of _cold_ water, iced if possible; though the first draught or two may be rejected, it will soon be retained if persevered in. Chicken Broth, or Lime Water and Milk, may also be given plentifully as a drink. The other accessories to the above are Mustard Poultices (251) or Turpentine Stupes (363) over the heart (left side of the chest), bags of hot sand or salt to the spine, feet, and legs, and diligent friction with the hand or hot towels. At the same time the patient should not be moved about more than can be possibly helped.—N.B. During an epidemic of Cholera _impress_ upon everybody the necessity of applying for medicines _directly they feel unwell or have the slightest purging_; those who come thus early for treatment stand a much better chance of recovery than those who delay even a few hours. _Here time is of the most vital importance._ _Chorea, St. Vitus's Dance._ Fish Liver Oil (141), Infusion of Jatamansi (184), and Sulphate of Iron (177), alone or in combination, according to circumstances, are worthy of a trial. N.B.—This, as well as other nervous affections, is often due to intestinal worms: attention should therefore be paid to this point. (See _Convulsions_.) _Cocculus Indicus, Poisoning by._ Having emptied the stomach by an emetic of Sulphate of Copper (117) or Mustard (246), give copious draughts of Decoction of Galls (152), followed by a full dose of Castor Oil to carry off any of the poison which may have passed into the intestines. Brandy or other stimulants are required should there be great depression or exhaustion. _Colds._ See _Catarrhs_. _Colic in Adults_ is to be treated in a manner described in Spasmodic Affections of the Bowels. _The_ _Colic of Children_, usually connected with flatulence, generally yields to Omum Water (318*), Infusion of Dill (134), with or without Asafœtida (36), and a Hot Bath (387), followed by a dose of Castor Oil. _Constipation._ For the immediate relief of this, aperients are required. Castor Oil (83) and Senna (336) are best adapted for children and delicate females; Aloes (18, 19) for women suffering from irregularity or suspension of the menstrual discharge; Myrobalans (256) and Kaladana (187) for otherwise healthy adults; and Croton Pills (120) or Croton Oil (121) when strong and speedy purgation is indicated. _The Constipation of Hysterical Females_ is best treated by Aloes and Asafœtida Pills (19); _Habitual Constipation_, by Aloes, as directed in Paragraph 20, or by Sulphur (344); _that of Children_ by Fish Liver Oil (139), together with the use of oatmeal as an article of diet. A remedy for habitual constipation in children, as well as in adults, is to be sought for in tonics rather than in purgatives; the repeated use of the latter lays the foundation of great subsequent mischief. N.B.—The practice of native _ayahs_ (female servants) of inserting a piece of tobacco stem into the anus of young children to relieve constipation, _cannot be too strongly reprobated_.