An Epitome of Therapeutics

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Excerpt from An Epitome of Therapeutics: Being a Comprehensive Summary of the Treatment of Disease as Recommended by the Leading British, American, and Continental PhysiciansDr. Tilbury Fox (skim Diseases, 3td edit. Pp. 532, London, 1873) recommends unstimulating diet, and if the patient he dyspeptic, the avoidance of sugar, pastry, seasoned dishes, beer, spirits, sherry, ' and port wine. He begins by prescribing an alterative pill, and a mixture of soda, calnmba, ammonia, and pruesic acid, a dose of which is to be given an hour or so before each meal, to be followed by Vals water, and oftentimes an arsenic pill or cod-liver oil or iron. Locally he interdicts the use of all soap in the early stages, directs the face to be bathed with hot water night and morning, and a lotion containing oxide of zinc 3ij, bichloride of mercury one grain, cala mine powder 388, glycerine sij, rose water 3viij, to be well shaken up and applied with a sponge and allowed to dry ou, the superabundant powder' being wiped or brushed 06 with a soft handkerchief. If the disease be comes indolent, a little weak sulphur ointment may he used. In acne indurata fomentation with very hot water night and morning is always advisable, and the indolent and indurate spots may be touched with the acid nitrate of mercury every few days, whilst a weak ointment of iodide of sulphur or sulphate of zinc may he used in the interim. In acne rosacea Dr. Fox invariably employs soothing remedies in the early stage. It is of the utmost importance to attend to the state of the uterine functions, and also that of the stomach.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.