Oatmeal, Barley or Rice Water, from the Grain 650
Oatmeal Gruel 648,652, 646
Obesity 330
Treatment 331
Diet 331
For Breakfast 331
Noon Meal Dinner 331
Supper 331
Before Going to Bed 331
Obesity—(Herb Remedies) 434
OBSTETRICS, OR MIDWIFERY 515
Obstruction, Intestinal 121
Odors 647
Oedema of the Glottis 26
Oedematous Laryngitis 26
Olive Oil (Medical Use) 672
Omelet 648
Onion (Medical Use) 669
Onychia 78
Onychauxis 77
Operations 662
Operations, Special 663
Opium, Poison by 405
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 350
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Diagnosis of 4
Orangeade 650
Organs, Diseases of the Digestive 97
Organic Diseases of the Spinal Cord 304
Symptoms 304
Treatment 304
Organs of Generation, The Internal 491
Osteopathy 661
Ovaries, The 493
Ovaries, Inflammation of 503
Ovaries, Tumors of 504
Ovaries, Tumors of the Operation for 663
Ovaritis 503
Ovary, Diseases of 503
Oxalic Acid, Poison by 405
Oxyuria Vermicularis 46
Oyster Stew 653
Ozena 16
Causes 16
Physicians' Treatment 16
Home Treatment 16
1. Solution for 16
2. The Following Ointment 16
3. Dr. Ferguson of New York uses the Following 17
Pain or Rheumatism 679
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 679
1. Tansy and Smartweed for 679
2. Horseradish Poultice for 679
3. Liniment to Relieve 679
4. Vinegar and Pepper for 679
Paine's Celery Compound 488
Pain Killer, External 481
Palate, Cleft 369
Palpitation of the Heart 337
Causes 337
Symptoms 337
Mothers' Remedies 338
1. Tea of Geranium Root for 338
2. Hot Foot Bath and Camphor for 338
3. Valuable Herb Tea for 338
Mothers' Remedies for Heartburn 338
1. Home Remedy for 338
2. Soda a Popular Remedy for 338
3. Excellent Remedy for 338
4. Remedy for Stout Person 338
Physicians' Treatment for Palpitation 338
When Caused by the Stomach 338
Difficult Breathing 339
Physicians' Cautions 339
Diet 339
The Heart 339
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 679
1. Salt Baths for 679
Palsy 294
Causes 294
Symptoms 294
(a) Paralysis of the Ocular (eye) Muscles 294
(b) Paralysis of the Muscles of Mastication (eating) 294
(c) Paralysis of the Facial (Face) Muscles 295
(d) Paralysis of the Muscles of the Upper Extremity 295
(e) Paralysis of the Muscles of the Lower Extremities 295
(f) Toxic (Poison) Paralysis, Lead Paralysis 295
Physicians' Treatment 295
Palsy, Shaking 291
Paralysis 294
Paralysis Agitans 291
Paralysis, General of the Insane 298
Paralysis, Infantile 307
Paralysis, Diseases Caused by Animal 44
Paresis, General 298
Paretic Dementia 298
Parotitis 180
Parry's Compound Sarsaparilla Blood Purifier 483
Parry's, Grave's Disease 260
Pasteur Institutes, Location of 249
Patch, Moth 61
PATENT MEDICINES AND RARE OLD PRESCRIPTIONS 465
Ague, Chills and Fever (Rare Prescription) 467
Allen's World's Hair Restorer 465
Anti-Constipation Pad 465
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral 466
Ayer's Hair Vigor 466
Ayer's Sarsaparilla 467
Barker's Bone and Nerve Liniment 467
Blood and Liver Regulator (Rare Prescription) 466
Blotches and Pimples (Rare Prescription) 473
Brinkerhoff System of Treating Piles 468
British Oil 488
Brodie's Liniment for Asthma 484
Bull's Blood Syrup 470
Burns and Scalds (Rare Prescription) 466
California Liniment 470
Cancer Paste 471
Carter's Little Liver Pills 472
Castoria 472
Catarrh Ointment (Rare Prescription) 468
Cathartic and Sure Cure for Constipation 468
Catarrh of Long Standing 467
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy 473
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea (Rare Prescription) 469
Colic in Infants 471
Constipation 471
Corns 472
Coughs 468
Croup 459
Cuticura Ointment 474
Cuticura Resolvent 474
Diarrhea, Flux and Dysentery (Rare Prescription) 472
Dyspepsia Tonic 473
Earache (Rare Prescription) 470
Edward's Alterative and Tonic Bitters 487
Ely's Cream Balm 474
Fellow's Hypophosphites 475
Female Regulator (Rare Prescription) 474
Fever, For (Rare Prescription) 474
Flux (Rare Prescription) 474
General Tonic 475
Genuine White Oil Liniment 476
Good Samaritan Liniment 476
Grandmother's Own Cough Remedy 476
Green Mountain Salve 477
Gunn's Rheumatic Liniment 478
Haines's Golden Specific for Opium Habit 478
Hair's, Dr. B. W., Cure 473
Hall's Hair Renewer 479
Hamburg Breast Tea 488
Hamburg Drops 479
Hamlin's Wizard Oil 480
Harter's Wild Cherry Bitters 487
Headache (Rare Prescription) 476
Heartburn (Rare Prescription) 476
Heart Diseases, Fluttering, etc, (Rare Prescription) 471
Hinkley's Bone Liniment 480
Holloway's Ointment 481
Iron Tonic Bitters (Rare Prescription) 477
Itch Ointment (Rare Prescription) 478
Johnson's Liniment 484
Kellog's Red Drops 481
Kelly's Tonic 486
Kickapoo Indian Oil 481
Kidney and Liver Cure (Rare Prescription) 478
