This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...degree of vitality in the parts to sustain such an action. This opinion may be in conflict with some high medical authorities, but I believe every one who has practiced medicine for a series of years will bear testimony to its truthfulness; and, under the constitutional laws of the country, I have as much right to an ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...degree of vitality in the parts to sustain such an action. This opinion may be in conflict with some high medical authorities, but I believe every one who has practiced medicine for a series of years will bear testimony to its truthfulness; and, under the constitutional laws of the country, I have as much right to an opinion as the most noted professor of medicine. Ireatment proper in this Condition. First, stimulate the cutaneous vessels with the instrument, armed with cholera Fluid No. 3. Apply it scatteringly, but quite thoroughly all over the fleshy portions of the body. If nausea and vomiting prevails, apply the instrument with great thoroughness over the whole region of the stomach. Second, sustain the strength of your patient by the following: Take quinine, 30 grains, put into a vial and add muriatic acid drop by drop, at the same time shaking it until there is enough of the acid to dissolve the quinine. Then add to this two ounces of good spirits (alcohol or the very best brandy), and two ounces of syrup of white sugar. Shake them well together and give from one to two teaspoonfuls once in two hours. Now we come to the last and most important aid we can offer in this case, namely, removing the obstruction and carrying off from the bowels all morbid matter, stimulating and bringing them again to a healthy condition, or to such a condition as to induce a return to a state of health. For this purpose mix spirits of turpentine one-half ounce; castor oil, two ounces, and one teaspoonful of either oil of peppermint, wintergreen, or sassafras. Shake well together, and give one tablespoonful once in two hours, alternated with the tonic before recommended. Or, if the stomach will bear it, give instead small teaspoonful doses of the compound powder of senna, ...
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