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SPASM OR CRAMPS IN THE STOMACH. — Treatment.— 



The followiug stroug purgative injection will often bring immediate relief: 



1. Castor oil, 2 ozs. ; tinct. of prickly ash bark, J^ oz. ; comp. tinct. of 

 Virginia snake root, 2 drs. ; infusion of boneset and seuua, equal pails, '^4, P** 

 Mix. 



2. Sweet tinct. of rhubarb, 4 ozs.; bicarbonate of soda. S drs. Mix. 

 From a tea-spoonful to a table-spoonful, as occasion may require, ^his, with 

 a few drops of tincture of cayenne mixed with it, will often bring speedy 

 relief. So will a mustard poultice laid upon the stomach. The mustard 

 poultice is a remedy of great excellence in many cases. It deserves to b' called 

 the poor man's friend. 



Remarks. — Though generally of shorter duration, this is more violent than 

 heartburn. It is attended by a sense of fullness, by anxiety, and by great 

 restlessness. In females hysterical symptoms are often coupled with it. 

 Great quantities of air or a gas are generally expelled, and the pain shoots 

 through to the back and shoulders. 



TYPHOID PNEUMONIA. — Tkeatmekt.— This should be like the 

 treatment of pneumonia and typhoid fever united. Great care must be taken 

 not to use reducing remedies. While active purging must not be used, yet if 

 there are symptoms of an inactive state of the bowels, the following may be 

 employed: 



1. Leptandrin, 1 dr. ; podophyllin, 1 scruple; scutillarine, 2 drs. ; pulv. 

 cayenne, 1 scruple; pulv. loaf sugar, 4 ozs. Rub together for some time in a 

 mortar. Dose— For an adult, ^5 of the above. 



2. Leptandrin, 30 grs. ; podophyllin, 10 grs. ; pulv. cayenne, 10 grs. ; 

 ext. nux vomica, 6 grs. ; quinine, 12 grs. Mix. Make 24 pills. One, two, or 

 three times a day. 



When there are symptoms of great depression, use the following tonics: 



3. Podophyllin, 4 grs.; leptandrin, 8 grs.; quinine, 8 grs.; ext. nux 

 vomica, 2 grs. Mix. Make 16 pills. One, two, or three pills, at bed-time. 



4. Pulverized Peruvian bark, 1 oz. ; pulv. rhubarb, J^ dr.; pulv. muriate 

 of ammonia, 1 dr. Mix. Divide into eight powders. Take 1 three times a 

 day. 



5. Aromatic syrup of rhubarb, 1 oz.; tinct. of Colombo, 1 oz. Mix. 

 Dose — Two tea-spoonfuls 3 times a day. Taking care to keep the cough 

 loose by flaxseed, slippery elm, and marshmallow tea, and by some external 

 irritant. 



CHILDREN, MANAGEMENT OF. — 1. Diet. — Between the 

 period of weaning and the seventh year the diet should consist very much ef 

 farinaceous food, and milk; witli a moderate allowance of animal food once 

 or twice a week. 



2. Bowels.— To keep the bowels of children in a healthy and regular 

 state, is a matter of the utmost consequence. They are too apt to neglect tlie 

 calls of nature, not being aware of the importance of regularity in this respect. 

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