The Home Medical Library, Volume 1 (of 6)
Chapter 3
I. CONTAGIOUS MALADIES 191
Symptoms and Treatment of Scarlet Fever--Diagnosis--Duration of Contagion--Difference Between True and German Measles--Smallpox--Cure a Matter of Good Nursing--Chickenpox.
II. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 221
Typhoid Fever--Symptoms and Modes of Communication--Duration of the Disease--The Death Rate--Importance of Bathing--Diet--Remedies for Whooping Cough--Mumps--Erysipelas.
III. MALARIA AND YELLOW FEVER 247
Malaria Caused by Mosquitoes--Distribution of the Disease--Severe and Mild Types--Prevention and Treatment--Yellow Fever not a Contagious Disease--Course of the Malady--Watchful Care and Diet the only Remedies.
INDEX
_To First Aid and General Topics_
NOTE.--The Roman numerals I, II, III, IV, V, and VI indicate the volume; the Arabic figures 1, 2, 3, etc., indicate the page number.
Abrasions, I, 64
Abscess, alveolar, II, 58
Acids, burns by, I, 176, 177 poisoning by, I, 140
Acne, II, 145
Adenoids, II, 61
Adulterated food, tests for, V, 91
Adulteration of food, V, 87
Ague, I, 247 cake, I, 254
Air-bath, the, IV, 159
Albumen, IV, 262
Alcohol, use of, IV, 44, 153
Alcoholic drinks, IV, 153
Alcoholism, III, 47, 52
Algae, remedy for, V, 56
Alkalies, burns by, I, 177 poisoning by, I, 140
Amenorrhoea, III, 75
Anaemia, III, 174
Ankle, sprain of, I, 65, 67, 68
Ankle-joint fracture, I, 115
Antitoxin, II, 77
Apoplexy, III, 49
Appendicitis, III, 256
Arm, fracture of, I, 91
Arteries, systemic, III, 168
Artery, bleeding from an, I, 51, 52
Arthritis, II, 177
Artificial respiration, I, 28
Asthma, II, 104
Astigmatism, II, 26
Athletics, home, IV, 69
Auricles of the heart, III, 168
=BABY=, bathing the, III, 109 care of the, III, 108 clothing of the, III, 110 diet for the, III, 134 food for the, III, 132; IV, 261 nursing the, III, 114 teething, III, 113 temperature of the, III, 110 weaning the, III, 117 weighing the, III, 112
Bacteria, destruction of, V, 238-253 in food, I, 147-154 in soil, V, 135
Baldness, II, 167; IV, 21
=BANDAGES=, I, 133 forms of, I, 132, 134, 136, 137 for bruises, I, 62-64 for fractures, I, 83-117 for sprains, I, 65-72 for wounds, I, 51-61
Barley water, IV, 263
Bathing, indoor, IV, 19, 155 outdoor, IV, 16 in convulsions, III, 35 in malaria, I, 259 in pneumonia, II, 94 in scarlet fever, I, 197 in skin irritations, II, 140 in smallpox, I, 216 in typhoid fever, I, 231 in yellow fever, I, 266
=BATHS=, cold, IV, 15 foot, IV, 157 hot, IV, 19, 156 tepid, IV, 19 Turkish, IV, 20, 159 warm, IV, 19
Bed sores, I, 233
Bed-wetting, II, 213
Bee stings, I, 158
Beef, broth, IV, 261 juice, IV, 262 parts of, IV, 198 scraped, IV, 262 tea, IV, 261
Bellyache, III, 247
Bilious fever, I, 247
Biliousness, III, 184
=BITES=, cat, I, 170 dog, I, 170 flea, I, 162 fly, I, 164 lice, clothes, I, 161 lice, crab, I, 162 lice, head, I, 160 mosquito, I, 155 snake, I, 166 spider, I, 164 tarantula, I, 164 wood tick, I, 159
Black eye, II, 14
Blackheads, II, 145
Black water fever, I, 256
Bladder, inflammation of the, II, 215 stone in the, III, 264
=BLEEDING=, from an artery, I, 51, 52 from a vein, I, 51, 52 from punctured wounds, I, 52, 53 from the lungs, I, 62 from the nose, I, 61 from the scalp, I, 60 from the stomach, I, 62 from the womb, III, 82
Blood, deficiency of, III, 174 oozing of, I, 54
Bloody flux, III, 222
Boils, II, 157
Bottles, milk, III, 128
Bowel, prolapse of the, III, 143
=BOWELS=, catarrh of the, III, 205 diseases of the, III, 205 inflammation of the, III, 252 obstruction of the, III, 268 passages from the, IV, 247
Bowleg, III, 162
Brain, anatomy of the, III, 22 arteries of the, III, 22 autopsies of the, II, 230
Breasts, care of, after childbirth, III, 105 inflammation of the, III, 140
Breath, holding the, III, 153
Breathing, how to test the, IV, 248 to produce artificial, I, 28, 34, 43, 178, 186
Bright's disease, acute, II, 220 chronic, II, 222
=BROKEN BONE=, I, 80 ankle, I, 115 arm, I, 91 collar bone, I, 85 finger, I, 101 forearm, I, 94 hand, I, 101 hip, I, 104 how to tell a, I, 80 jaw, I, 89 kneepan, I, 109 leg, I, 111 rib, I, 83 shoulder blade, I, 91 thigh, I, 106 wrist, I, 99
