Chapter 2

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I. THE EYE AND EAR 13

Foreign Bodies in the Eye--Black Eye--Twitching of the Eyelids--Wounds and Burns--Congestion-- Conjunctivitis--"Pink Eye"--Strain--Astigmatism-- Deafness--Foreign Bodies in the Ear--Earache--Simple Remedies.

II. THE NOSE AND THROAT 51

Nosebleed--Foreign Bodies in the Nose--Cold in the Head--Toothache--Mouth-Breathing--Sore Mouth-- Pharyngitis--How to Treat Tonsilitis--Quinsy-- Diphtheria--Croup--Laryngitis.

III. THE LUNGS AND BRONCHIAL TUBES 87

Acute and Chronic Bronchitis--Coughs in Children-- Liniments and Poultices--Cough Mixtures--Treatment of Pneumonia--Consumption--Asthma--Influenza, its Symptoms and Cure.

IV. HEADACHES 113

Causes of Sick Headache--Symptoms and Treatment-- Headaches Caused by Indigestion--Organic Disease a Frequent Source--Nervous and Neuralgic Headaches-- Effect of Poison--Heat-Stroke.