Strangury (pain in passing water) is to
be treated by the warm bath, or hip-bath
(sitting-bath), followed by an application
over the bladder, or between the thighs, of
cloths wrung out of hot water. Also, taking
camphor water and flaxseed tea containing
a little sweet spirits of nitre, as a drink.
Severe cases may justify an injection of
laudanum into the bowels, or the placing in
the lo ver bowel of a suppository of opium.
Under the name of anodynes (pain re-
lievers) several other drugs are named in
medical books. We need only mention here
hydrate of chloral, belladonna, cocaine,
hyoscyamus, stramonium, cannabis indica,
and chloroform. Every one knows, also,
what a boon to those who have to undergo
surgical or dental operations is the breathing
(inhalation) of anaesthetics, as ether, nitrous
oxide, and chloroform. These are called by
that name because they anniil sensation^ for
the time. For extracting teeth, pure ni-
trous oxide is the best ; for larger opera-
tions, ether is much safer, though less con-
venient, than chloroform. The use of
ether, in this way, requires much skill,
judgment, and care.
Composing Nervous Disturbance.
What this requires depends very greatly
on the cause and nature of the trouble.
For infants, as well as older persons, nervous
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disturbance may vary all the way from
slight fidgeting to fits or convulsions. Mild
medicines for moderate degrees of, for ex-
ample, " hysterical " nervousness, are assa-
fatida, camplwr^ valerian, and Hoffman's
Anodyne. Physicians often prescribe also,
b7-oniide of potassiicvi (or of sodium), mnsk,
and others.
Convulsions are very much more com-
mon in children than in grown people ; and
most so of all at teething time. They are
least dangerous during infancy, but are
always alarming. What is to be done be-
tween times to prevent or ward them off, is
an important and often difficult question for
even the ph3^sician to answer.
When a child " has a fit," lay it upon a
bed, loosening all its clothing, especially
about its neck. Have good fresh air in the
room, but also sufficient warmth. Make
two mustard-plasters, one for the stomach
and one for the back. Get a warm (almost
hot) bath ready. If the plasters are pre-
pared first, put them on ; if the bath first,
let them wait, and place the child in the
warm water at once. In the last case, also
pour gently cold water over the head while
the child is held laid in the bath.
The mustard-plasters (whether first or
second in time) are only to stay on long
enough to redden, not blister, the skin. This
should be ascertained by looking under the
plaster every few minutes. A very little
while will be enough to redden and burn a
child's skin if the plaster is strong of mus-
tard. But it will be better for it to have,
for an infant, ohly one-third part of mustard,
the rest flour or Indian meal✪ Mustard Plasters for Convulsions.
After the bath, have prepared a mixture
of soap and hot water, and into a teacupful
of this put a dessertspoonful of milk of assa-
foetida (if at hand) and a teaspoonful of
castor or olive oil✪ Enema for Infants. Let this be thrown into
the bowels with an injecting syringe ; a
towel being then held for a little while
against the fundament to prevent the injec-
tion from escaping at the moment.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Strangury (pain in passing water) is to be treated by the warm bath, or hip-bath (sitting-bath), followed by an application over the bladder, or between the thighs, of cloths wrung out of hot water. Also, taking camphor water and flaxseed tea containing a little sweet spirits of nitre, as a drink. Severe cases may justify an injection of laudanum into the bowels, or the placing in the lo ver bowel of a suppository of opium.
Under the name of anodynes (pain relievers) several other drugs are named in medical books. We need only mention here hydrate of chloral, belladonna, cocaine, hyoscyamus, stramonium, cannabis indica, and chloroform. Every one knows, also, what a boon to those who have to undergo surgical or dental operations is the breathing (inhalation) of anaesthetics, as ether, nitrous oxide, and chloroform. These are called by that name because they annul sensation^ for the time. For extracting teeth, pure nitrous oxide is the best ; for larger operations, ether is much safer, though less convenient, than chloroform. The use of ether, in this way, requires much skill, judgment, and care.
Composing Nervous Disturbance.
What this requires depends very greatly on the cause and nature of the trouble. For infants, as well as older persons, nervous
disturbance may vary all the way from slight fidgeting to fits or convulsions. Mild medicines for moderate degrees of, for example, " hysterical " nervousness, are assafatida, camphor^ valerian, and Hoffman's Anodyne. Physicians often prescribe also, bromide of potassium (or of sodium), mnsk, and others.
Convulsions are very much more common in children than in grown people ; and most so of all at teething time. They are least dangerous during infancy, but are always alarming. What is to be done between times to prevent or ward them off, is an important and often difficult question for even the physician to answer.
When a child " has a fit," lay it upon a bed, loosening all its clothing, especially about its neck. Have good fresh air in the room, but also sufficient warmth. Make two mustard-plasters, one for the stomach and one for the back. Get a warm (almost hot) bath ready. If the plasters are prepared first, put them on ; if the bath first, let them wait, and place the child in the warm water at once. In the last case, also pour gently cold water over the head while the child is held laid in the bath.
The mustard-plasters (whether first or second in time) are only to stay on long enough to redden, not blister, the skin. This should be ascertained by looking under the plaster every few minutes. A very little while will be enough to redden and burn a child's skin if the plaster is strong of mustard. But it will be better for it to have, for an infant, ohly one-third part of mustard, the rest flour or Indian meal.
After the bath, have prepared a mixture of soap and hot water, and into a teacupful of this put a dessertspoonful of milk of assafoetida (if at hand) and a teaspoonful of castor or olive oil. Let this be thrown into the bowels with an injecting syringe ; a towel being then held for a little while against the fundament to prevent the injection from escaping at the moment.
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