The doctor at home and nurse's guidebook / edited by George Black.

Date:
1909
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Credit: The doctor at home and nurse's guidebook / edited by George Black. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BALDKESS, TREATMENT OF, BY STIMULANTS When there is a chance of getting the hair to grow again, stimulants may be used. If there are downy hairs, let the head be shaved and a blister lightly applied, for, of all stimulants to the growth of hair, Spanish flies (cantharides) is the best. It must be used repeatedly, if necessary. When the hair is thinned only, the first thing is to restore the scalp to a healthy con- dition. The scurf should be got rid of by bathing with tepid water night and morning, and by constant application of glycerine and lime- water in the interval. No fats or oils are to be used at this period, as they are apt to go rancid and so irritate the irritated scalp still more, but glycerine and lime-water, or fresh olive oil and lime-water, may be employed. A very good com- pound for gently acting upon the hair follicles is to be obtained by adding a few drops of tincture of cantharides to toilet vinegar, and gently damping the scalp after it has been well washed with the mixture. In short, the principles above laid down are those which must guide any individual in dealing with the hairy scalp. Each may apply them for himself. For nutri- tion of the hair-bulbs, which may be improved by stimulant lotions which redden the scalp and bring a greater amount of blood to the parts affected, Sir Malcolm Morris found the following prescription of use— Borate of soda . . . . 3x Salicylic acid 3fi Tincture of cantharides . . Jvj Bay rum 3xxv Rose-water Sx Boiling water enough to make a pint and a half. The borax and salicylic acid should first be dissolved in the boil- ing water ; the bay rum and other ingredients should then be added and the solution filtered before use. BANDAGE, MANY-TAILED This is a long strip crossed by short ones, fastened at right angles. It is useful as applied to a limb, because, without moving the limb in the least, it can be undone and the injury examined. BANDAGE, PLASTER OF PARIS When a bandage of this kind is necessary, prepare for the surgeon strips of very thin soft muslin of the required width. The cloth sold under the name of “ cheese wraps n is best, being an unbleached muslin with very wide meshes and entirely without sizing : sizing interferes with the setting of the plaster. Lay the near end of the strips in a flat tray, in which there is a pint or more of plaster of Paris, of the best quality and perfectly fresh ; roll up the bandage in the plaster, rubbing the plaster in with a spoon as you draw the strip through it towards you ; or let a second person put on the plaster with a dredging box as you roll the band- age, the point being to fill the whole length and breadth of the bandage with the plaster. When the surgeon is ready to apply it, dip the rolls for a moment in water, until they have taken up all that they can ; then squeeze them slightly and they will be ready. Hot water will set the plaster more rapidly than cold, and hot salt water more rapidly than either. BANDAGE, PLASTER OF PARIS : AN- OTHER WAY Mix plaster of Paris with water
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