The dictionary of medical and surgical knowledge, by the editor of the 'Dictionary of useful knowledge'.

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Houlston&Wright, 1864 - 755 Seiten
 

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Seite 432 - Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
Seite 212 - ... their fibres are contracted. Though cramp may involve the greater number of the muscles at once, the parts most generally affected are those of the feet, legs, thighs, abdomen, and arms. The CAUSE sometimes proceeds from the sudden application of cold to the heated body, damp sheets, wet feet, or wet clothes...
Seite 404 - LABOR is divided into three stages; thejirtt stage embraces the period from the first pains, or from the commencement of the contraction of the womb, to the complete dilatation of its mouth, or outlet — a process that may "extend from four to twelve hours. The second stage extends from the complete opening of the womb to the birth or expulsion of the child, and may extend from half an hour to twelve or more hours; and the third stage is comprised in the time from the birth of the child to the expulsion...
Seite 97 - Macbeth does murder sleep — the innocent sleep — Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast.
Seite 377 - ... duties with more confidence than if left to her own resources and mother's instinct, without a clue to guide her through the mysteries of those calls that vibrate through every nerve of her nature ; and, secondly, that she may be able to guard her child from the nefarious practices of unprincipled nurses, who, while calming the mother's mind with false statements as to the character of the baby's cries, rather than lose their rest, or devote that time which would remove the cause of suffering,...
Seite 377 - There is no part of a woman's duty to her child that a young mother should so soon make it her business to study, as the voice of her infant, and the language conveyed in its cry. The study is neither hard nor difficult; a close attention to its tone, and the expression of the baby's features, are the two most important points demanding attention. The key to both the mother will find in her own heart, and the knowledge of her success in the comfort and smile of her infant. We have two reasons—...
Seite 163 - I give half-drop doses of the 3x tincture every two, three or four hours, according to the urgency of the symptoms...
Seite 438 - At this stage of the disease a diarrhoea frequently comes on, which, being what is called 'critical,' should never be checked, unless seriously severe. Measles sometimes assume a typhoid or malignant character, in which form the symptoms are all greatly exaggerated, and the case from the first becomes both doubtful and dangerous. In this condition the eruption comes out sooner, and only in patches; and often, after showing for a few hours, suddenly recedes, presenting, instead of the usual florid...
Seite 439 - ... of measles are too often more serious, and to be more dreaded, than the measles themselves. To guard against this danger, and thoroughly purify the system, after the subsidence of all the symptoms of the disease, a corrective course of medicine, and a regimen of exercise, should be adopted for some weeks after the cure of the disease. To effect this, an active aperient powder should be given every three or four days, with a daily dose of the subjoined tonic mixture, with as much exercise, by...
Seite 447 - divine sleep," for lamblichus speaks of being himself a subject of the magnetic sleep. JEsculapiua is said, according to Cicero, who wrote on this subject, to have uttered oracles in the temple sleep, for the cure of the sick. If we turn to the sacred Scriptures, we there learn many things in relation to this subject. Moses, it may be inferred, with other lore of the Egyptians, was instructed by their wise men in this magnetic science. We read of a youth being restored to life by a prophet; of an...

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