Wet the flannel or cotton with this. After the acute symptoms have passed the following ointment may be put on the leg:—
Ichthyol 45 grains
Iodide of Lead 45 grains
Chloride of Ammonium 10 grains
Alboline 1 ounce
The parts should not be rubbed lest a clot be loosened and travel in the general circulation and thus endanger life.
Diet.—Should be supporting. Salts for the bowels.
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How long does pregnancy usually last? Two hundred and eighty days.
How can the time be reckoned? Count back three months from the first day of the last menstruation and add seven days to the date thus obtained. To be more accurate, you should add only six days in the months of April and September, five days in December and January, and in February four days.