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets 468
Liniment (Rare Prescription) 479
Liver Pills (Rare Prescription) 479
Lombard's Secret Cancer Remedies 471
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 469
Madame Rupert's Face Bleach 473
Mitchell's Eye Salve 482
Mother Siegel's Syrup 482
Nervousness (Rare Prescription) 480
Neuralgia (Rare Prescription) 481
New York Sun Cholera Cure 480
Pain Killer, External 481
Paine's Celery Compound 488
Parry's Comp. Sarsaparilla Blood Purifier 483
Patterson's Emulsion of Pumpkin Seeds 483
Perry Davis's Pain Killer 484
Pierce's Compound Extract of Smartweed 488
Poison Oak and Ivy (Rare Prescription) 481
Radway's Pills 488
Relief from Asthma (Rare Prescription) 465
Rheumatism, Internal Use (Rare Prescription) 482
Royal Catarrh Cure 467
Sage's Catarrh Cure 484
Salve for Boils and Old Sores (Rare Prescription) 466
Saul's Catarrh Remedy 485
St. Jacob's Oil 485
Scald Head (Rare Prescription) 482
Scrofula (Rare Prescription) 482
Seven Sutherland Sisters' Hair Grower 485
Skinner's Dandruff Mixture 485
Smith's Electric Oil 470
Sore Eyes (Rare Prescription) 470
Sore Throat (Rare Prescription) 475
Southern Cholera Cure 483
Syrup of Figs 485
Tape Worm (Rare Prescription) 483
Thomas's Electric Oil 486
Tonic, General (Rare Prescription) 475
Toothache (Rare Prescription) 483
Van Buskirk's Fragrant Sozodont 486
Watt's Anti-Rheumatic Pills 487
White's Cough Syrup 487
Whooping Cough (Rare Prescription) 484
Patterson's Emulsion of Pumpkin Seeds 483
Pediculus Capitis 78
Pediculus Corporis 78
Pediculus Pubis 78
Pelvis, The 490
Pemphigus 79
Peptonized Milk 594
Peptonized Milk 653
Cold Process 653
Pericarditis 341
Primary or First Cause 341
Symptoms 341
Treatment of Pericarditis 341
Periproctitis 137, 151
Perineum and Cervix, operation for 664
Peritoneum, Inflammation of the 133
Peritonitis, Acute; General 133
Causes 133
Symptoms 133
Recovery, Prognosis, etc 134
Peritonitis, Local, 134
Symptoms 134
Treatment of Acute Peritonitis 134
For Vomiting 134
Diet 134
Peritonitis, Tubercular 134
Symptoms 134
Treatment 134
Permanent Teeth, Usual Order 619
Pernicious Anaemia 250
Condition 250
Symptoms 250
Treatment 250
Pernicious Malarial Fever 229
Perry Davis's Pain Killer 484
Pertussis 180
Pterygium 352
Pruritus Ani 143
Pharyngitis, Acute 21
Pharyngeal Catarrh, Acute 21
Pharyngeal Diphtheria 184
Pharyngeal Tonsil 8
Pharynx, Inflammation of 21
Phlebitis 345
Causes 345
Symptoms 345
Treatment 345
Pierce's Comp. Extract of Smart weed 488
Piles 145
Varieties 146
Causes 146
External Piles 146
Skin Piles, (Cutaneous) 147
Mothers' Remedies 147
1. Sulphur and Glycerin for 147
2. Strongly recommended remedy for 147
3. Good Salve for 147
4. Smartweed Salve for 147
5. Cold Water Cure for 147
6. Simple Application and Relief from 147
7. Steaming with Chamomile Tea for 147
Physicians' Treatment for Piles 148
What to do first 148
Lead and Laudannm Wash 148
1. Soothing Ointment for 148
2. Salve for 148
3. For External Piles 148
4. If there is much Itching 148
5. I Use quite frequently 148
Operation for Piles 149
Cutaneous Skin Piles Operated upon 149
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 679
1. Prescription for 679
Piles (Herb Remedies) 410, 420, 423, 426, 442
Piles, Internal 149
Symptoms 149
Recovery, Pain, etc 150
Physicians' Treatment for Piles 150
1. For Inflamed piles 150
2. For Bathing the Piles 150
3. When there is Slight Bleeding 150
4. If the Protruded Piles are Inflamed 150
5. An Ointment 151
6. Tea of White Oak Bark for 151
7. Take a rectal Injection 151
Preventive, Treatment 151
For Constipation 151
Habits 151
Diet 151
Foods Allowed 151
Piles, Itching 143
Pile, Operation for 664
Pimples 61
Pinworms 46
Placenta Praevia 527
Plague 225
Causes 225
Bubonic Plague 225
Septicemia type 225
Pneumonia type 225
Symptoms 225
Pneumonic Plague 226
Septicemic Plague 226
Treatment, Prevention 226
Plague, Bubonic 225
Plasters, Capsicum and Belladonna 635
Pleura, Inflammation of the 41
Pleurisy Diagnosis of 4
Pleurisy, Acute 41
Causes 42
Diet and Nursing 42
Physicians' Treatment 42
1. Home Treatment 42
2. Other Home Remedies 42
3. Fomentations 43
4. Camphorated Oil for 43
5. Adhesive Plaster 43
6. Tincture of Aconite 43
7. Hypodermic of Morphine 43
Pleurisy, Acute (Herb Remedies) 420, 428, 434, 444
Pleurisy, Operation for 664
Pleurodynia 323
Plumbism, Saturnism 374
Pneumonia, Diagnosis of 4
Pneumonia 218
Causes of pneumonia 218
Symptoms 218
Mothers' Remedies 219
1. Salt Pork for Inflammation for 219
2. Raspberry Tincture for Inflammation of 219
3. Herb Ointment 219
4. Mullein for 219
5. Salve for Weak 219
Physicians' Treatment for Lungs 219
Fomentations 220
Pneumonia (Herb Remedies) 434
Pneumonia, Brancho 40
Poisoning 621
