The following aperient mixtures may be prescribed for children:
| Rx. | Syr. rhei aromat., Olei ricini, aa. | fluidounce ij. |
M.—S. A teaspoonful two or three times daily, according to the effect.
| Rx. | Ext. cascaræ sagradæ fl., | fluidrachm ij; |
| Syr. aurantii cort., | fluidrachm vj. |
M.—S. A teaspoonful in water at bed-time.
Occasional laxative doses of calomel are often valuable both in children and adults. Dyspepsia, if present, should receive appropriate treatment. The bitter tonics, mineral acids, alkalies, and the various artificial aids to digestion may be employed as seem indicated. Where malaria is suspected, full doses of quinine and small doses of arsenic should be prescribed. In these cases, as also in those in which there may be anæmia or chlorosis, the preparations of iron may be prescribed. If a gouty diathesis appears to be at the foundation of the attack, purgatives, the alkalies, and colchicum are to be advised. In these cases, if of an acute or subacute type, the following formula is serviceable:
| Rx. | Potassii acetatis, | ounce j; |
| Liquor, potassæ, | fluidrachm vj; | |
| Aquæ menthæ pip., | fluidounce iij drachm ij. |
M.—S. A teaspoonful in a half gobletful of water an hour before meals. In cases of a chronic type the following may sometimes prove of benefit:
| Rx. | Potassii iodidi, | drachm v gr. xx; |
| Liquor. potassii arsenit., | fluidrachm iss; | |
| Liquor. potassæ, | fluidrachm vss; | |
| Aquæ, | fluidounce iij. |