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The following letter from an eminent lawyer of Tennessee, is noteworthy, inasmuch as it shows the estimation in which Dr. Pierce and the institutions which he has founded were held by the lamented Garfield, who was one of the Doctor's intimate friends and colleagues while he was serving as a member of Congress:
OFFICE OF H.F. COLEMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SNEEDVILLE, TENN., Aug. 11, 1884
World's Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main St., Buffalo, N.Y.
GENTLEMEN:—Your letter of the 31st ult. just received and contents noted. I am perfectly satisfied with the explanation, and ask pardon for the sharp letter written you some days since. The mails are very irregular, as you know, and we are too apt to be impatient and attribute our mishaps to the wrong cause. Your honesty, integrity and ability are not doubted in the least by me.
I have, perhaps, a higher endorsement of you than any other patient under your care, and for your gratification I will give it to you.
Some time since I was in conversation with Congressman Pettibone, of this State, when the following conversation took place: "You say," said the Major, "that you have visited Dr. Pierce's medical establishment in Buffalo, New York?" "Yes, sir, I did." "You found everything as represented?" "Yes, sir, as was represented, and which I assure you was quite encouraging to a man who had traveled as far as I had to visit an institution of that kind." "That man, Dr. Pierce," said the Major, "is one of the best men of the times. While at Washington, during my first term," he continued, "one day I was in President Garfield's room and a fine-looking, broad-foreheaded gentleman came in, and President Garfield arose and took him by the hand and said, 'Good morning, Doctor, I am so glad to see you,' and then turned and introduced him to me as Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo, New York. Knowing the Doctor by reputation, and having seen his pictures, I at once recognized him. He, in a short time, left the room, and Garfield said to me, 'Major, that is one of the best men in the world, and he is at the head of one of the best medical institutions in the world.'"
With this high endorsement, I have unbounded confidence in your integrity and ability.
Very truly yours,
H.F. COLEMAN.
The Buffalo Evening News says: "Each and every member of the medical and surgical staff of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute is a graduate in medicine and surgery from one or more legally chartered medical colleges, and several of the members have had many years of experience as army surgeons, and in hospital and general as well as in special practice. One is a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh; licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow; licentiate of midwifery, Glasgow; member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, England; extraordinary member of the Royal Medical Society, Edinburgh, etc. Another is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia; another of the New York Medical College; another of the Buffalo Medical College, and of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; another of Cincinnati Medical College, and of the University of New York; another from Buffalo Medical College, and diplomas from all these institutions, as well as from many others equally noted, can be seen at the offices of this institution, if any one feels any interest in them."
One of the most extensive institutions in this country for the treatment of chronic ailments is the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo, under the control of the World's Dispensary Medical Association, of which Dr. R.V. PIERCE is President. The hotel itself is a wonderful affair, combining all the comforts and conveniences of a luxurious home with the most complete facilities for the successful treatment of all chronic diseases incident to humanity. Dr. PIERCE has a world-wide fame as a skillful practitioner, and his corps of assistants comprises many physicians and surgeons of great ability and large experience in the treatment of chronic and surgical diseases. Those who have been treated by the Association are loud in their praises, and we understand that the number of its patients increases with each succeeding year. The country is full of people who have been "doctoring" year after year without successful results, and the probabilities are that in a majority of such cases a few months spent at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in the care of its medical experts, would result in material and permanent benefit.
In the enterprising city of Buffalo some eminent and capable professional people have established an "Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute," under the comprehensive direction and control of the "World's Dispensary Medical Association" at 663 Main Street, in that beautiful city. This Institute is organized with a full staff of eighteen physicians and surgeons, and the hotel is exclusively devoted to treatment of chronic diseases. This corps of doctors make a specialty of chronic [pg 975]maladies, and the Institute is reputed to have abundant skill, facilities and apparatus for the successful treatment of every form of chronic ailment, whether requiring for its cure medical or surgical means.
The building occupied is a massive one of five stories.
Among the notable professional men of this country who have achieved extraordinary success is Dr. R.V. PIERCE, of Buffalo, N.Y. The prominence which he has attained has been reached through strictly legitimate means, and so far, therefore, he deserves the enviable reputation which he enjoys. This large measure of success is the result of a thorough and careful preparation for his calling, and extensive reading during a long and unusually large practice, which has enabled him to gain high commendation, even from his professional brethren. Devoting his attention to certain specialties of the science he has so carefully investigated, he has been rewarded in a remarkable degree. In these specialties he has become a recognized leader. Not a few of the remedies prescribed by him have, it is said, been adopted and prescribed by physicians in their private practice. His pamphlets and larger works have been received as useful contributions to medical knowledge. He has recently added another, and perhaps more important work, because of more general application, to the list of his published writings. This book, entitled "The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser," is designed to enter into general circulation. For his labors in this direction, Dr. PIERCE has received acknowledgments and honors from many sources, and especially scientific degrees from two of the first medical institutions in the land. His works have been translated into the German, Spanish, French, and other foreign languages.
Dr. PIERCE has now been before the general public long enough to enable the formation of a careful estimate of the efficiency of his treatment and his medicines, and the verdict, we are glad to know, has been universally favorable to both.
Dr. PIERCE is a type of a class of men who obtain success by careful and well-directed effort, not attempting too much, nor creating false ideas as to ability. The only reliable physician, in these days of complicated disorders and high-pressure living, is the "Specialist," the man who understands his own branch of the business. Such, in his line, is Dr. Pierce. He has written a "Common Sense Medical Adviser," which is well worth reading. With strict business honor, high professional skill, reasonable fees, and a large corps of competent assistants Dr. Pierce has made his name as familiar as "household words."
