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| BOOKS ON OLD MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND REMEDIES |
THE PRACTICAL
HOME PHYSICIAN AND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MEDICINE The biggy of the late 1800's. Clearly shows the massive inroads in medical science and the treatment of disease.
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ALCOHOL AND THE HUMAN BODY In fact alcohol was known to be a poison, and considered quite dangerous. Something modern medicine now agrees with. This was known circa 1907. A very impressive scientific book on the subject. |
DISEASES OF THE SKIN is a massive book on skin diseases from 1914. Don't be feint hearted though, it's loaded with photos that I found disturbing. |
Part of SAVORY'S COMPENDIUM OF DOMESTIC MEDICINE:
19th CENTURY HEALTH MEDICINES AND DRUGS |
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Heartburn.
Heartburn seems to depend chiefly upon an unnatural acidity
of the stomach, and can be relieved by alkaline remedies with or
without aromatic substances ; thus a pinch-five to ten grains-of
baking powder will often accomplish the result if taken immediately
after eating ; or half a tablespoonful of lime water may be given
for the same purpose. If these be unsuccessful, five to ten drops
of chloroform may be given in a teaspoonful of weak brandy or
whisky.
The water-brash can often be relieved by fifteen or twenty
grains of the subnitrate of bismuth; yet, in most cases, this
troublesome symptom will disappear only after the patient's gen
eral condition has been much improved. The hiccough, an occa
sional symptom, often disappears under the use of hydrate of
chloral, in doses of ten to fifteen grains three times daily.
One of the most important objects to be obtained by medicine
is the improvement of the patient's general condition by the use of
tonics. This is especially valuable if the dyspepsia be the result,
not of errors in diet, but out of nervous exhaustion.
One of the best formulæ for this purpose, is as follows :
Fowler's solution of arsenic,- One drachm.
Sulphate of quinine, - One drachm.
Tincture of nux vomica, - One ounce.
Wine of pepsin,- Three ounces.
Take half a teaspoonful after meals.
In these cases it is well for the patient to take five or six drops of the dilute muriatic acid
just before eating. If the patient be quite pallid or anætnic, benefit may be derived from the following prescription :
Sulphate of quinine,- Forty grains.
Arsenious acid, - One-third of a grain.
Extract of nux vomica, - Eight grains.
Reduced iron, - Twenty grains.
Mix, and make into twenty-four pills.
Take one before meals.
In order to afford some assistance in the selection of diet for
dyspeptic patients, the following table, adapted from Hartshorne, is
added:
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Easy to digest,
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Moderately Digestible,
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Hard to Digest.
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Mutton,
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Beef,
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Pork,
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Venison,
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Lamb,
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Veal,
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Chicken,
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Rabbit,
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Goose,
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Turkey,
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Duck,
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Salt meats,
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Hare,
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Pigeon,
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Sausages,
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Beef tea,
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Snipe,
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Salt fish,
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Mutton broth,
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Soups,
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Lobster,
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Milk,
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Eggs,
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Herring,
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Most fresh fish,
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Raw oysters,
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Salmon,
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Turbot,
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Stewed oysters,
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Shrimps,
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Sole,
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Potatoes,
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Oils,
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Haddock,
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Beets,
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Cheese,
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Roasted oysters,
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Turnips,
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Fresh bread,
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Rice,
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Cabbage,
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Toast,
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Tapioca,
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Lettuce,
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Pastry,
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Sago,
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Celery,
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Cakes,
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Arrowroot,
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Apples,.
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Nuts,
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Asparagus,
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Raspberries,
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Pears,
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Cauliflower,
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Bread,
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Plums,
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Baked apples,
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Puddings,
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Cherries,
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Oranges,
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Rhubarb,
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Cucumbers,
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Grapes,
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Chocolate,
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Onions,
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Strawberries,
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Coffee,
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Carrots,
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Peaches,
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Porter.
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Parsnips,
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Ale.
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Pickles.
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