Chapter II (24)

6.--Water Cure for 138
7.--Tonic and Standard Remedy for 138
8.--Glycerin and Witch-Hazel for 138
9.--Well-known Remedy for 138
10.--Effective Remedy in the Most Stubborn Cases of 139
11.--Remedy from a Mother at Lee, Mass 139
12.--Fruit and Hot Water Cure for 139
13.--Herb Tea for 139
14.--Purshiana Bark Tea Without an Equal 139
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 675
1.--Bran as a Cure for 675
2.--An Old Tried Remedy for 675
3.--An Effective Remedy for 675
4.--Juice from Prunes for (Baby) 675
Physicians' Treatment 139
1.--Stretching of the Sphincter 139
2.--Frequent Rectal and Abdominal Massage 139
3.--Copious Injection of Warm Water (in the beginning only) 139
4.--Applications of Electricity 139
Abdominal Massage (Kneading, Rubbing, etc.) 140
Copious Warm Water Injections 141
Electricity 141
Rules 141
Correction of Errors in Diet 142
May Take 142
Must Not Take 142
Drinks 142
Outdoor Exercise 143
Bathing 143
Clothing 143
Physicians' Treatment 143
1.--One Year to Three years 143
2.--Smaller Children 143
3.--Older Children 143
4.--Fluid Extract of Cascara Sagrada 143
5.--The Aromatic Cascara 143
6.--The Compound Licorice Powder 143
7.--Capsule Dose 143
Constipation (Herb Remedies) 421, 429, 432, 439
Constipation in Babies 609
Constipation, Headache From 270
Consumption 211
Consumption (Herb Remedies) 437
Contagion 166
Contents of the Medicine Chest 637
Continuous Malarial Fever 228
Contracted Kidney 159
Convalescent Diet 644
Convulsions 542
Convulsions (Herb Remedies) 420-439
Copper, Poison by 403
Cord, Traumatism of 303
Cornea, The 347
Cornea, Diagnosis of Ulcer of the 5
Cornea, Ulcer of 351
Cornmeal Gruel 652
Corns 58, 472
Cause 58
Mothers' Remedies 58
1.--One of the Surest Remedies 58
2.--Turpentine and Kerosene for 58
3.--To Remove 'Without Pain 58
4.--Onion a Cure for 58
5.--Castile Soap an Effective Remedy for 59
6.--Iodine a Successful Remedy for 59
7.--Castor Oil for 59
8.--Vinegar and Bread for 59
Physicians' Treatment for Corns 59
1.--For Corns 59
2.--A Good But Weaker Remedy 59
3.--When the Corns Are Soft 59
Ulcerating Corns 59
Corns (Herb Remedies) 416
Corrosive Sublimate or Bichloride of Mercury 625
Corrosive Sublimate, Poison by 403
Coryza 9
Cough of Long Standing, Syrup for 650
Coughs 34, 468
Causes 34
Mothers' Remedies 34
1.--Raspberry Tincture 34
2.--Honey and Vinegar for 35
3.--Excellent Syrup for 35
4.--Reliable Mixture in Severe Cases 35
5.--Mullein Leaf Tea for 35
6.--Lemon Juice and Sugar for 35
7.--Standard Remedy for 35
8.--Ipecac Syrup for 35
9.--Remedy for Adults (Not for Children) 36
10.--Very Simple Remedy for 36
11.--Glycerin, Brandy and Paregoric With Lemon 36
Physicians' Treatment for Coughs 36
1.--A Combination 36
2.--A Good Combination Is the Following 36
3.--A Prescription 36
4.--Another Prescription for 36
5.--Many Other Combinations Could Be Given 37
6.--Onion Syrup 37
Coughs (Herb Remedies) 419, 423, 426, 428, 431, 437, 438, 439
Cough, Diagnosis of Whooping 5
Cough, Whooping 180
Counter-Irritants 633
Counter-Irritants (Herb Remedies) 431
Cracked Nipples 566
Cracker Gruel 652
Cramps (Herb Remedies) 424-430-433-441
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676
1.--Turpentine for 676
Cramp, Writers' 292
Cranial Nerves, Neuralgia Fifth Pair 265
Cream of Celery Soup 653
Creams, Face 94
Cream of Potato Soup 653
Cream Soup 647
Cream of Tartar (Medical Use) 673
Cream Toast 646
Cream of Tomato Soup 653
Criminal Abortion 494
Crooked Feet 370
Croup, Diagnosis of 2
Croup 27
Symptoms 27
Treatment-Preventive 27
Mothers' Remedies 27
1.--Cold Application for 27
2.--Sure Cure for 28
3.--Immediate Relief from Steaming 28
4.--For Baby and Older Child 28
5.--Remedy That Never Fails 28
6.--Coal Oil (Kerosene) and Sugar for 28
7.--Pork and Onion Poultice for 28
8.--Blood Root for 29
9.--Time Honored Remedy for 29
10.--Ipecac for 29
11.--Vaselin for 29
12.--Ice Application for 29
13.--Salt for 29
14.--Castor Oil Breaks Up 29
15.--Coal Oil, Turpentine and Snuff, a Canadian Remedy 29
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676
1.--Quick Cure for 676
2.--Salt Water for 676
Physicians' Treatment for Croup 30
1.--Dr. Douglas says 30
2.--Place the Child in a Hot Bath 30

[MEDICAL INDEX 917]

3.--Dr. Hoit of New York Says 30 4.--The Home Treatment 30 5.--Goose Grease 30 6.--Steam Is Very Useful 30 Croup (Herb Remedies) 469, 474, 608 Croup, Spasmodic 27 Croup, Spasmodic (Herb Remedies) 423, 427, 431 Crowing Child 26 Crust, Coffee 647 Cupping, Wet and Dry 635 Currant Juice 649 Cuticura Ointment 474 Cuticura Resolvent 474 Cuts 392, 621 Cuts (Herb Remedies) 430 Cyst, Sebaceous 85 Cystitis 162 Cystitis (Herb Remedies) 411-419 Cystocele 514

Dandruff 83
Definition 83
Varieties 83
1.--Oily Seborrhoea 83
2.--Dry Sehorrhoea 83
3.--Mixed Type of Both 83
Causes 84
Local 84
Mothers' Remedies 84
1. Home Preparation from New York Mother 84
2. A Barber's Shampoo for 84
3. Lemon Juice for 84
4. A Brook, Ontario, Lady Prevents 84
5. Simple and Harmless 84
6. Talcum Powder an Excellent Remedy for 84
Physician's Treatment for Dandruff 84
Local 85
Remedies 85
1. For Dandruff 85
2. For Dandruff 85
3. A Good Combination 85
4. For Dandruff 85
Dangue 208
Symptoms 208
Physicians' Treatment 208
Deadly Night Shade, Poison by 403
Dead, How to Care for the 638
Deafness 307
Treatment 367
Mothers' Remedies 367
1. Quick and Effective Remedy for 367
2. Often Tried Remedy for 307
3. My Mother, in Galt, Found Good for 367
Deformities 369
Delirium Tremens 372
Symptoms 372
Treatment 372
Chronic Alcoholism 373
Mothers' Remedies 373
1. Effective as Cure for 373
Treatment 373
Delirium Tremens (Herb Remedies) 427, 439
Dementia 313
Primary Dementia 313
Secondary Dementia 313
Senile (old age) Dementia may be primary 313
Chronic Dementia 313
Dermatitis 62
Deviation of the Nasal Septum 19
Causes 19
Physicians' Treatment 19
Diabetes, Diagnosis of 2
Diabetes, Insipidus 330
Causes 330
Symptoms 330
Treatment 330
Diabetes, Mellitus 328
Causes 328
Symptoms 328
Recovery 329
Treatment, Preventive 329
Diet 329
The following is a list of articles which
a Diabetes patient may take 329
Must Not Take 330
Medicines, Codeine 330
Diabetic Bread 648
Diagnosis, Mothers' 1
Diarrhea 108
Causes 108
Symptoms 108
Mothers' Remedies 108
1. Wild Sage Tea for 108
2. Egg and Nutmeg for 108
3. Scorched Flour and Sugar for 108
4. Excellent Compound for 108
5. Spice Poultice for 108
6. Blackberry Tea for 108
7. Hot Milk for 109
8. Castor Oil for 109
9. Former Canadian's Remedy for 109
10. A Goderich Lady found this good 109
11. Inexpensive Remedy for 109
12. Fern Root Good to Relieve 109
13. Milk and Pepper a Common Remedy for 109
Physicians' Treatment for 109
1. Rest in Bed 109
2. Dose of Castor Oil for 109
3. For Children an Infusion of pathweed 109
4. For Infants an Infusion of Chamomile 109
5. Another for Infants 110
6. Ginger is Frequently of Good Service 110
7. Infants of Six Months 110
Diet in Diarrhea from the Head Nurse of a Large Hospital 110
May Take 110
Must Not Take 110
Infants 110
Diarrhea (Herb Remedies) 410, 411, 412, 413, 417, 418, 420, 422,
424, 429, 431, 434, 439, 442, 443
Diarrhea (Older Children) 613
Diarrhea, Flux and Dysentery (Rare Prescription) 472
Diet 643
Diet in Older Children, fourth to tenth year 598
Diet in Debility sent us from one of our Leading Hospitals
May Take 646
Soups, Fish, Meats, Eggs, Farinaceous 646
Vegetables, Desserts, Drinks, must not take 646
Diets in Fevers--Furnished us by a Trained Nurse in a Hospital
May Take 645
Foods, Drinks--Must Not Take 645
DIGESTIVE ORGANS, DISEASES OF 97
Diphtheria, Diagnosis of 2
Diphtheria, Diagnosis between Acute Tonsilitis and 188
Causes 184
Symptoms 184
Pharyngeal Diphtheria 184
Laryngeal Diphtheria (formerly called Membraneous Croup) 184
Diagnosis of 185
Recovery 185
Mothers' Remedies 185
1. Cure and Preventive for 185
2. Kerosene for 185
3. Hops and Hot Water Relieves 185
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676
1. A Marine City Mother Gives the Following Cure for 676
Physicians' Treatment 185
Local Treatment 186

