THE CAMP MEDICINE-CHEST 



of folding into a small space, and excellent folding 

 tables, chairs and cots, from which the sportsman 

 can select whatever kinds he may prefer, are made 

 in the country. 



THE CAMP MEDICINE-CHEST AND HOW TO USE IT 



This should contain whatever laxative may prove 

 most satisfactory in the case of the individual 

 sportsman (I personally pin my faith to compound 

 liquorice powder, in doses of one large teaspoonful 

 each) and some strong purgative (such as pills 

 containing a little croton oil) for use when neces- 

 sary by the servants. Too great attention cannot 

 possibly be paid in India to the interior economy 

 of the body, more particularly in feverish localities. 

 Castor oil is an excellent and safe purgative, but 

 I am personally unable to take it owing to the 

 nausea which it causes. 



In case of incurring fever, quinine, Java Hari, 

 and Warburgs tincture are most useful, also 

 phenacitine (or antipyrin) as a sudorific. A fever 

 patient should be put at once to bed, well covered 

 with bed-clothes, and encouraged to drink freely 

 in order to induce perspiration. Ten-grain doses 

 of antipyrin will accelerate this result. As soon as 

 the temperature of the body has fallen (as shown 

 by the clinical thermometer which should find 

 a place in the chest), quinine may be administered 

 in ten-grain doses thrice daily, but must, in the 

 absence of skilled medical advice, never be given 

 while fever is actually raging. After profuse 



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