POISONS, ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES (Chapter) 376
Poisoning, Bland Drink After 438
Poisoning, Food 374
Poisoning, Ivy 92
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 679
1. Buttermilk and Salt Heals 679
2. Lead Water and Laudanum 679
3. Excellent Cure for 679
Poisoning, Lead 374
Poison Oak and Ivy, (Rare Prescription) 481
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 680
1. Gunpowder and Lard for 680
POISONS, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENTS, ANTIDOTES
AND STIMULANTS 400
Poisoned Wounds 377
Polypus, Nasal 19
Posterior Spinal Sclerosis 305
Post Nasal Growths 8
Poultice (Herb Remedies) 424, 429
Poultice of Peach Tree Leaves from our Mothers' List 634
Pregnancy, Accidents of 524
Pregnancy, Cramps during (Herb Remedies) 420, 439
Premature Labor 524
Prevention of Conception 494
Prickly Heat Rash 76
Symptoms 76
Cause 76
Mothers' Remedies 76
1. Soda Water for 76
2. Relief from pain of 76
3. Burnt Cornstarch for 76
4. Soothing Ointment for 76
Physicians' Treatment for Prickly Heat 77
Chafing 77
Mothers' Remedies for Chafing 77
1. Fuller's Earth Eases 77
2. Good Home Remedy for 77
3. Borax and Zinc stops 77
4. Common Flour Good to Stop 77
Proctitis 137
Podogra 315
Prolapse 137
Proprietary Foods 622
Prostate, Diseases of the 163
Prostate, Hypertrophy of the 164
Symptoms 164
Treatment, Preventive 164
Prostration, Nervous 280
Pruritis 495
Pseudo-Leukaemia 252
Psoriasis 79
Pulse 642
Purifier, Blood (Herb Remedies) 422
Purpura 253
Symptoms 253
1. Symptomatic Purpura 253
2. Type Arthritic Purpura 253
Purpura Haemorrhagic 253
Symptoms 253
Treatment 254
Pyelitis 160
Symptoms 161
Treatment 161
Diet 161
Pyemia 223
Symptoms 223
Local Treatment 223
General Treatment 223
Quinsy 190
Radway's Pills 488
Rash, Nettle 89
Rash, Nettle (Herb Remedies) 442
Rash, Prickly Heat 76
Raspberry Shrub 646
Raspberry Vinegar 647
Rectal Douche 641
Rectocele 514
Rectum, Abscess around the 151
Rectum, Diseases of the 136
Rectum. Neuralgia of the 137
Relief for Asthma (Rare Prescription) 465
Remittent Fever 228
Renal Calculus 161
Respiration (Breathing) 642
RESPIRATORY DISEASES 6
Resuscitate the Drowned, To 397
Retina 347
Retina, Inflammation of the 355
Retinitis, Albuminuric 355
Rheumatism 678
Liniment sent us from a Gentleman in Canada 678
Rheumatic Arthritis 314
Rheumatism Articular 317
Rheumatism Chronic 321
Rheumatism, Chronic (Herb Remedies) 414, 434, 435, 440
Rheumatic Fever, Diagnosis of 4
Rheumatic Rever (Articular Rheumatism) 317
Causes 317
Predisposing 318
Condition 318
Symptoms 318
Fever 318
Mothers' Remedies 318
1. Salicylate of Soda Treatment 319
2. Cotton Excellent for Inflammatory 319
Prevention 319
1. Physicians' Causes 320
2. Hot Fomentations 320
3. The Following is Good 320
4. A Prescription 320
5. A Layer or Two of Gauze Saturated with Methylsalicylate 320
6. Internal 320
7. Dr. Hare Recommend 320
Nursing 321
Diet 321
Rheumatism, Gonorrheal 236
Rheumatism, Gonorrheal (Herb Remedies) 429, 430
Rheumatic Gout 314
Rheumatic Anthritis 314
Arthritis Deformans 314
Causes 314
Conditions 314
Symptoms 314
Acute 314
Chronic Type 315
Monarticular or One Joint Type 315
Recovery 315
General Treatment 315
Local 315
Rheumatic Headache 268
Rheumatism, Diagnosis of Inflammatory 4
Mothers' Remedy (Unclassified) 677
1. Salt Petre and Sweet Oil for 677
Rheumatism, Internal Use (Rare Prescription) 482
Rheumatism, Muscular 323
Rheumatism, Muscular (Herb Remedies) 415, 426, 434
Rhinitis, Acute 10
Rhinitis, Chronic 14
Ribs, Broken 382
Rickets 614
Ringworm 86
Varieties 86
Ringworm of the Body 86
Mothers' Remedies 86
1. Gunpowder and Vinegar for 86
2. Cigar Ashes for 86
3. Kerosene for 86
4. Ontario Mother Cured Boy of 86
5. Another from a Mother at Valdosta, Georgia 86
6. Egg Skin Remedy for 86
7. From a Mother at Owosso, Michigan 86
Physicians' Treatment 86
1. For Infants and Children 86
2. Corrosive Sublimate 87
3. Ammoniated Mercury 87
4. For Ringworm 87
5. For Ringworm 87
Ringworm (Herb Remedies) 413
Ringworm of the Beard 87
Ringworm of the Scalp 87
Cautions and Treatment 87
1. Carbolic Acid 87
2. Oleate of Mercury 87
3. Sulphur Ointment 87
4. Tincture of Iodine 87
Root Beer 646
Rose, Cold 17
Rough on Rats, Poison by 406
Round Worm 44
Royal Catarrh Cure 467
Rupture 122
Location 123
Symptoms 123
Mothers' Remedies 123
1. Poultice for 123
Physicians' Treatment 123
Irreducible Ruptures 123
Strangulated Hernia or Rupture 124
Symptoms 124
Mothers' Remedies 124
1. Hop Poultice 124
Physicians' Treatment 124
To Reduce 124
Caution 124
Mothers' Remedy (Unclassified) 680
1. Herb Remedy for 680
Rupture in a Baby 620
Rupture of the Spleen 256
St. Jacob's Oil 485
Sad Mania 312
Sage's Catarrh Cure 484
Sago Custard 647
Salpingitis 502
Salt (Medical Use) 668
Saltpetre, Poison by 406
Salt Rheum 67