[918 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

When in the Larynx 186
Diet 186
Cautions 186
Diphtheria, Laryngeal 184
Diphtheria, Pharyngeal 184
Dishes for the Sick Room 646
Diseases of Women, Causes of 493
Disinfectants 625
Disinfection 824
Dislocations 379
General Causes 379
General Symptoms 379
General Treatment 379
Dislocation, Finger or Thumb 380
Dislocation of the Jaw 379
Treatment 380
Dislocation of the Shoulder Joint 380
Divergent, Squint 356
Dog Bites (Not Rabid) 377
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676
1. Home Treatment for 676
Dose for the Children, How to Determine 636
Dose in Drops for Different Ages 636
Rule usually followed 636
Douches 641
Drink, Bland after Poisoning 438
Drooling 554
Dropsy 165
From Heart Disease 165
Mothers' Remedies 165
1. Juniper Berries for 165
2. Wild Milkweed for 165
3. White Bay Buds 165
4. Canada Thistle for 165
5. Very Effective Remedy for 165
6. Common Herb Remedy for 165
7. Queen of the Meadow 166
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 677
1. Chestnut Leaves for 667
Physicians' Treatment for Dropsy 166
Dropsy (Herb Remedies) 416, 426, 429, 432, 438, 440
Dropsy, Abdominal 135
Drowned Persons, How to Find 400
Drowning, How to Keep from 399
Drowned, Treatment of 397
Drunkenness 676
Chocolate for 676
Dry Cupping 635
Dry Salt Bath Sent us with Mothers' Remedies 630
Dry Tetter 63
Ductless Glands 249
Duodenum, Ulcer of the Stomach and 106
Dyspepsia, Diagnosis of Acute 2
Dyspepsia, Acute 100
Causes 100
Symptoms--In Mild Cases 100
Severe Cases 100
Mothers' Remedies 100
1. Mustard and Molasses for 100
2. Wormwood Tea for 100
3. Dry Salt for 100
4. Chicken Gizzard Skin for 101
5. An Excellent Tonic for 101
6. Fruit Diet for 101
7. Hickory Ashes for 101
8. Salt and Water for 101
9. Slippery Elm for 101
10. Cold Water for 101
11. Hot Water for 101
12. Yolk of Egg and Salt for 101
13. Lemon Remedy for 101
14. Hops Excellent for 102
15. Tested Remedy for 102
16. Chamomile Tonic for Aged Persons and Children 102
Physicians' Treatment in Severe Forms 102
Diet 103
May Take 103
Must Not Take 103
Dyspepsia, Acute (Herb Remedies), 411, 417, 421, 425, 445, 446
Dyspepsia, Chronic 103
Causes 103
Symptoms 103
Mothers' Remedies 104
1. Spice Poultice for 104
2. Oil of Hemlock for 104
3. Ginger and Soda for 104
4. Oil of Peppermint for 104
5. Mustard Poultice and Eggs for 104
6. Hot Plate for 104
Physicians' Treatment for Chronic Gastritis 104
Diet 105
Cautions 105
Home Treatment 105
1. Drink Cold Water 105
2. Do Not Eat Much Meat 105
3. If the Stomach Wants Tone 105
4. Charcoal in Small Doses 105
5. If a Bitter Tonic is Needed 105
Dyspepsia, Chronic (Herb Remedies) 423, 424, 445
Dyspepsia, Nervous 105
Dyspepsia, Tonic 473
Dysentery, Diagnosis of 2
Dysentery 226
Acute Catarrhal Dysentery 226
Symptoms 226
Mothers' Remedies 226
1. Sweet Cream for 226
2. One Ounce Dewberry Root for 226
3. Colts Tail Remedy for 227
4. Sugar and Brandy for 227
5. Herb Remedy for 227
6. New Method to Cure 227
7. Starch Injection for 227
8. To Cure Bloody 227
Physicians' Treatment 227
1. Remain in Bed 227
2. Bismuth Subnitrate 227
3. Irrigation of the Colon 227
4. Ipecac 227
Nursing and Diet 228
Dysentery (Herb Remedies) 411, 420, 422, 424, 429,
432, 434, 439, 442, 446
Dysmenorrhea 507
Dysmenorrhea (Herb Remedies) 417, 419, 420, 422, 423,
428, 435, 443, 444
Ear, Diseases of 358
Membrana Tympani 358
Membrana Tympani (the Drum) Membrane 358
The Tympanum or Middle Ear 358
The Eustachian Tube 359
Ear, Diseases of (Herb Remedies) 410
Earache, Diagnosis of 3
Earache 367, 610
Treatment 368
Mothers' Remedies for Earache 368
1. Hot Raisin for 368
2. Flax and Cornmeal for 368
3. Soothing Home Remedy for. 368
4. Horse Radish Leaves for 368
5. Onion Sure Cure for 368
6. Temporary Relief for 368
7. Sweet Oil and Pepper for 368
8. Steaming with Hot Water for 368
9. Castor Oil for 369
10. Fresh Warm Milk for 369
Earache (Herb Remedies) 431
Earache (Rare Prescription) 470
Ear (aural) Douche 641
Ear, Things in 395

[MEDICAL INDEX 919]

Eclampsia 542
Eclecticism 661
Electrically Shocked 397, 400
Eczema 63
Definition 63
Varieties 63
Symptoms 63
Eczema Vesiculosum (Vesicular Eczema) 63
Eczema Pustulosum (Pustules) Pustular Kind 63
Eczema Papulosum (Papular Variety) 63
Eczema Rubrum (Red) 64
Eczema Squamosis (Scaling) 64
Recovery 64
Causes 64
Mothers' Remedies 64
1. Lemon or Vinegar for 64
2. Olive Oil and Powder for 64
3. Herb Tea for 64
4. Potato and Camphor for 64
5. Sulphur and Lard for 64
6. Burdock Tea a Standard Remedy for 64
7. Blood Purifier for 65
8. Reliable Remedy for 65
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 677
1. Lard and Sulphur for 677
2. Gasoline for 677
Physicians' Treatment 65
In Chronic Sluggish Cases 65
Local Treatment 65
1. Black Wash 65
2. Lead and Laudanum Wash 65
3. A Solution of Boric Acid 65
4. Soothing Application for 65
5. Dusting Powders 66
6. Oxide of Zinc 66
7. McCall Anderson's Ointment 66
The Black Wash Should be Used 66
8. Pastes 66
9. For the Itching 66
External Treatment of Chronic Cases 66
1. Tincture of Green Soap 66
2. Tar 66
3. Salicylic Acid 66
4. Dr. Schalek Uses 66
Glycoge1atin Dressing 67
Special Varieties of Eczema and what to do for them 67
Eczema of Children 67
Physicians' Treatment for Eczema 67
Eczema of the Scalp, Milk Crust 67
Eczema of the Face 67
Eczema of the Scrotum 67
Eczema of the Hands in Adults 67
Diet in Eczema 67
Eczema (Herb Remedies) 416
Edward's Alterative and Tonic Bitters 487
Egg Broth 649
Eggnog, Cold 649
Egg Cordial 649
Eggs, Dainty Way to Serve on Toast 648
Egg Gruel 648
Eggnog, Hot 649
Ely's Cream Balm 474
Emetic 431
Emphysema 43
EMERGENCIES, ACCIDENTS AND POISONS 376
Endocarditis 341
Simple Kind, Cause 341
Symptoms 341
Treatment 341
Diet 341
Caution 341
Endocarditis, Chronic 342
Endometritis 498
Endometritis, Putrid 500
Endometritis, Septic Puerperal 499
Enemata 638
A High 638
A Low 639
Directions 639
Position 639
Amount 639
What Material 639
Syringe 639
Enemata, Astringent 641
Enema, Laxative for Infants and Children 639
Formula No. 1 640
Formula No. 2 640
3. Molasses and Laxative Enema 640
Enemata, Nutritive 640
Formula No. 1 640
Formula No. 2 640
Enemata, Stimulating No.1, Black Coffee 641
Enemata, Salt No. 2 641
Enemata, Turpentine 641
Enlarged Glands 619
Enlarged Nail 77
Treatment 77
Inflammation of the Nail 78
Enteralgia 124
Epilepsy 288
Causes 288
Symptoms 288
Characteristic Paroxysm of Major Attacks 288
Clonic Spasm Stage 289
The Minor Attack or "Petit Mal" 289
Recovery 289
Physicians' Treatment 290
What to do during the Attack 290
Preventives and General Treatment 290
Diet 290
Causes 290
Medicines 290
Caution 290
Epithelial Cancer 335
Eruptions (Herb Remedies) 442
Erysipelas, Diagnosis of 3
Causes 220
Symptoms 220
Mothers' Remedies 221
1. Slippery Elm Bark for 221
2. Bean Poultices for 221
3. Soda Wash for 221
4. Easy Remedy for 221
5. Copperas Liniment for 221
6. Cranberry Poultice for 221
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 677
1. Antiseptic Wash for 677
Physicians' Treatment for Erysipelas 221
1. Local Treatment 221
2. Paint thoroughly with Tincture of Iodine 222
3. The following is a splendid application 222
4. Tincture of Chloride of Iron 222
Diet 222
Nursing 222
Erysipelas (Herb Remedies) 420, 422, 428, 432
Erythema Pernio 96
Excessive Sweating 75
Exophthalmic Goitre 260
Causes 260
Symptoms Acute Cases 260
Chronic Cases 260
Treatment 260
Expectorants (Herb Remedies) 434, 444
External Applications 631
EYE AND EAR, Diseases of 346
Eye, Bandage of 386
Eyelids, Sore (Herb Remedies) 434
Eyes, Sore (Baby's) 549

