The Royal Road to Health; or, the Secret of Health Without DrugsTyrrell, Chas. A. (Charles Alfred)
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The Royal Road to Health; or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
Tyrrell, Chas. A. (Charles Alfred)
Enema; Health; Health -- Popular works; Health promotion; Hygiene
Use the “Cascade” at least twice a week, making the flushings thorough
and complete. In addition, I would earnestly recommend a daily
application of the Turkish bath, to open up the pores of the skin and
induce perspiration. If the patient is too weak to take the Turkish
bath, the hot wet-sheet pack, the same as prescribed for Scarlet Fever,
will accomplish the same purpose. The Turkish bath, however, is by far
the best, for the system is loaded with too much water, for which the
profuse perspiration induced by this dry sweating process affords marked
relief.
With reference to diet, it is wise to eat as little as possible, and let
that be of dry toast, thoroughly masticated. It is important that no tea
or coffee should be taken.
APPENDICITIS.
This complaint was formerly known as inflammation of the bowels, and
may be caused by injury. It was generally believed to be due to the
presence of foreign substances, such as grape seeds, etc., in the
vermiform appendix, but this idea is exploded. It is an inflamed
condition of the appendix, but the inflammation may have extended from
the colon or from the peritoneum. The most frequent cause is the cæcum
(the lower pouch of the colon) getting filled with hardened fæcal
matter, in which case the ileo cæcal valve is obstructed, and the
natural passages of the bowels stopped. With a clean colon appendicitis
is practically an impossibility.
The accepted medical practice is to remove the appendix by operation,
regardless of conditions; but the mortality in such cases is high.
Others put the patient to sleep with tincture of opium, or veratrum
viride, and let Nature right herself, if possible. If Nature can
maintain herself against the doctor and his drugs from seven to nine
days, the patient may get round, but not well.
TREATMENT.
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