Mothers' Remedies 67
1. Alum Wash and Cathartic for 67
2. Ammonia and Camphor 68
3. Cactus Leaf Cure for 68
4. Pine Tar for 68
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 680
1. Well Tried Remedy for 680
Salt Rheum (Herb Remedies) 416, 434
Salve for Boils and Old Sores (Rare Prescription) 466
Salve, Splendid General 681
Santonin, Poison by 407
Saul's Catarrh Remedy 485
Scalds, Mothers' Remedies for 387
Scalds (Herb Remedies) 420
Scald Head 617
Scald Head (Rare Prescription) 482
Scalding Urine (Herb Remedies) 440
Scalp, Care of 550
Scalp, Ringworm of the 87
Scarlet Fever, Diagnosis of 5
Scarlet Fever 167
Definition 167
Modes of Conveying 167
Remains in the Room, How Long? 168
Age, Occurrence, Susceptibility 168
How Often? 168
Incubation 168
Contagion 168
Onset 168
Rash 168
Fever 168
Sore Throat 169
Tongue 169
Scaling 169
Complications, Nose 169
Ear 169
Eye 169
Kidneys 170
Heart 170
Joints 170
Chorea 170
Diagnosis 170
From Measles 170
Recovery 170
Sanitary Care of Room and Patient 170
City and State Supervision 171
How to Prevent and Avoid Scarlet Fever 171
Sanitary Care of Infected and Sick Persons and Rooms 172
The Room in Which One is Sick with this Disease 172
Soiled Clothing, Towels, Bed Linen, etc 172
The Discharges 173
All Cups, Glasses, Spoons, etc 173
Foods and Drinks 173
Persons Recovering from Scarlet Fever 173
Diet and Nursing 173
During the Sickness 174
Special Treatment 174
Dropsy in Scarlet Fever 175
How Soon May a Convalescent Person Associate with the Healthy 175
Caution 175
Scarlet Fever (Herb Remedies) 422
Scarlatina, Diagnosis of 5
Schaefer Method of Artificial Respiration 397
Sciatica 266 Schools at Medicines 660 Sclerosis of the Liver 131 Scrofula 212 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 681 1. A Good Remedy for 681 Scrofula (Herb Remedies) 415, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 444, 445, 447 Scrofula (Rare Prescription} 482 Scurvy 615 Scurvy (Herb Remedies) 434, 444, 447 Sebaceous Cyst 85 Seborrhea 83 Secretion, Lessened Sweat 57 Senile Cataract 354 Symptoms of Senile (Old Age) Cataract 354 Course 354 Septicemia 222, 223 Seven Sutherland Sisters' Hair Grower 485 Shingles 74 Definition 74 Symptoms 74 Causes 74 Mothers' Remedies 74 1. Herb Remedy for 74 2. Mercury Ointment for 74 Physicians' Treatment 75 Shocked, Electrically 397 Shoulder Joint Dislocation 380 Sick Headache (Herb Remedies) 413, 414 Simple Acne 53 Simple Angina 21 Skin, Diseases of the 52 Macule Spots (Patches) 53 Papule (Pimple) 53 Tubercle (Node Lump) 53 Tumors 53 Wheel 53 Vesicle 53 Bleb 53 Pustule 53 Scale 53 Crust 53 Excoriation 53 Fissures 53 Ulcer (Sores) 53 Scar 53 Pigmentation 53 Skin, Diseases of the (Herb Remedies) 415, 430, 435, 436, 438, 447 Skin Diseases Produced by Lice 78 Skin, Inflammation of the 62 Skin, Inflammation of the (Herb Remedies) 412 Skinner's Dandruff Cure 485 Sleep 603 Sleeplessness 299 Sleeplessness (Herb Remedies} 426, 430, 439 Smallpox, Diagnosis of 4 Smallpox 201 Causes 201 Symptoms 201 Eruptions 201 Confluent Form 201 Varioloid 201 Treatment 202 Diet 202 Nursing 202 General Rule for Disinfection 203 Hands, Body, etc 203 Vaccination and Re-vaccination and its Prevention of Smallpox 203 A Good Time to be Vaccinated 203 Why Vaccinate? 203 Smallpox entirely prevented by re-vaccination 204 Who Should Be Vaccinated 204 Who Should Not Be Vaccinated 205 When Should a Person be Vaccinated? 205 Vaccination after Exposure to Smallpox 205 With what should one be vaccinated? 206 Where Vaccination Should Be Performed? 206 After Vaccination 206 Common Appearances after Vaccination 206 What to do during and after Vaccination? 207 Make a Record of your Vaccination? 207 Lives Saved from Smallpox in Michigan 207 Smith's Electric Oil 470 Smooth Tonsilitis, Diagnosis of 5 Snake Bites 377 Symptoms of a Snake Bite 378 Treatment 378 First thing to do 378 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 680 1. Simple Poultice for 680 2. Onions and Salt for 681 Snake Bite (Herb Remedies) 434 Soda (Medical Use) 669 Salt Water Bath, Tonic Action 630 Softening of the Brain 298 Soft Diet 644 Soothing Syrup, Overdose of 622 Sore Eyes (Rare Prescription) 470, 549 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 681 1. Camphor and Breast Milk for 681 Sore Mouth, Canker 97 Sore Mouth, Canker (Herb Remedies) 410, 420, 442, 444 Sore Throat 21 Symptoms 21 Chronic 21 Prevention of the Chronic Kind 21 Prevention of the Acute Kind 21 Mothers' Remedies 21 1. Used for Years Successfully 21 2. Splendid Liniment for 22 3. Simple Gargle for 22 4. Home Made Salve for 22 5. Cold Packs Sure Cure for 22 6. Ointment for 22 7. Remedy from a Mother in Johnson City, Tenn 22 8. Gargle and Application for 23 9. Vinegar Gargle for 23 