Face Creams 94
Mothers' Preparations 94
1. Cream of Pond Lilies 94

[920 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

2. When facing our North Winds in Canada 94 3. Lanolin Cream for 94 4. Cucumber Lotion 94 5. Almond Lotion to Whiten and Soften the Skin 95 6. The Cold Ontario Wind Harmless When using this 95 Facial Neuralgia 265 Fainting 376 Falls 396 Falling of the Bowel 137 Falling of the Bowel (Herb Remedies) 410 Falling Sickness 288 Fallopian Tubes, Diseases of 502 Fallopian Tubes, Inflammation of 502 False Leukaemia 252 Fatty Heart 344 Fattiness 330 Fattiness (Herb Remedies) 434 Fibromata 501 Film on the Eye 352 Filth Disease 200 Finger and Thumb Dislocation 380 Fire in Clothing 396 Fistula in Anus 152 Physicians' Treatment 152 Fish Bone in Throat 677 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassifed) 677 1. Choking from 677 Fits 395 Fitting Glasses 355 Feeding During the Second Year 595 Fellow's Hypophosphites 475 Felon 69 How to open the Felon 70 If in the Palm 70 Felon, Superficial 70 Mothers' Remedies 70 1. A Cure if Taken in Time 70 2. Treatment until Time to Lance 70 3. Strong Remedy for 70 4. Lemon to Draw Inflammation from 70 5. Hot Water Cure for 70 6. Soap and Cornmeal Poultice for 70 7. Smartweed Poultice for 71 8. Hot Application for 71 9. An Old Tried Remedy for 71 10. Turpentine Cure for 71 11. Weak Lye Application for 71 12. Rock Salt and Turpentine for 71 Physicians' Treatment for Superficial Felon 71 1. Some Hold the Finger in Hot Lye 71 2. Yolk of Egg and Salt 71 3. The Membrane of Egg Shell 71 Felon, Superficial (Herb Remedies) 434 Female Regulator (Rare Prescription) 474 Fever, Aestivo-Autumnal 228 Fever, Breakbone 208 Fever Cases and to Disguise the Taste of Bad Medicines- Syrup of Lemons for 650 Fever, Continuous Malarial 228 Fever Drinks 648 Fever, Hay 17 Fever, Intermittent Malarial 228 Fever, Malarial, Diagnosis of 3 Fever, Malaria 228 Fever, Malaria (Herb Remedies) 414 Fever, Malta 230 Fever, Pernicious Malarial 229 Fever, For (Rare Prescription) 474 Fever, Remittent 228 Fever, Rheumatic, Diagnosis of 4 Fever, Rheumatic 317 Fever, Scarlet, Diagnosis of 5 Fever, Scarlet 167 Fever, Scarlet (Herb Remedies) 428 Fever, Spotted, Diagnosis of 4 Foul Sweating 57 Fever, Typhoid, Diagnosis of 5 Fever, Typhoid 195 Fever, Typhus 200 Fever, Yellow 224 Flatulency (Herb Remedies) 424, 432, 442 Flaxseed Tea 650 Flesh Worms 61 Floating Kidney 154 Flux (Rare Prescription) 474 Fomentations 634 Foods and Drinks for the Sick Room 633 Foods for different meals for those who can eat but do not have much appetite 645 Breakfast, Dinner, Supper 645 Foods that may be taken together 645 Food for Healthy Infants 583 Food, the kind of 643 Food Poisoning 374 Foods, Spoiled, Poison by 407 Foods that should not be taken together 645 Follicular Tonsilitis, Diagnosis of 5 Foot Baths in Bed 629 Forearm, Bandage for 381 Foreign Bodies in the Gullet 396 Foreign Bodies in the Larynx 396 Foreign Bodies in the Throat, Ear or Nostril 608 Fowler's Solution, Poison by 404 Fractures 380 Fractures, Bandage far 381 Freckles 75 Causes 75 Mothers' Remedies 75 1. Buttermilk for 75 2. To Remove 75 3. Alcohol and Lemon Juice for 75 4. Excellent Lotion for 76 5. Borax Water for 76 6. Canadian Remedy for 76 Physicians' Treatment for Freckles 76 Friedrich's Disease 306 Frost Bites 95 Mothers' Remedies 95 1. Remedy from Northern New York 95 2. Roasted Turnips for 95 Fruit Juices, How to Albuminize 644 Functional Brain Disease 280 Furunculus (Furuncle) 68

Gall Bladder, Cancer of 130
Gall Stones, Diagnosis of 3
Gall Stones 129
Gangrene 91
Dry Gangrene 91
Mothers' Remedies 91
1. Remedy from New York 91
Physicians' Treatment 92
Moist Gangrene 92
Causes 92
Physicians' Treatment for Moist Gangrene 92
Gangrenous Stomatitis 99
Causes 99
Symptoms 99
Treatment 99
Salivation 99
Chlorate of Potash Solution, Soda Solutions 100
Boracic Acid Solutions 100
Gas from Wells, Cisterns, Mines, etc 395
Treatment 395
Gastralgia 107
Gastric Headache 270
Gastritis, Acute 100
Gastritis, Chronic 103
Gastrodynia 107
General Brain Diseases 280
General Paralysis of the Insane 298
General Paresis 298, 314
Softening of the Brain 298
Symptoms 298, 314
Treatment 299, 314

[MEDICAL INDEX 921]

General Tonic 475
General Tonic (Herb Remedies) 424, 428, 432, 435, 444, 445
Genital Organs, Female, Anatomy of 490
Genuine White Oil Liniment 476
Genu Valgum 370
Genu Varum 370
German Measles 179
Germicides 625
Germs, The 625
Gin Drinkers' Liver 131
Ginger (Medical Use) 672
Glanders 233
Causes 233
Symptoms 233
1. Acute Glanders 233
2. Chronic Glanders 233
3. Acute Farcy 233
Treatment of Glanders 233
Glands of Bartholin, The 491
Gland, Thyroid, Diseases of 258
Glasses, Fitting 355
Gleet (Herb Remedies} 435, 438
Glottis, Oedema of the 26
Glottis, Spasm of the 26
Glottis, Swelling of the 26
Symptoms 26
Gluten Gruel 652
Goitre (Bronchial) 258
Causes 258
Symptoms 258
Recovery 258
Mothers' Remedies 258
1. Three Ingredient Remedy for 258
2. Simple Remedy for 259
3. Inexpensive Remedy for 259
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified} 677
1. A Good Remedy for 677
2. Iodine for 677
Physicians' Treatment 259
1. Locally Tincture of Iodine 259
2. Use the Comp, tincture of Iodide 259
Externally 259
3. An Ointment 259
4. Other Medical Remedies 259
5. Colorless Iodine 259
6. This is Very Good 259
Goitre, Exophthalmic 260
Gonorrhea 235
Gonorrhea (Herb Remedies) 411, 413, 417, 425, 429, 432, 438, 442
Gonorrheal Rheumatism 236
Inflammation of the Joints 236
Symptoms 236
Treatment 236
Good Samaritan Liniment 476
Gout 315
Causes 315
Symptoms, Acute Type 315
Retrocedent Gout 316
Chronic Gout--Causes, etc 316
Treatment, Preventive 316
Diet in Gout 316
Dr. Osler of England says 316
Diet from a Prominent Hospital for Gout Patient 317
May Take 317
Must Not Take 317
Treatment 317
Dr. Hare of Philadelphia says 317
Gout (Herb Remedies) 435, 442
Grandmother's Own Cough Remedy 476
Grape Juice 650
Gravel (Herb Remedies) 424, 438, 441, 442
Green Mountain Salve 477
Gruel, Farina 652
Gunn's Rheumatic Liniment 478

