Chronic Ulcers. The treatment should consist in tak- ing internally a tonic mixture, as this: Take of iodide of potassium, three drachms; Fowler solution, one drachm; compound syrup of sarsaparilla, four ounces; water enough to make eight ounces. Mix; take a teaspoonful three times a day. The ulcer should be treated locally with this oint- ment: Iodoform, one drachm; vaseline, one ounce. Mix; use in a thin layer every night. A light woolen bandage should be applied over it, and the parts cleansed with tar- soap, and the sore dressed every night. Cold in the Head. Use the following snuff: Muriate of morphine, two grains; powdered gum arable, two drachms; subnitrate of bismuth, six drachms; mix. Colic. There are several varieties of colic. The flatulent, the bilious, the spasmodic, gouty or rheumatic, the lead colic. The flatulent colic is usually caused by indigestion. If the stomach is overloaded, an emetic will be proper; a teaspoonful of mustard, or a tablespoonful of salt in a tea- cupful of warm water, repeated in ten minutes if necessary; then give a teaspoonful of magnesia with twenty drops of essence of ginger. Should the stomach be much unsettled and the pain violent, warm fomentations should be applied over the bowels, a mustard plaster over the pit of the stomach, and the following given: Take of bicarbonate of sodium, I drachm; aromatic spirit of ammonia, i drachm; paregoric, 4 drachms; peppermint water, 33^ ounces; mix, take a tea- spoonful every twenty minutes until relieved. Infants are especially liable to crapulent colic. Very simple treatment will often suffice for these. Peppermint water or infusion of fennel seed will frequently be enough, with the application The Family Doctor 303 of a warm flannel over the stomach; wetting it with essence of ginger will make it more efficient. The following will not fail to give prompt relief in worse cases: Take of bi- carbonate of sodium, Yz drachm; aromatic spirit of ammonia, j^ drachm, syrup of ginger, Yz fluid ounce; camphor water, enough to make two fluid ounces, mix. Dose, a teaspoonful, repeated if necessary. Keeping the bowels regular, never allowing a day to pass without an evacuation is most import- ant in young children. For this purpose, the simple syrup of rhubarb, manna, are the best medicines. Overfeeding an infant is a very common cause of colic. In bilious colic, the bowels shoud be opened; if the stomach will bear it, castor oil is the most effectual cathartic. Magnesia is also good. The same line of treatment may be pursued as the one given above for flatulent colic. If there is reason to believe that the passage of a gall stone is the cause of the severe pain, the warm bath will be useful to promote relaxa- tion. Phosphate of sodium is a good solvent of biliary stones. It can be taken in drachm doses three times a day. In gouty, or rather cramps of the stomach, Warner's cordial is good, taken in teaspoonful to tablespoonful doses in hot water. Essence of ginger, 10 drops, or oil of cajuput, 5 or 6 drops, on a lump of sugar often gives immediate relief. Lead colic must be treated with epsom salts. Castor oil as a purgative, the warm bath to relax spasm, and 10 to 20 drops of laudanum to relieve pain and spasm. A milk diet is recommended in this affection.

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Chronic Ulcers. The treatment should consist in taking internally a tonic mixture, as this: Take of iodide of potassium, three drachms; Fowler solution, one drachm; compound syrup of sarsaparilla, four ounces; water enough to make eight ounces. Mix; take a teaspoonful three times a day. The ulcer should be treated locally with this ointment: Iodoform, one drachm; vaseline, one ounce. Mix; use in a thin layer every night. A light woolen bandage should be applied over it, and the parts cleansed with tarsoap, and the sore dressed every night. Cold in the Head. Use the following snuff: Muriate of morphine, two grains; powdered gum arable, two drachms; subnitrate of bismuth, six drachms; mix. Colic. There are several varieties of colic. The flatulent, the bilious, the spasmodic, gouty or rheumatic, the lead colic. The flatulent colic is usually caused by indigestion. If the stomach is overloaded, an emetic will be proper; a teaspoonful of mustard, or a tablespoonful of salt in a teacupful of warm water, repeated in ten minutes if necessary; then give a teaspoonful of magnesia with twenty drops of essence of ginger. Should the stomach be much unsettled and the pain violent, warm fomentations should be applied over the bowels, a mustard plaster over the pit of the stomach, and the following given: Take of bicarbonate of sodium, I drachm; aromatic spirit of ammonia, i drachm; paregoric, 4 drachms; peppermint water, 33^ ounces; mix, take a teaspoonful every twenty minutes until relieved. Infants are especially liable to crapulent colic. Very simple treatment will often suffice for these. Peppermint water or infusion of fennel seed will frequently be enough, with the application The Family Doctor 303 of a warm flannel over the stomach; wetting it with essence of ginger will make it more efficient. The following will not fail to give prompt relief in worse cases: Take of bicarbonate of sodium, Yz drachm; aromatic spirit of ammonia, j^ drachm, syrup of ginger, Yz fluid ounce; camphor water, enough to make two fluid ounces, mix. Dose, a teaspoonful, repeated if necessary. Keeping the bowels regular, never allowing a day to pass without an evacuation is most important in young children. For this purpose, the simple syrup of rhubarb, manna, are the best medicines. Overfeeding an infant is a very common cause of colic. In bilious colic, the bowels should be opened; if the stomach will bear it, castor oil is the most effectual cathartic. Magnesia is also good. The same line of treatment may be pursued as the one given above for flatulent colic. If there is reason to believe that the passage of a gall stone is the cause of the severe pain, the warm bath will be useful to promote relaxation. Phosphate of sodium is a good solvent of biliary stones. It can be taken in drachm doses three times a day. In gouty, or rather cramps of the stomach, Warner's cordial is good, taken in teaspoonful to tablespoonful doses in hot water. Essence of ginger, 10 drops, or oil of cajuput, 5 or 6 drops, on a lump of sugar often gives immediate relief. Lead colic must be treated with epsom salts. Castor oil as a purgative, the warm bath to relax spasm, and 10 to 20 drops of laudanum to relieve pain and spasm. A milk diet is recommended in this affection.

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