Contents

PART I

CHAPTER

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I.

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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.

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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.

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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.

CHAPTER

PAGE

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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.

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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.

IT. 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.

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III. RHEUMATISM AND KINDRED DISEASES

Inflammatory Rheumatism — Symptoms

and Treatment-Muscular Rheumatism-

Lumbago — Stiff Neck — Rheumatism of

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CHAPTER

the Chest-Chronic Rheumatism-Rheu-
matic Gout-Scurvy in Adults and In-
fants-Gout, its Causes and Remedies.

PART III

191

I. HEALTH AND PURITY

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.

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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.

PART IV

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I. INSANITY

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.

CHATTER

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Appendix. PATENT MEDICINES .

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.

Part I

THE EYE AND EAR, THE NOSE AND THROAT, THE LUNGS AND BRONCHIAL TUBES,

HEADACHES

BY

KENELM WINSLOW