Haematuria 156

Haematuria (Herb Remedies) 419, 432
Haemorrhagic, Purpura 253
Haemophilia 254
Causes 254
Condition 254
Symptoms 254
Treatment 254
Hair's, Dr. B. W. Cure 478
Haines's Golden Specific for Opium Habit 478
Hall's Hair Renewer 479
Hamburg Breast Tea 488
Hamburg Drops 479
Hamlin's Wizard Oil 480
Hard Liver 131
Hare Lip 369
Symptoms 369
Operations 369
Harter's Wild Cherry Bitters 487
Hay Asthma 17
Hay Fever 17
Causes 17
Symptoms 17
Mothers' Remedies 17
1. Quick Relief from 17
2. Remedy Worth Trying 17
3. Our Canadian Remedy for 18
4. Medicine that Helps 18
Physicians' Treatment for Hay Fever 18
1. The following gives relief from 18
2. Pill Blennostasin 18
3. The following solution gives temporary Relief 18
4. After using the above Spray 18
5. In Some Cases 18
6. Dr. Ball of London gives the following 18
7. Another from Dr. Ball 18
Headache 268
Sick Headache 268
Nervous Headache 208
Catarrhal Headache 268
Congestive Headache 268
Neuralgia or Gastric (Stomach) Headache 268
Bilious Headache 268
Bowel Headache 268
Womb Headache 268
Rheumatic Headache 268
Headache Sick (Herb Remedies) 413, 414, 427
Headache, Nervous (Herb Remedies) 427
Headache, Bilious. (Herb Remedies) 414
Headache (Rare Prescription) 476
Head, Injuries to 302
Symptoms 302
Treatment 303
What to do First 303
Head Louse 78
Haemoptysis 38
Haematemesis 107
Heartburn (Rare Prescription) 476
Heart Disease 337
Heart Disease (Herb Remedies) 419
Heart Disease, Fluttering, etc. (Rare Prescription) 477
Heat and Chemicals 624
Heat Stroke 375
Hellebore, White and Green, Poison by 404
Hemorroids 137, 145
Hemorrhage, Post-Partum (Bleeding after Delivery) 540
Hepatic Abscess 132
Hepatitis (Herb Remedies) 429
HERB DEPARTMENT (Over 100 Herbs) 408
Common Names 408
Internal and External Use 408
Part of Herb Used 408
When to Gather 408
Flowers When 408
Grows Where 408
Prepared How 408
Diseases, Dose, etc 408

[922 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

Drying and Preserving Roots, Barks, Herbs, etc 408
Roots 409
Barks 409
Flowers and Seeds 409
Preparation of the Herbs for Medicine 409
Infusion of Tea, to make 409
Decoction, to make 409
Essence, to make 409
Fomentations, to make 409
Ointments or Salve, to make 409
Plasters, to make 409
Poultices, to make 410
Powder, to make 410
Syrups, to make 410
Tincture, to make 410
Achillea Millefolium 446
Acorus Calamus 442
Adiantum Pedantum 428
Ague Root 444
Ague Weed 414
Albany Beechdrops 420
Alder, Spotted 410
Aletris Farinosa 444
Allium Cepa 431
Allium Sativum 423
Altheae Officinalis 429
Alum Root 420
American Valerian 427
Amygdalus Persica 432
Anthemis Nobilis 417
Apple Pern 442
Aralia Racemosa 440
Arbutus, Uva Ursi 411
Arctium Lappa 415
Aristolochia Serpentaria 441
Artemisia Absinthium 446
Arum Triphyllum 444
Asclepias Syriaca 430
Asclepias Tuberosa 434
Asthma Weed 428
Balmony 411
Bayberry 411
Bearberry 411
Bed Straw 417
Beech Drops 412
Bee's Nest 416
Bethroot 412
Bird's Nest 416
Birthroot 412
Bitter Herb 411
Blackberry 413
Black-berried Elder 422
Black Cohosh 418
Black Haw 413
Black Root 421
Black Snake Root 418
Blazing Star 422
Bloodroot 413
Blood Staunch 423
Blue Berry 418
Blue Cohosh 418
Blue Flag 414
Blue Pimpernel 439
Boneset 414
Brooklime 415
Buchu 415
Burdock 415
Burning-bush 445
Calamus 442
Calendula Officinalis 430
Cancer Root 412
Candleberry 411
Carrot 416
Caryophyllus 418
Catch Weed 417
Catmint 416
Catnip 416
Catwort 416
Caulophyllum Thalietroides 418
Celandine 416
Chamomile 417
Checker Berry 432
Chelidonium Majus 416
Chelone Glabra 411
Chenopodium Anthelminticum 446
Chicken Toes 420
Chimaphila Umbellata 435
Cimicifuga Racemosa 418
Cistus Canadensis 437
Cleavers 417
Clivers 417
Cloves 418
Coakum 434
Cock-up-hat 436
Colic Root 444
Collinsonia Canadensis 441
Colts Tail 423
Comfrey 419
Corallorhiza Odontorhiza 426
Coral Teeth 420
Corn Silk 419
Corydalis Formosa 444
Corvallaria Multifiora 441
Cramp Bark 420
Cranberry (Upland or Wild) 411
Cranberry (High) 420
Cranesbill (Spotted) 420
Crawley 420
Cross Wort 414
Crow Foot 420
Crow Corn 444
Cypripedium Pubescens 427
Cucurbita Pepo 436
Culver's Physic 421
Culver's Root 421
Dandelion 421
Datura Stramonium 442
Daucus Carota 416
Deerberry 432
Devil's Bit 422
Dewberry 413
Dioscorea Villosa 445
Dracontium 439
Dragon's Claw 420
Dragon Root 444
Drooping Starwort 422
Elder (Black-berried) 422
Elder Sweet 422
Elecampane 423
Emetic Herb 428
Epigea Ripens 425
Epiphegus Virginiana 412
Equisetum Hyemale 438
Erigeron Canadensis 423
Euonymus Atropurpureus 445
Eupatorium Perfoliatum 414
Eupatorium Purpureum 436
False Unicorn Root 422
Female Regulator 428
Fetid Hellebore 439
Fever Root 420
Fever Wort 414
Fireweed 423
Fish Mouth 411
Five Fingers 423
Flag Lily 414
Flag Root 442
Fleabane 423
Flower de Luce 414
Fragaria Vesca 442
Frost Plant 437
Frost Wort 437
Galium Aparine 417
Garget 434
Garlic 423
Gentian 423
Gentiana Lutea 423
Geranium Maculatum 420

[MEDICAL INDEX 923]