Bronchial tubes, diseases of the, II, 87
Bronchitis, II, 88, 91
Broth, beef, IV, 261 chicken, IV, 261 clam, IV, 263 mutton, IV, 261 oyster, IV, 267 veal, IV, 261
=BRUISES=, bandages for, I, 63 treatment of, I, 62, 63
Bunion, I, 72
=BURNS=, I, 171 about the eyes, II, 16 from acids, I, 176 from alkalies, I, 177 from electric shock, I, 45 first class, I, 172 second class, I, 172 third class, I, 173 severe, I, 174
Callus of the skin, II, 156
Camp comfort (See Contents VI)
Camp cookery (See Contents VI)
Camp cure (See Contents VI)
=CAMPING=, in the North Woods, VI, 195 in the Western Mountains, VI, 214 outfit, VI, 212
Cancer, II, 123 of the breast, II, 124 of the lip, II, 125 of the stomach, II, 125 of the womb, II, 125
Canker, II, 68
Capillaries, systemic, III, 168
Carbuncle, II, 161
Carotid arteries, III, 22
Catarrh, II, 41, 54, 55 of the bowels, III, 205 effect of, on the ears, II, 38, 41 of the stomach, III, 185
Catarrhal deafness, II, 39 inflammation of eye, II, 18
Cat bite, I, 170
Catheter, how to use a, II, 219; IV, 252
Centipede sting, I, 164
Cereals as food, IV, 35, 229
Cerebellum, III, 22
Cerebral arteries, III, 22
Chafing, II, 142
Chagres fever, I, 256
Change of life, III, 70
Chapping, II, 142
Chicken broth, IV, 261
Chickenpox, I, 217
Chilblains, I, 182
Childbed fever, III, 107
Childbirth, after-pains in, III, 105 articles needed during, III, 96 bleeding after, III, 86 care after, III, 103 care in, III, 98
=CHILDREN, DISEASES OF=, III, 140 adenoids, II, 61 bed-wetting, II, 213 bowel, prolapse of the, III, 143 bowels, catarrh of the, III, 209 bowleg, III, 162 breath, holding the, III, 153 breasts, inflammation of the, III, 140 chickenpox, I, 217 cholera infantum, III, 211 chorea, III, 155 colic, III, 267 constipation, III, 238 convulsions, III, 34 cord, bleeding of the, III, 142 cough, II, 91 croup, II, 83 diarrhea, III, 208, 209 diphtheria, II, 77 dysentery, III, 213 epilepsy, III, 39 earache, II, 48 fever, III, 146 food for, III, 132-139 foreskin, adhering, III, 141 glands, enlarged, III, 149 hip disease, III, 161 holding the breath, III, 153 knock knees, III, 163 larynx, spasm of the, III, 153 measles, I, 198 German measles, I, 203 membranous croup, II, 79 milk poisoning, III, 209, 211 mumps, I, 235 navel, sore, III, 142 pains, growing, III, 146 Pott's disease, III, 157 rickets, III, 151 ringworm, II, 149 rupture, II, 128 scarlatina, I, 192 scarlet fever, I, 192 scrofula, III, 149 scurvy, II, 182 sore mouth, II, 65 spine, curvature of the, III, 157, 159 St. Vitus's Dance, III, 155 stomach, catarrh of the, III, 209 urine, painful passage of, III, 141 urine, retention of, III, 141 wasting, III, 144 whooping cough, I, 238 worms, III, 240
Chills and fever, I, 247
Cholera, III, 228 infantum, III, 211 morbus, III, 226
Chorea, III, 158
Cinder in the eye, I, 176; II, 13
Circulation, the, III, 168
Circumcision, III, 142
Clam broth, IV, 263
Climacteric, the, III, 70
Clothing, proper, IV, 22
Cochlea, II, 46
Coffee, use of, IV, 43
Cold, exposure to, I, 181 in the head, II, 55 sore, II, 147
=COLIC=, III, 247 gallstone, III, 261 in babies, III, 267 intestinal, III, 249 mucous, III, 219 renal, III, 263
Collar-bone fracture, I, 85
Complexion, the, IV, 20
Confinement, III, 97
Congestion of the eyelid, II, 17
Conjunctivitis, II, 16, 18
Constipation, in adults, III, 233 in children, 238
Consumption, II, 96 fresh-air treatment for, II, 102 outdoor life for, VI, 72 prevention of, II, 104
Contagion, in cholera, 229 in conjunctivitis, II, 19 in diphtheria, II, 80 in eruptive fever, I, 191-220 in gonorrhea, II, 199 in grippe, II, 108 in mumps, I, 236 in syphilis, II, 206, 209 in whooping cough, I, 238
=CONTAGIOUS DISEASES=, I, 191
Convalescence (See Contents VI)
Convulsions, in children, III, 34 in adults, I, 188
=COOKING= (See Contents IV) baking, IV, 171 boiling, IV, 180 braising, IV, 182 broiling, IV, 172 camp, VI, 220 cereals, IV, 229 eggs, IV, 184 entrees, IV, 219 fish, IV, 188 frying, IV, 175 game, IV, 202 poultry, IV, 202 roasting, IV, 171 sauces, IV, 216 sauteing, IV, 174 shellfish, IV, 195 soups, IV, 207 stewing, IV, 181 time of, IV, 177 utensils, IV, 232 vegetables, IV, 223
