Nursery Hints; A Mother's Guide in Health and Disease (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884. Excerpt: ... Acidity Of The Stomach cause of, 506 symptoms of, 507 remedy for, 508 Alteratives (see Appendix 5 to 9) Antacids (see Appendix, 1 to 4) Anti-spasmodics (see Appendix, 10 and H) Apple custard, page 13(5 cream, page 136 Arrowroot water, page 131 Astringents (see Appendix, 12 to 14) Atrophy or wasting (see also ' Mesenteric Disease') cause of, 509 remedy for, 510 Bath, cold, 343, 345, 349, 351 drying after, 355 duration of, 344, 353 effects of, 355, 356 numbness after, 350 salt-water (see Appendix, 46) the tepid, 346 Bed-wetting cause of, 511 treatment of, 512, 513 Beef extract, page 138 tea, page 138 Bellyband, 36, 89 fastening of, 37 Blood restorers (see Appendix, 30 and 31) Boils cause of, 523 teatment of, 524 Borax and honey (see Appendix, 39) Bottle feeding, 43, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 185, 186 necessity for, 166 Bowel, falling of (see ' Prolapsus Ani') Bowels, regularity of, 247, 248 relaxed state of, 239 Brain, congestion of (see 'Congestion of Brain') disease of, 514, 520 duration of, 519 symptoms of, 515, 516, 517, 518 water in head, symptoms of, 521 treatment of, 522 weight of, at 5 years old, 395 Bran bread, use of, 145 Breasts, to excite early milk in, 40 Bronchitis breathing in, 529 dangers of, 528, 531, 532, 535 symptoms of, 525, 533 favourable, 526 unfavourable, 527 treatment of, 530, 533, 534, 536 Broth, mutton, page 136 nourishing, page 133 Bruise, 538 cause of, 537 treatment of, 539 Buns, Spanish, page 134 Burns and scalds, 540 dangers of, 541, 548 symptoms of severe injury from, 543 treatment of burns, 544, 545, 546, 549 scalds, 547 Cancer, 550, 551 Canker parts attacked by, 552 symptoms of, 553 treatment of, 554, 555, 556 Caries, 557 symptoms of, 558, 559, 560 treatment of, 561 Carron oil (see Appendix, 48) Cathartics (see Appendix, 15 t...