10. Alum and Vinegar for 23 11. Kerosene for 23 12. Remedy always at hand 23 13. Simple Remedy for 23 Physicians' Treatment for Sore Throat 23 1. Inhalation of Steam 23 2. Sulphur and Cream for 23 3. Good Old Mothers' Remedies 23 1. Physicians' Local Treatment 24 2. When the Attack is Mild 24 3. I like the following at the beginning 24 4. For Chronic Catarrh 24 5. Other Gargles 24 6. Snuff 24 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 681 1. Mustard Plaster for 681 Sore Throat (Herb Remedies) 418, 420, 431, 434, 442 Sore Throat (Rare Prescription) 475 Sores or Ulcers 72 Sores or Ulcers (Herb Remedies) 410, 412, 413, 416, 431, 434, 447 Southern Cholera Cure 483 Spasms 542, 616 Spasms (Herb Remedies) 420, 432 Spasmodic Asthma 37 Spasm of the Glottis 26 Special Diseases 265 Spice Plaster 635 Spice Poultice 634 Spice Poultice from a Stanlyton, Va., Mother 634
Spinal Cord, Injuries of 303
Causes 303
Symptoms 303
Treatment 303
Traumatism of the Cord 303
Symptoms 303
Recovery 304
Treatment, Immediate 304
Spinal Cord, Organic Diseases of 304
Spine, Concussion of the 303
Splinters 621
Splinter, to Extract 682
Splints 381
Spoiled Foods, Poison by 407
Sponge Bath 630
Spots, Liver 61
Spotted Fever, Diagnosis of 4
Sprains 383
Sprains (Herb Remedies) 410
Squint 356
Internal or Convergent Squint 356
External or Divergent Squint 356
Causes of Convergent (Internal) Squint 356
Treatment 356
External (Divergent Squint) 356
Squint, Operation for 664
Stab Wounds 303
Stammering 301
Mothers' Remedies 301
1. Easy Cure for 301
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 681
1. Canadian Mother's Treatment for 681
Physicians' Treatment 301
Starch Bath 630
Starch and Laudanum 641
Starch Poultice 632
Steatoma 85
Sterilization 624
Sterilized Milk 593
Sterilizing, A Simple Method of 593
Stiff Neck 324
Stimulant (Herb Remedies) 433
Stings 379
Mothers' Remedies 379
1. Leaves of Geranium Good for Bee or Wasp 379
2. Simple Remedy for 379
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 681
1. Old Tried Canadian Remedy for 681
2. From Nettles 681
Stings (Herb Remedies) 412, 443
Stomach, Bleeding from 107
Stomach, Cancer of the 106, 334
Stomach Headache 270
Stomach, Neuralgia of the 107
Stomach, Operation for 665
Stomach, Acute Inflammation of the 111
Stomach Trouble 103
Stomach Trouble (Herb Remedies) 439, 442, 443
Stomach, Diagnosis of Ulcer of the 5
Stomatitis Aphthous 97
Stomatitis, Gangrenous 99
Strabismus 356
Strychnine, Poison by 407
Stye 348
Causes 348
Symptoms 348
Course 348
Mothers' Remedies 348
1. Home Method to Kill 348
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 681
1. Common Tea Leaves for 681
Treatment 349
Suffocated, Treatment of 397
Sugar, Kind to Use 578
Sulphuric Acid, Poison by 407
Sulphur (Medical Use) 670
Summer Complaint, Prepared Flour for 648
Sunburn 90
Mothers' Remedies 91
1. Lemon Juice and Vinegar for 91
2. Ammonia Water for 91
3. Relief from Pain and Smarting of 91
4. Preparation for 91
Physicians' Treatment 91
1. For Sunburn 91
2. For Sunburn 91
3. The following is a good combination 91
Sunstrokes 375
Symptoms 375
Prognosis 376
Mothers' Remedies 376
1. Quick Method to Relieve 376
Treatment 376
For Severe Cases 376
Medicine 376
Sunstrokes and Intoxicants (Chapter) 371
Superficial Felons 70
Suppurative Tonsilitis 190
Sweating, to Cause (Herb Remedies) 441, 443, 444
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 681
1. Sweating, to Cause 681
2. Another 682
Sweating, Excessive 75
Symptoms 75
Causes 75
Treatment 75
Application for the Local Treatment 75
White Oak Bark for 75
Sweating, Excessive (Herb Remedies) 426, 432, 434
Sweating, Foul 57
Symptoms 57
Mothers' Remedies 57
1. Alum Water for 57
2. Borax and Alcohol for 57
3. Simple Home Remedy for 57
Physicians' Treatment 57
1. Dressing Powders 57
2. Boric Acid, powdered, may also be used 57
3. Dusting Powder 57
4. One per cent Solution 58
Sweat, Lessened Secretion of 57
Sweats, Night 44
Swellings (Herb Remedies) 429, 443
Swelling of the Glottis 26
Symptoms 26
Sympathetic Inflammation of the Eye 334
Sympathetic Ophthalmia 354
Syphilis 415
Syphilis (Herb Remedies) 415, 429, 434, 435, 436, 438, 440
Syrup of Figs 485
Table 636
Taenia Saginata 48
Taenia Solium 48
Talipes 370
Tape Worm 48
Tape Worm (Rare Prescription) 483
Tapioca Jelly 652
Tartar Emetic, Poison by 407
Taste 307
Taste Buds 307
Taste Buds, Plate of 308
Teeth 563
Teething 560, 618
Tegumentary (Skin) Leprosy 238
Temperature (Fever) Under the Tongue, Arm-pit 642
Temperature of the Room 624
Tetanus 231
Tetter, Dry 63
