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I. THE EYE AND EAR
Foreign Bodies in the Eye-Black Eye-
Twitching of the Eyelids-Wounds and
Burns Congestion Conjunctivitis
"Pink Eye"- Strain - Astigmatism
Deafness-Foreign Bodies in the Ear-
Earache Simple Remedies.
II. THE NOSE AND THROAT
Nosebleed-Foreign Bodies in the Nose-
Cold in the Head Toothache Mouth- Breathing-Sore Mouth-Pharyngitis How to Treat Tonsilitis-Quinsy-Diph- theria-Croup-Laryngitis.
III. THE LUNGS AND BRONCHIAL TUBES
Acute and Chronic Bronchitis-Coughs
in Children-Liniments and Poultices-
Cough Mixtures-Treatment of Pneu-
monia-Consumption - Asthma — Influ-
enza, its Symptoms and Cure.
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CHAPTER
IV. HEADACHES.
Causes of Sick Headache-Symptoms and
Treatment-Headaches Caused by Indiges-
tion-Organic Disease a Frequent Source
-Nervous and Neuralgic Headaches-Ef-
fect of Poison-Heat-Stroke.
PART II
I. GROWTHS AND ENLARGEMENTS
Cancers- Fatty Tumors-Use of Patent
Preparations Dangerous - Symptoms and
Cure of Rupture-The Best Kind of Truss
-Varicose Veins-Varicocele-External
and Internal Piles-Operations the Most
Certain Cure.
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II. SKIN DISEASES AND RELATED DISORDERS 139
Itching, Chafing, and Chapping-Treat-
ment of Hives-Nettlerash-Pimples-Fe-
ver Blisters-Prickly Heat-Cause of
Ringworm-Freckles and Other Skin Dis-
colorations - Ivy Poison-Warts and
Corns-Boils-Carbuncles.
Inflammatory Rheumatism-Symptoms
and Treatment-Muscular Rheumatism—
Lumbago-Stiff Neck - Rheumatism of
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the Chest-Chronic Rheumatism-Rheu- matic Gout-Scurvy in Adults and In- fants-Gout, its Causes and Remedies.
PART III
I. HEALTH AND PURITY
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Duties of Parents-Sexual Abuse-Dan-
gers to Health-Physical Examination of
Infants Necessary Knowledge of Sex
Functions Natural-The Critical Age of
Puberty-Marriage Relations.
II. GENITO-URINARY DISEASES
Gonorrhea in Men and Women-Dangers
of Infection-Syphilis, its Causes, Symp-
toms, and Treatment
Incontinence and
Suppression of Urine-Bed-wetting-In-
flammation of the Bladder Acute and
Chronic Bright's Disease.
I. INSANITY
PART IV
Mental Disorder Not Insanity-Illusions
of the Insane-Hallucinations and Delu-
sions-Signs and Causes of Insanity—
Paranoia-How the Physician Should Be
Aided-The Best Preventive.
Advice Regarding the Use of Patent
Medicines-Laws Regulating the Sale of
Drugs- Proprietary Medicines - Good
Remedies-Dangers of So-called "Cures"
-Headache Powders-The Great Amer-
ican Fraud.
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Part I
THE EYE AND EAR, THE NOSE AND THROAT, THE LUNGS AND BRONCHIAL TUBES, HEADACHES
BY
KENELM WINSLOW