—— by vaginal touch, 126. Diameter of the pelvis, 61. —— —— child’s head, 107. Diaphoretics, 345. Diarrhœa prescriptions, 268, 338. —— in a child, 171, 267. —— in pregnancy, 25. Dietary after labor, 44, 47. —— during suckling, 44. —— of a pregnant female, 19. —— of the young wives, 17. Diet for infants and children, 307. —— —— the sick, 309. Dietetics, 30. Differences of pelves, 63. Difficult labor, 177. Digital examinations, 140. Diphtheria, 264, 263. Diphtheria powder, 263, 264. Directions for domestic medication, 262. Directions to the monthly nurse, 33, 43. —— things to be provided, 33. —— care of the mother; rest, 43. —— diet, 43. —— beverages, 44. —— the lochial discharge, 44. —— ablutions, 44. —— clothing, 45. —— retention of urine, 47. —— mother’s breasts, 47. —— care of child’s food, 49, 51, 52. —— —— sleep, 53. —— —— the naval, 53. —— —— clothing, 53. Diseases of children, 217. —— infants, 171. —— pregnancy, vomiting, 121. —— morning sickness, 21. Diseases of the throat, 264. Disinfectants, 238, 239. Disinfection, 241. Dislocations, 259. —— of elbow, 260. —— of thumb or finger, 260. Disorders of menstruation, 87. —— amenorrhœa, 8-. —— dysmenorrhœa, 88. —— menorrhagia, 92. Displacements of the uterus, 76. Diuretics, 346. Domestic medication, 262. Domestic management of colds, 265. —— —— diarrhœa, 268. —— —— fevers, 266. —— —— dysentery, 269. —— —— cramp, 266. —— —— croup, 266. —— —— fainting fits, 270 Doses for children and adults, 327. Dress for labor, 37. Dressing the child, 40, 41. Dropsies, 216, 347. Dropsy of the head, 218, 219. Drowning, 288. Drugs, list of, 263. Duration of pregnancy, 124. Duties of a wife, 19. —— —— skilled nurse or midwife, 145. —— making examination, 156. —— how to act as midwife, 149. —— turning the child, 185. —— care of the child, 170. —— post partem hemorrhage, 160. —— adherent placenta, 161. —— after pains, 162. —— retention of urine, 162. —— Shock, 163. —— the lochia, 164. —— the milk, 165. —— care of the breasts, 165. —— convulsions, 144. —— mania, 169. —— septicemia 169. —— care of infant children, 170. Duties of a nurse in various circumstances, 237. Dysentery in the infant, 171. —— —— children 220, 269, 338, 340. Dysmenorrhœa, 88, 89, 91, 340. Dyspepsia, 270. Ear, foreign substance in, 293. Earache, 218, 219. Early treatment of disease, 221. Effects of the season upon health, 202. Effervescing lemonade, 317. Elbow joint, dislocation of the, 280. Elbow presentation, 185. Elm, slippery, 273. Embryo, 103. Emergencies, 279. Emetics, 347. Emmenagogues, 352. Emotion, influence of on child, 21. Enema apparatus, 33. Enema for pinworms, 350. Enemata, 298, 349. Epidemics, 238. Epileptical seizures, 290. Epistaxis, 306. Erect carriage, 306. Ergot, 155. Eruptive fevers, 278.