Fainting, treatment of, 125 False pains, 177 Faradization, 140 Fats, 142 Fatty oils as antidote, 48 Feces, disinfection of, 82, 90 Feeding, infant, 64, 68 of infants, amount of, 66 artificial, formulæ for, 65 Feet, sweating, formula for, 54 Felon, treatment of, 202 Fetal circulation, 189 heart-beat, 176 membranes, 173 Fever, scarlet, nursing in, 83 typhoid, nursing in, 79 Fevers, care of skin and mouth in, 93 incubation period, 91 nursing in, 79 reduction of, by cold pack, 128 by sponging, 129 Finger-nails, care of, in handling infectious material, 91 Flatulence, enema for, 54 Flaxseed poultice, formula for, 57 Flies, relief from, 202 Flour ball, formula for, 69 Food and nutrition in disease, 168 constituents, source and use of, 142 in disease, 168 wise combinations of, 142 Foods for sick, preparation of, 147 Foods, proprietary, for infant feeding, 68 Formaldehyde, action and uses of, 31 disinfection by, 97 glycerin, 49 solutions of, 51 Formalin, 31 Formulæ, miscellaneous, 49 Fortified oil, 53 Fowler’s solution, 23 Fractures, 122 French toast, how to make, 160 Friction in massage, 133 Frozen cocoa cream, 163 custard, how to make, 161 Fruit, value of, 145 Gall-stone operation, instruments for, 112 Galvanization, 139 Gas, illuminating, poisoning by, 47 Gases, noxious, suspended animation from, 126 Gauze, iodoform, preparation of, 102 Genupectoral posture, 115 Gin, 24 Gingerbread, cornmeal, 165 Ginger-snaps, recipe for, 163 Glossary of materia medica, 13 Gloves, cleaning of, 100 sterile, drying of, 100 sterilization of, 100 Glycerin, borated, formula for, 53 Glycerin enema, formula for, 54 formaldehyde, 1 : 20 solution, 49 sterilization of, 102 Goiter operation, instruments for, 113 Gout, 197 Green soap, tincture of, 103 Greenstick fracture, 122 Gum-arabic water, how to make, 149 Gum-boils, treatment of, 75 Gums, bleeding from, treatment of, 96 Gynecologic postures, 114-116 Hair, matted, 59 tonics, formulæ for, 58 Hand-brushes, how to sterilize, 103 Hands, inunctions for, 53 soothing lotions for, 52 Harrington’s solution, 51 Heartbeat, fetal, 176 Heat exhaustion, treatment of, 127 of oven, how to estimate, 163 Hemorrhage in typhoid fever, treatment of, 81 Hemorrhages, treatment of, 121 Hemorrhoid operation, instruments for, 113 Hernia operation, instruments for, 113 Heroin, 36, 37 Homogenized milk, 69 Horse-hair, sterilization of, 100 Hot pack, 129 Hydrocyanic acid, poisoning by, 45 Hyperidrosis, treatment of, 201 Hypodermic dosage, 43 Hysteria, treatment of, 125