From the Rocky Mountain Herald.
Dr. R.V. PIERCE, the greatest American specialist, and proprietor of the World's Dispensary, Buffalo, N.Y., has sent us his new book entitled "The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser," which is a handsome, large volume, elegantly got up, with hundreds of wood-cuts [pg 976]and colored plates, and a complete cyclopedia of medical teachings for old and young of both sexes. It has every thing in it, according to the latest scientific discoveries, and withal is wonderfully commomensical in its style and teachings.
From the Lafayette Daily Courier.
Dr. R.V. PIERCE, of Buffalo, distinguished in surgery, and the general practice of the profession he honors, has made a valuable contribution to the medical literature of the day, in a comprehensive work entitled "The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser." While scientific throughout, it is singularly free from technical and stilted terms. It comes right down to the common-sense of every-day life, and, to quote from the author himself, seeks to "inculcate the facts of science rather than the theories of philosophy." This entertaining and really instructive work seems to be in harmony with the enlarged sphere of thought, as touching the open polar sea of evolution. He considers man in every phase of his existence, from the rayless atom to the grand upbuilding of the noblest work of God. Dr. PIERCE is a noble specimen of American manhood. He has sprung from the people, and with many sympathies in common with the masses, has sought to render them a substantial service in this the great work of his life.
"A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal,
Is more than armies to the public weal."
To be honored in his own land is the crowning blessing of the man who has been "the architect of his own fortune"—the man who has made for himself, with his own hands and brain, a princely fortune and an enduring fame. From COMLEY'S History of New York State, containing biographical sketches of the men who "have given wealth, stamina, and character" to the Empire State, we clip the following brief sketch of the distinguished physician, Dr. R.V. PIERCE, of Buffalo: "Every nation owes its peculiar character, its prosperity—in brief, every thing that distinguishes it as an individual nation,—to the few men belonging to it who have the courage to step beyond the boundaries prescribed by partisanship, professional tradition, or social customs. In professional no less than in political life there occasionally arise men who burst the fetters of conventionalism, indignantly rejecting the arbitrary limits imposed upon their activity, and step boldly forward into new fields of enterprise. We call these men self-made. The nation claims them as her proudest ornaments—the men upon whom she can rely, in peace for her glory, in war for her succor. Of this class of men the medical profession has furnished a distinguished example in the successful and justly-celebrated physician, Dr. R.V. PIERCE, of Buffalo, N.Y., and any history treating of the industries of the Empire State would be incomplete without a sketch of his useful and earnest work. * * * Specially educated for the profession which he so eminently adorns, he early supplemented his studies by extensive and original research in its several departments. He brought to his chosen work acute perceptive and reflective powers, and that indomitable energy that neither shrinks at obstacles nor yields to circumstances. In physique, Dr. PIERCE is an ideal type of American manhood. Of medium stature, robust, his appearance is characterized by a healthful, vigorous vitality, while the full, lofty brow and handsomely cut [pg 977]features are indicative of that comprehensive mental power and remarkable business sagacity which have combined to place him among the distinguished men of the age. * * * As an earnest worker for the welfare of his fellow-men, Dr. PIERCE has won their warmest sympathy and esteem. While seeking to be their servant only, he has become a prince among them. Yet the immense fortune lavished upon him by a generous people he hoards not, but invests in the erection and establishment of institutions directly contributive to the public good, the people thus realizing, in their liberal patronage, a new meaning of the beautiful Oriental custom of casting bread upon the waters. Noted in both public and private life for his unswerving integrity and all those sterling virtues that ennoble manhood, Dr. PIERCE ranks high among those few men whose names the Empire State is justly proud to inscribe upon her roll of honor." Dr. PIERCE has lately erected a palatial Invalids' Hotel for the reception of his patients, at a cost of over half a million dollars.
Speaking of Dr. R.V. PIERCE, the Buffalo (N.Y.) Commercial says: "He came here an unknown man, almost friendless, with no capital except his own manhood, which, however, included plenty of brains and pluck, indomitable perseverance, and inborn uprightness, capital enough for any man in this progressive country, if only he has good health and habits as well. He had all these great natural advantages, and one thing more, an excellent education. He had studied medicine and been regularly licensed to practice as a physician. But he was still a student, fond of investigation and experiment. He discovered, or invented, important remedial agencies or compounds. Not choosing to wait wearily for the sick and suffering to find out (without any body to tell them) that he could do them good, he advertised his medicines and invited the whole profession of every school, to examine and pronounce judgment on his formulas. He advertised liberally, profusely, but with extraordinary shrewdness, and with a method which is in itself a lesson to all who seek business by that perfectly legitimate means. His success has been something marvelous—so great, indeed, that it must be due to intrinsic merit in the articles he sells, more even than to his unparalleled skill in the use of printer's ink. The present writer once asked a distinguished dispensing druggist to explain the secret of the almost universal demand for Dr. PIERCE'S medicines. He said they were in fact genuine medicines—such compounds as every good physician would prescribe for the diseases which they were advertised to cure. Of course, they cost less than any druggist would charge for the same article, supplied on a physician's prescription, and, besides, there was the doctor's fee saved. Moreover, buying the drugs in such enormous quantities, having perfect apparatus for purifying and compounding the mixture, he could not only get better articles in the first place, but present the medicine in better form and cheaper than the same mixture could possibly be obtained from any other source.