Ginger 423
Ginseng 423
Golden Seal 425
Goose Foot 446
Goose Grass 417
Gravel Plant 425
Gravel Root 436
Gravel Weed 425
Ground Holly 435
Ground Laurel 425
Ground Lily 412
Ground Raspberry 425
Gum Plant 419
Hard Hack 441
Hamamelis 410
Healing Herb 419
Hedeoma Pulegoides 433
Helonias Dioica 422
Hoarhound 426
Hoodwort 439
Hops 426
Horse Balm 441
Horse Chestnut 426
Horse Tail 438
Humulus Lupulus 426
Hydrastis Canadensis 425
Hypericum Perfoliatum 443
Ictodes Foetida 439
Indian Apple 429
Indian Arrow Wood 445
Indian Balm 412
Indian Sage 414
Indian Tobacco 428
Indian Turnip 444
Inula Helenium 423
Iris Versicolor 414
Jack-in-the-Pulpit 444
Jimson Weed 442
Joe-Pye Weed 436
Juniper 427
Juniper Communis 427
Knob Root 441
Lady's Slipper 427
Lamb's Quarter 412
Laurus Sassafras 438
Leontodon Taraxacum 421
Leonurus Cardiaca 430
Leptandra Virginica 421
Life Root 428
Liver Lily 414
Lobelia 428
Lobelia Inflata 428
Madweed 439
Maiden Hair 428
Mandrake 429
Mare's Tail 423
Marigold 430
Marrubium Vulgare 426
Marshmallow 429
May Apple 429
May Flower 425
Meadow Cabbage 439
Mentha Piperita 433
Mentha Viridis 440
Milfoil 446
Mitchella Pepens 432
Milkweed 430
Milk Wort 438
Mortification Root 429
Motherwort 430
Mountain Box 411
Mountain Flag 438
Mountain Pink 425
Mustard 431
Myrica Cerifera 411
Nepeta Cataria 416
Nerve Root 427
Noah's Ark 427
Oak Bark (Red and White) 431
One Berry 432
Onion 431
Orange Root 425
Orange Swallow Wort 434
Panax Quinquifolium 424
Papoose Root 418
Parsley 432
Partridge Berry 432
Peach Tree 432
Pennyroyal 433
Peppermint 433
Petroselinum Sativum 432
Pettymorrel 440
Phytolacca Decandra 434
Pigeon Berry 434
Pigeon Weed 440
Plantain 434
Plantago Major 434
Pleurisy Root 434
Podophyllum Peltatum 429
Poke 434
Polecat Weed 439
Polyagla Senega 438
Polygonum Punctatum 440
Prickly Ash 435
Pridewood 423
Princes Pine 435
Prunus Virginianus 445
Puke Weed 428
Pumpkin 436
Purple Boneset 436
Queen's Delight 436
Queen of the Meadow 436
Queen's Root 436
Quercus Alba 431
Raccoon Berry 429
Rag Wort 428
Rattle Root 418
Red Berry 411
Red Clover 437
Red Elm 439
Red Puccoon 413
Red Raspberry 413
Red Root 413
Rheumatism Weed 435
Rhus Glabra 442
Rich Weed 418
Rock Parsley 432
Rock Rose 437
Roman Chamomile 417
Rumex Acetosa 439
Rumex Crispus 447
St. John's Wort 443
Sage 437
Salt Rheum Weed 411
Salvia Officinalis 437
Sambucus Canadensis 422
Sanguinaria Canadenisis 413
Sassafras 438
Scoke 434
Scouring Rush 438
Scutellaria Latcriflora 439
Senecio Gracilis 428
Seneca Snake Root 438
Shave Grass 438
Sheep Sorrel 439
Silkweed 430
Sinapis Alba 431
Skunk Cabbage 439
Skull Cap 439
Slippery Elm 439
Smartweed 440
Snakehead 411
Snake Lily 414
Snake Root Virginia 441
Snapping Hazelnut 410
Solomon's Seal 441
Spearmint 440
Spignet 440
Spikenard 440

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Spindle Tree 445
Squaw Mint 433
Squaw Root 418
Squaw Weed 428
Squaw Vine 432
Stagger Weed 444
Star Grass 444
Stillingia Sylvatica 436
Stinkweed 442
Storkbill 420
Stone Root 441
Strawberry 442
Stramonium 442
Sumach 442
Swamp Cabbage 439
Sweating Plant 414
Sweet Flag 442
Sweet Rush 442
Tall Speedwell 421
Tanacetum 443
Tansy 443
Tetter Wort 416
Thorn Apple 442
Thoroughwort 414
Thousand Leaf 446
Three Leaved Night Shade 412
Tickweed 433
Toothache Tree 435
Tormentil 420
Trailing Arbutus 425
Trifolium Pratense 437
Trillium Purpureum 412
True Unicorn Root 444
Trumpet Weed 436
Tuber Root 434
Tumeric Root 425
Turkey Corn 444
Turnip, Indian 444
Turtle Bloom 411
Ulmus Fulva 439
Vegetable Antimony 414
Veronica 421
Veronica Beccabunga 415
Viburnum Opulus 420
Viburnum Prunifolium 413
Wahoo 445
Wake Robin 413
Water Pepper 440
Waxberry 411
Wax Myrtle 411
White Hoarhound 426
Wild Cherry 445
Wild Carrot 416
Wild Lemon 429
Wild Tobacco 428
Wild Turkey Pea 444
Wild Turnip 444
Wild Yam 445
Wind Root 434
Winterbloom 410
Winter Clover 432
Wintergreen 435
Witch-Hazel 410
Wormseed 446
Wormwood 446
Xanthoxylum Fraxineum 435
Yarrow 446
Yellow Dock 447
Yellow Moccasin Flowers 427
Yellow Puccoon 425
Yellow Umbel 427
Zea Mays 419
Zingiber Officinale 423
Hereditary Ataxia 306
Hernia 122
Herpes Zoster 74
Hesperidin (Medical Use) 669

Hiccoughs 301, 619
Causes 302
Mothers' Remedies 302
1. Vinegar for 302
2. Sugar and Vinegar Stops 302
3. Sugar Win Relieve 302
4. Simple Remedy for 302
5. Home Remedy to Stop 302
6. Vinegar Stops 302
7. Cinchona Bark in Peppermint Stops 302
Physicians' Treatment 302
Hiccoughs (Herb Remedies) 431
Hinkley Bone Liniment 480
Hip Joint Disease 236
Causes 236
Symptoms of the First Stage 236
Second Stage 236
Treatment 236
Hives 89, 620
Causes 89
Medicines 89
Mothers' Remedies 89
1. Slippery Elm for 89
2. External and Internal Home Medicines 89
3. Tea and Powder 90
4. Catnip Tea for 90
5. Mother from Buckhorn, Florida, says 90
6. From a Mother at New Milford, Pa. 90
7. Buttermilk for 90
8. Baking Soda for 90
9. Canada Blue Clay for 90
Physicians' Treatment for Hives 90
For the Itching 90
Hoarseness 24
Causes 24
Symptoms 24
Mothers' Remedies 24
1. Borax for 24
2. Egg and Lemon for 25
3. Horseradish for 25
4. Successful Remedy for Adults 25
5. Lemon and Sugar for Children 25
Physicians' Treatment for Hoarseness 25
1. Rest the Voice 25
2. An Ice Bag 25
3. Tincture of Aconite 25
4. Citrate of Potash 25
5. Full Dose of Ten Grains of Dover's Powders 25
6. For a Cough 25
Hoarseness (Herb Remedies) 423, 426, 428, 429
Hobnail Liver 131
Holloway's Ointment 481
HOMEOPATHY DEPARTMENT 448
Medicines 448
List of Remedies 448
Fluids for External Use 448
Care of Medicines in the Sick Room 448
Directions for using Homeopathic Medicines 448
Chronic Cases, For 449
Acne 459
Ague 460
Aphthae 449
Apoplexy 461
Appendicitis 454
Asiatic Cholera 455
Bilious Attacks 456
Bilious Diarrhea 456
Biliousness, Liver 456
Bladder, Inflammation of 459
Boils 460
Bowel Falling 455
Brain, Congestion of 461
Brain, Inflammation of 461
Bright's Disease 458
Bronchitis, Acute and Chronic 457

[MEDICAL INDEX 925]