Copper sulphate method, V, 52
Copper vessels, use of, V, 67
Cord, bleeding of the, III, 142
Corns, II, 154
Costiveness, III, 233
=COUGH=, acute, II, 87, 91 whooping, I, 238
Cricoid cartilage, II, 70
Cross eye, II, 33
Croup, membranous, II, 79 ordinary, II, 83, 92
Curvature of the spine, III, 157, 159
Cystitis, II, 215
Dandruff, II, 167
Deafness, catarrhal, II, 39 chronic, II, 36 temporary, II, 33
Delirium tremens, III, 50
=DIARRHEA=, acute, III, 205 chronic, III, 217 of children, III, 208, 209
=DIET=, IV, 26, 107, 123, 138, 153 animal, IV, 39 details of, IV, 146 errors of, IV, 107 for babies, III, 132 for brain workers, IV, 126 for long life, IV, 107 for the aged, IV, 112 proper, IV, 138 relation to climate, IV, 108 rules for, IV, 110, 123 simplicity of, IV, 138 vegetable and animal, IV, 39
Digestion, effect of dress on, IV, 42 hygiene of, IV, 26 processes of, IV, 28
Diphtheria, II, 77
=DISINFECTANTS=, chemical, V, 243 physical, V, 240 solutions for, V, 247
Disinfection, V, 238 of rooms, V, 249
=DISLOCATIONS=, elbow, I, 125 hip, I, 129 jaw, I, 118, 120 knee, I, 119 shoulder, I, 122
Dog bite, I, 170
Doses of drugs, IV, 255
Dressings, for bruises, I, 63, 64 for wounds, I, 53, 57 surgical, I, 131
Drink, nutritious, IV, 118
Drinking, steady, III, 52
=DROWNED=, arousing the, I, 27 producing respiration in the, I, 28, 34 restoring the, I, 27 saving the, I, 36
Drowning person, death grasp of a, I, 37 saving a, I, 36 swimming to relief of a, I, 36
Drugs, doses of, IV, 255
Drum membrane, II, 33, 43, 45, 46, 48
Dysentery, in adults, III, 222 in children, III, 213
Dysmenorrhea, III, 71
=DYSPEPSIA=, III, 185 causes of, IV, 27 nervous, III, 190
=EAR=, anatomy of the, II, 33, 37, 46 diseases of the, II, 33 foreign bodies in the, I, 78; II, 39 water in the, II, 42 wax in the, II, 35
Earache, II, 40 moderate, II, 48
Eating, proper mode of, IV, 140-149
Eczema, II, 163 climatic, II, 164 occupation, II, 164 seborrheic, II, 164, 165, 167
Eggnog, IV, 268
Eggs, as food, IV, 33, 184 soft-boiled, IV, 266
Egg water, IV, 262
Elbow, dislocation of, I, 125
=ELECTRIC SHOCK=, I, 43, 46
Enteric fever, I, 221
Enteritis, catarrhal, III, 205
Entero-colitis, III, 209
Enteroptosis, IV, 43
Environment, importance of, III, 65
Epiglottis, II, 70
Epilepsy, III, 39 spasms in, III, 39 without spasms, III, 40
Erysipelas, I, 244
Eustachian tube, II, 37, 38, 41, 46, 49, 50
Exhaustion, mental and nervous, VI, 91-145
=EXERCISE=, IV, 48, 66 corrective, IV, 57 effect of, IV, 51 excessive, IV, 52 for all-round development, IV, 59, 101 for boyhood, IV, 69 for children, IV, 67 for elderly men, IV, 79 for everyone, IV, 66 for girls, IV, 73 for middle-aged men, IV, 77 for women, IV, 76 for young men, IV, 71 for youth, IV, 69 home, IV, 57 regular, IV, 53, 58 results of, IV, 98 without apparatus, IV, 57
=EYE=, anatomy of the, II, 30 astigmatism of the, II, 26 black, II, 14 catarrhal inflammation of the, II, 18 cinder in the, I, 76 cross, II, 33 diseases of the, II, 13 farsighted II, 21 foreign bodies in the, I, 76; II, 13 hyperopic, II, 22 lens of the, II, 30 muscles of the, II, 30 nearsighted, II, 25 pink, II, 19 retina of the, II, 30 sore, II, 16 strain, II, 21 wounds and burns of the, II, 16
Eyelid, congestion of the, II, 17 stye on the, II, 15 twitching of the, II, 15
Eye muscles, weakness of the, II, 28
Eye-strain, II, 21
Facial, neuralgia, III, 28 paralysis, III, 25
=FAINTING=, I, 185; III, 45
Farsightedness, II, 21
Fat as a food, IV, 35
Fatigue, causes of, IV, 50
Felon, I, 74, 75
=FEVER=, bilious, I, 247 black water, I, 256 Chagres, I, 256 chills and, I, 247 enteric, I, 221 gastric, III, 179 intermittent, I, 247 marsh, I, 247 remittent, I, 247 rheumatic, II, 169 scarlet, I, 192 swamp, I, 247 typhoid, I, 221 yellow, I, 261
Fever blister, II, 147
Fevers, eruptive contagious, I, 191
Fish as food, IV, 188
Finger, fracture of, I, 101
=FIT=, I, 188
Flea bites, I, 162
Fly bites, I, 164
Food, adulteration of, V, 87 containing parasites, I, 152 elements of, IV, 29 for babies, III, 132; IV, 261 for the sick, IV, 261 infected, I, 150 laws, V, 88 poisoning, I, 147 preparation of, IV, 171 pure, selection of, V, 89
