Part 11 (1/2)

_Camphor_ (_pellets medicated_ with the pure tincture) _Veratrum_ 3d, and _a.r.s.enic.u.m_ 3d, should be taken in rotation--a dose morning, noon and night, in the order named; so as to take a dose of each every twenty-four hours. If any sense of weakness or trembling comes on, use the _Camphor_ oftener; if pain or uneasiness in the bowels threatening diarrhoea, use the _Veratrum_, and for increased thirst with uneasiness at the stomach _a.r.s.enic.u.m_ more frequently.

TO PREVENT DIARRHOEA

Where it is prevailing as an _epidemic_, _Ipecac_ at night, and _Veratrum_ in the morning will often _suffice_. For _teething children_ give _Ipecac_ and _Chamomilla_ in the same manner.

TO PREVENT DYSENTERY

In hot weather when bilious diseases prevail, use _Mercurius_ 3d, _Podophyllin_ 2d, and _Leptandrin_ 1st in rotation, giving one dose a day.

In the winter, or when _Typhoid fevers_ prevail, use _Mercurius_ and _Rhus_ tox. alternately a dose every day.

TO PREVENT ITCH.

A dose of _Sulphur_, or rubbing a little flour of sulphur on the hands, will generally suffice.

TO PREVENT COLDS

Keep the _arms_, _hands_ and _chest_ well clothed and warm.

_Affecting_ the _head_ as _catarrh_, or the pelvic regions keep the _feet and ankles warm and dry_. Affecting joints and muscles as Rheumatism--protect the _Spine_ (back) from colds and currents of air.

After an accidental exposure as by getting the feet wet, or being caught in a shower, drink _bountifully_ of cold water, and take a dose of _Nux_; followed in an hour by _Aconite_, if any chilliness is felt, or _Copaiva_ if the head is ”stuffed up.”

In winter and spring when the weather is mild, but there is snow, or the ground is damp, more clothes are necessary than when it is freezing hard and the air is dry.

PREPARATION OF MEDICINE.