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water drunk. Perchloride of mercury in small doses or the 

 salicylates may be useful. 



Synovitis. 



Draught. 



Same as that mentioned under * Fever,' or, if the tempera- 

 ture be very high, the * Antipyretic draught ' may be given. 



Lotion. 



Cooling Lotions (see ' Cooling Lotions '). 



N.B. — The joint may in the first instance be shaved, and 

 then well bathed with a solution of sugar in warm milk, 

 and then leeches may be applied. 



Tapeworm — Taenia. 



Draught. 



Liquid extract of male fern, half a fluid ounce. 

 Oil of absinthe, half a fluid ounce. 

 Oil of turpentine, half a fluid ounce. 

 Linseed-oil, half a fluid ounce. 

 This draught may be given once daily. 



Draught. 



Oil of turpentine, one fluid ounce. 

 Liquid extract of male fern, half a fluid ounce. 

 Linseed-oil, sufiicient to make eight fluid ounces. 

 This draught may be given once daily. 



Tetanus (reivw, ' I stretch '). — Locked Jaw. 



This most interesting and important disease is manifested 

 by tonic contraction of most of the muscles of the body 

 with paroxysms of increased contractions now and again. 

 It is generally purely traumatic in origin, but may be due 

 to cold and damp in great part (rheumatic tetanus) whether 



