Identifier: mothersremedieso00ritt (find matches)
Title: Mother's remedies; over one thousand tried and tested remedies from mothers of the United States and Canada
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Ritter, Thomas Jefferson, 1855- (from old catalog) Ziegenfuss, William Ellwood, (from old catalog) ed Johnstone, Elizabeth (Gardiner), Mrs. (from old catalog) Thompson, Edna Gertrude. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Medicine, Popular Etiquette Formulas, recipes, etc
Publisher: Detroit, Mich., G. H. Foote pub. co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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n-dency. The skin should be kept active, if the patient is robust, bythe morning cold bath with friction after it; but if he is weak anddebilitated, the evening warm bath should be substituted. The patientshould dress warmly, avoid rapid alternations in temperature, and becareful not to have the skin suddenly chilled. Diet in Gout.—Most persons over forty eat too much. Eatreasonably and at regular hours and take plenty of time to eat. Donot eat too freely of meats and avoid too much starchy and sugaryfoods. Fresh vegetables and fruits may be used freely, except cran-berries and bananas. Dr. Osier of England says.—While all stimulants are injuriousto these patients some are more so than others, particularly maltedliquors, champagne, port and a very large proportion of all the lightwines. Take large quantities of water on an empty stomach, mineralwaters are no better than others, but treatment of chronic and irreg-ular gout at springs gives the advantage of regular hours, diet, etc.
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A SKIAGRAPH (X-RAY PHOTOGRAPH) OF THE HAND Made for the purpose of locating piece of needle. Photo by Dr. P. M. Campbell. Detroit. Mich. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES 317 Diet from a prominent hospital for gout patient:—May Take-Soups.—Fresh fish soups, vegetable broths clear. Fish.—Raw oysters, fresh fish, boiled. Meats.—Fat bacon, boiled or broiled chicken, game (all sparingly). Farinaceous.—Cracked wheat, oatmeal, rice, sago, hominy, wholewheat bread, or biscuits, rye bread, graham bread or rolls, crackers,dry toast, milk toast, macaroni. Vegetables.—Mashed potatoes, green peas, string beans, spinach,cabbage, cucumbers, cresses, lettuce, celery. Desserts.—Plain milk pudding, junket, rice and milk, sago andmilk, stewed fruits, all without sugar. Drinks.—Weak tea (no sugar), milk, buttermilk, toast water, purewater, cold or hot. Must Not Take-Veal, pork, goose, duck, turkey, salted, dried, potted or preservedfish or meat (except fat bacon), eels, mackerel, crabs, salmon, lo

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