YTANIC PHYSICIAN. 
d should be kept cool with the * ano- 
oil of juniper, cloves, pepper, &c. 
es. _ 
er is eraved may be given with safety ; and 
to be procured as soon as possible, otherwis 
apt to mii rom the anxiety it occasions. . 
ysrertcs.—Shguld sudden fainting, or any other hysteric affec- 
n arise, little more will “be necessary than to expose the patient 
to a free open air, to place her in a horizontal position, and to give 
= a glass of cold water with a few drops of hartshorn, or a little 
€ init. * re os ; 
es ‘Diarrn@a— During pregnan ty, should be treated the same as at 
eS Be ante nhl be tents - 
OF uRINE.—To relieve the suppression of urine 
takes” advanced state of pregnancy, be- 
F fomentations, clysters, and gentle purgatives, 
as castor ec. the patient may at the saiiie time drink plentifully 
= of diluent and uretic drinks, as tincture of Cleavers, oil of pump- 
kin seeds, &c. In very severe cases, a catheter may be necessary 
to draw off the urine, ie 
mes +* 
~~Trouptesome rrcuixcs:—When these sensations arise about the 
___ Parts of generation during the pregnant state, it will be properto keep 
___ the body perfectly free withsome cooling laxative, and to wash the 
: ~ a or four times a day with milk and water, of a solution — 
e 
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, YY SWELLINGS of th part: , which 
are apt to arise towards ‘the end of pregnancy, are occasioned by 
the pressure of the womb on the Teturning vessels, which prevents - 
the blood from being carried back to the heart. These swellings 
sappear in the morning. - 
generally come on towards night, and disap : 
Gentle purges may be used, together with fome 
diaphoretics, &c. In general, however, it will only b 
__ keep the patient at rest, with her legs as much in a horizonte 
Cras ‘THE LEGS AND THreH 8, are to be relieved by rubbing 
ave ng 
with cold vinegar ; camphor dissolved in oil, or other 
nents, the person wearing stockings in bed. In my { w-- 
ever, Tusually make use of: the “ mother’s cordial,” which ives 
relief, in most cases. Atan advanced periéd of pregnancy, the 
cause of these cramps is only to be removed by parttrition. — 
RESTLESSNESS AND WANT oF SLEEP, prove troubl esome com- 
plaints towards the latter end of pregnancy, obliging the patient te 
_ rise frequently throughout the course of the night, in order to ex 
: herself to the influence of cool air. In cases of this natu 