At the age of eighteen, he (Dr. PIERCE) entered a medical school, and proved a devoted student, graduating at twenty-three with the highest honors. A simple knowledge of the routine of practice as then in vogue, was not enough. He sought new means of healing, and explored "schools" of practice that were prohibited by his sect. He denounced [pg 978]errors in the prevailing "schools" and accepted truths belonging to those prohibited. Every one knows how such daring and destructive innovations are regarded by the medical profession generally. Dr. PIERCE was no exception to the rule. But he paid no attention to detraction, pursuing his own way with that energy which proves now to be a most excellent ally of his medical instincts.
The World's Dispensary is to-day the greatest institution of its kind in the world. More than two hundred persons are employed, eighteen being skillful physicians and surgeons, each devoting himself to a special branch of the profession, all acting together when required, as a council. The printing department of the Dispensary is larger than the similar department of any paper outside of the New York Herald.
The author of "The People's Medical Adviser" is well-known to the American public as a physician of fine attainments, and his Family Medicines are favorite remedies in thousands of our households. As a counselor and friend, Dr. PIERCE is a cultured, courteous gentleman. He has devoted all his energies to the alleviation of human suffering. With this end in view and his whole heart in his labors, he has achieved marked and merited success. There can be no real success without true merit. That his success is real, is evidenced by the fact that his reputation, as a man and physician, does not deteriorate; and the fact that there is a steadily increasing demand for his medicines, proves that they are not nostrums, but reliable remedies for disease. The various departments of the World's Dispensary in which his Family Medicines are compounded and his special prescriptions prepared, are provided with all modern facilities.
"The American mind is active. It has given us books of fiction for the sentimentalist, learned books for the scholar and professional student, but few books for the people. A book for the people must relate to a subject of universal interest. Such a subject is the physical man, and such a book 'The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser,' a copy of which has been recently laid on our table. The high professional attainments of its author,—Dr. R.V. PIERCE, of Buffalo, N.Y.,—and the advantages derived by him from an extensive practice, should alone insure for his work a cordial reception." Price $1.50, post-paid. Address, WORLD'S DISPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N.Y.
What can be accomplished by judicious enterprise, when backed up by ability and professional skill, is shown by the magnificent buildings of the World's Dispensary and the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo. While models of architectural beauty and completeness, their real worth and usefulness consist rather in the humanitarian objects they are made to serve. They stand superior to all institutions of their kind, not only in material proportions but as well in the medical knowledge and practical experience of those connected with them. In each department are those and those only who by natural bent and training are specially adapted to combating their particular class of "the ills which flesh is heir to."
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Abdomen. The part of the body between the diaphragm and pelvis, containing the stomach, intestines, etc. The belly.
Abdominal. Belonging to the Abdomen.
Abortion. Expulsion of the foetus before the seventh month of pregnancy.
Absorption. The function of taking up substances from within or without the body.
Acetabulum. The bone socket which receives the head of the thigh bone.
Acne. Pimples upon the face, more common at the age of puberty.
Adipose Tissue. A thin membrane composed of cells which contain fat.
Adventitious. Acquired.
Albumen in urinein chemical composition resembles the white of an egg, and is detected by the application of heat, nitric acid, etc.
Albuminoid. Of the nature of albumen.
Albuminuria. A condition or disease in which the urine contains albumen. (See above.)
Alimentary Canal. The canal extending from the mouth to the anus, through which the food passes.
Allopathy. Allopathic school. Defined on page 293.
Alterative. A medicine which gradually changes the constitution, restoring healthy functions.
Alveolar process. The bony structure which contains the sockets of the teeth.
Amaurosis. Loss or decay of sight from disease of the optic nerve.
Amenorrhea. Suppression of the menses.
Amnion. A membrane enveloping the foetus and the liquid.
Amputation. The operation of cutting off a limb.
Amyloid degeneration. Alteration in the texture of organs, which resembles wax or lard.
Amyloids. Foods composed of carbon and hydrogen; as sugar, starch, etc.
Anæmia. Privation of blood. Lack of red corpuscles in the blood.
Anasarca. Dropsy attended with bloating all over the body.
Anatomy. The science of the structure of the body.
Anesthetic. An agent that prevents feeling in surgical operations, and in some diseases of a painful nature.
Angina (pectoris). Violent pain about the heart, attended with anxiety and difficult breathing.
Animalcula, Animalcule. An animal so small as to be invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye.
Anodynes. Medicines which relieve pain.
Anteversion. The womb falling forward upon the bladder. Illus. p. 716.
Anthelmintics. Medicines which destroy or expel worms from the stomach and intestines.
Antidote. A remedy to counteract the effect of poison.
Antifebrile. A remedy which abates fever.
Antiperiodic. A remedy which prevents the regular appearance of similar symptoms in the course of a disease.
Antiseptic. Medicines which prevent putrefaction.
Antispasmodics. Medicines which relieve spasm.
Anus. The circular opening at the end of the bowel, through which the excrement leaves the body.
Aorta. The great artery of the body arising from the heart. Illus. page 58.
Aperient. A medicine which moves the bowels gently.
Aphthæ. Sore mouth, beginning in pimples and ending in white ulcers.
Aphthous. Complicated with aphthæ.
Apnoea. Short, hurried breathing.
Apoplexy. The effects of a sudden rush of blood to an organ; as the brain, lungs, etc. Brain pressure, from rupture of a blood-vessel.
Aqueous humor. The clear fluid contained in the front chambers of the eye.
Arachnoid. A thin, spider-web like membrane covering the brain.
Areolar Tissue. The network of delicate fibres spread over the body, binding the various organs and parts together.
Artery. A vessel carrying blood from the heart to the various parts of the body; usually red in color.
[pg 980]Articular. Relating to the joints.
Articulated. Jointed.
Articulations. The union of one bone with another. A Joint.
Ascites. Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity.