Catarrh, Chronic 456
Carbuncle 460
Chicken Pox 460
Cholera, Asiatic 455
Cholera Infantum 453
Cholera Morbus 454
Chorea 462
Cold, Common, Beginning of 449
Colic 454
Constipation 454
Convulsions, in Children 462
Cord, Inflammation of 461
Croup 457
Cystitis (Inflammation of the Bladder) 459
Diabetes Mellitus 458
Diarrhea 453
Diphtheria 451
Diseases of Women 463
Dropsy 455
Dysentery 453
Dysmenorrhea (Painful Menstruation) 464
Ears Boils in the Canal 463
Ear Inflammation of 463
Eczema 460
Endocarditis 458
Enteritis 452
Erysipelas 459
Esophagus, Inflammation of 451
Eyes, Simple Inflammation of 463
Eyes, Stye on Lids 463
Eyes, Weak and Watery 463
Fever, Inflammatory 460
Fever, Intermittent 460
Fever, Spotted 461
Fever, Typhoid 461
Fever, Yellow 461
Gastralgia (Cardialgia) 452
Gastritis, Acute 451
Gastritis, Chronic 451
Glossitis 450
Gout 459
Gums, Diseases of 450
Headache 461
Headache, Sick 462
Heartburn 452
Hematuria 459
Hives 459
Impetigo 460
Influenza 457
Intestine, Large, Inflammation of 453
Itch 459
Jaundice 456
Kidney, Nephritis 458
La Grippe 449
Laryngitis 456
Laryngitis, Chronic 456
Leucorrhea 464
Liver, Enlarged 455
Liver, Inflammation of 455
Lumbago 463
Measles 460
Menorrhagia (too much flow) 464
Menses, Suppression of 463
Metritis (Inflammation of the Womb) 463
Mumps 464
Nerves, Inflammation of 462
Neuralgia 462
Neuritis (Inflammation of the Nerves) 462
Night Sweats 464
Ovary, Inflammation of 464
Painter's Colic 454
Palpitation 458
Palpitation of the Heart 463
Pemphigus 460
Peritonitis 455
Pharyngitis 451
Piles 454
Pleurodynia 458
Pleurisy 458
Pneumonia 457
Psoriasis 460
Pulse, Intermittent 458
Quinsy 451
Renal Calculi 459
Rheumatism 459
Scarlet Fever 460
Sciatica 463
Scurvy 460
Sick Headache 462
Smallpox 460
Spleen, Enlargement 458
Spotted Fever 462
St. Vitus' Dance 462
Stomatitis 449
Stye 463
Teeth, Diseases of 450
Throat feels raw and sore 449
Throat, Inflammation of 450
Tonsils, Tonsilitis and Quinsy 451
Tonsilitis 451
Tonsil, Enlarged 451
Toothache 462
Typhoid Fever 461
Uvula, Inflammation of 450
Veins, Varicose 458
Vomiting 452
Water on the Brain 461
Whites 464
Whooping Cough 457
Worms 455
Yellow Fever 461
Honey (Medical Use) 672
Hordeolum 348
Hot Bath, Hot Air, Vapor and Steam Bath 630
Hot Pack, The 631
Hot Springs of Arkansas 666
Army and Navy Hospital 666
Privileges of Ex-Soldiers 666
Free Baths for Indigent People 667
Physicians' and Medical Regulations 667
Cost of Living at Hot Springs 667
Additional Information 668
Household Articles, their Medical Uses 668
Humid Tetter 63
Hydrochloric Acid, Poison by 404
Hydroperitoneum 135
Hydrophobia 241
Comparative Danger 248
Immediate Treatment of the Wound 248
When to Send Patients to Institutes 248
What to Send for Examination 248
Protection 249
Cities where Pasteur Institutes are located 249
Hydrothorax 43
Causes 43
Physicians' Treatment 44
Hymen, The 491
Hyperaemia of the Brain 295
Hyperaemia of the Kidney 155
Hyperaemia of the Liver 131
Hyperidrosis 75
Hypertrophy of the Prostate 164
Symptoms 164
Treatment, Preventive 164
Hypochondria 427
Hysteria 283
Causes 283
Education 284
Direct Influence 284
Symptoms 284
Symptoms of the Paroxysms 285
During the Convulsion 286
The first thing to do 286
Preventive Treatment of Hysteria 286
Physicians' Treatment 287
1. The Following is Recommended by Dr. Goodell 287
2. Fowler's Solution of Arsenic 287

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3. Asafoetida 287
4. Sumbul or Musk Root 287
5. The Following is Good 287
6. Tincture of Hops 288
7. General Cautions 288
Hysteria (Herb Remedies) 420, 426, 430, 439, 443

Ice Bags (India Rubber) 632
Ice Cream 647
Ice Poultice 633
Ice Water Coils 633
Indigestion, Chronic 103
Causes 103
Symptoms 103
Mothers' Remedies 104
1. Spice Poultice for 104
2. Oil of Hemlock for 104
3. Ginger and Soda for 104
4. Oil of Peppermint for 104
5. Mustard Poultice and Eggs for 104
6. Hot Plate for 104
Physicians' Treatment 104
Diet 105
Home Treatment 105
1. Drink Cold Water 105
2. Do Not Eat Much Meat 105
3. If the Stomach Wants Tone 105
4. Charcoal in Small Doses 105
5. If a Bitter Tonic is Needed 105
Indigestion, Chronic (Herb Remedies) 411, 414, 425
Indigestion in Older Children 602
Imperial Drink 650
Infantile Paralysis 307
Causes 307
Symptoms 307
Treatment 307
Infantum, Chlora 112
Inflammations (Herb Remedies) 431, 444
Inflammation, Douche to Allay 641
Inflammation of the Bladder 162
Causes 162
Symptoms 162
Bladder Trouble 162
1. English Oil of Sandal Wood for 162
2. Effective Herb Tea for 163
Treatment 163
Diet 163
Inflammation of the Bladder (Herb Remedies) 425
Inflammation of the Bladder, Chronic 163
Causes 163
Treatment, Preventive 163
Inflammation of the Bowels 118
Mothers' Remedies 118
1. An Excellent Remedy for 118
2. Red Beet Poultice for 118
3. Hop poultice for 118
4. Griddle Cake poultice for 118
5. Spice Poultice for Child or Adult 118
6. Simple Remedy Always at Hand 118
7. A Rather Unique Remedy for 118
8. Marshmallow Leaves, A Canadian Remedy for 118
9. Syrup of Rhubarb for 118
Inflammation of the Bowels 678
Inflammation of the Smaller Bronchi and Lungs 40
Inflammation of the Brain 296, 617
Inflammation of the Bronchial Tubes 30
Inflammation, Simple, of the Eustachian Tubes 360
Inflammation of the Eyes at Birth, Diagnosis of 4
Inflammation of Eyes of Newly-Born 350
Inflammation of the Iris 352
Inflammation of the Kidneys, Acute 156
Inflammation of the Larynx 24
Inflammation of the Middle Ear 365
Inflammation of the Nail 78
Inflammation of the Nose, Chronic 14
Inflammation of the Nerves 276
Inframaxillary Neuralgia 265
Inflammation of the Peritoneum 133
Inflammation of the Pharynx 21
Inflammation of the Pleura 41
Inflammation of the Retina from Bright's Disease 355
Inflammatory Rheumatism, Diagnosis of 4
Inflammation of the Skin 62
Varieties 62
Physicians' Treatment 62
Inflammation of the Thyroid Gland 258
Inflammation of the Veins 345
INFECTIOUS DISEASES 166
Infection and Contagion 166
Infectious Diseases, Table of 167
Influenza 192
The Onset 192
Mothers' Remedies 193
1. Red Pepper or Cayenne for 193
2. An Easy Remedy for 193
3. Pleasant and Effective Remedy for 193
4. To Allay Fever in 193
5. Poor Man's Herb Vapor Bath 193
6. Red Pepper Treatment from Canada 193
Physicians' Treatment 194
Corn Sweat 194
Fever 194
Irritating Cough 194
Sore Throat 195
Medicines 195
Aspirin 195
Diet 195
Influenza (Herb Remedies) 414, 428
Ingrowing Toe-Nail 395
Causes 395
Treatment 395
Mothers' Remedy for 395
1. Popular Remedy for 395
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 677
1. Home Treatment for 677
2. A Good Canadian Remedy for 677
3. Camphor for 678
Injuries to the Head 302
Symptoms 302
Treatment 303
Injuries to the Spinal Cord 303
Insane, General Paralysis of 298
Softening of the Brain 298
Symptoms 298
Treatment 299
Insanity 308
History 308
Causes or Insanity 309
Other Causes of Insanity, Imperfect Nutrition 311
Blows end Falls Upon the Head 311
Fright is Another Cause 311
Insanity is most Prevalent among the Working Classes 311
Social Pleasure 312
Classification 312
Ischio-Rectal Abscess 151
Insects and Other Bites 378
Insects and Other Bites (Herb Remedies) 434
Insomnia 299
Definition 299
Causes 299
Primary Causes 299
Nervous or Simplest Causes 299
Sleeplessness 299
Mothers' Remedies 299
1. Hop Pillow Stops 299
2. Easy and Simple Remedy for 299

[MEDICAL INDEX 927]

