALC. PHOS., SILIC.,

SULPH.,

CALC. IOD.

Thuja, Baryta, c.
Adjuvants.—Symphytum
mechanical support.

as a lotion. Massage; in bad cases

Anosmia (Loss of Smell).—See Nasal

Catarrh.

Anus (Constriction of).—Nux v., PLUMB., iEscuL., SULPH.,
*RHATA., B E L L . , ATROPIA, ALOES, M E Z . , F E R R .

Adjuvants:—Dilatation
Anus (Fissures

may be necessary.

and ulcers of).—NITAC.^RHATAJSTIA,

SILIC,

ALOES, G R A P H . , P E T R O L . , P L U M B . , HYDRAS., iEscuu., M E R C ,
IOD,
MEZ.,

K A L I HYD.,

IGN., PETROL.,

N A T . M., S E P I A , T H U J A ,

N U X V.

Ham., Carbolic a c , Phyt.
Adjuvants.—After
complete anaesthesia of the patient, divide thoroughly the mucous membrane so as to open each
fissure, then apply Hydrastis oriEsculus cerate. I n some cases
dilatation with the fingers will cure. Suppositories of lodiform,—nothing known will cure ulcers of the anus and rectum
more rapidly. Injections of Hydrastis or Carbolic-acid water,
Zinc ointment, glycerine of tannin, Nitrate of Silver, Collodion as a protective covering, Carbolated cosmolkie, Glycrole of Aloes, Calendula or Acetate of Lead.
Anus (Fistula of; a pipe-like ulcer lined by an imperfect
mucous membrane, secreting pits, with a small, callous opening near the anus.)
CALC. C. E T P H O S . ,
CAUST., * R H A T A . , N U X V., LYC.

GRAPH.,

SULPH.,

Aloes, Nit. ac, Mur. ac, Aloes, Thuja, RJius tox, Ars.
Lach., Bell., Atropia, Sepia, JESCUL, Petrol., Nat. m., M e r c ,
China.
Adjuvants.—Forcible
dilatation of the sphincter by the use
of the two thumbs, followed by Hydrastis cerate; elastic
ligature. Best of all, divide with the knife the tissues which
intervene between the external and internal opening; inject
a solution of Nitrate of Silver, and then use fine sponge tents.
Iodoform suppositories or tents.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Anus {Itching

Ars.,

of).—SULPH.,

N I T . A C , MUR. A C , PETROL.

Aloes, Ign., Sepia, Merc, Lye.

Hydras., L y e , Carbo v., Calc. c , Carbolic ac.
Adjuvants.—Balsam
of Peru arrests the itching at once,
Carbolated cosmoline or Iodoform, Glyceroles of Hydrastis,
Aloes, Lead, etc., all do good. Borax, morphia and glycerine,
iemon-juice, vinegar, Calomel and olive oil. Nitrate of
Silver locally, cold bathing or sponging. ]STo seasoned food or
stimulants; Tobacco water. Dilute citrine ointment.
Anus, Prolapsus of {Protrusion

of Anus).—POD.,

NTJX V.,

ALOES, S U L P H . , SULPHURIC A C , JESCUL, F E R R . , STRYCH.

Lye., Ign., Graph., Fluor, ac., Nit. ac,

Thuja.

Bell., Atropia, Sepia, Phos. a c , Opi., Bry., iEscul., Calc
Adjuvants.—Yirst
reduce the prolapsed rectum, having the
parts well smeared with lard or oil. If much inflamed, perfect rest; use hot water vapor,hot poultices of ground linseed,
sitz-baths, astringent injections or suppositories. Make a
V-shaped incision, and stitch together.- Cause a tight fold of
skin to support the anus by pulling to one side obliquely during
stool either buttock. Use a diet of rye mush and sugar. Milk
alone will cure some cases. Use a cerate of iEsculus and
Perchloride of Iron, glyceroles of starch, Hydrastis or Hamamelis.
Anthrax or Carbuncle {Amalignant

boil).—ARS.,

LACH.,

TARANT., CROTAL., A P I S , *ANTHRACTN., S I L I C , SEOALE, K I I U S
TOX., P H O S . , H E P A R .

China, Nit. ac, Bell., Carbol ac, Iod.
Phyt., Carbo v., Kreos., Sulph. a c , Mur. a c , Arn.
Adjuvants.—Diet
nourishing and stimulating. Ether spray
or ice an,d salt bags should be applied to the swelling to lessen
the inflammation and suppuration. If suppuration takes
place, apply hot poultices of linseed, yeast or tomatoes, mixed
with charcoal. Make a crucial incision, and remove the dead
tissue. D r y cupping removes the pus, and greatly relieves
the pain; wash with carbolized water, and apply Iodoform in
powder or ointment to produce rapid healing. Strapping
with soap plaster in the early stage to arrest the disease.
Oollodion as a protective covering, Muriate of Lime put on

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

lint and applied constantly has done good service- Carbolic
acid and glycerine a a is a good lotion. Collodion and cantharis relieve the tension at first. Injections of Carbolic acid
deep into the tissue destroy the pustule.
Iodine applied
often, cures some cases.
Aphasia (Difficult

Speech).— ACON., GELS., A R S . , PHOS.,

STRAM., K A L I IOD., K A L I BROM., K A L I BICH.

Bell., Atropia,

Ohina, Phos ac,

Adjuvants.—Electricity.
Aphonia (Loss

Veratv.

W e t packs about the throat.

of Voice).— AGON., SPONG., CAUST., I O D . ,

K A L I BICH, H E P A R S., GELS., K A L I IOD., M E R C . IOD.

Labor andi, Pilocarpine,

Argent. n.,Ferr.,

Ant. tart, Nit. ac,

Bell., Carbo. veg., Brom., B a i y t a i o d . , Calc. c , Ign., Arum,
Cup., Lach., Rhus tox., Rum ex, Stilling., Sulph., N u x v., Phos.
Adjuvants.— Wet compress about the throat, Galvanism,
Massage, Electricity, Cod-liver oil, Sulphurous acid or Iodine
spray. A crystal of Borax size of pea, allowed to dissolve
slowly in the mouth, frequently for catarrhal form, is of great
value. Turkish bath at commencement.
Aphthae (Thrush,

Muguet, Sore Mouth).— BORAX, M E R C ,

N I T . A C , K A L I CHLO., M U R . A C , A R G E N T , N . , S U L P H A C

Kali hyd., Nux v., Hydras, Ars., Gup. Aloes.
Sang., Nat. m , Phyt., *Staph., Iris., Sulph., Ham., Canth.,
Eucal., *Rhus glab., Kreos., Iod., Cap., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—A crystal of Chlorate of Potash or Borax kept
in the mouth, and allowed to dissolve slowly, is the bestk n o w n remedy. Nitrate of Silver locally, in bad cases, does
great good. Sulphurous acid spray, Glyceroles of Hydrastis,
Sanguinaria or Eucalyptus; Bismuth freely to the sores. Weak
solution of Sulphate of Copper. Wash of Permanganate of
Potash. Sulphite of Soda, or Carbolic acid locally. Vegetable
acids, as lemons, oranges, apples, etc. Koumiss. Milk and
soda-water in equal proportions. P u r e milk, beef tea, Liebig's
food, cod-liver oil, and a generous d i e t
Apoplexy (Cerebral Arterial

Hemorrhage).—ACON.,

VER-

AT. VIR., A R K . ; B E L L , , P H O S . , GLON., O P I . , K A L I HYD., IOD.,
C A L C PHOS., F E R R .

Amyl. nit., Merc,
Plumb., Pry., Lach.

Ars.,

Nux.

v., Strych.,

Zinc,

Phos.,

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Salicyl. a c , Hyos., Cup., I p e c a c , Ant. tart., jaborandi, Coff.?
Oroton tig., Kali brom., Kali cyan., Baryt. carb., Sepia,
Coni., Amm. carb., Chloroform, Ether, L y e , Pilocarpine.
Adjuvants.— Avoid stimulating drinks, especially beer,
over-eating, excitement, haste, exposure to hot sun, and
heated rooms, venereal excitement, mental emotion, straining
at stool, long-continued stooping, tight neck-cloths, hot baths.
Sleep with the head high,in cool and well-ventilated bed-room;
daily exercise in open air. Use milk and a vegetable diet,
avoid meats. To remove the stertorous breathing, place the
patient on the paralyzed side. To promote absorption use a
mild galvanic current
Cod-liver oil. The magnet has acted
highly favorably.
Arthralgia.

See Gout.

Arthritis.

See Gout.

Ascarides.

See Worms.

Ascites (Dropsy of the Peritoneum).—ACON.,
ARS.,

PILOCARPINE,

APOCYN. C*., A P I S M., D I G . , F E R R .

Merc, Jaborandi, Lye., Uran nit., Argent, nit., Nit. ac.t
Phos., Ganth., Kali hyd., Kali nit., Tereb., Plumb.
Croton tig., China, Nux v., Eup.,*Elateri., *Jalap, Stilling.,
Iod., Senecio, *Junip., Cactus, Cup., Lach., Spirits of nitre,
*Gamb., Chelid., Aur. mur., Squilla, Prun. spin., A m . , Salicyl,
a c , Hell., Mez., D u l c , Copaiba, Acid Tartrate of Potash,
*2STitrous ether.
Adjuvants.—Milk
diet, warm baths, vapor baths, turkish
baths. In bad cases, aspiration or tapping gives temporary
relief. Acupuncture, issues, fomentations to abdomen, Codliver oil. Mineral waters well impregnated with sulphur,
potash, iron, etc.
Asthma (Laborious

Breathing).— F O W L E R ' S SOLUTION OF

ARSENIC, A R S . , IPECAC,YERAT, V I R I D E . K A L I H Y D . , K A L I B I C H . ,
SALICYL. A C , STRAM., K A L I NIT., G E L S . , S U L P H . , STRYCH.,
PILOCARPINE, A M Y L NIT., * G L A N D E R I N E , COD-LIVER OIL.

Hepar s., Atropine, Nux v., Sang., Sticta, Verat. alb., Lach.,
*Lobelia, Grind., Big., Gup'., Phos., Gale c, Iod.,
Ferr.,
*Sabad., Electricity, Lye,
Iodoform.
Aeon., Crotal., Mosch., Opi., Stann., Tartar em., Zmc,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

81

Plumb., C a c , Hyd. a c , Coffea, Tabacum, M e r c , Bell.,
*Chloral, Eucal., Caust., Kali brom., Kali amm., Teucri., Argent n., Amm. carb., Brom., Nit. a c , Aurum, Colch, Ambra,
Naja, Puis., Carbol. a c , Arum, Sticta, Cann. ind., E u p .
perp., *Pulmo vul., Quinia, Asafcet., Sambuc, Camph.
Adjuvants.—Inhalation
of chloroform, oxygen, amyl nit. or
ether, often arrests the paroxysm.
Smoke cigarettes of
Arseniate of Potash, Stramonium leaves and seeds, tobacco,
Eucalyptus or Nitrate of Potash. Insufflation of ozonized
water. Carbonic acid gas inhaled relieves the paroxysm.
Dry cupping, Turpentine stupes, Counter-irritants. Iodine
painted over the tract of the pneumogastrics along the neck,
said to be of great value. I would suggest that the pneumogascrics be stretched; if they were, I believe it would result in a
permanent cure. Erythroxylon coca fluid extract, in teaspoonful doses, has acted well. A glass of rum or gin often
relieves. Galvanism of the pneumogastrics relieves some
cases. Strong, hot cup of coffee often relieves the paroxysm. To soak blotting-paper in a strong solution of saltpetre,
and burn it so that the patient may inhale the fumes, is one
of the best-known palliatives.
Turkish baths. Full close of
chloral hydrate often relieves. Chamois waistcoat. Go to an
elevated region, as the White Mountains, Rocky Mountains,
Lake Superior, Lake Chatauqua, Put-in Bay, Fire Island,.
Colorado Springs, Adirondacks and the Alleghanies. T o
aid digestion use freely pepsine or pancreatine. Sea voyage, etc.
Atrophy (Wasting Away).—ARS.,
CALC. C , I O D . , SILIC ,
P L U M B . , L Y C , H E P A R S., S U L P H . , COD-LIVER OIL, CHINA,.
STRYCH.

Nit. ac., Nuxv.,

Phos. ac. China, Argent n.

Phos., Baryta carb., Alum., Nat. mur., Rhus tox., Sepia,.
Picric a c , Nat. mur.
Adjuvants.—Inunctions
of olive oil, or cod-liver oil. Massage, attended with rest. Electricity, the induced current
very strong at first, then weaker as improvement becomes
perceptible.
Back {Aching
R H U S TOX.

6

of).—GELS.,

B R Y . , ACON., ATROPIA, S U L P H , ,

82

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

JVux. v., JEscul., Ham., Macrot., Coloc,

Cimic.

L y c , Sepia, Zinc, Electricity.
P a i n in Back.—ACON., C I M I C , TART, EM., T E R E B I N T H . ,
PULS., BRY.

Coloc, Sabad., Tart, em.,

Merc-

Apocyn., Opi., Alumi., Lach., Phos. ac./Plumb., Batan.,
Staph., Thuja.
Adjuvants.—Aconite-Chloroform
liniment: Aconite fl. oz. 1;
Chloroform, fl. oz. 2. Wet girdle. Massage, Belladonna,
Bryonia, Arnica or Rhus plaster worn constantly. Electricity.
(See Rheumatism, Lumbago, etc).
Back Weak,—SIL., S U L P H . , CALC. C , CHINA, IRON.

Phos. ac, Ign., Nuxv.,

Gels.,

Strych.

Baryt. c , Iod., M e r c , Phos., Mac.
Balanitis

{Gonorrhoea

Spuria).— M E R C ,

CANN. SAT.,

OANTH., SEPIA, SULPH., PULS., N I T . AC

Thuja, Hydras.,

Calendula, Argent,

nit.

Petrol., Terebinth, Nux v.
Adjuvants.—Great
cleanliness. Calomel or Iodiform, 1st
decimal, locally bis in die on glans penis. Astringent injections. Dilation of preputial opening with sponge tents.
Circumcision. Touch with M t r a t e of Silver.
Beard, Acnse of (Barber's

itch).—LYC,

GRAPH., M E R C ,

S U L P H . , M E R C P R E C I P . RUB., K A L I , BICH., A N T .

Kali, brom., Ars. iod., Petrol., Lappa., Hepar s.
Plant ago, Cicuta, Sars.
Adjuvants.—Sulphurous
acid spray bis die.
Mercurial
and Sulphur ointment. Tartar emetic lotion. Creasote or
Carbolic acid lotion. Iodide of Sulphur ointment, Citrine
ointment, epilation, Parasiticides. After the free use of
soft soap and water, Carbolic acid in three parts of alcohol
applied once a day; Faradization, Electricity.
Bed-sores.—SILIC, SULPH., M E R C ,
SULPH. AC

G R A P H . , IOD., A R N . ,

Carbo. veg., Plumb., Lyc., Fluor, ac., China, Mineral acids.
,Calc c , Phyt., Carbol. a c . Salicyl. ac.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

83

Adjuvants.—Lessen
the amount of pressure by the use of
circular air or down cushions, water or air bed. Bathe the
sores bis die, and dress with the glycerole of Iodoform,
Calendula, Arnica or Hamamelis, ointment of Carbolic acid,
Acetate of Lead or Zinc. Apply sponges alternately wetted
with hot and cold water one minute at a time for fifteen minutes. Dust Iodoform over the sores. Galvanic couplet of
zinc and silver, connected by a copper wire; one element on
sore, the other on adjacent parts.
Prevention.—Great cleanliness. Protect the skin by application of collodion. Soap plaster spread upon wash-leather,
amadou, isinglass or felt. Wash the skin with alcohol, proof
spirit, lime water, camphorated spirits, or a liniment of Opi• um, Hamamelis, brandy, gutta-percha solution in Chloroform
bis die. White of eggs with Alum and Camphor, apply twice
daily. Glycerine cream morning and evening is excellent.
Olive oil three parts, Laudanum one part, brandy two parts
twice a day, is of great Value. Silver nitrate (gr. xx.,3j)
painted on unbroken skin as soon as it becomes red, will almost surely prevent bed-sores.
Biliousness {Torpid Liver).—MERC,

P O D . , L E P . , QUINIA,

CHINA, E U O N . , S U L P H . , CHELID., U R A N . NIT., ALOES, N I T .
AC, MUR. AC

Ipecac., Ant. crud., Nux. vom., Eup. per/., Iris, Bry.,
Stillin., Muriate of Amm., Rheum, Dig., Hepar s.

Lye.,

Sang., Yerat. alb.,Cham., Aeon., Hydras., Tarax., Jaboran.,
Pilocarpin, Kali, bich., Lach., Crotal., Sulph. a c , Mang., Columba.
Adjuvants.—Skim
milk, koumiss or butter-milk; alkaline
waters; acid fruits, as lemons, oranges, grapes, etc.; avoidance
of stimulants.
Bladder (Atony

and Paralysis

of).—JSTux. v., STRYCH.,

ATROPIA, U R A N . NIT., ERGOT.

Goni., Hyos., Gels., Fer. et st., Silic,
ind., Ferr., Bell.

Nit. ac, Ign.,

Gann.

Canth., Plumb., Rhus tox., Camph., Thuja, Petrol., Caust.Ars., Lach., Calc. c , Sepia, Phos., Baryta, Opi., Euta. grav.,
Plant., Equis. hyem., Benz. a c , Copaiba, Colch., Squilla.
Adjuvants.—

Electricity,

Galvanism. Acu-puncture, Cold

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

douche. Tepid or cold water sitz baths and injections. Couchgrass tea. Tepid salt water baths, mucilaginous drinks, Mineral waters. See Enuresis.
B l a d d e r , C a t a r r h of {Inflammation

of).—ACON.,

CANTH.,

ATROPIA, CHIMAPH., A P I S , M., M E R C , EUCAL., K A L I . NIT.

Turpen., Secede, Copaiba,Nvx v., Lye, Puis., Sepia, Hydras.
Cannabis, Uva ursi., Coni., Pareira Cubebs, Juniper, Nit.
a c , Sandal-wood oil, Dig., Apoc. c , Eup., Hepar s., Asparagus, Sars., B.enzoin.
Adjuvants.—Injections
into the bladder of a ten per cent
solution of Hydrastis, Salicylic acid, Boracic acid, Carbolic
acid,Eucalyptus or Permanganate of Potash. Acute cases, hot
hip baths and fomentations. Linseed poultices. Catheterism.
When in great pain inject two grains of Morphine to one
ounce of water into the bladder, soon after micturition. I n
chronic cases, wash out the bladder with hot soap and water,
Hydrastis, Salicylic acid, Eucalyptus, Carbolic acid or
Boracic acid.
B l a d d e r (Spasm of).—CANTH.,
STRYCH., SANT.

ATROPIA, B E L L . , N U X V . ,

Sulph., Hyos., Coni., Gels.
Nit. a c , Colch., Thuja, Verat alb., Calc. c , Lith., L y e ,
Benz. a c , Nit. a c , Cann., Squills, Verat. alb.
Adjuvants.—Hot baths. Linseed poultice with Opium tincture
upon the poultice. Mucilaginous drinks. Avoid coition.
Belladonna 01 opium. Suppositories give great relief.
Brain Fag (Cerebral Exhaustion).—IX^VKkswizmziK,

NUXY. T

PHOS., K A L I BROM., GELS., P H O S . A C , STRYCH., S U L P H . ,
S I L I C , C A L C ZINC, ERGOT, C A F F E I N E .

Krytli. coca, Pic. ac, Ign., Bromide of Zinc, Iron, Chloraly
God-liver-oil.
Mang., Opi., Cann. ind., Nit. a c , Amb. grisea., Hyos.,
Cimic, Lach., Arm, Rhus tox., Calcis hypophos.
Adjuvants.—Rest; change of place, diet and habits. A uniformly warm climate; foster sleep. Alcoholic stimulants are
often beneficial; 1 aj good allowance of fats, oils, oysters,
clams, milk, butter, koumiss, good beef and mutton. Abstinence from starch and sugar. Massage. Electricity.- Saltwa-

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

85

ter baths, sea air, counter irritation, hot and cold to the spine.
Spinal ice bag alternated with hot water. An infusion of the
Erythroxylon coca leaves instead of tea is of great value.
Ferruginous waters.
Blepharoplegia (Ptosis; Paralysis

of the

Eyelid).—CAUST.,

R H U S TOX., G E L S , ATROPIA, B E L L . , ZINC.

Alumina,

Nux.,Hyos.,

Merc,

Coni., Aeon.,

Spige.

Argent., Yerat. alb., Euphra., Arn., Cap., Kali., iod. ,Opi.,
Phos., Physostigma, Aurum, Plumb.
Adjuvants.—Electricity
of great value. Some bad cases may
be cured by removing an elliptical piece of skin and subjacent
muscle from the lid.
B l e p h a r o s p a s m s (Spasm of the Eyelid),—BELL.,

ATROPIA,

HYOS., G E L S . V E R A T . V.

Coca, Cham., Nux. v., Ign.
Boils (Furuncles).—ARN.,

A R S . , B E L L . , H E P A R S., SILIC.,

S U L P H . , L Y C , CALC. C , A R S . , CALC. MUR., H A M . , I O D . , K A L I ,
IOD.,

QUINIA.

Aeon., Kali. brom.,Nit.

ac, Apis, m., Mere. iod.

Thuja, Phyt., Sars., Phos., Tart, em., Lach., Mag. sulph.,
Alumi., China., Z i n c , Aur. m., Puis., Nux. v., Baryt. c ,
Atropia, Ant. c , Mur. a c , Sepia., Carbo. veg., Berberis,
Phyt., Stillin., Lach., Crotal., Secale.
Adjuvants.—At the commencement use locally pure carbolic
acid, Iodine, Arnica, Belladonna ointment or plaster,
Hamamelis, Nitrate of Silver, camphorated alcohol, collodion,
Nitric acid or pressure with adhesive straps. Potassa fusa, or
acid Nitrate of Mercury locally. Injection of a five per cent,
solution of carbolic acid into the boil is highly recommended.
To aid suppuration, poultice with tomatoes or flaxseed. Before lancing apply ice or Chloroform to relieve the pain. Improve digestion with lacto-peptine or pancreatine. A tablespoonful of brewer's yeast three times a day at meals, has
proved to be a good prophylactic Peruvian balsam ointment, beer, Sulphur, mineral waters. Drink one pint of tar
water daily, In broken down subjects, give wine and malt
liquors.

86

COMPENDIUM

OF DISEASES.

B o n e s 9 (Inflammation of.)—MERC,
SILIC , P H O S . , H E P ARS.,
K A L I HYD., S U L P H . , M E R C , IOD., A U R . MUR.

Argent, n., Nit. a c , Fluor, ac., Phos. ac., Phyt,, Mez.,
Symphytum, Ruta, Rhus tox., Staph.
Adjuvants.-^-Linseed
poultices, cod-liver oil, nutritious diet,
Sapo Viridis (soft soap) rubbed in for fifteen minutes, Ms indies, will cure some cases of caries. Bones (Softening
of).—CALC.
C , SILIC,
Phos,, M E R C , N I T . A C , S U L P H . , P H O S . A C

CALC

PHOS.,

Adjuvants.—The
food should contain an excess of the
phosphates, as found in meat, eggs and good bread. I n
ulceration and necrosis, Sulphuric acid diluted one-half, dissolves and removes the bone. Sea air. Calcareous waters.
Bones, nodes of (Periosteal

Exostosis).—MERC,

MERC

IOD., K A L I , HYD., A U R . MUR., IOD.

Mez., Phyt., Bell., Atropine, Baryt. iod., Heda, Kali, McJi.,
Rhus tox., Guaiac, Nat. sulph., Sulph., Asafcet., COICIL
Adjuvants.— Locally, Belladonna or Atropia ointment.
Iodine, Sulphur, mineral waters, Iodide of Potash ointment,
Stramonium leaves locally, Oleate of Mercury and Morphia
locally, valuable to relieve pain. In bad cases, incise the
periosteum,
Brain, (Concussion

and Compression of).—ARN\,

ACON.

B E L L . , GELS., H A M . , B R Y . , S U L P H . , MERCURY, HYOS.,
IOD., V E R A T . V I R .

KALI

Hyos., Kali iod., Verat. vir.
Rhus tox., Kali brom., Opi., Apis, m., Pilocarpin, Glon.,
Hyper., Hell.
Adjuvants.—If no reaction use stimulants. Apply heat and
friction to the skin; preserve great quiet. Patient should be
watched for three weeks. If skull is compressed, trephine at
once.
B r a i n , (Inflammtion

of).—ACON.,

B E L L . , B R Y . , R H U S , TOX.,

V E R A T . VIR., Hyos., Opi., M e r c , Sulph., Glon., Stram.
To prevent effusion, P I L O C A R P I ^ , H E L L . , A R S . , A R N .
B r a i n (Softening of).—PHOS.,
P H O S . A C , C A L C C E T PHOS.,
ARS., STRYCH., F E R R . , N U X . E T . ST,, N U X . V., K A L I BROM.,
H Y P E R . , F E R R . , CHINA.

87

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Ign., Iod., L y e , Kalibrom.. Secale., N a t m., Kali. iod.
Adjuvants.—Absolute
mental rest much sleep, diet should
be highly charged with the phosphates; cold and warm baths
B r e a s t , (Abscess of).— B E L L . . A T R O P I A , A C O N . , P I I Y T . , P I L O CARPUS, H E P A R , S I L I C , M E R C , M E R C IOD., P H O S . . C A L C C

Am. ,Bry., Puis., Coni.Jod., Phenic ac, China,

Quinia,Iron.

Ham., Apis, m., E h u s tox., Camph., Sepia, Carbo an., Nit.
a c , Lach., L y e , Argent, n., Thuja, cod-liver oil.
Adjuvants.—To scatter the abscess, apply phosphoretted or
camphorated oil. Chloroform and glycerine aa are of great
value. Besmear the breast with Belladonna extract. Calendula
or hydrastis cerate. Flannel saturated with hot water should be
constantly applied. Atropia or Aconitine gr. l.,w r ater oz.l, or
Pilocarpin 1 gr., water o'z. 1, Pond's extract of Hamamelis, all
on lint. Castor-oil and glycerine aa very soothing. T h e
gland must in all cases be fully supported by adhesive straps.
When suppuration is inevitable poultice with linseed meal
until pus makes its appearance near the surface, and then
lance and paint with collodion.
Apply heat by the
use of a basin lined with flannel, saturated with hot water.
This relieves the pain and prevents suppuration. Take t h e
child from the breast during suppuration.
Breath (Foul).—MERC,

N I T . A C , H E P A R . , SALICYLIC A C ,

CARBO. Y . , K A L I IOD., K A L I CHLOR., A R S .

Aurum m., Sang., Phyt., Kali. perman.} Nux. v.,
Sulph., Grot., Garbol. ac, Sulph. ac, Kreos., Kali
Borax, Argent, n.

Puis.,
Bich.,

Hydras., China, Quinia, Eucal., Calc. iod., Ant. crud.
Adjuvants.—Look for bad teeth, nasal catarrh, sore throat,
indigestion or old lung troubles. After eating cleanse the
teeth with a weak solution of Carbolic acid, Boracic acid, or
camphorated tooth powder. Permanganate of potash 1. gr.
rose water 1 oz., as a wash, or good castile soap.—See
Catarrh, Bronchitis, Ozazna, Dyspepsia.
Breathing* (Difficult),— A R S . , ACON., D i e , I P E C A C , F E R R . ,
H E P A R , C A L C C , K A L I , HYD., PILOCARPIN.

Silic

Ant tart., Lye. Iod., Nux. v.

88

COMPENDIUM

OF

DISEASES.

Sang., Senega, Cup., Hydroc. a c , Sulph.
Anasarca,
Dropsy.)
Bright's Disease.—See
Bronchitis {Bronchial

(See

Asthma,

Albuminuria.
Catarrh).— Acute

form.—ACON.,

A R S . , P I L O C A R P I ^ . , B R Y . , B E L L . , ATROPIA, R H U S TOX., M E R C ,
I P E C A C , T A R T , EM., CAMPH., RUMEX.

Sang., Puis., Spong., Ant. crud., Eucal.,

BenzoateofSoda.

Verat. vir., D u l c , Squills, Arn., Com., Opi., Lach., Cactus,
Cham., Euphra., Eup. per., Lobelia, Brom., Gels., Sticta.
Yerat. alb., Coff.
Chronic Form.—ARS., H E P A R , L Y C , S U L P H . , M E R C ,
M E R C IOD., PHOS., T A R T , EM., IOD., K A L I IOD., KALT BICH.,
K A L I C A R B . , SANG., S I L I C , STANN., N I T . A C , A R S E N I A T E OF
SODA.

Amm. carb., Cqust., China, Nat. sulph.,
ac, Grindelia, Big., Kreos.

Tereb.,

Salicyl.

Baryt. iod., Calc. iod., Carbo veg., Hydras., Kali brom.,
Lach., Seneg., Sepia, Graph., Samb., Argent, n., Cup., Opi.,
Aur. m., ISTux v., Quinia, Arseniate of Quinia, Plumb., Cop.
bal., Benzoin., Salicyl. ac.
Adjuvants—Acute
cases, wet compress, linseed poultice,
warm,moist atmosphere. Light liquid diet, as milk, gumwater,
barley water, gruel, beef tea, jell.y, koumiss, etc. Free
diaphoresis by frequent draughts of water and extra covering.
Inunctions of the chest of children with hen's or goose oil are
very valuable. To loosen the cough, glycerine and whisky,
aa teaspoonful doses every two hours. Balsam of Tolu
(syrup), teaspoonful every two hours. Rock candy dissolved
in whisky. Mucilaginous drinks, soda water and milk.
Sinapisms to chest: Turpentine stupes. Chronic Form.—Dry
cupping. Carbolic acid, Iodine, Creosote, Benzoin, Ipecac,
turpentine by inhalation and spray. Inhale through the nose
the fumes of burning rosin ; drink tar water, wear Ammonium carb. about the neck so as to inhale its fumes.
Alkaline waters, Preventive Means.—Cold bathing mornings:
keep the mouth shut in foul or cold air. Wear a respirator
in cold or foul air. Men should wear the beard. Tar gr. ij.,
pills every three hours, very valuable.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Bronchiectasis,—See

89

Emphysema.

Bronchocle,—See Goitre.
Bubo,—See

Syphilis.

Bunion (Bursitis).—BENZ.
A C , TOD., K A L I , IOD., H E P A R S . ,
S I L , , G R A P H . , A G A R I C , A R N . , CARBOL. AC.

Mhus tox., Sil., Bry.t Ruta.,

Plumb.

Sulph., Aeon., Bell., M e r c , Calend., Nit. a c , Verat. vir.
Adjuvants.—If possible, rupture thebursae,or insert a seton.
Paint with Iodine, Nitrate of Silver or Carbolic acid. Benzoic
acid locally has cured many cases. All the remedies mentioned above may also be used. In some cases poultices act
well. The pressure of the boot must be removed. Corn
plasters.
Burns and Scalds.—ACON., U R T I C A UR., CANTH., A R K . ,
CAMPH., V E R A T . VIR., R H U S TOX., A R S . , P H O S .

Lach., Carbo veg., China, OpL, Morphia.
Caust., Stram., Secale, Tereb., Ruta, Amm. c.
Adjuvants.—Anything
to exclude the air; apply externally
Carbolic acid with olive oil, or cerates of urtica urens;,
Calendula, cosmoline, vaseline or crude petroleum. Glycerine
oz. 5, white of eggs 4 oz., arnica oz. 3; apply freely on
rags or lint. Wash gently the parts with a drachm of ether
to four ounces of warm water. Carbonate of lead mixed with
linseed oil to the consistence of cream is excellent. Collodion
with a little vaseline or olive oil. Dry earth is in favor with
many. Carded cotton smeared with Calendula or Urtica
cerate, excellent in the suppurative stage. Salicylic acid one
drachm, olive oil eight oz.. Boracic acid oz. 1, to vaseline oz.
8, or, in water. A solution of Bicarbonate of Soda on lint
is valuable; lime water, carron o i l ; soap poultice; shave
common washing soap and spread on cotton, excellent. A
solution of Chloral with glycerine may be of great value to re
lieve the pain. Thymol spray, or Thymolized linseed oi1, applied with a soft brush. Soap suds spread over the burned
surface. Magnesia paste made with water, useful in burns
with acids.
Immerse the patient for many days in a
warm bath. Dusting with flour, rice flour, prepared chalk.
Crusts formed not to be moved until loosened by discharges.

90

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Sulphur, Lead and Zinc ointment. Dressing to be covered with
oiled silk, tinfoil, cotton batting or gutta-percha sheets. All
vesicles to be pricked, that the "tension may be relieved by
escape of serum, b u t the cuticle should not be displaced.
Great attention to position to prevent deformity, by movements of joints where practicable; lubricate the cicatrix freely
with oil. Subcutaneous section of the skin under cicatrix, filling
it with cat-gut to eradicate contractions. I n some cases
skin grafting will promote healing. To arrest excessive pain
administer chloroform, and give stimulants to bring about
reaction. White lead paint.
Coecum (Infl'immation

of) (Typhlitis).

—BELL., BRY., R H U S

TOX., M E R C , H E P A R S., SILIC., S U L P H . , V E R A T . V., A R S . , ALB..

Bap., Lack., OpL, Nit. ac. Mar. <ic.
Adjuvants.—Emollient
poultices hasten suppuration. Mucilaginous drinks, milk diet, olive oil enemata. Wet compress.
The abscess should be opened early with an aspirator.
Calculi JBiliares.—See gall stories.
Calculi Renales (Gravel).—ATROPIA,
M O R P H I A , N U X V.,.
L Y C , A R N . , B E L L . , L I T H I A . , BENZOATE OF AMM., CALC. C ,
S E P I A , CANTH., BENZOIC A C , HYDRANGEA,
U R A N . NIT.,.
C I T R A T E OP POTASH.

Apis m., Nit. ao., Aspar., Berb., Sarsap., Gels., Gham.r
Verat. v., Golch.
Bry., Phos., Eup. per., Coccus cacti., Puis., Sil., Zinc.,.
Thuja, Uva ursi., Canna., Cup., Petrol., China. Collins.,
Caust., Hydras., Scilla, Dig., Corydalis.
Adjuvants.—To
subdue the pain during passage of the
stone, the Sulphateof Morphia should be given in large doses,
or anaesthetics. Hot hip baths or fomentations. Ether may
be given intern ally (3 j . to %]. a dose) in ice-cold water. Chloroform (gtta. v. to lxx.) in glycerine, yolk of an egg or honey.
To wash out the gravel, increase the flow of urine by large
draughts of coffee, gin or hot water. The long-continued use
of mineral waters rich in Potash, as the Vichy, Carlsbad, Glen
Flora, Waukesha, etc. Dr. Helmuth says that Gettysburg!!
water will dissolve the calculi. Only distilled water free from
lime should be used. The long-continuecl use of Benzoate of
ammonia (gr. v. to x. a dose) will dissolve calculi, Citrate of

91

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Lithia (gr. xv. a dose) dissolves and washes out the grave].
Coffee as a beverage, Lithotomy, Lithotrity, e t c Diet of
fresh vegetables, poultry, white meats, fish) oysters, oat meal,
wheaten bread. Avoid stimulants and too much sugar.
Cancer—{Scirrhous Carcinoma).— A R S . , F O W L E R S SOLUTION, IODOFORM, P H E N I C ACID., E L I X I R , IODO-BROMIDE O P
CALCIUM.

Cord., Phyt., Hydras, iod., Thuja,
of Mercury, Acetic ac.

Ergot,

Acid

Nitrate

Carbo an., Kreos., Nit. a c , Lach., Bell., Atropia, Cundurango, Staph., Aurum m . , H e p a r s., Merc, iod., Clemat.,
Calc fluor., Galium., China, Hyos., Salicyl. a c , Brom.,
Lapis alb.
Adjuvants,—Nourishing
food, pure air, warm clothing.
To destroy the tumor, use locally escharotics of Chloride of
Zinc, Acid Nitrate of Mercury. Potassa fusa, Argentum nitricum, Chromic acid, Carbolic acid (especially Phenic acid
liypodermicallyinto the tumor) and Arsenical paste. A paste of
powdered Hydrastis, Chloride of Zinc, and flour in equal proportions, has done good service. The galvanic cautery if it
can be applied, 'is excellent. Iodoform will do much in arresting the pain, fetor, and destroying its growth. The daily application of gastric juice (or pepsine) destroys the fetor*
Pyrogallic acid ointment acts well.
To relieve the pain,—Atropia dissolved in distilled water
1-100, applied on lint, and covered with oiled silk or India rubber relieves the pain. The judicious use of anodynes in t h e
last stage is not only humane, b u t also necessary. And
Chloral hydrate is, as a rule, the best, b u t Morphia will
eventually have to take its place. Iodoform locally does much
good. Conium, Codeia, Indian hemp, Henbane, Opium,
Opium Suppositories, Chloroform, Ether, Citric acid, one t o
fifty of water, applied on lint, greatly relieve the pain.
Operative Treatment.—Free Excision.— Electricity, Galvanic
cautery, Actual cautery. Inject into the growth Acetic acid,
(one of the acid to six of water,) or pure Phenic acid.
Carbuncle,—See Anthra™.
Carcinoma,—See Cancer.

•92

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Cardialgia.—See

Acidity.

Carditis.—See Heart.
Caries {Ulceration of Bone).— S I L T C , CALC. C. and PHOS.,
M E R C , K A L I IOD., N I T . A C , H E P A R S., P H O S . , I O D . , CODL I V E R OIL.

Aur. m., Fluor
Bulph.

calc,

Phos.

ac, Hecla lava.,

Iodoform,

Asafcet., Phyt., Mez., Argent, n., Caps., Sarsap., Bry., Puis.,
Staph., Fluor, a c , Baryta, L y e , Mang., Mez., China, Sepia.
Adjuvants.— The application of dilute Sulphuric acid on
lint to the bone will hasten suppuration, remove the dead
bone, and thus hasten the healing process. Eest. Operative
measures in some cases. Generous diet. Ferruginous and cal"
careous waters.
Catalepsy (Loss of Consciousness
—Hysterical).—GELS.,

IGN.,

and Voluntary

ASAFCET., L A C H . ,

Motion

ZINC, VAL.,

TARANTULA.

Hyos., Plat., Nux mos., Cann. ind., Opi., Scutel.
Stram., Aeon., China, Aranea diadema, Cup.
Adjuvants—Cold douche, Faradization, Turpentine embrocations along the spine. Strengthen the system with a nutritious diet.
Cataract (Opacity of the Lens).—PHOS.,

CALC C , SULPH.,

S I L I C , CAUST., S E P I A .

Lye,

Mang. carl)., Baryt. iod.

Cann., Coni., Sang., Bell., Cup., Amm. carb., Puis., Thuja.
Adjuvants.—In nearly every case it will be necessary to resort to a surgical operation.
Catarrh of Nose and Lungs (Acute and sub-acute).—ACON.,
P I L O C A R P I N , ATROPIA, J A B . , CAMPH., A R S . , G E L S . , M E R C ,
K A L I HYD., K A L I B I C H . , N U X V., P U L S . , SANG., B E L L . ,
H E P A R S., I P E C A C , T A R T EM., ANTIMONIUM SULPHURATUM
AURATUM.

Bry., Rhus tox., Dulc,
Bap.

Rumex,

Salicyl. ac, Iod., Verat. v.,

Lach., Sticta, Strych., Mez. L y e , Sepia, Carbol. a c , Euph.,
Cimic, Opi., Morphia, Allium cepa., Samb., Arum., Caps.

COMPENDIUM

OF

93

DISKASES.

Adjuvants.—A cold will often be cut short by a warm bath or
Turkish bath, or it will be arrested by Sanguinaria, 1st. cent.;
Jaborandi. 1st trit.; Mercurius cor., 2d dec. trit., all used as a
snuff at the outset. Diet light. Hot foot bath, followed by copious draughts of cold or warm water to induce perspiration.
In some cases the dry treatment, i. e., abstain from all fluids
will in forty-eight hours cure. Gargle of Capsicum is excellent when the throat is involved. Excessive sensitiveness to
cold is diminished by daily exposure to the open air. Bathe
in water wTell charged with salt; cold sponging, plunge bath
or shower bath. Wear the beard long, and breathe through
the nostrils. Mucilaginous drinks with lemon-juice, hot lemonade and whisky. Spray of Carbolic acid, Kali chlorate, Iodine, Lozenges of Borax, Chlorate of Potash or Lactic acid.
C h r o n i c C a t a r r h . — M E R C , IOD., K A L I . I O D . , H E P A R S . , A R S . >
A R S . IOD., A R G E N T , NIT., SANG., IOD., M E R C , a , M E R C , CYAN.,
K A L I RICH., COD-LIVER OIL, M E R C . S.

Atropia,
Merc, Hydras.,
Sulph., Puis., Eucal.

Iodoform.,

Lye,

Kali

carb.,

Amm. carb., Sepia, Lach t , Cubebs, Senega, Ars. iod., Graph.,
Aur. in,
Adjuvants — Strong gargle of Capsicum Ms die of great
value. Daily draw through the nostrils salt and water, teaspoonful to one tumblerful of water. Sea-water gargle.
Iodoform first trit. by insufflation or ointment. Spray of Carbolic acid, Iodoform, Chlorine water or Iodine, 1st dec.
daily, very serviceable. Cleanse thoroughly the nasal passages and medicate the whole labyrinth. Inflation with the
air-bag aids in clearing the passages, and relieves the fearful
headache that comes foom stuffed sinuses. Atonic cases, use
astringents locally of Tannic acid, Sulphate of Zinc or Nitrate
of Silver. Tar water is excellent to cleanse the nasal passages,
Blow powder of Iodoform, Sanguinaria, Bismuth or fMercury
up the nasal passages.
Chancre, Chancroid (Venereal ulcer).—M-EKC. S., M E R C , C ,
M E R C , IOD., IOD., N I T . A C , F E R R . IOD., A R S . , CAUST.

Mur. a c , Atropia, Carbol. ac.
Adjuvants.— The treatment of hard and soft chancre is
mostly local, and the best local application is Iodoform, pure,

94

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

dusted on the ulcer three times a day, or one-half Iodoform
and one-half sugar of milk thoroughly triturated. Next to
this, is the pure English Calomel and Nitrate of Bismuth. Sulphuric acid and powdered charcoal in proportions to form
a thin paste; this will at once destroy the ulcer, and make a
simple sore that can be healed with Iodoform or Hydrastis
cerate. Bumstead applies Nitric acid with a glass rod. Acid
Nitrate of Mercury, applied with a glass rod, is an excellent
caustic. Chloride of Zinc and flour in equal proportions destroys at once the ulcer, and then dress with carbolated glycerine; or, still better, Grlycerole of Iodoform. Chromic and Nitric
acids are both active caustics. Bromine is a very active caustic, but proves too painful, Pure Carbolic acid is excellent.
Calendula cerate dressing. Iodine, locally, will often dissipate the sympathetic buboes.—See Syphilis
Change of Life.—See

Menstruation.

Chapped Hands and L i p s . — S U L P H . ,
H E P A R S.

PETROL., GRAPH.,

Caust., Merc, Silic
Rhus tox., Ars., Calc. c , L y e , Puis., Bell., Phos., Sang.
Adjuvants.—Glycerine
or glycerole of starch, vaseline, Calendula and Arnica. Cerates or glyceroles of Graphites, Sulphur, Mercury and Aloes. A wet compress over the fissures
during sleep. Hydrastis on compress or lotion. Collodion
locally for protection. Benzoin one part to four of glycerine,
excellent. Dusting with Oxide of Zinc or Bismuth, use glyce"
rine or pure honey soap. Lotion of Nitrate of Lead (gr. 10 to
fl. oz. 1.) Strong potash soaps are deleterious to many skins.
Chilblain ( P ^ m o ) . — A C O N . , A R N . , C A N T H . , R H U S TOX., B R Y . ,
A N T . CRUD., B E L L . , A G A R L , A R S . , P E T R O L . , CARBOL. A C ,
M E R C , URTICA UR., S U L P H . , N I T . AC.

Puis., Phos., Ereas., Sulph. ac, Carbo an., Thuja, Hepar s.
Verat. v., Kali carb., Hyos., Mang., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Glycerine
one part and Eau-de-Cologne two
parts, is an excellent lotion. Aconite, Hamamelis, Calendma or
Rhus tox lotion has done good in my practice. Sulphurous acid
three parts, glycerine one part, acts quickly. Apply soft

COMPENDIUM OF

DISEASES.

95

linen or lint saturated with glyceroles of Hamarnelis, Calendula or Carbolic acid; Zinc ointment. Tincture of Benzoin
painted on the parts acts as a preventive. Flax-seed poultice or a decoction of marsh-mallows applied locally gives
great comfort. Balsam of Peru, excellent. Cajeput oil or
Iodine ointment, Collodion and glycerine in equal proportions.
Turpentine or kerosene oil as a wash gives great relief. Oxide of Zinc ointment. Tincture of Benzoin painted on bis
die is excellent. Lime liniment or glycerine relieves the
itching. Diluted Nitrate of Silver or Mercurial ointment.
W h e n the feet and hands are cold, do not suddenly expose
them to heat.
Beware of tight shoes and extremes of
temperature. Paint with Iodine, Collodion or castor-oil varnish. Use water dressings. Tamus communis, locally, is one
of the best applications. Glycerine one part, Eau-de-Cologne
two parts is excellent. Sulphurous acid three parts, glycerine
one, and water one part. Balsam of Peru ointment is good;
a wet compress applied on going to bed, and covered with
oiled silk, gives great relief. Electricity has proved of service
Erequent exercise in the open air. To allay pain, Aconite and
Chloroform liniment are among the best applications.
Chicken P o x {Varicella).—ACON.,

R H U S TOX., A N T . CRUD.,

T A R T , EM., M E R C .

Bell., Puis.,

Thuja.

Apis., Canth,
Adjuvants.—Inunctions
of camphorated oil in thin starch,
•or vaseline as an inunction relieves the itching. Ho + and
cold baths are very useful. Milk diet; avoid exposure to cold
damp air.
Chilliness.—ACON.,

CAMPH., V E R A T . ALB., M E R C ,

IRON,

€ H I N A , GELS., N A T . M„ CALC. c.

Ign., Gaps., Puis., TaraM., Secal., Coff.
Bry., Sepia, Helon., Phos., Plat., Plumb., Valer., Dios.—See
Spinal Cord, Sensory Group,
Adjuvants.—Acute
cases.—Apply heat in its manifold
forms. Chronic cases.—These require tonic treatment, with
cold baths, sea air, salt water bath, gymnastic exercise,
massage, fresh air, horse-back riding, Ferruginous waters,
a rich supply of good beef and mutton, and an oleaginous
diet, Cod-liver oil, etc.

96

COMPENDIUM

Chlorosis {Ganglionic

OF DISEASES.

Anaemia).—CALC.

CARB.,

CHINA,

QUINIA, F E R R . , P U L S . , S E P I A , S U L P H . , " N A T . M., P H O S . , IOD.,
C U P . , F E R R . E T ST

Helon., Graph., Zinc,
Strych., Ign.

Ars.,

Uran. nit., Plumb., Nux

v.,

Ijjc, Mangan., Plat., M a c , Bry., Coni., Kali c , Senecine,
Kali hyd., Hepar s., Thuja, Nit. ac. (See Blood Group.)
Adjuvants— Fresh air. Short sea voyages. Mineral water
loaded with Iron. Cod-liver oil, especially if neuralgic symptoms are present. Lacto-peptine at meals, with a rich animal
diet. Take daily a sponge bath of salt and water, with much
friction along the spine. See Anamiia.
Chloasma (Yellow-brown Spots upon the

skin).—ARGENT.,

S E P I A , L Y C , I O D I D E OF ARS., K R E A S . , IOD., STJLPH., GRAPH.,,
H E P A R S., N I T . AC.

Ant. crud,, Petrol., Guarana, Ferr., Thuja, P l u m b . ,
Silic.
. Adjuvants.—Apply
quickly, by means of a compress, a
strong solution of the Sulphite of Soda. Next to this is a lotion of Mercurius cor. ^ to T Jo- Art excellent lotion is Chloride of Lime. Sulphur or mercurial ointment. Locally Carbolic acid, strong Potash soaps or Juniper tar soap. Iodine,.
Sub-Nitrate of Bismuth, Acetic acid are often of service
B r e a t h (Foul).—MERC,
N I T . AC,, H E P A R S., SALICYL. AC.,.
CARBO v., K A L I IOD., K A L I , CHLO,, A R S .

Aurum m., Sang., Phyt., Kali permang., Nux
Sulph., Grot., Garbol. ac, Sulph. ac, Kreas., Kali
rax, Argent, m.
C h o l e r a (Asiatic).—ACON.,
CUP.,

PHOS.,

v., Puis.,
bich., Bo-

CAMPH., A R S . , Y E R A T A L B . ,

SECALE , R H U S TOX., B R Y . , I P E C A C ,

CHINA,

Phos. ac, Goloc, Bell., Nux v., Pod., Lach., Bap.,
Argent, nit., Mur. ac, Phos., Bap.

Strych.,

ATROPIA.

Carbo veg., Croton tig., Canth., Flat., Hyd. a c , Nicotine,
A m y l , nit., M e r c , Amm. brom., Puis., Sulph., Zinc, Ferr.,
Opi., Yerat. vir., Stram., Sulph., Chloroform and Chloral.
Adjuvants.—Hot fomentations, spinal ice bag for cramps.
Sinapisms to stomach, and between the shoulders ; friction

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with warm towels ; dry heat to feet. Assiduous rubbing, by
three or four attendants, of abdomen and extremities. Cover
the abdomen with spongio piline sprinkled with cajeput
oil. In some cases injections of starch with from twenty to
forty drops of Opium. For the collapse, venous injections of
milk or saline substances. Diet of koumiss, milk, animal
soups, soda water, ice ad libitum.
No solid diet until the
biliary and renal secretions have been fully re-established.
Patient should keep the recumbent posture. Avoid all water
near any sewers or prrwes. The excretions should be received into a pan containing some disinfectant, and be immediately thrown away. In desperate cases medicines should
be administered by subcutaneous injection to get speedy results.
Cholera Infantum (Summer Complaint).— ACON., I P E C A C ,
ARS., V E R A T . ALB., B R Y . , M E R C , D U L C , T A R T , EM., S U L P H . ,
CALC. a , B E L L . , ATROPIA, CHAM., COFFEA, P L U M B . , C H I N A .

Grot, tig., Kreos., Bromide of Camphor, Ant., crud., Apis,
m., Argent., Coloc, Cup., Hell., Hepar s., Phos., ac, Nit. ac,
Mur. ac, Sulph. ac, Nux v.. Pod., Rhus tox., Puis., Secale,
Zinc, Carbolic ac, Apocy. c, Uran. nit., Canth.,
Euphorbia,
Chinium arsenicwn, Cod-liver oil by inunctions.
Arm, Bap., Bism., Borax, Camph., Caust, Santonine,
Colostrum, D u l c , Elat., Ferr., G-ummi Gut., Iris, Kali bich.,
Lach., Lep., L y e , Mag. carb., Opi., Petrol., Psor., Acid, sal.,
Tereb., Iod., Sil., Benz. a c , Nat. mur., Hypophos of Lime,
Sang., T a b a c , Plum., Colch., Chelid, Lauro. Nat. sulph.,
iEthusa, Rob., Seneg., Bromide of Potash, Castor oil.
Adjuvants.—The
diet should consist of human milk from
the mother, or that of a wet nurse When this cannot be
procured the best substitute for mother's milk is cow's or goat's.
milk, and the animal should be healthy, living in the open
air, with all of her natural habits and appetites fully gratified.
not tortured in the restraints of a stall and confinement;
bloated with swills in the midst of her own ordure. This
milk should be alkaline. Cows milk is nearly always acid, and
human alkaline. If litmus paper shows it slightly acid,
enough soda should be added to correct it, (one to three grains
to the pint). To preserve it, heat the milk nearly to the boiling point, if boiled, the caseine is cooked to a hard and in-

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digestible substance. Milk treated in this way will keep
sweet a clay or two. Good milk should have a specific gravity
of 1032 deg. F . measured with a lactometer, if it falls below
1025 it is pretty certainly watered, which will be shown by
the microscope. Milk of the standard just mentioned should be
diluted with hot water, according to the following scale.
First month, one-half milk; for the next, two-thirds; between the
third and fourth, three-quarters; afterwards undiluted milk may
be given. This should be sweetened with one teaspoonful of
sugar of milk, or one-half teaspoonful of white sugar to
one pint of milk. When good milk cannot be had, condensed milk will take its place, especially if ,the child is com
stipated.
American condensed milk should be diluted
with four parts water, and the Anglo-Swiss with six parts
water, as it is more highly condensed than the American.
This milk must not be sweetened, Condensed milk, especially
the Anglo-Swiss brand, is often adulterated with Lapis album.
No more infernal spirit ever entered the heart of man than in
this instance, in causing the wholesale murder of infants. Large
quanities of this finely pulverized stone remain undissolved,
and the child suffers with an excoriating diarrhoea, which
often proves fatal.
Cream.—This should be diluted eight times with boiling
water, and sweetened with loaf sugar. When given to an
infant, it is an excellent substitute for mother's milk.
Artificial food.—Out of the fifty or more varieties I will
mention only a few, viz: Horlick's, Ridge's, Liebig's, Nestle's,
Neave's, etc., and the most useful are Horlick's and Ridge's.
Horlick's Food.—It is well known that children cannot
digest starch until they get their teeth. Human milk contains no starch; so a food to agree with a young infant should
contain no starch. This we find to be the case with Horlick's
food, it being entirely free from starch, the flour being transformed by the malt into soluble, dextrine and grape sugar,
formed in the child's stomach from the mother's milk.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE.—i^or infants under the age of three
months and for delicate children.—Dissolve half a tablespoonful of the food in a quarter of a pint of hot water, add sufficient cow's milk to make half a pint, and give it to the infant
by means of a feeding bottle.

