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CASTOR OIL (_Oleum Ricini_)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

CASTOR OIL (_Oleum Ricini_). _Dose_–From one to four teaspoonfuls. It
may be disguised by rubbing it with an equal quantity of glycerine and
adding one or two drops of oil of anise, cinnamon, or wintergreen.

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When living at Blue Mound I was very sick with inflammation of the lungs

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

from taking cold
When living at Blue Mound I was very sick with inflammation of the lungs
from taking cold. When I took cold I was at Clinton, Missouri. Was
confined to my bed for a few days. I said to the doctor that I must go
home; he advised me to stay where I was, but I started […]

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We have not the space to describe minutely, or at length, the formation

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

and growth of the foetal structures, and trace them separately from
their origin to their completion at the birth of the child
We have not the space to describe minutely, or at length, the formation
and growth of the foetal structures, and trace them separately from
their origin to their completion at the birth of the child. The student
of […]

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The King with his camp was but a short time at Bourges, till

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

those within the walls should surrender; and they came out with
their goods saved
The King with his camp was but a short time at Bourges, till
those within the walls should surrender; and they came out with
their goods saved. I know nothing worth remembering, but that a
boy of the King”s kitchen, having come near the walls of […]

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_Symptoms

Monday, January 28th, 2008

_Symptoms._–Headache and giddiness, foaming at mouth, vomiting,
convulsions, tetanic spasms, stertorous breathing, dilated pupil. The
breath smells of gas; there is profound stupor; the patient, if alive,
exhales gas from the lungs when removed into a fresh room or into the
air. Smell of gas in the room and in patient”s breath.

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=Acute Dementia

Monday, January 28th, 2008

=Acute Dementia.=–This is a condition of profound melancholy or stupor,
which arises from sudden mental shock, the mind being, as it were,
arrested and fixed in abstraction on the event.

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DR

Monday, January 28th, 2008

DR. PIERCE”S PLEASANT PELLETS, being entirely vegetable in their
composition, operate without disturbance to the system, diet, or
occupation. Put up in glass vials. Always fresh and reliable. As _a
laxative, alterative,_ or gently acting but searching _cathartic_, these
little Pellets give the most perfect satisfaction. Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks,
and all derangements of the stomach […]

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In constitutions predisposed to scrophula, how frequently we see

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

the inoculated smallpox rouse into activity that distressful
malady! This circumstance does not seem to depend on the manner
in which the distemper has shewn itself, for it has as frequently
happened among those who have had it mildly as when it has
appeared in the contrary way
In constitutions predisposed to scrophula, how frequently we see
the inoculated smallpox rouse […]

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As local treatment, in the active stage of the disease, the knee-joint

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

should be steamed, and hot fomentations applied
As local treatment, in the active stage of the disease, the knee-joint
should be steamed, and hot fomentations applied. This should be followed
by applications over the joint of solid extract of stramonium or
belladonna, mixed with glycerine. The joint should be wrapped in cotton
or wool to keep it uniformly warm. If […]

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CASE XXII

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

CASE XXII.–From the arm of this girl matter was taken and
inserted April 12th into the arms of John Macklove, one year and
a half old, Robert F. Jenner, eleven months old, Mary Pead, five
years old, and Mary James, six years old. [Footnote: Perhaps a
few touches with the lapis septicus would have proved equally
efficacious.] Among these, Robert […]

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