5741. To Relieve Spasm of the Bladder

5741.    To Relieve Spasm of the Bladder. To relieve the spasm, place the patient in a hot bath immediately, and keep him there, supplying fresh hot water when required, until he is relieved, or ho becomes at all faint or fatigued. Then put him into a bed which has previously been well warmed, and keep hot cloths, hot salt, hot bran, or hot tins applied, to prevent a return of the pain if possi-ble; and as the medical treatment is of great consequence, lose no time in summoning the medical man.

5742. Remedy for Disease of the Kidneys

5742.     Remedy for Disease of the Kidneys. Boil 1 ounce pareira brava in 3 pints of water until it is only 1 pint. Dose, a wine-glassful 3 times a day.

5743. Remedy for Incontinence of Urine

5743.     Remedy for Incontinence of Urine. Put 4 drops tincture of aconite root in a tumbler of water. Dose, a tea-spoonful every hour until relieved.

5744. Remedy for Nocturnal Incontinence of Urine

5744.    Remedy for Nocturnal Incontinence of Urine. Nocturnal incontinence of urine has heen treated successfully by administering from 15 to 20 minims of tincture of belladonna 3 times daily.

5745. Remedy for Incontinence of Urine of Old People

5745.     Remedy for Incontinence of Urine of Old People. The continued use of 1 to 6 drops tincture of iodine daily has proved a successful remedy.

5746. Remedy for Spermatorrhoea

5746.    Remedy for Spermatorrhoea. Gelseminum, 1/2 grain; lupulin, 3 grains. To be taken each night on retiring. Gradually diminish the dose as the patient shows signs of improvement.

5747. Belladonna as a Remedy for Typhoid Fever

5747.    Belladonna as a Remedy for Typhoid Fever. Dr. B. Kelly, of Dublin, has met with great success in the use of belladonna in typhoid fever. Within 24 hours after the first dose, he found delirium, etc., vanish, succeeded by calm, natural sleep, clearness of intellect, and complete repose of the system, accompanied by regular evacuations. Dr. Lewis S. Pilcher, of the U. S. Navy, reports equally successful results from the use of this drug. The amount and frequency of the dose will probably be understood by every physician, as the authorities above quoted do not specify these points.

5748. Remedy for Festering Wounds and Cancers

5748.   Remedy for Festering Wounds and Cancers. Professor Boettger recommends gun cotton, saturated with a solution of permanganate of potassa, put up in the form of a poultice, and held over an open wound by a bandage, as the best disinfectant for bad odors that can bo conveniently applied. The strength of the solution of permanganate, best adapted for the purpose, is 1 part, by weight, of the dry permanganate, in 100 parts water. Ordinary cotton cannot be taken, as it readily decomposes, but gun cotton is permanent, and not liable to explosion when in a moist state.