The Home Medical Library, Volume 2 (of 6)

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I. The Eye and Ear 13

Foreign Bodies in the Eye—Black Eye—Twitching of the Eyelids—Wounds and Burns—Congestion—Conjunctivitis—"Pink Eye"—Strain—Astigmatism—Deafness—Foreign Bodies in the Ear—Earache—Simple Remedies.

II. The Nose and Throat 51

Nosebleed—Foreign Bodies in the Nose—Cold in the Head—Toothache—Mouth-Breathing—Sore Mouth—Pharyngitis—How to Treat Tonsilitis—Quinsy—Diphtheria—Croup—Laryngitis.

III. The Lungs and Bronchial Tubes 87

Acute and Chronic Bronchitis—Coughs in Children—Liniments and Poultices—Cough Mixtures—Treatment of Pneumonia—Consumption—Asthma—Influenza, its Symptoms and Cure.

IV. Headaches 113

Causes of Sick Headache—Symptoms and Treatment—Headaches Caused by Indigestion—Organic Disease a Frequent Source—Nervous and Neuralgic Headaches—Effect of Poison—Heat-Stroke.