Foods, advertised, IV, 116
Foot gear, IV, 24
Forearm fracture, I, 94
=FOREIGN BODIES=, in the ear, I, 78; II, 39 in the eye, I, 76; II, 13 in the nose, I, 79; II, 53
Foreskin, adhering, III, 141
Fourth-of-July accidents, I, 56
=FRACTURE= (See Broken Bone) Colles', I, 99 compound, I, 80, 116 how to tell a, I, 81 simple, I, 80
Freckles, II, 150
Freezing, I, 178
=FROSTBITE=, I, 178, 180
Gallstone colic, III, 261
Ganglion, I, 75
Garbage, disposal of, V, 171
Gastric fever, III, 179
Genito-urinary diseases, II, 199
Germs (See Bacteria)
Girls, exercises for, IV, 73 physical training for, IV, 72; VI, 39
Glands, enlarged, III, 149
Gonorrhea, II, 199 in women, II, 203; III, 90
Gout, common, II, 183 rheumatic, II, 177
Grippe, la, II, 56, 108
Growing pains, III, 146
Hair, the, IV, 21
Hallucinations, II, 232
Hand, anatomy of the, III, 30 arteries of the, III, 30 fracture of the, I, 101 nerves of the, III, 30 tendons of the, III, 30
=HEADACHE=, constant, II, 120 due to disease, II, 117 due to eye strain, II, 29 due to heat stroke, II, 120 due to indigestion, II, 115 due to poisoning, II, 118 nervous, II, 117 neuralgic, II, 117 sick, II, 113 sympathetic, II, 116
Head gear, IV, 24, 160
Head injuries, III, 46
=HEART=, anatomy of the, III, 167, 168 enlargement of the, III, 169 palpitation of the, III, 171
Heart disease, III, 167
Heat exhaustion, I, 39, 40
Heating, cost of, V, 254 methods of, V, 161
=HEAT STROKE=, I, 39, 41
Hemorrhage (See Bleeding)
Hemorrhoids, II, 135
Heredity, III, 57 in consumption, II, 97
Hernia, II, 128 (See Rupture) strangulated, II, 129 umbilical, II, 128 ventral, II, 128
Hiccough or hiccup, III, 21
Hip disease, III, 161
Hip, dislocation of, I, 129 fracture of, I, 104
Hives, II, 143
Hoarseness, II, 80
Hornet stings, I, 158
"Horrors," the, III, 50
House, proper construction of, V, 141
Housemaid's knee, I, 72
Hypodermic syringe, the, IV, 250
Hysteria, VI, 20
=INDIGESTION=, acute, III, 178 a result of errors, IV, 130 chronic, III, 185 intestinal, III, 202 not disease, IV, 134
Infants, bathing, III, 109 care of, III, 108 clothing for the, III, 110 feeding of, III, 118
Infection, V, 238 in erysipelas, I, 244 in malaria, I, 247 in typhoid fever, I, 221 in yellow fever, I, 261
=INFECTIOUS DISEASES=, I, 221
Influenza, II, 108
Ingrowing toe nail, I, 184
Injections, III, 238, 239
=INJURED, CARRYING THE=, I, Frontispiece
Insane, criminal, II, 234 delusions of the, II, 233 illusions of the, II, 231 sanitariums for the, II, 245
Insanity, II, 229; VI, 164 causes of, II, 239 false ideas regarding, II, 241 physical signs of, II, 235 prevention of, II, 240 types of, II, 236
Insensibility, III, 44
Insomnia, III, 23
Intermittent fever, I, 247
Invalids, care of, VI, 155
Itching, II, 139
Ivy poison, II, 152
Jaundice, III, 180
Jaw, dislocation of, I, 118, 120 fracture of, I, 89
Joint, injury of a, I, 65, 69
Junket, IV, 266
Kerosene, extermination of mosquitoes by, V, 77
Kidneys, inflammation of the, II, 220 Bright's disease of the, II, 219 stone in the, III, 265
Knee, dislocation of, I, 119 sprain of, I, 67, 70
Kneepan fracture, I, 109
Knock knees, III, 163
Laryngitis, II, 80
Larynx, anatomy of the, II, 70 spasm of the, III, 153
Leeches, use of, II, 43
Leg bones, fracture of, I, 111, 116
Leucorrhoea, III, 86
Lice, body, I, 161 clothes, I, 161 crab, I, 162 head, I, 160
Life-saving service, U. S., I, 27
Lightning stroke, I, 43
Limewater, IV, 268
=LOCKJAW=, I, 56
Long life, rules for (See Contents IV, Part III)
Lotions, II, 145, 151, 152, 155, 166
Lues, II, 206
Lumbago, II, 173
=LUNGS=, bleeding from the, I, 62 diseases of the, II, 87 inflammation of the, II, 93 tuberculosis of the, II, 96
=MALARIA=, I, 247 chronic, I, 253 mosquito as cause of, I, 157, 247 pernicious, I, 255 remittent, I, 254
Malt soup, IV, 267
Marasmus, III, 144
Marketing, hints on, IV, 232
Marriage relations, II, 197
Marsh fever, I, 247
Measles, common, I, 198 German, I, 203
Meat as food, IV, 32
Median nerve, III, 30
Medicine chest, contents of the, IV, 243
