80 PRIVATE PRESCRIPTIONS 
he has a desire to make water, but it will only come in 
very small quantities. 
WHAT TO DO. 
If the troub!e be brought about by the presence of cal- 
culi we must do our best to remove the cause By the 
introduction of a catheter we can usually determine the 
presence of astone In using catheter pass the hand into 
the rectum to guide the point over the curve Give the 
following: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Niter, Spirits of . . . .i.,2 3 . ema 
Balsam Copaiba . .... .. . = ee 
Alcohol, q.s. ad... . 2s « 2) ees 
Mix aud give one tablespoonful every 2 or 3 hours until 
patient is better. Ifthe cause be a weakness or injury 
give a change of food and the following: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Epsom Salts. .4. . 20.06 sa «> ae 
Linseed Meal . - apes oe en ene 
Nux Vomica (powdered) .. . . 4 dtacime 
Cinchona bark (powdered) . . . 5 2 oiimees 
Mix and give one tablespoonful 3 times a day. Keep pa- 
tient dry and comfortable. 
Stricture of the Urethra. 
This is a condition in which the urine is retarded or ob- 
structed in its passage through the urethra by the forma- 
tion of a stricture in this passage. 
Cause—The causes are, irritating ingredients in the 
