Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada

Part 110

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Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676 1.--Chickweed for 676 Diets and Drinks 114 Physicians' Treatment for Cholera Infantum 114 1.--Washing Out the Bowel 114 2.--For Vomiting 114 3.--Subcarbonate of Bismuth 114 4.--Castor Oil 115 5.--Mustard Poultice for 115 Cholera Morbus, Diagnosis of 2 Cholera Morbus 111 Symptoms 111 Mothers' Remedies 111 1.--Castor Oil for 111 2.--Blackberry Root and Boiled Milk for 111 3.--Blackberry Cordial for 111 4.--Tincture of Cayenne Pepper for 111 5.--Nutmeg and Jamaica Ginger for 111 6.--Home Remedy for 111 7.--Old Reliable Remedy for 112 8.--Common Remedy for 112 Physicians' Treatment for Cholera Morbus 112 1.--Heat 112 2.--Morphine by Hypodermic Method 112 3.--For Cholera Morbus 112 Cholera Morbus (Herb Remedies) 418 Chordee (Herb Remedies) 426 Choroid, The 347 Chlorosis (Herb Remedies) 444 Chronic Bright's Disease 158 Chronic Desquamative or Tubal Nephritis 158 Chronic Diffuse Nephritis 158 Chronic Dyspepsia 103 Chronic Gastritis 103 Chronic Inflammation of the Bladder 163 Chronic Indigestion 103 Chronic Melancholia 312 Chronic Inflammation of the Nose 14 Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis 158 Chronic Rheumatism 321 Chronic Rheumatism (Herb Remedies) 414, 434, 435, 440 Chronic Rhinitis 14 Chronic Splenitis 256 Chronic Uraemia 156 Ciliary 347 Cinnamon Tea 647 Circulatory Disturbances of the Liver 131 Circulation, Poor, Alcohol Rub for 680 Circulatory System, Diseases of 337 Circumcision 509 Cirrhosis of the Kidneys 159 Cirrhosis of the Liver 131 Cleft Palate 368 Clitoris, The 491 Club Foot 371 Cocaine Habit 373 Colds 9, 632 Causes 10 Symptoms 10 Mothers' Remedies 10 1.--Borax for Cold Settled in Throat 10 2.--Valuable Caution and Treatment for 11 3.--Molasses-Vinegar Syrup for 11 4.--Quinine and Ginger for 11 5.--Boneset Tea for 11 6.--Cold or Threatened Consumption 11 7.--Rock Candy Syrup for 11 8.--Skunk's Oil for 11 9.--Lemons and Mustard for 11 10.--Hops or Catnip Poultice 12 11.--Honey for 12 12.--To Break Up at the Onset 12 13.--Mutton Tallow and Red Pepper for 12 14.--Lard and Turpentine for 12 15.--Milk and Cayenne as a Preventive 12 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 675 1.--Capsules for 675 2.--Mullein Remedy 675 3.--An Easily Prepared Remedy for 675 Physicians' Treatment for Colds 12 Preventive 12 1.--Camphor and Vaselin Mixed or Camphor and Cream 12 2.--Camphor Taken Internally 13 3.--Aconite 13 4.--The Following Is Good 13 5.--Lard and Camphorated Oil 13 6.--To Restore Loss of Voice 13 7.--Benzoin Teas for 13 8.--Herb Teas for 13 9.--Dr. Ball, a London, England, Specialist 13 10.--When the Disease Is Rather Marked 14 Colds (Herb Remedies) 414, 423, 426, 437, 440 Colds in Babies 619 Cold in Chest 30 Cold Compresses 332 Cold, June 17 Cold Pack, The 631 Cold, Rose 17 Colic 608 Colic in Infants 471 Colic, Intestinal 124 Causes 124 Symptoms 124 Physicians' Treatment 124 1.--For Colic 124 2.--Severe Case 124 3.