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. 1853 Excerpt: ...generous living, and plenty of occupation for body and mind; she should be encouraged to take exercise, notwithstanding pain and weakness; and to resume as far as possible the habits of a healthy person. Friction of the surface: the shower bath; the mistura ferri, or the ammonio-chloride in doses of gr. ii.; the ...
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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. 1853 Excerpt: ...generous living, and plenty of occupation for body and mind; she should be encouraged to take exercise, notwithstanding pain and weakness; and to resume as far as possible the habits of a healthy person. Friction of the surface: the shower bath; the mistura ferri, or the ammonio-chloride in doses of gr. ii.; the sulphate of zinc in small doses with ext. anthemidis--or the Hmmonio-sulphate of copper in doses of gr. ter die, may be given with benefit if the circulation is languid; and quinine may be of use if the pain is periodic. The bowels should be kept open by nightly doses of the warmer aperients, such as aloes, or colocynth, with asafoetida, cajuput oil, or the compound galbanum pill. Acidity of the stomach must be counteracted by soda or magnesia; and inaction of the liver by occasional doses of the blue pill. Deficiency or excess in menstruation should be properly looked after. "Sometimes," observes Sir B. Brodie, "the symptoms have abated under the use of active purgatives: or of valerian combined with bark and ammonia, or of injections of asafoetida." F. 10 is one of his prescriptions for these cases. He also recommends warm fomentations, especially one composed of sp. rosmarin. 3iss and mist, camph. 3viss, or of lin. camph. 3iv, with ext. belladon. 3ii. Occasional leeching may be of service, but counter-irritants should be avoided. If the limb at any time become very hot, it should be sponged with tepid lotions;--but if cold, it should be wrapped up warmly in flannel and oiled silk. Amputation in these cases is useless and cruel. f CHAPTER X. OF INJURIES OF THE HEAD. SECTION I. WOUNDS OF THE SCALP. Woonds and contusions of the scalp, be they ever so slight, are not to be neglected. For they may be followed by erysipelas;-...
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Poor/No Jacket. Ex-Library "From the third London edition. Illustrated with one hundred and fifty-three wood engravings. With notes and comments by Joshua B. Flint." Usual library features. Previous owners name in three places. Two pages are comming loose and barely attached. Pages are discolored and age spotted. Binding is tight. Leather is scuffed, discolored, and chipping and flaking off. 568 pages including index plus catalogue of publications.
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Good+ Woodcuts; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 534 pages; 1st US edition, from the 2nd British edition. Illustrated with fifty wood cut engravings. Original speckled calf leather binding. Page block is solid and clean with light scattered toning and foxing. Front board detached and rear board tender in the joint. Leather at spine stressed and darkened with cracking to hardened surface. Morocco leather title label is darkened and cracked but legible. An age darkened prior owner paper label at spine is missing portions. A period manuscript ownership signature to front pastedown is largely erased with two succeeding ownership signatures present to the front endpage. Extensive catalog of publisher ads at rear. Text block VG but binding fair to Good only. Could be rebacked retaining original binding materials. Overall G to G+ thus.
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Good. Bound in contemporary full sheep. Black leather spine label. Gilt ruled. Solid binding and cover. 576 pages, 32 pages of ads. "Illustrated by one hundred ninety three engravings." Signature of Augustus. A. Sappington, University of Maryland. (Dr. Augustus A. Sappington (abt. 1833-1889) From the Coale-Sappington family of Libertytown, Maryland (Frederick).