Asphyxia. A condition of apparent death owing to the supply of air being cut off; as in drowning, inhalation of gases, sun-stroke, etc.
Aspirator. An instrument for the evacuation of fluids from the cavities of the body, as water in abdominal dropsy, the contents of tumors, etc.
Assimilation. Appropriating and transforming into its own substance, matters foreign to the body.
Astringents. Medicines which contract the flesh.
Atonic, Atony. Wanting tone.
Atrophied. Wasted; lessened in bulk.
Atrophy. Wasting away; diminution in size.
Auditory nerves. The nerves connecting the brain with the ears and employed in exercising the sense of hearing.
Auscultation. Diagnosing diseases by listening, either with or without instruments.
B
Balanitis. Gonorrhea of the mucous surface of the head of the penis.
Benign. Harmless; a term applied to tumors.
Beverage. A liquor for drinking.
Bile. A yellow bitter fluid secreted by the liver. Defined on page 80.
Bilious. Disordered in respect to bile. Relating to bile.
Bilious temperament, Volitive temperament. See page 173.
Biology. The science of life.
Bistoury. A small cutting knife.
Bladder (urinary). The organ, situated behind the pubic bone, which holds the urine until its expulsion. Illus. pages 206 and 207.
Blebs. Eminences of the skin containing a watery fluid.
Bloody-flux. A disease characterized by frequent, scanty, and bloody stools.
Boil. An inflamed tumor which comes to a head and discharges matter and a core. See page 443.
Bolus. A large pill.
Bougie. A long, flexible instrument used for dilating contracted canals and passages.
Breach. Some form of hernia of the abdomen. See page 862.
Broad ligaments of the uterus. Folds of the peritoneum which support the womb and contain the Fallopian tubes and ovaries. Illus. p. 206.
Bronchea. Tubes formed by the division of the windpipe. Illus. page 64.
Bronchocele. Thick neck, goitre.
Bubo. An inflammatory tumor in the groin.
Bulla. A bleb or large pimple containing transparent fluid.
C
Cachexia. A depraved condition of the system; as from poor food, syphilis, etc.
Calcareous. Containing lime.
Calcification. The process of forming of, or converting into, chalk.
Calculus, calculi. Stones or similar concretions formed by the deposit of solid matter; of lime, soda, uric acid, urates, oxalates, etc.
Calisthenics. Healthful exercise of the body and limbs, for purposes of strength and agility.
Cancellated structure. Cells communicating with each other forming a structure resembling "lattice-work."
Canker. Ulcers in the mouth.
Capillaries. Very small blood-vessels. Defined on page 60.
Carbonic Acid. A heavy, poisonous gas. Choke damp.
Cardiac. Pertaining to the heart. Near or towards the heart.
Carminatives. Medicines which allay pain in the stomach and intestines by expelling the gas.
Carotids. The great arteries at the sides of the neck.
Cartilage. A solid part of the body found in the joints, ends of the ribs, etc. It is softer than bone but harder than ligament.
Cartilaginous tissue. Parts of the body of the nature of cartilage.
Carunculæ. Fleshy growths.
Casein. The part of milk which contains nitrogen. Cheese curd.
Catalytics. Medicines which destroy morbid agencies in the blood. Alteratives.
Catamenia. Monthly flow of the female.
Cataract. Opacity of the lens of the eye, or its covering, or both.
Cathartics. Medicines which cause evacuation of the bowels.
Catheter. A hollow tube introduced into the bladder through the urethra for the purpose of drawing off the urine.
Caustics. Substances which destroy animal tissue.
Cauterization. Burning or searing by a hot iron, or caustic medicines.
Cauterize. To burn or sear by a hot iron, or by medicines which destroy.
Cell. A little vessel having a membranous wall and containing fluid. The whole body may be considered as formed of different kinds of cells.
Cellular structure. See Cancellated structure.
Cerebellum. Little brain. Base brain. Illus. page 100.
Cerebrum. The upper or large brain. Illus. page 100.
Cervix. Neck; neck of the womb. Illus. page 206.
Chalybeate. Mineral waters which contain iron.
Chancre. A virulent, syphilitic ulcer. Figs. 27 and 28, Plate V., Pamphlet X.
Chancroid. Resembling infectious chancre. Soft chancre.
[pg 981]Chlorosis. Green sickness. A disease of young women attended with a greenish hue of the skin, debility, etc.
Cholagogues. Cathartics which stimulate the liver.
Chordæ tendineæ. Cord-like substances about the valves of the heart. See page 57.
Cordee.
Choroid. The dark colored lining membrane of the eye.
Chyle. Food digested and ready for absorption. See pages 45 and 49.
Chylous products. See Chyle.
Chyme. Food after being subjected to the action of the gastric fluids.
Cicatrix. The scar or place where parts which have been cut or divided, are united.
Cilia. Small hairs.
Circumcision. An operation for removing superfluous foreskin.
Circumvallate. Arranged in oblique lines, as the prominences on the back of the tongue.
Clap. Gonorrhea. A venereal disease of the urethra.
Clavicle. See Collar-bone.
Clinical medicine. Investigation of disease at the bedside.
Coagulate. To thicken or harden, as heat hardens the white of an egg.
Coition. Sexual intercourse. The act of generation.
Collar-bone (Clavicle). A bone at the front and top of chest, attached by one end to the breast-bone and by the other to the shoulder-blade.
Colon. Part of the large intestines. Illus. page 40.
Coma. A condition of profound sleep from which it is difficult to arouse the patient.
Comedones. Pimples on the face. See page 412, and Fig. 8. Plate II.
Compress. A soft cloth folded to several thicknesses, so that with a bandage pressure can be applied, or by wetting in hot water, a part can be subjected to the influences of heat and moisture.