3. Ginger at Bedtime for 300
4. Milk Will Stop 300
Physicians' Treatment 300
Treatment of the Congestive Insomnia 300
1. Hot or Warm General Baths 300
2. Cold Spongings 300
3. The Patient Should Stand in Water 300
4. The Cold Abdominal Pack is Valuable 300
5. Exercise 300
Diet 300
Medicines if you must use them 301
Insomnia (Herb Remedies) 426, 430, 439
Intercostal Neuralgia 265
Internal Piles 149
Interstitial Nephritis, Chronic 159
Intestinal Colic 124
Intestinal Obstruction 121
Causes 121
1. Strangulation 121
2. Intussusception 121
3. Twists and Knots 121
4. Strictures and Tumors 121
5. Abnormal Contents 121
Symptoms and Obstruction 121
Recovery 122
Treatment 122
Diet 122
INTOXICANTS AND SUNSTROKES 371
Intubation, Operation of 664
Iodine, Poison by 404
Iritis, Diagnosis of 3
Iris, The 347
Iritis (Inflammation of the Iris) 352
Causes 352
Symptoms 352
Course and Recovery 352
Mothers' Remedies 353
1. Sensible Remedy for 353
Treatment--What to do first 353
Local Treatment 353
The Diet 353
Cautions 353
Injuries to the Iris 353
Iron Tonic Bitters (Rare Prescription) 477
Icterus 127
Itch, Common 81
Cause 81
Mothers' Remedies 81
1. Mustard Ointment for 81
2. Grandmothers' Cure for 81
3. Herb Ointment for 81
4. Elecampane Root Ointment for 81
5. Oatmeal for 82
6. A Mother at Parma, Michigan, sends the following 82
7. Kerosene for 82
8. Splendid Ointment for Itch 82
Physicians' Treatment for Itch 82
First thing to do 82
Ointments 82
1. Simple Sulphur Ointment Alone 82
2. For Itch 82
3. For Itch 82
4. For Children 83
5. The Following for Adults 83
Second 83
Third 83
Itch, Common (Herb Remedies) 447
Itch, Disease 79
Symptoms 79
Definitions 79
Course of Disease 79
Causes 80
Physicians' Treatment 80
Arsenic 80
1. Local Treatment 80
2. Good Application 80
3. Tar Remedy 80
4. Tar and Sulphur for 80
5. A Good Combination 80
6. Another Good Local Application 81
Itching of the Anus 143
Causes 143
After Operation 144
Symptoms 144
Physicians' Treatment 144
Preventive and Palliative 144
Diet 144
May Take 144
Must Not Take 144
Remedies for Bath 144
1. Separate the Buttocks with Gauze 144
2. Dr. Allingham Recommends 144
3. Local Applications Soothing Remedies 145
4. The Following is Good to Dust the Parts 145
5. The Following is Good for Raw Parts 145
6. The Following is good for the Itching 145
7. For Constipation 145
8. For Injections 145
9. For the Same Purpose 145
Itch Ointment (Rare Prescription) 478
Itching Piles 143
Ivy Poisoning 92
Symptoms 92
Mothers' Remedies 92
1. Buttermilk and Copperas for 92
2. Cure for 93
Ivy Poisoning (Herb Remedies) 410, 434

Jacket Poultice, The 632
Jaundice 127
Causes 127
Symptoms 127
Mothers' Remedies 127
1. Sweet Cider Sure Cure for 127
2. Lemon Juice for 127
3. Peach Tree Bark for 127
4. Mandrake Root for 127
5. Dandelion Root Tea for 127
6. Boneset Tea for 128
7. Mandrake Leaves for 128
8. Mullein Leaf Tea for 128
Physicians' Treatment for Liver Trouble 128
1. For Liver Trouble 128
2. The Following is Good 128
3. Severe Type and Epidemic Form 128
4. The Common, Simple Kind of Jaundice 128
Jaundice (Herb Remedies) 411, 441, 446
Jaundice, Catarrhal 128
Causes 128
Symptoms 128
Physicians' Treatment 129
1. Sodium Phosphate for 129
2. Calomel for 129
Jaundice, Malignant 131
Jaw, Bandage for Broken 382
Jaw, Big 234
Jaw, Dislocation of 379
Jaw, Lump 234
Johnson's Liniment 484
Joint, Shoulder Dislocation 380
June Cold 17

Kelly's Tonic 486
Kellog's Red Drops 481
Kickapoo Indian Oil 481
Kidneys 152
Kidney Trouble 154
Mothers' Remedies 154
1. Cornsilk for 154
2. Flaxseed and Lemons for 154
3. Temporary Relief for 154
4. Buchu Leaves for 154
5. Common Rush Root for 154

[928 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

6. Effective and Easy Cure for 154
7. Sheep Sorrel Excellent for 154
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 678
1. An Easily Prepared Remedy for 678
Kidneys (Herb Remedies) 411, 415, 416, 417, 419, 422, 426, 435, 446
Kidneys, Acute Inflammation of the 156
Kidneys, Chronic Congestion of 155
Kidneys, Acute Congestion of 155
Treatment 155
Kidneys, Diseases of 152
Kidney, Floating 154
Kidneys, Hypeaemia of the 155
Kidney and Liver Cure (Rare Prescription) 478
Kidney, Movable 154
Causes 154
Symptoms 155
Treatment 155
Diet for Movable Kidney 155
Kidneys, Plate of 153
Kidneys, Stomach, Prostate, etc., Operation for 665
Kidney Stones, Diagnosis of 3
Kidney Stone 161
Symptoms 161
Treatment 161
Diet 162
Queen of the Meadow 162
Kidney Stone (Herb Remedies) 435
Knee Joint Disease 236
Treatment 236

Labia Majora, The 490 Labia Minora, The 490 Labor 528 Laceration of the Brain 302 La Grippe, Diagnosis of 3 La Grippe 192 The Onset 192 Mothers' Remedies 193 1. Red Pepper or Cayenne for 193 2. An Easy Remedy for 193 3. Pleasant and Effective Remedy for 193 4. To Allay Fever in 193 5. Poor Man's Herb Vapor Bath 193 6. Red Pepper Treatment from Canada 193 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 678 1. Red Pepper Treatment from a Canadian Mother 678 Physicians' Treatment 194 Corn Sweat 194 Fever 194 Irritating Cough 194 Sore Throat 195 Bowels 195 Medicines 195 Aspirin 195 Diet 195 Lard (Medical Use) 672 Laryngeal Diphtheria 181 Laryngitis, Acute 26 Diet in Laryngitis 26 Laryngitis, Oedamatous 26 Larynx, Inflammation of 24 Laudanum, Poison by 404 Laxatives (Herb Remedies) 431, 445 Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets 468 Lead Poisoning 374 Causes 374 Symptoms of Acute Case 374 Chronic Case 374 Symptoms 371 Treatment 374 For Chronic Poisoning remove the cause 374 Constipation 374 For Pain 374 Lemonade 649, 650 Lemonade Albuminized 650 Lemon Jelly 646 Lemon (Medical Use) 669 Lemon Velvet 647 Length of Time to Cook Cereals 651 Lens, for Glasses 335 Lentigo 75 Lepra Anesthetica (Nerve Leprosy) 240 Lepra Maculosa 240 Lepra Trophomenrotica 240 Lepra Tuberosa (Tuberculated, Nodulated or Tegumentary Skin Leprosy) 238 Leprosy 236 Definition 236 History 237 Cause 237 Symptoms 238 Leprosy, Atrophic 240 Leprosy, Skin 238 Leucorrhea (The Whites) 510 Leucorrhea (Herb Remedies) 411, 412, 413, 419, 420, 422, 425, 431, 432, 441, 442, 446 Leukaemia 252 1. Spleen and Bone-Marrow (Spleen-Medullary type) 252 2. Lymphatic type 252 Causes 252 Symptoms 252 Treatment 252 Leukaemia, False 252 Causes 252 Symptoms 253 Treatment 253 Light 624 Lime Water 648 Liniment 678 Liniment (Rare Prescription) 479 Linseed Meal Poultice 631, 635 Lip, Hare 369 Liquid, Diet 644 Liver, Abscess of the 132 Liver, Chronic Congestion of the 131 Liver, Circulatory Disturbances of 131 Causes 131 Symptoms 131 Abscess 132 Recovery 132 Treatment 132 Diet in Liver Troubles 132 May Take 133 Must Not Take 133 Liver, Circulatory Disturbances of (Herb Remedies) 414, 416, 421, 425, 429, 445 Liver, Cirrhosis of the 131 Liver (Description of) 125 Liver, Hard 131 Liver, Hobnail 131 Liver, Gin Drinkers' 131 Liver Pills (Rare Prescription) 479 Liver, Sclerosis of the 131 Liver Spots 61 Causes 61 Physicians' Treatment 61 Local Treatment 61 Local Baths and Packs 630 Local Peritonitis 134 Lochia, The 540 Lochia, The (Herb Remedies) 420, 430, 132 Lockjaw, Diagnosis of 3 Lockjaw 231 Causes 231 Symptoms 231 Recovery 232 1. Successful Remedy for 232 2. Smoke as a Cure for 232 Physicians' Treatment 232 Locomotor Ataxia 305 Lombard Secret Cancer Remedies 471 Loss of Appetite 587

[MEDICAL INDEX 929]

Lotions 633 Louse, Body 78 Louse, Diseases of the Skin Produced by 78 Treatment 78 Louse, Head 78 Lumbago 323 Mothers' Remedy 678 1. Ointment for 678 Lump Jaw 234 Lungs, Abscess of the 43 Lungs, Acute Inflammation of 40 Lungs, Acute Inflammation of (Herb Remedies) 419, 427 Lungs, Bleeding from 38 Lungs, Bleeding from (Herb Remedies) 412, 446 Lungs, Tuberculosis of the, Diagnosis of 5 Lung Fever 218 Lurschkas Tonsil 8 Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 469 Lye, Poison by 404