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Above the Age of three months.—Dissolve atablespoonful of
the food in four tablespoonsful of hot water, and add sufficient cow's milk to make half a pint. Reduce the quantity of
milk, or use fresh cream diluted with water, or use water
alone with the food, if the former disagrees. In cholera infantum, this food should be much more diluted with water.
Ridge's Food.—This excellent preparation consists of wTheat
with the silicious coating removed, the whole of the grain
being retained, most thoroughly ground and unbolted, which
is then mixed with water and cooked by steam for several
hours ; then thoroughly ground again with a little sugar and
carbonate of soda added. This is to be made into a moderately
thick gruel with water daily, and mixed with hot (not boiling)
milk as given to the child. For a child under three months of
age, the gruel should be in the proportion of one part to two
of milk. If the bowels are constipated, add adittle more gruel:
if loose, more milk. If the stools are acid, add a little carbonate of soda. As the child grows older more of the food
can be added.
Liebig' s Food.—This is a good preparation for some children;
but with many it disagrees, for the reason I.think of the milk
that enters into its composition being boiled too much.
NestWs Food.—This is a good food for infants after they
have passed six months of age, there being too much casein e
in it for those younger to digest.
JVeave's Food.—This excellent food is only adapted to older
children with good digestive organs, on account of its containing too much starch.
Gerber's Milk Food.—This is an excellent food for very
young children, on account of the small amount of caseine it
contains.
Directions for Use.—For infants and young children, take,
according to their health and condition, from 8 to 16 parts of
water to 1 part milk. It is impossible to establish an exact
scale of how much condensed milk is to be given for each
meal, as this depends entirely on the condition of the child.
The physician and the nurse will have to decide thereon.
We can; however, indicate the proportions which prove most
satisfactory for infants of medium size.

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The first and second day only give sugar and water ; the
following six days and the second week, mix one spoonful of
condensed milk with 16 spoonsful of water which previously has
been boiled and cooled to about 95 degrees Fahr.
The third week 14, and the fourth week 12 parts of water
may be added to 1 part of milk.
When, by this treatment, the child is prospering ana seems
to be satisfied, continue for one month with this proportion;
and in the third month diminish the quantity of j v a t e r
gradually to 10 spoons to 1 spoon of milk. After the third
month only 8 spoons of water need be added, but never less
than that, although the quantity given may be increased. A
minute regularity in giving the meals is recommended : it
will greatly benefit the child.
Some physicians prefer to add a weak beverage of barley to
the milk instead of water ; this may be very appropriate,
especially in case of diarrhoea, to which all young children are
inclined.
Granum.—This form of cooked flour has been found an excellent combination with milk.
Koumiss.—The lives of many children have been saved
with this wine of milk in cases of cholera infantum
Milk and lime water will often arrest the diarrhoea. If the
stools are very acid, soda should be substituted for the lime
water; maltine mixed with the milk is excellent. Good coffee
is of great value in bad cases, and can be given freely.
Mucilaginous drinks of rice water, barley water, gum water,
linseed tea, fresh slippery elm bark, etc. The juice of clams
and the soft portion of raw oysters are valuable adjuvants.
In chronic cases, raw meat pulp will prove valuable in older
children. I n some cases, injections of starch containing from
five to twenty drops of Opium, or five grains of Salicylic acid,
have done good service. For cramps use ice bags to the
spine. The child should be kept a large portion of the time
in the open air, well shaded, and if possible, on a large body of
water. Lacto—peptine or Pancreatine, two to five grains at
each meal, is of great value. Peptonized food, as found in
pancreatic extract, is made with dilute alcohol, with finely
minced pancreas of the pig, and mixed with the milk-so as to
make it slightly bitter; this is excellent in desperate cases.

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When the mother's milk proves too rich, give the child just
before nursing a little barley water. Veal broth and barley
water a a is excellent in indigestion and diarrhoea of children.
Quinine inunctions with olive oil. Wet compress to the
abdomen does much good. In bad cases, no food can be
taken, and the child will have to be nourished with toast
water, sweetened barley or rice water, with a liberal allowance
of good coffee. Keep the abdomen and extremities covered
with flannel. The juice of blackberries, decoction of the root,
or the wine of blackberries, is often beneficial.
Coccyodynia {Pain in the Coccyx).—BELL.,

ATROP., GELS.,

ARN., CAUST., K A L I BROM., CIM., ELECTRICITY.

Coni., Thuja,

Tar an., Merc, Leech.,

Strychnia.

Hyper., Petrol., Valer., Kuta, Fluoric a c , Coccul.
Adjuvants.—Sit on air cushions. Sever the muscles or amputate the coccyx. Warm hip baths, Belladonna and Mercurial liniments.
Chordee {Painful

Erections).—

K A L I BROM., MORPHIA,

Chloral hyd.,

Gels.,

ACON., ATROPIA,

CANTH.,

CAMPH., B E L L . , CANN. SAT.

Copaiba.

Lupuline, Nux v., Pic. a c , Puis.
Adjuvants.— Aconite, Atropia or Gelsemium lotion, Cold
douche. Inhalation of Amyl nitrite. Five grains of Camphor
at bed-time. Injections hypodermically in the perineum of
Morphine at bed-time. Twenty grains of Chloral hyd., on
retiring. Diet low and non-stimulating.
Chorea {Muscular

Insanity.)—ARS.,

N O KNOWN REMEDY

CAN EQUAL FOWLER'S SOLUTION OF ARSENIC GIVEN IN FROM
TWO TO FOUR DROPS AT A DOSE, OR HYPODERMICALLy, CUP.,
STRAM., V E R A T . VIR., B E L L . , SANTON, IGN., N U X V., STRYCH.,
AGARICUS,
Asafcet,

CAUST., IRON, A R G E N T , N., K A L I HYD.,

VALERIANA,

SILIC, FERR.

ET

MERC,

ST., TARANTULA,

ELECTRICITY, S U L P H .

Puis., Coff., Sepia,
Calc. c, Spig.,
Cimic,
Staph.,
Scutel., Gels.
Secale, Sumbul, Musk, Kali brom., Kali iod., Eserin.,
Opi., Sabi., Caul, Phyostigma., Picrotoxine (in large doses)
Hyos., China, Phos., L y e , Cocc, Phos. a c , Mur. a c , Nit.
a c , Nat. m.

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Adjuvants—To palliate, give Ether in from five to twenty
drop doses every two hours, or better still, Ether spray along
the spine. Cold and warm douches along the spine. Galvanic
chain around the body, cold and warm baths, ice bags to the
spine. In low nutrition give Cod-liver oil. Chloral hydrate
acts as a palliative, and so does the inhalation of Chloroform
three times a day. Keep the patient from all emotional excitement.
Sulphur baths.
Sea bathing and Ferruginous
waters. Massage.
Cicatrix (A Sear).—HEPAR

S., S I L I C , M E R C , R H U S TOX.

Sepia., Bell., Ruta, Kali iod.
Nit. a c , Secale, Calc. phos., Caust, Ars.
Adjuvants.—Strive
to prevent contraction, and keep the cicatrix over as large a surface as the original skin. W h e n
contracted divide the cicatrix; the entire cicatrix will often
have to be cut out, leaving the wound to heal by granulation.
Carbolized cat-gut can sometimes be placed by the use
of a bistoury subcutaneously under the cicatrix, and allowed to
be absorbed; contraction may in this way be prevented.
The following mixture placed upon a granulating surface
will prevent the scars from appearing at all unsightly. Take
of Borax an ounce and a half, of Salicylic acid twelve grains,
of glycerine three drachms, of rose-water six ounces; make
a solution and apply frequently
Cirrhosis.—See Cancer.
Clapp.—See Gonorrhcea.
Cold in Head (Catarrh).—Acute

form.—ACON.,

JABORAST.,

PILOCARPIN, CAMPH., A R S . , M E R C , K A L I BICH., K A L I H Y D . ,
SANG., H E P A R S . , SALICYLIC, A C , I P E C A C , T A R T , EM., A T R O
PIA, B E L L . , EUCAL., P U L S .

Bry., Nux

v., Gels., Verat. v., Bap.

Carbol. a c , Dulc., Opi., Euph., Lach., Sticta, Thuja,
Cimic, Mez., Samb., Allium, Cham., Amm. Iod., Eup. per.,
Rumex.
Adjuvants.—The
early use of Jaborandi or Pilocarpin will
arrest the cold. The first trituration of mercurius cor. snuffed
through the nostrils, and painted or blown on the fauces, will
often arrest a cold in a few hours. Iodoform first dec. tritu-

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103

ration .by insufflation is excellent. A teaspoonful of table
salt to a tumbler of water, snuffed up the nostrils every four
hours does much good. Carbolated Iodine spray. To prevent frequent colds, daily inunctions of oil to the whole body
will prevent the attacks. Turkish baths, warm foot baths.
Very light diet.
Chronic C a t a r r h , — M E R C ,

IOD., H E P A R

S., SILIC., K A L I

BICH., A R S . , IOD., A R G E N T . N I T . , S U L P H . , C A L C . C , SANG., CODLIVER-OIL.

Lye,

Iod., Sepia,

Nux v., Hydras., Lack..

Iodoform.

Caust, Rumex., Amm. carb., Phos., Carbolic a c , Eucal.,
Brom., Amm. Brom., Aur. mur, Graph.
Adjuvants.—A
teaspoonful of table salt to one tumbler
of water, a little drawn through the nostrils bis die, gives
temporary relief. Iodoform first trituration drawn through
the nostrils is very beneficial.. Insufflation of powdered Hydrastis, Sanguinaria or Jaborancli. Spray of Carbolized Iodine once a da}^. Finely powdered cubebs blown into the
nostrils has proved useful, also beneficial when smoked.
Sea-water gargle. One of the best gargles ever used is a decoction or tincture of Cayenne pepper once or twice daily.
Glycerole of Iodoform, Sanguinaria, Aloes or Hydrastis as a
gargle, and a little drawn through the nostrils. Bromide
vapor, Iodine by inhalation. To cleanse the nostrils take one
teaspoonful of Bi-Carbonate of Soda to one tumblerful of
water, and snuff it through the nostrils, being careful not to
swallow during the act, so as to prevent any fluid from entering the Eustachian tubes during the act.
Colic (Enteralgia,
ALB., PULS.,

Intestinal

Neuralgia).—COLOC.,

VERAT.

ISTux v., ACON., ATROPIA, B E L L . , A R S . , C o c a ,

P L U M B . , P O D . , L Y C , M O R P H I A , CALC. a , SANTONINE, S U L P H .
CHAM., P E P P E R M I N T .

China,
Dios,,
Gup., Ign., Ipecac Opi., Chloroform,
Chloral.
Bry., Asafoet., Aloes, Carbo v., Coif., Colch., Hyos,, Iris,
Petrol., Robin., Stram., Val. of zinc. Collin., Phos., Alum.,
Plat., Rheum, Tart, em., Thuja Ant, c.
Adjuvants.—Hot fomentations to abdomen; a copious enema of warm water gives, in some cases, immediate relief. In

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young children lime-water or soda to correct acidity and flatulence. Mustard plaster prepared •with the white of an egg
to prevent blistering, is the best known application to arrest
pain. In acute cases, place the patient up-side-down. Inhalation of Chloroform or Ether. The milk cure is often efficacious. Those subject to colic should always keep the abdomen well protected with flannel.
Colic From

Lead,—ALUMN, O P I . , MORPHIA,

NUX V

S U L P H . AC.

Bell, Plat,
Adjuvants.—A

Chloral.
constant milk diet is prophylactic.

Coma (Stupor, with Loss of Consciousness).—OPI.,

MORPHIA,

B E L L . . Y E R A T . VIR., ACON., GELS., P I L O C A R P I ^ .

Hyos., Stram., Helleb., Chloral, Kali brom., Carbolic a c ,
Sant.
Adjuvants.—Cold douche for drunkenness or Opium poisoning. Mustard poultices to various parts of the body. Blisters
to the back of the neck. If from Opium, keep the patient in
motion, and use Atropia hypodermically
Condylomata (Warty excrescences).—THUJA,

N I T AC. CINNA-

BARIS, M E R C , IOD., K A L I IOD., A N T C.

Staph., Silic,

Phyt.,

Sulph.

Caust., Sabina, Sarsap., Euph., L y e , Tart, em., Rhus.,
D u l c , Mang.
Adjuvants.— Excision, or the use of caustics, as Chloride
of Zinc, Acid Nitrate of Mercury, Argentum Nitrate, Chromie
acid, Nitric acid, Carbolic acid. T h e application of Thuja
after excision is the most reliable agent we have. Glycerole
of Iodoform. Wash the excrescences with soda water, and
apply Calomel.
Complexion (Improvement of).—ARS.,
C A L C C, S E P I A ,
CHINA, QUINIA, F E R R . , P U L S . , H E P A R S., SULPH., M E R C , IOD.,
G R A P H . , N A T . CARB., K A L I C A R B . , K R E O S .

Phos., Nit. ac, Secal., Pals., Plumb., Lye.
Bry., Carbo an., Amm. c , Camph., Caust., Petrol.
Adjuvants.—Mercurial
lotion (gr. 1 to 2 to 3j.) sulphur ointment, Glycerole of Iodine.
Free ablutions and frictions

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"with the use of Juniper tar soap. Alkaline lotions. Bismuth
powder dusted on the face; cosmetics containing Lead, as the
flake-white, are eminently dangerous.
Concussion of the Brain (Violent Mechanical
the Brain).—ACON.,

Shaking

of

A R N . , B E L L . , Y E R A T . V I R . , GELS., B R Y . ,

R H U S TOX, M E R C .

Rhus tox., Lach,. Puis., Opi.
IocL, Cicuta, Apis, China.
Adjuvants.—In bad cases mild stimulants, such as Ammonia, may be used, per rectum. Apply to the head cool evaporating lotions. Absolute quiet. Warmth to surface of body
and extremities. If fracture with depression, trephine. On
no account should the patient be induced to eat or drink, and
he should be watched for one month.
Conjunctivitis (Inflammation

of the

Conjunctiva).—ACON.

B E L L . , A R S . , E U P H . , A P I S M., M E R C , A R G E N N., H E P A R S . ,
P U L S . , R H U S TOX, CINNABARIS, S U L P H . , H A M . , S I L I C . , CALC.
IOD.

Graph., Am., .Sepia, Nux v., Nit ac, Kali bich.
Zinc.

Thuja,

Phyt., Hydras., Baryta,. Aurum mur., Caust., Calendula,
Lach., Spig., Coni., Nat. sulph., Petrol., Cup., Tart, em.,
Ign., Sang., Sepia, Chloral.
Adjuvants.—Perfect
rest of the eyes. Apply a lotion of
the following remedies: Aconite, Hamamelis, Muriate of Hydrastis, Borax, Boracic acid, M t r a t e o f Silver, Carbolic acid,
Sulphate of Zinc or Copper, Nitrate of Mercury. Hold the
eyes over hot water. Tannin, Calomel or Bismuth dusted into the eyes, is of much value. A drop of castor-oil instilled
into the eye allays the pain and photophobia. Sleep with a wet
compress of some of the above lotions upon the eyes. In obstinate cases apply to the lids, once in three days, the solid
stick of the Nitrate of Silver, a crayon of the Sulphate of Copper, or protection by blue or smoked glasses. A blister in
obstinate cases, behind the ears, is serviceable. Besmear the
edges of the eyelids with vaseline or cosmoline to prevent
adhesion in the morning. A frequent application of a lotion
of warm milk and water, is very soothing. Pond's fluid extract of Hamamelis, applied on soft linen, often cures. The

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sponges, towels etc., used by the patient should not be used
for any other purpose, on account of the contagiousness of
the disease.
Confinement,—See Labor.
Constipation {Torpid

Bowels).—"NTJX V., SULPH., COLLIN.,

ALUMINA, B U Y . , HYDRAS., ATROPIA, S I L I C , S E P I A ,
N A T . M., MAG. M.,

Plumb., Opi., Aloes., JEJscul., Sagrada,

GRAPH.,

Lye.

Pod., Caust., M e r c , Puis., Phos., Physostigma, Ars., Ign.
Adjuvants.—A diet of coarse plain food with brown breadA glass of water in the morning while dressing; corn bread,
cracked wheat, unbolted flour. Wheaten bran roasted like
coffee, a cupful wet with milk or water and eaten every night
before retiring, will be found servicable. Avoid highly seasoned food and alcoholic liquors. Acid fruit is beneficial.
Go to stool every morning with great regularity and m a k e
the effort whether you have the desire or not. Friction and
kneeding of the abdomen, with a cold hand. Irritation of
the rectum and anus will often produce stool. To move the
bowels at once use copious injections of water at 90°. I n
some cases, the rectum will have to be scooped out, before an
enema can be used. A piece of soap one inch long and half
an inch in diameter^ covered with castor-oil, is very efficacious. Waters containing sulphur and magnesia are useful.
Saline waters. Cold enemata; if warm they increase t h e
constipation. The abdominal compress may be worn b y
persons of much vitality, day and night, with great benefit.
In weakly patients there does not exist vital energy sufficient
to excite reaction, and they remain chilly long after it has
been applied. Eat figs or prunes soaked in olive oil. A n
excellent adjuvant is one spoonful of raw linseed morning and night, the seeds should be soaked a little before
using.
Consumption.—See

Phthisis.

Contusion (A bruise).—ARN.,

Buta.,

H A M . , CALEN., CHLORO.

Com., Aeon., Apis m.

Adjuvants.—A lotion of Arnica, Hamamelis or Aconite and
Chloroform liniment.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Convulsions {Infantile).—VERAT.
ROFORM, SANT., GLONO.

Camph., Physostig.,
Verat. alb.

107

V., GELS., B E L L . , CHLO-

Opi., Hyos., Stram.,

Ign., Kali

brom.,

Hell., Plumb., Cup., Zinc, Chloral.
Adjuvants.—Enemata
of warm water; warm baths with
cold to the head. Spinal ice-bag. Inhalation of Amyl nit. or
Chloroform.
Lancing of the gums. Mother should guard
against becoming violently excited or over-heated, and too
frequent nursing.
Convulsions {Puerperal).—

V E R A T . v., B E L L . ,

CHLORAL.,

GELS., B E N Z . A C , K A L I BROM., STRAM., T E R E B I N T H . ,

MOR-

PHIA, CHLOROFORM,

Aeon., Cup., Opi., Stram., Apis m., Mere, e., Kali
Tereb., Secale, Ars., Ouachamaca.

hyd.,

Cham., Coffea, Canth., Hepar s., Amyl nit., Ign., Styrone.
Adjuvants.—Cold
to the head, mustard poultices to the
feet. Inhalation of Chloroform. If before or during parturition, expedite delivery by f orceps or turning. Dry cupping
to the nape of the neck. Warm baths and warm enemata.
Mustard sinapisms along the spine. Place a piece of India
rubber or soft wood between the teeth, in order to protect the
patients tongue. Empty the bladder with a catheter. See that
the patient has plenty of cool air to breathe. After labor see
that the uterus is free from portions of the placenta or clots
of blood, as these will excite the convulsions.
C o r n s {Ccdlositas).—ARN.,

R U T A G., R H U S TOX., H A M . ,

ACON., P E T R O L . , A N T . C.

Silic., Sulph., Thuja, Argent m., Iod.
L y e , Graph., Ars.
Adjuvants.—After
carefully cutting or filing off the thickened skin, apply one of the followiug substances: Kerosene
oil,Petroleum, Cosmolme, Aconite, Arnica, Rhus tox, Carbolic
acid, Perchloride of Iron, Iodine, Castor-oil, Salicylic acid,Veratrum vinde, Chloroform, Thuja, Nitric a c , Argentum nit.,
white pine gum, Aconite and Chloroform liniment, Oxalic acid
or Muriate of ammonia. Diachylon plaster. Wear easy-fitting
soft boots and wash the feet often. Apply a felt plaster, hav-

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ing a hole in the center, so as to protect the corn from pressure. Leaves of Rhus tox. macerated in acetic acid form an
excellent application. Flexible collodion applied to the painful corn. The foot should be frequently soaked in warm
water, when the corn can be removed by scraping or picking
with a pointed knife.
C orpulency,—See Obesity.
Coryza.—See Gold in the head.
Cough (Tussis).—Dry— ACON.,ATROPIA, B E L L . , A R S . , B E Y . ,
CONI., HYOS., GELS., K A L I HYD., LACH., M E R C ,
PHOS.,
R U M E X . , SPONG., S U L P H . , R H U S TOX., PILOCARPI:?*, M O R P H I A .

lod., Caust., Kali earb., Nit. etc.,- Nuxv., Dpi , Gina.. Santonin, Oamph., Ghloro , Ether, Gubebs., Ferr.,
Napthalin,
Grindelia.
Ambra., Arn., Argentm., Brom , Cerp., Cham., Coff., Dros.,
D u l c , Graph., Ign., Sepia., Sulph. a c , Cimic, Kali brom.,
Verat. alb., Petrol., Coral., Sticta., Spig., Sabadilla, Caul.,
P h y t , Z i n c , Chloral.
Adjuvants.—To
loosen and allay a dry teasing cough, administer glycerine or the syrup of tolu in teaspoonful doses
Inhalation of hot steam, hot fomentations about the throat.
Inhalation of chloroform or ether. Tar in capsules, tar water,
or the oil of tar. Mucilaginous drinks, as gum-arabic water,
barley water, linseed-tea, writh lemons, Slipper}'- elm, etc. Frequent draughts of a little cold water : The patient should
resist the cough. Avoid damp air and crowded assemblies.
Familiarity with a free atmosphere guards against excessive
sensitiveness to changes of the wreather. Cold compress upon
the throat gives great relief. Cold bathing, or sponging the
whole surface of the body every morning. Wear flannel
winter and summer. Mucilage of tragacanth. Decoction of
iceland moss. Infusion of marsh mallow. Liquorice jujubes.
Balsam of Peru with mucilage. Glycerine and whisky a a.
Excellent to allay and loosen a cough. A teaspoonful of saltwater will often allay a worm cough at once.
Moist or Loose C o u g h . — H E P A R S.. P U L S . , CALC, C ,
IPECAC, L Y C , K A L I , BICH., M E R C IOD., SANG.. SILIC , STANN ,
D I G . , T A R T , EM., S U L P H .

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Amm. m., Arsenate of soda, Ant. crud.,
Verat. alb., Lobelia., Sabad.,, Salicylic
Gubebs.

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Kreas., Senega.,
ac,
SilpMum.y

Aurum m., Carboveg., Carbo an., China, Chelid., Kali
brom., Squills, Sarnbucas.—See Adjuvants above.
Nervous, Spasmodic, Sympathetic Cough.—AsAF03t,HY0s.,
ZINC VAL., V A L E R . , GELS., AMBRA G., IGN., SCUTEL., T A R A N T . ,

Gup., Gamph., Taraiit.,

Gyproped, Verat. vir.

Kreas., Cham.,Graph., Kali brom., Squills, Sambu., Stram.,
The mingled fumes of sulphur and ammonia as found in gas
works, often cure these cases.
Hoarse, Croupy Cough.—ACON., SPONG., H E P A R S., I O D . ,
JABORAND., T A R T , EM., M E R C . CYAN.

Rhustox.,

Sang., Brom., Gaust., Kali brom., Gubebs.

Napthalin, Carbo v., Brom., Rhus ver.
Adjuvants.—Apply
a wet compress to the throat. Inhalation of hot steam. Mucilaginous drinks.—See Adjuvants
above.
Asthmatic, Suffocative Cough.—ARS., IPECAC, K A L I HYD.,
K A L I BICH., STRAM:., V E R A T . VIR.,
PILOCARPINE SANG., LACH., A T R O P I A .

SALICYL.

AC, DIG.,

Gup., Sulp7i., Kreas., Tart em., ISfuxv., Tod., Lye,
Phos.,
Verat. alb., Aeon., Ghloro., Ghloral., Hepar s.,
Grindelia.,
Kali brom., Lobelia.
Caust., Gels., Hyos., Opi., Hyd.
Asafcet.
Chronic {Tubercular

Form).—Aus.,

ac,

Tabac,

Camph.,

T E R E B . , ARGENT N . ,

ALOES, C A L C C , F E R R . , M E R C , L E P T A N . , C A L C GARB., CHINA,
N U X V . , N I T . A C , P O D , N I T . A C , PHOS., S U L P H . , S U L P H U R I C
A C , ACON., P H O S P H A T E OF SODA, MORPHIA, COD-LIVER-OIL,
IODIDE OP SULPH., F E R R .

Lye, Kali bich., Petrol.,
lead, Sepia, Verat. alb.

RJius tox., Psorin,

Nitrate

of

Carbonate of Potash, Carbo veg., Ant. crud., Bry., Rheum.,
Nat. m.,.Collin., *Gratiola.
Adjuvants.—In chronic cases use a milk diet or mutton;
chicken, raw-beef, white fish and well-cooked, thin slices of

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

bacon. Mucilaginous drinks. Injections of starch containing salicylic acid, or from ten to thirty drops of opium. Apply daily cod-liver oil to the abdomen; E a w meat pulp. Milk
and lime-water or soda water. Charcoal crackers. Pancreatine or liquor Pancreaticus, with the meals to aid digestion.
Raw eggs with lemon juice has proved very beneficial.
C r a c k s — F i s s u r e s in

Skin.-—GRAPH., H E P A R S,, S I L I C ,

S U L P H . , P E T R O L . , M E R C , CALC. C , A N T . CRUD.

Aloes, Caust., Sepia., Rhus tox., Canth,, Nit. ae.
Ars., Phos., Kreas., Bell.
Adjuvants.—Apply
Collodion, Glycerine of starch, Vaseline or corbolated petrolina with 1 Arnica. Boracic acid, Calendula, Aloes, Hydrastis or Graphites cerate. Wash the hands
with Sulphurous acid, three parts, glycerine and water one
part, or glycerine one part and Eau-de-Cologne two parts.
A wet compress worn through the night often proves
beneficial. In some cases touch the bottom of the crack with
a crystal of Nitrate of Silver or the Sulphate of Copper.
Cramps.—See Spasm.
Critical Age—See Menstruation,
Crick in the Back.—See
Croup—{Laryngo

trachitis

Cessation of

Lumbago.
Crouposa, Gatharrhal

Form).—

ACON., S P O N C , I P E C A C , T A R T , EM., H E P A R S., IOD., K A L I
BICH., M E R C , CYN.

Sang., Caust., Kali brom., Merc, iod.,

Naphthaline.

Atropia., Phos., Calc. c , Hyos., Brom., Samb., Bry., Rhus,
Senega, Amm. bromide. Lobelia, Squills, Moschus., Gels.
Membraneous Form.—KALI BICH., TART, EM., IOD., M E R C
CYN., IPECAC, AMM. CAUST., H E P A R S., B R O M . , CUBEBS,
S U L P H . A C , N I T . A C , PAPAYA.

Sang., Ars. iod., Phos., Sulph., Cup,, Pilo car pin, Rhus
Apis m.
L y e , Lactic a c , Naja trip., Crotal, Kaolin.

rad.,

Adjuvants.—In the inflammatory form, compresses dipped
in hot or cold water and applied to the throat and chest,
covered with flannel or oiled silk, are useful; vapor from boiling water well diffused throughout the room, so as to be in-

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Ill

lialed by the patient, gives much relief, and if a little Iodine,
Bromine, Kali bichromicum, Turpentine or tar be added to
the boiling water, and the fumes inhaled with the steam, greatly
increases its value. In the membraneous form, a weak spray
of Sulphurous, Lactic or Nitric acid, is very useful. Papaya
spray is said to dissolve the membrane. Oxygen gas deserves
a trial. The fumes of slacking lime are excellent. In some
cases, the inhalation of Amyl nitrite gives temporary relief.
To loosen the cough use glycerine and whisky a a. Syrup of
tolu, or glycerine in teaspoonful doses acts beneficial. Goose
or hen's oil, the same way are valuable to loosen the cough.
To throw off the excessive secretion of mucous, and false
membrane when loosened, emetics of Ipecacuanha or tartar
emetic, are the best, and have saved many lives. The Sulphate of Zinc or Subsulphate of Mercury are sometimes used,
but I do not like them. In cases of great exhaustion, a discreet use of brandy and ammonia, as palliatives to gain time
are valuable. The^diet should be entirely composed of fluids,
as milk and water, beef tea, or wine and water. In desperate
cases, tracheotomy.
Crusta Lactea (Milk crust, Eczema Capitis, Scald

Head).—

S U L P H . , A R S . , C A L C C . , H E P A R S., G R A P H . , L A P P A . ,LYC., M E R C ,
R H U S TOX., SILIC., CROTON TIG., COD-LIVER OIL.

Viola trie, Iris.,
'Psorin., Sepia.

Iod.,

Mez., Baryt

iod., Bry.,

Thuja.,

Ustilago, Nat m., Sarsap., Carbo an., Nit. a c , Aloe., Petrol.
Phos., Staph., D u l c , Rumex., Apis m.
Adjuvants—To remove the crusts, apply to the head a rubber cap, a mashed turnip poultice, or a wilted cabbage leaf,
and then use a parasiticide.
Wash with a lotion of Hyposulphite of Soda (grams 5, glycerine and 3 water a a 25 grams),
Calomel (gr. to 10 | j . of cosmoline.) The best known application, Vaseline and Oxide of Zinc, one to twenty. Chloral
hydrate 1 (grs. 10 glycerine and water a a-3j) is a good local application. Iodoform and Chrysophanic cerate highly recommended. Carbolic acid lotion. Iris or Graphites cerate.
Mineral waters, as Hunyadi janos or Geyser springs of Saratoga. Mucilaginous waters of bran or flour. Use potashsoap.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Cuts.—See

Wounds.

Cyanosis (Blue Disease,

Uhoxygenated Blood).—Aits. DIG.,.

LACH., CROTAL., C U P . , CAMPH., ACON., V E R A T , ALB.

Phos., Kali phos., or sulph.,

Opi.

Amm. c , Carbo veg\, Arn.
Adjuvants.—Avoidance
of fatigue or mental excitement,
nourishing food, warm clothing, residence in pure, mild air.
Cystitis (Inflammation

of the Bladder).—ACON.,

CANTH.,

CANN SAT., A P I S M., P U L S . , CAMPH., HYDRAS., B E L L . , K A L I
HYD., M E R C , L Y C , T E R E B . ,

COPAIBA.

Bern, ac, Sulph., Cubebs, Eueal., Nuxv.,
Buchu., Uva ursi., E u p . pur., Juniper.

Pareira.

Adjuvants.—In chronic cases, the bladder should daily b e
washed out with a solution of Hydrastis, Carbolic acid,
Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid, Boracic acid, Eucalyptus, Mercury
or some demulcent fluid. In women t h e . urethra should be
dilated. Hot fomentations, warm hip baths, abdominal compress, hot enemata or Iodoform suppositories to relieve the
pain. A decoction of couch-grass often cures acute cases*
Incurable cases may be much relieved by cystotomy, Alkaline
waters.
Dandruff (Pityriasis,

Seborrhcea Branny

Tetter)—SULPH.,

G R A P H . , A R S . , LYC , SILIC., KALIARS., FLUORIC A C , CALC, O
P I L O C A R P I ^ , H E P A R S., COLCH., PHOS., M E R C

Thuja., Sepia, Stilling., Phyt., ^Clematis.
Adjuvants,—Glycerine
of Borax, or Camphor lotion in
Borax, with glycerine one pint to two parts of bay rum. Perfumed Carbolic acid lotion. Frequent baths and hard rubbing after shampooing. Saturated solution of Borate of Soda*
An infusion of Saponaria bark is excellent. Sulphuret of
potash one half oz. to one quart of water, glycerine and
lime water. Lime liniment, Calomel ointment, Starch baths,
cod-liver oil. Either olive or almond oil well rubbed into the
scalp will soften and remove the scales; soap and glycerine
a a.
Deafness

(JDyscecia, Suretitus,

Form.—ACON.,

Impaired

BELL., M E R C , PULS.

Hearing),

Acute

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Gels., Veratvir., Pule, Caust,. Pilocarpin.
Kit a c , Carbo veg., Kali brom., Glon.

1J3
Ars.

Chronic Form. — M E R C , DTJLC, M E R C , IOD., S U L P H . I O D . ,
BARYT. IOD. K A L I IOD., CALCPHOS., S U L P H . , S I L I C , H E P A R S . ,
A R G E N T NIT., T E L L U R .

Aur. m., Nit. ac, Lye, Graph,
Kali brom., Carbo veg., Sepia., Phyt.
Nervous Form. — QUINIA, SALICYL. A C , CHINA, P E T R O L . ,
PHOS., P H O S . A C , ATROPIA.

Caust., Hyos., Zinc, Sulph., Puis., Am., Bell., Iod.
Hyos., Coca, Ars., Ambra, Merc, iod., Canth.
Adjuvants.—A collection of cerumen in the ear frequently
causes deafness; to remove this, syringe with warm water.
Cotton saturated with glycerine will sometimes greatly aid
in hearing. Glycerine will restore dryness of the ear. In
deafness from debility, use warm water to cleanse the ear.
Faradization of the ear may with caution be used. In the
catarrhal form, gargles of Nitrate of potash, Borax, or Capsicum are of service. Electricity.
Debility—Asthenia. {Lack of

Strength.—(Constitutional.)

— F E R R . , ARS., C A L C C. E T P H O S . , PHOS., M E R C , IOD., K A L I
HYD.,
PHOS A C , S I L I C , SULPH., L Y C , H E P A R S . , N I T . A C ,
S U L P H A C , COD-LIVER OIL.

Caust., Helon., Am., Baryt. iod., StrycJi.
Coif., Mur. a c , Nux v., Hydras.
From loss of Animal Fluids.— CHINA., QUINIA., PHOS. A C ,
GELS., H E L O N . , F E R R . , M U R . A C , N I T . A C , S U L P H . A C

Hydras., Sirych., Nux v., Coff.
Nervous Form. — G E L S . , Z I N C , P H O S . A C . N U X V., IGN.„
URAN. NIT., D I G . , C O F F . , STANN., Z I N C VAL., F E R . ETSTRYCH.,
STRYCH. ASAG^ET.

Phos., Mosch., Prime ac, Many an., Sepia., Selenium.
Aeon., Camph , Sil.
Adjuvants.—Animal
diet, as beef, oysters, milk and soups.
Some cases alcoholic stimulants may be of service. Saccharine
fruits and vegetables. Great activity, gymnastics, salt water
baths, sea air, oil, milk, and cod-liver oil internally and locally. Massage, Electricity. Cold weather.-See Neurasthenia.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Delirium Tremens.—See Alcohol
Dentition.—{Disorders During

Teething.)—CALC

a,BELL.,

CHAM., V E R A T VTR., GELS., ACON., M E R C , P O D . , I P E C A C ,
BRY.,
A R S . , M A G CARB., R H E U M . , BORAX., PHOS., S I L I C ,
K A L I . BROM.

Apism.,

Cina.,

Graph.

Kreas., Coff., Cham., Hyos., Columba.
Adjuvants.—Regularity
in feeding, keep the body and
feet warm, watch the digestion, and give the patient an
abundance of sleep. In many children, the gums will have to
be lanced. Daily ablutions in warm water, with much exercise in the open air.
Depression of Spirits.—ARS., M E R C , N U X V., PULS., P O D . ,
MACRO , IGN., AURITM. M., K A L I
'QUINIA., SALICYL. A C , L Y C

Natm.,

IOD., K I T . A C ,

Dig., Petrol., Staph., Phos. ac,

CHINA.,

Iod.

Kali brom., Plat., Bry., Carbo v., Bap.
Adjuvants.—Active
out-door exercise. Cultivate cheerfulness. Eat but little, and that should be simple and easy of
digestion. See Indigestion and Hypoc7iondriasis
Diabetes (Saccharine

Urine.)—URAK.

NIT., P H O S A C , P I L O -

CARPLN., SALICYLATE OF SODA, M E R C , N U X v., K A L I IOD.,
ERGOT., CODIA., A R S . , K A L I BROM., QTTINIA., E T H E R .

Plumb., Muriate of Quinia., China., Lactic ac, Chloroform, Permang Potash., Mur ac, Kali carb., Kali nit., Apis
m., Phos., Cur are., Ant crud., Nit ac, Sulph., Jabor., Aur m.,
Nat Sulph., Ilelon., Caust.
Arum tri., Dig., Canth., M e r c , Carbol. a c , Cup., Kreas.,
Lach., Lithia., Amm. carb. L y c , Mosch., Sulph. a c , Tarant.,
Ustilago m., Lycopus, Berberis., Carbo veg., Opi., Coni., Ign.,
Gels., Apocyn., Eup., Coloc, Mang. sulph., Morphia.,
Chimaph., Hydras., Seneca., Trill., Thuja., Asclep., Hyper.,
Badiaga., Valerin., Baryta c , Chilid., Chloral, Bicarbonate of
Socla, Fer. et strych.
Adjuvants.—Abstain from food that contains starch or sugar,
and use a rich animal diet; a diet consisting exclusively of
skim milk or butter milk alone has cured many cases. Drink

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DISEASES.

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muck water to allay the thirst. Alkaline waters such as the
Carlsbad, Bethesda or Yichey have proved beneficial. Glycerine, six to twelve drachms in two pounds of water daily,
has acted well. Use bran or glutin bread, and all kinds of
nuts.
Bee-bread has produced good results. Use tea,
coffee, cocoa, claret, sherry, brandy or soda water. Bathe
often in salt water and take frequent sea voyages. Inhalation of oxygen gas. Bran water, wheat bran two quarts, to
three quarts of cold water ; let the bran soak over night, and
strain. This forms an excellent drink.
Diarrhoea. (Liquid

Stools. (Acute.)—ACON.,

ARS., BRY.,

CAMPH., CHAM., CALC C , C O L O C , CHINA., C O F F . , CROT. TIG.,
I P E C A C , IRIS., L E P . , M E R C , N I T . A C , P H O S . , P H O S . A C , P O D . ,
P U L S . , R H E U M . , R H U S TOX., SECALE., S U L P H . , S U L P H A C ,
T E R E B . , V E R A T A L B . , COTO BARK., A R G E N T , NIT., COD-LIVER
OIL., F E R R .

JEsculus, Agaric, Nux v., Apis m., Am., Bell., Borax, Bismuth, China, Pantonine, Gup., Dale, Gummi gutt., Hepar. s.,
Hyos., *Jalapa, Kreos., Mag. carb., Nat. Sulph., Opi., Petrol.,
Rhus tox., Psorln.y Tart, em., Ganth., Robi., Castor oil., Geranium, Salieyl. ac.
Ant. crud., Caps., Carboveg., Chilid., Colch., Colostrum.,
Dios., Elet., Gels., Gratiola., Helleb., Ign., Iod., Kali bich.,
L a u r o c , Mez., Nat. m., Plumb., Sang., Zingerber, Asafoet.
Borax, Kali nit., Lach., Mag. carb., Thuja., Collins., Rumex,
Chloroform, Dig., Eucal., Mangan., Crotal,, Bi-Sulphide of
Carbon, Euon., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Food
of light, non-irritating articles should be
taken sparingly. A milk diet is invaluable. In many cases
where warm milk fails, cold milk and lime water will have
the desired effect. In a few cases, milk aggravates. Rice,
arrowroot, gruel, Neave's food, Fluid beef. Especially useful is the lacto-peptine, or peptonized food. Where the
small intestines are very much involved pancreatine is better
than pepsin. Raw, or half-cooked eggs, and ripe fruit, in
moderation can be taken with benefit. When great acidity
prevails, substitute soda water for lime water. Mucilagenous
drinks. Rest in the recumbent posture. Keep the abdomen
and extremities warm. The griping pains may be palliated

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

by either moist or dry heat. Mustard plasters to the abdomen are excellent, but should be prepared with the white of
an egg or molasses to prevent vesication. Some cases are relieved by injections of warm starch. Tepid baths, country or
mountain air. Chalybeate waters. Lemon or orange ade.
Chicken boiled with rice. Warm linseed poultice to the
abdomen. Wear a wet girdle covered with oiled silk, about
the abdomen. Turpentine stupes. Astringent enemata of
Kino, Logwood, Tannin, compound powder of Catechu. Injections of warm water or starch water, with twenty drops of
Opium to the injection. Avoidance of cold, damp air. Keep
the feet warm and dry, and the abdomen covered with
flannel
Diplopia (Double Vision).— B E L L . , ATROPIA, HYOS., G E L S . ,
SANT., P H O S . , STRYCH.

Aeon., Ars., Nat. m., Aur. m., China., Hepar s,
Adjuvants.—Freedom
from all excitement. Absolute rest of
the eyes. Bathe the eyes with hot and cold water alternately
for ten minutes at a time.
Diphtheria (Angina

Maligna;

Putrid

Sore

Throat).—

M E R C , CYAN., M E R C . I O D . , K A L I BICH., C H L O R I D E OP L I M E .
P H Y T . , A R S . , L A C H . , B A P . , A P I S M . , B E L L . , N I T . , A C , K H U S TOX,
CROTAL.,

KALI

IOD., P H E N I C

AC, KALI

PERMAN,

PILO-

CARPIN, P E R OXIDE OF HYDROGEN.

Iod., Brom,, Mur. ac, Amm. caust., Ghinium arsen., Ferr.,
mur.
Argent, nit., Kreas., Secale., N u x v., Arm, Silic, Mez.,
Baryt. iod., Z i n c , L y e , Cup., Coca, Thuja, Aurum, Muscarine, Lactic a c , Chromic a c , Hydras., Ign., Benzoate of
soda, Copaiba, Ozone, Salicylic ac.
Croupal F o r m . — M E R C

CYAN., K A L I BICH., A M M . CAUST.,

IPECAC, T A R T EM., BROM., IOD., PILOCARPIN, C A L C CHLORM.,
A R S . , LACH., P H E N I C A C

Nit. ac, Sang., Amm. earb., Kali permang, Jabor.,
Apis m., Sulph.y Hepar s., Papaya.

Crotal.,

Eucalyp., Rhus tox., Spong., Ant. crud., Canth., Apis m.
Adjuvants.—A gargle of Alcohol and water & a, or Alcohol
and milk a; a, or glycerine may take the place of the water.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

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Chloral hydrate. Phytolacca tincture and water a & used hot.
Strong pepper-tea. Chlorate of potash. Salt water and vinegar. Chloride of lime water, diluted one tenth.
Dilute
Carbolic acid; Borax, Creasote, Chlorated soda, Hydrochloric
acid, Thymic acid, etc. Spray of hot atomized lime-water.
Sulphurous acid, Carbolic acid, Phosphate of Soda. Chlorate
of lime water and Papaya.
Inhalation of steam medicated
with Turpentine, Lactic acid, Iodine, Bromine, Bromo chloralum. Carbolic acid, Lime water, Calcium chlorate, Sulphocarbolate of Soda, flour of Sulphur. Tearing away of exudation, very injurious. In diptheritic croup, use poultices
of linseed to the throat, made by pounding the seeds instead
of ground meal. To keep down the excess of flbrine in the
blood the diet should consist of milk, or milk and lime-water,
beef tea, eggs, cream, glycerine, essence of beef, oysters,
ice cream, and small pieces of ice. In cases with great debility, give stimulants freely, of brandy, port wine, champagne,
or whisky. In malignant cases of this disease, intoxication
is not easily produced. Albuminous water; dissolve the white
of an egg in a pint of water, sweeten with glycerine, flavor
with orange flower water or lemons.
Use cold, ad
libitvm.
Paralysis following" Diphtheria.—STRYCH., NUX., GELS.,
ATROPIA, B E L L . , PHOS., P L U M B . , ERGOT., R H U S TOX., Z I N C ,
Q U I N I A . , C U P . , F E R R . , ELECTRICITY.

Coco., Ars., Secale., China, Ign., Am.,

Stram.

Thuja., Iod., Kali iocl,, Caust., Sea-air.
Distention of Abdomen (Flatuosnce).—LYC,

P U L S . , N U X V.,

CHINA, CARBO VEG., ARGENT, NIT., P E P S I N , A R S .

Chloroform,Ether, Carbo an., Salicylic ac.
Ign., Hepar s., Cham., Petrol., Aloes., Colch.
pepsia.
Duodenitis.—See

See Dys-

Jaundice.

Dysentery (Bloody
flux—Inflammation
of the
lining of the Colon and Rectum).—ACON.,BRY.,COLOC,

Mucous
MERC,

ARS., B A P . , I P E C A C , R H U S TOX., S U L P H . , T E R E B I N T H .

Aloe., Bell., Atropia, Canth., China, Iris,, Lep., ,Nuxv.,
ac, Pod., Opi., Castor oil, Argent, nit., Calumba., Ferr.

Nit

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COMPENDIUM OF

DISEASES.

Colch., Caps., Arm, Collin., Dios., Ham., Cham., Quinia.,
Cup., Plumb., Hydras., Mur. a c , Sulph. a c , Gamb., Secale,
Mez., Verat. alb., Angusturia. Lach., Crotal., D u l c , Phos. a c ,
Ricinuscom., Carbo veg., Kalibich., Calc. sulph., Carbolic a c ,
Epsom salts.
Adjuvants.—Rest
in bed in a well ventilated room. Demulcent drinks. Farinaceous food, milk diet, thin broths, liquid
extract of beef; grapes, oranges, raw eggs. Mucilaginous
enemata with glycerine, are of great utility. Opiate suppositories to relieve tenesmus. In some cases, put from ten to
thirty drops of Opium in a starch injection, use directly after a stool. Iodoform suppositories. To remove scybala, give
one dose of castor oil. An abdominal hot compress, or a
large linseed poultice containing two or three tablespoonsful
of mustard, will give great satisfaction. Vegetable charcoal.
Avoid fruits and succulent vegetables. Sea air. Residence
in a mild, dry climate. Warm clothing, Soda water and milk,
Remove and disinfect at once the evacuations, and bury them.
Patient should always use the bed pan.
Dysmenorrhea. —See

Menstruation.

Dyspepsia (Indigestion).—PULS.,
L Y C , CHINA, CALC. C , A R G E N T ,

SALICYLIC A C , N U X V . ,
NIT., H E P A R S.,

STRYCH.,

HYDRAS., P E P S I N E .

Bry., Ant. c, Ign., Alumi., Amm. m., Am., Ars., Bismuth, Creos., Chelid., Ferr., Petrol., Robin., Sang., Sepia,
Uran. nit., Borax, Carbo veg.
Quinia., Staph., i E s c hip, Asafoet., Bap., Baryt. c , Bell.,
Bovista, Caust., Cocc, Collin., Coloc, Coni., Cup., Fer., Bovis., Fluor, a c , Graph., Helon., Iris., Kalibich., Kali c , Lach.,
Lep., Mez., Pod., Mur. a c , Nit. a c , Nux m., Plumb., Psorin.,
Ratania, Rhus tox., Silic, Stann., Sulph. a c , T a b a c , Z i n c ,
Mang., Ingluvin, Carbolic a c , Aeon., Verat. alb.
Adjuvants.—Absolute
rest of the stomach by fasting from
two to four days, then break the fast by taking four ounces
of milk every three hours,increasing the quantity as fast as it
can be assimilated. Skim milk acts well in some cases; where
milk disagrees, add a little lime water, soda or borax. Five
grains of pepsine, or if the small intestines are involved,
pancreatine, after each meal, greatly aids digestion. When

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there is much atony of the stomach, alcohol and wines taken
cautiously in small quantities at each meal, assists digestion.
Maltine taken wiih starchy food has proved beneficial. I n
some cases, a glass of beer at meals is all that is required. Alkalies given a short time before meals stimulate an
abundant secretion of acid gastric juice; but if the mucous
membrane is diseased, acids are better; they also must be taken before meals. If there is excessive acidity of the stomach, to give temporary relief, one teaspoonful of Bi-carbonate
of soda dissolved in four ounces of water and d r u n k all at
once, gives immediate relief. A cup of hot water drunk three
times a day just before meals, is one of the best stimulants
known in atonic dyspepsia.
Pancreatic emulsion should
not be forgotten where fatty food i's hard to digest. One teaspoonful of glycerine after eating prevents acidity. Active
out - of - door exercise aids digestion.
E a t regularlyr
slowly, and masticate the food thoroughly, do not overload the stomach. Animal food is, as a rule, more easily digested than vegetable. Animal food should be fresh, tender,
and cooked so as to retain its juice. Starchy and saccharine
food often cause acidity of the stomach. Avoid hard, dried,
cured meats, as ham, sausages, dried fish, salmon, pork, veal,
lobsters, crabs, salads, twice cooked meats, cheese, fresh bread,
cucumbers, cabbages, peas, beans, rich pastry and every article known to disagree. Brown bread acts often as a mechanical irritant, but may be eaten by many with advantage.
Lemon-juice taken freely is a good substitute for vegetables
and soups, and has cured many dyspeptics. Coffee and tea
often cause indigestion. Cocoa, tea, milk and water are the
best beverages for dyspeptics. Large drafts of cold water
lower the temperature of the stomach and arrest digestion.
Ice water is especially to be avoided. Never eat directly after violent muscular exertion, as digestion ceases from fatigue.
Liquid food may be taken; as, # beef tea, milk, cocoa or an
egg nog. Sleeping immediately after eating arrests digestion.
Sleep upon hard beds. Bathe often in cold water. Change of
air and scenery is beneficial as it diverts the mind from its ordinary train of thought. Business and family anxieties, or
gloomy ponderings over imaginary ailments, arrest digestion.
Select for society, friends that laugh much, and are full of fun.
Brown-Sequard gives a small quantity of liquid or solid food at

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regular intervals, varying from ten to thirty minutes, for two
or three weeks, and it has in many cases acted-well. Peptonized food has been found s Tviceable, especially if Ether or
Cod-liver-oil is mixed with the peptone. Ice water Dyspepsia
is sometimes relieved by the use of a diy diet. Abstain from
tobacco. Of great value is a hot compress over the stomach,"
worn day and night. Rest and early hours. Horse b ack ex.
ercise. Alkaline waters.
Dyspnoea (Short, Difficult Breathing).—ARS.,

CALC. C , IOD.,

F E R R . , ACON., I P E C A C , PHOS., D I G . , LACH., STRAM.,

SANG.,

V E R A T . VTR.

Ant. tart., Stann., Hepar s., Gup., China, Verat. alb., Grotal., Spiff., Gamph., Hyos., Garbo v., Puis., Gels.
Bell., Brom., Sulph., Spong., Rhus tox., Thuja,,, Opi.,
Samb., Apis m., Lobelia.—See Asthma, Phthisis,
Hydropericardium, Ancemia, etc.
Earache

{Neuralgia

of

the

Ear).— ACON.,

A T R O P I N , B E L L . , P U L S . , Y E R A T . VIR., M E R C ,

ACONITIA,

SALICYLIC A C ,

MORPHIA.

Gels., Gham., Hyos., Sulph., Spig., Opi., Coni., Silic,
iod., Bry., Ars.

Kali

Coni., Silic, Kali iod., Bry., Ars.
Adjuvants.—A
few drops of hot water, oil or glycerine,
dropped into the ear often relieve. Cotton saturated with
Chloroform or Ether and placed in the ear acts quickly, as a
palliative; tincture of Aconite, Opium, Hamamelis or Arnica,
a little dropped into the ear, especially if heated, gives
quick relief. One quarter of a grain of Morphia or Atropia
dissolved in ten drops of water and three drops instilled into
the canal, allays the pain. The pain is often relieved by
the application of a hot hop poultice. Syringe the ear with hot
water, every ten minutes. Hot aconite dropped into the ear is
of great value. A valuable*application is found in Chloral
hydrate and Camphor a a. Some cases are relieved by the
application of a blister or Croton oil behind the ear.
Ecchymosis (Extravasation

of Blood under the

A C , A R N . , PHOS., A R S . , HAM., AMM. C

. Rhus tox., Rata., Acon., Bry.,

Sulph.

