_Small-pox._ Commence with a mild aperient of Castor Oil (83) or Senna (336); place the patient in a cool, well-ventilated room, and give freely Lemonade (232), Rice _Conjee_ (322), &c., with solution of Nitre (264); sponge the surface daily with diluted Vinegar (376) or Water (385); and, still further, to _allay irritation_, dust the eruption freely with Rice Flour (322). The Carbolic Acid treatment promises the best results. Carbolic Acid, as an external application in Small Pox, is strongly recommended by Dr. Aitchison. He directs that from the very earliest stage of the disease the whole body be rubbed with a mixture of the Acid (one part) and Sweet Oil (ten parts) twice daily. "This application," he remarks, "relieves the patient marvellously—the oil soothing and cooling the skin, the acid deodorising the stench, and destroying the contagious influence of the particles thrown off from the skin. The oil is as much a part of the treatment as the disinfectant, and is an old Egyptian remedy for this disease. In many cases the application seems to destroy the Smallpox poison to the extent that the disease does not reach the pustular stage; the vesicles form themselves into hard lumps, dry up, and disappear, without the usual Small-pox pustular cicatrix." (See Appendix C for details of treatment.) With the view of _preventing pitting_, apply Lime Liniment (229). _In the advanced stages, attended with great exhaustion, delirium_, &c., give Camphor (74), Brandy Mixture (426), and other stimulants, with nutriment. _Subsequent debility and Convalescence_, treat as in Fever. (See _Index_). _Snake Bites._ See Appendix B. _Sneezing, when violent or prolonged._ Insert lightly into the nostrils a small piece of cotton wool. A case in which this gave instantaneous relief, when all other remedies had failed, is recorded by Dr. Bradley. (_British Med. Jour._, Dec. 1879.) _Spermatorrhœa._ See _Seminal Discharges_. _Spleen, Enlargement of, "Ague Cake."_ Give Sulphate of Iron and purgatives, as advised in Paragraph 176, or Papaw juice (296), or, better still, Cinchona Febrifuge (402). Extract of Gulancha (353) is worth a trial. Quinine, in doses of five to eight grains thrice daily, produces the best effect in these cases; it may be advantageously combined with Sulphate of Iron (176). The most effectual local application is Biniodide of Mercury Ointment (16 grains of the Biniodide to simple Ointment, one ounce). In obstinate cases change of air is the best and only remedy.