Madame Rupert's Face Bleach 473 Malarial Fever, Diagnosis of, 3 Malarial Fever 228 Causes 228 Intermittent Malarial Fever 228 (a) Tertian 228 (b) Quartian 228 (c) Quotidian 228 Symptoms 228 Remittent or Continuous Malarial Fever 228 Pernicious Malarial Fever 229 Treatment--Prevention 229 Malarial Fever (Herb Remedies) 414 Malignant Anthrax 231 Malignant Jaundice 131 Malnutrition (Marasmus) 615 Malta Fever 230 Mania 312 Mastoiditis, Chronic 365 Mastoid, Operation for 663 Matches, Poison by 406 Measles, Diagnosis of 4 Measles 175 Incubation 176 Symptoms and description of ordinary type 176 Eyes 177 Mortality in Measles 177 Diagnosis 177 Treatment--Prevention 177 Mothers' Remedies 177 1. Lemon Remedy from a Canadian Mother 177 2. Elder Blossom Tea to drive out 177 General Treatment 178 Cold Drinks 178 Cough in Measles 178 1. For Measles 178 2. For Measles 178 3. For Irritation of the Skin 178 4. For Scaling 178 Diet 178 Teas 178 Caution 179 Measles, German, Diagnosis of 4 Measles, German 179 Incubation period runs 179 Rash 179 Treatment 179 Medicine Chest 637 Melancholia 312 Causes 312 Acute Melancholia 312 Chronic Melancholia 312 Membranous Croup 184 Meningitis 210 Treatment 210 Meningitis, Basilar 210 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 1 MOTHERS' DIAGNOSIS 1 Meningitis, Cerebro-Spinal 209 Cause 209 Conditions 209 Symptoms, Ordinary Form 209 Malignant type 210 Spinal Meningitis 210 Meningitis, Tubercular 210 Menopause (Change of Life) 513 Menorrhagia 505 Menorrhagia (Herb Remedies) 420, 441, 443, 446 Menstrual Headache 271 Menstruation 494 Menstruation (Herb Remedies) 415, 428 432 Menstruation Delayed 504 Menstruation Delayed (Herb Remedies) 428, 432, 440 Menstruation Difficult 507 Menstruation Difficult (Herb Remedies) 415, 443 Menstruation and Its Disorders 504 Menstruation and Its Disorders (Herb Remedies) 430 Menstruation Premature 504 Menstruation Vicarious (in place of) 505 Mercuric Chloride, Poison by 405 Midwifery, or Obstetrics 515 Migrane, Hemicrania 272 Mild Plaster for Children 634 Milk Leg 542 Milk of Lime, to Prepare 625 Milk Porridge 647 Milk Poison, Popular Remedy for 680 Miscarriage 524 Miscarriage (Herb Remedies) 413, 422, 444 Mitchell's Eye Salve 482 Mitral Insufficiency or Incompetency 343 Symptoms 343 Mitral Stenosis 343 Moist Heat, for 631 Mole 77 Physicians' Treatment 77 Causes 77 Mons Veneris 490 Morbus Coxarius 236 Morphine Habit 373 Symptoms 373 Treatment 373 Morphinism 373 Morphine, Poison by 405 Mosquito Bite 377 Mothers' Flour and Water Poultice 634 Mothers' Remedies Unclassified 674 Mother Seigel's Syrup 482 Moth Patch 61 Mountain Dew 647 Mouth, Sore 97, 551 Mouth, Sore (Herb Remedies) 410, 420, 442, 444 Mouth and Teeth, Care of 628 Spongy and Sore Gums 628 Cloths for Washing the Teeth and Mouth 628 Mouth Wash, Antiseptic 120 Antiseptic Mouth Wash 120 Simple and Unsurpassed 121 Mouth Wash (Herb Remedies) 410 Mulled Wine 650 Multiple Neuritis 278 Mumps, Diagnosis of 4 Mumps 180 Treatment 180 Muscular Rheumatism 323 Causes 323 Symptoms 323 Lumbago 323 Torticollis (Stiff or Wry Neck) 323 Pleurodynia, Pain in the Chest Muscles, etc 323

[930 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

Diet for Rheumatism from a Head Nurse of
a Prominent Hospital 324
May Take 324
Must Not Take 324
Treatment for Stiff Neck 324
Mothers' Remedies for Stiff Neck 324
1. Hot Salt and Oil of Sassafras 324
Physicians' Treatment, Preventive 324
Liniment 325
Menthol Liniment for Lumbago 325
Mothers' Remedies 325
1. Vinegar and Salt for Weak Back 325
2. Simple Remedy for Weak Back 325
3. Good Liniment for Weak Back 325
4. Chloroform Liniment for Lameness 325
5. Plaintain Leaves and Cream for 325
Mothers' Remedies for Rheumatism 325
1. Salt Petre Good In Cases of 325
2. Rochelle Salts for 325
3. Flowers of Sulphur will Relieve Pain of 325
4. Three Simple Ingredient Liniment for 326
5. Sulphur Good for 326
6. Horse Radish for 326
7. Simple Remedy to Relieve pain of 326
8. Liniment for Chronic 326
9. Herb Remedy for 326
10. Three Things that will Help 326
11. Good Liniment for 326
12. Camphor and Alcohol for 327
13. Sweet Fern Tea Excellent for 327
14. Well-known Celery Remedy for 327
15. Flowers of Sulphur Relieves 327
16. Poultice for 327
17. Novel Relief for 327
18. Snake Root and Lemons for 327
19. Another Good Liniment for 328
Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 680
1. Mountain Leaf Tea for 680
2. Beef Gall for 680
Mustard Leaves or Sinapisms 633, 635
Mustard (Medical Use) 673
Mustard Plaster 633, 634, 635
Mustard Poultice 633
Mustard Stupe 634
Myelitis 304
Causes 304
Symptoms 304
Recovery 305
Treatment 305
Myocarditis 345
Myxoedema 260
Causes of Cretinism 260
Symptoms 260
(a) Cretinism 260
(b) Myxoedema proper 261
Operative Type 261
Symptoms 261
Treatment 261

Naevus 77 Nail, Enlarged 77 Nail, Inflammation of the 78 Nail Wound, Rusty 393 Mothers' Remedies 394 1. Iodoform and Vaselin Salve 394 2. Turpentine Good 394 Tincture of Myrrh for Fresh 394 Nasal Catarrh, Acute 10 Nasal Growths 8 Nasal Polypus 19 Nausea (Herb Remedies) 424, 433, 440 Neonatorum Ophthalmia 4 Nephritis, Acute 156 Nephritis, Chronic (Diffuse Desquamative) 158

Nephritis, Chronic Interstitial 159
Causes 159
Arteria-Sclerotic Form 159
Symptoms 159
Recovery 160
Treatment 160
Diet as Followed by a Prominent Hospital 160
May Take 160
Must Not Take 160
Nephritis, Chronic (Parenchymatous) 158
Ncphritis, Chronic (Parenchymatous) (Herb Remedies) 419
Nephritis, Tubal 158
Nephro-Lithiasis 161
Nephroptosis 154
Nerves, Inflammation of 276
Nerve Leprosy 240
Nerve Tumors 276
Varieties, True and False Nerve Tumors 276
Symptoms 276
Physicians' Treatment 276
Nervousness 261
Mothers' Remedies 267
1. Catnip Tea for 267
2. Hops will Stop 267
3. Effective Remedy for 267
4. Five-Ingredient Remedy that Relieves 268
5. Lady's Slipper Breaks up 268
Nervousness (Herb Remedies) 416, 423, 426, 430, 439
Nervous Dyspepsia 105
Nervous Exhaustion 280
Nervous Headache 269
Treatment 269
Nervous Prostration 280
Causes 280
1. Hereditary Causes 280
2. Acquired 280
Symptoms 280
Physicians' Treatment 281
First, then, is Rest 282
Nervousness (Rare Prescription) 480
Nervous System, Plate of 262
NERVOUS SYSTEM, Diseases of (Chapter) 261
Nettle Rash 89
Nettle Rash (Herb Remedies) 442
Neuralgia 261
Causes 261
Symptoms 261
Nervous System, Plate of 262
Varieties 263
Mothers' Remedies 263
1. Lemon Juice as Liniment for 263
2. Salt and Vinegar Will Relieve 263
3. Quinine Will Cure 263
4. Four-Ingredient Remedies for 263
5. Good Liniment for 263
6. Menthol Liniment for 263
7. Belladonna Plaster for 263
Physicians' Treatment for 263
1. Cure for 264
2. Antipyrine 264
3. If Caffeine in First Prescription Causes Nervousness 264
Neuralgia (Herb Remedies) 439
Neuralgia (Rare Prescription) 481
Neuralgia of the Fifth Pair of Cranial Nerves 265
Neuralgia and Earache 631
Mothers' Remedy (Unclassified) 679
1. Soothing Ointment for 679
Neuralgia, Facial 265
Treatment 265
Neuralgic Headache 270
Neuralgia, Intercostal 265
Causes 265

[ MEDICAL INDEX 931]