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D.

_Dancing_, an excellent kind of exercise for young persons, 29.

_Daucus sylvestris._ See _Carrot_.

_Deafness_, when a favourable symptom in the putrid fever, 198, _note_. Methods of cure, according to its causes, 461.

_Death_, the evidences of, sometimes fallacious, and ought not to be too soon credited, 601. 608. 612. 631. The means to be used for the recovery of persons from, nearly the same in all cases, 632.

_Decoctions_, general remarks on, 665. Preparation of the decoction of althæa, _ibid._ Common decoction, 666. Of logwood, _ibid._ Of bark, _ibid._ Compound decoction of bark, _ibid._ Of sarsaparilla, 667. Of seneka, _ibid._ White decoction, _ibid._

_Deformity_, often occasioned by the injudicious manner of dressing children, 9. Is seldom found among savage nations, 10. The usual causes of, explained, _ibid._

_Dews_, night, dangerous to health, 128.

_Diabetes_, who most liable to this disorder, 319. Its causes and symptoms, _ibid._ Regimen, and medical treatment, 320. Distinguished from incontinency of urine, 322.

_Diarrhœa._ See _Looseness_.

_Diet_, will often answer all the indications of cure in diseases, 138. Illustrations, 139. See _Aliment_.

_Digestion_, the powers of, equally impaired by repletion or inanition, 72.

_Diseases_, hereditary, cautions to persons afflicted with, 8. Peculiar disorders attending particular occupations, 38. Many of them infectious, 106. The knowledge of, depends more upon experience and observation than upon scientifical principles, 135. Are to be distinguished by the most obvious and permanent symptoms, _ibid._ The differences of sex, age, and constitution, to be considered, 136. Of the mind, to be distinguished from those of the body, _ibid._ Climate, situation, and occupation, to be attended to, 137. Other collateral circumstances, _ibid._ Many indications of cure, to be answered by diet alone, 138. Cures often effected by fresh air, by exercise, or by cleanliness, 139. Nervous diseases, of a complicated nature, and difficult to cure, 420.

_Dislocations_, should be reduced before the swelling and inflammation come on, and how, 587. Of the jaw, 588. Of the neck, 589. Of the ribs, 590. Of the shoulder, _ibid._ Of the elbow, 591. Of the thigh, 592. Of the knees, ancles, and toes, _ibid._

_Diuretic infusion for the Dropsy_, how to prepare, 377, 378.

_Dog_, symptoms of madness in, 477. Ought to be carefully preserved after biting any person, to ascertain whether he is mad or not, 478. Is often reputed mad when he is not so, _ibid._ Symptoms of the bite of a mad dog, 479. The poison cannot lie many years dormant in the body, as is supposed, _ibid._ Dr. Mead’s receipt for the bite, 480. The famous East Indian specific for, _ibid._ Other recipes, 481. Vinegar of considerable service in this disorder, _ibid._ Medical course of treatment recommended, _ibid._ Regimen, 481. Dipping in the sea not to be relied on, 483. Dr. Tissot’s medical course for the cure of the hydrophobia, 484. Remarks on the Ormskirk medicine, 485, _note_.

_Doses_ of medicines, the relative proportions of, for different ages, 653.

_Drams_ ought to be avoided by persons afflicted with nervous disorders, 423.

_Draught_, is the proper form for such medicines as are intended for immediate operation, 668. How to prepare the anodyne draught, _ibid._ Diuretic draught, _ibid._ Purging draught, _ibid._ Sweating draught, 669. Vomiting draught, _ibid._

_Dress._ See _Clothing_.

_Drinking_, persons who are seldom intoxicated may nevertheless injure their constitutions by, 97. The habit of drinking frequently originates from misfortunes, 98. Frequently destroys the powers of the mind, 99. Persons often forced to it by mistaken hospitality, _ibid._ _note_. Leads to other vices, _ibid._

_Dropsy_, the several distinctions of, with its causes, 374. Symptoms, 375. Regimen, 376. Medical treatment, 377. Tapping, a safe and simple operation, 379.

_Dropsy of the brain._ See _Water in the head_.

_Drowned persons_, ought not to be rashly given up for dead, 608. Proper trials for the recovery of, _ibid._ Endeavours ought not to be suspended upon the first returns of life, 612. Success of the Amsterdam society for the recovery of, 631.

_Drunkenness._ See _Intoxication_.

_Dumb persons_ may be taught to read, write, and discourse, 461, _note_.

