_Caterpillar's Hairs, to Extract._ Some Indian Caterpillars are armed with a thick hairy covering, and if these come in contact with the skin the hairs are apt to pierce the cuticle, and by their presence create great pain, irritation, &c. To extract them the following ingenious plan, devised by Dr. Alexander Grant, late Bengal Medical Service, is said to be very effectual. Take a lock of human hair, tie firmly with thread about one-eighth of an inch from the cut end, so as to form a short, firm, even brush, not however to be used as such, but as forceps. This held between the thumb and forefinger, is allowed to descend perpendicularly and uncompressed among the caterpillar hairs. When the two sets of hairs are commingled, the brush is compressed as forceps are, and drawn straight up, bringing the hairs with it, and so on until all the hairs are pulled out. _Centipedes, Bites of._ See _Bites, Venomous_. _Chest, Pains in, during Fevers._ See _Fevers_. _Childbirth._ See _Labours_. _Children, Debility of._ To relieve pallor and wasting, give Country Sarsaparilla (163), and Fish Liver Oil (139), with generous diet, and gentle outdoor exercise. A change of air will often do more good than medicine. _Constipation of_, see _Constipation_, _Convulsion of_, see _Convulsions_. _Colic of_, see _Colic_. _Coughs of_, see _Coughs_. _Diarrhœa of_, see _Diarrhœa_. _Difficulty of Breathing_, see _Breathing, Difficulty of_. _Cholera._ To check the premonitory diarrhœa or purging, give the Alum Powders (26), or Alum with Infusion of Sweet Flag (12), or Omum Water (319); should these not succeed in checking it, try a few of the Compound Pepper Pills (299), but it is unadvisable to continue them long on account of the large proportion of Opium which they contain (285). One of the most useful forms of Cholera Pills, which should be commenced at the earlier stages when the purging sets in, is composed of 24 grains of Acetate of Lead, and two grains of Opium, made into a mass with a few drops of Honey, and divided into eight pills. Of these one may be given every hour or half-hour, according to the urgency of the symptoms, till the whole eight have been taken; but this number should not be exceeded, in consequence of the quantity of Opium they contain. Each pill may be taken in a wineglassful of Omum Water. Should the disease progress, Dr. Ayre's plan of treatment (285*), if the ingredients are at hand, should be pursued, together with the persevering use of Lemon Grass Oil (216) and Omum Water (318), for the purpose of checking the vomiting and stimulating the system. For the latter purpose also give an ounce (two table-spoonfuls) of the Brandy Mixture (426) every half-hour or oftener, unless Champagne or other sparkling wine is available, this being decidedly the best form of stimulant in these cases—only it must be given in moderation at stated periods; more harm than good is done by over-stimulation. The patient should be encouraged to drink plentifully