Dr. S.S. Fitch's almanac for 1855 and guide to invalids : comprising directions for the treatment of consumption and asthma, bronchitis, heart diseases, liver complaints, dyspepsia, costiveness, diarrhea, dysentery, falling of the womb, piles, salt rheum and scrofula, female diseases, etc. etc. / by Samuel Sheldon Fitch.

  • Fitch, Samuel Sheldon, 1801-1876.
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[1854?]
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Credit: Dr. S.S. Fitch's almanac for 1855 and guide to invalids : comprising directions for the treatment of consumption and asthma, bronchitis, heart diseases, liver complaints, dyspepsia, costiveness, diarrhea, dysentery, falling of the womb, piles, salt rheum and scrofula, female diseases, etc. etc. / by Samuel Sheldon Fitch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DR. S. S. FITCH'S DEPURATIVE SYRUP. Tuir Syrup has no superior in all cases of IMPURE BLOOD. Those who use it will find it an efficient remedy in the following diseases: Scborula, Erysipelas, White Swellings, all the various Skin Diseases, Scald Head, Boils, diseases of the Eyelids, etc. etc. Where the system has been injured by mercury, and any of the frightful diseases whieh that poison creates are present, this is an excellent antidote and purifier DK. S. S. FITCH'S AHTI-DYSPEPTIC MIXTURE. For all cases of SOUK STOMACH, or indigestion from acidity or other cause, and for all forms of dyspepsia, this medioine has no equal. It may be taken with perfect confidence in its efficiency. ^■iiim urn—■ mi immiiitiitwwiiii iiiiii i ■iiiiiimi mi iiiimiiiih iiiiibi imiiwiimm—tb—tut——nm—i DR. B. S. FITCH'S GUIDE TO INVALIDS. wear Supporter and Braces ; if acough, use the Inhaling Tube; keep the stom- ach in perfect order—neither eat nor drink any thing that disagrees. This dis- ease is often incited, and always aggravated, by any form of dyspepsia. Its permanent cure is impossible, unless the dyspepsia is cured or greatly alleviated. It is, in a vast many cases, and nearly all, produced by skin diseases, which set- tles on the throat and windpipe. Often this humor follows down the gullet to the stomach, and seems to cover portions of the stomach, and very often extends down the windpipe into the lungs. The medicines I give are Cathartic Pills, Nervine, Liniment, Humor Corrector and Pain-Killer, and Anti-Bilious Mix- ture, and Tonic; and if a cough, I use the Cherry Pulmonic, Balsam,Cough Pills, etc., as in consumption. Observe the rules of diet prescribed for consumptives Hub the Liniment very freely about the throat, and at times Croton Oil may be used. Wear a wet cloth arouud the throat and top of the chest every night, wrap- ping a towel over it to keep the neck warm during sleep. Bathe freely all over as directed in consumption, and especially bathe the back of the neck and throat freely in very cold water every morning; besides, wash the inside of the throat, palate, etc., with the Tonic Wash, as directed. Chew often a little nutgall, and swallow its juice. Put very little dres3 about the throat, and do not cover the mouth when you go out, but take the free, fresh air daily on and in the throat, no matter how cold, after you are accustomed to it, but be careful it first not to do so if it injures you. Avoid all crowded assemblages of all ;nrt3. Lven going to church, if much heated, is very bad for you, especially f heated or crowded. Never go there at night. Observe aU the rules of diet prescribed for the dyspeptic and consumptive. Iroid great excitement of all kinds, mental or physical, or long-continued tudy, take regular sleep, avoid sitting up at night or watching with the sick. Jse the voice as little as possibk, and constantly take long, full breaths, bo s to keep the ehest perfectly expanded, and thus prevent diseased lungs ivoid damp, cold night air