Taking cold : (the cause of half our diseases) its nature, causes, prevention, and cure; its frequency as a cause of other diseases, and the diseases of which it is the cause / by John W. Hayward.

  • Hayward, John W. (John William), 1828-
Date:
1866
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Credit: Taking cold : (the cause of half our diseases) its nature, causes, prevention, and cure; its frequency as a cause of other diseases, and the diseases of which it is the cause / by John W. Hayward. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    III. The treatment for the first ap- pearance of any of the symptoms of a cold; whilst the person is more shivering than feverish. In this case the person should take Aconite No. 3, one pilule or one drop of the tincture, dissolved in a dessert-spoonful of cold water, every two hours for twelve to twenty-four hours. If after that time no fever, pain, or inflammation shows itself, he may cease the medicine, and conclude that he has prevented a cold from becoming developed. IV. The treatment for a fully developed cold : after the symptoms have exist- ed some time, and heat, fever, pain, or inflammation has supervened. In this case the person should take Aconite No. 1, a pilule or a drop of the tincture, dis- solved in a dessert-spoonful of water, every two hours : he should go to bed, and keep himself quiet; he should not take much food, but he may drink