_Dysentery_, where and when most prevalent, 345. Its causes and symptoms, _ibid._ Regimen, 346. Fruit, one of the best remedies for, 348. Proper drink for, 349. Medical treatment, _ibid._ Cautions to prevent a relapse, 350.

E.

_Ear_, the several injuries it is liable to, 460. Deafness, medical treatment of, according to its causes, 461. Ought not to be tampered with, 462.

_Ear-ach_, its causes, and proper treatment for, 360. How to drive insects out of, _ibid._

_Education of children_, should be begun at home by the parents, 25, _note_. That of girls hurtful to their constitution, 27.

_Effluvia_, putrid, will occasion the spotted fever, 195.

_Electricity_ beneficial in the palsy, 431.

_Electuaries_, general rules for making, 669. Preparation of lenitive electuary, 670. Electuary for the dysentery, _ibid._ For the epilepsy, _ibid._ For the gonorrhœa, _ibid._ Of the bark, 671. For the piles, _ibid._ For the palsy, _ibid._ For the rheumatism, _ibid._

_Elixir_, paregoric, how to prepare, 698. Sacred elixir, _ibid._ Stomachic elixir, _ibid._ Acid elixir of vitriol, 699.

_Emulsions_, their uses, 672. Preparation of the common emulsion, _ibid._ Arabic emulsion, _ibid._ Camphorated emulsion, _ibid._ Emulsion of gum ammoniac, _ibid._ Oily emulsion, 673.

_Engleman_, Dr. his account of the German method of recovering persons from fainting fits, 622.

_Entrails._ See _Intestines_.

_Epilepsy_, the disorder defined, 432. Its causes and symptoms, 433. Due regimen, 434. Medical treatment, _ibid._

_Eruption_ in children often free them from bad humours, but are mistaken and ill-treated by nurses, 35. Ought never to be stopped without proper advice, 36. In fevers, how to be treated, 193. 201. 207. 209. In the small-pox, 217. 221. In children, the causes of, 551. How to cure, 554.

_Erysipelas_, a disorder incident to the laborious, 41. Its causes explained, and who most subject to it, 249. Its symptoms, _ibid._ Regimen, 250. Medical treatment, 253. The scorbutic erysipelas, 253. Instructions for those who are subject to this disorder, _ibid._

_Evacuations_ of the human body, the principal, specified, 121. By stool, _ibid._ Urine, 123. Perspiration, 125.

_Exercise_, the importance of, to promote the growth and strength of children, 21. All young animals exert their organs of motion as soon as they are able, 22. The utility of, proved from anatomical considerations, 24. And from philosophical deductions, _ibid._ Military exercise recommended for boys, 26. Benefits of dancing, 29. Is better for sedentary persons under lowness of spirits than the tavern, 52. Gardening the best exercise for the sedentary, 53. Violent, ought not to be taken immediately after a full meal, 61. Is as necessary as food for the preservation of health, 81. Our love of activity, an evidence of its utility, 82. Indolence relaxes the solids, _ibid._ The indulgence of carriages as absurd as pernicious, _ibid._ Is almost the only cure for glandular obstructions, 83. Will prevent and remove those disorders that medicine can not cure, _ibid._ Is the best cure for complaints in the stomach, 84. How to be taken within doors, when not to be done in the open air, 85.

## Active sports better than sedentary amusements, _ibid._

The golf, a better exercise than cricket, _ibid._ _note_. Exercise should not be extended to fatigue, 86. Is as necessary for the mind as for the body, 118. Is often of more efficacy than any medicine whatever, 139. The best mode of taking it in a consumption, 177. Is of the greatest importance in a dropsy, 376. Muscular, for the gout, 385. Is necessary for the asthmatic, 408. Is superior to all medicine in nervous disorders, 423. And in the palsy, 432. Is proper for pregnant women, unless they are of a very delicate texture, 533. Want of, the occasion of rickets in children, 563.

_Extracts_, general rules for making; but are more conveniently purchased ready made, 673.

_Eyes_, inflammation of, its general causes, 258. Symptoms, 259. Medical treatment, 260. How to be treated when it proceeds from a scrophulous habit, 263. Advice to those who are subject to this complaint, 264. Are subject to many diseases which are difficult to cure, 456. The means by which they are frequently injured, 457. General means of prevention, _ibid._ The several disorders of, with their medical treatment, 458.

