The prevention and cure of many chronic diseases by movements : an exposition of the principles and practice by these movements for the correction of the tendencies to disease in infancy, childhood, and youth, and for the cure of many morbid affections of adults / by M. Roth.

  • Roth, Mathias, 1839-1891.
Date:
1851
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Credit: The prevention and cure of many chronic diseases by movements : an exposition of the principles and practice by these movements for the correction of the tendencies to disease in infancy, childhood, and youth, and for the cure of many morbid affections of adults / by M. Roth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TOOTHACHE. 267. A strong compression of the temporal artery in front of the ear (Schellhammer and Voga). 268. Gruithuisen recommends masticating for a quarter to half an hour a small piece of cork, with the painful tooth and the opposite one; by these means the pains will subside. 269. For preserving good teeth, and preventing tooth- ache, it is very essential to rub the gums with a toothbrush dipped in fresh water. This ought to be recommended fi-om childhood (Sterne and Osiander). TYPHUS FEVER. 270. Rubbing with snow was recommended by Hilde- brand, as one of the surest remedies against typhus. UETNARY DISOE,DERS. 271. To ladies who are suffering fr-om m-inary disor- ders, frictions with cloths are very useful. 272. Urinary complaints, which arise from a pro- tuberant or pendulous abdomen, are relieved by a bandage round the body; girths and stays, without busks, fitting to the body, may also be used (Osiander). VARICES. 273. The pains of the venous varices of the feet are soothed by a horizontal position, soft rubbing of the swollen vessels, or by a simple ligature of the calf (Osi- ander). VOMITING. 274. To encourage this the ancients used the feathers of the flamingo, which they pushed down the throat. WORMS. 275. Active exercise of the muscles in the open air is recommended by P. Frank.