CONTENTS XIX 



Comparative table of time required for stomach 

 digestion of seventy varieties of food — Rhemna- 

 tism — Sunstroke — Colic — Cholera morbus - 

 Cholera infantum— Croup — Influenza— Catar- 

 rhal fever — La grippe — Alcoholism— Heredi- 

 tary effects of alcohol— Effects upon the char- 

 acter—The cure of intemperance — Limit of 

 periods of incubation and contagion in infec- 

 tious maladies (diphtheria, measles, rotheln, 

 mumps, smallpox, chickenpox, scarlet fever, 

 typhoid fever)— Accidental poisoning and nine 

 general methods of treatment— Alphabetical 

 list of over 150 poisons and their antidotes— 722-758 



OBSTETRICS, OR MIDWIFERY 



Qualifications of attendants— Labor, or childbirth 

 —Presentation and position— Stages of labor— 

 Management of labor — Washing and dressing 

 the child— The binder— Getting up too soon— 

 To check secretion of milk — To promote secre- 

 tion of milk 759-771 



FEEDING AND CARE OF INFANTS 



One-third die before the age of five years— Seven 

 rules for infant diet— Thirteen cautions rela- 

 tive to feeding— Four points on weaning— Gen- 

 eral care of infants— The bowels and bladder — 

 Clothing — Bathing —Sleep — Exercise — Teeth- 

 ing 772-782 



ALPHABETICAL INDEX, ETC- 



1,000 Topics 783-798 



