Advice to the female sex in general, particularly those in a state of pregnancy and lying-in : the complaints incident to their respective situations are specified, and treatment recommended, agreeable to modern practice : the result of observation and experience : to which is added, an appendix, containing some directions relative to the management of children, in the first part of life / by John Grigg, practitioner in midwifery, surgeon to the Pauper-Charity in Bath, and late of his Majesty's Navy.
- Grigg, John, active 1789-1814
- Date:
- 1789
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Advice to the female sex in general, particularly those in a state of pregnancy and lying-in : the complaints incident to their respective situations are specified, and treatment recommended, agreeable to modern practice : the result of observation and experience : to which is added, an appendix, containing some directions relative to the management of children, in the first part of life / by John Grigg, practitioner in midwifery, surgeon to the Pauper-Charity in Bath, and late of his Majesty's Navy. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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![No. 5. Antimonial Emetic. Diffolve two grains of emetic tartar, in two ounccj, [or four taKld fpoonfuls] of warm watar or weak cinnamon tea. A tea fpoonful of this may be given to a child in the month, and repeated every half hour until it operates, to a child from two to three montht old, two tea fpoonfuls for a dofe, and fo on. If the child it coftive, the follow- ing may be preferable. No, 6. Antifpafmodic Mixture. Take half a dram of calcin'd magnefia, or the prepared powder of crab's eyes, fifteen grains of fine Turkey rhubarb, ten drops of the elTence of peppermint, a dram of the dulcified fpirit of vitriol, one ounce of diacodium, and three ounces of fpring water.. A tea fpoonful may be given every three hours until the child is eafy. No. 7. Laxative Solution. Diffolve half an ounce of manna in two ounces and half of fpring water, and add one grain of tartar emetic, and ten of the powder of jalap. A tea-fpbonful to be given once oroftener in the day, until the de* fired ciFe£l is obtained. No. 8. Carminative Mixture. Take of juniper berries and carraway feeds of each one dram. After bruifing them, add four ounces of boiling-water. Let them fimmer over a very gentle heat for about ten minutes, when cold, ftrain off the liquor and add of prepared crab's-eyes or magnefia one dram, volatile aromatic fpirit two drams, honey fufficient to make it palatable. A jpap fpoonful may be given, when the child is very reftlefs and fcems troubled with wind. No. 9. Cooling Tejlaceous Mixture. Take of prepared powder of crab's claws, compound powder of gurti tragacanth, of each half a dram, fyrup of rhubarb half an ounce, dul- cified fpirit of nitre one dram, water three table fpoonfuls. A tea- fpoonful may ba given two or three times a day. No. 10,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21441777_0330.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
