ON THE USE AND ABUSE OF CERTAIN REMEDIES.
I. Aperient Medicine - 97
Castor Oil - 99
Manna - 101
Magnesia and Rhubarb - 102
The Lavement - 105
The Aperient Liniment - 107
II. Calomel - 107
III. Opiates - 110
IV. Leeching - 113
V. Blisters and Poultices - 114
VI. Baths - 117
The Cold-water Plunge Bath - 118
Sea Bathing - 120
The Shower Bath - 123
Ablution, or Sponging - 125
The Warm Bath - 188
Chap. III.
ON TEETHING, AND HINTS UPON THE PERMANENT TEETH.
I. On Teething. - 134
The Manner in which the temporary or milk Teeth appear - 134
The Management of the Infant when Teething is without difficulty - 136
The Management of the Infant in difficult Teething - 139
II. Hints on the permanent or adult Teeth - 148
The Manner in which they appear - 248
Their Value and Importance - 152
Their Management and Preservation - 154
Chap. IV.
HINTS FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OP DISEASE IN THE CHILD BY THE MOTHER.
I. Signs of Health - 163
II. Signs of Disease - 164
Of the Countenance - 165
Of the Gestures - 169
Of the Sleep - 171
Of the Stools - 172
Of the Breathing and Cough - 175
III. Other Circumstances which will assist in the early Detection of
Disease - 178
The Influence of the Seasons in producing particular Forms of Disorder - 178
The Influence of an hereditary Predisposition to certain Diseases - 179
Chap. V.
ON WHAT CONSTITUTES THE MATERNAL MANAGEMENT OF THE DISEASES OF CHILDREN.
I. Accidents and Diseases which may occur to the Infant at Birth, or soon after - 187
1. Still-born - 187
2. Injuries received during Birth - 193
3. Retention of Urine - 194
4. Swelling of the Breasts - 195
5. Inflammation of the Eyes - 196
6. Hare-lip - 199
7. Bleeding from the Navel-string - 201
8. Ulceration or imperfect Healing of the Navel - 20l
9. Bleeding from the Navel - 203
10. Jaundice - 204
11. Tongue-tied - 205
12. Moles and Marks on the Skin, etc. - 206
II. Disorders of the Stomach and Bowels; viz., Indigestion -
Flatulence - Vomiting - Griping and Looseness - 208
1. In the Infant at the Breast - 21O
2. At the period of Weaning - 217
3. In the child brought up by Hand - 221
Maternal Treatment - 222
III. Costiveness - 229
In Infancy - 229
In Childhood - 231
IV. Worms - 234
Not so frequent as popularly supposed; an error productive of mischief - 234
How produced and how best prevented - 237
V. Scarlet Fever - 239
Mild Form - 239
With Sore Throat - 242
Scarlet Fever compared with Measles - 245
Maternal Management - 246
VI. Measles - 253
Description - 253
Compared with Scarlet Fever and Small Pox - 255
Maternal Management - 256
VII. Small-Pox - 262
Natural Small-Pox - 263
Small-Pox in the Vaccinated - 266
Maternal Management - 268
VIII. Hooping Cough - 275
Description - 276
Maternal Management - 279
IX. Croup - 286
Signs of its Approach - 286
Maternal Management - 289
Its prevention - 289
X. Water in the Head - 291
Its Prevention - 292
Maternal Management - 298