Conception. Impregnation of the ovum; the beginning of a new being.
Congenital. Applied to a disease born with one; from birth.
Congestion. An abnormal amount of blood in a part or organ.
Conjunctiva. The membrane which covers the external surface of the eyeball.
Conjunctivitis. Inflammation of the eye.
Contagion. The transmission of disease from one to another by contact, as hydrophobia, syphilis; or otherwise, as measles, scarlet fever, etc.
Contagious. Capable of being transmitted from one person to another.
Continence. Abstinence from sexual intercourse or excitement.
Convalescence. The recovery of health after sickness.
Convoluted. Curved or rolled together.
Copulation. Sexual intercourse.
Corlum. A layer of the akin.
Cornea. A transparent covering of the front of the eye.
Corpuscles of the blood. Defined and illustrated on page 53.
Counter-irritants. Defined on page 331.
Cowper's glands of the male. Glands situated in front of the prostate gland. Illus. page 207.
Coxalgia. Hip-joint disease. See page 451.
Cranium. The skull. The bones of the head.
Crayons. Sticks or cylinders made of Cocoa butter and medicated.
Cross-eye. One or both eyes drawn towards the nose. Squint.
Crustaceous. Belonging to the class of animals covered by a crust-like shell.
Cutaneous. Belonging to, or affecting, the skin.
Cuticle. The outer layer of the skin, consisting of small bony scales.
Cystitis. Inflammation of the bladder. In chronic form, Catarrh of the bladder.
D
Debris. Broken-down tissue. Waste material.
Decoction. Defined on page 303.
Defecation. Voiding excrement from the body.
Degeneration, fatty. The deposit of particles of fat instead of the proper muscular tissue.
Deglutition. Swallowing. Conveying food to the stomach.
Dejection of mind. Despondency. Low spirits.
Dejections. The matter voided from the bowels.
Deleterious. Destructive. Poisonous.
Dentition. Cutting of the teeth in infancy.
Deodorizer. A substance that destroys a bad smell.
Depletion. To empty the blood-vessels by lancing a vein or by medicines.
Depravation. Corruption.
Depurating. Cleansing.
Dermatologist. One who makes diseases of the skin a specialty.
Desiccate. To dry up.
Desquamation. Scaling off of the skin, after fevers.
Desquamative nephritis, Bright's Disease, in which epithelial cells escape with the urine.
Diabetes. Defined on page 835.
Diagnosis. The determination of a disease by its symptoms or characteristics.
Diagnostic. The symptoms by which a disease is distinguished from others.
Diaphoretic. Medicines which increase perspiration.
Diaphragm. Defined on page 32.
Diathesis. Peculiarity of constitution. Predisposition to certain diseases.
Digestion. The function by which food passing along the alimentary canal is prepared for nutrition.
[pg 982]Dilatation. Increasing in size by Instruments or other agencies.
Diluents. Fluids which thin the blood or hold medicines in solution.
Director. An instrument having a groove which directs the knife and protects underlying parts from injury.
Disinfectants. Substances which arrest putrefaction.
Dislocation. The act of or state of, being forced from its proper situation.
Distilled. Separated by heat from other substances and collected by condensation.
Diuretics. Medicines which increase the flow of urine.
Douche. Dashes of water. An instrument for washing the nasal membrane.
Drastics. Medicines which move the bowels harshly or frequently.
Dropsy. The accumulation of fluid In the cavities or cellular tissue of the body.
Duodenum. The first portion of the intestines. Illus. page 44.
Dura mater. A thick, fibrous membrane lining the skull.
Dyscrasia. A bad condition of body.
Dysentery. A disease characterized by frequent, scanty and bloody stools.
Dysmenorrhea. Difficult or painful menstruation.
Dyspnoea. Difficult breathing.
E
Ear, Internal. Defined on page 110. Illus. page 109.
Earthy phosphates. The white deposit in urine, composed of phosphoric acid and a base.
Ecchymosis. Black or yellow spots produced by effused blood. Black eye Is an example.
Eclectic School. See page 294.
Ecraseur. An instrument which amputates by a loop of wire.
Eczematous. Of the nature of Eczema. See page 430.
Edema (Œdema). Puffiness of the skin from the accumulation of fluid. General dropsy.
Effluvia. Unpleasant odors or exhalations.
Effusion. The pouring out of blood or other fluid.
Electrolysis. Decomposing or modifying by the application of electricity.
Eliminated. Discharged, expelled.
Emaciation. Leanness in flesh.
Embryo. The young of an animal at the beginning of its development in the womb.
Emetics. Medicines which empty the stomach upwards.
Emmenagogues. Medicines which favor or cause menstruation.
Empiricism. Practicing medicine upon results of experience, generally by a person without a medical education.
Encephalic Temperament. Defined on page 177.
Endocarditis. Inflammation of the lining membrane of the heart.
Endocardium. The lining membrane of the heart
Endometrltls. Disease of the lining membrane of the womb.
Enteric. Intestinal.
Enteritis. Inflammation of the mucous lining of the small intestines.
Epidemics. Diseases which attack a number of persons at the name time: as yellow fever, small-pox, etc.
Epiglottis. A cap over the windpipe, allowing the admission of air, but preventing the introduction of foreign bodies.
Epithelial cells. Cells belonging to the epithelium.
Epithelium. The thin covering upon the lips, nipple, mucous and serous membranes and lining the ducts, blood-vessels and other canals.
Esophagus (OEsophagus). The food-pipe. Illus. page 44.
Eustachlan Tube. The tube leading from the throat to the inner ear. Illus, page 109.