=MEDICINES, PATENT=, II, 245 antiphlogistine, II, 258 belladonna plasters, II, 257 dangers of, II, 260 hamamelis, II, 255 headache powders, II, 262 Listerine, II, 256 Platt's Chlorides, II, 259 Pond's Extract, II, 255 proprietary, II, 246 Scott's Emulsion, II, 257 vaseline, II, 254 witch-hazel, II, 255
Medulla oblongata, III, 22
Membranous croup, II, 79
Menopause, the, III, 70
Menstruation, III, 67 absence of, III, 75 arrest of, III, 79 cessation of, III, 78 delayed, III, 79 painful, III, 71 scanty, III, 79
Metals, poisoning by, I, 141
Miliaria, II, 148
=MILK=, as food, IV, 33 curd, IV, 266 mixtures, III, 124 peptonized, IV, 264 poisoning, III, 209, 211 porridge, IV, 267
Mind cure, VI, 31 disorder of the, II, 229
Miscarriage, danger of, III, 80
=MOSQUITO= bites, I, 155, 158; V, 71 destruction of the, I, 258; V, 75 exterminating the, V, 70 malaria due to the, I, 248 yellow fever due to the, I, 261; V, 70
Motor nerve, III, 38
Mouth-breathing, II, 60
Mouth, inflammation of the, II, 64 sore, II, 64
Mumps, I, 235
Muscular action, IV, 48 development, by will power, IV, 63
=MUSHROOM POISONING=, V, 112
Mushrooms, edible, V, 115 how to tell, V, 114 poisonous, V, 124
Mutton broth, IV, 261
Myalgia, II, 173
Myopia, II, 25
Narcotics, poisoning by, I, 142
Nasal cavity, II, 54
Navel, sore, III, 142
Nearsightedness, II, 25
Nervous debility, III, 13 diseases, III, 13 exhaustion, III, 13; VI, 70, 167
=NERVOUSNESS= (See Contents VI) remedy for, VI, 70, 167; III, 20
Nervous system, reflex action of the, III, 38
Nettlerash, II, 143
Neuralgia, III, 27 facial, III, 28 of the chest, III, 29
Neurasthenia, III, 13
=NOSE=, anatomy of the, II, 54 bleeding from the, II, 51 catarrh of the, II, 55 diseases of the, II, 51 foreign bodies in the, I, 79; II, 53 obstructions in the, II, 60 septum of the, II, 51, 54, 61
Nosebleed, I, 61; II, 51
Nostrum, II, 248
Nurse and patient (See Contents VI)
Nurse, selection of the, VI, 150
Nursing, VI, 146
Oatmeal water, IV, 263
Olfactory nerves, III, 22
Oozing of blood, I, 54, 55
Optic nerves, III, 22
=OUTDOOR LIFE= (See Contents VI) for consumption, VI, 72 for nervous exhaustion, VI, 70, 167
Overworked, hints for the, VI, 91
Oyster broth, IV, 267
Palmar arch, III, 30
Pains, growing, III, 146
Palpitation of the heart, III, 171
Paralysis, facial, III, 25
Paranoia, II, 237
Parasites, malarial, I, 247 yellow fever, I, 261
Paresis, II, 237
Patent medicines, II, 247
Peritonitis, III, 252
Petit mal, III, 40
Pharyngitis, II, 69
Phthisis, II, 96
Pigeon breast, II, 63
Piles, external, II, 135 internal, II, 136
Pimples, II, 145
Pink eye, II, 19
Plumbing, connections, V, 194 defects in, V, 231 drains, V, 206 fixtures, V, 216 joints, V, 194 pipes, V, 191, 206 tests, 233 traps, V, 198
Pneumonia, II, 93
=POISONING= (See Poisons) by canned meats, I, 150 by fish, I, 148 by meat, I, 148, 150, 151 by milk, I, 148, 150, 151 food, bacterial, I, 147 food, containing parasites, I, 152 food, infected, I, 150 mushroom, V, 112 potato, I, 154
Poison ivy, II, 152
=POISONS=, acetanilid, I, 146 acid, carbolic, I, 140 acid, nitric, I, 140 acid, oxalic, I, 140 acid, sulphuric, I, 140 acids, I, 140 aconite, I, 142 alcohol, I, 143 alkalies, I, 140 ammonia, I, 141 antidotes, I, 139 antimony, I, 142 arsenic, I, 141 belladonna, I, 142 bichloride of mercury, I, 141 blue vitriol, I, 141 bug poison, I, 141 camphor, I, 142 caustic soda, I, 141 chloral, I, 143 cocaine, I, 145 copper, I, 141 corrosive sublimate, I, 141 digitalis, I, 142 ergot, I, 142 Fowler's solution, I, 141 headache powders, I, 146 hellebore, I, 142 ivy, II, 152 knockout drops, I, 143 laudanum, I, 144 lobelia, I, 142 lye, I, 141 matches, I, 142 mercury, I, 141 metals, I, 141 morphine, I, 144 narcotics, I, 142 nux vomica, I, 145 opium, I, 144 paregoric, I, 144 Paris green, I, 141 phenacetin, I, 146 phosphorus, I, 142 potash, I, 141 "rough on rats," I, 141 silver nitrate, I, 141 sleeping medicines, I, 143 soothing sirup, I, 144 strychnine, I, 145 tartar emetic, I, 142 tobacco, I, 144 unknown, I, 139 verdigris, I, 141 washing soda, I, 141 white precipitate, I, 141
Polypi, II, 54, 62
Pons Varolii, III, 22
Pott's disease, III, 157
Poultry as food, IV, 201
Pox, II, 206