--Tincture of Colocynth 124 Colic Intestinal (Herb Remedies) 416, 417, 418, 432, 441, 442, 445 Collapse 376 Comedones 61 Common Itch 81 Common Tables of Measure-Apothecaries' Weight 636 Concussion of the Brain 302 Concussion of the Spine 303 Condensed Milk, How Shall I Use? 589 Condiment (Herb Remedies) 43 Congestion of the Brain 295 Congestive Headache 269 Congestion of the Kidneys, Acute 155 Kidney 155 Treatment 155 Congestion of the Kidney, Chronic 155 Congestion of the Liver, Acute 131 Congestion of the Liver, Chronic 131 Conjunctivitis 349 Constipation 136, 471 Causes 136 1.--Mechanical Obstruction 136 2.--Defective Motion of the Bowels 136 3.--Deficient Bowel Secretions 136 4.--Other Causes-Mechanical Obstruction 136 Defective Worm-Like Bowel Movement 136 Deficiency of the Secretions 136 Sundry Causes 136 Symptoms 137 Fissure 137 Hemorrhoids 137 Prolapse 137 Proctitis 137 Neuralgia of the Rectum 137 Mothers' Remedies for Constipation 137 l.--A Good Substitute for Pills and Drugs 138 2.--Substitute for Castor Oil 138 3.--Hot Water for 138 4.--Excellent Nourishment for Old People 138 5.--Salt and Water for 138

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6.--Water Cure for 138 7.--Tonic and Standard Remedy for 138 8.--Glycerin and Witch-Hazel for 138 9.--Well-known Remedy for 138 10.--Effective Remedy in the Most Stubborn Cases of 139 11.--Remedy from a Mother at Lee, Mass 139 12.--Fruit and Hot Water Cure for 139 13.--Herb Tea for 139 14.--Purshiana Bark Tea Without an Equal 139 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 675 1.--Bran as a Cure for 675 2.--An Old Tried Remedy for 675 3.--An Effective Remedy for 675 4.--Juice from Prunes for (Baby) 675 Physicians' Treatment 139 1.--Stretching of the Sphincter 139 2.--Frequent Rectal and Abdominal Massage 139 3.--Copious Injection of Warm Water (in the beginning only) 139 4.--Applications of Electricity 139 Abdominal Massage (Kneading, Rubbing, etc.) 140 Copious Warm Water Injections 141 Electricity 141 Rules 141 Correction of Errors in Diet 142 May Take 142 Must Not Take 142 Drinks 142 Outdoor Exercise 143 Bathing 143 Clothing 143 Physicians' Treatment 143 1.--One Year to Three years 143 2.--Smaller Children 143 3.--Older Children 143 4.--Fluid Extract of Cascara Sagrada 143 5.--The Aromatic Cascara 143 6.--The Compound Licorice Powder 143 7.--Capsule Dose 143 Constipation (Herb Remedies) 421, 429, 432, 439 Constipation in Babies 609 Constipation, Headache From 270 Consumption 211 Consumption (Herb Remedies) 437 Contagion 166 Contents of the Medicine Chest 637 Continuous Malarial Fever 228 Contracted Kidney 159 Convalescent Diet 644 Convulsions 542 Convulsions (Herb Remedies) 420-439 Copper, Poison by 403 Cord, Traumatism of 303 Cornea, The 347 Cornea, Diagnosis of Ulcer of the 5 Cornea, Ulcer of 351 Cornmeal Gruel 652 Corns 58, 472 Cause 58 Mothers' Remedies 58 1.--One of the Surest Remedies 58 2.--Turpentine and Kerosene for 58 3.--To Remove 'Without Pain 58 4.--Onion a Cure for 58 5.--Castile Soap an Effective Remedy for 59 6.--Iodine a Successful Remedy for 59 7.