Scalloped COLD CHICKEN. — Mince the meat very small, and set it over the fire, with a scrape rrf SCA 352 SCA nutmeg, a little pepper and salt and a little cream, for a few minutes. Put it into the scallop shells, and fill them with crumbs of bread, over which put some bits of butter✪ Scalloped Cold Chicken, and brown them before the fire. Veal and ham eat well done the same way, and lightly covered with crumbs of bread, or they may be put on in little heaps. SCARLATINA, or Scarlet Fever. — It derives its name from the colour of its eruptions. It is a disease of infancy, and seldom attacks adults. It never attacks the same person twice. It begins with chilliness and shiverings, languor and depression of spirits, a dry skin, and pains in the head ; and soon the whole skin becomes covered with specks, or minute inflammations, larger and redder than those of the measles. In two or three days, they disappear, succeeded by scalings of the scarf skin, like bran dispersed over the body, which fall off and appear again two or three times successively. This disease is sometimes of a more malignant type, tending towards putrefaction. It is attended with severe sore throat ; the uvula, and all the back part of the throat are very red, painful, and swollen, and the swallowing much impeded, or ren- dered nearly impossible. It is often attended with delirium, the spots be- come black ; the disease becomes dan- gerous. Scarlatina is infectious. Treatment. — If the disease is of a mild character, little more is required than to observe a cold diet, and to avoid cold air, and cold drinks. If the body be costive, give an Aperient ; see page ai. If the fever be high, give the Saline Mixture, page 345. Take a small cupful at a time. Barley water, acidulated with tamarinds, or lemon- juice affords a good beverage. Give also the Sudorific Powder. Emetics will be useful as soon as the disease begins. The Emetic Powder should not be neglected. Bathe the feet in warm water, and give saffron tea. Drink balm tea frequently. Scarlet fever is caused by some mor- bific matter taken into the circulation by the lungs ; and the increased action in the system is a healthy effort of nature to expel such morbific matter. Nature therefore must be assisted ; or if her efforts are too great, she must be restrained. It is not always necessary to give the Emetic Powder ; but if there be soreness of the throat, and much phlegm, hindering the breathing, the powder will have a good effect, abating the febrile symptoms, curing the dis- ease, or rendering the attack light Mr, Stephens asserts that he gave the fol- lowing mixture in 400 cases, after they had assumed the most alarming appear- ance, the majority of which it cured ; viz. — Cayenne, a table-spoonful; com- mon salt, 1 14 tea-spoonful. Beat into a paste ; pour upon it a pint of boiling water ; to stand an hour ; then add half a pint of good vinegar. A table- spoonful of the mixture every hour. Do not neglect to give an aperient that will cleanse the stomach and bowels. Cas- tor oil, and salts and senna, or senna and manna, are appropriate purgatives.

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Scalloped COLD CHICKEN. — Mince the meat very small, and set it over the fire, with a scrape of SCA SCA nutmeg, a little pepper and salt and a little cream, for a few minutes. Put it into the scallop shells, and fill them with crumbs of bread, over which put some bits of butter, and brown them before the fire. Veal and ham eat well done the same way, and lightly covered with crumbs of bread, or they may be put on in little heaps. SCARLATINA, or Scarlet Fever. — It derives its name from the colour of its eruptions. It is a disease of infancy, and seldom attacks adults. It never attacks the same person twice. It begins with chilliness and shiverings, languor and depression of spirits, a dry skin, and pains in the head ; and soon the whole skin becomes covered with specks, or minute inflammations, larger and redder than those of the measles. In two or three days, they disappear, succeeded by scalings of the scarf skin, like bran dispersed over the body, which fall off and appear again two or three times successively. This disease is sometimes of a more malignant type, tending towards putrefaction. It is attended with severe sore throat ; the uvula, and all the back part of the throat are very red, painful, and swollen, and the swallowing much impeded, or rendered nearly impossible. It is often attended with delirium, the spots become black ; the disease becomes dangerous. Scarlatina is infectious. Treatment. — If the disease is of a mild character, little more is required than to observe a cold diet, and to avoid cold air, and cold drinks. If the body be costive, give an Aperient ; see page ai. If the fever be high, give the Saline Mixture, page 345. Take a small cupful at a time. Barley water, acidulated with tamarinds, or lemonjuice affords a good beverage. Give also the Sudorific Powder. Emetics will be useful as soon as the disease begins. The Emetic Powder should not be neglected. Bathe the feet in warm water, and give saffron tea. Drink balm tea frequently. Scarlet fever is caused by some morbific matter taken into the circulation by the lungs ; and the increased action in the system is a healthy effort of nature to expel such morbific matter. Nature therefore must be assisted ; or if her efforts are too great, she must be restrained. It is not always necessary to give the Emetic Powder ; but if there be soreness of the throat, and much phlegm, hindering the breathing, the powder will have a good effect, abating the febrile symptoms, curing the disease, or rendering the attack light. Mr. Stephens asserts that he gave the following mixture in 400 cases, after they had assumed the most alarming appearance, the majority of which it cured ; viz. — Cayenne, a table-spoonful; common salt, 1 14 tea-spoonful. Beat into a paste ; pour upon it a pint of boiling water ; to stand an hour ; then add half a pint of good vinegar. A tablespoonful of the mixture every hour. Do not neglect to give an aperient that will cleanse the stomach and bowels. Castor oil, and salts and senna, or senna and manna, are appropriate purgatives.

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