Evacuaut. Cathartic.
Evolution. Defined on page 14.
Excoriates. Removes the skin in part.
Excoriation. A wound which removes some of the skin.
Excrementitious. Pertaining to the matter evacuated from the body.
Excrescences. Surface tumors; as warts, piles, polypi, etc.
Excretion. The process by which waste materials are removed from the blood, performed particularly by the lungs, skin and kidneys.
Excretory ducts. Minute vessels which transmit fluid from glands.
Exhalations. That which is thrown off by the body, as vapor, gases, etc.
Expectorants. Medicines which promote discharges from the lungs.
Expiration. Expelling the breath.
Extraneous matter. Any substance which finds a place in the body and does not belong there. Foreign substances.
Extra-uterine. Outside of the womb, but in its vicinity.
Extravasated. Escaped into surrounding tissues.
Extremities. Legs or arms.
Exudation. Substances discharged through the pores.
Exude. To sweat; to pass through a membrane.
F
Fallopian Tube. The canal through which the ovum passes from the ovary to the womb.
Faradization. The application of electricity by inductive currents.
Fascia. The white fibrous expansion of a muscle which binds parts together.
Fatty degeneration. The deposit of particles of fat instead of proper muscular tissue.
Febrifuge. A medicine which abates or cures fevers.
Febrile. Relating to fever.
[pg 983]Fecundation. The ovum uniting with the male germ. Impregnation.
Femoral Hernia. Thigh hernia. Illus. page 863.
Fermented. Changed by a process of decomposition.
Ferruginous. Containing iron.
Fetid. Having an offensive smell. Stinking.
Fetor. Offensive smell. Stench.
Fibrous. Composed of fibres.
Fibrous Tissue. The texture which unites every part of the body.
Filaments. Fibre; the basis of texture.
Fimbriated. Finger-like.
First intention, Healing by. Healing without suppuration or the formation of pus.
Fissure. A crack.
Fistula: Fistulæ. Small canals or tubes which carry pus or other liquids through the flesh.
Fistula, Urinary. The abnormal communication between the urinary passages and the external surface.
Fistulous openings. The outer end of canals or tubes which carry pus to the surface.
Flatulency. Wind gathered in the stomach or bowels.
Flexion of the Womb. A partial misplacement in which the womb is bent upon itself.
Flexures. Bending. Motion of a joint.
Flocculent. Combining or adhering in flocks or flakes.
Fluid Extracts. The active principles of medicines in fluid form.
Foetus. The unborn child.
Follicles (of hair). Small depressions in the skin.
Follicular. Relating to or affecting follicles.
Fomentations. Local application of cloths wrung out of hot water.
Forceps. An instrument having a motion and use like the thumb and fore-finger. Pincers. Obstetrical forceps embrace the head of the foetus.
Foreskin. That part of the skin of the penis which is prolonged over the head of the organ.
Formication. A sensation like a number of ants creeping on a part.
Fracture. Broken bone. In compound fracture the end of the bone projects through the skin.
Function. The peculiar action of an organ, or part of the body.
Functional. Pertaining to the specific action of an organ or part.
Fundus. The bottom or base of an organ. The fundus of the womb is its upper part, when in its natural position.
Fungiform. Mushroom-shaped.
G
Galvanism. Electricity.
Galvano-cautery. Burning or scarring by galvanic electricity.
Ganglion. A nerve center which forms and distributes nerve-power.
Gangrene. Death of a part.
Gastric. Pertaining to the stomach.
Gastric Juice. The digestive fluid supplied by the mucous membrane of the stomach.
Gelatinous. Jelly-like.
Generation. The functions which are active in reproduction.
Genitals. The sexual organs.
Gestation. Carrying the embryo in the uterus.
Glans. Head of the penis.
Gonorrhea. A discharge of mucous from inflammation of the urethra or vagina, caused by impure connection. Clap.
Granular casts. Moulds of epithelium found by the microscope in chronic Bright's Disease.
Granular lids. Roughness on the inner surface of the eyelids.
Granulations Heal by. See Granulations.
Granulations. Flesh-like shoots, which appear in a wound and form its scar.
Granules. Small grains.
Gravel. Substances precipitated in the urine resembling sand.
Groin. The oblique depression between the belly and thigh.
Grubs. Pimples on the face. See page 442.
Gynecologist. One who makes the Diseases of Women a specialty.
H
Hair bulbs. The expansion or root of the hair.
Hallucinations. Perception or sensation of objects which do not exist; as in Tremens.
Hectic. Constitutional; as hectic fever, in which all parts of the body become emaciated.
Hemiplegia. Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
Hemorrhoidal veins. The veins about the rectum which enlarge and form piles.
Hepatic. Relating or belonging to the liver.
Hereditary. A disease transmitted from parent to child.
Hernia. Defined on page 862.
Hollow of the Sacrum. The concave portion of the lower part of the spinal column within the pelvis.
Homeopathy. Defined on page 294.
Hyaline casts. Glassy appearing substances found by the microscope in urine in chronic Bright's Disease.
Hydragogues. Cathartics which produce copious watery discharges.
Hydrocele. Accumulation of fluid in the scrotum.
Hydrocephalus. Accumulation of fluid in the membranes about the brain.
Hydrothorax. Accumulation of fluid in the chest cavities.
Hygiene. The principles or rules for the promotion or preservation of health.
Hymen. Described on page 687. [pg 984]Hypersemia. Full of blood. Congestion.
Hypertrophy. Enlargement, thickening.
Hypochondriac. A person, usually dyspeptic, who is unreasonably gloomy, particularly about his health.
Hypodermic Syringe. An instrument having a very fine tube and needle-like point, by which medicines are lodged immediately under the skin.