Plumb., Silic, Coni., Lach., Crotal.

Skin).—MUR.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

121

Adjuvants.—A
lotion of Hamamelis, Arnica, Rhus tox. ;
Aconite or Ruta, is in some cases of benefit.
Ecthyma (Pustular

disease of the Skin),—Ars.,

MERC,

T A R T , EM., K A L I BROM., H E P A R S., CROTOST TIG., R H U S TOX.,
A N T . CRUD., P E T R O L . , S I L I C , S U L P H . , M A G . SULPH.

Lye, Kali bich., Kali iocl., Bell., Kreos., Nit ac,
Puis.,
Thuja., Staph.
Cicutavir., Lach., Secale.Adjuvants.— Carbolic acid lotion, Carbolized Cosmoline,
Oxide of Zinc and Yaseline or Benzoated Zinc ointment, codliver oil locally and internally. Lime water locally.
Regulate the digestive organs. Grape cure. Lotion of Sub-acetate
of Lead, very soothing. Warm starch baths. Carbonate of
soda and glycerine lotion. Bran baths.
Eczema—Humid Tetter—Salt Rlieum (Catarrhal Ber^
moid Inflammation, or Inneroation of the Skin).—RHUS TOX.,
M E R C , S U L P H . , CROTONTIG., HePARs.,GRAPH.,CALC. C , L Y C ,
M E R C , PRECEP. R U B . , M E Z . , P L U M B , ACET., F O W L E R ' S SOLUTION
O P ARS., E L I X I R IOD. B R O M I D E OF CALCIUM.

Coni., Silic. Psori,, Phos., Nat. sidph., Nat. m., Baryta <?.,
Clemat., Petrol., Thuja, Bulc,
Aeon., Bry., Argent., Garbo
an., Clemat., Rumex.
Apis on., Kali c,
Tellurium., Magnetism,
Electricity,
Benzoin.
Bismuth. Iris., Rhus v., Borax, Sepia, Sarsap., Phyt.,
Yiola tri., Arm, Amm c , Ledam., Caust., Calend., Iocl.,
Magn. c , Lappa m., Aurum m., Bovista, Canth., Copaiva..
Cundurango, Juglans cin.
Adjuvants.—To remove crusts, apply cod-liver oil, olive oil,
cold cream, Carbolized Cosmoline, green soap (sapo-viridis),
Glyceroles. Mercurial inunction, or a linseed poultice.
Oleate of Zinc is very servicable. Hydropathic treatment.
Sulphur baths. Powders of Lycopodium. Amylum purum
or Oxide of Zinc. Use pressure by means of tight bandaging,
or collodion. Salves of various kinds are often beneficial.
Argent, nit., one gr. to the oz. of water. Emollient poultices,
Diachylon plaster, Mercurial ointment, Crude ointment of
Benzoated Zinc, Lime water and glycerine £ a. Plumb,
aceticum lotion, Electricity. Saturate the scales with oil and

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COMPENDIUM

OF DISEASES.

remove with linseed poultices. If the scalp is diseased, cut
off the hair. A diet of vegetables, salads, and milk. Bran
baths, give much relief.
Elephantiasis (Elephantile
Skin.)—ARS.,
LYC, MERC,
A N T . C , A N A C , N I T . A C , K A L I IOD., COD-LIVER OIL, H Y D R O COTYLE.

Graph., Hydras,, Argent, n., Kalibrom.,

Myristica

sebifera

Apis m., Arm, Lach., Hydroc. a c , Sarsap., Phos., Sepia,
Thuja.
Adjuvants.—Firm
rubber bandaging, or the application of
Collodion. Nutritious diet, using much milk. A n ointment
of Gurgun (wood oil) has proved beneficial. Frequent Sulphur, Salt, or Turkish baths. Avoidance of salt meat. Brandy
made from raisins, pears, figs and dates is said to be
prophylactic. Compression or ligation of the main artery
supplying the limb, has cured a few cases.
Emaciation (Wasting,

Loss of Flesh).— ARS. CALC C , L Y C ,

M E R C , L Y C , N A T . M., S I L I C ,
IOD., F E R R . , COD-LIVER OIL.

Stann.,
Man g an.

Plumb.,

SECALE,

PHOS.,

Gup., Phos. ac, Baryta

K A L I I O D .,

iod., Wit. ac.T

Nux v., Petrol., Puis., Graph., Ign., Ambra.
Compare Atrophy,

Phthisis,

Marasmus.

Emissions, Seminal.—See Spermatorrhoea.
Emotions, Bad Effects of.— AGON., CHINA, I G N . , CHAM.,
N u x v., GELS., STAPH., M E R C , P U L S . , V E R A T . VIR.

Bry., Ars., Phos. ac, Gaust., Iron., Nat. m.
N u x m o s . , Hyos., L y c , Phos. a c , Coloc, Plat., Stram.
Adjudants.—Inunctions
of cod-liver or olive oil twice a.
day, Frequent baths, Change of air and scenery; Voyages;
Mineral waters
Encephalitis—See

Meningitis.

Encephalomalacia—{Softening of the Brain)—-PHOS., Z I N C ,
P L U M B . , IRON, A R S . , C A L C PHOS., IOD., S U L P H . , STRYCH.^
R H U S TOX., IGN., ELECTRICITY.

Gaust., Nux v., China, Quinia,

Secale.

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123

Codeine, Baryt. c , Lach., Bry., Stram., Cann. Ind., Mez.
Adjuvants.—Improve
the general health with good nourishing food, beef tea, light wines, and iron, change of air,
scenery and emplo3anent. Brain-work should not entirely
be given up, but moderated and changed; the mind should
never lie fallow. Cultivate sleep; if very wakeful at night,
keep the head low so as to induce sleep; if there is undue
sleepiness, the head should be kept high. These patients are
as a rule, very sensitive to extremes of temperature, so that
they will be better off in the North during summer, and in the
South during winter. A milk diet.
Enuresis {Incontinence

of

Urine.)—BELL.,

SANTON., G E L S . , CINA., NTTX V., CANTH.,
S U L P H . , CALC. C ,

STRYCH.,

ATROPIA,
CAUST.,

U R A N . NIT., CHLORAL HYD., BENZO. AC.

Terebinth., Ferr., Plantago., Nit. ac, Lye, Ergot, Phos.
ac, Argent, nit., Kreos., Petrol., Sepia, Puis.,
Graph.,.
Hepars., Hyos.
Cann. j . , Rhus tox., Coni., Nat. m., Eleterium, U v a u r s i . ,
Spig., Lupuline, Pod , Kali bich., Buchu, Thuja, Ferr.
phos., Kali brom.
Adjuvants.—Empty
the bladder before retiring, and in threehours after, if awake. Sleep upon a hard bed, in a well ventilated room. Tepid bath, followed by brisk friction before
retiring. Strap a hard ball upon the back so as to prevent the
patient from sleeping on the back. To allay the sensibility of
the bladder, the water should be retained as long as possible in
day-time. Paint collodion over the prepuce so as to form a
cap. If the prepuce is too long it should be circumcised.
Bland, alkaline drinks diminish the acridity of the urine.
Abstain from fluids in the evening. Belladonna ointment or
plaster over sacrum. Galvanism to lower abdomen and
spine. Electricity, etc.
Endocarditis.—See Heart.
Enteralgia.—See Colic
E n t e r i t i s {Inflammation

of the Bowels.)—ACON.,

MERC,

ARS., V E R A T . ALB., C O L O C , B E L L . , B R Y . , P O D , , P H O S , IRON.,
LEPTANDRA.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Aloes, Ipecac, Ganth., Nit. ac, Mur. ac, Lack., Sulph.,
Kali Hcli., Tart, em., Argent, nit., Gale c, Morphia, Nux v.,
Ant. c., Ricinas.
China. Cham., D u l c , Rheum., Iris., L y e , Opi., Secale,
Apis m.
Adjuvants.—Rest.
Apply hot fomentations or sinapisms
t o the abdomen. Skim milk diet; when it disagrees, add lime
or soda-water. Give no solid food before recovering.
Enemata of warm water. Demulcent drinks. Broth, beeftea. Aspirate the gas.
Epilepsy (Falling sickness, Sudden seizures of tonic and clonic
•convulsions, with loss of consciousness)*—KALI BROM. OR SODA
(in grs. v. to xxx bis die.), BTJFO., CALC. C ,

SILIC., S U L P H . ,

A R G E N T , N . , N U X . V., STRYCH., PICROTOXONE, B E L L . , K A L I
IOD.,

C U P . , M E R C , AMYL N I T . , (ENANTH^E.

Irony Gann. ind., Gels., Ign., Ars., Gaust., Hyd. ac, Sumbul,
Santonine, Gina, Asafcet., Tar ad., Nit. ac, Puis-, Gocc, Zinc.
Lach., Stram., Stann., Plumb., Cicuta, Naja. Nat. sulph.,
L y e , Agaric, Coni., Opi., Plati., Chloral, Cerium oxide,
'Glon., Curare, Tereb.
Adjuvants.—During
the paroxysm guard the patient from
injury, by placing him in a comfortable position, with the
head high, and a piece of cork or rubber between the teeth
to protect the tongue. To relieve the paroxysms, inhale if
possible, Amyl' nitrite. Chloroform or Ammonia. After the
fit, to eradicate the disease (which is seldom done), give a
nutritious mixed diet without stimulants. Cold sponge baths
followed by brisk friction. Avoid excitement, worry and
over-exertion. Take plenty of open-air exercise ; children
should not attend school. Sleep with the head and shoulders
well raised. A few cases have been relieved by counter
irritants,—electricity, galvanism, ice to the spine, circumcision, clitoridectomy, ovariotomy, and emasculation. Treatment should be continued from one to three years.
Epistaxis (Bleeding at the nose.) — ACON., HAM., I P E C A C ,
ARN.,

MILLE.,

P H O S . , A R G E N T , N., CHINA, F E R R .

TERE-

BINTH., C A L C C , T R I L L . , CR'JTAL., LACH.

Bell., Secale, Amm. earb., Pals.,

Tannic

ac, Big.,

Aloes,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Ars., Merc, Rhus
Sulph., Nit. ac

tox., Sab., Sepia, Silic,

125

Nux v.,Verat. vir.?

Bry., Coloc, Erig., Pod., Carbo veg., Melilotus., Thlaspi,
Mur. ac.
Adjuvants.—Compress
the facial artery near the upper lip
close to the nostrils, this arrests the hemorrhage at once.
Sniff astringents, as Tannic acid or Hamamelis through the
nostrils. Push a small piece of ice into the nostril, or place
some on the neck, back or forehead. Raise the arms above
the head. A spray of f erri sulph. is excellent. P l u g the nos •
tril with styptic cotton, or lint rolled in the shape of the nostril, well saturated with the Sulphate or Muriate of Iron,
Hamamelis, etc. Insert a rubber bag five inches long and
dilate it with air or water. If death is imminent try transfusion. Avoid stimulants. Bathe frequently in cold salt
water. Ferruginous waters. Irrigate the nostrils with hot
water.
Erections. (Turgescence
CAMPH.,

GELS.,

of

the

Penis.)—KALI

BROM.,

AMYL K I T . , N U X V., CANN. SAT., CANTH.,

ACON., P H O S A C , M O R P H I N E .

Phos., Bell., Lye., Zinc., Puis.,

Thuja,

Chloroform.

Agnus cas., Graph., Hepar s., Calc. c , Ign., Opi.
Adjuvants.—Apply
cold to the testicles by placing t h e
scrotum in iced water. Cold bathing. Avoid stimulants, a n d
sexual thoughts. Evacuate the bladder often,.
Eructations.—See,

Dyspepsia.

F e a r , F r i g h t , ACON., ARS., COFF., O P I , , G E L S .

Ign., Hyos., Lach., Sulph., Silic., Bell., Merc.
Cham., N u x v,, Anacar.—See Hysteria, Chorea,
Insanity, etc.
Erysipelas (St. Anthony's

Fire).—ACON.,

Epilepsy,

B E L L . , BUY.

R H U S TOX., LACH., G R A P H . , S U L P H . , R H U S RAD., A R S .

Brom., Silic, Canth., Apis m., Hepar s., Terebinth,
Am., Merc, Gels., lod., Tart, em., Verat. vir.

Iron,

Argent, nit., Stram., L y e , Quinia, Sulph , Amm. carb., N u x
v., Mur. a c , Puis., Sepia, Carbo veg., Carbolic a c , Borax,.
Eupator., Stann.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Adjuvants.—In
severe cases use warm fomentations of
linseed, cranberries or slippery elm. Flour or starch dusted
over the skin, gives relief. When there is much oedema, a
thick coating of collodion over the skin or strapping will be
useful. An application of oxide of-zinc ointment, white lead
paint, carbolated cosmoline, vaseline or sweet oil, or a lotion
of carbolic acid, sulphate of iron, glycerine, aconite, Verat r u m viride, hamamelis, calendula or milk, will prove bene,
iicial. When ulceration has taken place, incise the skin
freely and poultice. Cerate or lotion of Cantharides. Sulphite of soda (gr.x, F.§). Solution of Subacetate of Lead with
opium on lint. Yeast locally. To prevent the spreading of
the disease, the allopaths circumscribe it by lines made with
Nitrate of Silver or tincture of Iodine; but this is not necessary.
Erythema {Hypermmia

of the skin).—ACON.,

R H U S TOX.,

A R N . , B R Y . , M E R C , G R A P H . , S U L P H . , CROTON TIG.

Bell., Ars., Gels., Cham., Petrol.
Apis m., Dulc., Mur. a c , Nit. a c , Ferr., Iod., Hepar s.,
Lach., Lye.
Adjuvants.—Free
use of cold water, internally and locally.
If obstinate, use styptic colloid. When on the genitals and
neck of infants, dust with bismuth, iodoform, or first dec.
of hydrastine. Oxide of Zinc, starch, Lycppodium or buckwheat flour. Carbolic acid lotion, etc.
Excoriation

Intertrigo

( Chafing).

— MERC,

SULPH.,

R H U S TOX., H E P A R SULPH., M E R C IOD., K A L I IOD

Canth., Lye, Cham.
Borax, Mangan., Phytol., Sepia.
Adjuvants.—Dust
the parts with iodoform, calomel, bismuth, Oxide of Z i n c , Lycopodium, Hydrastine, or finely-powdered green tea. Cerate or glyceroles of Calendula, Calomel,
iodoform, Oxide of Zinc, Hydrastine, Boracic acid, or Carbolic acid. Keep the parts clean and dry. Ointment of the
Balsam of Peru arrests the itching immediately. Warm water
or vapor baths.
Excrescences {Preternatural

or false growths).—ISTn\ A C ,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

127

T H U J A , A R G E N T NIT , CARBOL. A C , M E R C , A C I D NITRATE OF
M E R C , A R S . , A N T . CRUD.

Caust., Coni., Staph., Sulph.
Adjuvants.—Apply
Nitrate of Silver, Acicl Nitrate of Mercury, Carbolic Acid, Sulphuric Acicl, Iodoform, Calomel, Oxide
of Zinc, Caustic Potash or soap and sugar. Sapo viridis well
applied on cloths has proved beneficial.
Exhaustion, Fatigue, Neurasthenia (Nerve

Tire)—GELS.,

P H O S . A C , CHINA, QUINIA, N U X V., STRYCH., PHOS., C A L C
PHOS., F E R R . , K A L I BROM., C O F F E I N E , T H E I N E . , A R S . , IOD.,
K A L I IOD., M E R C , N I T . A C , M U R . A C , ERGOT, CANN. I N D . ,
€OCOA, CHLORAL HYD., M O R P H I A , O P I , U R A N N I T . , B R O M I D E
OF ZINC, V A L E R . OF ZINC, Z I N C

Arn.Jgn.,

8ilic.,Helon.,

Macrotine, Alcohol,

Avena.Sativa.,

Hydras., Rnta., Iris., Mosch., Duboisia, Hyos., Aloes, Pod.
Adjuvants.—Electricitj^
and galvanism have proved serviceable. Short vacations and change of occupation. Massage. Hydro-therapeutics. Counter-irritants to spine. Heat
and cold in the form of ice-bags, to the spine, followed
by hot water bags. Metallascopy. Horse-back riding. Warm
clothing, and if possible live in an atmosphere of 70° F .
Florida, South of France, Italy, Algeria, Nice, Sandwich Islands, West India Islands, among the mountains, or at the
sea-side. The diet should consist of oils and fat foods, especially cod-liver-oil, celery, oatmeal; koumiss or a milk diet
is beneficial. Salt water baths, mental rest and isolation.
Muscular exercise in the open air, will do much for the patient.
Mineral waters.
Exophthalmic Goiter—See, Goiter.
Exostosis (Bony

Tumors). — M E R C ,

S T L I C , K A L I IOD., H E P A R
ATROPIA.

Mez., Kal. bich., Rhustox.,

IOD., M E R C IOD.,

SULPH., A M M . MUR.,

NIT. AC,

Bell., Thuja, Fluoric ac, Gale. c.

Asafoet., Plumb., Arm, D u l c , L y e , Phos,.
Adjuvants.—Apply Iodine, Belladonna, Morphine or Atropine ointment to allay the nightly bone pains. The bone

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

should in some cases be trephined.
cise the periosteum
Eyelids (Agglutination

To remove the pain, in-

of).—HEPAR

S., GRAPH., A L U M . ,

ARGENT, NIT., CALC. C , CALC. IOD., IOD., M E R C , P U L S . , P E TROL, R H U S TOX, SILIC.

Lyc.y Ant. crud., Staph., Thuja., Nux v., Mez., Aur.
Sepia, Nat. mur., Psorine.

mur.T

Nat. sulph., Tellurium, Hydras., Phyt.
Adjuvants.—Apply cosmoline, vaseline, calomel to the lids,,
or zinc ointment, sulphate of copper and vaseline; or vaseline alone has proved beneficial.
Fainting (Syncope).—"Mown.,

ASAFOET., CAMPH., AMM. a .

GELS., AMYL NIT., ZINC VAL., LACH,, D I G . , E T H E R . ,

HYOS.,

SCUTAL.

Tgn.y Puis., Salicylic ac, Bell., Atropia, Glon., Chlorof.,
Cham., Nux mos., Nux v.
China, Ars., Iod.., Verat. vir., Phos. a c , Cocc, Carbo veg.,
Castor-oil.
Adjuvants.—Take
the horizontal position, with the head
low, in a cool atmosphere. Loosen all clothing. Dash cold
water in the face. Breathe slowly and steadily to regulate
the action of the heart. Stimulate with wine or brandy.
Electricity.
Fever, Bilious,—ACON., BRY , P O D . , M E R C , L E P . , B A P . ,
ARS., CHINA, QUINIA, D I G . , I P E C A C , E U O N . , CHELID., C R O TAL. H., LACH., SANG., E U P A T . , PHOS., ALOES.

Nnxv. Goloc.,Mur. ac, Bell., Lye. Puis., Iris,, Verat. alb.y
Verat vir., Amm. mur., Polyporus, Golch., Mez., Dios., Ostrya.y
Uran. nit.. Gels., Nit. ac.
Phos., Cocc, Cham., Rhus tox.
Adjuvants.—Cold water as a beverage. Orange and lemonade. Beer is grateful to some patients. Diet-' of milk for
some cases, add lime-water or soda. Koumiss, beef-tea or
soups. Acid fruits.
F e v e r . Gastric.—ACON., IPECAC, TART, EM., A R S . , B R Y . ,
N u x v., P U L S . , SALICYLIC A C , LACH., M U R . A C

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

129

Ant. crud., Coloc. Iris.,Eupat
per., Dig., Bap., Verat. alb.,
Phos., Verat. vir., Bell., Cincho., Argent, n., Uran nit.y Cocc,
Nit. ac, Crotal.
Gels., Cham., Leptan., Hydras., Lye.
Adjuvants. —Give the patient small pieces of ice or sodawater. Warm fomentations or sinapisms to the stomach, or
dry heat. Cold water baths and effusions. Wet compress.
Diet of milk. Koumiss, or nutritious enemata. Acid drinks
as, orange juice and lemonade. Mucilaginous drinks, raw r
eggs, wine, jelly-water, beef-tea, oyster soup, etc.
F e y e r . {Catarrhal.)—ACON.,

ARS., CAMPH., M E R C , B R Y . ,

R H U S TOX., "PULS., E U P . P E R . , I P E C A C , T A R T , EM., B E L L . ,
E U C A L . , G E L S . , K A L I BICH., A N T . CRUD., L Y C , SANG., P I L O CARPIN.

Nux v., Coloc, Silic, Verat. alb., Verat. mr., Amm. carb.,.
Hydras., Apism., Nit.ac,Mur.
ac, Sulpli. ac, Lack., Dulc.y
Mez.y Bap.
Arn., Hepars., Opi., Tereb., China, Caust., Cocc, Dig.,,
Ign., Ferr., Sepia, Staph., Carbo veg.. Caust., Calc o,.y
Rumex c , Phos, a c , Cup., Caps., Senega., Stram, Copaiba.,.
Sticta., Arum tri.
Adjuvants.— Use an abundance of water, beer, milk, tea o r
coffee as a beverage. As diet, animal soups, beef-tea, milk„
wine, whey, koumiss or toast. Warm baths, vapor baths.
Warm fomentations, hot and cold compresses, wet-pack.
Inhalations of warm vapor. Hot foot-baths. Protect the
patient from too much light, heat, noise, company, all excitement, and too much bed-covering.
F e v e r , Hectic (From suppuration.)—ACON.,

ATROPIA, ARS.,.

C A L C C , CHINA, CARBO AN., H E P A R S . , L Y C , M E R C , S I L I C , ,
S U L P H . , IODINE, T A R T , EM., STANN.

Sulph. ac.,Phos. ac., Nit. ac, Graph., Croton tig., Morphia.,,
Sepia, Rhus tox., Mur. ac, Psorin> Bell. Zine oxide., Dig.r
Ipecac
Gels.
Hydrocyan., a c , Iron., Quinia, Puis., Zinc, Cod-liver
oil.
Adjuvants.—Sponging
in cold salt-water, or sea-water r
followed by brisk friction. In case of night sweats, add vine-

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gar or Alcohol in the water. Flannel underclothing should
be worn summer and winter. Take daily exercise in the open
air. Go to a dry, elevated, mountainous climate, as Colorado,
etc. Diet most nutritious; of milk, cream, raw eggs, koumiss,
wine, brandy, scotch ale. Inunctions with oil. All kinds of
animal food, as long as it can be digested.
F e v e r {Inflammatory.)
— A C O N . , B R Y . , R H U S TOX., B E L L . ,
M E R C , G E L S . , V E R A T . VIR., ARS., S I L T C , H E P A R S., SALICYLIC
A C , PILOCARPI^., IPECAC

Phos., Bap., Tart,
Canth., China, Sulp7i.

em., Lack.,

Cham.,

Chloral.,

Am.,

Dig., Puis., Hyos., Hydras., Coloc, Mez., Nit. a c , Opi.,
Secale., L y e , Stram., Terebinth., M u r . a c , Aloes., Calendula.
Adjuvants.—Warm
baths, wet pack, hot and cold compresses, poultices, hot fomentations, hot effusions and sponging, moist inhalations. Sinapisms; aliment should be liquid
food, as milk, beef-tea, etc. Stimulants, coffee, cocoa, beef-tea.
In severe cases, Alcoholic stimulants. Vegetable acids as a
beverage, as vinegar, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, or jelly water.
Keep the lips, tongue and gums moist with glycerine. F l y
Misters are sometimes useful, so also Chloroform and
aconite liniment. I n chronic cases cod-liver oil. Evaporating lotions, etc.
F e v e r (Intermittent.)—QUINIA.,

A R S . , I P E C A C , N A T . M.,

CrELS., ElJCALYP., ISTUX V., CHINA, OSTRYA VIR.

Eupator. per., Santon., Verat. alb., Ant. crud., Apis
Polypor., Sabad., Strych., Chelid., Cina., Ferr., Bulpli.

m.

Caps., Cornus flor., Camph., Carbo veg., Cedron., Phos.,
Salacine, Salicyl. of soda, Tart, em., Ign., Amyl nit., Phenic
ac.
Adjuvants.—Beware
of evening and night air, when out of
doors. I n a malarious atmosphere use a respirator, and
breathe through the nose. Do not eat too much. A diet of
gruel, arrow root, tapioca and onions. Sago, acid fruits, as
lemons and oranges, etc. Removal from malarious district.
It is a waste of time to give remedies to palliate the chill and
fever. Give at once the indicated remedy at whatever stage
you are called, with this exception, Quinia should only be

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given during the apyrexia, commencing as soon as the fever
ceases, and the sweating stage commences. T h e more
malignant the epidemic the stronger the dose, and vice versa.
Chronic cases are rapidly cured with the 30th and 200th, while
acute cases are best treated with the low attenuations, and
the crude *drug.
F e v e r , P u e r p e r a l . (Child-bedfever.)—ACON.,
GELS., B E L L . ,
Y E R A T . V I R . , SEC ALE, A R S . , B A P . , M E R C ,
MUR. AC,
SALICYL. A C , P H E N I C A C , HYOS., LACH.,CROTAL., T E R E B I N T H ,
C H I N A , QUINIA, P H O S . , B R Y . , S U L P H . , S I L I C , H E P A R S.,
PlLOCARPIN.

Amm. cirb., Kreas., Tart, em., Ipecac. Nit. ac,, Sabiua,
Eucil., Argent, nit., Uran. nit., Nux v. Kali brom., Cham., Goff.,
Carb veg.
Apism., Arn., Camph., Chloroform, Caul., Collin, Tarant.,
Phenic acid by injections under the skin.
Adjuvants.—Perfect
quiet and good ventilation. Disinfection of the linen and discharges. Irrigate the uterus with hot
water containing a few drops of Carbolic or Boracic Acid.
Kali Chloricum or Permanganate of Potash. Washing out
the uterus with Carbolic Acid,' Iodine, or Hamamelis daily, is
important. Hot fomentations or poultices impregnated with
Hamamelis to the abdomen. Dry heat with bran, hops, or a
heated dinner plate to the abdomen. Draw off the urine
every four hours, or have it voided in the sitting posture to
expel clots. Sponge the patient frequently with alcohol and
water. Diet of milk, beef-tea, animal soups, warm rice, barley water, oyster soup, raw eggs in brandy. Orange juice,
koumiss, or lemonade. In malignant cases stimulate with whiskey or brandy. Remove retained fragments of secundines,
to prevent septicaemia.
F e v e r , (fflieumatic).—Acoix.,

BRY., RHUS TOXETRAD., SAL-

ICYL. SODA, K A L I IOD., P U L S . , M E R C , CHAM., S U L P H .

Am., Golch., Mez., Phyt., Gimic, Bell.,Verat.vir.,Gac,
Dulc,
Nux v., Guaiac,, Apocyn., Benzoic acid, Gels., Nitrum,
Salycin.,
Potassic bicarb., Amm.benz., Tart, em., Iod., Iodoform, Nit.
<ac, Bi-Methylamine, God-liver-oil.
Stilling., Canth., Thuja, AescuL, Clemat, Ham,, Coloc,

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Ruta., Plumb., Ars., Clemat., Magn., Berberis, Chelid., L y e ,
Lactic a c , Ledum,, Ruta., Sarsap., Spig., Tarant., Yaler.,
Zinc, Hyos., China, Dig., Sabina, Cocc, Oleander, Caust.
Quinia., Petrol., Manganese, Nat. sulph., Lilium, Lithium
Bromide.
Adjuvants.—An exclusive milk diet will cure acute cases in
six days. Avoid animal and saccharine food and malt liquors.
Use a farinaceous diet. Vegetables and acid fruits, lime-juice.
Milk and water, barley water, gruel and arrowroot.
Early
use of the vapor, hot air, or blanket bath, or vinegar vapor
bath. Wet packs repeated as often as the fever returns, or
hot compresses around the joints. Alkaline and thermal waters especially those that contain Sulphur. Sulphur fumes
are excellent, to relieve pain Where the pain is excessive
and chloral fails to relieve, morphine may be given, but resort to this only when everything else fails. I n some cases
blisters on the joints relieve. Cotton batting wrapped around
the limb is of great value. Patient should sleep in flannel blankets. Aconite and Chloroform liniment relieve some cases.
Chronic cases are often cured with Electricity and Galvanism.
Cod-liver-oil internally and locally. Sub-acute and chronic
cases have been often cured with the following, in five drop
doses ter die, and at the same time used locally. Linseed oil
3iij., Oil of hemlock 3ij., Oil of Sassafras 3ij., Oil of Peppermint 3ij., Oil of Wintergreen 3ij., Oil of Lemon 3ij. P u t all
in an eight ounce bottle and fill with head-light oil of 175
test. To relieve pain, iron the part, a piece of brown paper
being placed between the skin and hot iron. Yeratria ointment. Very hot poultices to painful parts. Lime-juice viii. oz.
Sea air, and warm salt-water baths. Habitual sufferers during
the winter will find a good climate in Rome, ISTice and the
Cuban Islands.
F e v e r , E n t e r i c (Typhoid).—-BAP.,

BRY., R H U S TOX., A R S . ,

B E L L . , M U R . A C , T E R E B . , P H O S . , LACH. CROTAL.

Gels., Nit ae., Merc, Ant. tart., Hyos., Secale, Ghiilat
Quinia., Sulph., Pals., Verat. alb., Gaff., Ferr., Uran. nit.
Arn., Aeon., Opi v Apis m., A r u m t r i . , Carbo veg., Canth.,
Calc. carb., Camph., Helleb., L y e , Nux v., Carbolic a c , Sal r
icyl, a c , Agari., Cham., Colch., Ign., Leptan., P h o s a c , Z i n c

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133

Adjuvants. —Milk is the safest and best diet for a typhoid
patient. Oysters, soup, beef-tea, butter-milk, koumiss, mutton
broth, coffee as a stimulant is better than Alcohol in most
cases. Orange and lemonade, lime juice. Be sure the room
is clean and well ventilated; the carpet had better be removed. Patients excreta to be passed into a bed pan containing Carbolic acid or some disinfectant. Flood the watercloset daily with Carbolic Acid water. Air the room well and
disinfect the clothing. Give the patient perfect rest. Frequent cold sponging of the whole body. In cases of very
high temperature, cover the patient with a sheet, sprinkle it
thoroughly with cold water, cover with a blanket. Cold pack
and baths. Have the patient drink large quantities of water.
Use an abdominal wet compress dovered with oiled silk, or
a large flax-seed poultice; if much tympanitis, add to the
poultice a drachm of Turpentine. Return to solid food with
great caution; not until health is restored for at least two
weeks. Albuminous water, dissolve the white of an egg in a
pint of water, sweeten with glycerine, flavor, with orangeflower water, use cold ad libitum.
Or beat up a raw egg in
milk, or a good glass of lemonade. Alcoholic stimulation,
when the fever begins to decline and the patient is, very
weak.
Wine-whey, made by adding to a pint of boiling milk, a
small tumblerful of sherry wine; be careful not to stir it; set it
aside until the curd settles, and then pour off the clear whey.
But a more active stimulant is made by adding one spoonful
of brandy to four of milk. In cases of great prostration,
administer food every half-hour or hour. Beef-tea is a valuable stimulant. Beef peptonoids have been used with good
results. The temperature of the room should be about ($° F .
unless the patient is a young child, or the lungs are involved ; then it should be about 72° F . and moist. Frequent
change of position to prevent bed-sores. See that the patient
has mental rest. During convalescence, one to two grains of
Quinine, two or three times a day, is often beneficial. If much
anaemia, Dyalized Iron, two to ten drops, Ms die, is of great
value. The caul or omentum of sheep, warmed over a
moderate fire, and lubricated with sweet-almond oil, is extremely grateful to patients.

134

• COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

F e y e r , T y p h u s (Infectious

Ship Fever.) — B E L L . , B R Y ; ,

R H U S TOX.. B A P . , HYOS., O P I . , M U R . A C , A R S . , ACON., L A C H . ,
Y E R A T . ALB., CROTAL., K A L I B R O M . , P H O S .

Am., Gels., Apis m., Nit. ac, Sulph. ac,Stram.,Tereb.,
Strych., Carbolic ac, Kreas., Chloral., Salicyl. ac

Coff,

Secale., Carbo veg., Ign., China... Yerat. vir., Z i n c , N u x v.,
Phos. a c , Camph., Quinia., I p e c a c , A g a r i c
Adjuvants.—Place
the patient in a well-ventilated room,
avoid overcrowding, change the linen often, sponge the body
with cold water twice daily. Use the wet pack. The food
should consist of beef-tea, milk, egg-nog, e t c I n m a n y
cases, to keep u p the strength, wine and brandy will be
necessary, and should be given in large doses. Avoid the
breath and exhalations of the patient, as they are contagious.
Clothes, bed and room of typhus patients to be disinfected with
Sulphurous Acid fumes or Chlorine gas. A fire should be kept
up in the room. Maintain strict Quarantine of the patient.
F e v e r (yellow.)—CAMPH.,

CROTAL, LACH., ACON., C A N T H . ,

C H I N A , Y E R A T . ALB., P H O S . , Q U I N I A .

Gels., China, Kreasot., Argent.nit.,
Dig., Pod,, Sulph,
ac,
Carbo veg., Secale, Sabina., Bap., Eupetor. perf.y
Ipecac, Merc, Nuxv.,
Strych., Hyd. ac, Few., Salicylic ac,
Eucal.,
Euon.
Ham., Ign., Stram., Cimic, Cham., Lime, Coif., Plumb..
Sabina., Euony., Helon., Cup., Carbolic a c , Ostrya vir.
Adjuvants.—Diet of milk, or milk and lime water, koumiss,
wine, whey or beef-tea. Sponge the body frequently with
acidulated water, vinegar or alcohol. Wet packs, or linseed
poultices to abdomen. All discharges and soiled clothes
should be quickly removed and disinfected. Quarantine infected ships. Isolation of infected patients. Perfect ventilation and sewerage. Avoid great fatigue, loss of rest, and
direct exposure to the rays of the sun. Glycerine to keep the
lips, gums, and tongue moist. An abundance of Water and
small lumps of ice to allay thirst. Cold lotions to head
Keep the patient strictly in the recumbent posture. A
gradual return to solid food, as in typhoid fever.
Fibroma, Neoplasms (Innocent tumors.)—SILIC,

CALC. c.y

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

K A L I BROM., K A L I IOD., IOD., SECALE., A R S . , M E R C , IOD.,
THUJA.

Lyc, Baryta iod., Phyt.,

Coni.

Kreas., Teucri., Hydras., Graph., Carbo an.
Adjuvants.—Almost all of these growths have to be removed
by the knife, but many cases are cured by Iodine and Iodoform
locally. Some are cured by the injection of Iodine, Atropine
or Ergot directly into the neoplasm, others by electrolysios.
Flatulence, Metorism, Tympanitis {Excessive
tion of gas in the Abdomen.)—LYC,

accumula-

SALICYLIC A C , P U L S . ,

N u x v., CHINA, A R G E N T , N., H E P A R S . , CHLOROFORM, T E R E BINTH., P E T R O L . , CALC. C , P H O S .

Carbo veg., Ign,., Asafost, Lack., Nit.
Caust.} Ant. crud., Mur. ac, Valerina.

ac, Nux
•

mos.,

8ang.r

Cocc, Nat. m., Aloes., Colch., A m . , Phos. a c , Plumb.,.
Amb.,
Z i n c , Sulphate of Analin, Bismuth, Carbol. ac,.
Physostigma.
Adjuvants.—When
there is excessive acidity, drink alkaline
waters, charcoal (gr v.) after meals, will often prevent flatulence
and acidity. Lemon juice often arrests acidity and flatulence.
Abstain from starchy food and sugar, avoiding particularly
that known to disagree. Eat regularly and slowly, masticate
the food thoroughly. Animal food, as a rule, digests easier
than vegetable. Drink pure water, cocoa, milk or black tea.
Five grains of pepsine or pancratine after each meal aids
digestion. Avoid violent muscular exercise and sleep, directly
after eating. Sponge the body daily with cold salt water.
Bad eases, use sinapisms, Turpentine stupes, or hot linseed
poultices to the abdomen. If these fail, aspirate with a fine
needle, through the abdominal wall. Some cases can be
relieved by the passage of a long tube up the rectum to allow
the gas to escape.—See, Dyspepsia.
Fissured Anus.

See, Cracks in Skin.

Fistula in Anus ( A long, ulcerating

channel or

pipe.)—

S I L I C , CALC. PHOS. OR CARB., S U L P H . , L Y C , R E A T A N I A . ,
H E P A R S., M E R C IOD., COD-LIVER OIL.

Fluoric ac, Mux v., Caust., Aloes., Nit.
Petrol.

ac, Iod.,

Graph.,

186
Staph.,
Plumb.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Phyt., Paeonia., Nat m., Mez., Thuja.,

Sepia.,

Adjuvants.—Injections
of the Ethereal solution of Iodine,
Nitrate of Silver, Carbolic acid or astringents, Cerates of Calendula, Sanguinaria, Iodoform or Arnica. The great majority of
cases the surgeon must operate upon either by ligature, or
with the knife, the latter being preferable. Some cases have
been cured with forcible dilatation by paralyzing the
sphincters with the two thumbs, or a bivalve speculum.
Sponge tents have proved servicable. The best of hygienic
conditions, with a nourishing diet. These patients are
.always scrofulous, and should be treated accordingly.
Fistula Lacliryinalis.—See Fistula

Ani.

Fistula Urinaria.—See Fistula

Ani.

T i s t u l a Vaginalis.—See Fistula

Ani.

Flooding*—See

Menorrhagia.

F l u s h i n g s {Flashes of Heat).—LACH.,AMYLNIT.,
JABORAN.,
X A L I B R O M . , F E R R . , SULPH., COFF., SANG., SALICYLIC AC.

Sepia., Valer of Zinc, Gels., Glon.
Aeon., Bell., N u x v., Valerian., SurmbuL, Apis m., Mang.,
Zinc.
See Change of Life.
Fracture (Broken

Bone—Non-adhesion

Of.)—CALC.

PHOS

AND CARB,. S l L I C , RUTA GRAV., SYMPHYTUM.

Merc, Iod., Merc, iod., Phos. ac,
Adjuvants.—Frictidn
of the ends of the bone together.
Pierce the ends with a gimlet, pass a strong wire into the
holes and draw the pieces of bone into apposition. Withdraw 7
the wire in two wreeks, and the union will generally be found
complete. Ivory pegs have been used with success. Absolute rest by fixing the limb in an iron frame, constructed with
joints to allow movement of the limb, or dress with straps
and pads to keep the broken bones together.
Freckles, Lentigo (A pigment deposit, characterized by
irregularly shaped, yelloioish, brownish or blackish spots, size
,of a pin-head or pea, mostly upon the face and back of the

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

137

hands).—SEPIA.,
L Y C , CAUST., C A L C I C , G R A P H . , K R E O S . ,
S U L P H . , M E R C , IOD., IOD., K A L I I O D . , PHOS., A R G E N T , N . , A R S .

Puis., Nit. ac, Ilepar s., Garbo an., Ant. c, Petrol.,

Iron.

Kali carb., Aur. Mur., Crotal., Nat. m., Silic, Ustilago,
Thuja.
Adjuvants.—The
most useful local application is Corrosive sublimate, two grains to the ounce of Alcohol, or Mercury
gr. ii, Benzoin tincture § ss., Almond emulsion oz. i, applied
bis die. A paste made of Acetic acid and Sulphur is highly
spoken of. Ammoniatecl Mercury and Subnitrate of Bismuth
aa, as an ointment,is one of the best adjuvants. Iodine locally.
F o r the rapid removal of patches, Corrosive sublimate, five
grains to the ounce of alcohol or water, applied continuously
h y means of wet cloths for four hours, until the skin is blis.
tered; then remove the epidermis and dress the surface with
starch powder; the newly-formed epidermis will be devoid of
pigment, but the cure will not, as a rule, be permanent; the
discoloration will return in a variable time. Potash soap,
thoroughly used, will do much to remove freckles. Carbolic
acid and rose water, one to fifty, applied bis die. See Chloasma.
Ganglion (Anencysted

tumor upon tendons).— S I L I C , B E N -

ZOIC A C , CALC. C , A N T . CRUD.

Am.,

Ruta., Mez., Pliyt.

Hepar s., Sulph., Rhus tox.
Adjuvants.— The best method of operating is to rupture
t h e sac b y a sharp blow, so as to cause its contents to
•escape into the tissues. Puncture the cyst with a lancet and
then apply pressure. Many cases have been cured by the
local use of Benzoic acid, bis die. Pass a small ligature of
silk through the center of the cyst, and let it remain until
suppuration takes place. Puncture with a grooved needle,
squeezing out the contents, and apply Iodine. Galvano puncture, ointment of Merc, binioclide or Iodine.
G a n g r e n e (Mortification).—ARS.,

LACH., CROTAL H., P H O S . ,

ERGOT, M E R C , QUINIA., TEREBINTH.

Mur.ac, Nit. ac, Canth., Garbo veg., China.,Apism.,
Anthrax.
Plumb., Rhus tox., Silic, Eucal., Bromine., Salicyl. ac, Carbolic ac, Sulph.

138

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Sulph. ac., Iod., Mez., Asafoet, Aeon., Euphor., Helleb.,
Sabi., Tart, em., Squills, Hyos., Bell.
Adjuvants.—Poultices
of linseed meal and charcoal, or of
yeast and carrots. Turpentine locally after removal of gan..
grenous parts, has proved beneficial. Lemon-juice dropped
into the wound and covered with lint, has proved very effective. Oxygen as a gaseous bath. Apply glycerine and white
sugar to the parts. Carbolic acid paste, as a dressing. Iodoform ointment, after the gangrenous portion has been remov,
ed. Eucalyptus locally. Use, as Escharotics, Chromic acid,
Nitric acid, Bromine or Potassa fusa. Good nourishing diet
of animal food.
G a s t r i t i s (Inflammation

of the Stomach).—ACON.,

ARS.,

P H O S . , M E K C , T A R T , EM., I P E C A C , B E L L . , Y E R A T . ALB., YeRAT.VIR., BUY., N U X v., P U L S . , ATROPIA, SALICYL. A C , SANG.,
H E P A R S.

Ant. crud.y Hydras. Ohelid., Pod, Iris., Sabadil., Secale.,'
Tereb.,Leech., Lye, Nit. ac.,Mur ac, Sulph. ac, Ign., Kail bich.
Lobel., Kreas., Bobenia., Graph. Sepia., Sulph., Bismuth.
Dig., Caps., Coloc. Helleb., Mez., Apis m., Cham.. China.,
Euph., Rumex.
Adjuvants.—Hot
fomentations and compresses upon the
stomach give great relief, so also small pieces of ice swallowed often.
Sinapisms, Liquid, non-irritating food, as
milk, raw eggs, koumiss, iced milk, soda water, iced tea
beef-tea, arrow-root, rice, tapioca and mucilaginous drinks.
The stomach should, in some cases, have complete rest, and
the patient should be sustained by nutritious enemata of
milk, blood, beef-tea, oyster soup, koumiss or buttermilk.
G a s t r o d y n i a , G a s t r a l g i a (Neuralgia of the

Stomach).--PULS.,.

N u x v . , C U P . , ATROPIA, B E L L . , STRYCH., MORPHIA, A R G E N T ,
NIT., C A L C PHOS., Y E R A T . ALB., C O C C , A R S . , F O W L E R ' S SOLUTION, SECALE., Y E R A T . V I R . , U R A N . NIT., CHLOROFORM,
SULPH.

Adjuvants.— Sinapisms and flannel, out of which hot
water has been wrung, should be applied to the stomach.
Hot fomentations. Hot drinks. Some cases are relieved hy
the application of ice-ba^s over the stomach. Electricity..
Galvanism of the pneumogastric. Ten drops of Chloroform

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

139"

every every half hour has often relieved, so also drachm
doses of Ether on sugar. Finely cracked ice or ice-cold water. Diet of milk with lime water or soda, koumiss, beef
tea, oyster soup.
Five grains of Pepsin at every meal.
Avoid malt and alcoholic liquors. A glass of brandy or
whisky often gives immediate relief. If from a sour stomach,
dissolve one teaspoonf ul of Bicarbonate of soda in half a glass
of water, and drink all at once. See Dyspepsia,
Glandular S w e l l i n g s . - A T R O P I A , PILOCARPIN, IOD., M E R C ,
M E R C , IOD,, CALC. IOD., SULPH., H E P A R S., SILIC., K A L I IOD.

Phyt., Ooni., Ars., Aurum,, Jabor., Mangan., Bhus tox..
M t . a c , Mur. a c , Sulph, a c , Baryta iod.
Adjuvants.—Injections
directly into the swollen gland of
Iodine, Iodoform and Carbolic ac. Sulphurous waters.
Glaucoma (Arthritic

Ophthalmia).—BELL.,

BRY., COLCH.,

SALICYLIC A C , K A L I IOD.. M E R C , M A C

Ars., Rhus tox., Rhododendron,

Su'ph.

Phyt., Nux v., Aur., Cedron., Spig., Cocc, Zinc, val.,
Eserine.
Adjuvants.—In
the early stage, iridectomy often cures..
Drainage of the eye by gold wire or cat-gut.
Gleet (Chronic

discharge

from

the

Urethra).—SULPH.,

S E P I A . , CANTH., T H U J A . , IRON, A R G E N T , NIT., M E R C , COPAI.
NIT. AC, KALI

IOD., SANDALWOOD OIL, CANNABIS SAT.

Eucal., Petrol., Stilling., Puis.,

Hydras.

Nux v., Berb., Clem., Matico.
Adjuvants. — Avoid stimulants, and give a nourishing
diet. In most cases, mild injections of Hydrastis. Boracic
acid, Iron, Brandy, Lime-water, Port wine, Eucalyptol, Acetate of lead, Sulphate of zinc, Tannin, Glycerine, olive oil,
Carbolic acid or nitrate of Silver, will be useful. Copaiba,
smeared on a bougie and introduced into the urethra, has
acted wTell; but in the large majority of cases, dilatation of
the urethra for stricture and chronic prostatitis should not be
omitted. Paint the under surface of the urethra and perineum, with Iodine. Sea bathing. This is one of the most
incorrigible and trying affections, the surgeon has to treat..
—See Gonorrhoea.

140

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Goiter Bronchocele {Enlarged

thyroid

Gland).—IOD.,

SPONG., K A L I IOD., CHLORIDE OF AMMONIA, M E R C , IOD.,
GALC. IOD., BARYTA IOD., ATROPIA, ERGOT, AMM. MUR.

Glonoine, Bell, Calc.fluor., Fluoric

ac.

Hepar s., Brom., Urtica. ui\, Phyt., Nat. carb., Phos.,
Apis m., Calc. c.
Adjuvants.—Locally,Iodine,
Unquent.Hydra g.,Iodide rubri,
veryuseful. A thick application of Collodion to the gland, daily.
Electrolysis. The combination of the seton and puncture,
converting the tumor into an abscess, has cured many cases.
Inject Iodine (v to xv minims) into the gland. Many cases
are cured with Iodoform ointment, Chloride of Ammonia
(gr. iij, ter die), or Amm. mur. (gr. x, ter die). Extirpation of
the gland, has occasionly been practiced, but this operation is
dangerous.
Gonorrhoea^! Contagious Mucous Discharge from the Tirethra.
The Glapp).—ACON.,
CANN. SAT., G-ELS., CANTH.,
M E R C , COPAIBA, CUBEBA., ARGENT, NIT., CINNABARIS, A T R O PIA, T E R E B I N T H , S U L P H .

Puis., Petroselinum, Oleum, sand., Thuja, Hydras, Sepia.,
Caps., Eucalyp., Mez., Nit. ac.y Agnus cas., Nuxv.,
Stilling.,
Ferr., Silic.
Aur. m., Erig., Carbolic a c , Erechthites, Hepar s., Nat.
mur., Kali brom., Benzoic a c , Oil of Erigeron, Tart, em.,
Matico., Camph.
Adjuvants.—Subdue
the acute inflammation by internal
medication, before injections are used. Injections of Hydrastis tincture or the aqueous extract. Chloral hyd. one tenth,
Argent, nit. (gr. v to xx to oz.) or Acetate of lead gr. v
aqua;iv, bis die, Zinc sulph., grs. viij, aqua dis. |viij, ter
die, or glycerine and Claret wine aa, or Tincture of Iron and
Opium aa, t o one pint of water, three times daily. T a n n i n
and glycerine aa. Kali permang., gr. i to x to oz. of
water, ter die. Injections of Bi-carbonate of Soda, allays the
burning. Injections of Lime-water, Tincture of Iron and Tannin, very useful. Weak solution of Sulphate of Copper.
Injections of dilute Alcohol every two hours, is said to cure
in forty-eight hours. A solution of Boracic acid is excellent.
•Copaiba and urine aa, as an injection, is said to be useful.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

141

Merc, corros. gr. §i Aqua Rosse viij. Nitric, a c , gtts. iij to
vj, aqua bull, gviij. Nux vomica, gtts. xx, Aqua Rosse §iv.
Cannabis sat. gtts. xij, Aqua bull §vj. Cantharis gtts. xxx,,
Aqua Rosas |iv, every three hours. Plumb, acet. gr. iv, Morphia, gr. iv, Aqua Rosae §iv, ter die. Acid nitrate of Mercury
gr. ij, Aqua §ij bis die. Hydras, sub. mur, | j , aqua font§v,
ter die, and Iodoform gr. x, Glycerine ?j ter die. The more
water taken the better. Alkaline drinks of Citrate or bicarbonate of Potash, rive to thirty grains to the pint of water,,
keeps the urine neutral.
Alkaline waters are excellent. The diet should be free from stimulants and animal
food. Demulcent drinks of barley-water, gum arabic or linseed tea. Great cleanliness. Ablutions three times a day.
Pin a false front to the shirt for a covering. If the prepuce
is long, fill with lint every two hours. Sleep on a hard bed
and on the side. Use a towel with a knot, over spine, or a.
cotton reel to prevent lying on the back. Testicles to be
supported by a suspensory bandage. Cover the glans with,
a thin layer of disinfectant cotton, and then draw a condunx
over it, to obtain perfect cleanliness; or a French cap may be
used in the same way.
Gonitis.—See White Swellings and
Gout (Arthritis

Synovitis.

and Arteritis).—ACON.,

COLCH., B R Y . ,

R H U S TOX., K A L I HYD., PULS., N U X Y., A R S E N . , A R S E N A T E
OF ANTIMONY, BENZOIC AC., L I T H I U M , L Y C , SALICYLIC AC.
AND SODA, CALC. C , P L U M B . , S U L P H .

Merc, Merc, iod., Pod., Ant. crud.y Bell., Nit. ac, Sabinat
Amm. phos , Gaust., Ooloc,Guaiac,Iod.,Mangan.,Nat.
sulph.T.
Mez., Hepar «., Dig. Stryeh., Robin., Iodide of Lithium.
Iodoform, Baryta iod., China, Kali carb., Sulph. ac. r
Phos., Thuja., Apocyn. and Ferr., Phyt., Kreas., Silic. r
Ledum., Arm, Rhod.
Adjuvants.—Total
abstinence from Alcoholic stimulants,
highly seasoned food, saccharine and animal food. E a t .
farinaceous vegetables and acid fruits, and drink much,
milk.
The use of Alkaline and Sulphurous waters, as
the Yichy and Carlsbad Springs has given good results.
Turkish baths. Collodion or oil of Peppermint, painted over
the joints, relieves the pain. To relieve the stiffness and to

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

remove the deposits of Urate of soda, wrap the hands or
joints in wet cloths, and enclose them during the night, in
waterproof bags. The pain may be relieved by holding the
affected part in a solution of hot water and vinegar. T h e
free use of.cod-liver oil is of great value. Locally, cotton
wool and oiled silk; anodyne lotions. Aconite and Veratria
ointments.
Gravel.—See Calculi

Renalis.

Gums, Disease of—ACON., B E L L . , M E R C , K A L I IOD., K A L I
BICH., K A L I CHLO., H E P A R S., SILIC., N I T . A C , M U R . A C ,
BORAX, S U L P H . A C , AMM. C , A N T . CRUD.

Phos., Carlo veg., Hydras.,
Carbolic ac, Kreas., Cham.

