PART I

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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.