Tetter, Humid 63 Things in the Ear 395 Things in the Nose 396 Thomas's Electric Oil 486 Thread Worm 46 Throat, Sore 21 Throat, Sore (Herb Remedies) 418, 420, 425, 431, 434, 437, 442, 444 Thrush 551 Thumb, Dislocation 380 Thyroid Gland, Diseases of 258 Symptoms 258 Treatment 258 Thyroiditis 258 Tic Doloureux 265 Tickling in Throat 25 Tinea Trichophytina 86 Tobacco, Poison by 407 Toe-Nail, Ingrowing 395 Tongue, The 642 Ulcers 643 High Fever 643 Dark Brown or Blackish Coating 643 Strawberry Tongue 643 Cankered Tongue 643 Cholera Infantum 643 Constipation 643 Biliousness 643 Tonic (Herb Remedies) 424, 425, 428, 432, 444, 445 Tonic, General (Rare Prescription) 475 Tonsilitis, Diagnosis of 5 Tonsilitis, Acute 187 Follicular, Inflammation of 187 Causes 187 Symptoms 187 Diagnosis Between Acute Tonsilitis and Diphtheria 188 Mothers' Remedies 188 1. Raw Onion for 188 2. Peppermint Oil good for 188 3. Borax Water for 188 4. Salt and Pepper with relieve 188 5. Peroxide of Hydrogen will cure 188 6. A Remedy Effective for 188 Physicians' Treatment for Tonsilitis 189 1. Home Treatment 189 2. Smartweed 189 3. Salt Pork for 189 4. Liniment 189 5. Internally 189 6. Hot Water 189 7. Thyme 189 8. Steaming with Compound Tincture of Benzoin 189 9. For the Pain 189 10. Medicines, Parke, Davis & Co., Anti-Tonsilitis Tablet No. 645 is very good 190 11. Aspirin 190 12. Dr. Hare of Philadelphia 190 Tonsilitis, Suppurative 190 Tonsils, Operation for 665 Tonsil, Pharyngeal 8 Toothache 119 Mothers' Remedies 119 1. Dry Salt and Alum for 119 2. Oil of Cloves quick relief for 119 3. Home Made Poultice for 119 4. Clove Oil and Chloroform 119 5. Sure Cure for 119 6. Salt and Alum Water for 119 7. Oil of Cinnamon for 119 8. Reliable Remedy for 119 9. From Decoyed Teeth 120 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 682 1. Benzoin for 82 2. Oil of Cinnamon for 682 Physicians' Treatment 121 Toothache (Herb Remedies) 418 Toothache (Rare Prescription) 483 Tooth Powders 120 Mothers' Tooth Powders 120 1. The Ashes of Burnt Grape Vine 120 2. Tooth Powder 120 3. Tooth Powder 120 4. Tooth Powder 120 5. Tooth Wash 120 6. Commonly Used 120 Torticollis 323 Tracheotomy and Intubation, Operation for 664 Traumatism of the Cord 303 Symptoms 303 Recovery 304 Treatment, Immediate 304 Tremens, Delirium 372 Trichiniasis 50 Modes of Infection 51 Symptoms 51 Physicians' Treatment 52 Tricuspid Stenosis (narrowing) 344 Recovery 344 Treatment: (a) While Compensated 344 (b) The Stage of Broken Compensation 344 Tricuspid (Valve) Insufficiency 344 Cause 344 Trifacial Neuralgia 265 Tub Bath (common) 631 Tuberculosis of the Lungs, Diagnosis of 5 Tuberculosis 211 Forms-The Lungs 211 Ordinary Consumption 211 1. Acute Miliary Tuberculosis 211 (a) Acute General Miliary Tuberculosis 211 (b) Pulmonary (Lung) Type 211 (c) Tubercular Meningitis 211 2. Tuberculosis of the lymph nodes (glands) 212 3. Tuberculous Pleurisy 212 4. Tuberculous Pericarditis 212 5. Tuberculous Peritonitis 212 6. Tuberculosis of the Larynx 212 7. Acute Pneumonia (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) or Galloping Consumption 212 8. Chronic Ulcerative Pulmonary Tuberculosis 212 9. Chronic Miliary Tuberculosis 212 10. Tuberculosis of the Alimentary Canal 212 11. Tuberculosis of the Brain 212 12. Tuberculosis of the Liver, Kidneys, Bladder, etc 212 13. Tuberculosis of Joints 212 Mesenteric Kind 212 Mothers' Remedies 212 1. Simple Home Method to Break Up 212 2. Physicians' Treatment 212 Physicians' Treatment for Consumption 213 Sanitary 213 Prevention of Tuberculosis 213 Second 213 Individual Prevention 213 General Measures 214 At Home 214 Diet-Treatment 214 Diet in Tuberculosis Furnished by a Hospital 214 May Take 214 Must Not Take 214 What every person should know about Tuberculosis, whether he has had the disease or not 214 Tuberculosis (Herb Remedies) 437 Tuberculosis Patients, How to Treat the Sputum from 627 Tuberculosis, Cervical 212
Tuberculated Leprosy 238
Tubercular Meningitis 210
Tubercular Peritonitis 134
Tuberculous Tumors 297
Tumors 336
A Benign Tumor 336
A Malignant Tumor 336
Some Varieties 336
Malignant Sarcoma (Sarcomata) 336
Diagnosis 337
Treatment 337
Tumors (Herb Remedies) 412, 434, 447
Tumors of the Brain 296
Causes-Predisposing 296
Gumma 296
Tuberculous Tumors 297
Glioma 297
Sarcoma and Cancer 297
Symptoms 297
Treatment 297
For Headache 297
For Vomiting 297
Tumor of the Nose 19
Turpentine (Medical Use) 670
Turpentine and Mustard Stupes 635
Turpentine Stupes 634
Typhoid Fever, Diagnosis of 5
Typhoid Fever 195
Cause 195
Symptoms 196
Time 196
Incubation 196
First Week 196
Second Week 196
Third Week 196
Fourth Week 197
Special Symptoms and Variations 197
Walking Type 197
Digestive Symptoms 197
Diarrhea 107
Perforation of the Bowel 197
Treatment 197
Prevention 197
Sanitary Care 197
Sanitary Care of the Household Articles 198
Diet and Nursing in Typhoid Fever 198
Cold Sponging 199
The Bath 199
Medical Treatment 199
Management of the Convalescent 199