Rhus

tox., Staph., Phos. ac,

Thuja, Sepia, Canth., Sulph.
Adjuvants.—In
ulcerations, it is often necessary to extract
the decayed teeth. The application of a hot roasted fig to an
inflamed gum, gives speedy relief. Astringents are often useful. Hold a crysf al of the Chlorate of Potash or Borax in the
mouth and let it dissolve slowly. Large ulcerations require
linseed meal poultices. Red-gum comes from unsuitable diet,
hot rooms, and bad air. Use Borax, Hydrastin, Chlorate of
potash, Iodine or Carbolic acid, locally. E a t acid fruits,
especially oranges and lemons.
Gumma, S y p h i l i t i c — M E R C , K A L I IOD., N I T . A C , S I L I C ,
H E P A R S., T H U J A . , S U L P H . , A U R . M., M E R C I O D .

Phyt., Iod., Kali bich.
Ars., Bell., Mez., Pilocarpin., Sulph.—See Secondary and
Tertiary
Syphilis.
Hsematemesis (Vomiting

of Blood).—-IPECAC,

V E R A T . V I R . , ARS., A R N . , ATROPIA., ACON.,
M I L L . LACH., CROT., M O R P H I A .

H A M . , PHOS.,
CHINA,

IRON.,

Nit. ac, Sulph. ac, Secale., Trill., Sang., JJran. nit., TereMnth., Bell., Puis., Amm. m, Argent. n.y Sulph., Amyl. nitrite
,(by inhalation).
Opi., Cham., SabL, Crocus., Aloes., Hyos., C a c , Erig.,
Carbo v., N u x v., Verat. alb., Tannic a c , Plumb, acet.
Adjuvants.—Calmness
of mind, recumbant posture, in
cool, airy room, free from noise.
Swallow small
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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

- 143

pieces of ice often. Give the stomach rest. Nourish the
patient by enemata of milk, koumiss, beef-tea, blood, etc.
Brandy, champagne, wine, etc., to relieve faintness.
Haemoptysis, Pneumorrhagia {Spitting of blood, Hemorrhage from the Lungs).—ACON.,HAM.,IPECAC,

M I L L . , ATROPIA,

BELL.,
PHOS.,
IRON, MORPHIA,
CHINA,
V E R A T . VIR.,
T E R E B I N T H , T R I L L . , LACH., A R S . , CAMPH., S U L P H .

Amyl nit., Grotal., Sang., Ergot., Scilla., Bry., Nit. ac, Puis.,
-Sulph. ac, Lye, Collins., Gallic ac, Am., Dig.
Calc c , Ledum., Plumb. acet.,Iod., C r o c , Eriger., N u x v.,
M e r c , Tart, em., Carbo veg., Silic, Cactus, Senecio,
Ustil., Apocyn. c , Caul., Sab'ad., Dros., Matico, Kreos.
Adjuvants.—Mental and bodily repose. Rest in bed, with
liead and shoulders elevated. Swallow small pieces of ice
-often. Cold applications to the chest, as ice in a bladder or
rubber-bag. P u t the ice within several folds of a towel before
applying to the chest. Dry cupping over the chest", sinapisms.
Ether spray to the spine and chest. Spinal hot-water bag to
cervical and dorsal region. Transfusion of blood or water
when death is imminent. Subcutaneous injections of Morphia act quickly. Diet of milk, soups, beef-tea, chicken
broth, koumiss, cold tea, coffee, cocoa. Application of a
ligature to one or more of the extremeties for a short time.
Haemorrhage {Loss of blood).—HAM., IPECAC, A R N . , « B E L L . ,
A T R O P I A , F E R R . PERCHLO., CHINA, ERGOT, M I L L . PHOS.,
A R G E N T , N I T . , T E R E B . , CAMPH., T A N N I C A C , ACON., T R I L L . ,
MORPHIA.

Nit. ac, Sulph, ac, Dig., Rhatany.,

Gallic ac.

P h o s . a c , Collin., C a c , Erech., Uran. nit., Glycerine,
Matico.
Adjuvants.—Cold in general. Ice.
Hot-water, Caustics/
Ligatures, Stimulents. Glycerine in teaspoonful doses. Cool
apartment. Repose, position to prevent afflux of blood to
bleeding organ. Transfusion, when death is imminent
of a six per cent solution of salt and water into an artery. See
Epistaxis, Apoplexy, Hcematemesis, Hcemoptysis,
Hematuria,
Menorrhagia, Melcena.
Haemorrhoids {Piles).— N u x v., SULPH.,

COLLIN., ^ESCU.

144

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Aeon., Aloes., Bell, Atropia., Gale, c., China, Graph., Hydras.
Nat. m., Mur. ac., Wit. ac., Pod., Puis., Patau., Sepia.,
Bilic,
Iron, Cup , Lye.
Alum, Amm. c , Apis m., Ant. crud., Ars., Ham., Hepar s.r
Ign., Kali iod., Lach., Sepia., M e r c , Petrol., Phos., K h u s
tox., Thuja, Hydras., Mill. Caps., Cham..
Adjuvants.—When
inflamed, the application of white lead,
as it comes from the keg, greatly relieves the pain, a n d
causes the tumor to dwindle away. Hamamelis well heated
and applied with a sponge relieves the pain. Sit over the
steam of hot water. Linseed poultices, Petroleum soap for
protruding piles is excellent. Cerates of iEsculus, Hydrastis,
and Belladonna. Iodoform and Opium ointment, and in suppositories.
Keep the horizontal posture. Avoid highly
seasoned food, peppers, spices, coffee, and all kinds of alco
holic stimulents. Standing, over-eating, sedentary habitsfeather beds. Use injections of hot water. Glyceroles. of
iEsculus, Belladonna, Atropia, Hydrastis, Iodiform, Abdominal wet compress, Sulphur, Mineral water. Grape
cure. Remove with ecraseur and clamp, or by ligature
is the safest method, and most to be recommended.
Cauterization with nitric acid. Injection of from 5 to 10 drops
of Carbolic acid directly into the tumor has cured a number
of cases, with no bad results. Belladonna and Iodoform
suppositories give great temporary relief.
Hair,
CARPIN,

Falling
ARS.,

of

the . ( Baldness,

CALC. C ,

SULPH., N I T . A C ,

Alopecia).—PILO
KALI

CARB.,

F L U O R , A C , N A T . M., K A L I IOD., P H O S . , M E R C , N A T . S U L P H .
FERR.

Iod., Silic, Sepia., Hepar s., Aloes., Sulph.
Petrol., Phos. ac, Lye.

iod.-, Graph.?

Sarsap., Canth., Quinia, Aurum, Zinc, Sepia.
Adjuvants.—When
parasitical, apply Cantharis Iodine,
Acetic acid and Glycerine aa, followed by Mercurial ointment. To promote new growth, apply Jaborandi and bay >
rum aa, or inject one sixth of a grain of Pilocar.pin u n d e r
the scalp every third day. One ounce of Castor Oil to three
grains of Pilocarpin, well mixed and applied twice a day;
or Phos. §i, castor oil §i, thoroughly mixed and applied twice

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

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daily. Glycerine Amm. c. aa, Balsam of toln, Capsicum a n d
glycerine aa, daily. Iodide of Sulphur ointment. Creosote
and Sulphur ointment. Liniment of Turpentine and Acetic
acid. Good nourishing diet, cod-liver oil. Scalp to be well
brushed and washed with cold water daily. Withered a n d
split hairs to be cut off close to the scalp. Epilation, with a
broad-lipped forceps.
Iron and sulphur waters.
Tinct.
Cantharis F . §i, Acetic acid F . Ii Spiritus fermenti F . fii,
Spiritus rectificatus F . §ii, Aqua fontana O.
R u b thoroughly into the scalp daily.
Hands Chapped.

SULPH., GRAPH., M E R C ,

R H U S TOX.„

P E T R O L . , N I T . AC.

Ars.,

Phos.y Kreos., A^n.f Silic,

Sang.

Phyt., Calc c , Ant. c.
Adjuvants.—Thorough
drying after washing.
Dusting
with powdered starch, white Bismuth, Oxide or Carbonate of
Zinc. Spermaceti, Glycerine soap, Glycerine and starch,,
Glycerine and water, a i . Collodion, Sulphurous acid three
parts, Glycerine two parts, and Water one part, Wrap the.
hands at night in a wet linen cloth and cover with oiled silk,
to prevent evaporation. Carbolated cosmoline.
Eau-deCologne and glycerine excellent.
Benzine, one part tofour of glycerine, of great value. When ulcerated apply linseed oil .poultices, with Carbolic acid, Hydrastine and Vaseline. Ointment of Subacetate of lead, lotion of Nitrate of
lead, Oxide of zinc ointment.
Hay Asthma.—See Asthma,
Headache,

R h e u m a t i c — ACON.,

B R Y . , RHUS, TOX.,

R H U S RAD., M A C , SALICYL. A C , K A L I
S U L P H . , COLCH.

HYD., P U L S . , M E R C , ,

Spig., Rh'tdocln., Benzoic ac, Caul., Mez.t Guar a, Sticta.
Bell., Mang., Cimic, L y e , Sabi., Plumb., Usnea barbatai
(soft maple moss), Zinc. See Rheumatism.
Headache, Menstrual,—PULS., M A C , B E L L . , Y E R A T . VIR..
A T R O P I A . , I G N . , G E L S . , AMYL N I T , , GLON., Z I N C VAL., K A L L
BROM., CHLOROFORM.

Sepia., Calc. c, Ham., Lye, Hyos., Lacli., Zinc,
Ustilag.,,
Tar ant., Chloral., Sulph., Cocc, Cham., Apism.,
Gamph.

146

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Bry., Plat., Thuja., Silic, Lillium, Cycla.
Adjuvants.—A hot foot or sitz bath often relieves. The addition of mustard to the water will increase its usefulness.
Ether spray to sacral and spinal region. Junod's boot. Hot
water bag to nucha.
Abstain from highly seasoned food,
wine and malt liquors, too much society or seclusion, too
much venery, and running the sewing machine. If there is
atresia, flexion, stricture of the cervix, or any displacement,
seek to have it removed.
Ovarian irritation, congestion,
etc., should be carefully treated. Keep the extremities warm
and the head cool. Some cases are signally benefited by the use
of electricity and magnetism. Large draughts of gin often
relieve. Chloroform gtts x to xxx give temporary relief, and
so does large doses of Chloral hydrate. Dry cupping, mineral waters.
Headache, Catarrhal.-ACON., A R S . , B R Y . , B E L L . , ATROPIA,
."SANG., P U L S . , M E R C , K A L I IOD., R H U S TOX., PILOCARPIN,
F E R R . , H E P A R S.

Am.,

Mez., JVux. v., Kali bich., Iod.

Camph.

Kali carb., Petrol., Dulc.
Adjuvants.—Turkish
bath. Warm baths. Hot foot bath.
Light diet; principally milk and lime water, plain soups. See
Acute Catarrh.
Headache 9 Gastric and Billious.-lRis., IPECAC, Y E R A T . VIR.,
C H E L I D . , P U L S . , N U X V., A R G E N T , N., B R Y . , CHINA, Q U I N I A ,
M E R C , EUONYMEN, ATROPIA, C A L C C , Y E R A T . ALB., P O D .

Sang., Ant. crud., Caust., Robinia, Carboy., Phos., Cham.,
Lye, Ewpator. per., Leptan., Gels., TJran. nit.
Cocc.Jgn., Kalibich., Lach., Sepia., Silic, Sulph., Tarant.,
Arm, Rhus rad., Cimic, Hydras.
Adjuvants.—Effervescing
citrate of Magnesia, Bi-carbonate
of soda and Tartaric acid fui, to correct acidity. Heat or cold
to the head. Hot tea or coffee, or large draughts of hot water,
sometimes give immediate relief. Alkaline waters.
Headache, Nervous—Hemicrania. Migraine. Cephalalgia,—IRIS, AMYL NIT., GLON., GELS., B E L L . , IGN., A R S . ,
SANG., A R G E N T , NIT., ATROPIA, ARS., B R Y . , Y E R A T . V I R . , C O C C ,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

147

C A F F E I N E , CALC. a , Z I N C , M E R C , QUINIA, N U X V., S U L P H . ,
K A L I B R O M . , CHLOROFORM, ELECTRICITY, P U L S . , SILIC.

- Sang., Coloc, Thuja, Paullinia, Aeon., Sepia, Amm. carb.,
Ergot, Pilocarpin, Ether, Valeriana, Cimic, Tar ant., Lach.,
JSficcol sulph., Chelid., Picrotoxine, Guar ana, Styrone.
Aloes, China, Hell., Phos., Spigelia, Cyclamen, Cham.,
Coca, Hyos., Plumb.
Adjuvants.—Absolute
rest, low diet, exclusion of light and
noise. Pepsine, or pancreatine, five grains at each meal.
Shower baths, mustard pediluvia. Holding arms high above
the head sometimes palliates. Compression of temporal arteries
with pads and a wet bandage round forehead. Application of
heat to abdomen is a good adjuvant. Ether spray to forehead; Eau-de-Cologne to head; dry cupping, Jiinod's boot,
Electricity and Galvanism have done much good, when
applied between the paroxysms. Tea and coffee are generally
injurious, b u t in some cases beneficial. Tobacco in any form
to be forbidden. Change of air, a dry and bracing climate.
Avoid sedentary habits. Chloroform gtt. xv to xxx often paliates. Guarana gtt. xx every half hour is a good palliative.
Chloralgr. x to xxx one dose taken at the commencement
of a paroxysm will often arrest it.
Hearing", (Hardness of).—See

deafness.

H e a r t , (Congestion of').—ACON.,
V E R A T . V . , D I G . , GELS.,
AMYL NIT., LACH., A M M . , B R O M . , CONVALLARINE.

Gap.. Chloral hyd., Ether, Bell., Ars.
Spig., Naja, Coff., L a u r o c , Cannab. ind.
Adjuvants.—Abstain
from rich, stimulating food, and use a
milk diet. Hot fomentations over the region of the heart;
warm linseed poultices.
Heart (Inflammation of—Carditis, Pericarditis,
Endocarditis).—ACON.,YERAT.
V., B R Y . , B H U S TOX,, SPIG., A R S . . D I G . ,
S U L P H . , LACH., N A J A , GELS., T A R T , EM., P I L O C A R P I N , CON-

VALLARINE.
Am., Bell., Phos., Golch., Iod., Cac, Nitrum,Merc,
Adonidin.
Kalmia, Kali iod., Asclepias, Cimic, Amm. benz., Bap.,
Carbol. ac.,Verat. alb.,Apocyn., Cann.,Apis m., Opi.,Camph.,
Sumbul., Lye.

148

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Adjuvants.—Light
and unstimulating diet; avoid mental
and bodily exertion. I n threatened paralysis, stimulate with
beef tea, Cocoa, Alcohol and Carbonate of Ammonia. Absolute quiet in the recumbent posture. H o t fomentations,
Linseed poultices
and Sinapisms
over the cardiac
region.
Use twenty grains of Bi-carbonate of Soda,
bis die.
Heart (Palpitation <?/).--ACON., D I G . , G E L S . , L A C H . , A M B R A
GRI., AsAFCET., VALER., FERR. ET. ST., S T R Y C H . , CHINA, T A RANT., P U L S . , COFP., NAJA.

Vcrat. vir., Nux v , Ign.9 Cham., Argent, nit., Spig., Scutal.,
Fen:, Kali brom.. Plati., Gimic, Collin.} Chloral Ivyd., Mosch.,
Convallarine.
N u x mos., Iod., Cocc, Bell.,Castoreum, Lili., Sumbul, Lyc. y
Iris, Hyos., Sepia, Arn., Opi., C a c , Kalmia.
Adjuvants.—Cultivate
a contented, tranquil disposition.
Diet light a n d nourishing.
H o t compresses,
Sinapisms to the cardiac region. Electricity, Magnetism, out-door
exercise.
Heart, Hypertrophy of (Enlargement

of the

Heart).—DIG.,

A R S . , A R S . IOD., IOD. , K A L I I O D . , K A L I BROM., F E R R . , ERGOT. ,
S U L P H . , P H O S . , STRYCH., F E R R . , CONVALLARINE.

Spong., Plumb. acet.} Aurum m., Apis m., Argent, nit.
Helon.
Lycopus, Yerat. v., Aeon., Naja., Lach., Brom., Ferr.. iod.,
Lilium, Hyd. a c , P r u n u s virg., Lauro., Graph., Tart. em.
Adjuvants,— Avoid over-exertion, mental excitement, stimulants, coifee, spirits, very fat food, large meals. Equalize
the general circulation, keep the extremities warm and t h e
whole body protected by flannel underclothing. Acute cases
are often relieved by sinapisms, and warm fomentations. Avoid all influences that tend to debility, or blood im
poverishment, as excessive venery, lactation, diarrhoea, p u r
gation, etc.,
Heartburn,

See Dispepsia.

Heat. (Ill effects of.)—See

Sunstroke.

Helminthiasis —Sec Yt'orms.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES
Hemeralopia.—(Night blindness).—-BELL.,
LYC,

149

STRYCH., M E R C ,

S U L P H . , ARGENT, N . , HYOS.

Puis., Silic, China, Phos., Ranunculus,
Stram., Verat. alb., Iron, Nat. m.
Adjuvants.—Rest.
change of climate.

Strych.

Protection of eyes from bright light,
Electricity.

Hemiopia {Half Vision).—ATJR. M., L Y C , BOVISTA, L I T H .
C A R B . , CALC. C

Dig., Nat. m., China, Kali brom.
Mm*, a c , Nit. a c , Sepia, Lobelia, Cyclamen, Viola tri.
Hemicrania.—See Nervous Headache.
Hemiplegia.—See

Paralysis,

Hepatitis {Suppurative Inflamation

of Liver).—ACON., B R Y ,

V E R A T . V . , M E R C , A MM .MUR., P O D , P H O S . , H E P A R S., L Y C ,
SILIC. , SULPH., K A L I IOD.

Ars., Nuxv., China., Quinia, Lep., Euon.,
Chelid., Croton tig.,Dig., Crotal.,Lach., Tart,

Iris, Nit. ac,
em.,Iod.,Mur.ac*

Aloes., Cham., Hydras., Sang., Aurum m., Calc. c , Graph.*
Mang., Secale, Stilling., Phyt., Argent, n., Kali brom., Kali
bich.^, Colch.
*
Adjuvants.—Avoid stimulants and excess of food, especially
starch and fats. In acute cases use hot fomentations, linseed
poultices, abdominal compress. In chronic cases, the prolonged use of mineral water, containing sulphur and salt have
given excellent results. I n case of ulceration the aspirator
should be used. Diet; milk, beef tea, broth, oysters, whitefish, eggs, etc.
Hernia (Rupture).—ACON.,BRY.,BELL.,

N U X V. , V E R A T . v . ,

ATROPIA, LOBELIA, MORPHIA, CHLOROFORM.

Gels., Lyc, Plumb.,

Lach.

Cocc, Coff., Opi., Sulph. ac.
Adjuvants.—Reduce
the hernia by taxis, and apply a truss.
If irreducible, operate. Apply Ether, with a little oil, upon
the tightly stretched skin over the intestine, every fifteen
minutes; this causes the inguinal ring to dilate, thus curing
the strangulation.

150

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES. ,

Herpes (Veslculor inflammation of the Skin).—ACON.,

ARS.,

R H U S TOX., R H U S RAD., B R Y . , C L E M A T . , M E R C , G R A P H . , C R O
TON TIG., P E T R O L . , H E P A R S., S U L P H .

Gale, c, Dulc, Silic.y Ganth., Rhus ven., Apis wi-,
Gaps.

Tellurium.,

Kali bich., Kali iod., Kali brom., Caust., Agnus cas., Bell.,,
Am., Thuja., Cistus., Comloclodia, Phyt., Borax, Lach.,
Kreos, Psor., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Petrolina,
Camphor cerate, Calendula jelly,
Cologne water, Cantharis, Acointe, Arnica, Yeratria, Rhus
or Mercurial cerates, give great relief. Glyceroles of the
above are valuable. Warm, wet compresses worn at night
afford relief. Electricity has done good service. Obstinate
cases are relieved by a cerate, or glycerole of Morphine. Locally, Collodion and Nitrate of Silver.
Hiccough

(Singultus).—MOSCH.,

CHLORAL HYD., A T R O P I A , NVX

v.,

CHLOROFORM,,

ETHER,

HYOS., AMYL. NIT.,

VE-

RAT. TIB.

Amm. Carl., Gels., Strain., Lack., Ign., Verat. alb., Sulph, ac y
Ars., Puis., Agaric, Caps , Gamph., Morphia, Asafiet., Valerian.
Aeon.,
Lobelia.

Robinia,

Cup.,

Ipecac, Amm.

brom.,

Coff.,

Adjuvants.—Hard
pressure upon the epigastrium. A copious draft of cold water while the breathing is held, will
arrest mild cases. A drink of mustard or peppermint w^ater,
has often relieved. Take a deep inspiration and then hold
the breath a long time. A firm belt around the epigastrium.
Sinapisms, blisters or dry cupping over the stomach. Galvanism. Shower bath. Hot brandy and water. Ferruginous
tonics. Use sternutatories to provoke prolonged sneezing.
Hip Joint
COLOC,

ARS.,

MERC, MERC

Di$e&8e(Coxalgia,Coxart7iracace).—ACON.,BELL.,
STRAM.,

CALC. C ,

H E P A R SULPH.,

SILIC,

IOD., A R G E N T , N., K A L I IOD., S U L P H . , I O D . ,

COD-LITER-OIL.

Lye, Phos., Rhus tox., Am.,
Phos. ac.

Petrol,

Aur. mur., Nit.

ac,

Kali c , Lach., Apis m., Sulph. a c , Baryta, iod., Mez.„
Zinc.

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151

Adjuvants.—Rest with the limb in a strait posture; the articular pressure should be removed b y the use of a splint.
Diet nourishing, composed of beef, mutton, eggs, animal
broths, Cod-liver-oil, chocolate, wine and beer. Sea air
will expedite the cure.
W a r m linseed poultices t o
hasten suppuration.
When
suppuration takes place,
aspirate, when this fails, excision of the joint, as a last
resort.
Hoarseness, Aphonia (Loss of voice).—ACON.,

H E P A R S.,

CATJST., IOD., SPONG., A R G E N T , N . , M E R C , CYAN., K A L I IOD.,
K A L I BICH.

Ipecac, Sang., Phos., Am.,Tart,
Gels , Gin., Santon.

em., Brom., Nit.ac,

Sulph.r

Kali brom., L y e , Rumex, Amm. c , Graph., Sulph. ac.,,
Nux mos., Stram., Carbo v., Baryt iod., Ars., Silic, Bell.,,
Coni., Iron.
Adjuvants.—Breathe
through the nostrils. In acute cases,
apply wet compresses to the throat. Rest, Galvanism and
Electricity. Sponge the throat and chest every morning with
salt and water. Spray of Iodine, Sanguinaria, Kalibichrom,
icum, Sulphuric acid or Carbolic acid.
Home-Sickness.—IGN.,

ARS., GELS., PULS., PHOS. A C ,

S T A P H . , N u x . v.

Yerat. alb., Graph., Caust., Plat., Opi., Sepia., Sulph.
Aeon.. Lye, Lack., Aur. mur.
Adjutants.—Regulate
the digestion; should be kept in
order, to prevent aggravation.
Hordeolum.--See Stye.
House-Maids Knee (Enlarged

Bursa).—ARN.,

BENZ. A C ,

ACON., B E L L . , B R Y . , R H U S TOX., IOD., K A L I HYD., H E P A R
s., SILIC.

Led., Graph., Plumb, acet, Pilocarpin.
L y e , Puis., M e r c , Merc. iod.
Adjuvants.—Iodine externally. Pass a strong thread through,
the tumor, to convert it into an abscess. Excision or incision into the bursa. Tapping with trocar. Strapping, or
daily application of Collodion.—See Bursitis
Synovitis.

152

COMPENDIUM OF

Hydrocele (Dropsy

DISEASES.

of the Scrotum).—IOD.,

K A L I IOD.,

P U L S . , K u x v., CALC. C , A P I S M., G R A P H .

Coni., Dig., Rhododen, Merc, iod.,

Sulph.

M e r c , Silic, Elms tox., Spong., Aur. m.
Adjuvants.—In the case of infants apply Collodion daily,
-over the scrotum. Some cases are cured by puncturing the
scrotum in a number of places with a needle; allowing the
fluid to escape or become absorbed. Acupuncture followed
b y injections of Iodine or Carbolic acid if these fail, use a
seaton.
Electrolysis or Galvano-puncture. Painting with
Iodine. Alcoholic fomentations, daily, preceded by acupuncture. Carbolic acid in weak solution, injected into the scrotum, has proved of great service in curing the dropsy.
H y d r o p h o b i a , Rabies (Dread of Water).— B E L L . . ATROPXA,
CURARE.,

HYOS.,

PILOCARPIN,

LYSSIN.,

CHLORAL

HYD.>

N u x v.
Stram., Lack., Crotal., Cocc, Verat. vir., Hydro, ac.
Scutal., Amyl nit., Canth., Tarant., Nit. a c , Euphorb.,
Sulph.
Adjuvants.—Immediate
suction of wound, or excision of
t h e bitten part, before time for absorption of the virus, followed by the application of heat or cauterization. Yapor or
Turkish baths. Division of nerves leading to the wound.
I would suggest nerve stretching. Ice bags to the spine. Injections of warm water into the veins. Cupping at nape of
neck. Electricity
Hydrocephalus (Tubercular

Meningitis.

Dropsy

of

the

drain).—ACON.,
B R Y . , GLON., A R S . , H E L L . , S U L P H . , S I L I C ,
APOCYN. C , M E R C , C A L C C , A R G E N T , NIT., H E P A R S., IOD.
B E L L . , ZINC, PILOCARPIN, K A L I . IOD.

Verat. alb., Gels., Rhus tox., Apis m., Sant., Cup.,
Verat. v-, Kalibrom., Iodide of Iron, Baryta, iod.
Tart, em., Puis., Hyos., Opi., Cina., Stram., Phos.

Lyc>

Adjuvants.— Liquid diet, as milk, especially dog's milk,
Koumiss, eggs, e t c , with Cod-liver oil externally and inter"
nally. Hot fomentations to the head. Daily tepid salt baths.
P u r e fresh air, especially sea atmosphere. In the early stage

COMPENDIUM OF

153

DISEASES.

compression by strips of adhesive soap-plaster, making equal
pressure on every part. Flannel clothing.
Hydrocephaloid.—See

Hydrocephalus.

Hydrothorax.—See Dropsy of the Chest.
Hypochondriasis {Depression of Spirits).—ARS.,
M E R C , N U X V., P U L S . , L Y C , S U L P H . , A R G E N T , N . ,
A C , IRON-

Ign,
Strych.

Anacard-,

China..

Lach., Phos., Kali

AURUM.
SALICYL.

brom.,

Mac,

Pod., Plat., Sepia., Petrol., Nat. m., Lep., Phos. a c , Nit.
a c , Silic, Staph., Asafoet., Valerian., Coff., Coni.. Stann.
Adjuvants.—Nourishing
food; much exercise in the open
air, as riding on horseback, physical training, gymnastics,
Turkish baths. Sea bathing. Alkaline waters. Profitable
a n d healthful employment to divert the mind from imaginary troubles. Make every effort to improve digestion.—See
Dyspepsia.
Hypopion.—See

Iritis.

Hysteria {Neurasthenia, with mental hallucinations,
and
derangements of the nervous system),—GELS., Z I N C VAL., IGN.,
IGN.,

P U L S . , ASAPO3T., LACH., TARANT., D I G . , F E R R .

Mosch., Hyos., Secale, Kali, brom., Mac, Caul.,
JSfuxm., Bell., Plat., Nux v., Caffeine., Aeon., Cole c,
Ars.

Cocc,
Sepia,

Caust., Coni., Cup., Lilium., Anacar., Iod., Nit. a c , Ether,
Agar., Plumb., Phos., Chlorof., Z i n c , Electricity., Camph.,
Argent., Lyc.
Adjuvants.—Place
the patient in a comfortable position,
admit fresh air, remove all ligatures and tight clothing. To
relieve the tit, dash cold water upon the head or spine. Friction
with stimulants. Hard pressure upon the epigastrium or
ovary, will relieve some cases. Place the hand over the
mouth with compression of the nostrils till attemps to breathe
become strong, then remove it to give sudden access of air.
T o relieve the convulsions, inject into the rectum one pint
of hot water to which has been added one ounce of
Asafcetida, the patient lying on the left side. A rectal tube

154

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

passed beyond the sigmoid flexure to expel the gas, stops
the paroxysms at once. Massage. Electricity.
Correct
uterine displacements. Never allow the patient to be idle.
Avoid exciting amusements, novel reading, close and badly
ventilated rooms, etc. Removal from influence of friends;,
had better leave home and be with strangers to strengthen
the will power. Never allow alcoholic stimulants. Never
tell a patient by word or gesture she has hysterics, unless
you wish to lose your charge. Shower baths are excellent.
Sea bathing. Moral control of your patient is absolutely necessary; be gentle but inflexible Cauterization of the clitoris,
has cured some bad cases.
Icterus,—See

Jaundice

Ichthyosis (Furfuraceous

or Fish-skin.)—ARS.,

IOD., K A L I

IOD., T H U J A . , M E R C , IOD., COD-LIVER OIL.

Nat. carb.y Phos , Clematis., Plumb., Aur
Sulph.

m., Gale, c, Lye.,,

Petrol., Hepar s., P h y t , Stilling., Sepia.
Adjuvants.—A generous diet. Cleanliness. Warm fomentations. Frictions with Cod-liver oil. Sapo-viridis rubbed in
thoroughly for ten minutes, Ms die, followed by the Oleate of
Bismuth, Mercury or Zinc, Petrolina an$ Glycerine. Warm
alkaline or vapor baths. Collodion.
Rub soap upon the
body for five days, and then. take a warm bath. Iodide of
potassium ointment often proves beneficial.
Ileus {Intusseption of the bowels, one part of the bowel is
drawn into another portion, with vomiting of fecal matter).—
ACON., A R S . , B E L L . , N U X

V., M O R P H I A . ,

COLOC,

VERAT..

VIR. AND ALB., E T H E R , CHLOROFORM.

Phos., Opi., Nit. ac., Plumb., Merc.
Sulph, a c , L y e , Bry., Strych.
Adjuvants.—Hot
fomentations and baths. Enemata of
large quantities of hot' water with intestinal manipulation.
Inflation with air by means of a bellows while under chloroform. Gastrotomy. Liquid diet, small quantities of milk*
beef-tea, koumiss, egg-nog, etc.
Imbecility,—See Mental states.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Impetigo

{Pustuhar

M E R C , H E P A R S.,

Eczema).—ARS.,

155

ACON.,

SULPH.,

G R A P H . , R H U S TOX., CROTON TIG., T A R T ,

EM., M E R C . IOD.

Ant. crud., Silic,
Cod-liver oil.

Gale, c, Kreos.,
s
•

Thuja,

Kali

brom.,

Iod., Coni., Viola, Mur. a c , Euphorb., Kali bich., D u l c ,
Nit. a c , Iris., Clemat., Baryt. c.
Adjuvants.—Nourish
the patient well. Puncture the pustules and evacuate the pus. Poultice with bran or linseed
meal to moisten the crusts, then apply the Oleate of Bismuth or Mercury, Carbolated Cosmoline, Mercurial or Oxide
of Zinc ointment, Lime liniment. Grape cure. See Eczema.Impotence {Inability to produce
AURUM. M.,

ATROPIA,

Offspring).—ARGENT,

N.,

CALADIUM., CALC. PHOS., CAMPH.,

C A N T H . , D I G I T A L I N E , GELS., K A L I B R O M . , K A L I I O D . , N A T . M.,
Nux

v.,

PHOS. A C , PULS., SEPIA, S I L I C , SULPH., ERGOT,

IRON, STRYCH., ELECTRICITY, COD-LIVER OIL.

China, Cann. sat., Coni., Lye, Nit.ac,
Silic, Staph., Thuja, Ustilago., Zinc.

Phos.,

Sarsap..,.

Agnus, cas., A n a c , Eryng., Graph., Ham., Helon., Hepar s.,
Ign., Lach., Lillium., Mangan., M e r c , Petrol., Plat., Sabad.,.
Selenium, Stilling., Tarant., Picric a c , Mur. a c
Adjuvants.—Hydropathic
treatment; cold shower and sitzbaths are very useful.—See Spermatorrhoea and Diseases of
the sexual organs.
Incontience of Urine.—See
Indigestion.—See

Enuresis.

Dyspepsia,

Inflammation {Phlogoois, Hyperhcernatosis).—ACON.,

ARN.,.

BRY., B E L L . , R H U S TOX., V E R A T . V I R . , ARGENT., N. H E P A R S . ,
S I L I C , M E R C , SULPH.

Apis m., Ars., Canth., Coloc,
Kali iod., Phos., Tart, em., Sang.

Ham.,

Salicylic

acid,.

Nit. a c , Terebinth.. Lach.", Salicyl. a c , Opi., Dig., Chloro.,
Chloral, Urtica ur., Colch,, Calend., Aloes.
Adjuvants —Low diet, avoid fat food, and starches. Use
milk, beef-tea, oyster soup, animal soups., fish. Cold, by ice
in bags, cold water compresses. Cold water baths. Heat by

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

hot water, fomentations or packing.
Linseed poultices,
hot baths. In a few cases, leeches. In some low states,
Alcoholic stimulents. Chronic Inflammation:
Cod-liver oil.
Sinapisms, Turpentine stupes, Evaporating lotions, Cupping,
etc.
Influenza

{Epidemic

Catarrh).—CAMPH.,

PILOCARPI^,

ACON., A R S . , K A L I BICH., A N T . TART., B A P . , E U P . P E R . ,
M E R C , ATROPIA, I P E C A C , Y E R A T . ALB., K A L I IOD., G E L S . ,
F E R R . , H E P A R S.

Nux v.. Ars. iod., Phos.,
Sulph., Sulph. ac,
Puis.,
Bhus tox.. Sabad., Sang., Lach., Bell., Eucal., Kali nit.
Coni., Stann., Iod., Amm. carb., Kali per., Sticta, Opi.
Adjuvants.—Rest
in bed first three days in a well ventilated
room. Diet of toast and water, barley water, milk, koumiss, beef-tea. Cold infusion of linseed, lemonade, soda
water, raspberry vinegar, tea, etc. Inhalation of hot steam
vapors. Turkish baths. Hot fomentations. Sinapisms. Eggnogg, wine, brandy.
I n t e r m i t t e n t Fever.—See Fever,

Intermittent.

Insects, Epizoa {Fleas, Chigoes, Jiggers, Ticks, Bed-Bugs,
Cockroaches, Pediculi or lice, Mosquitoes, Wasps, Stings and
Utes of).—AMM.,
L E D U M . , A P I S M., LACH., A R G E N T .
CARBOL. A C , ALCOHOLIC STIMULANTS, A L K A L I E S .

Bl\ustox.,

Ars.,

NIT C

Camph.

Adjuvants.—Carbolic
acid fumes repel insects. The burning fumes of Persian Chamomilla in a room kills the mosquito
at once. To rid a room of cockroaches, use powdered Borax.
An excellent plan is partially to burn the bodies of a few, and
let them lie about, the smell drives the rest away. The patient
can be protected from mosquitoes by the application of a
little soap or a weak solution of Carbolic acid on the exposed
parts. Stings of wasps, bees, ete. Remove the sting, apply
cerate or lotion of ledum. Rhus tox. and Lime water are
.also useful. Sugar often relieves, Urtica cerate is excellent.
x\pply fresh meat, plantain leaves or a common onion cut in
.slices. Lice are exterminated by the application of Oleate of
Mercury, Stavesacre, Sulphur, Cocculus or Tobacco ointment. Use soap and hot water freely.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Intertrigo,—See
I r i t i s {Inflammation

157

Excoriation.
of the Iris).—ACON.,

ARS., ATROPIA,.

DUBOISIA, CINNABAR, H E P A R S . , M E R C , M U R I A T E OF Q U I N I A , .
K A L I IOD., S P I C , T H U J A , S U L P H . , B E L L .

Am., Asafcet, Aur., Bry., Cedron.} China. s Chmat-, Gels.,.
Ham., Kali bich., 2s it. ac, Rhus tox.} Silic, Tcreb., Argent.
Calend., Coni., Eup., N u x v., Petrol., Coca, Croton tig.,
Hyos., Plumb., Stilling., Ledum., Coloc, Sant., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Keep the pupil completely dilated, by the use;
of Atropia gr. i to iv, to §j. of water. Duboisia, though not
equal to Atropia, produces more rapid dilation, yet is not
so lasting. Homatropia, gr. 8 to 15, to %]. of water, is excellent. Avoid cold, and apply warmth to the eye, by means of
fine cotton compresses. Yapor or Russian baths. Complete
rest not only to the eye, but also to the body. Traumatic
Iritis calls for Arnica or Hamamelis locally. Paracentesis
when there is excessive tension. Corelysis, when only one ov
two adjacent adhesions. Iridectomy. Concave glasses. *
I t c h (Scabies, Scotch Fiddle).—SULPH.,

M E R C , S U L P H . AC.

Ars., Hepar s., Croton tig., Staph.
M t . a c , Caust., Sepia, Psorin., Carbo v.
Adjuvants.—This being a parasitic disease', we are compelled
to depend upon local treatment to destroy the parasites. Wash
the body with soft soap and warm water, and apply Sulphur
Ointment before a hot fire at bed-time. Wash off in the morning, and repeat the same treatment for three nights. Administer, at the same time, Sulphur internally. Next to Sulphur ointment, is the Lye of wood-ashes, in fact, many cases
may be cured by this when Sulphur has failed. It should
be diluted one half, and applied on lint twice daily. T e n
parts of Naptha Oil, fifty of Green Soap, one hundred of lard
well mixed and rubbed in, will generally cure in two applications. Mercurial ointment is excellent. Styrax one part
to two of Almond Oil, well rubbed in after a warm
bath. Copper Sulphate as a lotion (3j-Oj), after the crusts
have been removed with soap and water, has proved of great
service. Tar Ointment. Benzoic Acid, gr. x to x x t o o? of water, as a lotion. Staphisagria, three parts to five of lard, once in
four hours. Sulphuret of Potash (3ss 3j), to six of water,

158

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

is excellent. Poplar twigs placed in the bed where the patient
sleeps, kills the acari. Carbolated Cosmoline. The quickest
way of curing the Itch, is to immerse the patient (leaving the
head free) in a gaseous bath of Sulphurous Acid, made by
burning twelve drachms of Sulphur, in a suitable apparatus.
Bake the clothes in a warm oven, and the patient will be cured
in half an hour. Manganese ointment prepared in Petrolina,
very useful. Contaminated clothes to be fumigated with sulphurous acid gas, or boiled and ironed with a very hot iron, or
exposed to a temperature of over 212 °F, or sprinkled with
Sulphur. Napthal chalk, green soap and lard,- cures quickly.
Balsam of Peru, with Sulphur ointment, greatly improves
the latter.
Itching 1 of the Skin {Prurigo).—SULPH.,
ARS.,

MERC, MEZ.,

CATJST., G R A P H . , R H U S TOX.

Aeon., Bry., Silic,

Mag., Sepia, Pep sine.

Aloes., L y e , Carbo veg., Coni., Nit. a c , Thuja, Rumex.
Adjuvants..—Daily ablutions. Sea bathing. Salt or Sulphur baths. Sulphur soap, Sulphur ointment. Carbolated
-cosmoline. Mercurial ointment. Balsam of Peru or Styrax
of great value. Lime water. Vinegar. Solution of' Hydrochlorate of Ammonia. Glycerine and Lime water. Aconite, gr. ij., Unguenti, §ij. Glycerole of Bismuth, Alcohol,
water, ss. Carbolic Acid, Mezereum, Dioscorea, Aconite, or
Oantharis lotions, give temporary relief. Diet should be nutritious. Naphtha oil, green soap and Petrolina a a, is excellent. Iodoform or Chloroform Ointment.
Jaundice {Icterus- Cholmmia).—MERC.,QUIISTIA,
LEP.,

EUON.,POD.,

A R S . , SODICPHOS., CROTAL., P H O S . , ALOES.

Dig., Iod., Chelid., Hydras., Nit. ac,
Aeon., Bry., Nuxv.,
Lye, Cham., Iris.,
Lach.,
Piloearpin.

Mur. ac,
China,
Sulph., Kali iod.,

Aurum, Eupato., Hepar s., Kali bich., Stilling., Sang.,
Plumb., Amm. chlor., Puis., Calc. c , Kali carb., Nat. m.(
Ant. crud., Ign., Canth., Croton tig., Taraxacum, Celandine.
Adjuvants.—Avoid
starches,. fats, highly-seasoned food
and liquors. Use an abundance of green vegetables,
lemons, and oranges, milk, oysters, beef-tea, or broth,
beef-steak, white-fish with plenty of hot water. Alkaline wa-

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

159

ters are valuable adjuvants. I n some cases, cathartics of
Podophylline, Mercury or Euonymine, greatly assist the indicated remedies. Abdominal compress. Walking or horseback exercise. Large draughts of hot water have proved
beneficial.
Joints {Inflammation of)—See

Synovitis.

K e r a t i t i s {Inflammation of Cornea).—ATROPINE,
ACON.,
A R G E N T , N . , A P I S M., A R S . , CALC. a , CINNABAR., IRON,
M E R C , M E R C , IOD., H E P A R S., SILIC., B E L L . , R H U S TOX.,
SULPH.

Am.,
Col eh.

Euphra.,

Graph., Puis.,

Iod., Nit. ac, Kali

iod.,

Nux v., Canth., China, Coni., Cimic, Croton tig., Ham.,
Kali bich., Nat. m., Secale, Petrol., Eserine.
Adjuvants.—Bandaging
the eye is imperative, and this
;alone will cure. I n obstinate cases, "Saemisch's incision"
is often called for, or Iridectomy. Avoid cold applications.
Diet should be nutritious. Iodine upon skin of lids. Oleate
of Mercury behind the ears. Warm fomentations, steaming
t h e eyes.
Knee, {Inflammation of)—See

Synovitis.

Kidneys {Inflammation of Substance of Kidneys,

Nephritis)*

— A C O N . , CANTH., A P I S M., K A L I IOD., K A L I N I T . , A R S . , P H O S . ,
M E R C . N I T . A C , L Y C , H E P A R S,, P I L O C A R P I N , APOCYN. C ,
URAN. NIT.

Bell.t Tereb., Nux «., Silk., Coccus cac, Rhus PJX.,
Bry., Chelid., S'lilph.

Eucalyp.,

Copaiva, Cubebs, Colch., Benz. a c , Dig., Hell., Cup., D u l c ,
Opi., Puis., Sepia, Petrol., Argent nit., Chimaph, Kali carb>,
Phyt., Iod., Thuja, China, Iron., Camph., Gallic ac.
Adjuvants.—Low
diet; as milk, tea, simple diluents, oranges
and lemons; rest in bed; hot hip baths; vapor or hot air baths;
fomentations; poultices over the kidneys; Sinapisms; Cupping and alkaline waters.
Labor,

Parturition,

C h i l d - b i r t h {Spasmodic pains

— G E L S . , AMYL NIT. , HYOS. , M O R P H I A , O P I . , PILOCARPIN.

Puis., Cocc, Chloral, Cimic,

Airopia.

of).

160

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Plati., Cham., JSTux v., Caul., Coif.
Labor, Inertia o f . - E R G O T , SECALE, G E L S . J P U L S . J C H L O R O . ,
MORPHIA,USTILAGO,TART. M.,ATROPIA,VERAT. V.,CANN. IND.
CINNAMON, P I L O C A R P I N .

Cham., Mac, Gaul, Bell., China, Quinia, Viburn, Nux 0.,
Cocc, Aeon , Ipecac, Amyl nit., Borax.
Opi., Cocoa, Ign., Hyos., Gossyp., Sabi., C r o c , Dig.
Labor, False Pains of,—OPI. , MORPHIA,PULS. ,MAC. ,CAUL. ,
SECALE, CHLORAL.

Hyos., Sabi., Ars.> Arn., Ign., Puis., Cannabis ind.
Labor, Haemorrhage a t . — E R G O T , I P E C A C , S A B . , T R I L L . ,
B E L L . , ATROPIA, S U L P H . AC.

Croc, Cham., Ram., Iron, Nit, ac.
Mur. a c , Benz. a c , Ars., Aeon.
Adjuvants.—To relax, a rigid os, use Belladonna or Pilocarpin ointment locally. W a r m injections. Hot sitz-baths. Large
quantities of oil. Barnes dilators. Ancesthetics. Better than,
all is Pilocarpin, internally. Rupture the membranes.
Have
the patient hold her breath; this will reinforce the uterine
pains by the action of the auxilliary muscles. Stand to t h e
left of patient and make pressure with the right hand to t h e
breech of the child through the abdominal walls. Injectionsof Chloral per rectum. Empty the bowels by the use of enemas.
Labor, Delayed and Obstructed,—Use the forceps.
Labor, Haemorrhage after,—Turn out the clot and compress the uterus. Inject into the uterus hot water or Perchloride of Iron diluted one third with water. Use Esmarch's
bandage to force the blood from the extremities into t h e
body.
Labor, Laceration of Perinaeum during.—To prevent this y
use oil freely, and retard the progress of the child's head. I n troducethe fingers into the rectum and find the child's mouth;,
whenfound, insert the fingers in the mouth, press the head forward and up to the pubes. Allow the head to move forward a n d
backward many times, and this motion soon dilates the perinaeum.
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161

through it, nature will take care of the case; but when the 1
sphincter is torn, stitch together with silver suture. Apply
clothes wet in dilute Arnica or Hamamelis to the vulva immediately after labor, or whisky and Hamamelis aa. Take away
the placenta with the hand, very soon after labor. N o instrument can take the place of the hand. Turn out all clots,
of blood from the uterus, and apply the bandage for the first
two days.
Labor, Diet of.—First four days it should consist of gruel,
milk, koumiss,milk-toast, tea, coffee, cold soups, raw or softboiled eggs, oysters, etc.; a gradual return to solid food c a n
then be made.
Labor, Retention of Urine following.-This has usually t o
be relieved with the catheter.

ARNICA, A T R O P I A , CANTH. o r

CHLOROFORM, with the use of hot fomentations, will often relieve. See After Pains, Abortion, Hemorrhage, Puerperal Convulsions, Mania, Lactation, Puerperal Fever, Mastitis,
Agalactia, Lochia, etc.
Lactation Fever (Milk Fever).—ACON.,BELL.,VERAT.

VIR.„

B A P . , G E L S . , B R Y . , SALICYL. A C , M E R C , A R S . , PILOCARPINE

Rhus tox., Am , SecaJ.e, China, Quinia,

Terebinth..

Kali chlo., Carbol. a c , N u x v., Puis., Mac.,. Calc. c.
Adjuvants.—Perfect rest, Liquid nourishment.. Hot fomentations of linseed meal or hops to abdomen a n d breasts. I f
the milk does not flow freely, or there be constipation, give a.
dose of castor oil as the oil increases the flow of milk. See
Mastitis, Agalactia, Abscess, Puerperal Fever.
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of the

Glottis).—ACON.JKAKT

BROM., G E L S . , BROMINE, CHLORINE, V E R A T . V I R . , A R S . , A T R O PIA, LACH. CHLOROFORM, COD-LIVER OIL.

Ipecac, Cup., Musk, Samb , Mephit., Iod, Chloral, Lobelia,,
Pantonine, Amyl nit.
Phos., Corall., Hyd. a c , Hepar s., Coni.
Adjuvants—The inhalation of Chloroform or E t h e r arrests?
the paroxysms at once. Dash cold water on the face or chest*
W a r m baths. Wet pack to the neck. Emetics. Spinal ice
bags. Electricity. The effort to retain the breath, stops at
once the paroxysm.
Inhalation of medicated spray with-

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COMPENDIUM: O F DISEASES.

Chloroform, Iodine, Belladonna, Aconite, Hydrocyanic acid,
Strammonium, Conium or Amyl nitrite. Turpentine or hot
ivater stupes to neck. Sea air. Tracheotomy.
Laryngitis (Inflammation

of the Larynx).—ACON.,

ATROPIA,

IOD., H E P A R S., M E R C , CYAN., I P E C A C , T A R T , E M . , LACH.,
SPONG., SANG., K A L I B I C H . , A R G E N T . N I T . , C A U S T . , K A L I IOD.,
CONI, R U M E X c.

Merc, iod., JSfit. ac.t Apis m., Morphia, Cinnab., Aur. m., Kali
brom., Sulph.
Ars., Baryt iod., Stilling, Calc. c , Carbo veg., Sticta, Kaolin, Ferr. phos., Calc.sulph., Mang.,Cup.,Benzoin, Sulph. ac.
Adjuvants.—Rest;
forbid conversation; air of room to be
kept moist; temperature 72°F. Wet compress to the throat.
Inhalation of spray of the internal medicaments. Inhalation
of the fumes of Tar. Benzoine placed on hot coals, or in boili n g water. Insufflation of sub-nitrate of bisthmuth. Glycerine,
tor glycerine and whiskey aa, allays the dryness and cough.
iSmall draughts of cold water, or small pieces of ice allay the
irritability of the throat. Carbolized glycerine as a gargle.
Capsicum gargle is very useful: Lozenge, troche or jujubes,
made from glycerine currant jelly Cayenne pepper or rock
candy are excellent palliatives. Counter-irritants. W h e n every
thing else fails, tracheotomy.
Lassitude.—See Neurasthenia, Anaemia,
Laughter,—See

Billiousness.

Hysteria.

Legs (Cramps m ) . - C u p . , P L U M B . , K A L I BROM.,VERAT. ALB.,
ARS.,

SULPH.

Nux v., Strych., Cham., Silic, Coloc, Secale, Cocc, Caust.
Aeon., Ign., A m . , Stann., Hyos., Calc. c , Lach., Rhus tox.,
Pepsine.
Adjuvants.—Remove
all causes of indigestion; correct constipation, anaemia, debility, gouty or rheumatic states of the
system; sleep upon a mattress with the foot of the bed twelve
inches lower than the head. Tepid sponge baths. Hot baths:
Turkish baths. Friction with the hands, flesh brush or flannel.
Liniments of Aconite, Chloroform, Camphor, Belladonna, etc.
Inhalation of Chloroform or Ether. Electricity.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Leprosy (Elephantiasis

163

Graecorum. Scaly state of the

Skin).

— A R S . , M E R C , A N T . CRUD., HYDROCOTYLE, ASIATICA, S I L C ,
S U L P H . , OOD-LIVER OIL.

Nit. ac, Kali

iod , Graph., Petrol., Merc, iod., Phenic acid.

Phos., Sepia, Apis, Iod., Lye., Lach., Myristica, piper,
mith. pet.
Adjuvants.—Nutritious
diet imperative. Out-door exercise.
Frequent alkaline baths. Externally, Gurjunoil.
Petrolina.
Tight rubber bandaging of great value. Tar ointment. Harrogate waters. Isolation of the patient, to prevent the spread
of leprosy.
. Leucoma {White specks on Cornea).—APIS

M., H E P A R S.,

N A T . SULPH., CALC. IOD., SILIC, N I T . A C , K A L I BICH.,

KALI

IOD., SULPH.

Spong., Rhus tox., Euph,, Cann. ind.
Crotal., Chelid., Arn., Cup.
Adjuvants.—To promote absorption apply irritants to the
eye, as Calomel, Yellow Oxide of Mercury, Cuprum and Argentum Nitrate. Stenopaic spectacles. Iridectomy often advisable.
Leucorrhoea (Gatarrhus Genitalium.

The

Whites)—PULS.,

S E P I A , C A L C C , MACROT., A R S . , CREOS., M E R C IOD., IRON,
A R S . IOD., K A L I BICH., ALUMINA, F E B . ST., K A L I IOD.,
G R A P H . , N I T . A C , A R G E N T , N I T . , CANTH., COPAIVA, CANN.
SAT., C A N T H . , E R G O T , T H U J A , CHINA, P H O S . A C , S U L P H . , C O D L I V E R OIL.