Pregnancy, III, 91 diet during, III, 91 exercise during, III, 91 mental state during, III, 95 signs of, III, 80, 93
Prickly heat, II, 148
Proprietary medicines, II, 248
Pruritus, II, 139
Pulse, how to feel the, IV, 247
Punctured wound, bleeding from, a, I, 52, 53
Pure food bill, II, 249
=PURE FOOD, SELECTION OF=, V, 89-111 canned articles, V, 107 cereals, V, 98 chocolate, V, 107 cocoa, V, 107 coffee, V, 104 flavoring extracts, V, III meat, V, 92 meat products, V, 95 olive oil, V, 110 shellfish, V, 94 spices, V, 108 sugar, V, 108 tea, V, 104 vegetables, V, 96 vinegar, V, 110
Purifying water supply, V, 52
Quinsy, II, 75
Radial nerve, III, 30
Recipes, for babies, IV, 261 for the sick, IV, 261
Reflex action illustrated, III, 38; IV, 49
Remittent fever, I, 247
Renal colic, III, 263
Respiration, to produce artificial, I, 28, 34, 43, 178, 186
Respirations, counting the, IV, 248
Rest cure, III, 20
Reversion, III, 59
Rheumatic fever, II, 169 gout, II, 177
=RHEUMATISM=, acute, II, 169 chronic, II, 175 effect on the heart, II, 170 inflammatory, II, 169 muscular, II, 173 of the chest, II, 174
Rhinitis, II, 77
Rib, broken, I, 83
Rice water, IV, 264
Rickets, III, 151
Ringworm, of body, II, 149 of scalp, II, 149
=RUN-AROUND=, I, 73
Rupture, II, 128
Salt rheum, II, 163
Sanitariums for the insane, II, 245
=SANITATION= (See Contents V)
Sarcoma, II, 124
=SCALDS=, I, 171
Scalp wounds, I, 60
Scarlatina, I, 192
Scarlet fever, I, 192
Sciatica, III, 31
Scorpion sting, I, 164
Scrofula, III, 149
Scurvy, common, II, 180 infantile, II, 182
Seasickness, III, 195
Self-abuse, II, 192
Semicircular canals, II, 46
Sensory nerve, III, 38
Septum, II, 54 deviation of the, II, 60
Serum, antivenomous, I, 169
Sewage, V, 170 disposal of, V, 172
Sewer gas, V, 187
Sewers, V, 182
Sexual organs, care of the, II, 191 diseases of the, II, 199
Sexual relations, II, 194
Shingles, III, 29
Shoulder, dislocation of, I, 122 sprain of, I, 67
Shoulder-blade fracture, I, 91
Sick, food for the, IV, 261
Sick room, the, VI, 150
=SKIN=, callus of the, II, 156 chafing of the, II, 142 chapping of the, II, 142 cracks in the, II, 156 discolorations of the, II, 150 diseases of the, II, 139 irritation of the, II, 142 itching of the, II, 139
Sleeplessness, III, 23
Sling, how to make a, 87, 88
Smallpox, I, 206
Snake bite, I, 166, 168
Soap, use of, IV, 32
Soil, bacteria in, V, 135 constituents of, V, 131 contamination of, V, 136 diseases due to, V, 139
Soil, improving the, V, 140 influence of, V, 137
Sore mouth, aphthous, II, 66 gangrenous, II, 67 simple, II, 65 ulcerous, II, 67
Sore eyes, II, 16
Sore throat, II, 69
Soup, malt, IV, 267
Soups, IV, 207
Spider bite, I, 164, 165
Spinal cord, III, 38
Spine, curvature of, III, 157, 159
Spleen, enlargement of, II, 254
Splinters, removing, I, 54
Splints, I, 61, 71, 93, 97, 102, 107, 110, 111, 114, 128
=SPRAINS=, bandages for, I, 65, 67 treatment of, 65, 66
Sprue, II, 66
Squint, II, 33
St. Vitus's Dance, III, 155
Stiff neck, II, 174
=STINGS=, bee, I, 158 centipede, I, 164 hornet, I, 158 scorpion, I, 164 wasp, I, 158
Stitching a wound, I, 58
=STOMACH=, bleeding from the, I, 62 catarrh of the, III, 185, 209 diseases of the, III, 178 neuralgia of the, III, 251
Stomachache, III, 247
Stone, in the bladder, III, 265 in the kidney, III, 263
Strabismus, II, 33
Stye, II, 15
=SUFFOCATION=, from gas, I, 186
Sunstroke, I, 40
Surgical dressings, I, 131
Swamp fever, I, 247
=SYNOVITIS=, I, 69
Syphilis, II, 206, 212
Syringe, the bulb, III, 239 the fountain, III, 238 the hypodermic, IV, 250
Tan, II, 150
Tapeworm, I, 152
Tarantula bite, I, 164
Tea, use of, IV, 43
Teeth, artificial, IV, 119 care of the, IV, 26
Teething, III, 113
Temperature, how to tell the, IV, 246 proper, IV, 161, 162
Tetter, II, 163
Thermometer, clinical, use of the, IV, 246
Thigh-bone fracture, I, 106
=THROAT=, diseases of the, II, 51, sore, II, 69
Thrush, II, 66
Tic douloureux, III, 28
Toe nail, ingrowing, I, 184
Tongue, noting appearance of the, IV, 249
Tonsilitis, II, 71
Tonsils, enlarged, II, 63
Tooth, ulcerated, II, 58
Toothache, II, 58
Training, physical, IV, 124; VI, 38
Trichiniasis, I, 153
Truss, use of the, II, 130