Typhus Fever 200
Symptoms 200
Eruptions 200
Fever 201
Treatment like Typhoid 200
Ulcers 72
Causes 72
Treatment 72
Chronic Ulcer 72
Mothers' Remedies 72
1. The Potato Lotion for 72
2. Chickweed Ointment for 72
3. Healing Ointment for 72
4. Excellent Salve for 72
5. An Old German Remedy for 72
6. An Antiseptic Wash for 72
7. Chickweed and Wood Sage Poultice for 73
8. Blood Root and Sweet Nitre for 73
9. A Good Combination for 73
10. A Four Ingredient Remedy for 73
11. Carrots will heal 73
12. A Remedy that Cures 73
13. Bread and Indian Meal for 13
Physicians' Treatment for Ulcers 73
Balsam of Peru is good for 74
A Salve 74
Poultice 74
Indolent Sluggish Ulcer 74
Poultice for 74
Ulcers (Herb Remedies) 410, 412, 413, 416, 431, 434, 447
Ulcer of the Cornea, Diagnosis of 5
Ulcer of the Cornea 351
Ulcer of the Stomach, Diagnosis of 5
Ulcer of the Stomach and Duodenum 106
Symptoms 106
Physicians' Treatment 106
1. Rest 106
2. Feed by the Rectum 106
Uraemia, Acute 156
Uraemia, Acute (Herb Remedies) 435
Uraemia, Chronic 156
Uraemia, Toxaemia 166
Urethritis 235
Urethritis (Herb Remedies) 415
Urinary Passage 164
Mothers' Remedies 164
1. Dandelion Root win clean 164
Urinary Passage (Herb Remedies) 411, 415, 432, 436, 443
Urine, Blood in the 156
Urine, Scalding (Herb Remedies) 440
Urticaria 89
Uterus, Cancer of the 334
Vaccination 208 Symptoms 208 Vagina, The 491 Vaginal Douche, for Cleansing the 641 Vagina, Inflammation of 496 Vaginismus 497 Vaginitis 496 Van Buskirk's Fragrant Sozodont 485 Vanilla Snow 648 Varicella 179 Varicose Veins 345 Predisposing Causes 346 Exciting Causes 346 Physicians' Treatment 346 Palliative 346 Varicose Veins (Herb Remedies) 410 Variola 201 Varix 345 Vaselin (Medical Use) 670 Venereal Diseases 494 Ventilation 623 Verucca 80 Vestibule, The 491 Vinegar (Medical Use) 673 Vomiting 115 Mothers' Remedies 115 1. Spice Poultice to Stop 115 2. Mustard Plaster to Stop 115 3. Parched Corn, Drink to Stop 115 4. Peppermint Application for 115 5. Mustard and Water for 115 6. Warm Water for 115 Physicians' Treatment 115 1. For Vomiting 115 2. For Nervous Vomiting 115 3. A Little Brandy 116 4. Oil of Cloves 116 5. Lime Water 116 6. Vinegar Fumes 116 7. Seidlitz Powder 116 8. Mustard Plaster 116 9. One-tenth drop of Ipecac 116 10. One-half drop of Fowler's Solution 116 Vomiting (Herb Remedies) 423, 433, 440 Vulva, Cysts of 406 Vulva, Inflammation of 491 Vulva, Itching of 495 Vulvitis 494
Warm Baths (90 to 100 F.) 630
Wart 89
Mothers' Remedies 89
1. An Application for 89
2. Match and Turpentine for 89
3. Muriate of Ammonia for 89
4. Turpentine for 89
5. Warts, to Remove 89
6. Milkweed Removes 89
7. For Warts 89
Warts (Herb Remedies) 413, 416
Watt's Anti-Rheumatic Pills 487
Weak Back 682
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 682
1. Liniment for 682
2. Turpentine, and Sweet Oil for 682
Weaning 569
Wen 85
Treatment 85
Wet Cupping 635
Whites, The 510
White's Cough Syrup 487
White Swelling 236
Whitlow 69
Whole Wheat Bread 653
Whooping Cough, Diagnosis of 5
Whooping Cough 180
Symptoms 181
The First Stage 181
Spasmodic or Second Stage 181
Stage of the Decline 182
Complications 182
Diagnosis 182
Mortality 182
Mothers' Remedies 182
1. Chestnut Leaves for 182
2. Chestnut Leaves and Cream for 182
3. Mrs. Warren's 182
4. Raspberry Tincture for 182
Physicians' Treatment for Whooping Cough 183
Medical Treatment 183
1. Good Powder 183
2. Tincture of Aconite 183
3. The Best Treatment 183
Diet 183
Whooping Cough (Herb Remedies) 437, 439
Whooping Cough (Rare Prescription) 484
Wine of Antimony (Poison by) 407
Wind-pipe, Bleeding from 38
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT 489
Abortion (Accidents of Pregnancy) 524
Causes 525
Causes—Due to the Father—Paternal 525
Foetal Causes 525
Symptoms 525
Threatened Abortion 526
Inevitable Abortion 526
Treatment—Preventive 526
Treatment of Threatened Abortion 526
Treatment of the Inevitable Abortion 527
Placenta Praevia 527
Treatment 527
Amenorrhea 505
Causes 505
Symptoms 505
Treatment 505
Bleeding after Delivery 540
Breast Broken, Abscess 538
Breasts, Care of 538
Breasts, Inflammation of 538
Abscess, Broken Breast 538
Treatment-Preventive 538
Mothers' Remedies for Sore Breasts 539
1. A Never Failing Remedy for 539
2. An Herb Treatment for 539
3. A Hot Poultice for 539
4. Fresh Hops for 539
5. A Poultice of Peach Leaves for 539
Mothers' Remedies for Sore Nipples 539
1. A Good Wash for 539
2. A Good Family Ointment for 539
Cervix, Diseases of 497
Tear of the Cervix (Laceration) 497
Causes 497
Symptoms, Immediate and Remote 497
Remote Symptoms 497
Treatment 498
Cervix, Inflammation of the 498
Cause 498
Symptoms 498
Treatment 498
Cervix, Tear of 497
Childbirth 494
Clitoris, The 491
Convulsions (Eclampsia) 542
