5783. Treatment of Sunstroke

5783.    Treatment of Sunstroke. Take the patient at once to a cool and shady place, but don't carry him far to a house or hospital. Loosen the clothes thoroughly about his neck and waist. Lay him down with the head a little raised. Apply wet cloths to the head, and mustard or turpentine to the calves of the legs and the soles of the feet. Give a little weak whiskey and water if he can swallow. Meanwhile let some one go for the doctor. You cannot safely do more without bis advice.

5784. Precautions Against Nightmare

5784.     Precautions Against Nightmare. Avoid all exciting causes, as too much abstruse thinking, late and heavy suppers, food difficult of digestion, cold feet, cos-tiveness, and flatulence.

5785. To Prevent the Nightmare

5785.     To Prevent the Nightmare. To prevent the nightmare, mix together 10 grains carbonate of soda; 3 drachms compound tincture of cardamoms; 1 drachm simple syrup, and 1 ounce peppermint water. Repeat for several nights in succession; afterwards use for a few weeks the tonic aromatic mixture. (See No. 5124 (Tonic Aromatic Mixture).) Also a little cayenne in scullcap tea will prevent an attack. Those who are habitually subject to nightmare should not sleep in a room alone, but have some person near them, to arouse them when attacked with it. A person is most liable to nightmare when sleeping on his back; in fact, it rarely occurs in any other posture. Those subject to it should therefore avoid sleeping in a bed which is hollow in the centre, as this induces the sleeper to lay on his back. The bed should bo level and not too soft, and the pillow moderate in thickness, so that the head is not raised too high.

5786. To Restrain Perspiration

5786. To Restrain Perspiration. Spring water, 2 ounces; diluted sulphuric acid, 40 drops; compound spirits of lavender, 2 drachms; take a table-spoonful twice a day.

5787. Remedy for Night Sweats of Consumption

5787. Remedy for Night Sweats of Consumption. M. Guyot recommends as particularly useful, in the sweats of consumption, the phosphate of lime in quantities of from 1/2 to 11/2 drachms in the day. In a small proportion of cases it may be inert; but in the majority it will diminish or quite remove the trouble.

5788. Treatment for Night-Sweat3 in Consumption

5788. Treatment for Night-Sweat3 in Consumption. Powdered borax, 5 1/2 drachms; washed sulphur, 1 ounce; sub-nitrate of bismuth, l1/2 drachms; divide into 40 powders, 1 to be given every 2 hours (12 a day). 4 to 5 days of treatment will suspend or diminish this troublesome and exhausting symptom, and give much relief to the patient.

5789. To Believe Night-Sweats

5789.    To Believe Night-Sweats. Dissolve 15 grains sulphate of quinine in 1/2 ounce essence of tansy, 1/4 ounce alcohol, 1/4 ounce water, and 30 drops muriatic acid. A teaspoonful taken 2 or 3 times during the day and at bed-time. In connection with this remedy, cold sago tea is recommended to be used freely as a drink.