Tokology : a book for every woman / by Alice B. Stockham.

  • Stockham, Alice B. (Alice Bunker), 1833-1912
Date:
1923
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Tokology : a book for every woman / by Alice B. Stockham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XVII DISEASES OF INFANTS. Aphtha—Excoriation—Colic—Mother’s Friend—Soothing Syrup— Constipation—Diarrhoea—Dysentery—Summer Complaint—In¬ flammation of the bowels—Dentition—Lancing the gums— Starchy food Remedies .. .. .. .. .. 213-227 CHAPTER XVIII. DISEASES OF INFANTS—CONTINUED. Worms—Incontinence of urine—Retention of urine—Croup, the mother’s terror—True and false croup—A sovereign remedy— Diphtheria Popular remedies—Contagious diseases—Scarlet fever—Tabular differences between scarlet fever and measles— Whooping cough—Convulsions—Practical suggestions 228-238 CHAPTER XIX. ABORTION. Prevention—Treatment—Feticide—Viability of the embryo—Two wrongs cannot make one right—Maternal instinct inherent—In¬ centives to produce abortion—Unwelcome children .. 239-247 CHAPTER XX. MENSTRUATION. Definition—Cause—Should be devoid of suffering—Disorders—Sup pression—Painful menstruation—Errors of Dress—Lack of ex¬ ercise—Romping Girls—Wrong diet—Heat, a sovereign remedy —Remarkable cases—Flowing, Remedies .. .. 248-258 CHAPTER XXI. DISEASES OF WOMEN. Nine-tenths of American women have these maladies—Common sense hints—Inflammation—Mental sufferings—A cause of in¬ sanity—Ulceration—Induration—Errors in dress and diet—Sitz bath—Thermal bath—Injections—Valuable exercises—Caustic treatment—Acids and probes—Sufferings induced and prolonged —Physicians taking the back track—Reforms effected by the protest of the people — Leucorrhea — Displacements — Hys¬ teria ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 259-271