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4645
℞ Potassii bromidi.........℥ ss
Syrupi simplicis.........℥ j
Aquae fceniculi.....q. s. ad ℥ iij
M. S. Dose, one dessertspoonful every two hours. - Ringer.
4646
℞ Chloralis hydratis........℥ ss
Syrupi aurantii corticis,
Aquae destillatae......āā ℥ ss
M. S. One dose, to be repeated if necessary.
- Liebreich.
4647
℞ Antimonii et potassii tartratis.................gr. j
Tincturae aconiti radicis.....3 ss
Tincturae opii..........3 ij
Aquae destillatae.....q. s. ad ℥ iv
M. S. Dose, a dessertspoonful in porter every two or three hours. - Ringer.
4648
℞ Antimonii et potassii tartratis...................gr. j
Morphiae sulphatis...... gr. jss
Aquae laurocerasi......... ℥ j
M. S. One teaspoonful every two, three or four hours.
4657
℞ Extracti cimicifugae....................gr. xxiv
Fxtracti belladonnae alcoholici.......gr.j
Pulveris capsici.......gr. xij
M. S. Make into 12 pills. S. From one to two pills three times a day
- Prof. John V. Shoemaker.
To Enforce Sleep. 4658. ℞ Chloralis hydratis.................................3 ss
Aquae destillatae.......3 ij
M. S. One dose. - Liebreich.
Diabetes Mellitus. Hygienic Treatment.
4659
Cold water, acidulated water and lemonade. Tea and coffee without sugar, but may be sweetened with glycerine. Wine and brandy in small quantities. Carlsbad, Seagens and Vichy mineral waters. Drinks from hops or other bitter substances. Equal parts of milk and lime water. Carbonic acid water, soda and Seltzer water to allay thirst. - Camplin.
4660
To allay the thirst in diabetes give the patient his full allowance of milk and let him divide it over the day as be pleases.
- Dr. George W. Balfour.
4661
Alum whey made by boiling a drachm of alum in a pint of milk. - Brocklesby.
4662
℞ Infusi cascarillae........oj
S. A wineglassful three or four times a day. Water may be allowed besides.
- Dr. J. M. Da Costa.
4663
All sorts of meat may be allowed and even have it dressed with spice, but not with flour; fresh water fish, and marine fish, oysters, muscles, crab, lobster, etc.; eggs in all forms known to the culinary art; rich good cream, but no milk; of vegetables, spinach, artichokes, asparagus, green beans, cabbage, salads, water cresses, endives, lettuce; of fruits, strawberries and peaches. - Prof. A. Bouchardat.
4664
The diet should be fresh meats, cream cheese, butter, soft eggs, fish, oysters and small quantity of bran-bread, and for drink only pure water, and milk diluted with lime water.
- Dr. J. Hoag.
4665
The food to be avoided is every kind of grain, potatoes, all amylaceous legumes, all sweet fruit and the juices of fruit. - Camplin.
4666
The daily use of buckwheat cakes recommended. - Dr. P. S. Root.
 
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