NERVOUS DISEASES : 395 
vitriol, to keep the morphia dissolved. Rub gently over the seat 
of pain. We have tried this ourselves and found it did what 
was claimed for it. The objection to it is its high price. We 
seli it at one shilling an ounce, but it is not often that our own 
pain-killer fails. We have had people come into our shop 
almost mad with pain, and after a good rubbing with it go out 
rejoicing. Neuralgic patients ought to take care of their 
general health; keep the bowels open, and if the teeth ache 
get them extracted or stopped. The liniment may be applied 
to the teeth also. 
LUMBAGO (PAIN IN THE Back), 
Belongs to this class when it does not proceed from inflamma- 
tion of the kidneys. The symptoms are, dull pain in the 
small of the back, stiffness, the urine is generally high 
coloured, which shows that the kidneys are implicated. The 
causes are co!d, exposure, violent exercise, falls, &c. It isnot 
as arule hardtocure. First, givea vapour bath, rub the back 
well with the tincture of cayenne and prickly ash berries, or 
anodyne liniment, or Rheumatic Pain Killer. Prepare a 
decoction of diuretics thus :— 
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Simmer the roots in three pints of water half an hour, then 
add the herbs, let cool, strain, and take a wineglassful four 
times aday. Ifthe bowels are confined take a dose of the 
golden pills or dandelion at bedtime. 
APOPLEXY. 
Without doubt this is one of the most sudden and dangerous 
affections that the body is subject to. Its immediate causes are 
(1) congestion of the blood-vessels of the brain, (2) rupture 
of some of these vessels, (3) an effusion and pressure of serum 
or water in the cavities of the brain. Predisposing causes are, 
luxurious living, corpulence, continual drinking, or the 