--Castor Oil for 59 8.--Vinegar and Bread for 59 Physicians' Treatment for Corns 59 1.--For Corns 59 2.--A Good But Weaker Remedy 59 3.--When the Corns Are Soft 59 Ulcerating Corns 59 Corns (Herb Remedies) 416 Corrosive Sublimate or Bichloride of Mercury 625 Corrosive Sublimate, Poison by 403 Coryza 9 Cough of Long Standing, Syrup for 650 Coughs 34, 468 Causes 34 Mothers' Remedies 34 1.--Raspberry Tincture 34 2.--Honey and Vinegar for 35 3.--Excellent Syrup for 35 4.--Reliable Mixture in Severe Cases 35 5.--Mullein Leaf Tea for 35 6.--Lemon Juice and Sugar for 35 7.--Standard Remedy for 35 8.--Ipecac Syrup for 35 9.--Remedy for Adults (Not for Children) 36 10.--Very Simple Remedy for 36 11.--Glycerin, Brandy and Paregoric With Lemon 36 Physicians' Treatment for Coughs 36 1.--A Combination 36 2.--A Good Combination Is the Following 36 3.--A Prescription 36 4.--Another Prescription for 36 5.--Many Other Combinations Could Be Given 37 6.--Onion Syrup 37 Coughs (Herb Remedies) 419, 423, 426, 428, 431, 437, 438, 439 Cough, Diagnosis of Whooping 5 Cough, Whooping 180 Counter-Irritants 633 Counter-Irritants (Herb Remedies) 431 Cracked Nipples 566 Cracker Gruel 652 Cramps (Herb Remedies) 424-430-433-441 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676 1.--Turpentine for 676 Cramp, Writers' 292 Cranial Nerves, Neuralgia Fifth Pair 265 Cream of Celery Soup 653 Creams, Face 94 Cream of Potato Soup 653 Cream Soup 647 Cream of Tartar (Medical Use) 673 Cream Toast 646 Cream of Tomato Soup 653 Criminal Abortion 494 Crooked Feet 370 Croup, Diagnosis of 2 Croup 27 Symptoms 27 Treatment-Preventive 27 Mothers' Remedies 27 1.--Cold Application for 27 2.--Sure Cure for 28 3.--Immediate Relief from Steaming 28 4.--For Baby and Older Child 28 5.--Remedy That Never Fails 28 6.--Coal Oil (Kerosene) and Sugar for 28 7.--Pork and Onion Poultice for 28 8.--Blood Root for 29 9.--Time Honored Remedy for 29 10.--Ipecac for 29 11.--Vaselin for 29 12.--Ice Application for 29 13.--Salt for 29 14.--Castor Oil Breaks Up 29 15.--Coal Oil, Turpentine and Snuff, a Canadian Remedy 29 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676 1.--Quick Cure for 676 2.--Salt Water for 676 Physicians' Treatment for Croup 30 1.--Dr. Douglas says 30 2.--Place the Child in a Hot Bath 30

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3.--Dr. Hoit of New York Says 30 4.--The Home Treatment 30 5.--Goose Grease 30 6.--Steam Is Very Useful 30 Croup (Herb Remedies) 469, 474, 608 Croup, Spasmodic 27 Croup, Spasmodic (Herb Remedies) 423, 427, 431 Crowing Child 26 Crust, Coffee 647 Cupping, Wet and Dry 635 Currant Juice 649 Cuticura Ointment 474 Cuticura Resolvent 474 Cuts 392, 621 Cuts (Herb Remedies) 430 Cyst, Sebaceous 85 Cystitis 162 Cystitis (Herb Remedies) 411-419 Cystocele 514