_Eye-waters_, general remarks on, and their principal intentions, 662. Collyrium of alum, 663. Vitriolic collyrium, _ibid._ Collyrium of lead, _ibid._

F.

_Fainting fits_, how to cure, 441. 618. Cautions to persons subject to them, 623.

_Falling sickness._ See _Epilepsy_.

_Fasting_, long, injurious to those who labour hard, 43. Is hurtful both to old and young, 73.

_Fathers_, culpably inattentive to the management of their children, 5. Their irregular lives often injure the constitution of their children, 7.

_Fear_, the influence of, very great, in occasioning and aggravating diseases, 112. Its various operations, 113.

_Feet_, injured by wearing tight shoes, 91. The washing of, an agreeable article of cleanliness, 104. Wet, the danger of, 127. Bathing them in warm water, a good remedy in a cold, 279. And in the hooping-cough, 288.

_Fermentation_, the vapour of liquors in a state of, noxious, 614.

_Fevers_, of a bad kind, often occasioned among labourers by poor living, 43. Frequently attack sedentary persons after hard drinking, 52. Nervous, often the consequence of intense study, 57. Putrid and malignant, often occasioned by want of cleanliness, 100. The most general causes of, enumerated, 140. The distinguishing symptoms of, 141. The several species of, _ibid._ Is an effort of nature, which ought to be assisted, 142. How this is to be done, 143. Cordials and sweetmeats improper in, 144. Fresh air of great importance in, 145. The mind of the patient ought not to be alarmed with religious terrors, _ibid._ Cautions as to bleeding and sweating in, 146. Longings, the calls of nature, and deserve attention, _ibid._ Cautions to prevent a relapse, 147.

_Fever_, acute continual, who most liable to, 157. Causes, _ibid._ Symptoms, 158. Regimen, _ibid._ Medical treatment, 161. Symptoms favourable and unfavourable, _ibid._ Regimen to be observed during recovery, 162.

_Fever_, bilious, general time of its appearance, 247. Proper treatment of, according to its symptoms, 248.

_Fever_, intermitting. See _Ague_.

_Fever_, miliary, from what the name derived, and its general appearances, 205. Who most liable to it, _ibid._ Causes, _ibid._ Symptoms, 206. Regimen, 207. Account of a miliary fever at Strasburg, 208, _note_. Proper medical treatment, 209. Cautions for avoiding this disorder, 210. How to prevent, in child-bed-women, 538.

_Fever_, milk, how occasioned, 537. How to prevent, 541.

_Fever_, nervous, why more common now than formerly, and who most liable to it, 188. Its causes, _ibid._ Symptoms and proper regimen, 189. Medical treatment, 191.

_Fever_, puerperal, or child-bed, the time of its attack, and symptoms, 538. Medical treatment of, 539. Cautions for the prevention of this fever, 541.

_Fever_, putrid, is of a pestilential nature, and who most liable to it, 195. Its general causes, _ibid._ Symptoms of, 196. Other fevers may be converted to this, by improper treatment, 197. Favourable and unfavourable symptoms of, _ibid._ Regimen, 198. Medical treatment, 201. Cautions for the prevention of this disorder, 203.

_Fever_, remitting, derivation of its name, 210. Its causes and symptoms, 211. Proper regimen, 212. Medical treatment, 213. Cautions for avoiding this fever, _ibid._

_Fever_, scarlet, why so named, and its usual season of attack, 245. Proper treatment of, 246. Is sometimes attended with putrid and malignant symptoms, _ibid._ Medicines adapted to this stage of the malady, _ibid._ History of a fever of this kind at Edinburgh, 247, _note_.

_Fever_, secondary, in the small-pox, proper treatment of, 224.

_Flatulencies_ in the stomach, remedies against, 363. The several causes of, 443. Medical treatment of, 444.

_Flatulent colic_, its causes, and seat of the disorder, 296. Remedies for, _ibid._

_Flower-de-luce_, the yellow water, the root of, recommended for the tooth-ach, 358.

_Fluor albus_ described, with its proper treatment, 529.

_Fomentations_, how to make and apply, 673. General intentions of, _ibid._ Anodyne fomentation, 674. Aromatic fomentation, _ibid._ Common fomentation, _ibid._ Emollient fomentation, _ibid._ Strengthening fomentation, 675.

_Food._ See _Aliment_.

_Forgiveness of injuries_, ought to be practised from a regard to our own health, 112.

_Fractures._ See _Bones_, broken.

