Tape Worm. It is formed of flat segments, often
several hundred in number, connected with the head by a
slender neck. Each segment has male and female organs;
as those at the tail mature, they are cast off. Some persons
thus pass six or eight fragments from the bowels in a da^,
The Family Doctor 327
The whole length of the parasite is from ten to thirty feet.
The symptoms caused by tapeworm are uneasy sensations in
the abdomen, and general nervous irritation, lowness of
spirits, indigestion, irregularity of appetite, and of the
action of the bowels; itching of the nose and sometimes of
the anus. The remedies against tapeworm are many, as:
Oil of turpentine in half ounce or ounce doses will generally
purge and bring away the worm. The ethereal extract of
male fern in the dose of a drachm and a half to two
drachms, is esteemed highly. Powder Kooso in half ounce
doses mixed with water, given on «an empty stomach, is
almost certain to destroy or remove the parasite. Pumpkin
seeds plentifully taken on an empty stomach are also quite
effectual. As immature tapeworms find residence in the
bodies of animals used for food, and thus get opportunity to
enter the human alimentary canal, the avoidance of raw or
undercooked meat is the precept of prophylaxis suggested,
and confirmed by experience. This applies not only to the
prevention of tapeworm, but also to that of other parasites,
especially trichina. Tapeworms are derivable from infected
beef, even oftener than from pork.
To Abort a Felon. Apply the following with cloth
until pain ceases: Take of tincture of iodine, three
drachms, tincture of aconite, of arnica, of cantharides, of
each two drachms; mix, and apply. Another method is the
following: Take a teaspoonful of common salt, roasted in
a hot stove until all the chlorine gas is thrown off, or is dry
as can be made. Also a teaspoonful of powdered castile
soap, add a teaspoonful of Venice turpentine; mix them into
a poultice, and apply to the felon. Renew the poultice twice
a day.
Tonsillitis. Commonly known as quinsy. The symp-
toms are soreness of the throat in swallowing, with pain of
one or both tonsils, and fever, A dose of citrate of magnesia
328 The Family Doctor
should be taken at once. Apply externally a poultice of
flaxseed meal, to which lard and laudanum have been added,
bathe, when the poultice is changed, with liniment of
ammonia or soap liniment. Internally the following mix-
ture will be found very useful: Take of chlorate of potash,
sixty grains, sweet spirits of nitre, four drachms, tincture of
guaiac, twelve drachms✪ Tonsillitis Mixture; mix. Dose for adults, a teaspoon-
ful every three hours. Shake well before taking, and follow
with water. The following gargles will be found excellent:
Take of ammoniated tincture of guaiac, two drachms, com-
pound tincture of Peruvian bark, two drachms, clarified
honey, six drachms; mix well and add slowly while shaking,
water, three ounces, chlorate of potash, one drachm✪ Tonsillitis Gargle; mix,
and use as gargle. Or, take of hydrate of chloral, one
drachm, glycerine, half an ounce, water, one and one-half
ounces; mix, gargle when there is ulceration of fauces, with
great swelling and redness and pain extending from throat
to ear. Or, mix^one ounce of bromo-chloralum in eleven
ounces of water, and gargle. Alum and chlorate potash
dissolved in water also make good gargles. In chronic
cases, use gargles of tannin.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Tape Worm. It is formed of flat segments, often several hundred in number, connected with the head by a slender neck. Each segment has male and female organs; as those at the tail mature, they are cast off. Some persons thus pass six or eight fragments from the bowels in a day,
The Family Doctor 327
The whole length of the parasite is from ten to thirty feet. The symptoms caused by tapeworm are uneasy sensations in the abdomen, and general nervous irritation, lowness of spirits, indigestion, irregularity of appetite, and of the action of the bowels; itching of the nose and sometimes of the anus. The remedies against tapeworm are many, as: Oil of turpentine in half ounce or ounce doses will generally purge and bring away the worm. The ethereal extract of male fern in the dose of a drachm and a half to two drachms, is esteemed highly. Powder Kooso in half ounce doses mixed with water, given on an empty stomach, is almost certain to destroy or remove the parasite. Pumpkin seeds plentifully taken on an empty stomach are also quite effectual. As immature tapeworms find residence in the bodies of animals used for food, and thus get opportunity to enter the human alimentary canal, the avoidance of raw or undercooked meat is the precept of prophylaxis suggested, and confirmed by experience. This applies not only to the prevention of tapeworm, but also to that of other parasites, especially trichina. Tapeworms are derivable from infected beef, even oftener than from pork.
To Abort a Felon. Apply the following with cloth until pain ceases: Take of tincture of iodine, three drachms, tincture of aconite, of arnica, of cantharides, of each two drachms; mix, and apply. Another method is the following: Take a teaspoonful of common salt, roasted in a hot stove until all the chlorine gas is thrown off, or is dry as can be made. Also a teaspoonful of powdered castile soap, add a teaspoonful of Venice turpentine; mix them into a poultice, and apply to the felon. Renew the poultice twice a day.
Tonsillitis. Commonly known as quinsy. The symptoms are soreness of the throat in swallowing, with pain of one or both tonsils, and fever, A dose of citrate of magnesia
328 The Family Doctor
should be taken at once. Apply externally a poultice of flaxseed meal, to which lard and laudanum have been added, bathe, when the poultice is changed, with liniment of ammonia or soap liniment. Internally the following mixture will be found very useful: Take of chlorate of potash, sixty grains, sweet spirits of nitre, four drachms, tincture of guaiac, twelve drachms; mix. Dose for adults, a teaspoonful every three hours. Shake well before taking, and follow with water. The following gargles will be found excellent: Take of ammoniated tincture of guaiac, two drachms, compound tincture of Peruvian bark, two drachms, clarified honey, six drachms; mix well and add slowly while shaking, water, three ounces, chlorate of potash, one drachm; mix, and use as gargle. Or, take of hydrate of chloral, one drachm, glycerine, half an ounce, water, one and one-half ounces; mix, gargle when there is ulceration of fauces, with great swelling and redness and pain extending from throat to ear. Or, mix^one ounce of bromo-chloralum in eleven ounces of water, and gargle. Alum and chlorate potash dissolved in water also make good gargles. In chronic cases, use gargles of tannin.
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