Dandruff 83 Definition 83 Varieties 83 1.--Oily Seborrhoea 83 2.--Dry Sehorrhoea 83 3.--Mixed Type of Both 83 Causes 84 Local 84 Mothers' Remedies 84 1. Home Preparation from New York Mother 84 2. A Barber's Shampoo for 84 3. Lemon Juice for 84 4. A Brook, Ontario, Lady Prevents 84 5. Simple and Harmless 84 6. Talcum Powder an Excellent Remedy for 84 Physician's Treatment for Dandruff 84 Local 85 Remedies 85 1. For Dandruff 85 2. For Dandruff 85 3. A Good Combination 85 4. For Dandruff 85 Dangue 208 Symptoms 208 Physicians' Treatment 208 Deadly Night Shade, Poison by 403 Dead, How to Care for the 638 Deafness 307 Treatment 367 Mothers' Remedies 367 1. Quick and Effective Remedy for 367 2. Often Tried Remedy for 307 3. My Mother, in Galt, Found Good for 367 Deformities 369 Delirium Tremens 372 Symptoms 372 Treatment 372 Chronic Alcoholism 373 Mothers' Remedies 373 1. Effective as Cure for 373 Treatment 373 Delirium Tremens (Herb Remedies) 427, 439 Dementia 313 Primary Dementia 313 Secondary Dementia 313 Senile (old age) Dementia may be primary 313 Chronic Dementia 313 Dermatitis 62 Deviation of the Nasal Septum 19 Causes 19 Physicians' Treatment 19 Diabetes, Diagnosis of 2 Diabetes, Insipidus 330 Causes 330 Symptoms 330 Treatment 330 Diabetes, Mellitus 328 Causes 328 Symptoms 328 Recovery 329 Treatment, Preventive 329 Diet 329 The following is a list of articles which a Diabetes patient may take 329 Must Not Take 330 Medicines, Codeine 330 Diabetic Bread 648 Diagnosis, Mothers' 1 Diarrhea 108 Causes 108 Symptoms 108 Mothers' Remedies 108 1. Wild Sage Tea for 108 2. Egg and Nutmeg for 108 3. Scorched Flour and Sugar for 108 4. Excellent Compound for 108 5. Spice Poultice for 108 6. Blackberry Tea for 108 7. Hot Milk for 109 8. Castor Oil for 109 9. Former Canadian's Remedy for 109 10. A Goderich Lady found this good 109 11. Inexpensive Remedy for 109 12. Fern Root Good to Relieve 109 13. Milk and Pepper a Common Remedy for 109 Physicians' Treatment for 109 1. Rest in Bed 109 2. Dose of Castor Oil for 109 3. For Children an Infusion of pathweed 109 4. For Infants an Infusion of Chamomile 109 5. Another for Infants 110 6. Ginger is Frequently of Good Service 110 7. Infants of Six Months 110 Diet in Diarrhea from the Head Nurse of a Large Hospital 110 May Take 110 Must Not Take 110 Infants 110 Diarrhea (Herb Remedies) 410, 411, 412, 413, 417, 418, 420, 422, 424, 429, 431, 434, 439, 442, 443 Diarrhea (Older Children) 613 Diarrhea, Flux and Dysentery (Rare Prescription) 472 Diet 643 Diet in Older Children, fourth to tenth year 598 Diet in Debility sent us from one of our Leading Hospitals May Take 646 Soups, Fish, Meats, Eggs, Farinaceous 646 Vegetables, Desserts, Drinks, must not take 646 Diets in Fevers--Furnished us by a Trained Nurse in a Hospital May Take 645 Foods, Drinks--Must Not Take 645 DIGESTIVE ORGANS, DISEASES OF 97 Diphtheria, Diagnosis of 2 Diphtheria, Diagnosis between Acute Tonsilitis and 188 Causes 184 Symptoms 184 Pharyngeal Diphtheria 184 Laryngeal Diphtheria (formerly called Membraneous Croup) 184 Diagnosis of 185 Recovery 185 Mothers' Remedies 185 1. Cure and Preventive for 185 2. Kerosene for 185 3. Hops and Hot Water Relieves 185 Mothers' Remedies (Unclassified) 676 1. A Marine City Mother Gives the Following Cure for 676 Physicians' Treatment 185 Local Treatment 186

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