Foulard
Categories: TermsLightweight twill or plain-woven fabric of silk or silk and cotton,
often having a small printed design. Necktie or scarf, made of this
fabric.
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For a Broken Thigh, Upper Leg
The splint should extend from under the arm to the ankle, padded and bound to the body and to the leg by means of long towels or pieces of sheeting applied six inches apart. If the patient is in a wagon and no splint can be had, bags of dirt or sand app... FOR AGUE, CHILLS AND FEVER
Quinine 2 drams Tincture Chloride Iron 6 drams Simple Syrup 2 ounces Fowler's Solution Arsenic 128 drops Glycerin to make 8 ounces Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful three time... FOR CATARRH OF LONG STANDING
Menthol 10 grains Gum Camphor 10 grains Chloroform 10 drops Oil Petrolatum 8 ounces This prescription is used by the most successful specialists and physicians. You can have this filled ... FOR DIARRHEA, FLUX AND DYSENTERY
To one teaspoonful of Epsom Salts add eight drops of laudanum in one-fourth glass of water. An excellent medicine. The above amount would cost about 5 cents. ... FOR FEVER
Quinia Sulp 50 grains Capsicum 6 grains It will make twenty-five capsules. Mix. Dose: One every three hours. This has been used for years. You should keep the bowels open to remove the cause. The above amount would cost about 25... FOR SORE THROAT
Listerine 2 ounces Glycerin 1/2 ounce Pure Water to make 4 ounces Mix. Use as a gargle. This will cure any ordinary case, but do not mistake sore throat for diphtheria. The above amount would cost about 25 ... For the Arm
Put on two padded splints from the shoulder to the elbow, one in front and the one behind, and bind on at the bottom and top. Then place the forearm on the chest pointing to the well or sound shoulder and bind the arm with bandages or a long towel to th... For the Forearm
Two padded splints three to four inches wide and long enough to take in the hand also should be applied, one to the thumb, and the other to the back of the forearm, slight extension being made by pulling on the patient's hand. This pulls the broken end ... FOREIGN BODIES IN THE EAR
These are not of frequent occurrence. In the case of children these bodies may comprise such objects as pebbles, beads, beans, pieces of rolled paper, fly, bed-bug; insect of any kind may get into ear of adults. If they reach the drum a very unpleasant ... Formaldehyde
Colorless gaseous compound, HCHO, used to manufacture resins, fertilizers, dyes, and embalming fluids and in aqueous solution as a preservative and disinfectant. ... Formalin
Aqueous solution of formaldehyde that is 37 percent by weight. fossa A small depression, as in a bone. ... FOUL SWEATING. (Bromidrosis). Symptoms
The odor may be very disagreeable, or resemble the odor of certain flavors or fruits. It is generally found in the arm-pit and genital organs. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Offensive Sweating, Alum Water for. "A wash made with a teaspoonful of alum and a qua... Foulard
Lightweight twill or plain-woven fabric of silk or silk and cotton, often having a small printed design. Necktie or scarf, made of this fabric. ... Fowler's Solution
Solution of arsenite of potassium in water; named for Fowler, an English physician who brought it into use. ... FOWLER'S SOLUTION. Symptoms
Violent burning in the stomach, nausea and vomiting, retching, thirst, purging of blood and mucus, suppressed urine, cramps in the legs, intense thirst, collapse. Antidote. Jeaunel's antidote. Treatment. Emetics freely, mustard water, salt and warm... FRACTURES
They are simply broken bones or cartilage, usually applied popularly to a broken bone. Varieties. Simple fracture means a break of the bone only. Compound fracture is where the broken bone sticks out through the skin. ACCIDENTS AND POISONS ... FRECKLES
These have been poetically called "the kisses of the sun," but no girl cares for evidences of that sort of affection. Prevention is easier than cure. Simple home remedies are lemon juice and glycerin, sour buttermilk, and elderflower soap used in bathin... FRECKLES. (Lentigo)
Freckles are an excessive deposit of pigment in the skin. Causes. Exposure to the sun's rays aggravates this condition. MOTHERS' REMEDIES for Freckles. 1. Freckles, Buttermilk for. "Buttermilk on the face every night." This is a very simple remedy,... Frock Coat
Man's dress coat or suit coat with knee-length skirts. ... From Measles
By the rapid onset, absence of cold symptoms of the nose, eyes, and bronchial tubes, blotchy eruptions that occur in measles. There is no strawberry tongue in measles and no coughing at beginning. Recovery. The prognosis is favorable in uncomplicated ... FROST BITES
Keep the patient in a cold atmosphere, or put into a cold bath and the frozen part rubbed with snow or ice until sensation is felt and color returns; then discontinue the rubbing and apply ice water compresses. Stimulants such as brandy, coffee and hot ... Fuller's Earth
Highly adsorbent (attaches to other substances without any chemical action) clay-like substance consisting of hydrated aluminum silicates; used in talcum powders. ... Fusiform
Tapered at each end; spindle-shaped. ... Galatea
Durable, often striped cotton fabric used in making clothing. ...