Phos., Gale, phos., Mur* ac, Plat., Sabina, Zinc,
Pepsine,
Borax, Hydras., Helon., Iod., Lilium, Coed, Amm. mur., Nux vt
Caul, Lye, Nat. m.
Lach., Pod., Gels., Ham., Phyt., Tril., Coni., Erig., Acon.»
Ambra g., Bap M Bovista, Nux mus., Sulph. ac.
Adjuvants.—Nutritious
animal diet, vegetable acids, with
frequent exercise in the open air. Daily injections of warm
water, as hot as can be born, using a gallon at a time.
Glycerols of Iodoform. Hydras t i n e , Calendula, Borax, Chloral,
Iodine, Bismuth, Sulphate of Zinc, Grindelia and Carbolic
acid, applied on cotton: Glycerine on cotton. Injections of
Hydrastin gr. v, Glycerine I aa5 water f j s s . Sulphate of

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

Copper. Alum. Hamamelis. Tannic acid. Borax. Chlorate or
Permanganate of Potash. Lime water. Carbolic acid. Lead.
Boracic acid, or Bicarbonate of Soda. When dependent upon
chronic endometritis, use the solid Nitrate of Silver to the
uterine canal; or better still, use cloth tents saturated with
Carbolic acid, once a week for a few weeks. Tincture of Iodin e
on cloth tents does well. Dilate the os uteri with spong-tents.
and inject carefully one of the glyceroles just mentioned into
uterine cavity. Iodoform Suppositories placed in the uterine
cavity are excellent Avoid sexual intercourse. Chalybeate
waters. Sea air. Suppositories of Iodoform Tannin, Hydrastin or Carbolic acid,made with cocoanut butter. Glycerine applied daily to the uterus on cotton.
Lice (Pediculi).—The destruction of these parasites is accomplished by the use of local applications of Mercury, Staphisagria, Pyrethrum carneum, Sabadilla, Cocculus indicus,
Tobacco, Sulphur, Carbolic acid, and essential oils. They are
employed in the form of ointment, powder or lotion, the lotions
toeing the most servicable. Mercury in lotion, ointment or
oleate is the most useful. . The parts should be washed twice
daily with soft soap and wa^er, and the remedy should be
continued for several days after the pediculi have been destroyed. The wearing apparel of the patient should be
either boiled or baked at a temperature sufficiently high to
destroy life. Great cleanliness must be enforced.
Naphtha
and olive oil exterminate lice quickly.
' Lichen (/«'eddish Papules on the Skin of the Size of Millet Seeds)#
— A R S . , ALUM., A N T . CRTJD., I O D I D E O F S U L P H . , S U L P H . , S E P I A ,
M E R C , K A L I IOD., IOD., H E P A R S., F O W L E R ' S SOLTTION.

Amm. 77?., Phos., Gollod. Rwmex, Lron, Phyt., Kalib., Ledum'
Sarsa., Apis, Aeon., Argent, n., Nit. ac.
Adjuvant?.—Cod-liver
oil, locally and internally.
Ointments or lotions of Mercury, Lead, Borax, Cantharis, Iodide
of Sulphur, Carbolic acid, Graphites, Grindelia or Nitrate of
Silver, dissolved in Ether, painted daily over the parts. Vaseline, Collodion, Glyceroles, Hydrastis, Cantharis, and Boracic acid, Alkaline lotions, and Tar baths. Thymal lotion
relieves the great itching Warm Sulphur baths daily. Use
petroleum soaps. Alkaline waters.

165

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Lienteria (Stools

of half-digested food).—FERE,.,

CHINA,

CALO. C , STRYCH., N U X Y., M E R C , P U L S . , A K T . C.

Ipecac, Pho . ac, Phos., Nit ac, Ars., Oxide of Zinc.
Iris., Pod., Verat. alb., Argent, nit., Aloes, Cup.
Adjuvants.—Keep the abdomen protected by flannel. V/ith
each meal take two to four grains of Lacto-peptine, or Pancreatine. Diet of Milk and Lime-water, starchy food mixed
with milk. Neavis' food, beef tea, mutton, chicken, pigeon^
game, oysters, etc. Mucilaginous drinks, barley-water, gumwater, linseed tea, lemon and orange juice, Cod-liver Oil externally and internally.
Moderate out-of-door exercise.
Ferruginous waters.
Lips, Cracks o f — B R Y . , S U L P H . , M E R C , G R A P H .

Hydras., Sulph. ac, Petrol.
Rhus tox., Silic, Sang., Arn., L y e , Bell.
Adjuvant*. —Cerates or Glyceroles of Muriate of Hydrastm,
Calendula, Graphites, E a u de Cologne or Borax, Benzoin
one part to four of Glycerine, is excellent. Cold Cream, Gly,
cerine of Starch, Collodion.
Liver, Congestion o f . — M E R C ,
Q U I N I A . , IRIS., ALOES, B R Y .

P O D . , EUON.,

CHINA,

Bell., Ars , Nux v., Lye , Lach., Mur. ac, Chelid
Stilling., Hydras., Crotal., Ether, Cham., Tarax., Rheum.
Liver, Hypertrophy o f . — I O D . , K A L I
M E R C , A R S . IOD., L Y C , N I T . A C , P H O S .

Argent nit., Mur. ac, Sepia, Sulph,
Ferr

IOD., M E R C IOD. ,

Kali bich., Aur. mur.,

Liver, Abscess o f . — H E P A R S., M E R C IOD., M E R C , S I L I C ,
N I T . A C , L Y C , MANG., K A L I IOD. .

Bell., China, Mur. ac, Sulph., Soda sulphate.
Uran. nit., Bry., Rhus tox., Ant. tart., Senna.
Adjuvants.—Avoid
stimulants, starches, sugar, amylaceous
matters and fat food. Use oysters, beef-tea, broth, whitefish,
fresh vegetables, lemons, oranges, tea, coffee and milk. Acute
cases.—Hot fomentations and abdominal compress.
Chronic
cases.—Harrogate, Carlsbad, Kissingen, Ferruginous and
Sulphurous waters. Horseback riding. W a r m salt baths.

166

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Lochia, Suppression of—(Suppression of the Cleansing Sanguine us Discharge following Labor).—ACON., B E L L . , B U Y . ,
G E L S . , CHAM., P U L S . , C O L O C , SECALE., M A C , V E R A T . v.

Opi., JVuxv., Rhus tox., Bap., Verat,alb., Trill., Caul, Kreos*
D u l c , Hyos., Lili., Carb. an., Calc, Sepia.
Lochia, Offensive and A c r i d , — K R E A S ^ M E R C ^ C A R B O L / A C ,
S U L P H . , CARBO VEG., S E C .

Sepia., Bap., Nit. ac, Carbo an., Trill, Salicyl. ac.
Terebinth, C r o c , N u x v., Sab., Lilium, Kali chlo.
Lochia, Profuse,—SECALE, SABIN A., T R I L L , IPECAC, C H I N A ,
M E L I F . , F E R R . , PHOS.

Plat., Gale, c., Opi.,.Coff., Sulph., Mere., Cham.
Silic, Kreos., Rhus tox., Caul., Ham.
Adjuvants.—For
suppression, use warm injections against
the uterus, and warm poultices over the uterine region. T o
arrest the fetor, use injections into the uterus and vagina of
Carbolic acid, Salicylic acid, Hamamelis, Boracic acid, or
Chlorate of Potash, Administer alkaline water.
Locomotor Ataxy, Tabes Dorsalis (Want of

Co-ordinating

power with Paralysis.)—ARGENT,
N I T . , P H O S . , ZINC, PHOS.PHIDE, TARANT., N I T . A C , ARS., PLUMB., M E R C , P I C A C ,
C O D - L I V E R OIL.

Ergot, Ferr.,

Nux ®, Strych., Gels., Rhus tox.. Kali brom*

Sulph. a c , Bell., Cup., Graph., Ant. crud., Alum, China,
Cocc, Agari., Arn., Selen., Staph., Verat. v., Tereb., Codliver oil.
Adjuvants—Electricity
has cured many cases in the first
stage. Galvanism. LukewTarm baths have proved of great
service. Stretching of the principal nerve trunks.
Salt
baths. Douches upon the spine, followed by brisk friction.
Ice applied to the spine has relieved some cases. Massage
may in a week or two cure the anaesthesia. Keep the limbs
warm. Mineral waters. Nourishing animal diet; eggs, milk,
pepsin, cocoa, coffee, etc.
L o v e Unhappy, Grief—IGN., G E L S . , A R S . , LACH., N U X V . , .
AUR. M., P U L S . , D I G . , F E R R . , C A C

Hyos.,Lye.,Coloc.,
Cham., Sepia., Plat., Nuxmos.Phos.
Phos., Z i n c , Sulph., Carbo an.

ac.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

167

Adjuvants.—Fresh
air. Sea voyages. Frequent bathing.
Salt water baths. Horse-back riding. Ferruginous watersChange of scenery, with cheerful company.
Lumbago {Rheumatism

of the Spinal

Ligaments).—TART,

EM. V E R A T . V., ACON., R H U S TOX. B R Y . , M A C , N U X V. B E L L SALICYL OF SODA, K A L I BICH., COD-LIVER OIL, M O R P H I A ,

(hypodermically.)
Guaiac,

Sulph., Lye., Plumb, Am , Kali iod., Merc.

Phyt., Rhodo., Physostigma.

See

Rheumatism.

Adjuvants.—Hot douche to seat of pain, apply hot water
bag. Heat by means'of a hot iron. Ether spray upon the
spine over the pain. Ice and salt to the spine. Strapping
the back with adhesive plaster often gives relief. Striking
the effected' locality with the thermic hammer of much
utility. In some cases Acupuncture gives instant reliefGalvanism. Electricity. Aconite and Chloroform linimentWear silk about the small of the back. Rest.
Lupus (Cancroid

or Tubercidar

Ulcers.)—ARS.,

PHOS., IOD., HYDROCOLYLE, ASEATICA,
COD-LIVER OIL.

MERC.,.

K A L I IOD,, S U L P H . ,

Aur., Nit. ac, Mur. ac.
Phyt., Kali bich., Apis, Hydras.
Adjuvants.—Scrape
out as much as possible of the diseased
tissue, then cauterize with Argentum nit., Vienna paste,
Chromic acid, Chloride of Zinc, Carbolic acid, or the Actual
cautery. Ointment or Glyceroles of Iodoform, Lead, Mercury, Hydrastin, Iodine. Equal parts of oil of cade, alcohol
and sapo-viridis, applied twice a day, acts well. Sapo-viridis
spread upon a cloth in the form of a plaster is of great
value. Oleate of Mercury, ten per cent strength, is excellentGalvano-cautery, Sulphur baths. Pyrogallic acid ointment,,
two drachms to the ounce, is particulary valuable. Freshair and Sulphur waters.
Lymphatic Glands {Inflammation
MERC,

ACON., K A L I

of).—ATROPIA,

IOD., IOD., CALC. C ,

BELL.T

H E P A R S,, SILIC.,

S U L P H . , K I T . A C , COD-LIVER OIL.

Kreas., Apis., Ars., Aur. m., Fluor, ac , Sulph. ac, Baryt. zod.>
Graph., Rhus tov, Ars. iod., Gup., Apis m.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Carbo an., Helon., Iris., Hydras. Lach., L y e , Mez., P h o s . ,
Petrol., Psorin., Nat. sulph., Rumex, Sarsap., Spong.,
.Stillin., Ustilago, Com.
Adjuvants.—Study
the Lymphatic stimulants, i. e. metals,
•earth, the salts of Potash, Soda, Lime, Alumina, Baryta,
Iodine, Iron, Ammonia and Phosphorus. To subdue the inflammation, apply compress containing one teaspoonful of
Belladonna to a pint of water, or Hamamelis and Linseed
poultices. Chronic cases, with Hypertrophy. Apply ointments
of Iodine, Iodide of Mercury, Oleate of Mercury, Iodide of
Potash. Injections of Iodine or Phenic acid into the enlarged gland.
Alkaline waters. Fresh air.
Nutritious
•diet.
Malacia

{Loss of

Ttoe).—QUINIA,

MERC,

NIT. AC,

M U R . A C , A N T . CRTJD., P O D . , P U L S .

Bell., Bry., Silic , Sulph., Nat

m.

L y e , Phos., Verat. alb., Sepia, Plumb., Hyos.
.Mammary Abscess.—See

Breast.

Mania, Insanity {Disorder of the Mini: General

Delirium.)—

B E L L . , HYOS., STRAM., G E L S . , Y E R A T . ALB., V E R A T . VIR.*
CANTH., SECALE, LACH., A R S . , C I M I C , M O R P H I A , CHLORAL,
HYD.

Aeon., Cann , Merc , Phos.. Anacar.< JVuxv., Puis., Argent.,
Dig , Selenium., Ig?i.,Opi., Phos. ac, Plat., Tar ant., Kali br. m.
Agari., Croc, Cup., L y e , Camph., Coni., Mosch., Nit. a c ,
Plumb., Tart, em., Sepia, Ether.
Adjuvants.—The patient should be removed from relatives
a n d influences which tend to keep up and aggravate the
malady. Chloral as a Calmative Hypnotic, will be of great
service, when the remedies enumerated fail, or it may
be alternated with them. In some cases sleeplessness may
Ibe arrested by warm baths and cold compresses to the head,
or by the alternation of a cold and a hot compress. Use persuasion, not force. 'Divert the mind by .amusements and
light work and give nourishing food. Quiet the patient by
jest in bed, even if it should take one. year to do it.
Masturbation.—See

Spermatorrhea.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
MsL»todjnia(¥euraligaofthe

169

Mamma).—ACONITINE^BBLL.,

ATROPIA,
CONI.,
GELS., A R S . , QUINIA,
V E R A T . V I R . , ELECTRICITY.

PHYT.,

IRON,

N u x v., Rhus tox., Puis., Canth., Nit. a c , Croton tig.
Adjuvants.—Support
the gland by straps. Camphor and
Chloral fui, throughly triturated and applied locally. Chloroform liniment. Atropia or Aconitine gr. i to §i of Vaseline,
locally. Hot fomentations. Belladonna liniment. Iodoform
in Petrolina. Faradization. Electricity. Diet of animal
fats, oil, butter, cream, especially Cod-liver oil.
Measles, Rubeola ( i continued infectious Fever with Catarrh
•anda crimson Bank).—ACON., BRY., B E L L . , R H U S TOX., G E L S . ,
P U L S . , T A R T , EM., AMM. CARB., M U R . A C , V E R A T . V I R . , M E R C ,
H E P A R S., SILIC., V E R A T . ALB., S U L P H .

Ipecac, Kali bich., Ant. c, Ars., Phos., Euph,
€alc c, Lye, Cup., Lach

Merc iod.,

Apism., Stram., Hyos., Camph., Carbol. a c , CrotaL, Opi.,
Dig., Iod., Carbo.
Adjuvants.—When
the eruption delays or suddenly recedes,
use warm mustard baths. H o t packs. Keep patient in bed in
a moderately warm room, n o t darkened, as generally advised,
unless the eyes are very sore. Temperature should be from 60
t o 68° F . Low diet, no animal food, b u t milk, soups, cold
water, mucilaginous drinks, barley-water, jelly-water, orange
juice, lemonade. Sponge the body with vinegar and water.
Inunctions with oil, lard, cocoa-butter, to allay itching and
prevent taking cold. If bowels do not move, give fruit.
Prophylactic: Puis., 3 hd. d e c , one dose at night. During
convalescence, patient should be warmly clad to prevent taki n g cold. (Sequelw: see Cough, Ophthalmia, Otorrhoea, etc.)
Melancholia.— See

Hypochondriasis.

'Memory, Weak (Inability

to Think or Remember).—Nux v.,

<QUINIA, C H I N A , P H O S . A C , STRYCH., CALC. C , P U L S . , S I L I C ,
N A T . M., IGN., ERGOT, K A L I BROM., M E R C

Aurum m., Phos., Zinc,

Staph.

Aeon., Lach., Sepia, Hyos., L y e , Stram., Plat., Verat. alb.
Meningitis, Encephalitis (Inflammation

of the Brain and

170

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

its Meninges).—ACON.,
VIR.,

B E L L . , B R Y . , GELS., GLON., V E R A T -

A P I S , H E P A R S., S I L I C , S U L P H . , P I L O C A R P I ^ .

Phos., Am , Hyos., Stram., Opi., Acs., Lack,, Hell, Kali
Thuja, Kali brom, Calc. phos., Iodof, Chloral

iod..

Merc, Phos., Ant. tart., Cina., Cicuta, C a m p h , Canth.,
Cup., Dig., Argent, n., Cannabis ind., China, Crotal, Zinc.
Adjuvants.— Perfect quiet. Diet of beef tea, Johnson's fluid
beef,milk, soups, oysters; no solid food. Apply cold to t h e
head by means of a bladder, rubber bag or clothes filled w i t h
pieces of ice and salt. Some apply heat to the head instead
of cold.
Menopausia.—See Menstruation,
Menorrhagia,—See Menstruation,

Cessation of
Profuse.

Menstruation, Delay of,—See Chlorosis.
Menstruation (Membranous)*—CHLORAL

HYD., IODOFORM,

BORAX, M E R C , IOD., GUAIACUM, V I B U R N U M , CALOMEL.

Kali iod., Kali bich., Calc. c , Apis m., Puis., Secale, Ustilagoy
Brom., 8 ib.
M e r c , Ham., Thuja, Bell., Plat., Lach., Aeon., Bry., R h u s
tox., N u x v., M e r c , M a c , Iod., Canth., Amm., Caust., Gels.,
Cann. ind., Guiac.
Adjuvants.—Very
difficult to cure. Dilate the cervix with,
tents. Pregnancy has cured a few cases. Atropia and Iodoform suppositories. Electricity. Avoid coitus. To relieve
menstrual pain, use injections of hot water. Alkaline waters.
Voyages.
Menstruation, Painful (Dysmenorrhea)*—PULS.,

GELS.,

C o c c , V E R A T VIR., C I M I C , CAUL., A T R O P I A , ERGOT, C H L O R AL.,

VIBURNUM, SAB., SCUTEL., IRON, IODOFORM, GUACHA-

MACA.

Arnyl nit., Aeon., Camph., Sepia, Amm.acet., Cham., Kali iod.r
Kali brom, Nux v., Hyos., Lili., Tarant., Graph., Zinc, ml.*
Mag carb.
Aloes, Borax, Collin., Ham., Coff., Xanthox., Senecio,
Guaiac, Ign., Plat., Cup., Kreos., L y e , Lach., Zinc, Stram.,
Apis HI., Argent., Crocus., Cactus., Kali carb., Nat. m.,

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171

M e r c , Phos., Sabad., Silic.., Thuja, Coni., Are., Bry., Coloc. y
N u x m o s . , Agnus c , Mosch., Amm. c , Cann. iod., Ustilago,
Plat.
Adjuvants.—Large
drafts of gin or warm ginger tea
Warm sitz baths, injections ,of warm water against the os
uteri. Apply alternately every three minutes, bags with w a r m
and cold water, to the lumbar region. At the same time
sponge the lower part of the abdomen with wTarm and cold
water. W a r m Flaxseed poultices to the abdomen. Suppositories of Iodoform or Morphia, per vaginam. F o r mechanical obstruction, dilate the os with'sponge or sea-tangle tents.
Incisions of cervix. Inhalation of Chloroform or Ether. I n
desperate cases, give Morphine subcutaneously.
Between
the periods, paint daily the lower part of the spine with
Acetic acid.
Electricity.
Galvanism.
Large enemas of
warm water per rectum. A supine position on a a tilted bed,
removes in some cases the prolapsus, and gives relief. Elevate the uterus with the ringer and hold it for a short time.
Battey's operation. Ovariotomy. Avoidance of coitus. Sea
air and warm sea baths. F o r scanty flow from ovarian
atrophy, use sponge and glycerine tents, one day before t h e
flow. The flow is often increased by sea-air.
M e n s t r u a t i o n {Irregular).—PULS.,

GRAPH., O P L , ERGOT,

USTILAGO, I O D . , S E P I A . , CALC. C , IRON.

China, Kali

carb , Phot,,

Kreos,

Aloes, Pod., Bell., Trill., Ign., Senecio, Brom., Agnus c ,
Borax.
Adjuvants. — Opium or Morphine arrests menstruation.
Large doses of Ergot and Iodine, have a similar, but not so
powerful action.
M e n s t r u a t i o n (Scanty).—PULS.,
SILIC,

CAUL.,

SECALE,

CALC.

GRAPH., F E R R . ,
C , IOD., VIBURNUM,

SEPIA,
PILO-

CARPI?*.

Baryta c , D u l c , Plat,, Kali brom., Phos., Alumi., Amm.
c , Caust,, Cup., Arn., Agnus, c , Caladium, Plumb., Senecio,
Aletris, Xanth.
Adjuvants.—Out-of-door
exercise, sea-air.
Salt baths.
Electricity. Massage. Hot and cold wrater alternately to
lumbar region. Introduce a sponge tent into the cervix, a n d

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apply glycerine two days before flow. Keep the feet warm
and dry. I n some cases marriage stimulates menstruation.
Ferruginous waters.
Menstruation, Excessive (Menorrhagia, Profuse

Menstrua-

tion).—BBCAIJE,
SAB., CHINA., T R I L L . , IPECAC, P L A T . , CALC.
C , USTILAGO, FERR., BELL., PHOS., JSTlT. A C , SULPH., CINNAMON, B E L L . , V I B U R N U M .

Ars., Crocus., Nuxv,
Strych., Senecio, Silic,
Opi., Ham., Cham., Helon., Gal. ac.,Kali brom.,
lod., Kreos., Lack., Amb., Argent, n., Bromi.,
ac, Mur. ac, Kali iod,, Thuja, Merc, iod.,
JLach.

Amm. brom.,
Amm. c, Aeon
Coccu., Sulph
Ham., Puis,,

Ruta, Erig., Lili., Xanthox., Canon., Hyos., Coff., Aloes,
Cimic, Bry., Ign., N u x mos., Merc, Puis., Rhus tox., Sepia,
N a t . m., L y e , Apis m., Am., Carbo veg., Cocc, Cyclo., Opi.,
Plumb., P o d , Phos. a c , Coni., Coloc, Hydras., Erig., VeTat. alb., Zinc, Gels., Verat vir.
Adjuvants.—Rest
in the recumbent posture. Cool acid
drinks. Injections of warm water against the womb, or a
bag with warm water to the lumbar region. Salt-water baths,
change of climate. Sea air. Apply Hamamelis to the ovaries. I n some cases, surgical means, as removal of uterine
polypi, fibroids, granulations, ulcerations, cancer, e t c , Battie's operation may be called for. Ferruginous waters. Suppositories of Tannic acid, matico or Acetate of Lead. Ice to
vagina. Cold water enemata. Plugging the vagina with
alum. Plugging os uteri with sponge, or a lump of alum.
Galvanism,
M e n s t r u a t i o n (Delayed).—PULS.,
GRAPH., S U L P H . ,
F E R R . , N A T M., COD-LIVER-OIL, VIBURNUM.

GELS.,

Secale., Sab., Caul., Bell., Macro,, Coni., Ars., China, Nux v.,
loci, Senecio.
Helon., Aeon., Opi., Cocc, Sabad., Apis m., Plumb., Lach.,
Silic, Collon., Xanthox., Agnus c , Caladium, Sepi?
Adjuvants.—Injections
of large quantities of warm water
against the uterus. Warm salt-water sitz baths. I n some
cases, the passing of a uterine sound, or a sponge tent into the
uterus, a few hours before the flow, hastens it. Friction of

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

1 73

the mammae and spine. Massage. Galvanism. Electricity.
Ferruginous waters. Change of climate. Sea air. Good nourishing food.
M e n s t r u a t i o n {Suppressed)--ACON.,
SEC ALE,

B E L L . , GELS.,

PULS.,

SABL, ARS., O A L C C , SENECIO., V I B U R N U M , P I L O -

CARPIN.

Fiat, Sepia., Sulph., Silic, Graph., Opi., Ustilago., Apis m.f
Senecio, Helon., Iod., PJLOS., Merc, Cann. iod
Kreos., C o n i , L y e , Kali c , Ign., Aves, Cup., Lilium,
Verat. alb., Zinc, Coff., CauL, Aurum, Dulc , Cocc, Bry.,
Caust.
Adjuvants.—Injections
of large quantities of warm w a t e r
against the uterus. Warm salt-water sitz baths. Electricity
promises much in uterine and ovarian atony. Friction along
the spine. Massage. Galvanism. Nourishing diet, fresh
air. Keep the feet warm and dry. The introduction of a.
uterine sound or a sponge tent, may do good. If from mechanical cause, as atresia of the cervix, it should be dilated
with sponge tents, or Atlee's dilator. In some cases hysterotome is required. If the hymen is imperforate, divide it.
Apply leeches, or scarify the os with a spear scarificator*
Mineral waters. Cod-liver-oil, e t c
Menstruation, Vicarious (A monthly Flow of Blood from some
other Part than the Uterus).—PULS.,

CALC. C , F E R R . , U S T I L . ,

SECALE, S E P I A , P L A T . , I P E C A C , B E L L .

Apis m., Asafcet., Agnus

c, Senecin.

Trill., Sang., Ham., Nat. m., Kali c , Alumi., Caul.,
C i m i c , Thuja.
Adjuvants.—Improve
the patients strength, and stimulate
the ovaries and uterus with Electricity.
Galvanism.
Massage. Salt baths. Sea air. In some cases, coitus does
much good. Mineral waters. Nourishing animal diet
Menstruation, Cessation of (Climacteric Per iod,Menopause.
Critical
NIT.,

Age,

Change of Life.)—LACH.,

P U L S . , IRON,

AMYL.

SALICYLIC A C , ACON., C I M I C , P I L O C A R P I N , N U X V.,

SECALE,

ERGOT,

SAB., G E L S . , T R I L L . , A P I S M., STRYCH.,

ATROPIA, TARANT., C H I N A , GLON

Ustilago, Amm. c«, Bry., A p o c , Coni., Mangan., C r o c ,

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Erechth., Carbo veg., Coloc, Yerat. alb., Mosch., Caul.,
Senecin, Apoc. c . , L y c , Opi., Stann.
Adjuvants.—Change
of air or climate. Avoid damp atmosphere. Wear heavy flannel to prevent taking cold.
Warm baths of great value. Avoid excitement. Some cases
will be benefited by abstinence from tea and coffee. Cool
aciduated drinks are very grateful. Avoid stimulating food,
and drinks. Seek cheerful society. Remedy uterine displacements, by the horizontal position and elevated hips. Some
cases will be benefited by the perineal pad, or a, pessaryMineral waters.—See Hysteria,
Neurasthenia,
Dyspepsia
Epilepsy,
Apoplexy.
Mental Weakness.—See Loss of Memory
Mesentary, Disease of.—See Tabes
Metritis {Inflammation

of

the

Mesenterica.

Womb).—ACON.,

BELL.,

A T R O P I A , B R Y . , A R S . , M E R C , CANTH., SECALE, M E R C , IOD-,
GELS.,

Y E R A T . v.,

K A L I IOD., K A L I

BICH.,

ERGOTINE,

TART. EM.

Lack., Puis., Rhus tox., Iod., Sepia, Sab., Apis m., Verat
alb,, Iron, Tereb., Nit. ac, Garbol. ac, Cimic, Thuja, Hyos.,
Kreos., Coloc, Kali brom.
Arn., Cham., N u x v., Calc. c , Caul., Coni., C r o c , Phos.,
Ign., Opi., Graph., Aloes., Alumi., Pod., Hydras., Helonias,
Phyt., Senecin., Trill., Canth., Aur. m., Mez., L i l i , Z i n c ,
TJstilago, Tanacet.
Adjuvants.—In acute cases, apply hot fomentations, a large
linseed poultice, or wet hops to the entire abdomen. Injections of warm water, using a gallon at a time against the
womb. Rest in the recumbent posture. Plain, non-stimulat i n g food. Ghr nic cases-. Where the endo-metrum is inflamed, insert cotton tents well charged with pure Carbolic acid into the uterus, and let them remain about eight
hours, then apply glycerine on cotton tampons daily. Inject warm water against the uterus. I n some cases Iodine,
Iodoform, or Muriate of Hydrastin applied to the inflamed
parts does well. Slippery elm bougies. Suppositories made
of cocoa-butter and impregnated with Iodoform, Iodine,
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"beneficial. Nitric and Chromic acids diluted one half with
Olycerine are excellent local applications. Moderate exercise.
See Uterine Ulceration
Metrorrhagia.—See Uterine
Migraine.—See Nervous

Hemorrhage.

Headache.

Milk Orusts.—See Crusta Lactea.
Miscarriage, Abortion (Premature
Fcetus),—PULS.,

MACRO., CAUL., B E L L . ,

loss of the Embryo or
SECALE, MORPHIA,

S A B I N A ; , USTILAGO, ACON., G E L S . , T R I L L . , I P E C A C , V I B U R N U M .

Apis m.. Am., Ham., Plat., Ars., Gale c, Helonias, Merc ,
Tart. em.,Nux v., China Qninia, Argent., Iron, Verat v., Wit. ac.
Coni., Canth., Tereb., Phos., Cham., Tar ant., Sepia, Aloes,
Bry., Cina., Cocc, C r o c . Hyos., L y e , N u x mos., E h u s tox.,
Stram., Yerat. alb., Viburnum., Camph., Ign., Kali c , Silic,
Sulph., Zinc.
Adjuvants*—Rest on a mattress in a cool room. Cold sitz
h a t h s . Acid drinks. Perfect quiet of both body and mind.
If the hemorrhage is profuse, elevate the hips. See that the
uterus is in situ ; and if abortion cannot be avoided, empty
the uterus by dilatation of the os uteri, with the fingers; no
instrument can compare with the fingers; the blunt hook may
he useful in some cases. In some cases, tamponing the
vagina for six or ten hours dilates the uterus so that the contents can readily be removed with t h e hand. Some prefer to
use sponge tents to dilate the os. I t often happens that the
Embryo or Foetus is expelled and the secundines remain, the
uterine efforts cease, and the placenta is retained for an
indefinite period, accompanied by copious hemorrhage and
septicaemia, with all its dangerous consequences-. In such
a case, place the patient under the influence of an anaesthetic,
then with one hand on the Hypogastrium the Uterus can be
pushed down into the pelvic cavity, then gentle manipulation
with the other hand, will soon remove the entire mass. The
uterus should then be carefully washed out with warm
water charged with Carbolic or Boracicacid. The Irritative
fever, headache, backache, and fetid discharges will cease,
and immediate improvement of health will follow. If the
secundines remain, slow septic poisoning and death will be
t h e result.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

Morning Sickness.—PULS., N u x v., P E P O , L A C T . AC.

Ipecac, Kreos,, Merc. s., Cimic, Oxalate of Cerium, Argent.%
Chloral hyd., Sulph., Ars., Nit. ac.
Sepia, Lilium, Iris., Ant. crud., Yerat. alb., Kali brom. r
Kali a m m . Kali camph., Cup., Iron, Carbol. a c , Gels., P e trol., Sabad, S a b i , Bismuth, Calabar bean, Caffeine, Ingluvin, Zinc, Yalerian.
Adjuvant*.—Lacto-peptine
with all food, or alone. Koumiss. Milk and soda-water aa. Beef-tea. Suck small pieces
of ice. Ether or Chloroform spray against the Epigastrium.
Several coats of Collodion painted over the Epigastrium hasproved of service. In most cases the treatment should consist of mechanical support to the uterus, in the form of
pessaries, or by pledgets of cotton. The cotton should b e
changed daily. An excellent expedient is to slightly dilatethe cervix with the finger. Veal, chicken or mutton brothWhite fish. Weak, iced brandy and water. Hungarian o r
California wines. Strong coffee before rising in the morningLemon-juice.
Sinapisms to Epigastrium.
Bromide of
Potassium (grs xx to XL), injected into the rectum. Nutrient enemata. D r y cupping over stomach. Ice bag to t h e
spine. Tight belt around the body. A few drops of Chloroform on sugar. W e t compress over stomach. Recumbent
posture with the head lower than the body.
Mortification.—See

Gangrene.

Mouth (Inflammation and Ulceration of—Stomatitis).-'M.m&c.,.
K A L I CHLO., BORAX, M U R . A C , N I T . A C , H Y D R A S T I S , A R S „
K A L I IOD , A R G E N T , NIT.

Sulph. a%, Phyt., Sulph., Bry.
Aeon., Bell,, Nux v., Nat. m., Arum tri., Ham., Iris, Staph.
Adjuvants.—Dissolve
small crystals of Borax or Chlorate
of Potash, in the mouth. Sulphuric acid spray. Gargle of
Tannic acid, Hydrastin, Borax or Kali chlo. Glycerole of
Hydrastin and Eucalyptus aa. Sulphite of Soda. Sulphite
of Copper. Alum. Salicylic acid. Hydrochloric acid applied with a camel's hair pencil. Permanganate of Potash.
Sulphate of Zinc grs. xv to §j three times daily. Glycerine
Diet of milk and Soda water ait. A nutritious diet with vegetable acids, as found in oranges, lemons, apples, grapes,, etcKoumiss, Alkaline waters. Oleate of Mercury.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Mumps, Parotitis (.4 Specific Contagious
the Parotid
ACON.

Glands).—BELL.,

Hepar s., Baryta
Bap,, Rhus tox

177

Inflammation of

ATROPIA, M E R C , P I L O C A R P I ^ ,

c, Puis.

Adjuvants.—Isolation
of the patient. Oleate of Mercury
externally. Linseed poultice. Semi-liquid food. Cold acidulated drinks.
Myelitis (Inflammation

of the Spinal

Marrow):—ACON.

GELS., A R S , V E R A T . V I R , Bry., PHOS., SECALE, NTTX V.,
PHYSOSTIGMA, R H U S TOX-, ATROPIA, B E L L . , H Y P E R I . , K A L I
IOD., ERGOT, S U L P H .

Coni., Verat.vir.,

lach., Iod., Am.., Tarant.

Pic. a c , Silic., Angustura, Ruta., Hepar s , Caust., Calc. c ,
Coca, Hyos., Phyt., Nit.ac-, Thuja, Plumb., Fluor, a c , Amm.
Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Keep the patient dry and clean. Empty bladder by catheter. Bed-sore to be prevented by Amadou plaster, water-bed, etc. Chloroform or Ether spray along the
spine. Ice-bag to the spine, or water on cloths covered with
oiled silk. Hot and cold douche. Electricity. Mustard plasters. Belladonna plaster or ointment. To allay excessive
pain at every change of the weather, use Bromide of Potash*
Chloral, Salicylic acid, and in some cases Morphine.
Muscse, Yolitantes (Fancied small Bodies fl ating before the
Eyes).—BELL.,

HYOS., CALC. C , S I L I C , M E R C , K A L I IOD.,

F E R R . , P H O S . , SULPH.

Lye,

Hepar., Am.,

Lach.,Puis.

Gels., Apis m., Iod., Hyos., Nux v.
Adjuvants. — Neutral tint glasses.
Tonics. Mineral waters.
«
Myopia {Near Sightedness).—

Rest.

Electricity.

CALABAR BEAN, C A L C C ,

PHOS., K A L I IOD.

Adjuvants.—A weak solu ion of Atropia dropped into the
eye, to rest the ciliary muscles. Suitable concave glasses,
is the principal remedy.
Myalgia (Muscular Pain).—ARN.,
GELS., ATROPIA, BELL.,.
C I M I C , V E R A T . V I R , , A C O N „ R U T A G R A V . , R H U S TOX., C H L O R A L .

178

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Amm mur , Litli. carb , Kali, c, Coni.,Merc. c, Dig,
Merc., IIam., Z Inc.

Ledum.,

Rhodo., Kali, phos., Opi., Iod., Apocyn., Amm. phos.,
Benz. a c , Cocc, China, D u l c , Guaiac, L y e , Lach., Mangan,
Nux v., Puis., Sabi.
Adjuvants. — Hot applications.
Chloroform liniment.
Turkish baths. Electricity.
Counter irritation.
Packing
with water. Belladonna.
Arnica, Rhus tox. or Bryonia
plasters. Ether spray. Shampooing. Massage. Rest the
affected muscle by bandage or adhesive straps. Cod-liver-oil,
Animal food, milk or cream, raw eggs, wine. Aconitine or
Veratrine ointment.
Naevus.— See Moles.
Nails (Diseases of).—Panaritium

Onyx

Onychogeyphosis—

Inflammation.—SILIC.,
G R A P H . , H E P A R S., CALC. C , M E R C ,
FLUORIC A C , N A T . STJLPH., SULPH., ARGENT, NIT., M E R C ,
IOD., K A L I IOD.

*• Lye, Lithium,

Bhus tox., Ars.,

Petrol.

Aeon., Bry., Lach., Caust., Sepia., Nit. a c , Alumina, Arn.
Phos., Anthracin, Mez.
Adjuvants.—Poultices,
hot water baths, cold water bandages. Iodoform in powder or ointment. Calendula locally.
Chloral in water relieves the pain and acts as an antiseptic
Before surgical ODeration use Ether spray or ice.

This silver spring, made by
, is applied in a moment
:
and cures the ingrowing nail in a very short time.

Ingrowing Nails.—Soften them in warm water; pair and
scrape them well, but do not cut the part which tends to grow
in; this diverts their growth from the sides. Daily applications of Ferr. Perchlor under the irritable nails, will relievo
and cure most cases.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

179

Nausea and Vomiting" (Emesis Spewing).— VERAT, ALB.,
ANT. C , NUX

V., P U L S . , COCC. IND., P H O S . , IRIS, P E P O .

Lobel., Kreos., Tart, em., Atropia, Merc, Acon.,Morphia, Verat, vir.,Sang.,Chloral, Ether, Bromides,Bismuth, Lach., Ergot,
Pod.
Tabac., Petrol., Hyos., Plumb., Ferr., Cup., Colch., Opi.,
Carb. ac., Carbo v., Oxalate of Cerium, Hyd. ac., Euphorb.,
China, Sumbul.
Adjuvants.—Apply sinapisms or a cold compress to the epigastrium; or blotting paper soaked in brandy or rum to the
pit of the stomach. Eat small pieces of ice. Milk and Limewater. If from indigestion, drink effervescing Soda powders,
Iced brandy. Pepsine, Chloroform or Ether spray over stomach and on lint: Simple nourishment in small quantities at a
time, milk and water, gruel, arrow root, beef tea, veal, chicken or mutton broth, white fish. Light wines; Nutrient enemata. Seidlitz powder; Tartaric or Citric acid. Charcoal buiscuits. Coffee; Alkaline waters. Injections of xxxgr. of Bromide of potash.
See Morning sickness, Sea-sickness, Haematemesis, Gastritis.
Neck, Stiffness of {Torticollis,

Wry Neck).—kQ(m.y

BRY.,

R H U S TOX., B E L L . , S U L P H .

Nux. v,, Merc, Salicyl. ac, Guaiac, Gimic.
Arn., Apocyn and., Ham., D u l c , Calc. c , Cham., Caul.,
Kaliiod., Kali c , Phyt., Thuja,
Adjuvants.—Rest; Fomentations or hot bathing; Turkish
bath; Aconite and Chloroform liniment; Sinapisms mixed
with the white of an egg to prevent blistering. Dry heat
with a flat iron; Wet compress. Electricity. Galvanism. Massage. Permanent form.—Subcutaneous
division of sternal or
clavicular attachment of the muscle; Apparatus to produce
and maintain extension. Division of cicatrix, if present; Excision of a portion of the external branch of the spinal accessory nerve.
Necrosis,—See Bone.
Nephritis.—See

Kidneys.

Neryous Debility.—See Debility.

180

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASKS.

Nervousness.—COFF., CHAM., GELS., ZINC V . , P U L S . , I G N . ,
K A L I BROM., SCUTIL, AMBRA., STRYCH., ASAFCET.

Pulls., Gimic, Aeon., Nux v., Nux mos., Hyo* , Phos. a \
Bell., Cocc, Sepia, Tarant., Phos.
Adjuvants.—Out-of-door
exercise. Foster sleep. Rest from
business. Wine. Brandy. Voyages. Salt-water baths. See
Neurasthenia,
Brainfag.
Nettle Rash {Hives, Urticaria)*—CHLORAL,

PULS., ACON.

A P I S M., R H U S TOX., URTIC. UR., PILOCARPIN, CALC.
N u x v., USTILAGO, A R S . , S U L P H .

a,

An1. c.,G>>p., Pry., Pule., Atropia, Htpar s., Lye., Sepia,
Kali brom., Pantonine, Merc,, Graph., Gundurango, Gpi., Sabi,
Veratsv., Quinia, Nif. ac, Salicilate of so hi.
Kreos., Caust., Ign., Pod., Colch., Psorin, Kali carb., Carbo
veg., China, Cocc., Nat. s., Rob., Bismuth.
Adjuvants.—Simple diet. Avoid fat food and stimulants;
Pepsine. Warm or tepid baths. Salt-water baths. Sponge the
body with vinegar and water- Glycerine and rose-water aa:
Rub the skin with bacon or slices of lemon: Lead lotion, or a
dilute wash of Nitric Acid. Benzoin painted on the skin:
Chloroform allays the itching. Cold cream. Exercise. LimeAvater, or Bi-carbonate of Soda in doses v gr. , to x or Alkaline waters, arrests the acidity of the stomach. Alcohol lotion
gives great relief: Alcohol and Glycerine aa. Alkaline baths
with an addition of a handful of starch boiled in a little water:
Starch, gelatin or bran baths. Carbolic Acid one to four
drachms to a pint of water gives great relief, or, it may be
prepared with Glycerine and Alcohol. Thymal one grain to
the ounce of water is excellent. Chloral, gr. x, has proved
of service. Borax or Benzoic Acid, ten grains to the ounce of
water allays the itching. Bromide of Potash six drachms to
the pint of water. Sulphuret of Potash baths.
Neuralgia (Pain of the nerves).—ACONITIA,

A R S . , ATROPIA,

B E L L . , C H I N A , Q U I N I A , KALMIA, GELS. , M E R C . , I R I S , M E R C . ,
AMYL N I T . , IRON, COLOC, A VENA, CHLORAL, PLANTA GO, K A L I
IOD., CROTON, CHLORAL.

Argent n., Mez.,Verat. v., Spig., Verat. alb., Phos., Goc. c,
Tar ant., Strych., Nit. ac, Kali iod., Gpi., Morphia,
Zinc,
Glon., Ilepar s.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

181

Ign., Bismuth, Bry., Sang.,Puis.,Nat. m.,Kali bich.,Calc. c ,
Brom., Coni., Phyt., Rhus tox., Caul., Nux v., Sab., Guaic.,
A g a r i c , Aur., Lach. y Coff.,Stann., Naja, Caust.,Cham.,Canth.,
Staph,, Plat., Camph., Hepar s., Silic, Thuja, Arn., Secale,
Valer., Kali brom., Sambul, Turpentine, Eucal., Canth.,
Ustilago.
Adjuvants.—Menth.
oil (oil of peppermint) locally often relieves in a few minutes. In trigeminal neuralgia, compress
the carotid one or two minutes. Rest. Wear flannel to keep
the parts warm: Frequent bathing: Wet packs. Chloroform
liniment: Chloral and Camphor aa painted over the seat of
pain may relieve. Ansesthetics in some cases. Dry heat: Electricity.
Acupuncture. Galvanism, Counter-irritants. Ether
spray. Sinapisms. Blisters. Iodoform and Chloral locally.
Aconite or Aconitia ointment applied along the nerve has
often proved beneficial: Chloral §v to a pint of water with a
little glycerine, applied on lint and covered with oiled silk:
W a r m medicated douches. Dry cupping. Salt baths. Turkish
baths. Massage. Diet of fat food, as butter, cream, fat meat:
Cod-liver oil. Division of affected nerve. Removal of tumors
and foreign bodies: Extraction of decayed teeth. In obstinate
cases, nerve stretching has proved of service. See Hemicrania,
Neuralgia trigemeni, Intercostal Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Angina
pectoris, Oastralgia, Spinal irritation, Ovaralgiat
Vaginismus,
Hysteralgia and Goccyodynia.
Nightmare ( / n c ^ s ) . — N u x v., P U L S . , K A L I BROM.,GUAIAC,
CHINA, L Y C , CALC. C , A R S .

Argent, n., Phos., Iris.,
Tereb., Aeon.

Hydras.,

Pod., Merc,

Nit.

Sulph., Mez., Opi., Hepar s., Coloc, Iron., Phos. ac.

ac.
•

Adjuvants.—Avoid
over-eating and late suppers.
Use
lacto-peptine with the meals; improve digestion: much sleep.
See Indigestion.
Mglit-Sweats (Morbid Sweating).—PILOCARPUS,

ATROPIA,

MUSCARINE, CALC. C , A R S . , CHINA, QUINIA, M E R C , L Y C ,
S I L I C , SULPH., SULPH. A C , N I T . A C , MUR. A C , MORPHIA,
O X I D E OF ZINC, PICROTOXINE, CARBO AN., CARBO VEG., CODL I V E R O I L . , PHOS. A C

laborandi, Aeon., Bell., Iron, Iod.,
Psorin, Galic ac, Ergot, Salicyl. ac.

Sambu.,

Rhus

tox.,

182

COMPENDIUM OF

DISEASES.

Crotal. hor., Graph., Bry., Polyporus, Sepia, Staph,
Phos., Stann., Plumb., Tannin, Fluor, a c , Verat, alb.
Lactic a c , Petrol., Thuja.
Adjuvants.—Warm
or cold baths, well salted. Sponging the
body with vinegar, dilute sulphuric acid, warm alcohol,
brandy, or very hot water, at bed-time. If the sweating is
copious, add cayenne pepper, salt, or mustard to one of the
substances just enumerated. To stimulate the sweat glands,
lime-water baths are excellent. A tumbler-full of skimmed
milk or koumiss drunk on going to bsd arrests many cases.
Oils rubbed into the skin at bed-time. Ice bag to spine. A
pailful of water placed under the bed is said to help some
cases. Awaken the patient before the hour of sweating, and
give him something to eat. See Hectic Fever.
Nipples, {Sore, Gracked, Fissured).—GRAPH.,SILIC.,

SULPHA,

H E P A R S . , B E L L . , M E R C , P H Y T . , IOD., A R G E N T , N . , CALC. C.

Am., Lye, Sepia., Oroton tig., Rhus tox., Petrol., Sang.
Ham., Calencl., Hydras., Cham., Alum, Nux v., Caust.,
Bry., Flour, a c
Adjuvants.—The application of a solution of gutta percha
in Chloroform dries and forms a protective pellicle, which
does not dissolve when the child nurses. Balsam of P e r u or
Tolu, with or without gum arabic, oil of almonds or rosewater, cerate of Castor Equinus, Collodion, with or without
glycerine as a protection. Glyceroles or lotions of Hydrastin,
Calendula, Arnica, Tannin, Hamamelis, Graphites, Phytolacca, Rhatany, or Borax. Benzoin or Benzoic acid, forms a
protective varnish of great value. Benzoin and Glycerine aii,
Cerates of Graphites, Carbolic acid, Benzoin, Phytolacca,
Rhatany, Petroleum, Hydrastin or' Boracic acid, Nitrate of
Lead ointment or glycerole. Yolk of an egg, four parts, with
glycerine, rive parts, forms an excellent protective varnish.
In bad cases, touch slightly with Argentium Nit. Rhatany
cerate with cocoa butter. Apply Subsulphate of Iron with a
camel's hair brush: Dust pulverized gum arabic on the sore
nipples. Dilute, mineral acids locally, do good in some cases.
Mutton marrow, adhesive plaster, Lime water locally. Nipple
shields. Leaden shields. Wash the nipple before the child
nurses. To harden the nipple, apply daily, one month before labor, Green tea, Port wine, Alcohol, Brandy, Tannin

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

183

in Alcohol, Hamamelis, Arnica, Lime water, or Sulphate of
Zinc. To lengthen the nipple, wear a silv.er thimble or tube,
or a nutshell, from which the air has been exhausted, a few
weeks before delivery. Gold beaters skin, perforated and applied over the nipple, is a good protective.
Nodes {Thickening
concretions),—MERC,

of the Periosteum or Bone,

Calcareous

IOD., M E R C , I O D . , K A L I IOD., F L O U R , A C ,

Silic.y Mez., Nit. ac, Hepar s.
Aur. m., Kali bich., Kali c , Ruta., Staph.
Adjuvants.—Belladonna
ointment. Iodide of Potash ointment. Oleate of Mercury. Morphine in Vaseline. Stramonium
leaves as a poultice. Strapping. Graduated compression b y
means of the rubber bandage. Subcutaneous incision of the
periosteum to allay pain. Iodine liniment. Leeches. H o t fomentations.
No$&(Bleeding from).—See
Nyctalopia (Inability

Epistaxis.

to see by daylight).—-PHOS„,

SULPH.,

ARGENT.

Adjuvants.—Protect
Nystagmus

the eyes from bright light.

(Tremulous

Eyeballs). — ATROPIA,

BELL.,

A G A R L , PHYSOSTIGMA, HYOS., K U X V.

Gicuta, Tgn.y Gels.
Calc. c , Stram.,. Cocc, Puis., Sulph
Obesity
KALI,

(Excessive

accumulation

of Fat).—KALI

IOD., IOD., G U L F W E E D , FUCUS,

BROM.,

K A L I A I M , , IRON,

THUJA, ARS.

Merc, Merc, iod., Hepar s., Nit* etc Puis., Graph., Phyt., Sulph, ac. f Mur. acid.
Adjuvants.—Avoid
liquids, starch and sugar. Use Alkaline
and Sulphur waters. Vinegar will reduce t h e fat, b u t at the
expense of health. Much exercise should be taken. Twenty
drops of the Fluid extract of Fucus vesiculosus, three times a
day, acts well, but Gulf weed in the same quantity acts better.
A diet of toasted crusts of bread, bran bread, meat, fish, and
green vegetables. Turkish baths. Sleep but little, and do
hard work.

184

COMPENDIUM

OF DISEASES.

(Edema of the Feet {Dropsy of the Cellular
I R O N , CHINA, QUINIA, P I L O C A R P I ^ ,
U R A N . NIT., J U N I P E R , K A L I BITART.

Phos., Lye., Rhus tox., Apis
Bang., Sqllls.

Tissue).—ARS.,

D I G . , SULPH.,

ACON.,

m., Mere. Tart, em., Tereb.

Aur. m., Plumb., Amm. c., Argent., Nit. ac., Jabor.,
Lach., Puis., Iod., Helleb., Senega, Bry., Croton tig., Canth.
Adjuvants.—Chalybeate
waters. Warm or hot baths. Milk
diet. F o r feeble patients, a good nourishing diet. Acupuncture and a warm moist sponge, dipped in Carbolic acid water,
kept upon the incision. Dry, soft, moderately warm atmosphere. Bandage the feet and extremities.
(Esophagus

(Spasms

of),—ASAFCET.,

LACII., ZINC, VAL.,

ATROPIA, BELL., NAJA.

Verat. v., Nux v., Hydrophobin,

Com., Igna.

Hyos., Stram., Sang., Phyt. r Ipecac, Oil cajep.
(Esophagus (Inflammation

of).—ACON.,

Y E R A T V., M E R C ,

B E L L . , A R S . , PHOS.

Kali bieh., Canth., Argent n., Tartt. em.,Cocc.
Nit. a c , Rhus tox., A m . , Verat alb.
(Esophagus (Paralysis

of)*—STRYCH.,

P L U M B .,KALI BROM.,

A T R O P I A . , ELECTRICITY.

Ars., Rhus tox. Bell.
Iod.» Kali iod., N u x v.
(Esophagus (Dilatation

StramtMur.

ac, Nit.ac,

of)*—ARS.,

T A R T . EM. , K A L I IOD.

Mere.

Hepar s., Verat. alb., Iod., Caust.
(Esophagus (Stenosis of—Narrowing

of)*—GELS.,

ATROPIA,

LACH., N A J A , CROTAL, K A L I IOD.. K A L I BROM.

Bell., Verat. v., Verat. alb,, Hyos.,

Coni.

Bap., Cicuta, N u x v.
Adjuvants.—For
stricture use dilatation. Where deglutition
is impossible give nutrient enemata. Anaesthetics are of temporary use. A gastric fistula may in some cases save life.
Onanism.—See

Spermatorhma.

185

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Onychia {Inflammation

of the Nail Matrix)*-%ihic , SULPH:.

FLUOR, A C , H E P A R S., N A T . SULPH:., M E R C , IOD., K A L I

IOD.,

A V E ^ A S.

Cede, c, Graph., Am., More, Phos., Asafmt.
Sepia, Iod., Anthrax., Apis m., Ars.
Adjuvants.—Poultice
with linseed meal or spongio-piline.
Soften in warm water before paring the nail. Apply Iodoform
in powder or ointment. Mercurial or Zinc ointment. Lead
nitrate dusted on the parts, or as an ointment, Cerate of Carbolic acid or Borax. Ferr-Perchlor. locally. Nitrate of Silver
does good in some cases. C a n y hand in sling. Nourishing
food. Cod-liver oil. Removal of nail.
Ophthalmia,—See

Conjunctivitis.

Orchitis (Inflammation

of t7ie Testicle),-Acoix.,llAM:.,'PTJilB.

M E R C , B E L L . , G E L S . , T A R T , EM., M E R C , IOD., IOD., IODOFORM,
SALTCYL OP SODA.

