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or what is still better in most cases, the wet jacket. This is to be 

 made of coarse linen and should fit the chest like a vest; and it is 

 to be covered with a similar one made of woolen. The woolen one 

 should have strings in front so as to fasten it snugly to the chest. 

 Water should also be drunk freely, little and often, even if there is 

 no thirst; care being taken that the system is not chilled. This can 

 be best avoided by taking the chill off the water, or even drinking it 

 hot. Clysters, too, are useful in the same way. 



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Locally, frequent garglings with tepid, or even warm water will 

 be useful. The throat and chest should at the same time be often 

 washed and rubbed with the hand wet in cold water. The stimulat- 

 ing compress is also useful about the throat. Steaming the throat 

 is often of the greatest benefit. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



The disease is to be treated on the general principles of all 

 severe inflammations. Keep down the fever, especially in the bowels ; 

 use half -baths or hip-baths, of temperature suited to the strength; 

 wet sheets and compresses also come well in play; give injections 

 almost blood warm, again and again if need be, fifty times in a day; 

 keep the bowels completely ' soaked;' give no food till the disease 

 is quelled, and then begin with half a teaspoonful portion; if this 

 does well, double or treble the quantity the next time ; but be very 

 careful, or trouble will come from the food. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 



Treatment Acute hepatitis is to be treated actively, like 

 any other inflammation of an important organ. By wet sheet packs, 

 shallow-baths, sitting-baths, compresses, etc., the pain and inflam- 

 mation should be combated in the most vigorous manner. We 

 should never cease or be satisfied till all pain and fever are com- 

 pletely checked. The abdomen is to be kept cool, and the feet 

 warm. With this injunction it would be quite impossible for any 

 one to do harm with cold water in this disease, so long as the pain 

 and fever are not fully quelled. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE MOUTH. 



The great thing in the management of these inflammations is, 

 the strictest cleanliness and attention to the general health. The 

 stomach and liver are nearly always at fault when the mouth is 

 inflamed, and the patient is to be treated accordingly. A good 

 course of water treatment by wet packs, ablutions, the wet girdle, 

 clysters, pure soft water and proper air, exercise and diet these are 

 the most appropriate and effectual means. 



