First aid in illness and injury; Medicine, Popular
No. 4. Quinine sulphate, gr. 5, either in tablet or capsule form, cost
about 10 cents a dozen; take 100. Use in malaria, one tablet every
four hours during attack and not less than fifteen grains daily as a
preventative. In decidedly malarial countries this amount will have to
be taken daily, consequently the amount carried should be materially
increased. Is somewhat valuable in colds, bronchitis, etc.
No. 5. Sun Cholera. 100 at 50 cents per C. One tablet every four hours
in cases of watery diarrhea, after bowels have been cleaned out by
purgative. Of use also in colic, flatulence, intestinal pain.
No. 6. Chlorodyne. 100 at $1.00 per C. Take one tablet every two or
three hours in extreme pain, vomiting from fermentative processes,
summer diarrhea, etc.
No. 7. Calomel, gr. 1/4. 200 at 10 cents per C. Use one tablet every
thirty minutes or every hour for eight doses, in all cases where bowels
need thorough cleaning out. As beginning treatment in all cases of
fever, vomiting, diarrhea, in fact about everything that happens.
No. 8. Phenacetine, gr. 5. 100 at 50 cents per C. One tablet every
four hours to reduce fever as in colds, some forms of dysentery, and
in severe headache. To be discarded when case bids fair to become
prolonged.
No. 9. Elaterin, gr. 1/16. 25 at one cent each. Use one tablet only
where it is necessary to secure an immediate watery passage from the
bowels in order to sweep out offending masses.
No. 10. Dover's powder, gr. 5. 100 at 50 cents per C. Use one tablet
every four hours in sudden acute colds. Its most valuable field is
in the colds and bronchitis of children. Continue until perspiration
ensues.
In case the medicine case holds more than ten bottles the additional
bottles may be filled with brown mixture, 100 at 25 cents per C.
One tablet every four hours to one three times a day in cases of
indigestion, flatulence, "sour stomach," etc.
Headache tablet consisting of acetanilid, sodium salicylate, ammonium
bromide. A choice tablet to be given every four hours where persons are
subject to congestive headaches. The least objectionable of all the
"coal tar" tablets. These may be had at about 25 cents per dozen, and
the case should contain at least 100 of them.
Tonsilitis tablet consisting of menthol, thymol, phenol, potash,
chlorate, and sodium chloride. Take 200 at about 25 cents per 100.
Use as a gargle in tonsilitis, sore throat, and pharyngitis. Dissolve
tablet in half pint hot water and gargle several times a day.
It will be noted that in the above unnumbered list aconitine and
Dover's powder have been substituted for apomorphia hydrochlorate
and digitalin recommended in Chapter III. Either list is good, and
will be found comprehensive for all ordinary emergencies.
THE END
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