_Frozen limbs_, how to recover, 617.

_Fruit_, unripe, very hurtful to children, 20. One of the best medicines, both for the prevention and cure of a dysentery, 348.

_Funerals_, the great number of visitors attending them, dangerous to their health, 107.

G.

_Galling_, in infants, the cause and cure of, 550.

_Gangrene_, proper treatment of, 574.

_Gardening_, a wholesome amusement for sedentary persons, 52.

_Gargles for the throat_, how to make, 267. 270. 274. General intentions of, 675. Method of making the attenuating gargle, _ibid._ Common gargle, _ibid._ Detergent gargle, _ibid._ Emollient gargle, _ibid._ For the mouth of infants in the thrush, 548.

_Garlic ointment_, a North British remedy for the hooping-cough, how to apply it, 287.

_Generals of armies_, how they ought to consult the health of the men they command, 44.

_Gilders._ See _Miners_.

_Ginger_, syrup of, how to prepare, 694.

_Girls_, the common mode of education prejudicial to their constitution, 27. Means of rectifying it recommended, _ibid._

_Gleet_, how occasioned, and its symptoms, 500. Method of cure, _ibid._ Regimen, 501. Obstinate gleets cured by mercurial inunctions, 502. How to apply bougies, _ibid._

_Glover_, Mr. his course of treatment for the recovery of a hanged man, 628.

_Gonorrhœa_, virulent, the nature of, and its symptoms, 491. Regimen, 492. Medical treatment, 493. Is often cured by astringent injections, _ibid._ Cooling purges always proper in, 494. Mercury seldom necessary in a gonorrhœa, 496. How to administer it when needful, 497.

_Goulard_, M. preparation of his celebrated extract of Saturn, 700. His various applications of it, _ibid._

_Gout_, the general causes of, 55. How to treat a looseness occasioned by repelling it from the extremities, 313. The sources of this disorder, and its symptoms, 380, 381. Regimen for, 382. Wool the best external application in, 383. Why there are so many nostrums for, 384. Proper medicines after the fit, _ibid._ Proper regimen in the intervals between fits to keep off their return, 385. How to remove it from the nobler parts to the extremities, 386. General cautions to prevent danger by mistaking it for other disorders, 387.

_Gravel_, how formed in the bladder, 125. How distinguished from the stone, 324. Causes and symptoms, _ibid._ Regimen, 325. Medical treatment, 326.

_Green-sickness_ originates in indolence, 523.

_Grief_, its effects permanent, and often fatal, 116. Danger of the mind dwelling long upon one subject, especially if of a disagreeable nature, 117. The mind requires exercise as well as the body, 118. Innocent amusements not to be neglected, _ibid._ Is productive of nervous diseases, 421.

_Gripes in infants_, proper treatment of, 549.

_Guaiacum_, gum, a good remedy for the quinsey, 268; and rheumatism, 390.

_Gullet_, how to remove substances detained in, 603. Cautions for the use of crotchets with this intention, _ibid._ Other mechanical expedients, 604. Treatment if the obstruction cannot be removed, 607.

_Gums of children_, applications to, during teething, and how to cut them, 561.

_Gutta serena_, proper treatment of, 458.

H.

_Hæmoptoe_, spitting of blood. See _Blood_.

_Hæmorrhages._ See _Blood_.

_Harrowgate water_, an excellent medicine for expelling worms, 368. And for the jaundice, 373. In the scurvy, 391.

_Head-ach_, the species of, distinguished, 352. Causes of, 353. Regimen, 354. Medical treatment, 355.

_Health of the people in general_, a proper object of attention for the magistrates, xi. Ought to be attended to in matrimonial contracts, 8. Is often laboured for after it is destroyed, 61. Rules given by Celsus for the preservation of, 134.

_Heart-burn_, the nature of this disorder, with its causes, and remedies for, 418.

_Heat_, extreme, how to recover persons overcome by, 618.

_Hemlock_, a good remedy in the King’s evil, 402. Is recommended by Dr. Stork for the cure of cancers, 469.

_Hemp-seed_, a decoction of, good in the jaundice, and how to prepare it, 373.

_Hiccup_, its causes, and method of treatment, 436.

_Hoffman_, his rules for guarding child-bed women against the miliary fever, 538.

_Honey_, a wholesome article of food for children, 21. Is recommended in the stone, 328.

_Hooping-cough._ See _Cough_.

