Marrow of practical medicine, and family guide : containing a brief and accurate description of the character, causes, and symptoms of the diseases of men, women, and children, with the most appropriate treatment, without poison or bloodshed ; to which is added a description of medicinal plants and herbs, their medicial qualities, and appropriate doses, with plain and full direction for making the various compound medicines recommended for the cure of diseases, &c. / by Dr. William Mills.

  • Mills, William, doctor.
Date:
1848
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Credit: Marrow of practical medicine, and family guide : containing a brief and accurate description of the character, causes, and symptoms of the diseases of men, women, and children, with the most appropriate treatment, without poison or bloodshed ; to which is added a description of medicinal plants and herbs, their medicial qualities, and appropriate doses, with plain and full direction for making the various compound medicines recommended for the cure of diseases, &c. / by Dr. William Mills. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    breathing, thirst and quick pulse, the cough be- coming more violent till it is evidently convulsive. The fits of coughing are attended with so great a determination to the head, that blood is often discharged from the nose or mouth. The eyes appear swelled, and the fit of coughing often ends in vomiting, which affords relief for the time. TREATMENT. In mild ca;cs this disease requires no treat- ment, except to use light diet, keep the bowels loose, and avoid taking cold; and no treatment, however jui icious, can cure it immediately; it will run its course. In some cases, however, an emetic should be given to aid in discharging the tough phlegm that sometimes collects in such quantities as to obstruct the breathing. This is especially necessary with very young children, that have neither strength nor skill sufficient to cough it up and discharge it themselves. A tea- spoonful of lobelia tincture, in molasses, for a child four or five years old, repeated every fifteen minutes till gentle vomiting is produced; or the cough syrup in the same dose will be sufficiently strong for a child a year old. A little of the cough syrup, or tincture and molasses, should be given every hour or two to keep the cough loose. The bowels should be kept loose by proper diet, such as molasses, mush, roasted onions kc; and if necessary, a dose of oil or senna as often as the case may demand. In some lingering cases the cough seems to grow into a habit: in such cases