Kali iod., Coni,, Thuja, Phyt., Hepar stt Argent n.,Nit.
Clemat., Arn.y Cann. sat.

ac,

Rhus tox., Ars., Kali c , L y e , Graph., Clemat., Spong.,
Calc.c., Aur., Amm. chlo., Kali chlo.,Phenic ac.,Rhod., Staph.
Verat v., Plumb., Carbo an., Phos., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Apply Hamamelis (nothing equals it). Aconite
and Arnica or Subacetate of lead lotions act well; Alcohol
with equal parts of water as an evaporating lotion. Hot f omen
tations. Tobacco poultice: Iodine or Iodoform as a glycerole
or ointment. Oleate of Mercury or Mercurial ointment. Belladonna ointment. The local use of ice relieves some cases.
In last stage strap the scrotum and support the testicles by a
suspensory bandage. Apply elastic collodion.
Otorrhoea {Mucu-purident
HEPAR

discharge from the

ear)%—MERC,

S., C A L C . C . , CALC. IOD., SILIC., S U L P H . , A R S . IOD.,

E E R C . IOD., IOD., IODOFORM,

Nit. ac, Caust., Mur. ac, Puis., Kali bich., Iodide of
Cinnabar.

iron,

Hecla lava, Tellur., Sepia, Nux v., Cincho.
Adjuvants.—Swab
out the ear thoroughly with cotton,
and apply Iodoform ointment made with Yaseline. Iodide, Mercmy or Carbolic acid ointment. Paint walls of canal

186

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

with a solution of Argent Nit. or Iodine. Frequent syringing
with warm water. Injections of a solution of Carbolic acid,
Iodine, Tannin, Alum, Sulphate of Zinc,Borax or Chlorinated
Soda. Glycerole of Iodoform, after the ear has been thoroughly
cleansed. Equal parts of balsam of Peru and ox gall dropped
into the ear once a clay. Fill the ear with tar water once a day
and keep it there five minutes after having cleansed it with a
strong solution of Soda Bicarb. Nourishing diet, with Codliver oil: Change of air: Sea-air. If the membrane and tympanum are affected, use the air-bag. Boracic acid, fill the ear
with this substance by the use of a powder blower, and let i t
remain until it needs cleansing again. Astringents are ofterL
valuable. See Earache.
Otalgia.—See Earache.
Ovaries (Dropsy of)%—APIS

M., P I L O C A R P I ^ , A R S . , STJLPH..

loci., Gale, c.j Goloc.

L y e , Canth., China, Pod., Lil. tig., Apocyn. c , Plumb.,
Stram., Kali brom.
Adjuvants.—In
this formidable disease t h e best selected
remedies do b u t little good. Electrolysis has cured a few
cases. Tapping and introduction of drainage tube so as to
withdraw the fluid as it is secreted. The only true remedy is
Ovariotomy.
Ovaritis (Inflammation

of the Ovaries).—BELL.,

ATROPIA,,

ACON., A P I S M., H A M . , P U L S . , C O L O C , A R S . , C O N I . , . M E R C . I O D . ,
IOD., IODOFORM, LACH., P L A T . , K A L I

BROM., Y E R A T . VIR.,,

C I M I C , K A L I IOD., CALC. IOD.

Bry., Am., Canth., Secale, Ferr., Ustilago, Hepar s., Rhus
tox., Gels., Zinc, Thuj i, Sabi, Sepia, Phyt,, Nux v., Lil. tig,r
Graph., Tart. em.
Nit. a c , Naja. C a u l , Rhod., Aurum, Guaiac, Ign., Phos..
Clemat., Pod., Ant. crud.
Adjuvants.—Hot fomentations. Warm hip baths. D r y heat
over ovary. Enemas of warm water. Hamamelis locally very
valuable. Belladonna. Iodine or Mercurial ointment. Belladonna plaster. Aconite and Chloroform liniment. W&rm
clothing, flannel drawers. Animal food, milk, raw eggs. P r o hibit sexual intercourse.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES,

187

Ovaralgia (OvaridnNeur. dgia)9-A.TnoFiA, B E L L , CIMIC. , ZINC
VAL. , P U L S . , QUINIA, HAMAMEL., Y E R A T . v . , ACON, , G E L S . , L A C H .

Naja, Amm. mur,, Ign., Plat., Gaul., Kali brom., Goni,,
Secale, Lil. tig., Apis, Phos., Thuja, Merc, Silic, Yerat. alb.
China, Ustilago, Viburnum, Graph., Kalmia.
Adjuvants,—Improve
nutrition. Diet of meat, eggs, milk,
oysters, and vegetables of all kinds. Wine. Malt liquors. Pepsin. Wear thick layers of flannel or cotton over the hypogastric region. Keep the feet warm and dry. Warm, dry heat
over the seat of pain. W a r m water injections into vagina.
Enemas of warm water. Aconite and Chloroform liniment.
Belladonna and Mercurial ointment.
Veratria dissolved in
glycerine. Electricity. Last resort, Battey's operation,
Ovaries (Hypertrophy of)*—IOD.,
IODOFORM, K A L I BROM.,
K A L I IOD,, ERGOT, USTILAGO, IRON, M E R C .

Baryta iod., Plumb, iod.,Puis., China, Gaul, Arsh
Bell., Sepia, Spong., Sulph.,
Thuja.

Apism.,

Senecio, Phos., Helonias, Plat., Phyt., L y e , Coni., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Use an animal diet, no starchy food, sugar nor
fluids. Apply a thick paste of common clay, about one inch
thick, for a long time, change bis die, or in case of fever,
every three hours.
Ovaries (Atrophy or Wasting away of).—IOD.,

CONI., IRON,

K A L I BROM.,LACH.,ERGOT, P U L S . , COD-LIVER-OIL, CALC.PHOS.

Ghina, Gaul., Mac., Baryta
phosphites.

iod., Ustilago, Plumb.,

Hypo-

Helonias, Phos., Senecio, Amm. iod., Plat.
Adjuvants.—Electricity.
Irritation of uterus at the approach of the menstrual period, by the insertion of slippery
elm tents. Sexual intercourse. Nutritious diet. Salt water
baths. Sea air. Exercise. Ferruginous waters.—See Amenorrhea, Climacteric, Scanty. Menstruation.
Ozsena (Fated

Ulceration of the Nose).—KALI

IOD., H E -

PAR S . , M E R C . I O D . , K I T . A C , A R G E N T , N I T . , M E R C . C.,CALC.IOD.,
IOD., P H O S . , S U L P H . , S I L I C , COD-LIVER-OIL.

Aur. mur., Gale, carb., Asafmt., Ant. crud., Nat. m., Puis.,
Sepia., Sulph. ac, Kali bich., Kali permang., Carbolic ac,
Hydras., Ars., Sang., Kreos., Fluoric ac, Gfkuiderinc

188

COMPENDIUM OF

DISEASES.

Phyt., Carbo. an., Zinc, Elaps.,Staph.,Lye,Graph.,Nat. c ,
Psorin., Cup., Petrol.
Adjuvants.—Syringe
the nostrils twice daily with a solution of Salt, Soda, Borax, or Carbolic a c , and insert aglycerole of Iodoform or Iodoform ointment, Hydrastin, Carbolic
acid, or Mercurial ointment. Spray of Carbolic acid, Iodine,
Kali permang., or Chlorate of Potash. Nitrate of Mercury or
Iodide of Lead ointment. Snuffs of Sanguinarin, Bismuth,
Iodoform, Calomel with sugar, or Chlorate of Potash.
Sea
air. Nourishing food. Warm clothing.
Mineral waters.
—See Nasal Catarrh.
Palpitation.—See Heart.
Panaritium,—-See Nails
Pancreatitis. (Inflammation of the Pancreas).—IRIS,

MERC,

. E T H E R , K A L I IOD., A R S . , CHINA, QUINIA, N A T . M.

BelUf Hepar s., Uran. nit, I»d , Ir m, Sulph., Phos.
Calc. c , Helon., Dig., Eupeto., Hell., Pod., Eucal., Ostrya.
Paralysis Sclerosis (Atrophy and loss of

motion.)—ACON-,

STRYCH., N U X V., A R S . , R H U S TOX., P H O S . , B E L L . , HYOS.,
ZINC, A R N I . , C O N L , ERGOT, GELS., K A L I IOD., PHYSOSTIGMA,
. K A L I BROM., TARANT, S U L P H , COD-LIVER OIL.

Caust., Tgn., Cace, Plumb., Argent n , Curure, Merc , Mez.,
Glonoine., Salicylic ac, Silic, Arnica, Styrone, Gnachamcea.
Gann iod., China, Kali chlo., Alumi,, Lac\ Coloc, Bry.
Nat sulph., Oxalic a c , Picric a c , Plati., Verat alb.,
Verat vir., Cup., Calc phos., Graph, Zinc.
Aj'uvants.—Electricity,
Galvanism, Massage, Stimulating
baths and embrocations. Place the limb in a receiver and
exhaust the air, that capillary circulation may be excited
Apply horse-shoe magnets from one to three days at a time.
Sea-bathing. Cold douche to the spine. Spinal ice bags.
Liniments of Turpentine, Cantharides, Ammonia, etc.
Friction with the flesh-brush. Animal food, wine, beer,
milk, koumiss, Cod-liver oil.
Parotitis.—See Mumps.
Parturition.—See Labor.
^Pemphigus (Bulks or WaterBlebs on the Skin).—ARS.,
K A L I IOD., K H U S TOX., CANTIL, LACH.

Phos., Nit. ac, Apis m., Sulph., Bry.,

Q/inia.

MERC,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

189

Hepar s., Thuja., Bell., Amm. m., Gummi Gtt, Sepia,
China, Calc. c , Kreos., Rumex, L y e , Gfinclelia.
Adjuvants.—Diet
of meat, eggs, milk, cream, wine, ale, and
Cod-liver oil. Starch or gelatine baths. Hebra keeps the patient in a continued water bath, for months at a time. Evacuate the blebs by puncturing them as soon as formed, but do
not remove the cuticle. Dust the part with Oxide of Zinc
and starch aa, or Salicylated starch. Citrine ointment. Sulphurous waters.
Pericarditis

(Inflammation

of the

Pericardium).—ACON.

BRY., S P I G E L . , A R N . , A R S . , V E R A T . V., S U L P H . , PILOCARPUS,
M E R C , K A L I . IOD.

Apis m.y Silic, Phos., Kali nit., Tart, em., Dig., Iod.,Lack.,
Cac.
Phyt., Puis., Rumex., Mez., Kali bich., Guaiac, Gels.,
Colch., Kalmia, Opi.
Adjuvants.—Large
hot linseed meal or bran poultices often
repeated.
Hot fomentations. Sinapisms. Blisters useful
in first stage. Quiet. Temperature of room, 68° F . Alkaline waters freely. Light diet of gruel, milk, arrowroot, mutton broth, soups. When there is much effusion, tapping with
aspirator will cure some cases. Vapor baths.
Periostitis (Inflammation
IOD.,

of tlie Periosteum).—MERC,

KALI

S I L I C , M E Z . , B E L L . , NTT. A C , ATROPIA.

Iod., Aur mur., Giutia.c. Amm. iod, Aeon., Fluor ac,.
Phyt,, Kali bich., Staph., Ruta.
Afijudan's.— Rest, Hot fomentations. Blisters. Iodine,
Iodoform, Atropia, or Aconitine ointment. Belladonna or
Mercurial ointment.
Belladonna plaster.
Subcutaneous
incisions of the Periosteum, gives great relief 10 the intolerable nightly bone pains.
Peritonitis
BRY.,

(Inflammation

of

the

Perosteum). —ACON

M E R C , ARS., BELL.

Turpentine, Ganth., Verat alb., Coloc, Rhustox.,
Apism.,
Am.,
Lath., Morphine, Sulph.
ISTux v., Opi., L y e , Carbo v., Nitrum, Thuja. Plumb.,
Iod., Calc. c.
Adjuvants.—Hot fomentations. Large,hot linseed poultices:
Ice sucked or swallowed to allay vomiting. Turpentine
stupes. Enemata of large quantities of hot water. Low diet

190

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

of milk, water, tea, cocoa, arrowroot, barley water: Lime
water and milk, beef-tea, essence of beef: Perfect quiet: Air
of room 68 to 70 deg. Fahr. Sea air. Iodine in cod-liver oil,
and as an ointment.
Petechia,—See Purpura

Hmmorrhagica

Pharyngitis (Inflammation

of Ph irynx,

Catarrh).—ATRO

P I A, B E L L . , M E R C , M E R C . IOD., M E R C , CYAN., K A L I

BICH.,

LACH., PILOCARPIN, A R G E N T , NIT., H E P A R S., K A L I IOD., IOD.,
SANG,, P H Y T . , ACONI.

Apis m., Ars., Arum., Caust., Mt. ac, Rhus tox. Gaps.,
Kali chlo.
Calc. iod., Sulph., Cubebs, Bry., Bap., Alum, Amm. c ,
Brom., C i m i c Gels., L y e , Nux v., Petrol, Canth., Hyos.,
Opi., Stram.,,Mur. ac.
Adjuvants.—Gargle
with Capsicum j Lactic acid. Chlorate
of potash: Chloral hydrate, Borax, Alcohol, Bicarbonate of
Soda: Hydrastis, Carbolic acid, or water, and Alcohol aa.:
Glyceroles of Tannin. Sulphate of Zinc. Hydrastin Borax,
and Cubebs. Insufflation of Iodoform, Sanguinaria, Tannin
or Mercurius cor. 2nd dec. Dissolve slowly in the mouth
small pieces of Borax or Chlorate of potash. Spray of Carbolized Iodine, or tar-water: In acute cases wet compress to
the throat. Cultivate the beard: Application of Nitrate of Silver. Vapor of lime-water; Frequent inflation of the Eustachian tubes and middle ear: Sea air. Nourishing animal diet,
and a dry, elevated atmosphere.
Phymosis {Undue
prepuce).—ACON.,

constriction

MERC,

and

BELL.,

inflammation

of the

CANNABIS SAT.. N I T . AC.

Thuja, Sulph., Hepar ., Ham., Galend., Am.
Bry., Rhus tox., Canth., Apis m.
Adjuvants.—Glyceroles
or ointments of Iodoform, Hamamelis, Calendula, Mercury, Oxide of Zinc, Carbolic acid, Bismuth, Calomel, Opium or Belladonna. Fomentations and
poultices. Stretching with bougies. Circumcision in most
cases.
Phlebitis, Varicosis (Inflammation
HAM.,

PULS.,

LACH.,

SULPH.,

of the

MILLEF.,

Veins).—ACON.,

A P I S M..

ERGOT,

F L U O R , A C , ARNICA.

Collin., Sepia, Hepar s., Graph., Phos.,
Silic, Ustilago

Crocus., Wit.

ac,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

191

Thlaspi., Carbo. veg., Hyper., K u x v., Bell.; Ars., Bry.,
H h u s tox., Cal. c, Kalicarb.,Coni.,Mur.ac., Staph., Amm. c ,
Bismuth.
Adjuvants.—The
best local application is Hamamelis.
Acute cases are greatly relieved by warm cataplasms, or sinapisms and cold or hot douches, Flying blisters. Ergotine
injected along the vein has cured some cases. Beneficial
results sometimes follow the application of Perchloride of
Iron (diluted one-third) on lint over the vein; the application
should be covered with oiled silk and a bandage. Some use
Eschoratic paste to destroy the vein. When on the limb use
an elastic stocking or elastic bandage. Constrict the vein in
two places by passing needles beneath them and by figure of
eight ligatures over them; or better still, by stretching Indiarubber bands over them.
Phlegmasia Alba Dolens {Milk leg).—See

Phlebitis.

Photophobia, (Hyperesthesia

of retince,

Intolerance

ETJPHRAS.,

PULS.,

light).—BELL.,

GELS.,

HYOS.,

of

ACON.,

S U L P H . , M E R C , CONI.

Verat.vir.,
Hepar s.

Kalibrom.,

Glon., Rhus tox., Tart, cm., Nat. m.,

Phos., Cinch., Ign., Lach., N u x v., M a c , Spig., Stram.,
Lach. ac,
Adjuvants,—Collyrium
of Morphine, Belladonna, Veratrum viride or Hamamelis. When defective refraction is
the cause, proper glasses is the only remedy. I n some cases
t h e eyes should be protected by smoked or blue glasses,
Phthisis, Pulmonalis {Pulmonary
ing,

Tuberculosis).—ACON.,

Consumption,

Wast-

A R S . , A R S . IOD., A T R O P I A , B A P . ,

B E L L . , B R Y . , C A L C C , C A L C PHOS., C H I N A , Q U I N I A , IRON,
HEPARS.,

HYDRAS, H A M . , I O D . . K A L I

IOD., IPECAC, K A L I

BICH., K A L I CARB., K A L I CHLO., M E R C , M E R C IOD., M U R .
A C , L Y C , M I L L I , R U M E X . , N I T . A C , P H O S . , P U L S . , SANG.,
S I L L , STANN.,

SULPH. A C , MORPHIA, T E R E B I N T H , SEPIA.,

HYPOPHOSPHITES, C O D - L I V E R O I L , G R I N D E L I A .

Benzoateof soda, Carbo. an., Borax, Chloral, Hyd., Dig,,
Bros, Hyos, Kali nit., Kaoi brom., Kreas., Lach.,
Nuxv.,
Phos. ac, Bhus tox., Bpong., Trill., Tart, 'em., Verat. alb.,
Verat.vir., Benzoin, Chlorodine, Strych., Emalyp.,
Salicyl
ac, Argent n.

192

COMPENDIUM OF DISKASES.

Arm, Amm, carb,, Amm., mm\, Rhatany, Ant. crud.,
Aurum m., Carbo veg\, Canst., Cann. s a t , Camph., Carbol.
ac,, Chloro., Coif., Cup., D u l c , Ether, Gels,, Graph, Ign.,
Thuja, Lobel., Opi., Senega, Sambucus, Strain.,
Apis,
Nat. m., Sepia, Psorin, Thymal.
Adjuvants.—Residence
in an elevated climate like Colorado, etc. Improvement of general nutrition. Attention to
quantity and quality of food. Flesh and fat-producing food
combined, as cod liver oil, alcohol, extract of malt, pepsine,
milk, cream, raw eggs, koumiss, Asses' milk, milk and lime
water, Rum and milk, Port wine, or Sherry, Burgundy,
Champagne, Muscat and Hungarian wines, Scotch or bitter
ale. Exercise in open air without fatigue, Warm clothing;
flannel or chamois leather next the skin. Daily, tepid sponging, preferably with salt water. Turkish baths, friction w i t h
coarse towels or flesh brush. Change of air, especially to mountain air and scenery, is beneficial in the first stages. To loosen
and allay cough: Glycerine, or whi-ky and glycerine aa in
s poonful closes, or Syrup of Tolu, or glycerine with a little
Chloroform, or rock candy and Alcohol, Tar w^ater or tar i n
capsules, Sulphuric acid Spray; Rice water,toast water, gum
water, barley water or linseed tea: Inhale the fumes of Benzoin or Rosin. Suspend a bag of Carbonate of Ammonia
about the neck so as to inhale the fumes. Iceland moss.
Bromide of potash in full doses. Opium or Morphine in last
stages for temporary relief. Strapping of the affected side to
prevent movements of chest and to give the diseased organ
rest, Dry cupping, Iodine liniment, Croton oil, Sinapisms:
Aconite and Belladonna liniment, Cod-liver oil. Flying blisters. To relieve ulceration and abscesses in the last stage use
aspirator. To render Cod-liver oil palatable, acid ten drops of
Chloroform to 100 grammes of the oil, or ten grammes of
Chloral hydrate to 200 grammes; either wdl arrest the nightsweats, improve the appetite and produce sleep. Sponging
with hot water at bed-time. Burn one drachm of sulphur
every two hours in the patient's room. At first the cough will
be aggravated, but after a week's treatment, great improvement often follows. Inhalation of the spray of Iodoform
and Turpentine bis die, often gives great relief.
Pityriasis {Branny

Tetter, Vegetable Parasitic

Disease.)—

A R S . , STTLPH., K A L I ARS., F L U O R , A C , S I L I C , M E R C ,
IOD., K A L ] IOD

MERC

19^

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

Graph., Phos., Lye, Cod-liver oil.
Sepia, Colch., Bry., Nit. ac.
Adjuvants —The application of a Parasiticide will cure
most cases. Frequent washings with Sapo viridis and water.
Alkaline baths, consisting of two ounces of Carbonate of
Sodium and Potassium, or Sulphide of Potash, to twenty
gallons of water. Good results follow the use of ointments
and lotions, of the Hyposulphite of Sodium one drachm to
the ounce of ointment or water. Oleate of Mercury or Calomel ointment. Glyceroles of Boracic acid, Carbolic or Sulphuric acid. Continued tepid baths. Emolient ointments.
An infusion of Saponarias bark may prove beneficial. Starch
and Gelatine baths. Glycerine and lime-water. Good nourishing diet.
Placenta, Retained—SECALE. K R E A S . , P H E N I C A C , SABTNA, CHINA, SALICYLIC A C . , L A C H . , B A P . , T R I L L . , M E R C , A R S .

Phos., Caul., Plumb.,
Ustilago,

Ferr.,

Bell., Ant. e., Merc,

Mac,

Canth., Opi., N u x v . , Nit. a c , Sulph.
Adjuvants.—Remove
the retained placenta with the hand;
no instrument can equal the hand; in some cases use the forceps. Wash out the uterine cavity with antiseptic injections,
being careful to have the fluid escape readily. As post organic matters frequently cause septic fever, it is the duty of
the physician to see that they are thoroughly removed.
Plethora {Hyperamiia,, Fullness of Blood).—ACON.,

BELL.^

IRON, A R S . , S U L P H . , C A L C

Bry., Nux v., Merc
Kali brom., Kali iod., Kali bich.
Adjuvants.—Low diet. Avoid stimulating food and drink.
Sleep but little, and take much exercise. Alkaline waters.
Pleurisy

{Inflammation

of

the Pleura).— ACON.,

R H U S TOX„ Y E R A T VIR., A R N . , A N T . TART., M E R C ,

BRY.,.

SULPH.,,

H E P A R S., PILOCARPIN. SALICYLIC A C , S I L I C , COD-LIVER OIL..

Iod., Kali iod., Ars.,.Canth.,

Phos.

China, Bell., Kali c , Nit. a c , Senega,
Kreas., Lach., Helle., Sabad., Calc. c.

Squilla, Sepia.,

194

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Adjuvants.—Apply
heat in the form of poultices, or flannel wrung out of hot water, Sinapisms. Wet pack to chest.
In acute cases immobilize the side with adhesive plaster.
Turpentine stupes. Cupping. Withdraw about three ounces
of blood. Acupuncture with Bunnschedtismus, Cantharis or
Vens externally as Vesicants. When suffocation threatens,
aspirate. Moderate diet, free from stimulants. Strap the side
so as to prevent motion; this may be grateful to the patientIn the chronic form, before pus is formed, after the pleural
cavity has been emptied with the aspirator, refill the cavity
with a solution of Iodine, or Carbolic acid 1 to 50, and let
it remain five minutes, then remove it. This will pro
duce adhesive inflammation, and in many cases, permanent cure. When this fails, make a free opening between the
4th and 5th ribs, so as to produce thorough drainage, and
then irrigate the cavity with a weak solution of Carbolic or
Salicylic acid daily.
Pleurodynia (False Pleurisy,
the Chest.)—ACON.,

Rheumatism

of the Walls of

B R Y . CIMICL, K U T A GRAV., A R N . , B E L L ,

K A L I , IOD., F E R R . , P H Y T . , RHODO., T H U J A .

Verat. vir., Lith. carb., L y e , Ham., Ledum, Colch., Guaiac,
Camph., Caul., Cham., Calc. c , Benzoic a c , M a c , Apocyn.,
Ars., Ant. c , Amm. phos., N u x v., Puis., O o t . tig.
Adjuvants.—Ether
spray often arrests the pain at once.
Apply Chloral and Camphor a C\. Aconite, Iodine, Chloroform or Belladonna liniment. Croton-oil vesication. Wet
pack. Turkish baths. Sinapisms. Arnica, Rhus tox., or
Belladonna plaster. Hot linseed poultices. Animal food,
milk, light wines. Protection from cold and damp.—See
Rheumatism.
Plica Polonica 9 Tina Fayosa (Felting
Fungi.)—LYC.,

of the Hair

with

VTNCA MIN., G R A P H . , S U L P H . , A R G E N T , MUR.,

Baryta c, Sepia., Iod., Staph,, Ars., Nit.ae.,

Hepar s.

Thuja, Nat. m., Fluoric ac.
Adjuvants,—Wash the head thoroughly with warm water
and sapo viridis.—See Tinea.
Pneumonia (Inflammation
VIR.,

BRY., R H U S TOX.,

of the Lungs.)—ACON.;

BELL.,

ARS., H E P A R S . , S I L I C , LYC.

VERAT.

T A R T , EM., PHOS., IPECAC,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

195

Arn., C a c , Carbo veg., Cup., Kreos., Nit a a , O p i , Squills,
Kali c , Tereb., Salicylic a c , Puis., N u x v., St arm., Senega,
Hyos., Camph.
Adjuvants.—Keep
the temperature of the sick room about
72° F . , the air moist and the patient lightly covered. Cover
the chest with a large linseed poultice, or apply a wet pack to
the chest and back; change often. Sinapisms. Turpentine
stupes. Blisters in first stage may prove beneficial. Vapor
of Chloroform to relieve cough and dyspnoea, or Mucilaginous
drinks, glycerine and whisky aa;, syrup of tolu. Light diet of
milk, cream, oyster soup, koumiss, beef-tea, plenty of cold
water, alkaline water. Inhalation of Ether will abort acute
cases. Alcoholic stimulants in last stage of desperate cases.
Change of climate to get strength.
Pregnancy.—See Morning

Sickness.

Presbyopia {Long-sight of the Aged, Indication of Old Age.
—Convex glasses so worn that the patient can at pleasure
look over them.
Polypi—{Pear-shaped Tumor, attached by one or more slender Pedicles.)—CALC.

C , T H U J A , N I T . A C , SANG., IOD., SILIC.

Teucr., Kali bich., Phos.
Rhustox., M e r c , Sulph., Hepars.
Adjuvants.—If
in the nose, use a snuff of Iodoform,
Sanguinaria or Tannin. Apply Nitric Acid or Iodine. I n
most cases surgical means will have to be resorted to.
Proctitis — {Catarrhal

Inflammation

of the

Rectum.)—

ACON., B E L L . , N U X V., M E R C , ALOES, P O D . , S U L P H .

Caps., Ars., Iris,

Terebinth.

Hyos., Petrol., L y e , Petrol., Canth., Nit. ac.
Adjuvants.—To
allay the intense itching use Balsam of
P e r u . Injections of hot water. Iodoform and Morphine
suppositories. Injections of Hydrastis and Glycerine. Linseed poultices.
Milk and a farinaceous diet.
Alkaline
waters.
Prolapsus Ani.—See Anus.
Prickly Heat, Miliaria Lichen.—Disorder of the Sweat

196

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Glands, with millet-seed sized papules, or vesicles, with much
burning and itching.—ARS., BUY., ACON., M E R C ,

Apis m. Ant. c,

SULPH.

Ledum.

Rhus tox., Kali nit., Iren.
Adjuvants.—Cool
apartments, rest, light clothing, plain
food, and acidulated drinks. Absorbent dusting powders,
consisting of Lycopodium, Oxide of Zinc and starch a *5,
apply freely and frequently. Alkaline baths, Sulphur baths
with petroleum soap, Bran baths followed by dusting of the
absorbing powder, or Nitrate of Bismuth. Wash the body
with a solution of Borax or Boracic Acid. Sulphur and
Mercurial ointment have proved of service. Oil of Peppermint in Cosmoline is excellent.
Prosopalgia.—See Toothache.
Prostatitis—Inflammation of the Prostate
MERC,

IOD.,

IOD., T H U J A ,

KALI

IOD.,

Gland.—MERC,
N U X V., E R G O T ,

S U L P H . , IRON, H E P A R S., S I L I C .

Coni., Canth.,
Sulph. ac.

Caust, Copaiba, Zinc, Secale, Calc. a ,

Adjuvants.—In acute cases use hot fomentations, hot sitzbaths, an injection of a hot solution of Hydrastis. Poultices
Free use of Belladonna ointment. Iodoform suppositories per
rectum of great value. In chronic cases, Iodine locally or
Iodide of potash ointment. Sea-bathing and tonics. Alkaline waters. In case of abscess, incise through the perineum.
The prostatic portion of the urethra will often have to be
dilated before the case can be cured.
Proud Flesh (Excrescences or Fungi

in

Wounds).—ARS.,

LACH., A P I S M., A R G E N T , NIT., S I L I C , S U L P H .

Ant. c , Phos., Oarbo veg.
Nit. a c , Sulph. a c , Thuja.
Adjuvants.—Apply
locally, Carbolic Acid and Glycerine,
Nitrate of Silver, Acid Nitrate of Mercury, Boracic Acid.
Sugar dusted on the fungi often destroys them. Apply soap
and sugar. Yeast poultices sprinkled with powdered charcoal. Apply powdered burnt alum.
Prurigo.—See

Itching.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

197

Psoas Abscess—(Suppuration of the Psoas Muscle,
Abscess.—Ans.,

Lye,

Lumbar

CALC. C , H E P A R , S I L I C , M E R C , IOD., S U L P H .

Mez., Avrumm.,

Asafat.,

Cod-liver oil.

Staph., Phos. ac., Iron, Nit. ac.
Adjuvants.—Warm linseed poultices Nutritious diet. Ferruginous waters. Sea air. Salt water bathing. When suppuration has taken place open the abscess and allow the pus
to escape.—See Caries of Spine and Chronic Abscess.
Psoriasis—Scaly Cutaneous .'Disease.—ARS. M E R C , I O D . ,
S U L P H . , A R S . IOD., K A L I IOD., N I T . A C , C A L C C , S U L P H . IOD.,
BORAX, COD-LIVER OIL.

Petrol, Sepia,
Nat. ars., Iron.

Clematt, Fluor,

ac, Graph.,

Carbol. ac,

Phos., Iris v., Manga-n., Phyt., L y e , Psorin., Selen., Silic.
Adjuvants.—Remove
the scales by Saponaria or bran baths.
Repeated washings with soft soap and water. A n Alcoholic
solution of Salicylic Acid or Cosmoline ointments.
Olive
oil inunctions.
Ointment of tar, two drachms to the
ounce of Cosmoline. Biniodide of Mercury or White Precepitate ointment, one grain to twenty of Cosmoline. I n
obstinate cases apply a lotion of the Sulphide of Calcium.
Green soap, Iodide of Lead ointment, Glycerine and potash.
Wet packs. Hebra recommends equal parts of Pix Liquida,
Alcohol and Sapo Viridis. Oleate of Mercury. Chrysophanic
Acid ointment is excellent. Pyrogallic Acid in Cosmoline.
Sulphurous waters internally and warm baths are of much
service. Alkaline waters; as Vichy or Saratoga.
Pterygium (Varicose excrescence on the

conjunctiva.)—

ARGEN., ARS., C A L C C , Z I N C SULPH, Z I N C

Chimaph., Selic,

Kail iod.

N u x m o s . , Lach, Psorin., Rhatania., Spigel., Psorin.
Cured with great difficulty.
Ptyalism.—See

Salivation.

Puerperal Convulsions {Eclampsia Gravidarum et Parturientium.—Spasms
before, during or after
labor).—VERAT.
VIR., CHLORAL, B E L L . , G E L S . , E T H E R , M O R P H I A , B E N Z . A C ,
CHLORO.

198

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Uyos., Gup., Opi, Aeon,, Ars., Kali brom., or soda. Amyl.
nit., Glon., Kali nit., Terebinth., Apoc. can., Apis m.,
Mere. e. Kaliiod., Iron, Verat. alb., Nuxv., TJran, nit.
Ign., Lach., Stram., Camph., Hydro, a c , Coff., Cham.,
Cocc, Argent., Canth., Secale, Nux. ~'mos., Phos., L y e ,
Bufo., China, Curara, Moschus.
Adjuvants.—If before labor, empty the womb of its contents at once, and keep the bladder free from urine. Apply
a large sinapism along the spine. Spinal ice-bag. Let her
inhale Anaesthetics or Amyl nitrite ; fresh air. In case of
albuminuria in pregnancy with threatening convulsions, p u t
the patient upon a milk diet. In some cases, inject a tablespoonful of Chloroform into the rectum and hold it there by
means of a napkin pressed against the anus. Dry cupping.
To prevent a spasm, make the patient look you constantly in
the eye after the manner of mesmerists. Keep the room
quiet and not too light. H o t bath, followed by a pack of
three hours, is highly recommended in Germany. During
the convulsions, insert a piece of rubber, cork or pad between
the teeth to prevent biting the tongue. Alkaline waters.
Puerperal Fever {Septic Fevers following

Kibor)%—ACON.,

V E R A T . VIR., GELS., B E L L . , SALICYL. A C , P H E N I C A C . , SECALE,
B A P . , BRY., T E R E B . , QUINIA, A R S . , M E R C , T A R T , EM., P I L O CARPUST, IODOFORM.

Apis m., Kreos., Ganth., Lack., Verat. alb., Opi., Kali nit.y
Kali chlo., Kali perm., Goloc, Rhus tox., Eucal., Sulph. .
Sulph. a c , Cham., Coff., Hyos., Cimic, N u x v . , Arm, Ipecac, Benz. a c , Argent., Thymal., Bromine, Sabina, Puis.,
Calendula, Collin.
Adjuvants.—Wash
out the uterus thoroughly with antiseptic injections of Permanganate of Potash, Carbolic acid,
Eucalyptal, Borax or Hamamelis. They should be carried to
the fundus uteri by means of a long tube, the escape of the
injected fluid being carefully provided for. Hot fomentations
of linseed meal, hops, or cloths to the abdomen. See that the
bladder is kept free from decomposed urine. If the bowels do
not move give enemas of warm water with a little salt or soap;
when this fails, and the secretion of milk is deficient, give a
large spoonful of castor oil, as it increases the flow of milk.
Dry heat to the abdomen by means of hops, bran or heated

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

199

dinner plate. F o r diet give beef tea, milk, oyster soup, or
oat meal gruel. Vegetable acids. Absolute quiet. Lower the
temperature of the patient, if it should take massive doses of
drugs to do so.
Puerperal Mania (Insanity following

Parturition).—ACON.,

B E L L . , V E H A T . V., ARS., Y E R A T ALB., STRAM., GELS., CANTH.,
MORPHIA.

Apis m., Hyos., Lach., Naja Agaric, Merc, Secale, Puis.,
Tarant., Sulph., Girnic, Kali brom., Iron, Ancesthetics, Tart, enu
Opi.
C r o c , Cup., Phos.,Camph., Coni., Moschus, Nit. a c , Nux v.,
L y e , Plumb., Anacard., Staph., Sepia, Amm. mur., Calc. a ,
Argent., Rhus tox., Kali carb., Cannabis inch, Quinia, Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Quiet
the patient by moral rather than by physical restraint. Keep her in bed in a quiet room. To induce
sleep, give a warm bath from half to one hour's duration, and
follow this with a large dose of Chloral. Divert the patient's
mind with something that pleases her, as music, games, dancing, etc. Good3 plain food.
Purpura (Hemorrhage

in the Skin),—PHOS.,

ARS., ERGOT.,.

IRON, CROTALUS, QUINIA.

Tereb., Inch., Sulph. ac, Nit. ac, China, Mur. ac,
Mvrc, Ledum.

Strych.y

Bry., Rhus tox., Iod., Bell., Croc, Silic, Arm, Kali brom.,,
Chloral, Aeon., Kali iod.
Adjuvants.—A nourishing diet of beef tea, milk, oysters,,
lemon juice, oranges, and malt liquors. Ablutions with astringents in solution, as Alum, .Tannic Acid, and Vinegar.
Enemata of ice water are useful where there is haemorrhage
from the bowels. Be guarded in the prognosis.
Pustula Maligna.—See Carbuncle.
Pyaemia (Admixture of Pus or Sanious Fluid in the Blood.—
Purulent Infection, Ichorrhmmice
Septicemia).—ARS.,CARBOLIC
OR P I I E N I C A C , M E R C , QUINIA, H E P A R S., SULPH., E U C A L . ,
ERGOT, M U R . A C , T E R E B . , CROTA., LACH. ,PHOS., SALICYL A C ,
K A L I BROM., A P I S M., B A P . , IRON, IODOFORM.

Nit ac, Tart em., Silic, Garbo v., Amm. m., China, Rhus
tox, Gels., Brom , Kreos , Argentun., Zinc, Kali chlo., Calend*

200

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Verat. v., Verat. alb., Boracic a c , Canth., Arn., Iod., L y e ,
Ham.
Adjuvants.—Cleanliness,
with good ventilation and a nourishing, stimulating diet of beef tea, oysters, milk, koumiss,
milk punch, beef steak, fresh fruit or vegetables, citric acid,
lemon juice, wine, beer or brandy. Inhalation of oxygen: In
cases where there is multiple abscess, use hot fomentations,
linseed poultices: Cleanse the abscesses with antiseptics, such
as Carbolic or Phenic Acid, Eucalyptal, or Boracic Acid. Iodoform ointment.
Y?yQ\i%i&(Ii'flammation and suppuration ofthepelvis andcalices
ofthe kidneys).—MERC,

T E R E B . , NTJX v., SULPH., L Y C , H E -

PAR s., ACON., B E L L . , CANTH., A R S . , A P I S M., IRON, S I L I C .
URAN. , N I T

Phos., Puis., Petrol., Sepia, Sarsap.. Copaiva bed.,
Kali iod. Kali bich.,Kali nit.,Kali
clilo.

Eucal.,

Thuja, Kreos., Arn., P h y t , Uva., ursi,, Gallic a c , Aspar.,
Hydras.
Adjuvants.—Hot hip baths: Fomentations and large poultices over the lumbar region: Sinapisms. Rest in bed. Low
diet, principally milk, mucilaginous drinks, etc. See Nephritis, Urcemi t.
Pyrosis,-^-Water-brash {Acid eructations, with much burning in throat and stomach).—PITLS., ISTux v., SALIICCYL A C ,
L Y C , B R Y . , S I L V E R OXIDE, BISMUTH, IRIS., S U L P H . , STRYCH.

Gale, c, Robinia,
Petrol.

Phos. ac, China, Hepar s., Pod.t Phos.,

N a t m . , Caust., Cham.,Mangan., Carbol. ac,Acetic a c , Cup.
Adjuvants.—Drinkbutter-mik
or milk and lime water; fresh
milk generally disagrees. Alkaline waters, or one teaspoon.
ful of Bicarbonate of Soda to half a glass of water, gives temporary relief: Pepsine grs. x at each meal:
Lime juice
and Pepsine- Good Rhine wine at meals. See Dyspepsia.
Quinsy •—See

Tonsilitis.

Rachitis,—Rickets {Deficiency
the bones).—CALC.

of earthy lime material

in

C , CALC. PHOS., S I L I C , SULPH., H E P A R S.,

K A L I IOD. M E R C , F L U O R , A C , IRON.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

, 201

Phos., Phos. ac, lod., Baryta iod., Mangan.
L y e , Mez., A u r u m m . , Asafoet., Symphytum, Bell., Pinus,
sylv., Brucea antidysenterica, M t . a c , Colch., Coloc, Staph.
Adjuvants.—Food rich in phosphates of lime and phosphatic
salts, as oatmeal, graham bread, cracked wheat, beaf steak,
mutton,eggs, dog's, goat's or asses' milk. Malt or barley is especially useful in this mal-nutrition. Cod-liver oil, internally and
externally. Dry, bracing country air, and sunlight: Frequent
TDathing, especially in salt water, with much friction along the
spine. Sea air. Warm flannel clothing. Sleep on a hair mat"
tress. Keep the child off its feet as much as possible. Splints
a n d other mechanical contrivances to correct deformities.
Kanula

(Cysts under the Tongue).—CALC. C , FLUOR, A C ,

MERC.

Nit. a c , Thuja, Bell.
Adjuvants.—Remove
seaton.

the foreign body by free incision, or a

Red-gum, S t r o p h u l u s

(Infantile

Tooth

Bash).-- ACON.,

B R Y . , R H U S TOX., M E R C , CHAM., C A L C C

Apism., Borax, Hepar s., Mez., Sulph.
Sumbul, K u x v., L y e , Graph.
Adjuvants.—If
sulphur baths.

much inflamed, lance the gums.

Relapsing Fever—8eeTyphoid,Typhus
Remittent
Fever).—ARS.,

Fever (Pernicious

Tar and

and Remitting

Intermittent

Fever

Congestive

QUHSTIA., Q H I N A . , B A P . , I P E C A C

Laeh., Crotal, Verat. vir., Bry., Am.,
Mur. ac, Eucal., Rhus tox., Nat. m.

Phos. ac, Nit. ac.

Puis., Hyos., Pod., Iron, Stram., Carbo v.
•Compare Intermittent, Bilious, and Typhoid

Fever.

Rhagades (Chaps, Excoriations

Skin).—SULPH.,

of the

M E R C , GRAPH., H E P A R S., S I L I C , R H A T A N . , ALOES., F L U O R ,
AC

Hydras., Mez., Rhus tox., Bry.,
Canth., Kreas., Pionia, Nit. ac

Petrol.,

Sepia.,

Aeon.,

Ars., Carbol. a c , Calc. c , D u l c , Aurum., Cremat., Croton

202

COMPENDIUM OF

DISEASES,

tig., Iris., Mosch., N a t , c , Psorin, Puis., Tellur., Sepia,
Thuja, Nat. m., Plumb., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Collodion
as a protective covering. If in the
sphincter ani, use forcible dilatation. Iodoform ointment prepared with Petrolina. Bromide of Potash with five parts of
glycerine locally. Glycerole of Hydrastin. Carbolated cosmoline. Benzoin and Glycerine one to four. Glycerine of
Starch. Ointments of Oxide of Zinc, Bismuth, or Nitrate of
Lead.
Rheumatism, Arthritis, Acute.—{A specific Inflammation
of the Structures of the Joints, Fibrous Tissues,
Aponeurosis,
the Sheaths of the Tendons, the Neurilemma, the PeriosteumT
or the Muscles and Tendons; often accompanied with Deposit*
of Urate of Soda. Deformity of the joints, but no suppuration.)
ACON., SALICYLIC AC., BUY., R H U S TOX., M E R C ,
P U L S . , M A C , M E Z . , S U L P H . , K A L I IOD.

CHAM.,

C a c , Benzoic a c , Aur. m., Ant. c , Calc. c. Carbolic a c ,
Caust, Chelid., China, Coloc, D u l c , Eup. purp., Iron, Ham.,
Hyper., I g n . , K a l i bich., Kalmia, Kreos., Lactic a c , Ledum,
Lith. carb., L y e , Nitrum., R a n u n c , Ruta., Sangui., Sarsap.,
Silic, Tarant., Thuja, Talerin., Yerat. alb., Spig., Formica.,
Hyos., Z i n c
Adjuvants.—Low diet, slops, arrow-root, beef-tea, milk and
lime water, koumiss, buttermilk, eggs, cream, beef extract,
white fish, sherry,- soda-water. Mutton, poultry and beef,
not to be allowed too soon; it is best to avoid animal and saccharine food. A diet of milk, for about seven days to ten
will often cure Rheumatism. Use lemon juice freely, eight
ounces daily. Cod-liver oil internally and externally.
Cajeput oil locally. Aconite and Chloroform liniment. Hot
Alkaline fomentations. If the heart be irritable, apply a large
hot, linseed-meal or clay poultice. If there be effusion into
the pericardium, use flying blisters over cardiac region. AYrap
the affected joints in cotton batting and cover with oiled silk.
Wrap the patient in flannel blankets. Wet packing of the
joints often relieves. Yapor, hot air or blanket bath. Alkaline waters. Sulphur waters and baths. In bad cases rest in
bed should be enjoined, patient not even to sit upright in bed,
or to leave it for any purpose. Turpentine stupes. F u m i -

COMPENDIUM OE DISEASES.

203

gate with Sulphurous acid by filling the clothes with the hot
fumes: this produces perspiration, sleep and relief. Turkish
baths. Burgundy pitch plasters relieve some cases. Electricity. Massage. Strapping of the affected joints.
Rheumatism, Chronic

(Art7irody?iia).—SULPH:.,

MERC,

K A L I IOD., H E P A R S , B E N Z . AC., N U X V., IOD., ELECTRICITY.

Lith. carb.. Phyt., Lye, Rhus tox., Thuja, Puis., Mez.,
Am., Nat. sulph., Iron, Gaust., Guaiac, Silic, Gale, c, JSTit.
ac, Kali carb., Sarsap., Lithic bromide., Electric mineral,,
Cod-liver oil.
Colch., Nat. m., Amm. phos., Lach., Graph., Bry., Bell. r
Ant. c , Aeon., Mang., Khod., Quinia, Ledum.
Adjuvants.—A warm, dry climate. Wear flannel, and protect the feet well. Sea air and warm salt water baths. Alkaline baths. Alkaline and Sulphur waters. W a r m salt water
compresses over the affected joints, covered with oiled silk.
Acid fruits and farinaceous food. Avoid animal food, malt
liquors, port wine, and sugar. Belladonna and Iodine liniment. Place a piece of brown paper on the joint and iron
with a hot iron. Faridization. Electricity. Iodine paint.
Aconite and Chloroform liniment. Plasters of Belladonna,
Rhus tox., Bryonia, Opium, and Arnica. Acupuncture. P u t
powpered sulphur in the shoes. Alkaline and Sulphurous
baths. Flannel to be worn next the skin.
Ringworm, Tinea Circinata.— {A contagious vegetable
parasitic
Disease, Affecting
the Skin in round, slightly
vesicular or squamous Patches).
A R S . , S U L P H . , CALC. C , S E P I A . , K A L I , BICH.,

Tart, em, Rhus tox., Iod., Merc, Merc, iod.,

TELLURIUM.

Iron.

Argent., Caust., Nit. ac.
Adjuvants.—Local
treatment will cure the majority of
cases. Hypo-sulphite and .sulphite of Sodium, a drachm t o
the oun^e, either as a lotion or an ointment. Wash the patch
with soft soap and water before applying an ointment. Ammoniated Mercury, half a drachm to the ounce. Nitrate of
Mercury, two drachms to the ounee. Oleate of Mercury, 15
grs. to the oz. Corrosive Sublimate 2 to 4 grs. to the oz.
Carbolic acid, Thymol, Boracic acid, Iodine, or Sulphuric
acid lotions. Goa-powder from ten to forty grs. to the ounce

^04:

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

of Cosmoline, is of great value, but it should be used with
-caution. Chrysophanic acid, five to twenty grs. to the ounce
of Petroline. Sulphurous vapor bath. Sulphurous baths.
'Tar ointment; this should be used twice a day.
Epsom salts
one ounce to two quarts of cider, one half to a wine glass full
t a k e n morning and night, will be found of great service.
Jloseola,—See Erythema*
Rupia.—See Ulcers.
Salivation,

P t y a l i s m (Profuse

Flow of

Saliva).—PILO-

CARPIN, B E L L . , A T R O P I A , K A L I IOD., M E R C , N I T . A C , K A L I
CHLO., S U L P H . A C , M U R . A C , I R I S . , I O D .

Aeon., Hepar s., Ars., Jab., Baryt. iod., Lack.
Ant., tart., D u l c , Hydras., Euphorb., Canth., Colch.,
Argent. Sulph., Tan. a c , N u x v., Caps., Mez., Phyt., Nat. m.,
Staph.
Adjuvants.—Dilute
alcohol as a gargle. White clover
Mossoms in decoction. Hot fomentations. Linseed poultices.
Sarcinse (Vomiting of vegetable Fungi).—ARS.,

N U X Y.

Sulph., Hepar s., Merc.
Hyposulphates, Sulphites, Puis.
Adjuvants.—Alkaline
and Sulphurous waters. Wash out
t h e stomach with a solution of Sulphite of Soda or Boracic
acid.
Sarcocele.—See Cancer of the Testicles.
Scabies.—See Itch.
S c a l d Head,—See Tinea
Scalds,—See

Capitis.

Bums.

Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever (An infectious Fever, characterized by scarlet Efflorescence of Skin, and mucous Membrane
of Fauces and Tonsils.
Three forms: Simplex,
Anginosa,
.and Maligna,
S c a r l a t i n a Simplex.—ACON.,
ARS.,

B E L L . , R H U S TOX., M E R C ,

GELS.

Bry.,

Verat. v., Rhus rad., Arum, tri., Pilocarpine

Sulph., Apis m., Ailanth.
S c a r l a t i n a Anginosa,—ACON., B E L L . , M E R C IOD., M E R C ,
CYAN., R H U S TOX., A P I S M., N I T . A C , PILOCARPUS, LACH.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Bap.,

Phyt., Baryta iod., Arum.

20&

tri.

Acetic a c , Mur. ac., Lac. can., Camph., L y e , Hepar s.,.
Arn.
Scarlatina Maligna,—ARS., LACH.,

R H U S TOX., B E L L . , ,

ACON., N I T . A C , M U R . A C , AMM. CARB., CROTAL., B A P . , IRON..

Kali bich., Ailanth., Garbol. ac, Hyos., Sulph. ac, Sulph.r,
Hydras, Kali cldo., Borax, Kali perm. Quinia, Salicyl. acr
cod., Argent, n., Silic, Zinc, Phos., Verat. v., Ipecac, TerebStram., Opi., Verat. alb., Coff., C u p . , H y d r o . a c , Carbo v.,.
P h y t , Caps., Cact., Apocyn. c , Dig., Kali c ,
Hell..
Secale.
Scarlatina,

Dropsy Following,—PILOCARPI**, ACON.,.

APOCYN C , A R S . , A P I S M., T E R E B .

Big., Helle., Juniper berries, Iron, Mur. ac
Bry., Rhus tox., Arn., Asclep., Helon, Nit. ac.
Adjuvants.—For
the Simple form: Confine patient to thebed-room and give a warm bath or two; sponge the skin witn
vinegar and water. Give daily inunctions of oil or lard, and
a milk diet, with ripe fruit. F o r the Anginose form: Sponge
with tepid water and vinegar. Wet sheet packing; hot bath
well saturated with mustard to bring out the eruption. Where
the temperature is very high, a cold wet pack will reduce it.
To relieve the throat, give glycerine in teaspoonful doses, or
a gargle of Chlorate of Potash or Boracic Acid. A wet compress about the throat does good service. A diet of milk r
beef-tea. Extract of beef; gruel; toast. Raw eggs beaten i n
P o r t wine and milk. Soda water, lemonade, oranges, grapes.
Inunctions of oil or lard daily to allay the itching; or better
still, of bran-water. Sucking small pieces of ice relieves t h e
thirst. For the Malignant form: To bring out the eruption,,
immerse the patient in a hot bath, well saturated with mustard and red-pepper, and keep him in a hot mustard pack after the bath. Stimulants of Port wine, Brandy, and Quinine,
are necessary from the beginning. Essence of beef, beef-tea r
Egg-nogg, Acid drinks. Gargles of Chlorate of Potash,,
Borax or Alcohol. Inunctions of oil and lard, or Carbolated
Cosmoline. These inunctions not only allay the itching b u t
also prevent the poison from being: thrown from the skin upon
the kidneys, and so prevent dropsy, the most dangerous sequel

206

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

of Scarlatina. Frequent disinfection or destruction of soiled
linen, and dressing, with prompt removal of all discharges.
At the termination of the disease, the room should be thoroughly disinfected with Sulphurous Acid gas.
Prophylactic
treatment: The only prophylactic known, is a milk diet and
isolation. Belladonna has proved useful in mild epidemics,
where the eruption is smooth, and diphtheritic symptoms do
not show themselves, but in malignant cases it is useless. A
milk diet,has in my hands,proved a complete success in sixty
one cases. The child should be put upon an exclusive milkdiet; should it disagree, add lime-water to the milk. Coax the
little patient to eat bread and milk, or at least to drink a
tumbler-full of milk three times a day. Nursing infants,
whose mothers' milk is wholesome, are not troubled with
scarlet fever. When a milk-diet fails, the milk is at fault, or
it has not been taken in sufficiently large quantities. The
lactic acid in the milk inhibits and lessens the excess of fibrine
in the blood, thereby acting as a prophylactic. It is a pathological fact, that there is always an excess of fibrine found in
the blood of scarlatina patients.
Scarlatina,

The

Sequela of (Dropsy).—ACON.,

PILO-

CARPIN, APOCYN. C , A R S . , T E R E B . , S U L P H . , U R A N . NIT., IRON,
MERC.

