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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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Indigestion.
Indigestion:
The occurrence of indigestion is a common incident in the life
of nearly all infants. In most cases it is but temporary and subsides without serious interference with the general health ; at other
times it becomes obstinate, induces derangement of the bowels,
and results in marked emaciation and even in death. Indigestion
is indicated first by vomiting ; by this we must not understand the
usual act whereby a certain amount of curdled milk is rejected by
the infant, as usually happens after hearty nursing ; this is a harmless procedure which occasions the baby no effort, no pain nor
exhaustion, and is consistent with good digestion. If, however,
there be introduced into the stomach substances unfit for digestion,
or if there be persistent overfeeding of even good materials,
vomiting occurs ; the child makes violent efforts, becomes pale and
languid. If this continue for a few days there ensues a looseness
of the bowels, the stools being ordinarily green and offensive. In
many cases the appetite seems unimpaired ; the child takes the
breast eagerly, but is unable to retain the nourishment. This condition often supervenes also upon sudden weaning or upon an abrupt
change of diet; it may even occur when a wet-nurse is substituted
for the mother, and is especially liable to happen if this change be
made in the early months. In not a few cases it is to be attributed
to the habit of giving the child the breast at very short intervals,
especially when this plan is employed as the sovereign remedy for
fretfulness. The treatment must consist first in ascertaining the
cause; sometimes it is simply necessary to lengthen the periods
between nursing ; at other times it will be found that the trouble
depends upon some error of diet on the part of the mother. In
every instance the nature of the child's food and the manner of
giving it should be carefully investigated before resort is had to
medicine. During the time of iadigestion the stomach should be
allowed to rest by withholding all except small quantities of food ; if
the vomited matters emit a sour odor benefit will be obtained by
mixing half a teaspoonful of lime-water with a teaspoonful of milk
- the latter being obtained from the mother's breast if the child is
still nursing ; this may be repeated three or four times a day. If
the difficulty persist more than two or three days, medical attendance
should be secured ; since it cannot be too much emphasized that
the foundation for the st07nach and bowel troubles of infancy is
usually laid in some, at first trifling, error in digestion.
Thrush.-One of the incidents of indigestion, though sometimes occurring independently of it, is the condition known as
thrush, wherein the tongue, inner surfaces of the cheeks, in fact
almost the entire cavity of the mouth, is covered with a thick white
coat, that first appears in minute dots and small patches, and subsequently extends. This white material is a mass of vegetable
matter-in fact a fungus similar to that which forms the mould on
jelly and bread. The result of this presence is extreme irritation
of the mucous membrane lining the mouth ; and it may grow into
the throat and gullet. When these patches are removed there
appears a red, perhaps bleeding, surface underneath. The treatment consists in applying a saturated solution of borax - say one
part in thirty-to these white patches by means of a soft cloth,
which may be gently rubbed over the surface in question. The
repetition of this application after every act of nursing will usually
be followed by a disappearance of this symptom. If the child is
using a bottle, especial care should be directed again to the cleansing of the rubber nipple, tube, and everything with which the food
can come in contact. If this be unsuccessful, as is sometimes the
case, relief may be obtained by using in the same way a saturated
solution of the sulphite of sodium, which may be obtained at the
druggist's.
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