AFFECTIONS OF THE MOUTH AND TONGUE. 53 



abscesses result. In many cases the glands of the neck become enlarged 

 and painful. 



Treatment. —Chlorate potassa is a remedy of the greatest efficacy in 

 this disease. As debility, if not the cause, will very likely result as a 

 complication, the early administration of tonics is advised. Chlorate 

 potassa and iron are combined as follows. — 



R Potass. Chloratis 5*j 



Tinct. Ferri Chloridi 3i 

 Syr. Aurantii %i 



Aquae 5 iij 



Ft. Mist. Sig. Dose one teaspoonful every one or two hours. 

 Equal parts of the flowers of sulphur and white sugar should be mixed in 

 fine powder, and after sponging out the mouth, this powder should be dusted 

 over the ulcerations three or four times a day. Abscesses if occurring 

 should be lanced when ready. 

 Nourishing and concentrated food of a liquid character is demanded. 



IJYFZtiMMtiTZOJY OF THE TONGUE. 



This affection is known by great swelling of the tongue, tenderness and 

 difficulty in swallowing. It generally accompanies severe salivation, but 

 it may occur in an acute form independent of this cause. 



In convulsions the tongue is often bitten and severe inflammation follows. 

 The disease may run a rapid course and abate without the formation of 

 "matter;" on the other hand, abscesses may form under the tongue, suffi- 

 cient in size to threaten suffocation. 



Treatment . — The bowels should be freely acted upon by aperient med- 

 icine. Applications of ice or ice water made continually for hours promise 

 relief. Chlorate of potassa or borax should be added to the water making 

 a strong solution. If suffocation is threatened, a surgeon should be called 

 to make an incision in the seam running along the middle of the tongue 

 on the under surface. 



In event abscesses 1 form, they should be opened when the proper stage 

 is reached. A skilled hand alone should undertake the operation, or severe 

 hemorrhage may result. 



The food must necessarily be liquid and concentrated. A cup of milk 

 into which has been beaten a raw egg may be given every three or four 

 hours as the need of support is apparent. 



In exceptional cases the amount of swelling will be sufficient to prevent 

 swallowing; rectal feeding must then be depended upon. Injections of beef 

 tea and extracts, milk, eggs, etc., should be administered. 



