The homoeopathist, or, Domestic physician / by C. Hering.

  • Hering, Constantine, 1800-1880.
Date:
1835-38
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    corpulent, or No. 21, if he is of a spare habit, but do not repeat it unless the patient gets worse. Little, or no medical aid will avail in that terrible disorder, mania apotn, when the intemperate man becomes deranged from excess, and suffers under frightful convulsions; — nevertheless, instead of mal- treating him with an abundance of torturing, debilitat- ing medicine, give him No. 2 every hour, and should he not recover within 24 hours, give No. 13, and upon the return of his fits No. 2. Cold water used at the same time, will often be of service. Should these means prove ineffectual, blood letting from 5 to 6 ounces is frequently of great service, at first daily, then every other day; let the patient at the same time drink plenty of cold water, or whey, or butter - milk, or water with toasted bread, eating little or nothing. Should the case become tedious, give for 3 or 4 days No. 13, in the morning No. 18 W. for some days; subsequently if required, give again No. 2 after the fits;—then No. 13, and thereupon No. 18 again. Should the patient improve, and again feel a desire for spirituous liquors, let him drink acids, and use tobacco freely, either in smoking, chewing, or snuffing. In some cases, when No. 2 and No. 13 will afford no relief, it will be well to administer a weak solution of oats. Pour 2 pints of boiling water upon a handful of oats, and let the patient drink it warm or cold, with or without sugar and milk.