_Hospitals_, the want of fresh air in, more dangerous to the patients than their disorders, 81. Cleanliness peculiarly necessary in, 105. Often spread infection by being situated in the middle of populous towns, 108. How they might be rendered proper receptacles for the sick, 110.

## Particularly in infectious disorders, 111.

The sick in, ought not to be crowded together, 219, _note_.

_Horse-radish_, the chewing of, will restore sensibility to the organs of taste when injured, 465.

_Houses_, instead of contrivances to make them close and warm, ought to be regularly ventilated, 78. In marshy situations unwholesome, 80. Ought to be built in a dry situation, 130. Danger of inhabiting new-built houses before thoroughly dry, _ibid._ Are often rendered damp by unseasonable cleanliness, _ibid._ Are dangerous when kept too close and hot, 133.

_Husbandmen_, the peculiar disorders they are exposed to, from the vicissitudes of the weather, 40.

_Huxham_, Dr. recommends the study of the dietetic part of medicine, xiii.

_Hydrocephalus._ See _Dropsy_.

_Hydrophobia_, Dr. Tissot’s method of curing, 484.

_Hydrops pectoris._ See _Dropsy_.

_Hypochondriac affections_, frequently produced by intense study, 58. Their causes, and who most subject to them, 452. The general intentions of cure, _ibid._ Regimen, 454.

_Hysterics_, a disorder produced by the habitual use of tea, 66. General causes of, 447. Symptoms, 448. Proper treatment of, _ibid._ Regimen, 449. Medicines adapted to, 450.

_Hysteric colic_, symptoms and treatment of, 299.

J.

_Jails_, why malignant fevers are often generated in them, 77. Often spread infection by being situated in the middle of populous towns, 108. Ought to be removed, 110.

_Janin_, M. his relation of the recovery of an overlaid infant, 627. And of a man who had hanged himself, 628.

_Jaundice_, the different stages of its appearance, with the causes of this disorder, 370, 371. Symptoms and regimen, 371. Medical treatment, 372.

_Jesuits Bark._ See _Bark_.

_Jews_, the whole system of their laws tending to promote cleanliness, 103. 107.

_Iliac passion_, a particular kind of inflammation of the intestines, 292.

_Imposthume in the breast_, in consumptions, how to make it break inwardly, when not to be discharged by other means, 185. Imposthumes after the small-pox, proper treatment of, 227.

_Incontinency of urine_, distinguished from a diabetes, 322. Expedient for relief, _ibid._

_Indigestion_, is one consequence of intense study, 56. General causes, and remedies for, 416.

_Indolence_, its bad effects on the constitution, 82. Occasions glandular obstructions, 83. Ill consequences of too much indulgence in bed, 84. Is the parent of vice, 86. Is the general cause of most nervous disorders, 455.

_Infancy_, the foundation of a good or bad constitution, generally laid in this season of life, 1.

_Infants_, nearly one half of those born in Great Britain die under twelve years of age, 1. Perish mostly by art, 2. Ought not to be suckled by delicate women, 3. Importance of their being nursed by their mothers, 4. Often lose their lives, or become deformed, by errors in clothing them, 9. How the art of bandaging them became the province of the midwife, 10. How treated in Africa, 11, _note_. Philosophical observations on their organical structure, and on the causes of deformity, _ibid._ Why they so frequently die of convulsions, 12. Why exposed to fevers, 13. And colds, 14. Rules for their dress, _ibid._ Their food, 15. Reflections on the many evils they are exposed to, 544. Why their first disorders are in their bowels, _ibid._ How to cleanse their bowels, 545. The meconium, 546. Thrush, 547. Acidities, 548. Gripes, 549. Galling and excoriations, 550. Stoppage of the nose, _ibid._ Vomiting, 551. Looseness, 552. Eruptions, 553. Scabbed heads, 555. Chilblains, 556. The croup, 557. Teething, 559. Rickets, 562. Convulsions, 565. Water in the head, 567. How to recover infants seemingly dead, 622. Ought never to sleep in the same bed with their mothers or nurses, 626, _note_. Case of the recovery of an overlaid infant, 627. Case of an infant seemingly killed by a strong convulsion fit, and recovered, 629. See _Children_.

