The village doctor; or the art of curing diseases rendered familiar and easy; with select receipts, from the practice of the most eminent physicians and surgeons ... / By a physician [i.e. James Scott].

  • Scott, James (Surgeon)
Date:
1825
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The village doctor; or the art of curing diseases rendered familiar and easy; with select receipts, from the practice of the most eminent physicians and surgeons ... / By a physician [i.e. James Scott]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a addrtipn tp .slightly bleeding, half a grail*, of powdered digitalis twice or thrice a day,, ^fltgj^gnied until after miscarriage, will be found useful. fe|^gQdiHg ipust not be suffered in jjlg -9'mw b ,b^xs;ioi 916 ,, If there be much sickness about the pe- riod of abortion, apply an opium plaste?, or a blister to the stomach. Management of Miscarriage.—-When any of the symptoms arise that denote the ap- proach of miscarriage, , the .woman should retire to bed; lie with her hips elevated rather higher than her head ; abstain from all solid food, taking no other nourishment than gruel, sago, arrow root, or other si- milar 'vegetable jellies. She should sip fre- quently a little lemonade, or some other cold liquid acidulated with some grateful acid. She is to be covered lightly )vi$x 1 i ' O clothes, so as to be kept cool; and the 1 room should be ventilated, so as to be airy and light, without, however, endangering the patient. She should not be allowed to talk or exert herself by sitting up or m.9v