Tuberculin, II, 101
Tuberculosis of the bones, III, 157 of the lungs, II, 96
=TUMORS=, II, 123
Turbinates, enlarged, II, 60
Typhoid fever, I, 221 complications of, I, 228
Ulcerated tooth, II, 58
Ulnar nerve, III, 30
=UNCONSCIOUSNESS=, III, 44 due to drunkenness, III, 47 due to epilepsy, III, 48 due to fainting, III, 45 due to head injuries, III, 46
Unconsciousness, due to kidney disease, III, 48 due to opium poisoning, III, 48 due to sunstroke, III, 48
Underclothing, proper, IV, 22
=URINE=, incontinence of, II, 213 involuntary passage of, II, 213 painful passage of, III, 141 retention of, II, 218; III, 141 stoppage of, II, 218 suppression of, II, 218
Urticaria, II, 143
Vaccination, I, 211-215
Varicocele, II, 134
Varicose veins, II, 132
Varioloid, I, 211
Veal broth, IV, 261
Vegetables as food, IV, 34, 223
Vein, bleeding from a, I, 51, 52
Veins, systemic, III, 168
=VENTILATION=, artificial, V, 157 forces of, V, 148 methods of, V, 150 natural, V, 151
Ventricles of the heart, III, 168
Vision, defects of, II, 21-33
Vocal cords, II, 70
=VOMITING=, III, 194 of blood, III, 200 of indigestion, III, 199 of pregnancy, III, 196
Wakefulness, III, 23
Warming, V, 160
Warts, flat, II, 154 moist, II, 154 seed, II, 153 threadlike, II, 153
Wasp stings, I, 158
Wasting, III, 144
=WATER=, barley, IV, 263 egg, IV, 262 lake, V, 27 lime, IV, 268 oatmeal, IV, 263 pure, V, 21, 52 rain, V, 26 rice, IV, 264 spring, V, 29 well, V, 31-37 wheat, IV, 264
Water cure, for nervous exhaustion, III, 20
Water distribution, V, 39 engines for, V, 42 hydraulic rams for, V, 40 pressure systems for, V, 47 storage tanks for, V, 46 windmills for, V, 41
Water supply, laws of, V, 37 plants which pollute, V, 54 pollution of, V, 22 purifying the, V, 52 sources of, V, 19 system for country, V, 47
Wax in the ear, II, 34
Wear and tear (See Contents VI)
Weaning, III, 117
=WEEPING SINEW=, I, 75
Wen, II, 126
Wheat water, IV, 264
Whey, mixtures, IV, 265 wine, IV, 266
Whites, III, 87
Whitlow, I, 74, 75
Whooping cough, I, 238
Womb, hemorrhage from the, III, 82
Women, exercises for, IV, 76
Wood tick, bite of, I, 159
=WORMS=, pin, III, 243 round, III, 242 tape, III, 245
=WOUNDS=, I, 50 about the eyes, II, 16 caused by pistols, I, 56 caused by firecrackers, I, 56 cleansing, I, 59 foreign bodies in, I, 54, 56 scalp, I, 60 stitching, I, 58 treatment of, I, 50, 57
Wrist, fracture of the, I, 99 sprain of the, I, 65, 67
Yellow fever, I, 261 mosquito as cause of, I, 157, 261, 265
Preface
Medicine, as the art of preserving and restoring health, is the rightful office of the great army of earnest and qualified American physicians. But their utmost sincerity and science are hampered by trying restrictions with three great classes of people: those on whom the family physician cannot call _every day_; those on whom he cannot call _in time_; and those on whom he cannot call _at all_.
To lessen these restrictions, thus assisting and extending the healer's work, is the aim of the pages that follow.
Consider first the average American household, where the family physician cannot call _every day_. Not a day finds this household without the need of information in medicine or hygiene or sanitation. More efforts of the profession are thwarted by ignorance than by epidemic. Not to supplant the doctor, but to supplement him, carefully prepared information should be at hand on the hygiene of health--sanitation, diet, exercise, clothing, baths, etc.; on the hygiene of disease--nursing and sick-room conduct, control of the nervous and insane, emergency resources, domestic remedies; above all, on the prevention of disease, emphasizing the folly of self-treatment; pointing out the danger of delay in seeking skilled medical advice with such troubles as cancer, where early recognition may bring permanent cure; showing the benefit of simple sanitary precautions, such as the experiment-stations method of exterminating the malaria-breeding mosquito. The volumes treating of these subjects cannot be made too clear, nontechnical, fundamental, or too well guarded by the supervision of medical men known favorably to the profession.