Apism., Dig., Bry., Canth., Helleb.,Arn.,Kali'iod.,
Phos., Lyc+

China,

Iod. Calc. c , Juniper, Cream of tartar, Zinc, Cod-liver oil.
Adjuvants.—A.
skim milk diet. Warm baths. The more
water taken the better, as it increases the secretions and acts
as a restorative. Place the feet and ankles (morning and
evening) in hot water for one hour. Citrate of Caffeine, two
grains as a dose, every three hours. Apply a hot, wet bandage around the abdomen, and over the kidneys, and keep it
on day and night. See Dropsy.
Sciatica, I s c h i a l g i a , Coxalgia. C r u r a l g i a , N e u r a l g i a ,
(Acutepain in Sciatic and Crural Nerves).—COLOC, A R S . ,
ACON.,

FOWLER'S

SOLUTION,

PHOS.,

QUMIA,

ATROPIA,

T E R E B . , IRON, CHAM, C , R H U S TOX., S U L P H . . ELECTRICITY,
COD-LIVER-OIL.

Veratrin,

Nuxv.,

Dry.,

Bell,

Ctuaiac, Ign.,

Kali

iod.,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

207

Gels.. Stilling., Verat. mr., loci., Plumb.; Strych.,
Sabadil.,
Dpi., Graph., Mez., Nat. m., China, Viscum alb., Chloral
hyd.y Iodoform.
Spig., Cedron., Argent, n., Arm, Allium cepa, Cocc,
Coif., Canth., Kali bich., Ledum, L y e , M e r c , Puis., Salicylic ac., Stram., Zinc, Amm. mur., Colch., Coni., Glonoin.
Adjuvants.—A diet of fat food, as Cod-liver-oil, meat, milk,
cream, eggs, oysters, beef-tea, pepsine etc. Flannel next to
the skin. Warm, tepid, or cold, salt water baths. Turkish
baths. Friction of skin. Massage. Hot Aconite liniment
or Aconitia ointment applied along the nerve. Chloroform
on flannel covered with oiled silk, along the course of nerve.
Ether spray along the nerve is excellent. Chloroform and
Iodoform liniment. Chloral grs. v every three hours. Hypodermic injections of Ether, twenty minims once a day
along the nerve has cured many cases. Hot douches along
the nerve. Croton oil externally has relieved a few cases;
blisters many.
Acupuncture.
Electro-puncture.
Nerve
stretching.
Inhalation of Oxygen.
Removal of foreign
bodies pressing upon the nerve. Dry cupping. Sunshine
is very beneficial. Peppermint oil locally acts well. Place
brown paper over the nerve and iron it with a hot flat iron.
•Sea air Ferruginous waters.
Scirrhus.—See Cancer.
Sclerosis.--See

Myelitis.

Scrofulosis {Strumous Coch. xia, Faulty Glandular
Nutrition, A Diathesis rather than a Disease).—CALC.
C . CALC.
PIPOS., IOD., SR/LPHUR, H E P A R S., SLLIC. . L Y C , M E R C . , M E R C .
POD., K A L I IOD., A R S . POD., IRON, BARYTA, POD., S E P I A , CODL I V E R OIL, IODOFORM.

Phos., Hecla lava, Lith. carb., Psorin, Mez., Fluoric a c ,
Petrol., Kali brorn.
Adjuvants.—Fresh
air and sunshine. A good supply of
animal food to improve the faulty nutrition. Eggs, milk,
(dog's and goat's), cream. Extract of beef. Good bread and
mealy potatoes. Pancreatic emulsion or Pepsine. Avoid
everything that favors acidity. Bathing in fresh and salt
water. Sea air. Flannel should constantly be worn, and the
patient should live in a warm, dr}^ atmosphere. F o r enlarged

208

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

glands rub in soft soap or laundry soap. In some cases injections of Iodine into the glands twice a day. Alkaline, lime,
and Sulphur baths. Grape cure. Alcohol with meals. Moderate exercise. Much sleep.
Scurvy, Scorbutus (Land Scurvy, Sea Scurvy, A vitiated
State of the System caused hy Long-continued privation of
fresh succulent Vegetables).—ARS., M E R C , PHOS., IRON.

Bry., Canth., Carbo v., Rumex, Aeon., Hydras., Cincho.,,
Lach., Kali, permang., Staph., Tereb., Sulph. a c , Phyt., Sepia.
Adjuvants.—Lemon
or lime juice, or oranges in large quantities. Cabbages, onions, potatoes,water-cresses, common sorrel, wine or beer. Fresh meat and fish. Milk. Warm b a t h s
and pure air.
Sea-Sickness.—Cocc, CHLORAL, K A L I , BROM., CHLORO.,
P E T R O L . , APOMORPHINE, AMYL. NIT., STAPH., K R E O S . , A R S V
GLONO.

T a b a c , N u x v., Amm. c , Sumbul.
Adjuvants.—Recumbent
posture with head lower than t h e
body. Brandy internally, and externally over the stomach.
P a i n t several coats of Collodion over the epigastrium. Tight
belt around the body relieves many cases. Ice bags to t h e
spine. Breathe deeply and regularly as soon as the least
qualmishness is felt. Rapid breathing should be tried. Pressure over the abdomen is by far the most useful remedy w e
know of. Keep the abdominal muscles in a constant contraction. Lace a roll of clothing over the abdomen. Sit
down in a low chair. Singing and whistling averts t h e sickness for a short time.
Self-Abuse.—See Spermatorrhoea.
Seborrhea Acne Sebacea (Excessive Secretion of Sebum).—
ARS.,

A M M . CARB., CALC. C , M E R C , S E P I A ,

K A L I IOD ,,

K A L I BROM., IOD.

L y e , Kali carb., Bry.
Adjuvants.—Sapo viridis in the form of a plaster or in w a ter mixed with alcohol. Use much oil and soap, or soap a n d
Glycerine. Saponaria is excellent. Mercurius lotion or Oleate,
Glycerole of Tannin or Tannic acid. Sulphur oint-

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

209>

ment, one drachm to the ounce of Cosmoline. T a r ointment.
Carbolated Cosmoline. Iodine and Glycerine aa. An application of Oil of Cadi, Alcohol and Sapo viridis aa twice a
day. I n bad cases, a solution of caustic Potash, one part to
twelve of water, applied on lint, followed by the use of diluteAcetic acid. Chloral 40 grs. to the ounce of water. Mercurius Corrosivus, two grains to the ounce of Alcohol and water
aa applied bis die is excellent.
Septicaemia, Ichoraemia (Putrid
ARS.,

LACH.,

CROTALUS,

Infection

KREOS.,

of the Blood).—

SECALE,

ERGOTINE,

CHLORAL, R H U S TOX., B A P . , P H O S . , M U R , AC. , M E R C .

Bromine, Chlorine, Carbo. v., Gels., Kali, chlo., Kali, permang., Sulphites.
Adjuvants.—Cleanliness
and good ventilation of sick room.
Inhalation of oxygen. Animal diet. Beef extract, beef tea,
milk, beer, wine and brandy. Bark and Ammonia. Fomentations. Poultices, incisions. W e t sheet packing.
Acid
sponging.—See Pyaemia, Puerperal Fever.
Satyriasis (Eccessive Sexual Excitement).—CANTH.,
IND.,

HYOS., B E L L . , M E R C , N U X V., PHOS., P L A T I . ,

CANN.
LACH.r

P U L S . , T H U J A , K A L I BROM., K A L I TOD.

Camph., Eryng., Ham., Hepar s., Lupulin, Ledum, Mez.„
TSTaja.
Sexual Instinct, Diminished, (AGN. C , CALAD., CAMPH.,
CHINA,

CALC. C , G E L S . , K A L I

BROM., D I G . , K A L I IOD.,

STAPH., L Y C , N U X V . , N A T . M., PHOS., P H O S . A C , SELENIUM,
IRON, S I L I C , ZINC, S U L P H . , ERGOT.
C o c c , Dios., IGNAT., IRIS., MAG. M., MANGAN., HYDRAS.

Adjuvants.—The disease of the mind should be treated and
cured, before that of the body can be cured. Empty the
bladder on going to bed, and at once on awakening. Bathe
every night in cold, salt water, especially the genitals.—See
Spermatorrhoea.
Shingles.—See Herpes Zoster
Shiverings (Chilliness,

Pigors)—Aco?$.,

M E R C , P U L S . , ARS., CAPS.

Ambra,, Caul., Chloro., Colch.—See Fevers.

GELS., CAMPH.,

210

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Sick Headache, Cephalalgia.—See

Migraine.

Shock from Traumatism.—ACON., CAMPH., A R N . , A R S . ,
CHINA, AMM. M., GELS., AMYL. NIT., Y E R A T . VIR.

Bell., Strych, Hypericum, Gaps., Galend.
Cup., N u x v . , Dig., Caust., Merc., Phos., Nat. s.
Adjuvants.—Loosen
everything about the neck and chest,
that m a y impede respiration ; place the patient in a recumbent position, with the head low. Attend to hemorrhages.
Maintain the temperature of the body as nearly normal as
possible. Cover the patient with warm blankets, and place
hot bottles about him. R u b the extremities well. Some
place the patient in a bath at 100° F . and increase the temperature by degrees to 110° F . F o r persistent vomiting,
apply mustard to the pit of the stomach, or use stimulants of Brandy or Whiskey, or better still, hypodermic injections or Ether or Ammonia, Coffee by the mouth and rectum. If the case demands an immediate surgical operation,
use Ether as the Anaesthetic, and follow this by the administration of Carbonate of Ammonia internally. Do not
operate before the pulse has gained some strength, and the
patient becomes conscious of pain. If the temperature is
; below 96° F . do not operate*
Sleeplessness, Insomnia (Wakefulness

at

Night).—COFF.,

CHAM., CHLORAL, K A L I BROM., ZINC, VAL., QUINIA, IRON,
•Cocc. IND.,ASAFOST.,CHLORO., M O R P H I N E , GELS., COCA, B R Y . ,

Cimici.,
Phos. ac.

Sumbul., Phos.. Opi., Sulph., Plat.,

Calc. c ,

Adjuvants.—Tepid
bath just before retiring, very efficient.
Daily exercise in the open-air. Light diet, koumiss or milk.
Avoid tea and coffee in the evening. Sleep upon a mattress
with light covering, the head low and toward the north.
Where there is anaemia and debility, a glass of wine or claret
at bed-time. Cold, wet compress over the eyes. Mesmerism.
Hypnotism. Warm foot bath. Heat to the feet. W e t sheet
packing. Bedroom to be quiet and well ventilated.
Sinking at t h e Stomach.—LACH.,IGK.,HYDRAS., HYDRO.AC.

Puis., Sepia, Nux v., Apoeyn. c.
Lauro., Gels., Cimic, Lye.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
See Dyspepsia,

211

Climacteric.

Small P o x , Variola. (A contagious
MARY FEVER, ACON., V E R A T . v
CHLORAL, LACH., CROTALUS.

eruptive

Fever).—PRI-

M E R C , ARS., BELL., BAP.,

Camph., Verat. alb., Bry., Rhus tox., Opi.
Canth., Hyos., Ant. crud.
E r u p t i v e Stage.—VACCININ, M E R C , T A R T , EM., V A R I O L I C ,
P H O S . , AMM. C , H E P A R S., M U R . A C , T H U J A , S U L P H .

Apis. m. y Lach., Sarracenia, Carbolic ac., lod.
Silic, Hydras., Phos. a c , M t . a c
Adjuvants,—Place
the patient in a quiet, well-ventilated
room, free from carpets, curtains, etc. Disinfect with
Bromo-Chloralum, Carbolic acid or Chlorate of Potash dissolved in water, by wetting towels in this solution and hangi n g them about the room. Burn coifee in the room three
times a day. To bring out the eruption, use a wet pack of
hot water with mustard added to stimulate the skin. Diet of
arrowroot, gruel, beef-tea, barley water, jelly water, grapes,
roasted apples, lemonade, raspberry water, soda water, milk,
koumiss, oranges, oysters and broths. To prevent pitting,
apply Balsam of Peru, Glycerine, oil or fat, and dust on it
fine corn starch, Bismuth or Oxide of Zinc, and keep it on
day a n d night. Prick the large pustules and cover them with
Bismuth, Oxide of Zinc, Starch, Collodion, or Gutta percha.
T h e application of Collodion for ectrotic purposes is highly
recommended; its contractility increases its usefulness. It is
cleanly, and enables the physician to see the condition underneath. Bromo-Chloralum gargle is excellent. Many physicians hold that pitting can be entirely prevented by exclusion
of light from the sick-room.
Oxide of Zinc ointment.
Mercurial ointment. Linseed or yeast poultices.
Water
dressing. In desperate cases from sepsis, immerse the patient
in a bath, at a temperature of 100° F . and keep him in it fbr
days at a time. Stimulate with ale, wine, or brandy. Waterbed. During dessication, give tepid baths to which a little
Carbolic acid has been added. After convalescence, disinfect the room thoroughly two or three times, with Sulphurous
acid gas. Prophylactic treatment: Vaccination with Bovine
Yirus.

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Smell (Lossof, or perverted),—Acos.,

PULS.. SULPH.

Gale. c, Hepar., Merc.
Gels., Sang., Nat. m., Sepia.
See Catarrh.
Sneezing.—PILOCARPIN,

IPEC., A R S . , K A L I IOD.,

MERC,

E U P H . , CAMPH., S N U F F . , SANG., F O W L E R S SOLUTION, STRAM.

Puis., Iod., Aeon., Sulph.
Dig, Anacar., Coni., Nux v.
Adjuvants*—Plug the nostrils with a little cotton patting.
See Asthma, Catarrh, Colds, etc.
Softening of the Brain (Ramollissment).—PHOS.,

SECALE,

K A L I IOD., N u x v., STRYCH., ARGENT., IRON, ZINCUM.

Qicinia., China, Bell, Hyos., Opt,, Cole. phos.
Merc, iod., Iod., Hepar s., Silic.
Softening of the Bones.—See

Rachitis.

Stomach, Softening of the {Cast romalsia):—ARS.,

AR-

GENT., KREOS., PHOS., M E R C , T A R T , EM., ATROPIA, ERGOT,
H E P A R S . , BISMUTH, N U X V., STRYCH.

Nitric a c , Verat alb., Bell., Bry., Phos. a c , L y e , Sulph ac.
Adjuvants — Rectal alimentation of milk, blood, beef extract. Soft portions of oysters. Milk cure. Wet compress
over epigastric region, worn day and night. Diet of rice
water, oyster soup, beef tea, milk, koumiss. Ferruginous
waters.
Somnambulism {Walking

during Sleep*)—CALC C , SULPH,

ZINC. N U X V.

Pals., Kali brom., Silic., Uran. n.
Cup., Cedron., Aeon, Phos.
Adjuvants.—Attach a copper wire to the body and connect
it with the ground, on retireing at night. Eat light meals,
and do not sleep upon the back.
Spasms, Convulsions (Involuntary

Contractions

of

the

ichole Body).—VERAT V., B E L L . , GELS., A R S . , CHAM., CALC. C ,
A R G E N T , N . , K A L I BROM., MORPHIA, CHLOROF., E T H E R ,
SANTONINS, CHLORAL, BENZOIC AC.

COMPENDIUM

OF

DISEASES.

213

Hyos., Gamph., Verat. alb , Gup.. Glonoine, Asaf&t., Tar ant.,
Nux v., Plumb.
Cocc, Coloc, Caust., L y e , Lach., Zinc., val., Amyl nit.,
Arnica, Apomorphia, Amm. c , Camph, brom., Physostigma,
Styrone.
Adjuvants.—Hot
bath or pack, with cold wet cloth to the
head. Inhalation of Chloroform or Ether. Spinal ice bag.
Sinapisms or hot bottles to the feet. Mustard foot-baths.
Blisters or dry cupping to the spine. If the gums are inflamed, they should be lanced. Loosen all clothing about
the neck and chest, and admit fresh air. If from worms,
give enough Pink aa Senna, according to age, from §ss—iij
to move the bowels once, and then the indicated remedyLight diet.
Spermatorrhoea {Nocturnal, involuntary seminal Emissions.
Too frequent Escape of Seminal Fluid.)—Nux v., CHINA, PHOS.
AC,
K A L I BROM., D I G I T A L I N E , C A M P H . , S U L P H . , S E P I A ,
F E R R . BROM., STRYCH., A T R O P I A , G E L S . , E R G O T , T H U J A , Z I N C ,
AGNUS CAST.

Galdd., Phos., Bell., Quinia, Puis., Argent, n., Ars., Silic.
Merc., Nit. ac\ Helon., Baryt. c, Anacard, Graph., Ustilago.
Canth., Cann. sat., Aur. m., Hydras., Nat. m., Calc. c ,
L y e , Sarsap., Selen., Pic. a c , Stilling., Plat., Ign. Iris,
Staph., Nuph. lutes.
Adjuvants.—Use
the high attenuations in this disease.
Cold sitz baths, twice a week. Salt-water sponge bath (cold
or warm), with much friction of skin daily. Cold douche to
perinaeum, with suspension of the testicles in cold water for
a few moments daily. Take a large sponge, cut it concave, wet it in salt water and place the scrotum in it every
night. Spinal ice bag. Sleep on a hard mattress with
light covering. Bind a hard substance upon the back
so as to prevent sleeping on the back. Obscene books, theatricals, and pictures, conversation upon sexual subjects, and
lascivious women, should be shunned. The mind should be
free from lascivious fancies. This is the basis of a cere.
Evening meal to be light and dry. All stimulating food, as
tea, coffee, tobacco, spirituous and malt liquors, to be forbidden. The patient should at once, upon awakening, rise

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

and empty the bladder, to prevent erections a n d emissions.
Marriage is b y some recommended as a cure of masturbation
and pollutions; b u t is it not more consistent with morality to
stop the habit, cure ihe consequences, and then in a healthy
state of mind and body, get married ? Gymnastic and athletic exercises in moderation are useful. Massage. Moderate
mental and physical labor. Neutralize the acid urine b y the
use of alkaline waters. Chronic hyperesthesia and inflammation of the prostatic urethra should in all cases be looked
for, and cured by the introduction of a metalic sound, once
or twice a week. Raeche's emission preventor, has in some
cases, done good service. Circumcision. Electricity. Galvanism. An excellent palliative, after an emission, to relieve
the backache, and depression of mind that follows, is to drink
one teaspoonful of the Fluid Extract of Erythroxylon Cocoa
in half a glass of water, or a glass of good wine, whisky or
brandy.
Spina Bifida (Cleft Spine).— IOD., CALC. PHOS.
Adjuvants.—Apply
Collodion as a means of compression,
cover it with cotton batting and keep the latter in position
with adhesive straps and bandage. A shield of lead well
padded and accurately fitted. Injections of Iodine or Carbolic acid. Excision. Aspiration. Seldom cured.
Spleen (Enlarged, Hypertrophy of).—ARS.,
N A T . M., IRON, N A T . STJLPH., S U L P H .

Caroo v., Kali iod., Kali brom.,

QUINIA, CHINA,

Ergot.

Merc. iod.. Phos., Bromide of Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Ointment
of Iodine of Mercury. Ferruginous
waters. Residence in a dry, mountainous, country, free from
malaria.
Spleen, Hypertrophy of t h e . — N A T .
IOD., P H O S . , CHINA, ERGOT, IRON.

Silic., Kali iod., Gale. iod.,Hepar

M., CALC. C , A R S . ,

s.

Nat. sulph., Oxalic a c , Picric a c , Plat., Verat. alb., Verat. vir., Cup., Calc. phos., Graph., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Electricity.
Galvanism. Massage. Stimulating baths and embrocations. Place the limb in a receiver,
and exhaust the air that capillary circulation may be excited-

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

215

Apply norse-shoe magnets from one to three days at a
Sea bathing. Cold douche to the spine. Spinal ice
Liniments of Turpentine, Cantharides, Ammonia, etc.
tion with a flesh brush. Animal food, wine, beer,
koumiss. Cod-liver oil.
Spleen {Inflammation

of).—ACON.,

time.
bags.
Fricmilk,

CHINA, QUINIA, A R S ,

Bry., Iod., Sulph., Sulph. ac, Am., Nux v.
Fluor, a c , Rhus tox., Senega
Adjuvants.—Apply
hot fomentations or linseed poultices
over the region of the spleen, and keep away from malaria.
Spinal I r r i t a t i o n , R a c h i a l g i a

(Neuralgia

Spinalis).—

ACON., A R S . , ATROPIA, B E L L . , Y E R A T . v., TARANTULA, GELS.,
ERGOT, CHINA, QUINIA, CALC. IOD., CALC. C , N U X V., STRYCH.,
HYPERICUM, P H O S . , R H U S TOX., SANTON., IRON, SULPH., ZINC,
STRYCH. PHOS.

Gimic,

Coloc, Naja, Lack., Scutel., Tellur., Ign.,

Sepia,

A m . , Chamb., Calend., M e r e , Agaricus.
Adjuvants.—A nourishing diet, with cod-liver oil. Swimming, coasting, romping. Sea-air. Salt-water sponge-baths.
Friction along the spine with flesh-brush. Massage. D r y
cupping, with an air-pump along the spine.
Electricity.
Belladonna plasters along the spine. Aconite liniment. Wear
silk underwear. I n some cases, protect the spine with cotton
batting.
Spine (Concussion of).—ARN.,

ACON., H Y P E R I . , YERAT. V.,,

STRYCH.

Bell., Bry., Rhus tox., Gocc,

Lack.

Coni., Dios., ISTux v.
Adjuvants.—Apply
Arnica, Hypericum, Hamamelis, or
Acetate of Lead lotions along the spine. Paint the spine
with dilute Iodine. Tartar emetic ointment.
Sprain, Strain (The soft Parts
are stretched and torn).—ACON.,

Hyperic,

and Ligaments

of

Joints

R H U S TOX., A R N . , R U T A G.

Iod., Nux v., Sulph., Petrol., Stilling.,

Kali iod.

Phyt., L y e , Sepia, Apis m.
Adjuvants.—In
sprains of the ankle, joint apply immediately a large quantity of fresh blue clay, and keep it on;

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

change when hardened. Massage used for an hour at a time
does good service. . Cold douche. A thick coating of Collodion
has proved of much service. Turpentine, Aconite and
Chloroform liniment. In some cases apply a roller and splints.
Immerse the whole limb in hot salt water for twenty minutes
twice a day, and then apply cloths saturated with a lotion of
Kuta. Liniments of Camphor, Ammonia and Turpentine. In
Chronic cases, paint the joint daily with Iodine. Mechanical
appliances. India-rubber bandage gives great relief; or bandage upon* cotton batting, to allow movement of the joint.
When the temperature of the joint is elevated, rest. Manipulation and motion when cold.
Spotted F'ever {Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. Acute,
Inflammation of the Pia of the Brain and Spinal

diffusive
Cord.)—

V E R A T . YIR., ACON., G E L S . , B E L L . , A R S . , K A L I BBOM., P I L O CARPI!*, CHLORAL, SALICYLIC, A C , ERGOT, PHOS., M O R P H I A ,
R H U S TOX., B R Y . , A P I S M., K A L I IOD., ARGENT, M., S U L P H .

Cimic, Am., Nux v., Crotallus. h., Gflon., Hyos.,
Silic,
Terebinth., Bap., Mur. ae., Canth., Cocc, Big.,
Plumb.,
Lach., Tarant., Tart, em., Verat. alb., Cup.} acet., Cuaiae.
Cann. ind., L y e , Opi., Zinc, Hydrocyan. a c , Iod., Amm.,
Puis., Cicuta, Stram.
Adjuvants.—Apply
hot fomentations to the spine. Sinapisms. Aconite. Belladonna or Chloroform liniment upon lint.
Wet pack: Spinal ice bag. Tartar emetic ointment. Paint the
spine with dilute Iodine. Blisters. Large doses of Salicylic
acid. Chloral hydrate, or Bromide of potash gives relief
when nothing else will. Patient should be thoroughly protected during atmospherical changes, to prevent aggravation
a n d relapse.
Stammering, Stuttering

{Bifficulty of

Speech).—BELL.,

HYOS., STRAM.

Adjuvants.—Vocal training. The rhythmical method. Regulate the irregular form of respiration: Innate the lungs well
before speaking. Teach the patient the use of language anew,
and deliberately form his mouth into the requisite shape. Requires time and patience. Tap with the finger slowly and deliberately once for each syllable, pronounced quietly and steadily, without minding the presence of people. In this way
many can be cured in a few days.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

217

S t e r i l i t y i n Women.—See Dysmenorrhea,
Menorrhagia,
Leucorrhea, Endometritis, Ovaritis, Amenorrhea, Prolapsus, etc.
I n men,—See Spermatorrhea,
Stiff Neck.—See

Orchitis, Syphilis, etc.

Rheumatism.

St. Vitus r 'Dance.—See Chorea.
S t i n t s and B i t e s of Insects,—URTICA, A I M . , A Q U A CALCL,
CARBOLIC A C , LACH., LEDUM, A P I S M.

Aeon., Rhus tox.
Camph., T a r a n t , Allim cuep.
Adjuvants.— Remove the sting. If possible suck the poison
from the wound immediately. Very hot fomentations. Nitric
or Carbolic acid, locally. Apply sugar, Urtica cerate, mint
leaves, vinegar, olive oil, indigo or E a u de Cologne. Ice. Apply a fresh slice of an onion. Alkalies in solution to neutralize
the Formic Acid. To keep off mosquitoes, apply the glycerole
of Carbolic acid, to kill them,burn Persian Chamomela in the
room a few minutes. Chloral hydrate in solution. To rid a
house of cockroaches blow P y r e t h r u m powder into their hiding places. Scatter Borax mixed with Corrosive Sublimate.
T o get rid of bed-bugs use Mercurial ointment, and great
cleanliness.
Stomatitis,—Nursing, sore Mouth (Inflammation and Supuration of the buccal mucous Membrane),—KALI CHLO., M E R C ,
M U R . A C . , N I T . A C , S U L P H . , A R S . , BORAX., A R G E N T N . , H Y DRASTIKE, N U X V.

Bismuth, Rhus tox., Nat. m., Gale, c, Phos. ac, Kuli iod.,
Iod., Bap., Hepar s., Canth., Kreos., Salicyl. ac, Quinia.,
Chromic ac
Aurum m., Carbol. a c , Gallic a c , Alum, L y e , Carbo veg ,
Staph., Phos.
Adjuvants,—A nutritious, easily digested, vegetable diet of
potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, beef tea, e t c , or acids as found in
oranges, lemons, apples, grapes, e t c Koumiss. Milk. Milk
a n d soda or lime water. Buttermilk.
Crystals of Chlorate
of Potash or Borax, allowed to dissolve slowly in the
m o u t h once in twTo or three hours, will cure all ordinary cases
in three days. I n obstinate cases, the parts should be touched
daily with a pencil of Nitrate of Silver or Sulphate of Copper.

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•

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Hydrochloric acid applied with a camel's hair pencil is excellent: Glyceroles or gargles of Hydrastin, Borax, Calendula,
Eucalyptol or Permanganate of Potash. Apply Sulphate of
Zinc xx gr. t o § , thrice daily. Malt liquors and Cod-liver oil.
The induction of p r e m a t u r e labor, and the weaning of the
child will cure some cases. Change of climate.
Strabismus (Want of Concordance of the optic

Axis).-BELL.,

CICUTA, CYCLA., SANT., K A L I IOD., M E R C .

Gale, Cina, Hyos.
Sulph., N u x v., Aur. m., China, Phos.
Adjuvants— Early tenotomy of the contracting muscles.
Proper glasses.
Strain,—See

Sprain.

Strangury—"Vesica) Spasm (Urgent, painful

Urination

Drops)*—CAWFK., ATROPIA, B E L L . , ACON., CAMPH.,
SANTONINE, K A L I N I T . , E T H E R .

in

COPAIBA,

Apis m., Cannab., Lye., Merc, Urva ursi., Chimaph., Ergotr
Gels,, Phos. ac.,Irony Silic,, Citrate of Potash, Nux
v.,Srych.r
Tereb.
Puis., Ars., D u l c , Calc. c , Chloral, Benzoin, Colch.
Adjuvants.—Mucilaginous
drinks: W a r m sitz-bath. Opium
or Belladonna suppositories. A decoction of Couch grass or
triticum repens. Substitution of cocoa for tea and coffee. Linseed poultice to perineum. Sleep upon a hard mattress. Avoid
sexual intercourse* ~
Stricture (An abnormal Contraction of some part of the urethral canal)*—ATROPIA,
B E L L . 5 N U X V., CANTH., ACON., E L E C TRICITY, T H U J A , M E R C , IOD.,

Camph., Kali iod., Nitric ac, Merc, Dig., Eup.
Clematis, Opi., Cocc, Stram.
Adjuvants.—Warm sitz-bath. Injections of warm oil of great
value in the spasmodic form. In the organic form dilate the
urethra daily with bougtes of increasing diameter; follow by
injections of Calendula or Hydrastis. Urethrotomy. Rupture.
Styes, Hordeolum (Inflammation

and Suppuration

of a mei-

bomian* Follicle)*—PULS., H A M . , H E P A R S., G R A P H . , MERC.IOD.,
IOD., COD-LIVER OIL, ' S U L P H .

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

219

Am., Thvja, Gale. Iod.} Staph.
L y e , Aeon., Nat. sulph., Rhus tox., Coni.. Iron.
Adjuvants.—To
abort a stye, apply Iodine, Hamamelis,
Arnica, Thuja, or Lycopersicum. To aid suppuration, apply
warm fomentations covered with oiled silk. Poultices of linseed or tomatoes applied hot. Attend to the digestive organs.
Puncture with a sharp lancet.
Suffocation.—See

Asphyxia.

Sudamina (Noninflammatory
Disorder of the sweat Glands,
characterized by pin-point, translucent Vesicles.—ACON., BUY.,.
R H U S TOX., A R S . , K A L I IOD., S I L I C , SULPH.

Am.,

Lye,

Hepar s., Merc.

Amm. m . , Lach., Yaler., Sulph. ac.
Adjuvants.—Sleep
upon a mattress with light cohering.Sponge the body morning and night with dilute vinegar or Alcohol, to prevent sweating. Sulphur baths. A lotion of Sulphite of Soda. Absorbent powder of Oxide of Zinc and
starch a & dusted on freely is of great value. Alkaline baths
and lotions have proved beneficial.
Sunstroke, Coup de Soleil {Thermic Fever,Hot

Apoplexy).—

GLON., V E R A T . V., AMYL. NIT., B E L L . , ACON., GELS., A R S ,
BRY., STRYCH., ZINC.

Lach., Nuxv., Camph., Kalibrom.,
Hyos..
Ant. c , Opi., Stram., Hell., Amm. c , Ether, Woorara,
Agar., Scutel., Arn.
Adjuvants.—Applications
of warm water to the head. Wet
the face and head often with warm water, and let it evaporate to draw the heat to the surface. Chloroform for convulsions. Avoid stimulating liquors.
Evaporating lotions to
scalp. Blisters or Liniment of Aconite and Chloroform to nucha. Sinapisms or Turpentine stupes to extremities. Ice to
Spine. Frictions of surface. Stimulant enemata. Avoid cold
drinks especially ice-water when heated. Wear flannel shirts.
Avoid exhaustion during intense heat. Use an ample supply
of water, but not too cold.
Suppuration.—See Abscess,
Sweat.—See Night

Sweats.

Sycosis (Fig wart's ore Excrescences).—THUJA.,
CINNAB., A R S .

N I T . AC.r

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Merc, Merc. iod., Ant. crud., Ant. tart., Sulph. ac, Iron, Carbol. ac. Staph.
Kaliiod., Kali bich., Graph., Petrol., Salicyl. a c , Sabi.,
Sulph., Mangan., Magnesia, Lye.
Adjuvants.—Glyceroles
of Iodoform or Tartar emetic. Locally Nitric, a c , Sulphuric acid, Carbolic acid or Calomel.
Mercurial, Oxide of Zinc, or Sulphur ointment. Cut the hair
short. Depila-tion. Parasiticide. Hyposulphite of Sodium
ointment. Diachylon with Oxide of Zinc as an ointment.
Soft soap well rubbed in, has proved beneficial. Before depilation, use linseed poultices.
Syncope,—See Fainting.
Synovitis {Inflammation of the Synovial
Membranes).—
ACON., B R Y . ,

M E R C , K A L I IOD.,

IOD.,

SILIC,

HEPAR

S.,

CALC. C , COD-LIVER-OIL.

Apis m., Bell., Am., Puis., Rhus tox.f Baryta iod., Pilocarpin, Goloc, Graph, Plumb., Kali c.?Stram., Sepia, Helleb.,
Aur. m.
Adjuvants.—Apply
Collodion or straps to cause absorption. Evaporating lotions, wet bandages, or hot fomentations in acute cases. A solution of Benzoic acid or Hamamelis. Blisters. Nitrate of Silver locally. Wrap oakum
around the joint. In chronic cases keep the joint separated
by the use of suitable apparatus and at rest. Elastic pressure.
Tapping with injections of Iodine or Carbolic acid.
Syphilis Primary.— (Venereal

Disease,

Pox,). — M E R C ,

CINJSAJS., IODOFORM, IODO-HYDROGARATE OP POTASSA, M E R C ,
IOD., N I T . A C , IOD. OF ARS., M E R C

C

Iod., Kali bich., Phyt., Mez., Hepar.
Atropia.
Aur. m., Quaiac, Iron, Still., Kali iod.
Badiago, Thuja, L y e , Caust, China,, Staph., Bell., Asafoet., Ars, Carbo an., Phos., Sarsap., Hydras., Fluor, a c ,
Corydalis., Lappa
Adjuvants.—Apply Iodoform, Calomel, Merc, sol., Bismuth,
Soda Biborate, powdered Chlorate of Rotash, Chloral hydrate
or M e r c cor. Protected by Petrolina. Lotions of Hydrastin, Carbolic acid, Chloral, Salicylic acid or Nitrate of Silver.
In case of buboes, freeze the surface with Ether, seize the
gland and inject twenty minims of Carbolic acid, gr. v to i oz

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

221

of water. Iodoform gr. xx to the oz. of Alcohol. Oleate of
Mercury. Before dressing wash with hot water. If seen
the first week cauterize with Argent, nit., Acid nit., or Carbolic acid. Low diet. If abscesses of glands form, poultice
and open freely. Stimulating ointments of red Oxide of
Mercury or Iodoform. To prevent suppuration apply Iodine,
or Atropia ointment. Rest. Avoid stimulants and over-exertion of mind. Observe great cleanliness. Remove discharges as soon as formed. Place a dry sponge or pledgets of
lint over the ulcer and keep it moist with a lotion of Belladonna. Ricard's remedy has often proved beneficial; it consists of Ferri et Potassae tart., half an ounce, water and sirup
aa three ounces; one teaspoonful once in four hours. At the
same time it should be used locally. J n Phagedenic ulcers,
use Chromic acid locally; it will produce good results in
two days. Iodoform mixed with Balsam of Peru is of great
value. Bathe in warm water twice a week. Avoid over exertion of mind and body.
Syphilis, Secondary.—KALI IOD., M E R C , IOD., N I T R I C AC.,.
H E P A R S., IOD., F E R R . IOD., T H U J A , K A L I RICH., M E R C . COR.

Cinnabar, Aur.m., Sarsip, Still., Ars. iod., Ars., Atropia,
Phos., Kreos., Sulpli., Kali ehlo., Silic, God-liver oil, Guaiac.
Mez., Cundurango, Carbo an., Hecla lava, Phyt., Sepia,
Lach., Nat. sulph., Petrol., Syphilin, Lappa.
Adjuvants.—Oleate of Mercury, Calomel ointment, Per-oxide of Mercury dissolved in Olive oil, and applied locally.
Mercurial fumigation: Calomel grs. xx placed on a tin plate
and heated by a spirit lamp, patient sitting on chair covered
with a blanket; repeat this every night. Wash the feet with
warm water, and apply 3ss. of Oleate of Mercury alternately,
to the sole of one foot, one night, and to the sole of the other
foot, the next night. The ointment will be thoroughly absorbed when patient walks. Sulphur and Alkaline baths.
Two drachms of ammoniated Mercury to the ounce of Cosmoline, when the lesions about the face and hands persist. T o
prevent lesions of the tongue, buccal mucous membrane and
throat, tobacco in any form should be absolutely prohibited;
light but nutritious Diet. W a r m clothing and avoidance of
cold and dampness. Turkish baths. H o t springs.
Kali
bichromicum given in carbonated mineral water. Dr. J. E.
Gantz says, is far superior to Mercury. Use a spray of carbo-

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COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

iodine. Smoking and chewing tobacco must be strictly forbidden.
Syphilitic Periostitis {Nodes
IOD.,

Ostitis).— MERC, IOD., K A L I

N I T . A C , F O W L E R ' S SOLTJT. A R S . IOD., CINNEBAR.

Fluor. ac, Silic,

Iod., Sulph., Argent, n.

Still., Staph., Hecla lava, Macro., Phyt., Mez., Cundurango.
Adjuvants.—Apply
Atropia ointment. Oleate of Mercury.
Iodine, Morphine or Belladonna ointment to allay the nocturnal pains. Use from 6th to 30th attenuations.
Syphilodernia —ARS.,

A R S . IOD., K I T . A C , K A L I IOD.,

H E P A R S., CINNABAR, T H U J A , I O D .

Kali bich., Tart. em., Graph., Merc, Pilocarpin,
Silic,
Sulph.
Creos., Phyt., Petrol., Cup., L y e , Rumex, Asafcet, Staph.
Adjuvants.—Mercurial
ointments, especially Calomel. Iodo
form and Sulphite of Potash ointment: Turkish baths, etc.
Use the higher attenuations.
Syphilitic Laryngitis.—TOD., K A L I IOD., H E P A R S., K A L I
BICH., K I T . A C , CALC. IOD., BARYTA IOD. IODOFORM.

Gaust., Ars. iod., Merc iod., Silic
Merc, s., Mez., L y e , Kali chlo.
Adjuvants.—Spray of Iodine or Carbolic acid. Use the 15th
to the 30th attenuations, in these chronic cases.
Syphilitic Gummatous L e s i o n s - KAZJT IOD., MERC, IOD.,
CALC. IOD., IOD., S I L I C , H E P A R S., K I T . A C , A R S . , IODOFORM.

Gale c, Aur. m., Phyt,
Graph., Sulph., Mur. a c , Plumb., Bell.
Tabes Dorsalis.—See Locomotor

Ataxy.

Tabes Mesenterica {Abdominal Phthisis).—CALC

C , CALC

PHOS., A R S . , A R G E N T , N., H E P A R S . , CHINA, IRON, M E R C ,
K I T . A C , P H O S . , S U L P H , K R E O S . , ACON., A L O E S , K A T . SULPH.,
HYPOPHOSPHATE

OF

SODA,

MORPHINE,

COD-LIYER OIL,

S U L P H . IOD., T E R E B . , Q U I N I A .

Ipecac, Baryt. carb., Phos. ac, Plumb.,Garbo veg., Silic, Lep.
Kali bich., Kali iod., Lye, Bap., Coloc, Gummi g., Psorin,
Secale, Sulph. ac, Iron phos.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

223

Yerat. alb., Croton tig., Rheum,Colch., Sars., Sepia, Euon.,
Graph., Collon., Mag. carb., Apis m., Cup., Iris, Lach.,
Rumex, Borax, Zingiber.
Adjuvants.—Fresh
air, especially sea air. W e t compress to
the abdomen. Diet: beef-tea, eggs, milk, whey, goat's or
asses' milk, milk and soda or lime water, koumiss, oysters,
meat pulp, cream, cocoa, Pancreatic emulsion. Pancreatine.
Inunctions of olive or cod-liver oil. Keep the abdomen warm
with flannel. Tepid salt baths. Ferruginous water.
Taenia

Solium {Tape

worm).—Kousso,

EMULSION, F E L I X MAS, P E L L E T I E R I N U M

PUMPKIN

SEED

TANNICUM (grs. xx

with oil).
Stann.,

Merc,

Lithanthrax.

Kamelia, Santonine.
Adjuvants.—No
remedy equals pumpkin seed, given in
from one to two tumblersful of the seeds, followed by a large
dose of castor oil. From three to six ounces of finely grated
cocoanut followed by a brisk cathartic of castor oil is said to
be excellent. Forty grains of pepsin three times a day, for a
week, followed by oil has done good service. Anthracite coal
finely triturated, given in drachm doses three times a day
followed by oil the third day. A decoction of Pomegranate
Toot. Oleo-resin of Male Fern given with castor oil, one
p a r t to two of the oil, has given great satisfaction. Pelletierium tannicum grs. xx at a dose, followed by oil, is said
to be effectual.
T e s t i c l e {Hypertrophy of).—IOD.,
M E R C , C , LACH., SECALE.

M E R C , IOD., CONI. IODO.,

Aeon., Bell., Puis., Aur. m., Kali brom., Phyt.,
•ac., Apis m,, Sulph, Argent.,
Spong.

Ars., Nit.

Thuja, Ustilago, L y e , Iron, Agnus c , Rhod., Hepar s.,
€lem., Graph., Mez., Calc. iod.
Adjuvants.—Rest.
Suspensory bandage. Several thicknesses of Collodion does good service. Locally, Iodine, Thuja,
Hypericum or Hamamelis. Compression by strapping. Mer€urial ointment.
Tetanus, Lockjaw.—{Museular Spasm with lasting
dity).— CHLORAL, Y E R A T . VIR., ISTux

v.,

P I L O C A R P I ^ , K A L I BROM., ARS., M O R P H .

STRYCH.,

RigiGELS.,

224:

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Bell, AmylNit.,
Physostigma, Aeon., Curare, Chlorof., Cocc,
Santo., Atropin. Hepar., Lack., Ether, Secede, Ign., Calabar
bean, Woorara, Cup.
Quinia, Cham., Sulph., Hydrocy. ac., Camph., Turpentine,
Nicotine, Cartaol. ac.
Adjuvants. — Hot baths. Inhalation of Chloroform or
Ether for many hours, or even days. Inhalation of Amyl
nit. Prolonged application of ice to the spine. Protracted
sweating. Remove all exciting causes. Keep the room dark
and silent. Protect patient from draughts. Examine wound
carefully, and remove all foreign substances. If a nerve is
irritated, excise a portion. I would suggest that the nervesleading from the wound, be stretched. To prove useful in
this terrible disease, medicines should be administered i n
doses large enough to produce slight physiological effects.
Tetter.—See

Psoriasis

T h r o a t , Sore (From Gold). —ACON., A T R O P I A , B E L L . , M E R C . ,
M E R C , IOD., M E R C , CYAN., P H Y T . , K A L I IOD., JSIT. AC

Camph., Rhus tox., Iod., Caps., Hepar s., Baryta iod.,
bich., Bap., Ars.

Kali

Apis m., Kali chlo., Kali nit.,Lach.,Nux v.,Hydras.,Arum.,.
Aurum m.
Adjuvants.—Wear a wet compress about the throat at night.
Use a gargle of half Alcohol and water, Chlorate of Potash,
Hydrastin, Glycerine, Capsicum, or hot water. Inhalation of
steam. Rock candy and whisky. Whisky and Glycerine. Gum
arabic. Syrup of tolu. Place a chrystal of Chlorate of Potash
or Borax in the mouth, and let it slowly dissolve; repeat every
two hours. Nitrate of Silver, locally. Cultivate the beard. T o
prevent frequent colds, bathe the throat and chest daily with.
salt water.
Thrush,—See

Aphthte.

Tic D o u l o u r e u x
SOLUTION,

ATROPIA,

(Facial

Neuralgia),—ARS.,

B E L L . , SPIG., ACON.,

FOWLER'S-

QUINTA,

PHOS,

M E R C , C O L O C , IRON, PLANTAGO.

Gels., Verat. mr.,Rhus tox., Chloral, China, Nux v., Kalmia,,
Mez., Gimic., Nat. m., Zinc.
Iris, Tarantula, Ign., Sumbul, Puis., Argent., Sang., Thuja..

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

225

Adjuvants.—Aconite
liniment, or ointment of Aconitia, of
great value. Chloroform liniment. Subcutaneous injectionsof Chloroform along the nerve; and in a few cases, Morphine.
Chloral hydrate one drachm to the ounce of water, applied on
lint, is an excellent palliative. Electricity. Galvanism. Stretch
the affected nerve. Some cases are cured by division of the
nerve. A nutritive diet with an abundance of animal fats, ascod-liver oil, butter, cream or olive oil. Animal fats should
enter largely into the diet of neuralgic subjects. Ether spray,
Chloroform and Iodoform aa applied over the painful partsHot fomentations. Oil of Minthal locally, relieves the pain
quickly.
Tinea Capitis, Scald Head (A contagious vegetable parasitic Disease, occurring upon the
Scalp).—LYC.,SUJ/PH.,MEIKV
CALC. C , S I L I C , A R S . , GRAPH., L A P P A , H E P A R S . , R H U S TOX.

Staph., Grotoi tig., Baryta c, Sepia, Petro1., Ganth,, Nit. ac.,.
Nat. m.. Iop%, Irh\
Thuja, Tellur., D u l c , Viola, Aloes, Iod., Borax, Clemat.,,
Phos.
Adjuvants.—Great cleanliness, with a free use of soap and
water. Cut the hair short and remove the crusts by soaking
them with oil or Efypo-sulphite of Soda lotion, by poulticing^
or by covering the scalp with a wilted cabbage leaf or a rubber
cap.
Calomel ointment.
Oleate of Mercury.
Corrosive
Sublimate lotion, grs. ii to iv to the oz. Hyposulphite of Soda
a drachm to the ounce of water, or in ointment. Boracic acid
lotion. Bismuth and Vaseline aa. Iris cerate. Sulphur vapor. Iodoform cerate or glycerole. Epilation in bad cases. Sulphur ointment. Carbolic acid two drachms to the ounce of
glycerine.
Toe Nails.—See Nails,
Ingrowing.
Tongue, Glossitis {Inflammation

of the

Tongue),—Aeons.,,

MERC.', B E L L . , K A L I CHLO., N I T . AC., K A L I IOD.

Mur. ac, Hepar «., Apis m., Ganth.
Ars., Arn., Lach., Cup., Phyt., Anthrax, Nat. m., Petrol.,.
Lye.
Adjuvants.—Inhale
hot water vapor. Hot gargles. Application of ice. Nitrate of Silver. Free incisions along u p p e r
surface to relieve congestion, or evacuate pus. If suffocationthreaten, tracheotomy.

226

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES

Tongue, Fissured, Cracked,
M E R C , IOD., M U R . A C , S U L P H .

Borax, Kali chlo., Hydras.,

M E R C , N I T . A C , K A L I IOD.,

Mezer.

Carbolic a c , Nux v., Staph., Hani., Bap.
Adjuvants.—Borax
and Glycerine. Nitrate of Silver. Sulphate of Copper. Sulphate of Magnesia or Soda. Glycerole
of Hydrastin, or Chlorate of Potash
Tonsilitis, Quinsy {Inflammation of the

Tonsils)*—ACON.,

ATROPIA, B E L L . , M E R C , M E R C IOD., H E P A R , BARYTA C E T
IOD., K A L I IOD., IOD., C A L C IOD., CAPS., COD-LIVER OIL.

Apis m., Lack., Sillic,

Phyt.,

Guaiac.

Amm. m., Sulph., Ars., Plumb,
Adjuvants.—Use
a gargle of Capsicum, Guaiacum or hot
water. Inhalation of steam of Poppy water. Hot spray. Opiate gargles. Apply Mercurious cor. i d e c , or Bicarbonate of
Soda, directly to the tonsil. Ice, or wet pack. Hot linseed
poultice from ear to ear. I n chronic cases inject Iodine into
the gland, or apply equal parts of Caustic Soda and Lime.
((Mix the powder in a porcelain cup with a few drops of Alcohol, stir and apply with a glass rod. This will reduce the enlarged gland.) If an abscess form, open carefully with a sharp
pointed bistoury. When all remedies fail, excise a portion of
the gland.
Tinnitus Aurium (Sounds in the Ear).—ACON.,

BELL.,

C H I N A , QUINIA, SALICYLIC ACID, P U L S . , C A L C C , S I L I C , K A L I
IOD., V E R A T . V I R . , M E R C

Sulph, Kali

bich., Graph., JVit. ae.

Dig., Spong., Lye.
Gastric form.—PULS., NTJX., SALICYL. A C , M E R C , L Y C

Argent., Ant. c , Quinia.
Ars., Cham., Iris, Hydrobromic ac.
Anaemic f o r m . — I R O N , C I N C H . , Q U I N I A , STRYCH.,CALCPHOS.

Adjuvants.—Inflate
the ear through the Eustachian tube
with an air bag. If from an accumulation of cerumen, drop
a few drops of warm oil or glycerine into t h e ear, and in
twelve hours inject a large quantity of hot water to wash it
out. Electricity. See Catarrh, Deafness.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

227

Toothacne, Odontalgia, Neuralgia From

Gold.—ACON.,

B E L L . , CHAM., M E R C . From Indigestion.— P U L S . , N U X V.,
SALICYL. A C , B U Y . , M E R C , A N T . C , KREOS.
Nervous.—PLANTAGO, B E L L . , CHAM., N U X V., COFF., IGN., A R S . , CHINA, Z I N C

Spiff., Electricity

Lack., Plat., Verai. alb., Hyos.

Rheumatic.—ACON.,
M E R C , B R Y . , R H U S TOX., CHAM.,
P U L S . , M E Z . , A R N . , CAUST. From Decay.—-MERC,
STAPH.,
K R E O S , , CARBOL. A C , P H O S . A C , S I L I C , H E P A R S., P H O S .

Nux v., Bell., Plantago, Ant. c. Sulph.,
Hecla lava., Lye, Nit. ac, Pet.

Gale, c, Baryta

c,

Sepia, Thuja, Camph.
Adjuvants.—Clean
the cavity and insert Kreosote or Carbolic acid on cotton, and cover with wax or gutta-percha.
This will help many cases. If too much decayed, extract' the
tooth. Chloral and Camphor aa applied to the tooth is excellent; also Collodion and Carbolic acid aa. Cotton batting saturated with Aconite, Chloroform, Cajeput oil or oil
of Minthal and placed in the cavity often relieves. Wash the
m o u t h with a hot, strong solution of soda. Ginger or hot linseed poultice to face. A fresh, hot sod is excellent.
Torticollis.—See Stiff

Neck.

Tracheitis,—See Group.
Tuberculosis.—See

Phthisis.

Trismus.—See Tetanus.
Tumors.—Compare Goncer, Goiter, Glandular
a n d Uterine Tumors.

Enlargement,

Tussis,—See Cough.
Tympanitis, Meteorism (Accumulation and Distention of the
Abdomen with Air).—LYC,

T E R E B . , N u x v., CHINA, SALICYL.

A C , C A R B O V . , PHOS., HYOS., ASAFCET., E T H E R , C O L O C , IRON,
A M B . GR., ZINC YAL., A R S .

Gocc, Golch., China, Plat., Iris,
Sulph. ac.

Gaps*, Nit.ac,Mur.

ac,

Pod., Arn., Sulph., Strych., Ginger.
Adjuvants.—Kegulate
digestion. Abdominal fomentations.
Sinapisms. Linseed poultices. Electricity. Injections of Asa-

228

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

foetida / <r a few drops of Turpentine. Peppermint tea. H o t
brandy and water. In extreme cases, Aspiration.
See Flatulence.
Typhoid Fever.—See Fever > Typhoid.
Ty phus Feyer,—-See Fever,
Typhlitis {Inflammation

Typhus.

of the

Cmcum)*—Aeon.,

BRY.„

B E ' ^ L . , H E P A R S., M E R C . S I L I C , ARS., T E R E B . , P H O S . , K A L I
IO')., L Y C , N I T . AC.

Sulph., Iod., Opi., Bios,, JVux v.
Lach., Plumb., Thuja, Coloc, Amm. c , Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Warm fomentations. Linseed poultices. H o t
aip baths. Mucilaginous drinks. Milk diet. Beef tea. Port
frine. Lemon ade. Lance the abscess early to prevent the pustrom escaping into the abdominal cavity.
Uraemia (Toxwmia from Accumulation of Urea in the Blood;
owing to its Non-elimination by the Kidneys)*—PiLOCAHFm,
A P I S M., T E R E B . , APOCYN. C , BENZOIC A C , ARS., PHOS., U R A N .
NIT., C U P . , L I T H I A , K A L I NIT., K A L I HYD.