Hysterotome. An instrument described and illustrated on page 696.
I
Idiopathic. Primary: not depending on another disease.
Illicit. Not permitted; unlawful.
Illusions. See Hallucinations.
Impacted. Wedged. Applied to feces which have remained in the rectum a long time.
Imperforate. Without a natural opening.
Impotency. Loss of sexual power.
Impregnation. Imparting the vital principle of the sperm-cell to the germ-cell, by which a new being is created.
Incipient. Commencement; first stage.
Independent Physician. Defined on page 295.
Indigenous. Native. Grows in a country.
Indolent. Painless; a term applied to tumors.
Induration. Hardening of a part or organ.
Infection. A prevailing disease. A disease spread only by contact, as itch, syphilis, etc.
Infiltration. The passage of fluid into the cellular tissue; as in General Dropsy.
Inflammation. Defined on page 398.
Infusion. Defined on page 303.
Inguinal Canal. A canal situated in the groin, through which the spermatic cord passes. The common seat of Hernia. Illus. page 862.
Inoculate. To communicate a disease by inserting matter in the flesh; as by vaccination.
Inorganic. Mineral. Bodies without organs.
Insalivation. Mixed with the saliva of the mouth, as food.
Insemination. The emission of sperm in coition.
Inspiration. Drawing in the breath.
Integument. The skin.
Intention, Healing by first. Healing without the formation of pus.
Intercostal. Between the ribs.
Intermittent. Having paroxysms or intervals.
Internal ear. Described on page 110; Illus. page 109.
Intussusception. One part of the intestines forced into another part.
Invagination. See Intussusception
Iridectomy. A surgical operation for the removal of the Iris.
Iris. A curtain which gives the eye its color.
Isolation. Separation from others.
K.
Kadesh-barnea. The holy place in the desert of wandering; the headquarters of the Israelites for 37 years.
L
Laboratory. The work-room of a chemist or pharmacist.
Laceration. A wound made by tearing.
Lachrymal. Belonging to the tears.
Lachrymal Glands. Minute organs about the eyes which secrete tears.
Lactation. The act of giving suck.
Lacteals. The vessels of the breast which convey milk.
Lamella. Layer.
Laminæ. Thin bones, or the thin parts of a bone.
Lancinating. Acute, shooting pains fancifully compared to the pierce of a lance.
Larynx. That portion of the air-passage indicated in the male by "Adam's Apple."
Lascivious. Lustful; producing unchaste emotions.
Lateral operation. Cutting through the perinæum into the bladder.
Laxatives. Medicines which move the bowels gently.
Lesion. Derangement. Tearing or other division of parts, previously continuous.
Leucorrhea. Described on page 702.
Liberal Physician. Defined on page 295.
Ligament. A white inelastic tendon binding bones together.
Ligation. See Ligature.
Ligature. A cord or catgut tied around a blood-vessel to arrest hemorrhage.
Line. One-twelfth part of an inch.
Lithic deposits. Sediment or stone formed in the urine by uric acid.
Lobes. Bound projecting parts of an organ; as lobes of the lungs, of the liver, etc.
Loin. The side of the body between the hip-bone and ribs.
Lotion. A wash.
Lumbago. Rheumatism in the small of the back and loins.
Lumbar vertebræ. That part of the backbone in the vicinity of the loins.
Lymph. A transparent fluid, resembling blood, found in lymphatic vessels. It contains corpuscles and coagulates.
Lymphatics. Defined on page 49.
Lymphatic Temperament. Described on page 157.
Malaria. See Miasm.
Malformation. Irregularity in structure.
Malignant. Applied to diseases which threaten life.
Mammæ. See Mammary Glands.
Mammalia. Animals that suckle their young.
Mammary Glands. The breasts or organs which secrete milk.
Manipulations. Examination and treatment by the hand.
Massage. Kneading, rubbing and stroking the surface to improve circulation and nutrition and to remove effete material.
Mastication. Chewing.
Masturbation. Excitement of the sexual organs by the hand.
Meatus. Canal or passage. External opening of a canal.
Median section. An operation for stone in the bladder in which the perineum and part of the urethra are cut; the prostatic portion of the urethra is dilated to introduce forceps and withdraw the stone.
Medulla Oblongata. Described on page 90; illus. page 96.
Melancholia. A mild form of insanity attended with great gloom and mental depression.
Membranous. Of the nature or construction of membrane.
Meninges. Membranes covering the brain.
Menorrhagia. Immoderate monthly flow.
Menses. Monthly flow of the female. See page 686.
Menstruation. The bloody evacuation from the womb.
Menstruum. A solvent; as water, alcohol, etc.
Mesenteric Glands. Glands about the peritoneum which secrete lymph.
Mesentery. Described on page 49.
Miasm, Miasma. A poisonous, gaseous exhalation from decaying vegetation, or from the earth.
Midwives. Females who attend women at childbirth.
Miscarriage. Defined on page 682.
Molecule. A minute portion of any body.
Monads. The smallest of all visible animalcules.
Monomania. Insanity on one subject.
Muco-purulent. Composed of mucus and pus.
Mucous Membrane. The thin, web-like lining to the canals and cavities which secretes a fluid by which it is constantly lubricated.
Mucus. A mucilaginous fluid found on the surface of certain membranes which keeps them soft and pliable. See Mucous Membrane.
Muscle. The structures of the body which execute movements.
Muscular Tissue. The flesh forming the muscles of the body.
Myalgia. Muscular rheumatism.
N
Narcotics. Medicines which stupefy.
Necrosis. Mortification or death of bone.
Nervines. Defined on page 345.