Treatment 542
Criminal Abortion 494
Cystocele 514
Causes 514
Symptoms 514
Treatment 514
Diseases of Women, Causes of 493
Menstruation 494
Dress 494
Prevention of Conception 494
Criminal Abortion 494
Childbirth 494
Venereal Diseases 494
Dress 494
Dysmenorrhea 507
Eclampsia 542
Endometritis 498
Endometritis, Putrid 500
Symptoms 500
Treatment 500
Diet 500
Endometritis, Septic, Puerperal 499
Symptoms 499
Treatment 499
Fallopian Tubes, Diseases of 502
Fallopian Tubes, Inflammation of 502
Fibromata 501
Genital Organs, Female, Anatomy of 490
Glands of Bartholin, The 401
Hemorrhage, Post-Partum (Bleeding After Delivery) 540
Causes 540
Symptoms 540
Treatment 540
Pulse and Temperature 541
Treatment 541
Diet 542
Hymen, The 491
Labia Majora, The 490
Labia Minora, The 490
Labor 528
Premonitory Signs of Labor 528
Stages of Labor 529
The First Stage 529
Second Stage 529
Third Stage 530
Management of Labor 530
Preparation of the Bed 530
Preparation of the Patient 530
Examination of the Patient 531
Management of the Second Stage 532
Dr. Manton, of Detroit, Says: 532
Management of the Third Stage 534
The Child 534
Another Method 535
The Mother 535
Rest 537
After-Pains 537
The Bladder 537 The Bowels 533 Leucorrhea (The Whites) 510 Causes 510 From a Torn Cervix 510 In Inflammation of the Canal of the Cervix 510 Inflammation of the Body of the Womb 510 If the Inflammation Is Caused by Gonorrhea 510 Symptoms 510 Mothers' Remedies 510 1. Slippery Elm for 510 2. Glycerin for 511 3. Common Tea for 511 4. Witch-Hazel for 511 5. White Oak Bark for 511 6. A Good Herb Remedy for 511 7. Common Vinegar for 511 8. An Easily Prepared Remedy for 511 9. Home-Made Suppositories for 511 10. A Good Home Remedy for 512 11. A New York Doctor's Remedy for 512 Physicians' Treatment 512 Local 512 1. One Ounce of White Oak Bark 512 2. Tannic Acid and Glycerin 512 3. Lloyd's Golden Seal 512 4. This Combination Gives Good Service 512 5. Witch-Hazel in Warm Water 512 6. Many other Simple Remedies 512 Lochia, The 540 Diet 540 Menorrhagia 505 Causes 505 Local Causes 505 Symptoms 506 Physicians' Treatment for Profuse Menstruation 506 1. An Easily Prepared Remedy for 506 2. In Young Girls 506 3. Blaud's Pills Will Do Well 506 4. If the Appetite Is Poor 506 5. Tincture of Nux Vomica 506 6. Golden Seal Root 506 7. Oil of Erigeron or Flea-bane 506 8. Oil of Cinnamon 506 9. Cranesbill (Geranium Maculatum) 507 Menopause (Change of Life) 513 Symptoms 513 Mothers' Remedies 513 1. A Useful Herb Remedy for 513 2. An Old Tried Remedy for 513 3. Good Advice From an Experienced Mother 513 Physicians' Treatment 513 Menstruation 494 Menstruation, Delayed 504 Causes 505 Mothers' Remedies, Obstruction of Monthly Flow 503 1. An Herb Remedy for 505 2. Smartweed for 505 Menstruation, Difficult 507 Causes 507 Symptoms 507 Mothers' Remedies for Painful Menstruation 507 1. A Good Tonic for 507 2. A Home Remedy for 507 Physicians' Treatment 507 1. For the Attack 507 2. If the Patient's Nervous System Is Run Down 508 3. Fluid Extract of Blue Cohosh 508 4. Tincture of Pulsatilla 503 5. Tincture of Cocculus 508 Menstruation, Premature 504 Treatment 504 Menstruation, Vicarious (In Place of) 505 Midwifery, or Obstetrics 515 Milk Leg 542 Symptoms 542 Treatment 543 Diet 543 Miscarriage 524 Mons Veneris 490 Obstetrics, or Midwifery 515 Small Bodies 515 The Embryo or Impregnated Egg 515 Development of the Different Months 515 First Month 515 Second Month 515 Third Month 515 Fourth Month 516 Fifth Month 516 Sixth Month 516 Seventh Month 516 Eighth Month 516 Ninth Month 516 Nausea and Vomiting 517 Breasts 517 Bladder 517 Abdominal Changes 518 Pigmentation 518 Quickening 518 The Blood 518 Nervous System 518 Constipation Is the Rule 518 The Foetal Heart-beat 518 Pelvic Signs 519 Duration of Pregnancy 519 How to Determine Date of Confinement 519 Position of the Womb 519 Twins 519 Sex 519 Diagnosis 519 Hygiene of Pregnancy 519 Clothing 520 Food 520 Bathing 520 The Bowels and Bladder 520 Exercise, Rest and Sleep 521 The Vagina 521 The Breasts and Nipples 521 Nervous System 521 Disorders of Pregnancy 521 Mothers' Remedies 522 1. A Great Aid for 522 2. Nausea of Pregnancy, Menthol and Sweet Oil for 522 3. Bouillon or Broth for 522 4. Indigestion and Heartburn 522 Teeth 523 Constipation 523 Difficult Breathing 523 Varicose Veins and Piles 523 Piles 523 Albumin in the Urine (Albuminuria) 524 Treatment 524 Organs of Generation, The Internal 491 Ovaries, The 493 Ovary, Diseases of 503 Ovaries, Inflammation of the 503 Causes 503 Symptoms 503 Treatment 503 Physicians' Treatment 503 Ovaries, Tumors of the 504 Symptoms 504 Treatment 504 Ovaritis 503 Pelvis, The 400 Placenta Praevia 527 Pregnancy, Accidents of 524 Premature Labor (Accidents of Pregnancy) 524