_Infection_, the danger of, incurred by injudicious or unnecessary attendance on the sick, 106. And on funerals, 107. Is often communicated by clothes, _ibid._ Is frequently imported, 108. Is spread by hospitals and jails being situated in the middle of populous towns, _ibid._ How to prevent infection in sick chambers, 109. Physicians liable to spread infection, _ibid._ _note_. In what respects the spreading of infection might be checked by the magistrate, 110. Bleeding and purging increase the danger of, by debilitating the body, 204. Small-pox, 214. Of the small-pox may be received again, 218, _note_.

_Inflammations_, how the laborious part of mankind expose themselves to, 42. Proper treatment of, 574.

_Inflammation_ of the bladder. See _Bladder_.

—— of the brain. See _Brain_.

—— of the eyes. See _Eyes_.

—— of the intestines. See _Intestines_.

—— of the kidneys. See _Kidneys_.

—— of the liver. See _Liver_.

—— of the lungs. See _Peripneumony_.

—— of the stomach. See _Stomach_.

—— of the throat. See _Quinsey_.

—— of the womb. See _Womb_.

_Infusions_, advantages of, over decoctions, 676. How to obtain rich infusions from weak vegetables, _ibid._ Preparation of the bitter infusion, _ibid._ Infusion of the bark, _ibid._ Infusion of carduus, 677. Of linseed, _ibid._ Of roses, _ibid._ Of tamarinds, and senna, _ibid._ Spanish infusion, 678. For the palsy, _ibid._

_Inns_, the great danger of meeting with damp beds in them, 128. The sheets in, how treated to save washing, 129.

_Inoculation_ of the small-pox, more favourably received here than in neighbouring countries, 227. Cannot prove of general utility while kept in the hands of a few, 228. No mystery in the process, _ibid._ May safely be performed by parents or nurses, 229. Various methods of doing it, _ibid._ The clergy exhorted to remove the prejudices against the operation, 231. Arguments cited from Dr. Mackenzie in favour of inoculation, _ibid._ _note_. Ought to be rendered universal, 233. Means of extending the practice of, 234. Two obstacles to the progress of, stated, 235. Might be performed by clergymen, or by parents themselves, 236. The proper seasons and age for performing it, 239. Will often mend the habit of body, _ibid._ Necessary preparation and regimen for, _ibid._

_Insects_, when they creep into the ear, how to force them out, 361. Poisonous, the bites of, how to be treated, 486.

_Intemperance_, one great cause of the diseases of seamen, 45. The danger of, argued from the constructions of the human body, 94. The analogy in the nourishment of plants and animals, _ibid._ Is the abuse of natural passions, _ibid._ In diet, 95. In liquor and carnal pleasures, _ibid._ The bad consequences of, involve whole families, 96. Effects of drunkenness on the constitution, _ibid._ Persons who seldom get drunk, may nevertheless injure their constitutions by drink, 97. The habit of drinking frequently acquired under misfortunes, 98. Is peculiarly hurtful to young persons, 99. Leads to all other vices, _ibid._

_Intermitting fever._ See _Ague_.

_Intestines_, inflammation of, general causes from whence it proceeds, 291. The symptoms, regimen, and medical treatment, 292. Cautions to guard against it, 295.

_Intoxication_ produces a fever, 96. Fatal consequences of a daily repetition of this vice, _ibid._ Persons who seldom get drunk, may nevertheless injure their constitution by drinking, _ibid._ Getting drunk, a hazardous remedy for a cold, 277. Often produces fatal effects, 623. Proper cautions for treating persons in liquor, 624. The safest drink after a debauch, _ibid._ Remarkable case, 625.

_Johnson_, Dr. extraordinary recovery of an infant seemingly killed by a strong convulsion fit, related by, 629.

_Issues_, how to make them take the best effect, 430.

_Itch_, the nature and symptoms of this disease described, 403. Sulphur, the best remedy against, _ibid._ Great danger of the injudicious use of mercurial preparations for, 405. Cleanliness the best preservative against, 406, _note_.

_Juleps_, the form of, explained, 678. Preparation of the camphorated julep, _ibid._ Cordial julep, 679. Expectorating julep, _ibid._ Musk julep, _ibid._ Saline julep, _ibid._ Vomiting julep, _ibid._

K.

_Kermes mineral_, recommended by Dr. Duplanil for the hooping cough, 287, _note_.

_Kidneys_, inflammation of, its general causes, 301. Its symptoms and proper regimen, 302. Medical treatment, 305. Where it proceeds from the stone and gravel, _ibid._ Cautions for those subject to this disorder, _ibid._ See _Gravel_.

_King’s evil._ See _Scrophula_.