Again, the physician cannot come _on time_ to save life, limb, or looks to the victim of many a serious accident. And yet some bystander could usually understand and apply plain rules for inducing respiration, applying a splint, giving an emetic, soothing a burn or the like, so as to safeguard the sufferer till the doctor's arrival--if only these plain rules were in such compact form that no office, store, or home in the land need be without them.
Finally, the doctor _cannot come at all_ to hundreds of thousands of sailors, automobilists, and other travelers, to ranchers, miners, and country dwellers of many sorts. This third class has had, hitherto, little choice between some "Practice of Medicine," too technical to be helpful, on the one hand, and on the other, the dubious literature of unsanctioned "systems"; or the startling "cure-all" assertions emanating from many proprietors of remedies; or "Complete Family Physicians," which offer prescriptions as absurd for the layman as would be dynamite in the hands of a child, with superfluous and loathsome pictures appealing only to morbid curiosity, and with a general inaccuracy utterly out of touch with twentieth-century knowledge. What such people need, much more than the dwellers in settled communities, is to learn the views of modern medicine upon the treatment of the ever-present common ailments--the use of standard remedies, cautions against the abuse of narcotics, lessons of discrimination against harmful, useless, or expensive "patent medicines," and proper rules of conduct for diet, nursing, and general treatment.
Authentic health literature existed abundantly before the preparation of these volumes, but it was scattered, expensive, and in most cases not arranged for the widest use. Not within our knowledge has the body of facts, most helpful to the layman on Sanitation and Hygiene, First Aid, and Domestic Healing, been brought together as completely, as clearly, as concisely, with a critical editing board so qualified, and with special contributions so authoritative as this work exhibits.
"Utmost caution" has been a watchword with the editors from the start. Those to whom the doctor _cannot come every day_ have been repeatedly warned of the follies of self-treatment, and reminded that to-day it is the patient that is treated--not the disease. Those to whom the doctor _cannot come in time_ are likewise warned that the "First-aid Rules" of this Library are for temporary treatment only, in all situations where it is possible to get a physician. And the utmost conservatism has been striven for by the author and the several revisers in every part of the work that appeals particularly to dwellers in localities so removed that the doctor _cannot come at all_. Especial delicacy was also sought in the treatment of a chapter which, it is hoped, will aid parents to guide their children in sexual matters. The illustrations represent helpful, normal conditions (with the exception of some necessary representations of fracture, etc.) with instructive captions aimed to make them less a sensation than a real benefit; and no pictures appear of a sort to stimulate mere morbid curiosity.
The greatest sympathy and appreciation of this work have been shown by the progressive and recognized practitioners who have seen early copies. They recognize it as a timely attempt to create and compile health literature in a form most complete within its limits of space, and in a manner most helpful and sane. The eager curiosity regarding _themselves_ that has been sweeping over the American people has been diverted into frivolous and harmful channels by much reckless talk and writing. A prominent newspaper, in its Sunday editions, recently took up the assertion, in a series of articles, that appendicitis operations resulted from a gigantic criminal conspiracy on the part of surgeons; that a sufficient cure for appendicitis, "as any honest doctor would tell you," is an injection of molasses and water! The endless harm done by such outright untruth is swelled by a joining stream of slapdash misinformation and vicious sensation, constantly running through the press.
Education is sorely needed from authority. People _will_ read about their bodies. They have a right to information from the highest accredited source. And to apply such knowledge Dr. Winslow has labored for many years during his practicing experience, condensing and setting into clear order the most vitally important facts of domestic disease and treatment; an eminently qualified staff of practicing specialists has cooeperated, with criticism and supervision of incalculable value to the reader; and the accepted classics in their field follow: Dr. Weir Mitchell's elegant and inspiring essays on Nerves, Outdoor Life, etc.; Sir Henry Thompson's "precious documents of personal experience" on Diet and Conduct for Long Life; Dr. Dudley A. Sargent's scientific and long-prepared system of exercises without apparatus; Gerhard's clear principles of pure water supply; Dr. Darlington's notes and editing from the unequaled opportunity of a New York City Health Commissioner--and many other "special contributions."
It is the widely accepted modern medicine, and no school or "system," that is reflected here. While medicine, as a science, is far from being perfect, partly because of faulty traditions and misinterpreted experience, yet the aim of the modern school is to base practice on _facts_. For example, for many years physicians were aware that quinine cured malaria, in some unexplainable way. Now they not only know that malaria is caused by an animal parasite living and breeding in the blood and that quinine destroys the foe, but they know about the parasite's habits and mode of development and when it most readily succumbs to the drug. Thus a great discovery taught them to give quinine understandingly, at the right time, and in the right doses.
An educated physician has at his command all knowledge, past and present, pertaining to medicine. He is free to employ any means to better his patient. Now it is impossible to cure, or even better, all who suffer from certain disease by any one method, and a follower of a special "system" thus ignores many agencies which might prove efficient in his case. While there is a germ of good and truth in the various "systems" of medical practice, their representatives possess no knowledge unknown to science or to the medical profession at large. Many persons are always attracted by "something new." But newness in a medical sect is too often newness in name only. These systems rise and fall, but scientific, legitimate medicine goes ever onward with an eye single to the discovery of new facts.
That these volumes will result in an impetus to saner, quieter, steadier living, and will prove a helpful friend to many a physician and many a layman, is the earnest wish of
THE PUBLISHERS.