The bone resumed its position and the swelling began to diminish; when, the foot having gained its action, she could walk with a stick without other assistance. This lady was an excellent example of the benefit of the Water-cure.
Cough, Sore Throat, and pain in the Chest.—Heating bandage to the throat at night; expose it by day.
Morning, packing-sheet until quite hot; then tepid bath 64° for fifteen minutes twice a day.
In the middle of the day tepid sitz-bath, twenty minutes. It was astonishing to witness the change for the better, after the first day’s treatment.
Cold and Cough.—An infant aged six years. Tepid bath 64° twice a day, for fifteen minutes each time.
Heating bandage round the waist. Cured in two days.
Severe Swelling in the Throat.—A gentleman resident in my house was ordered three rubbing-sheets, three times a day, and bandages, changed every twenty minutes.
A friend of mine was constantly annoyed by relaxed and sore throat, without any assignable cause. At length it was found that he slept with his mouth open. An Indian-rubber band to go under the chin and over the head, so as to keep his mouth shut was used at nights and from that time he was no more annoyed with the complaint.
Flatulency.—Injection and sitz-baths.