Influenza or " Grippe." It is reported as having been quite fatal in France in 131 1 and 1403. In 1570 it also prevailed, and in 1557 spread over Europe, and extended to America. It occurred again in 1729, 1743, 1775, 1782, 1833, 1837, with notable violence. In the United States, one of the most remarkable epidemics for extent, was that of 1843. Another was that of 1872, following nearly the course of the epizootic among horses of the latter part of that year. The last epidemic (1890) has been a remarkable one for its extent, invading all Europe and the United States. Mild cases require housing and little more. The following prescriptions will be found excellent: Take of antipyrin, eighteen grains, Dover's powder, twelve grains, T)ie Fainily Doctor %\^ powdered extract valerian, three grains; mix, and divide into six capsules. Take one every two hours. If there be a tight cough, take the following: Take of muriate of ammonia, thirty grains, deodorized tincture of opium, one drachm, syrup of senega snakeroot, one-half ounce, distilled water, one ounce, syrup of balsam tolu enough to make three fluid ounces; mix, and take a teaspoonful every two hours. Great prostration, especially in old people, may call for support by quinine and stimulants, as hot whisky punches. Ingrowing Nail. A very common and troublesome affection, which most usually occurs by the side of the great toe, due to constant pressure from the use of tight shoes. The objects for its treatment are to remove the irritation caused by the nail, and reduce the swelling of the soft parts. In most cases, if the nail, having been well softened by soaking in warm water, is shaved as thin as possible with a bit of glass, the pain and irritation may easily be allayed by rest for a day or two, with fomentations and poultices. A good way to remove the nail is to wedge some cotton under the free margin of the nail, placing over it a piece of adhesive plaster with a hole cut in it the size and shape of the nail to be removed, then moisten the end of a pencil of lunar caustic and apply it to the part to be removed, taking care not to touch any other portion. The next day the nail will have assumed a black or brown appearance. Upon raising the nail, it will be found to have become separated from the subjacent tissue, and all there is required to complete the cure is to clip off the dead portion. Lumbricoid or Round Worms. These worms are from five to fifteen inches in length, tapering to a point at each end — very common in children. We infer that a child suffers from worms when we hear that it picks its nose, grinds its teeth at night, has a voracious and capricious ap- petite, looks pinched and thin at the bridge of the nose, and 320 T]ie Family Doctor dark around the mouth, has a tumid belly, dark rings round the eyes, is often sick, and complaining of itching at the anus. Santonine is the most effectual remedy for these worms. It requires care in its use, however, producing serious vomiting, prostration, and nervous symptoms in overdoses. A child should take not more than half a grain once or twice daily; an adult about three grains. It is best given at night, and followed in the morning by a dose of castor oil. The process may be repeated for a night or two until the canal seems cleaned.

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Influenza or " Grippe." It is reported as having been quite fatal in France in 131 1 and 1403. In 1570 it also prevailed, and in 1557 spread over Europe, and extended to America. It occurred again in 1729, 1743, 1775, 1782, 1833, 1837, with notable violence. In the United States, one of the most remarkable epidemics for extent, was that of 1843. Another was that of 1872, following nearly the course of the epizootic among horses of the latter part of that year. The last epidemic (1890) has been a remarkable one for its extent, invading all Europe and the United States. Mild cases require housing and little more. The following prescriptions will be found excellent: Take of antipyrin, eighteen grains, Dover's powder, twelve grains, The Family Doctor powdered extract valerian, three grains; mix, and divide into six capsules. Take one every two hours. If there be a tight cough, take the following: Take of muriate of ammonia, thirty grains, deodorized tincture of opium, one drachm, syrup of senega snakeroot, one-half ounce, distilled water, one ounce, syrup of balsam tolu enough to make three fluid ounces; mix, and take a teaspoonful every two hours. Great prostration, especially in old people, may call for support by quinine and stimulants, as hot whisky punches. Ingrowing Nail. A very common and troublesome affection, which most usually occurs by the side of the great toe, due to constant pressure from the use of tight shoes. The objects for its treatment are to remove the irritation caused by the nail, and reduce the swelling of the soft parts. In most cases, if the nail, having been well softened by soaking in warm water, is shaved as thin as possible with a bit of glass, the pain and irritation may easily be allayed by rest for a day or two, with fomentations and poultices. A good way to remove the nail is to wedge some cotton under the free margin of the nail, placing over it a piece of adhesive plaster with a hole cut in it the size and shape of the nail to be removed, then moisten the end of a pencil of lunar caustic and apply it to the part to be removed, taking care not to touch any other portion. The next day the nail will have assumed a black or brown appearance. Upon raising the nail, it will be found to have become separated from the subjacent tissue, and all there is required to complete the cure is to clip off the dead portion. Lumbricoid or Round Worms. These worms are from five to fifteen inches in length, tapering to a point at each end — very common in children. We infer that a child suffers from worms when we hear that it picks its nose, grinds its teeth at night, has a voracious and capricious appetite, looks pinched and thin at the bridge of the nose, and 320 T]ie Family Doctor dark around the mouth, has a tumid belly, dark rings round the eyes, is often sick, and complaining of itching at the anus. Santonine is the most effectual remedy for these worms. It requires care in its use, however, producing serious vomiting, prostration, and nervous symptoms in overdoses. A child should take not more than half a grain once or twice daily; an adult about three grains. It is best given at night, and followed in the morning by a dose of castor oil. The process may be repeated for a night or two until the canal seems cleaned.

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