DISEASES OF ADULT LIFE. o4l 
successful the disease advances the tongue becomes dry 
and pale, the pulse feeble and threadlike, the body becomes 
much emaciated. Delirium, hiccough, vomiting dark matter, 
coldness of the feet and hands, may be regarded as fatal 
symptoms; or a sudden cessation of pain, which has often 
given false hopes to the patient’s fmends and an unskilful 
doctor, is the sign that inflammation has had its most dreaded 
termination—gangrene or mortification. Treatment: If it 
has been caused by, or as it may follow the taking of poisons 
(see antidotes), if the stomach is loaded with indigestible 
food and any of the symptoms above felt, it should be relieved 
at once by a good emetic, a teaspoonful of fluid extract of 
lobelia or emetic powder; this followed by a cupful of 
slippery elm gruel will prevent its progress and from becoming 
chronic. A case happened some time ago of a young man in 
Southland who died suddenly before medical aid reached him. 
He had been ont rabbiting, and coming to his hut hungry he 
prepared one for supper, but did not cook it properly; next 
day he was found dead, and a post-mortem showed his 
stomach was distended, inflamed, and mortifying. When the 
stomach is not loaded and yetinflamed, nothing of an irritating 
nature must be given either in medicine or food. Slippery 
elm tea or a decoction of marshmallow root, with a little milk 
and sugar to make it palatable, may be freely given. If the 
patient can sit up give a vapour bath, put to bed and give an 
injection as follows: 
BHPPOry Fl POWUCE! pay cscs oe cass A teaspoonful. 
Coarse Brown Sugar..... Fa eaca syle leek ts Two ounces. 
Miupwortiterb? dey 7.3 H,44- 5 Half ounce. 
Infuse the herb in a pint of boiling water, let it stand til] 
blood-warm ; strain; rub up the sugar and the elm powder 
together, add a little of the infusion at atime so as to blend them 
together into a smooth liquor; inject gently into the bowels. 
This is an important item in the treatment; it soothes and 
sustains. If the first portion is thrown out, give the rest ; put 
on hot fomentations of the above herb with a teaspoonful of 
