730 PLAIN FACTS FOR OLD AND YOUNG 



and have applied over the part in which the cold seems 

 to have settled, a towel wrung out of cold water, suffi- 

 ciently dry so that it will not drip, and cover it with 

 several thicknesses of flannel or sheet cotton, so as to 

 keep it warm during the night. 



If the seat of the cold seems to be in the lungs, the 

 compress should be applied over the chest, and also 

 the back of the shoulders. The compress should be 

 large enough to cover the whole surface of the chest, 

 that is, the whole of the upper part of the trunk, or 

 that portion in which the ribs lie. 



If the attack is a severe one, so that a serious illness 

 is threatened, the patient should stay in bed for one 

 or two days, or in bad cases for a longer time, as may 

 be indicated. The footbath and the hot drink should 

 be repeated each day until the patient is relieved, and 

 the cold compress renewed night and morning. 



In case the compress becomes cold during the night, 

 it should be covered with oil muslin or rubber cloth, 

 so as to prevent evaporation. If the bowels are 

 inactive, empty them by means of a large coloclyster 

 of hot water, as hot as can be borne. The diet should 

 be sparing; it should consist of fruits and grains. Hot 

 water should be taken plentifully. At least two or 

 three quarts should be taken in the course of twenty- 

 four hours. 



DILATATION OF THE STOMACH AND 

 DYSPEPSIA 



The investigations of Bouchard, Glenard, Trastour, 

 and other eminent French physicians, as well as ex- 

 tended observations made by the author, have demon- 

 strated very clearly that dilatation of the stomach is 



