The Works Of Martin Doyle Pseud Volume 2

Author : Martin Doyle
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230468914
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book The Works of Martin Doyle [Pseud. ]; Containing I. Hints to Small Farmers on Land, Fences, Cottages, Potatoes, Mangel Wurzel, Turnips, Manures, and C. Ii written by Martin Doyle and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. Epsom Salts, Are admirably well adapted to a great variety of complaints. An ounce dissolved in water, and taken early in the morning, is a common, and by no means a bad way of using them. It is better to take this medicine in the morning, in preference to night, as it is often quick in its operation; and it may be observed, with respect to all salts, that they act mucli better, and with more ease to the patient, when dissolved in a considerable quantity of fluid, and taken in small doses, at short intervals, than when dissolved in as much water only as is sufficient for their solution, and swallowed all at one dose. It is on this principle that the Cheltenham waters are found so certain and efficacious in their operation. In these waters a small quantity of purgative matter is dissolved in a large bulk of fluid; and these, from experience, are found to act best when taken in small doses and often. The method of using Epsom Salts, agreeably to this plan, is, to dissolve an ounce in a pint and a half of barley water, or common water, and to take three table spoonfuls every hour till it has the desired effect. One ounce of salts, two drams of senna leaves, half an ounce of manna, and one scruple of ginger, infused three or four hours in a pint of boiling water, in a close vessel, forms an excellent preparation, and one much used in any case where it is found necessary to open the bowels. This medicine is well adapted where there is any inflamation, as having a tendency to abate this, on account of the peculiar mode of its operation, for it is very clear lhat all purges have not this power equally. It is highly proper where the body is bruised, or any way hurt from a fall or violent blow, Three spoonfuls may be taken every two or...