Some Common Ailments 



kept at an equable temperature. This is 

 absolutely essential if you would pull the 

 sufferer through. Next put on him a warm 

 coat, with gamgee wool underneath, so as to 

 afford ample protection to the chest. The 

 best plan for making a jacket is to take a 

 piece of blanket of sufficient size, cut two 

 holes about six inches apart, put the front 

 legs through these, and then sew up with a 

 packing-needle along the back and under the 

 throat. The ordinary form of coat is practi- 

 cally useless, as the most important organs 

 are left exposed. The nose and eyes must be 

 constantly freed from the discharge by means 

 of tepid water and some mild disinfectant, 

 and the sick-room must be kept well venti- 

 lated and scrupulously clean. Wash the 

 gums frequently with Condy's fluid. The 

 breathing is assisted if the air is moistened 

 with sanitas or Friar's balsam in boiling 

 water. A little eucalyptus is also helpful, 

 applied to the nose. A simple febrifuge may 

 be made up of thirty-six grains each of sali- 



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