Dr. Hood's plain talks about the human system - the habits of men and women - the causes and prevention of disease - our sexual relations and social natures - embracing common sense medical adviser... (14589878107)

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Title: Dr. Hood's plain talks about the human system : the habits of men and women - the causes and prevention of disease - our sexual relations and social natures - embracing common sense medical adviser...
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Hood, G. Durant
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Publisher: Chicago : Hood Medical Book Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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n allcases in winch it may be a matter of necessity thatwork should be continued as usual, the sufferershould be very careful to provide herself with a softpad of carpet, or matting, to kneel upon, to prevent,if possible, any increase of the inflammation. Hip Disease is only mentioned here because itsonset is so insidious as often to be overlooked untilthe disease has made considerable progress ; and astreatment, to be efficacious, must be early, it is im-portant that parents should have their attentioncalled to the first symptoms of the disorder. The disease generally occurs inweakly children, and may date from a fall which gave rise to no special symptoms atthe time. The child is noticed to have a slight limp, and complains very probablyof pain in the knee, and not in the hip itself, unless that part is touched. Thesesymptoms are quite sufficient to justify recourse to the surgeon, whose directionsshould be strictly carried out for many weeks, or even months, if necessary, to effect
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VARIOUS LOCAL AILMENTS. A Cold in the Eye.—This is a very common affection, and consists in an inflamedcondition of the membrane covering the eye-ball and lining the eye-lids, and isoften due, as the name implies, to exposure to a draught. The patient feels as ifsome dust had got into the eye, and can sometimes be hardly persuaded to thecontrary; the white of the eye itself is seen to be reddened, and there is a constantflow of blinding scalding tears. The best treatment is to foment the eyes withpure warm water, or better, with water in which two or three crushed poppy-headshave been boiled for half an hour, to extract their sedative qualities. A shadeshould be worn over the eyes in the intervals of fomenting, and a dose of rhubarband magnesia should be administered If the inflammation dees not subside in aday or two a doctor should be consulted if possible ; but, if this is not possible,good will probably be done by dropping into the eyes, two or three times a day, 724 DOMESTIC SU