The dictionary of daily wants / [Robert Kemp Philp].

  • Robert Kemp Philp
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[1861]
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    body becomes emaciated, and the belly or abdomen large and tumid, the tongue is often of a bright red, or covered with a slimy mucus, the surface is either chilly or feverishly hot, the countenance is frequently pale, with a contracted expression on the features, the eyes especially haying a and peculiar character about them; at the same time there is usually a short dry cough, ■with either a ravenous desire lor food, or a total apathy as to eating. The treatment oi worms depends, in a great measure, on the nature and variety of the worm present; for the ascarides or thread-worms, inhabiting the rectum, and trichurides, or those m the blind intestine, the ordinary purgatives are such as are combined in the loUowmg pre- scription, or a dose or two of castor oil. Take of Scammony, powdered . . 12 grains Bhubarb, powdered . . 6 grains Jalap, powdered ... 9 grains Calomel 6 grama Mix. and divide into six powers. For a child of two years old, one of these should be given every morning for cessive days, till the system has been cleared of their presence. I'or an older child, according to the age, the strength of two or even three of the above powders should be given for a dose. The luminci or round worms, lying in the small intestines, and forming themselves perfect neats or beds of thick slimy mucus, in which they con- gregate and adhere to the coats of the^ bowels, require a different and more energetic treatment, and this should com- mence bv giving the child frequent draughts of lime-water, for some two or three days, which has the efl'ectof dissolving the mucus in which they live, and that adhering to their bodies, leaving their unprotected akin to the assault of the next remedy. This should consist of an electuary made of powdered tin and treacle, or cowhage and noney, a teaspoonful of either of which should be given twice a day for two or three days, to be followed up by one or more doses of a strong aperient powder such as the one above; or when the child is old enough to take it, a dose of salts and senna, to complete the process; the first remedy destroying their nests and slimy covering, the second, by the sharp points or spicula: of the grains of tin, or needle-like points of the cowhage, piercing the unpro- tected bodies of the worms as by hundreds of darts ; and thereby killing them; and the third, by means of its active opera- tion, expelling the whole from the body. SVorms are sometimes destroyed by means of infusions of the herb known as Indian pink, wormwood, rue, and several other bitter drugs, each succeeded, after some days’ use, by a dose of purgative medicine. The treattnent adopted for the expulsion of the tape-worm is very various; and, when its existence is tolerably certain, should commence with daily doses of the male fern, followed on the fourth day by a powder composed of a scruple of jalap and five grains of calomel. If this docs not effectually expel 1125 the worm, a dessertspoonful of turpentine is to be given on an empty stomach the nrst thing in the morning and an hour or two before the patient rises; and two hours after the turpentine, a large tablespoonful of castor oil is to be given, or else the above powder. This treatment is to be repeated every other day, till the tape-worm is ex- pelled. The doses In the case ol the tape- worm are for an adult. WORMS, IN Gardens, to Desthot. —Water the beds with a strong decoction of walnut-tree leaves where there are worm casts; the worms will immediately rise up out of the earth, when you may easily cut them to pieces, and fatten your poultry therewith, or feed fish in ponds with them. By laying ashes or lime about any plant, neither snails nor worms will come near it. As the moisture weakens it, you must, more or less, continue to renew the lime or ashes. ^ ^ ^ WORMS, IN Horses.—The best remedy for this disease is the followingTake a quart of new milk, and half a pound of honey ; mix, and administer it to the horse in the morning; give no food for an hour and a half afterwards; and, at the end of that time, administer a pint of salt and water, succeeded by another fast of an hour. Repeat this treatment on three or four suc- cessive mornings, and the worms will be de,stroyed. . WORMWOOD.—An indigenous perennial plant met with on waste places, but that which is intended for medical use is mostly cultivated. For this purpose, the upper part of the stem, with the leaves and unexpanded flowers, should be collected, lor these parts possess the peculiar aroma, with a strong bitter taste; while l.lie lower part of the stem 1s merely aromatic, imd devoid of bitterness. Wormwood jiossesses the properties common to aroiniitio bitters, but
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