[Transcriber's Notes: Printer's errors have been corrected as follows: Page 2--thoes corrected to those (to those conditions) Page 2--do corrected to does (The experience ... does not apply) Page 99--added comma (more gloomy, more pettish) Page 107--removed space (distinguished) Page 119--fidgetty corrected to fidgety (odd fidgety movements) Page 160--added hyphen to round worm (round-worm) Page 220--added quotation mark (a hospital for adults.') Page 231--203 corrected to 202 (Chicken-pox, 202) All other spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation has been left as written. DISCLAIMER The medical knowledge represented in this book is over a century old. The publication of this book is for historical interest only, and is not to be construed as a medical advice by Project Gutenberg, its board of directors, or its volunteers. Prescriptions should not be applied without consulting trained medical professionals. Medical science has made considerable progress since this book was written. Recommendations or prescriptions may have been superseded by better alternatives, or invalidated altogether. ]