Amm. c, Bell., Glon., Gels, Nit. ac, Big., Hydroc. ac, Nux v.y
Oroton t , Kreos., Garb, ac, Petrol., Hepar s.
Stram., Verat v., Opi., Morphia, Phos. ac.,Camph., Aur. m.,
Senecio, Eup. per.,Colch., Canth., Lach., Eleter.,Agari., Anacardium.
Adjuvants.—Vapor
or hot water baths to induce copious
perspiration. Wet sheet packing. Sponging with acids. Saline aperients. Chloroform vapor. Dry cupping over loins.
Large, hot linseed poultices over kidneys. Castor oil and Turpentine enemata. Draw the urine with the catheter twice a
day. In chronic cases put the patient on a milk diet. In bad
cases of eclampsia try transfusion.
See Puerperal Convulsions.
Urethritis (Inflammation of the Urethra)*—ACON.,

CANTH.,

CANN SAT., M E R C , COPAIVA, CUBEBS, IRON, G E L S . , A R G E N T ,
NIT.

Bell., Nux v., Nit. ac, Thuja, Kali iod., Kali nit.,
Sepia, Puis.

Sulpha

Sandalwood oil, Agnus c , Petrol., Petroselinum, Z i n c

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

220

Adjuvants,—Injections
of glycerine, hydrastin, or, if chronic, stimulating injections of Iron, Wine, Sulphate of Zinc, or
Nitrate of Silver. Avoid all stimulants, and especially coitus.
Demulcent drinks. Alkaline waters to keep the urine neutral.
See Gonorrhoea.
Urinary Calculi.—See Gravel.
Urine, Morbid, Acrid,—SULPH., M E R C , H E P A R S., KREOS.,
BORAX, L Y C , A L K A L I N E WATERS.

Gaust., Gale c, Ustilago,

Graph.

Canth., Sepia, Lithia.
Urine (Fetid).—BENZ.

A C , K I T . A C , SALICYL A C , A R S .

Sepia, Phos*, Asa feet., Petrol.
L y c , Nux v., Mur. ac.
Urine

Bloody,—TEREB.,

CANTH.,

M E R C , P H O S . , ACON.,

GALLIC A C , N U X V., M I L L E P . , CROTAL., LACH.

Argent., Ipec, Mez., Sars., Gann. s.} Lyc, Ars., Iron.
Zinc, Uva ur., Cup., Puis.
Urine (Purulent)*—NIT.

A C , L Y C , BENZ. A C , M E R C , H E -

PAR s., SULPH. A C , C H E M I P H . , S A L I C A C , T E R E B . , K A L I IOD.

Apis m., Silic, Sulph.
Kali bich., Kali chlo., Nit. ac.
Urine (With

Gravel, Sand, Brick-dust

Sediment)*—LYC,

L I T H I A , S E P I A , N U X v., CHINA, Q U I N I A , N I T . A C , S I L I C , K A L I
IOD., P H O S . A C , ALKALINE WATERS.

Nat. m., Plumb., Batania,

Merc., TJran. nit.

Salicyl. a c , Mur. a c , Sarsap.
Urine

(Mucous

in).—CHEMIPH.,

P U L S . , M E R C , HYDRAS.,

ARGENT, N . , N I T . A C

Kali bich., Kali iod., Buchu.
Ant. c , Canth., D u l c , Nat. s., Uva ursi.
Urine (Nervous, Pale).—Zwc

VAL., G-ELS., ION., PHOS. A C ,

P L A T . , SCUT., ASAFCET., HYOS., D I G . , U R A N . N I T .

Puis., Argent., Kreos., Tar ant.
Atropia, China, N u x mos.

230

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

U r i n e (Scanty).—ACON.,

CANTH.,

M E R C , TEREB.,

APIS.,

P I L O C A R P I ^ , K A L I NIT. , APOCYN C.

Bell, Atropia, Nit. ac, Bry., Buta,
Sulph.
Hyos., Stram., Uran nit., Staph.
U r i n e , (Retention

of).—Acosr.,

Colch., Hell.,

CAMPH., M E R C ,

Puis.,

TEREB.,

A P I S , GELS., APOCYN. C , A R S . , N U X V . , H Y O S . , PILOCARPIN.

Opi., Ign., Plumb., Secale.
Dig., Arn., Amm. c , Puis.
Adjuvants.—plain
diet; milk, cream, raw eggs.
Drink
water freely. Avoid alcoholic drinks. Free use of simple diluents. Alkaline waters very useful. Warm clothing. Sea
air. I n suppression, warm baths, hot fomentations over kidneys; warm injections per rectum.
I n retention, use t h e
catheter.
Uterus,

(Disease

of) Colic.—ATROPIA,

BELL.,

COLOC,

C o c c , CHAM., GELS., ZINC VAL,. P U L S . , SECALE, M O R P H I A ,
CHLORAL, V E R A T . VIR.

Ign., Caul,, Nux «., Sabi., Opi.
Ustilago, Merc.
Adjuvants.—Hot fomentations, hot sitz baths, hot injections
of water against the uterus in large quantities. Sinapisms,
Dry heat. Ether spray to abdomen. Chloroform, one drachm,
Olive oil and glycerine, each, one ounce, applied on cotton t o
os uteri. Iodoform suppositories to os. Chloroform or
Ether spray to os, or by inhalation. Inject Carbonic acid
gas against the uterus. To prevent uterine colic, let the
patient wear a thick layer of flannel,, silk, or cotton batting
over the abdomen.
Uterus, Induration

of.—MERC, IOD., ERGOT, IOD., K A L I

IOD., K A L I BROM., B E L L . , ATROPIA.

Argent. n.t Hepar s., Plat., Sulph,

Sepia*

Pilocarpin, Silic, Phyt., Kali bich.
Adjuvants.—Apply
glyceroles and glycerine on cotton,
to the uterus daily. Injections of hot water, about three
gallons at a time. Iodine or Iodoform locally. Alkaline
waters.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

231

Uterus, Neuralgia and Irritability of e —ACON., ATROPIA,
B E L L . , GELS., M A C , CHLORAL, P L A T . , CAUL.

Kali brom., Tar ant,

Thuja,

Amm. m., Hyos.< Gnth., Gocc*

Oof.
Sepia., Stram., Coni. Ruta.
Adjuvants.—Careful
dilatation of the os uteri with sponge*
tents. Injections of hot water against the uterus. Iodoform
suppositories. Chalybeate waters. Diet with much animal
fat.
U t e r u s , Subinvolution of—ERGOT, K A L I IOD., USTILAGO>
K A L I BROM., CALC. C , CALC. IOD., IRON, IOD., C H I N A , M E R C ,
IOD., SABI., BROMIDE OF SODA.

Nit. ac, Thuja, Lye, Sepia, Trill, Ipecac,
Gale, phos.,,
Nat. m.
Coni., Aur. m., Ars.. Chimiph., Graph., Kreas., Caul., Zinc,
Apis m., Lach.
Adjuvants.—Keep the horizontal posture during the menstrual period. Sponge tents saturated with Carbolic acid or Iodine
and inserted into the uterus, stimulate the organ to healthy
contractions. Daily applications of glycerine are of great
service. Glycerole of Iodoform or Iodine, applied to the
uterus. Copious injections of hot water with a fountain
syringe. Local depletion b y scarification of the os, or by the
spear. Alkaline waters. Chalybeate wTaters and sea-baths..
Iodoform suppositories. Electricity. Abstain from coition,.
Ergot hypodermically.
U t e r u s , Ulceration of.—ARS., S E P I A , M E R C . IOD.. H E P A R
s. S I L I C , N I T . A C , M U R . A C , STJLPH. A C , S U L P H . IOD., K R E O S . ,
IRON, K A L I IOD., L Y C , A R G E N T , NIT.

Kali Uch., Graph., Ergot, Thuja, Tartar em., Zinc, Merc,
Bap., Phyt., Tart, em., Zinc, Hydras., Bovista.
Adjuvants.—Iodoform
suppositories. Glyceroles of H y drastin, Carbolic acid. Glycerine locally on cotton, hasproved of great service. Two parts of Glycerine to one of
Collodion. Cod-liver oil, oat-meal, animal food, milk, pepsin,
claret, sherry, oysters, fish. Injections of Boracic acid,
Hydrastis, Borax, Calendula, Hamamelis, Carbolic acid,
Chlorate of Potash, Sulphate of Zinc, Alum and Sulphate of

*232

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

iZinc. Avoid coition, as it makes the ulceration worse. Apply
the solid stick of Nitrate of Silver to the os uteri once a week,
-and followr.this by glycerine on cotton daily. Chromic acid
10 grains to | j of water or Nitric acid. Nitrate of Bismuth
>60 grains t o Glycerine §j, or Eucalyptus and Glycerine a:t
•Copious injections of hot water, a gallon or more at a time,
daily, has proved beneficial. Chromic acid locally has great
effect.
U t e r u s , Tumors of,—IOD. , ERGOT, IOD. O F SULPH., M E R C ,
IOD., K A L I IOD., K A L I BROM., SANG, NITRATE, IRON,USTILAGO,
'CALC. a , N I T . A C , CALC. IOD., IODOFORM.

Spo?ig., Coni., Thuja, Hepar «., Aur. mur., Sulph., Kreos.,
Lye, Bell., Staph, Iodide of Barium, Trillin, Chloride of
<Calcium.
Carbo an., Graph., Silic. Argent, n., Lach.
Adjuvants.—Alkaline
or Saline waters. Injections of
E r g o t or Iodine over or into the tumor. Glycerine in great
•quantities. Glyceroles of Tannin, Iodoform, Hamamelis,
Atropia, Secale, Nitrate of Sanguinaria and Hydrastis.
"Surgical treatment, excision, torsion, ligation, ecrasement
to prepare by sponge tent. Diet of animal food: beef in all
forms, tripe, veal, calves' feet and head, pork, fresh, salt
a n d cured mutton. All kinds of game, milk, butter, eggs,
cheese, cream. Fish, fresh and salt, and vegetables without
starch. Avoid all starches* and sugar, as found in all kind, of
hread, potatoes, rice, etc. A large, moist poultice, that will
cover one half of the abdomen, made from fresh, blue clay,
to be kept on for months at a time. Many cures are reported
h y this method.
U t e r u s , Ante version of.—IRON, B E L L . , L I L E I U M , S E P I A ,
N u x V . , N I T . AC.

Helon., Puis., Mac, Gaul., Mur. ac, Strych., China, Canth.,
JVuxv.
Stann., Plat., Calc. c , Aur. m., M e r c , Terebinth.
Adjuvants.—Use Thomas' reposition of the organ, or Rinlock s anteversion pessary. Insert a cotton ball in front of
the os uteri (with string attached), daily. Abdominal supporter. The patient should lie on the back, and permit the
bladder to become filled and retained as long as possible.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

233

Astringent injections. Suppositories of Tannin or Sulphate
of Zinc. Sea bathing. Hot water injections.
U t e r u s , Retroversion o f . — S E P I A ,

BELL.,

L I L L . TIG.,

C I M I C , IKON, N U X V . , P U L S . , KREOS., H E L O N .

Plat., Pallad., ZTstilago, Ign., Hyos., Hydras.
Pod., M e r c , N u x v., Sabin, Caul., Zinc. val.
Adjuvants.—Place
the patient in a prone position and r e .
place the organ. Introduce a cotton ball behind the uterus,
daily. Hodge's, Thomas's or Cutter's pessary. Keep the
horizontal position on the side or abdomen. Avoidance of
over-exertion, straining at stools, etc. Use a Catheter.
Dr. A. R. Jackson's soft rubber pessaiy, with wire framework, is good. Hot water injections. Sea bathing.
U v u l a Elongated.—SANG,

Zinc,

N I T . , M E R C , S., ARGCNT. NIT.

Phos.

Adjuvants.—Use
astringent gargles,
remedies. I n some cases, amputate.

and the catarrhal

Vaccination,—To be successful it should be made with the
virus from a cow which has been inoculated from the horse.
All other methods of cow-inoculation, including those now
in common use, are imperfect or wholly useless for the purposes intended. Jenner never employed any other matter
t h a n the equo-vaccine virus.
The preventive power of vaccination is assured only if the
resulting pustule is ''flat and depressed in the centre," and
on the eighth or ninth day is surrounded with an inflammatory redness, a sign that the organism is infected. If the
pustule^ three or four days after vaccination, begins to rise
a n d becomes full and convex, or if it is very diminutive, it is
unreliable.
Jenner employed Tartar emetic in variola,
knowing that this salt is capable of producing an eruption
closely resembling small-pox. Many German and other
physicians consider it a safe preventive even in minute
doses. Jenner never vaccinated a child younger than six
months; for he determined that the pustule on and after that
age was larger, its virus more active, and the resulting pockm a r k deeper.
Vaginitis

(Inflammation

of the Vagina).—ACON.,

PULS.,

234

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

CANTH.,COPAIBA, CANNAB. SAT., M E R C .

SABI., A R S . , KREOS.,.

HAM., S U L P H . C A L C , C.

Grendelia, Thuja,

Borax,

Gels.

Clematis, Senecio, Ergot, Kali chlo.
Adjuvants.—Tampons
of cotton saturated with glycerine.
Injections of Boracic Acid, Borax, Hydrastis, Grindelia,
Chlorate of Potash, Bicarbonate of Soda, Sulphate of Zinc,
Acetate of Lead or large quantities of hot water, Suppositories
of Iodoform, Hydrastis, Bismuth or Oxide of Zinc.
Vaginismus, {Excessive Sensitiveness of the Vagina, with involuntary, spasmodic Closure of the Sphincter Muscle from slight
Irritation, forming a complete Barrier to Coition).—CHLORAL,
ATROPIA, IODOF., K A L I BROM. , K R E O S . ,

Plat., Bell,
Asafcet.

Sepia,

SULPH.,

N U X V.

Cocc, Mac, Nit. ac, Plumb.,

Gels.,.

Ign., Graph., Hyos., Coni., Silic.
Adjuvants.—Removal
of hymen with scissors. Cut t h e
sphincter vagina muscle, and follow this by the use of rubber
or glass dilators, morning and night. Divide the pudic nerve.
Hot water injections. Suppositories of Iodoform or Chloral
Hydrate. Glycerine and Olive oil aa with one drachm of
Chloroform applied on'cotton. Coition in a state of complete anaesthesia, m a y be followed by conception and cure.
Forcible dilatation with the thumbs while the patient is in a
state of complete anaesthesia, repeated twice a week for six
weeks has cured some cases.
Vagina, Occlusion of, —Surgical operation followed by^
dilation.
V a r i c e l l a (Chicken

POX).—A.GOT$.,

A N T . C , A N T . TART..„

R H U S TOX., M E R C , A P I S M., S U L P H .

Ipecac, Ars., Puis.
Bell., Bry., Nux v.
Adjuvants.—Warm baths, oil inunctions.
Varices, P h l e b i t i s (Varicose Veins).—PULS.,
S U L P H . , F L U O R . , A C , C R O C , H E P A R S., A R N .

Hyper., Mill., Sepia., Ustilago, Amm. caro.
Nit. a c , Nux v., ^Escu., Collin., Thlasp.

HAM.,ERGOT,.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

235

Adjuvants.-—Rest.
Fomentations, linseed poultices. I n
acute cases apply Hamamelis, Arnica, or Hypericum.
In
chronic cases, one part of Perchloride of Iron to three of
water; take strips of folded cotton wet with the solution and
apply over the enlarged vein, cover with oile^ silk and secure
with a bandage; should be renewed daily. Many cases are
reported cured with this solution, in two days. Injection of
Ergotine along side of the vein has cured many cases. Moderate compression with bandages, or an elastic stocking should
be applied in the morning before the patient puts his feet on
the floor. Obliteration of the veins by subcutaneous ligation.
Variola.—See Small Pox.
Varioloid.—See Small Pox.
Varicocele, Spermatic—See

Varices.

Verrucae.—See Warts.
Vertigo, (Giddiness,
Nux

v.,

Whirling

SALICYL. A C , A N T . C ,

around).—Gastric.—PULS.,
CHINA.,

QUINIA,

PHOS.,

A R G E N T N . , ARS., D I G . , CALC. C , LYC., I P E C A C , T A R T , E M . ,
U R A N . NIT., BISMUTH.

Verat. alb., Iris, Gocc, Hepar s., • Garbo «., Bry., Hydras,
Phos. a c , Kali c , Ign.
Adjuvants.—Alkaline
waters.
Charcoal.
Bicarbonate
of Soda in doses of one teaspoonful to three ounces of
water. Lime water. Bicarbonate of Potash. Soda water.
. Vertigo, Congestive, — B E L L . ,

QUINIA,

G-LON.,

GELS.,

LACH., JSTUX v., O P I . , MORPHIA, CHLORAL, S I L I C , S U L P H . , .
AMYL NIT.

GJnna, Agaricus, Goff., Gonu, Hyos.> Secale, Zinc.
Stram., Aeon., Bry., Puis.
Vertigo (Malarial

Bilious).—QUINIA,

I P E C A C , N A T . M.,

A N T . TART., N U X V., E U P A T . , P U L S . , M E R C .

Apis m., Verat. alb,,
Vertigo (Syphilitic).—

Eucal.
K A L I IOD., M E R C IOD., M E R C , N I T .

AC

Hepar s., Thuja, Mez.> Phyt., Sulphurous
Vertigo (Nervous).—G-LON.,

waters.

K A L I BROM., K A L I AM., GELS.,

QUINIA, CONI., B E L L . , D I G . , C O F F . , S I L I C , A R S . , Z I N C

;236
Mix v., Puis.,

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.
Coco., Ign., Salicyl.

ac.

Ign., Cham., C i m i c , Agaric.
V e r t i g o , (Ancemic).—IRON,

Helori; Zinc,

CHINA, F E R . STRYCH., Q U I N I A .

Mangan.

Zinc val., Amm. c , Oxalate of Cerium.
Adjuvants.—Nourishing
food. Milk, raw eggs, beef, mutton, beef-tea, fish, Cod-liver-oil. Brandy and egg mixture.
,Sea air. Mineral waters.—See Ancemia.
YertigOj (Uterine).—PULS.,
S E P I A , CALC. C , SECALE, V E RAT. ALB., V E R A T . VIR., K R E O S . , CHLORAL.

Plat., Mae., Gaul,, Cocc, Gels.
N u x v . , Trill., Caul.
Yesical Inflammation

(Inflammation

of the

Bladder).—

Acute form.—ACON.,
CANTH., B E L L . , T E R E B . , A P I S M., A R S .
D U L C , N u x v., O P I . , LYC.

Gopaiva, Gamph., Hydras.,
Adjuvants.—Warm
Hemlock poultices.

Puis.

sitz baths. Fomentations. Linseed or
Mucilaginous fluids. Catheterism.

Ghronic Form.—LYC,
K A L I HYD., N U X V., P U L S . , CHIMI.,
M E R C , A P I S M., CANN. SAT., HYDRAS., EUCAL., T E R E B I N T H ,
SALICYL. A C

Kali Mch.y Kali nit.,
Benz. ac.

Gopaiba, Petrol.,

TJva ursi,

Sepia,

Santon., M t . a c , E u p . per., Sulph., Hepar s.
Adjuvants.—Wash
out the bladder with warm water impregnated with H}rdrastis, Salicylic acid, Boracic acid, Carbolic acid or Eucalyptus. Decoction of Couch grass. Demulcent drinks, raarsh-mallow, Irish moss, linseed or slippery
elm bark. Animal food. Milk, cream, raw eggs. Alkaline
waters.
Vesical Irritability (Spasm of the Neck of the

Bladder).—

^CANTH., B E L L . , ATROPIA, A P I S M., CHLORAL, BENZOIC A C ,
ERGOT, SANTO.

Nux v., Thuja, Hyos., Gopaiba, Plantago, Lye.,
Strych.,
<Oann. sat., Benzoin, Berber., Piereira.
Puis., Caust., Gels., Iron, Kali nit., Colch., Ruta, Kali
!brom., F e r r . phos.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

237

Adjuvants.—Hot
baths. Poppyhead fomentations.
Linseed poultice. Belladonna suppository. Mucilaginous drinks.
Local application of Carbonic acid gas. Avoidenceof stimulants, tea, coffee, sexual intercourse, and violent exercise.
Substitute cocoa for tea and coffee. Alkaline and Sulphur
waters. Warm clothing. Catheterism
Vesical Tumors. — T H U J A , ERGOT, CANTH., K A L I IOD.,
K A L I BROM., IODOFORM, SANO., NIT. AO., B E L L .

Nux v., Puis., Merc,

Iron.

Coni., Benz. ac.
Adjuvants.—Chalybeates
with nourishing, non stimulating
diet. Gentle catheterism. Electricity. Excision. Torsion,
Belladonna and Iodoform suppositories.' Apply Thuja or
Nitrate of Sanguinaria and Glycerine. Caustics.
Vitiligo (Well defined smooth, white, glistnineg
the Skirij.—ARS.,
KREAS.

Hepars.,

Patches

on

K A L I IOD., S E P I A , K I T . A C , L Y C , IOD.,

Sulph., Merc, iod., Oaust.

Adjuvants.—But little can be done for this disease. Galvanic current. Tone up the system. See Chloasma, Freckles.
Vomiting,—See. Nausea.
Vulval Pruritus (Itching of the Vulva).—CHLORAL,

SULPH.,

M E R C , A R S . , N I T . A C , S E P I A . , CALADIUM, G R A P H . ,
K A L I BICH., K A L I BROM., K A L I IOD.

BORAX,

Aloes, Nat. rn., Agaricus, Kreos., Uran.

nit.

Calc. c , Coni., N u x v., Ant. tart., Zinc.
Adjuvants.—Cleanliness.
Lotion of Chloral hydrate. Hyposulphite of Soda, Carbolic Acid, Lead, Borax, Cantharis or
Lime water. M t r a t e of Silver in lotion or solid stick. Aconite, Belladonna and Chloroform aa\ Calomel ointment. Iodide of Mercury, Oxide of Zinc and Cod-liver oil aa. Carbonate of Lead. Oxide of Zinc. Iodine. Nitrate of Sanguinaria
or Iodoform ointment. One teaspoonful of Chloride of Ammonia to one pint of water. Glycerole of Starch and Iodoform. Alkaline waters to keep the urine alkaline. Collodion
and Iodoform, or Chloral. Oil of peppermint with glycerine.
Apply on lint with a hot solution of Bicarbonate of Soda or

238

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

Borax, Liquor Picis Alkalinus or tar diluted with alcohol. Balsam of Peru with Iodoform as an ointment. Bismuth and
Cosmoline. Tobacco lotion. Luke-warm sitz baths. Bathe
with suds made from tar soaps.
Vulvitis {Inflammation

of the Vulva).—ACON.,

CANTH.,

M E R C , A P I S M., CROTON TIG., R H U S TOX., S U L P H U R , A R S . ,
L A C H . , M E R C IOD.

Thuja, Sepia, Goni., Kreos., Hydras., Phyt.,

Silic.

M t . a c , Puis., Hepar s., Bell.
Adjuvants.—Great cleanliness. Apply bran or linseed poultices. Glyceroles of Hydrastin, Mercury, Calendula or Carbolic acid.
Aconite and Chloroform liniment applied on
lint. Iodoform, Mercurial or Zinc ointment. If an abscess
forms, incise or aspirate early.
Walking, Difficult.—CALC. C , C A L C PHOS., S I L I C , S U L P H .

Iron, Ferr.phos.,

Phos.ac, Hepar s., Phos.

Asafoet., Rhus., M t . a c , Iod., Kali iod.
Adjuvants—Daily inunctions with Cod-liver oil. Animal
diet of beef, mutton, eggs, graham bread, oatmeal, milk,
cream.
Calcic waters.
Warts, Verruca.—THUJA, M T . A C , A N T . C , S U L P H . , M E R C ,
K A L I IOD.

Sepia, Gaust., Gale, c, Hepar s.
D u l c , Staph., Rhus tox.
Adjuvants.—Paint
the warts three times a day with Thuja;
if this fails, substitute Slaphysagria or Rhus tox. Keep the
warts moist with dilute M t r i c Acid. Chromic Acid or Acid
M t r a t e of Mercury; apply with a glass rod. Caustic alkalies
or Nitrate of Silver. Apply liquor arsenicalis, daily. Iodine
locally. Carbolic acid.
Tincture of Perchloride of Iron.
Glacial Acetic acid. Calomel with oxide of Zinc. A voyage
causes them sometimes to disappear. W a s h the warts with
liquor Sodas Chlorinatae and dust then with Calomel. Scrape
and cut the excrescence down before applying the caustics.
Excision. The ligature and the galvano-caustic wire may be
used where the growth is liable to be attended with hemorrhage.

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

239

W h i t l o w , Felon, Paronychia (Suppurative
Inflammation
<of the Extremeties of the Fingers)*—SILIC,
FLUOR, A C , H E P A R S . , M E R C . IOD.

Ars., Sulph., Nat. sulph., Lye.
Caust., Sepia, Rhus tox., Graph., Iod., Apis m., Carbo v.,
Mez.
Adjuvants.—To abort a felon, immerse the ringer early in
hot lye or in the first decimal attenuation of hot Nitric Acid,
or hold it in the fumes of Nitric Acid. Continued local anaesthesia with Ether or Rhigoline. Insert the finger into a softened lemon and keep it there half an hour at a time. A n application of strong Etheral solution of Nitrate of Silver will
usually abort it. A compress well saturated with Lobelia,
•Carbolic acid or Iris has aborted many. Strong aqua Ammon i a and water aa applied on lint is excellent. Iodine. The
,skin of a boiled egg has proved of service; also a fresh tomatoe poultice. T o aid suppuration use hot fomentations and
linseed poultices. T o relieve the pain carry hand in sling just
beneath the chin. Pressure on brachial artery. Insert the
finger for a short time in ice water to secure sleep, or spray it
w i t h Ether. Saturate the poultices with Opium. When suppuration has taken place,make a free incision through the periosteum, to relieve the pain and to prevent disease of the
bone. To promote healing use an ointment of Iodoform, Nitrate of Lead or Calendula.
Whooping Cough,Pertussis.—ACON.,BELL.,ATROPIA, I P E C A C , C U P . , CORAL. , DROS., A N T . TART. , P U L S . , N A P H T H A L I N E ,
A R S . , SANTO., S U L P H . , K A L I IOD., AMYL NIT., AMM. I O D . , V E R AT A L B .

Chloral, Mephitis, Kali brom., Carbolic ac, Kali carb., Kali
•bich., Squills, Lach., Bry., Chelid., Coni., Big., Iron, Hepar s.,
Hyos., Lye, Lobelia, Nux v., Phos., Sang., Sulph. ac., Amm.,
Caust.
Grindelia, H y d . a c , Opi., Camph. mono brom., Cina, Iod.,
Xreos., Mez., Mosch., Mur. a c , Nit. a c , Rumex, Rhus tox.,
Sabad., Samb., Spong., Stram., Sepia, Amm. carb., Ambra.
Adjuvants.—Light,
nutritious diet. Demulcent beverages
•of gum arabic, tolu, slippery elm, or glycerine and whiskey &a\
Ohloroform and Ether as palliatives. The cough may be ar-

240

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

rested by carrying the patient to gas works three or four
times, and remaining there a few hours each time. The inhalation of the fumes of Ammonia and Sulphur at such works i s
followed by brilliant results. Inhalation of vapor of Cresoline, a product of coal tar, is similar to that found i n gashouses. I n many cases this vapor produces a rapid cure*
Sinapisms Aconite or Chloroform liniment to spine. F l a n n e l
clothing. Cod-liver oil to chest and spine. Avoid stimulants.
Infants should be watched closely and taken out of bed as.
soon as a fit of coughing comes on, to prevent choking. Temperature of the room should be from 68° to 70° F . Sea air.
Wry-neck, Torticollis.— See

Rheumatism.

Worms, Helminthiasis (Ascarides,

Thread

bricoides, the Long Bound Worm).—SANTON.,
S U L P H . , T E R E B . , S P I G E L . , CALC.C., IRON.

Argent.,

Stann., Silic,

Worms, Lum~
CINA,

MERC,

Teucrium, Lye., Ant. c, Bell.

Gels., Ign., N u x v., Hyos., Yerat. v.
Adjuvants.—To destroy the ascarides and the oxyuris, apply
lard or oil about the anus and within it, three times a day for
two weeks. This allays the itching and destroys the larvae,
the life of the parasite being eight days, the eggs have nonidus for further development. Avoid cakes, pastry, sweetmeats, veal and pork, especially raw meats. Use much salt
with the food. Mercurial ointment into the anus. Turpentine, Santonine or Calomel suppositories. Injections of Corrosive Sublimate two grains to the ounce of water. Quassia,
Gamboge, Salt, Lime water, or Eucalyptus injections.
Soap
injections with a long flexible tube has cured some obstinate
cases.
Wounds, Yulnus.—ARNICA, ACON., CALENDULA, CARBOL.
A C , H A M . , H Y P E R . , R U T A , QUINIA, S U L P H .

Bry., Bell., Hepar, Silic, China Mere.
Rhus tox., loci., Salicyl. a c , Eucal.
Adjuvants.—First,
arrest hemorrhage; second, remove all
foreign substances; third, bring the parts into apposition b y
ligatures or adhesive plaster. In all cut and lacerated wounds
dress with a lotion of Calendula, Hamamelis or Collodion; i n
bruised wounds, with Arnica or Hamamelis; in punctured
wounds, with Hypericum. After thorough cleansing, dress

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

241

all sloughing and irritable wounds with Iodoform. To arrest
decomposition and fetor, use Iodoform, Carbolic Acid, Boracic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Sulphurous Acid, Permanganate of
Potash, Bromine, Benzoin, Chloride of Lime, Eucalyptus,
Thymol and Kreosote.
Writing* Spasm, or Cramp Mogigraphia. (Spasm of the
Extensor Muscles of the Thumb and first three Fingev's, with impossibility to hold the Pen).—GELS.,
ZINC PHOS.

STRYCH., TARANT., ARN.»

Stann., Nux v., Rhus tox., Bell
Ruta, Staph, Secale, Caust, Plumb,, Cup
Adjuvants.—Rest.
Gymnastics and massage three times a
day. Galvanism. Electricity. Stimulating batlis, and i n
some cases tenotomy.
Yellow Feyer.—See Fever, Yellow.
Zona, Shingles (Herpes in the form of a Band encircling one
half of the Body).—8vLFH..,

M E R C , G R A P H . , R H U S TTX.

Mez., Groton tig., Ars., Aeon., Iron.
Staph., Phyt., Puis. Kali iod., Grindelia

Zinc.

Adjuvants.—Protect
the parts from irritation of the clothes.
Carbolated Cosmoline. Glyceroles of Cantharis, Rhus tox.,
Croton tig, or an ointment of Nitrate of Lead, dusted wittt
Morphine. Flexible Collodion with Morphine ten grains to the
ounce of Collodion. Electricity.
Gall Stones, Biliary Calculi (Cholelithiasis).—POD.,

CHI-

NA, N u x v., EUONY., C H E L I D . , M E R C , L Y C , M O R P H I A , A T R O P I A , K A L I IOD., PHOS., CHLOROF., C O L O C , T E R E B . , A R S . , C A L C
IOD.

Bell., Lach. Iod., Leptan., Iridin.,
Aeon., Big., Nit. ac, Bern. ac.

Ether,

Ghlorol., Sulph.,.

Bap., Silic, Hepar s., Verat. alb., Berb., Cham.,Gels.,Phos..
a c , Sodium phos., Sant., Elate.
Adjuvants.—To relieve the pain during the passage of the
calculi, apply large, hot fomentations or compresses to
the side. Dry heat.
Sinapisms, with copious draughts of
hot water, containing four grains of Bicarbonate of Soda to
the pint of water. Hot baths. The majority of cases will

242

COMPENDIUM OF DISEASES.

have to be relieved by large doses of Morphine, Opium, Chloral, Chloroform or Ether. F o r the expulsion of gall stones,
no treatment has equaled the internal use of Olive oil, from
two to six ounces a day for three days, followed by an active
cathartic of Podophylline one to four grains, or Calomel ten
to twenty grains at a dose, combined with Ether. Chloroform
60 drops bis cie has proved beneficial. Durand's remedy of
Ether 3 iij, Turpentine oil 3ij, one half drachm every morning until one pound has been taken, aided by large doses of
Su r cinate of Iron, has many advocates. Mineral waters well
impregnated with Carbonate of Soda and Phosphate of Potash, as the Carlsbad, Yichy, Ems. To get their full benefit
they should be taken at the wells. Diet: Avoid starches, fats,
sacharine food and malt liquors. Use an abundance of vegetable acids. Cholate of Soda eight grains ter die for some
time is thought to act as a solvent. Iridin in grain doses has
given encouraging results. Gentle pressure and manipulation of the abdomen has in some cases dislodged the stone.
In desperate cases the operation of choleo-cystotomy will
,be called for, and is not more dangerous than that of lithotomy.

INDEX.
Abbreviations
7
Albumen
_ 28
Asphyxia . _
_ 55
Abscess
73
Acidity
_ 73
Acne
_
_ _ 74
Addison's Disease
74
Adipsia
- 75
Agalactia
_ _ 75
Ague
130
Albuminuria. ~
75
Alcoholism
76
Anguish of Mind
76
Angina Pectoris
76
Ankles, "Weak
77
Anosmia 77
Anus, Constriction of
77
" Fissures of
77
"~ Fistula of
77
" Itchingof
78
'' Prolapsus of
78
Anthrax...-_ 78
Aphasia
79
Aphonia
79, 151
Aphthse
-_
79
Apoplexy
79
Arthralgia.—See Gout
141
Arthritis.—See Gout
141
Ascarides.—See Worms, -.240
Ascites...
80

Asthma. 80
Asthsenia..
173
Atrophy
81
Back, Aching of
81
"
Pain in82
"
Weak....
82
Balanitis
82
Beard, Acnse of
--„ 82
Bed-sores_. 82
Biliousness
83
Bladder, Paralysis of
83
"
Catarrh of
84
"
Spasm of
84
Brain F a g .
84
Blepharoplegia-85
Blepharospasmus
85
Boils
-.
_- 85
Bones, Inflammation of-- 86
"
Nodesof
86
Brain Concussion
86.
'' Compression _ 86
'' Inflammatio n of
86
" Softening of
86
Breast, Abscess of
87
Breath, Foul
87
Breathing, Difficult
87
Bright's Disease
_ 75
Bronchiatasis. — See Emphysema
88
Bronchocle.—See Goitre. .140

244

INDEX.

Bronchitis
88
Bunion
- 89
Bubo.—^ee Syphilis
220
Burns and Scalds
79
Blood Casts
31
Blood Corpuscles
34, 40
Bacteria
- 36
Biliary Coloring Matter . . 39
Creatine. _
21
Creatinine
21
Cystin
- , - 34
Cancer Cells
1
37
Cancer
__ 91
Carbuncle.—See Anthrax 78
Carcinoma.—See Cancer- 91
Caecum, Inflammation of- 90
Calculi Biliares. — See
Gall Stones
241
Calculi Renales (Gravel). - 90
Cardialgia.—See Acidity ~ 73
Carditis.—See Heart
147
Caries.
92
Catalepsy..92
Cataract..
92
Catarrh, Acute
Z2
Catarrh, Chronic
103, 93
Chancre, Chancroid
93
Change of Life
173
Chapped Hands and Lips- 94
Chilblain
94
Chicken Pox
_. 95
Chilliness
95
Chlorosis
,
_. 96
Chloasma
- 96
Cholera Asiatica
96
Cholera Infantum
97
Coccy odynia
101
Chordee
101
Chorea
_.101
Cicatrix
--102

Cirrhosis.—See Cancer.-. 91
Clapp.—See Gonorrhoea. _140
Cold in Head
102
Chronic Catarrh
93, 103
Colic
103
Colic from Lead
-104
Coma
104
Condylomata
104
Complexion..
..104
Concussion of Brain.-..._ 105
Conjunctivitis
_ _ -105
Confinement
159
Constipation
106
Consumption
199
Contusion
_ 106
Convulsions, Infantile_ - _ 107
Convulsions, Puerperal--107
Corns--..
107
Corpulency.—See Obesity 183
Coryza.—Bee Cold in Head 92
Cough
_-.-108
Cough, Moist
108
Cough, Hoarse Croupy.--109
Cough, Asthmatic
109
Cough, Chronic
109
Cracks, Fissures in Skin 1110
Cramps.—See Spasms
107
Critical age-.
173
Crick in Back.— See Lumbago
-_167
Croup
110
Croup, Membraneous
110
Crusta Lactea
Ill
C u t s . - S e e Wounds
240
Cyanosis.
- . -112
Cystitis..-112
Dandruff
112
Delirium Tremens—See
Alcoholism
76
Dentition
17

INDEX.

Dentition, Disorders of. - -114
Deafness
114
Debility
114
Diarrhoea
115
Depression of Spirits
153
Dietary Table
62, 63
Diabetes
_
115
Disinfectants
57
Diplopia _ - _
116
Diphtheria.
116
Diphtheria Croupal Form. 116
Diphtheria Paralysis
117
Distention of Abdomen.-117
Duodenitis—See Jaundice.158
Duration of Pregnancy.... 48
Dysentery
-,
117
Dysmenorrhoea
170
Dyspepsia
118
Dyspnoea
120
Earache
120
Ecchymosis
_ -.
120
Ecthyma
121
Eczema
121
Elephantiasis
122
Emaciation
_. 122
Emissions Seminal
213
Emotions, Bad Effects of-. 122
Encephalitis—See Meningitis. _
169
Encephalomalacia
122
Enuresis
132
Endocarditis—See Heart. 147
Enteralgia—-See Colic
103
Enteritis
123
Epilepsy
124
Epistaxis
124
Erections.
125.
Eructations—See Dyspep.llS
Erysipelas.. >
125
Erythema
126

245

Excoriation
126
Excrescences
126
Exhaustion
80, 114, 127
Exophthalmic Goiter.. _. 140
Exostosis
127
Eyelids, Agglutination of.128
Fainting
128
Fear, Fright
...125
Fever, Bilious
128
Fever. Gastric
128
Fever, Catarrhal
129
Fever, Hectic
- -129
Fever, Inflammatory
130
Fever, Intermittent
130
Fever, Puerperal.
131
Fever, Rheumatic
131
Fever, Enteric, Typhoid. .132
Fever, T y p h u s .
134
Fever, Yellow 134
Flatulence
135
Fissured Anus
110
Fistula in Anus
135
FistulaLachrymalisSee F.
in Ani..
:
135
Fistula Urinaria—SeeF. in
Ani135
Fistula Vaginalis—See F.
Ani...
....135
Flooding
160
Flushings _•136
Fracture
136
Freckles
-.136
Fungi
. . . - 36
Gallstones...
241
Granular Casts
-- 31
Ganglion
...137
Gangrene
137
Gastritis
138
Gastrodynia Gastralgia... 138
Glandular Swellings
139

24:6

INDEX.

Glaucoma
-189
Gleet..
--139
Goiter
140
Gonorrhoea. _.'
140
Gonitis—See Synovitis.. _ 220
Gout..
141
Gravel.
90
Gums, Diseases of
-142
Gumma Syphilitic. . .
142
Haematamesis.
- - -142
Haemoptysis
143
Haemorrhage
143
Haemorrhoids.
..143
Hair, Falling of.
144
Hands Chapped
145
Hay Asthma—See Asthma 80
Headache, Rheumatic
145
Headache, Menstrual
145
Headache, Catarrhal
146
Headache, Gastric Bilious. 146
Headache, Nervous
146
Hearing,
_. _ 147
Heart, Congestion of
147
Heart, Inflammation of... 147
Heart, Palpitation of
148
Heart, Hypertrophy of
148
Heartburn—See
Dyspepsia
118
Heat, 111 Effects of.
.219
Helminthiasis - - - .
. 240
Hemeralopia
149
Hemiopia
_
149
Hemicrania—See N.Headache. _.__-_
146
Hemiplegia—See Paralysis..-..188
Hepatitis.
149
Hernia
149
Herpes.. „ _
__ 150
Hiccough
150

Hip Joint Disease
150
Hoarseness.
151
Home- Sickness
151
Hordeolum—See Stye
218
House-Maid's Knee
151
Hydrocele. _ _
152
Hydrophobia-. - - -152
Hydrocephalus
.
152
Hydrocephaloid. - . - .
152
V a l i n e Casts
30
Hydro thorax
. _ 193
Hypochondriasis
153
Hypopion—See Iritis
157
Hysteria
•.
153
Icterus
•
_.. 154
Ichthyosis
_ _ _ •. 154
Ilius-.-..154
Imbecility...
169
Impetigo
1
155
Impotence. _ _
- -155
Incontinence of Urine..-.12^
Indigestion.—See Dyspepsia.
—118
Indican
22
Inflammation
155
Influenza..
156
Intermittent Eever
130
Insects
- _---_-15(>
Intertrigo.—See Excoriat'ons
-126
Iritis...
157
Itch
. . - - 157
Itching of the Skin
158
Jaundice
158
Joints, Inflammation
%%&
Keratitis
159
Knee.—See Synovitis
220
Kidneys, Inflammation of 15$
Labor15&
Labor, Inertia of.
160

INDEX.

Labor, False pains of.--.160
Labor, Haemorrhage of---160
Labor, Haemorrhage after 160
Labor, Obstructed- 160
Labor, Laceration of Perinaeum
160
JLabor, Diet of
161
Labor, Retention of urine
after
161
Lactation, Fever.
161
Lactation, Period
42
Laryngismus Stridulus. - -161
Laryngitis
162
Lassitude.—See Neurasthenia
114
Laughter.—See Hysteria-153
Leg, Cramps in
162
Leprosy
163
Leucoma
-163
Leucorrhcea
163
Lice
164
Lichen
___. 164
Lienteria
165
Lips, Cracks of
-165
Liver Congestion of
.165
Liver, Hypertrophy of
165
Liver, Abscess of
. . . 165
Lochia, Suppression of...166
Lochia, Offensive, Acrid .166
Lochia, Profuse
_ 166
Locomotor, Ataxy
166
Love, Unhappy
166
Lumbago
._167
Lupus
_
__167
Lymphatic Glands, InfTn.167
Malacia
---.168
Mammary Abscess.—See
Breast - _
_:
87
Mania
_._
_.168
Massage.
_._
71

247

Masturbation
213
Mastodynia
-169
Measles
--169
Medico Legal Examinations.
------ 66
Melancholia.-See Hypochondriasis
'
153;
Memory, Weak
-169
Meningitis.
169
Menopasia _
173
Menses, Cessation of
173
Menorrhagia.— See Menstruation Excessive
172
Profuse..--.
172
Menstruation, Delay of--172
Menstruation,
Membranous
170
Menstruation Painful
170
Menstruation, Irregular. -171
Menstruation, Scanty
171
Menstruation, Excessive.-172
Menstruation, Delayed.--172
Menstruation, Suppressed 173Menstruation, Vicarious.-173;
Menstruation, Cessation
of
173
Mental Weakness
169
Memory
169
Mesentery.— See Tabes
Mesenterica.
174
Metritis
-.174
Metrorrhagia
172
Metric System
_ _ 12
Migraine
146»
Milk....
_.__.____ 42
Milk Crusts.—See Criista
Laclce
• _. _
.111
Mineral Waters
67
Miscarriage
175
Morning Sickness—
175

248

INDEX.

Mortification.— See Gangrene. _.
137
Mouth, Inflammation of.-176
Mumps,
177
Myalitis
177
Myopia
-177
Myalgia.
177
Mucus..
22
Mucus and P u s
35
Nsevus .—See Moles
Kails, Diseases of
178
Nails, Ingrowing
178
Nausea and Y o m i t i n g . . - -179
Neck Stiffness
..._179
Necrosis.—See Bone
179
Nephritis.
157
Nervous Debility. — See
Debility
114
Nervousness
180
Nettle Rash
..-180
Neuralgia.
180
Nightmare
181
Night Sweats
181
Nipples, Sore
182
Nodes
183
Nose.—See Epristaxis
124
Nyctalopia . . _
183
Nystagmus
183
Obesity
__
-183
(Esophagus, spasm of
184
(Esophagus, Inflammation
of
184
(Esophagus, Paralysis of-184
(Esophagus, Dilatation of 184
<Esophagus, Stenosis of--184
Oil Casts.--.
- 32
Onanism.
_ _ _ 213
Onchya
185
Ophthalmia
.
-105
Orchitis
185

Otorrhoea . =
185
Otalgia.—See Earache-.. 120
Ovaries, Dropsy of.
186
Ovaritis*.
186
Ovaries, Hypertrophy of. -187
Ovaralgia
187
Ovaries, Atrophy of
187
Ozsena.. _
187
Palpitation.—See Heart... 148
Panaritirian.—See Nails.US
Pancreatitis
188
Paralysis
•
188
Parotitis—See Mumps
177
Parturition—See Labor. _. 159
Pemphigus...-.
188
Pericarditis
189
Periostitis
189
Peritonitis.
_ 189
Petechia—See Purpura _ -199
Pharyngitis
__
190
Phymosis
..190
Phlebitis..-.
190
Phlegmasia Alba Dolens.,190
Photophobia
.-_.__ 190
Phthisis, Consumption-.. 190
Pityriasis
Placenta Retained193
Plethora
193
Pleurisy
193
Pie urodynia
194
Plica Polonica
194
Pneumonia
. _.. 194
Pregnancy—See Morning
Sickness
175
Presbyopia- _
195
Poison and Antidotes
52
Polypi
195
Proctitis
_.195
Prolapsus Ani—See Anus. 78
Prickly H e a t - - - .
.195

INDEX.

Prosopalgia—See Toothache
227
Prostatitis
196
Post-Mortem
Examinations
64
Proud F l e s h - . 196
Pulse..-.
.- 14
Prurigo—See Itching
158
Psoas Abscess
197
Psoriasis
197
Pterygium
197
Ptyalism—See Salivation .204
Puerperal Convulsions. __197
Puerperal Fever
.198
Puerperal Mania
199
Purpura
199
Pustula Maligna.
199
Pyaemia
199
Pyelitis-.
200
Pyrosis
200
•Quinsy—See T< nsilitis. _ 226
Rachitis, Rickets.
201
Ranula-.-201
Red Gum
201
Rheumatism, Acute
202
Rheumatism, C h r o n i c . ..203
Ringworm
203
Roseola—See Erythema. A21
Rupia—See Dicers
98
Salivation
_ 204
Sarcinas204
Sarcocele—See Test;<le-.-22S
Scabies—See Itch
, 157
Scald Head—See Tinea
Gapitas
225
Scalds—See Burns
89
Scarlatina
204
Scarlatina, Dropsy
- -205
Sciatica
.
207
Scirrhus—See Cancer
91

249

Sclerosis—See My otitis - . -177
Scurvy.
208
Sea Sickness.-.,
208
Self Abuse—See Spermatorrhoea
213
Seborrhea
208
Septicaemia-....209
Satyriasis
:
209
Sexual Instinct Diminished
208
Shingles—See Herpes
150
Shiverings—
209
Sick Headache—See Nervous. _ _
146
Shock
...210
Sleeplessness
210
Sinking at Stomach.. . _. 210
Small Pox
211
Smell Loss of
212
Sneezing
_ _212
Softening of Brain.
212
Softening of Bones
212
Somnambulism
.212
Spasms.
,.. .212
Spermatorrhoea
213
Spermatozoa
.37
Spina Bifida
214
Spleen Enlarged
214
Spleen Hypertrophy
214
Spleen Inflammation of-.215
Spinal Irritation
215
Spine Concussion of
215
Sprain
__215
Spotted Fever
216
Stammering
. 216
Sterility
217
StiffNeck
179
St. Vitus
Dance—See
Chorea
101
Stings and Bites of Insects 217

250

INDEX.

Tracheitis—See Group _ _ _ 110'
Stomititis..
-217
Tuberculosis—See PhthiStrabismus
218
sis
190
Strain—SeeSprain
215
Trismus—See Tetanus ~-J22%
Strangury
- -218
Tumors—See Cancer
91
Stricture
218
Tumors, Uterine EnlargeStyes..--./218
ments,
232:
Suffocation—See Asphyxia 55
Tussis—See Cough
108
Sudamina - _
219
Tympanitis
227'
Sugar
38
Typhoid Fever
-132
Sunstroke
-219
Typhus Fever
134
Suppuration—See Abscess 73
Typhilitis
.,228
Sweat—See Night Stoeats-181
Uraemia228
Sycosis
219
Urethritis
228
Syncope—See
Fainting-.220
Urinary Calculi
- 90
Synovitis
220
Urine
18
Syphilis
---220
"
Acrid
229
Syphilis Secondary. 221
"
Fetid
..._229
Syphilitic Periostitis
.-222
"
Bloody
229
Syphiloderma
222
"
Purulent
-.-.229
Syphilitic Laryngitis
222
Syphititic Gummata
222
"
Mucous in
229'
Tabes, Mesenterica
222
"
Pale
.
229
"
Dorsalis—See At"
Scanty
.__.230
axy
.-—166
"
Ketention of
230
Taenia, Solium
223
Urinary Casts
29
Temperature
15
Urohematin
22
Testicle, Hypertrophy. _.223
Urea
20
Tetanus, Lockjaw
223
Urine, Examination of. _ _ 33
Tetter—See Psoriasis
197
"
F o r m 41
Throat, Sore
223
Uterus, Colic
_ .230
Thrush—See Aphthae
79
"
Induration
_ 230
Tinea Capitis
_225
"
Neuralgia of. - . . -231
Toe Nails—See Nails. _ _. 178
"
Subinvolution of. 231
Tongue, Inflammation of.225
Ulceration of. ..--231
Tongue
. 16
•'
Ante version of... 232
Fissured...
226
Retroversion of ..233
Tonsilitis
.
226
Uterine Tumors
-232
Tinnitus Aurium
226
Uvula, Elongated233
Toothache _._
227
Vaccination
.232
Torticollis—See Stiff Neckl79
Vaginitis
_ . . - . . . 23$

INDEX.

Vaginismus
- 234
Vagina, Occlusion of
234 .
Varicella.234
Varices--234
Variola
---211
Varioloid
..-211
Varicocele—See Varices-234
Vertigo
235
1
'
Congestive
235
Syphilitic
235
Bilious
..-235
Vertigo, Nervous
235
Vertigo, Anaemic
236
Vertigo, Uterine
236
Vesical, Inflammation
236
Vesical, Irritability
236
Vesical, Tumors
237

251

Viteligo
.237
Vomiting—See Nausea.. ,179
Vulval, Puritis
. 237
Vulvitis
238
Walking, Difficult238
"Waxy Casts..-.. 32
Warts.-....233
Water, Impure
57
Whitlow...239
Weights and Measures
* 8
Whooping C o u g h . .
239
Wry Neck.
179
Worms.240
Wounds
240
Writing Spasm.. 241
Yellow Fever
134
Zona
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Lectures o n Clinical M e d i c i n e . By M. L E D B . P.
JOUSSET, Physician to the HospHal Saint-Jacques, of Paris,*
Professor of Pathology and Clinical Medicine; Editor of
L'Art Medical. Translated with copious Notes and Additionsby R. LUDUM, M. D., Professor of the Medical and
Surgical Diseases of Women and Clinical Midwifery in the
Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Chicago.
Large 8vo. of over 500 pages, cloth, $4.50: half morocco.
JF5.00.
This v/ork is one of very great interest to the profession and
to students, embodying, as it does, about forty years of experience on the part of the author, and that of nearly thirty years
by the translator. It sets forth the best and freshest pathological views; the most practical application of the homoeopathic
method of treating a disease; and a clear and forcible bed-side
analysis of the cases that are presented. The author discusses,
from a practical standpoint, the questions of Alternation, Attenuation, Dose and Repetition, and of Individualization and
Aggravation. The subjects embraced in these lectures include
Asthma, Emphysema, Rheumatic Endocarditis, Articular Rheumatism, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Croup, Diphtheria, Typhoid
Fever, Nephritis, Albuminuria, Haemoptysis, Haemorrhoids,
Chronic Gastritis, Scrofulous Ophthalmia, Hydrarthrosis, Pelviperitonitis, Vaginismus, Menorrhagia, etc.
The practitioner may here find cases analogous to puzzlers
which occur in his own practice, and cannot fail to be benefited
by their perusal.
"The work presents the latest pathological data, the most,
practical method of treating disease homceopathically, and a
critical analysis of each case related. It is eminently practical
and demands the use of well proved remedies."—From the Hahnemannian Monthly, Philadelphia.
It contains the very best and most reliable clinical experience
in the practice of homoeopathy of any work extant in the profession.—A. E. Small, M. D., in the Chicago Tribune.
I have carefully read the work and hardly know whether I
admire more the plain thorough pathology and diagnosis, or the
practical common sense, honest treatment set forth. * * The
Notes of Dr. Ludlam are in keeping with our best American
authorship.—J. P. Bake, M. B., Nashville, Tenn.
The book is of great value to practitioners and students of
medicine.—J. W* Bowling, M. B., Bean of the New York Homoeopathic Medical College.
I have read the work with a good deal of interest and find it
to be eminently practical and of great value to the profession.—
T. G. Comstock, M. B., St. Louis, Mo.
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