Diseases. 



Treatment. 



Give drench of — 



Linseed oil ... 12 oz. 



Tincture of opium 1 ,, | Hand- rubbing, back raking. 



Turpentine ... 2 ,, ) clysters, clothing and diet 



Or 2 to 4 drachms of chloride I as above. 



of lime in a quart of tepid | 



water. J 



Don't hand-rub or exercise, but foment belly with hot water, 

 and inject warm water. Give drachm doses of opium, one 

 every hour, till symptoms subside. If symptoms are very 

 bad,* blister belly. During convalescence avoid dry food ; 

 and give in small quantities, at short intervals, mashes, 

 gruel, carrots, and a little grass. Purgatives should be 

 avoided. 



Change of diet necessary, and change of air highly beneficial. 

 Clothe warmly, give drench of linseed oil (1 pint) and warm 

 water clysters. Feed on strong gruel and mashes, and give 

 rice-water instead of cold water to drink. If attack is sudden, 

 give a clyster of one ounce laudanum in 3 pints of warm 

 thin starch, repeating 4 or 5 times at intervals of half an 

 hour. Avoid cordials or astringents. 



Rest, warm clothing, warm strong gruel to drink, or quart of 

 boiled milk with eggs beaten up in it If symptoms do not 

 abate, give 2 ounces tincture of opium, 2 ounces of prepared 

 chalk mixed with a quart of flour gruel as a di'ench every 3 

 hours until purging is checked, and tie a blanket, warmed 

 at the fire, round the belly. In very slight cases a handful 

 of flour in a quart of water to drink will often stop the 

 further action of physic. 