Nervous Tissue. That part of the body composed of nerve-fibres.
Neuralgia. Described on page 635.
Nicotin. A poisonous principle of tobacco.
Nitrogen. One of the gases in the atmosphere.
Nodes. Hard lumps, principally found upon the bones in syphilis.
Noxious. Injurious.
Nymphomania. Extreme desire for sexual intercourse in the female.
O
Obstetrical. Relating or appertaining to childbirth.
Occlusion. Approximation or closure.
Oedema. See Edema.
Olfactory Nerve. The nerve employed in the sense of smell. Illus. page 111.
Onanism. See Masturbation
Opacity. Opaque condition of parts of the eye, causing blindness.
Opalescent. Reflecting a milky light.
Opaque. See Opacity.
Ophthalmia. Inflammation of the eye.
Ophthalmic. Belonging to the eye.
Ophthalmoscope. An instrument for examining the inside of the eye, for diagnostic purposes.
Optic Nerve. The nerve connecting the brain and eye, and employed in the sense of sight.
Organic. Pertaining to the structure of an organ.
Orifice. Opening or mouth.
Osseous Tissue. Bony structure.
Ossification, Ossifying. Made into bone by the deposit of phosphate of lime.
Os uteri. Mouth of womb. Illus. page 206.
Ova. Plural of ovum.
Ovaries. Two ovoid bodies situated either side of the womb. Illus. page 206.
Ovary. The female organ in which the ovum, or germ-cell, is formed. Illus, page 206.
Ovulation. The formation of the germ-cell in the ovary and its release from that organ.
Ovum. Defined and illustrated on pages 12 and 13.
Oxygen. The vital gas of the atmospheric air.
Ozæna. Described on page 474.
P
Palliative. A remedy or treatment which relieves, but does not cure.
Papilla, Papillæ. Small, nipple-shaped prominences found on the tongue, the skin, etc.
[pg 986]Paraplegia. Paralysis affecting the upper or lower extremities of the body
Parasites. Animals which live in the bodies of other animals; as the tape-worm itch insect, etc.
Parenchyma. The texture of an organ; as the liver, kidneys, etc.
Parotid Glands. These are situated under the ear, just at the angle of the lower jaw, and secrete saliva.
Paroxysms. The periodical attack, fit or aggravation in the course of a disease.
Parturient. Bringing forth or having recently brought forth.
Parturition. Labor; the delivery of the foetus.
Pastiles. Small medicated lozenges.
Pathognomonic. A characteristic symptom of a disease.
Pathology. That part of the Science of Medicine the object of which is the knowledge of disease.
Pedicle. The stalk or narrow part of a tumor by which it is attached and supported.
Pelvic. Belonging to and relating to the pelvis.
Pelvis. The lower part of the abdomen or trunk, composed of bone, containing the genital and urinary organs; supports the backbone and is supported by the legs.
Penis. The male organ of generation. Illus. page 207.
Pepsin. The digestive solvent secreted by the stomach.
Peptic. Pertaining to the stomach.
Percusslon. Striking the surface and by the sound produced judging of the condition of the internal organs.
Pericarditis. Described on page 548.
Pericardium. The membranous sac enclosing the heart.
Perineal section. An operation by division of the perineum.
Perineum. The space bounded by the end of the spine, sexual organs and the bony prominences on which one sits.
Periostium. The membranous covering to all bones.
Peristaltic motion. A worm-like movement of the bowels by which the food is moved forward.
Peritoneum. The membrane (serous) which lines the abdominal cavities and surrounds the intestines.
Peritonitis. Inflammation of serous membrane lining abdominal and pelvic cavities.
Pessaries, Pessary. An instrument for holding the womb in its place.
Pestilence. A malignant, spreading disease. A plague.
Phagadenic. That which corrodes or eats away rapidly.
Pharmaceutical. Anything belonging to pharmacy.
Pharynx. The cavity back of the mouth and palate through which the air passes when breathing and the food when swallowing.
Phimosis. Elongated prepuce
Phlegmonous. Affecting the cellular membrane. The common boil is an example.
Phosphate. A substance containing phosphorus.
Phosphates, earthy. The white deposit in urine composed of phosphoric acid and a base.
Phthisic. Consumption. By some the word is used for Asthma, or difficulty in breathing.
Phthisis. Consumption. See p. 497.
Physiological Anatomy. The branch of medicine that defines the organs of the body and their particular actions.
Physiology. The science which treats of the phenomena and functions of animal life.
Pia Mater. The internal vascular membrane covering the brain.
Pimples on the face. Defined on page 443.
Placenta. Afterbirth.
Plague. A malignant epidemic; begins in Asia Minor.
Plethora, Plethoric. Full of blood; maybe general or confined to a part.
Pleura. Defined on page 64.
Pleurodynia. Spasmodic or rheumatic pain in the chest muscles.
Pleuro-pneumonia. Inflammation of both the pleura and lungs.
Pollution (self). Excitement of the sexual organs by the hand or other unnatural method.
Polyp. An aquatic animal, as the coral builders.
Polypi. More than one polypus.
Polypoid. Like a polypus in shape or construction.
Polypus. Tumors which grow from mucous membranes, commonly found in the nasal and vaginal cavities.
Portal vessels. The cluster of veins which join and enter the liver.
Pott's Disease. Described on page 898; illus. pages 898 and 899.
Poultice. A mixture of bread or meal, etc., and hot water, spread on a cloth and applied to the surface.
Pox. Syphilis.
Precocity. Prematurely developed.
Prehension. Carrying food to the mouth.
Prepuce. Foreskin.
Probang. Soft swab.
Probe. An instrument for examining wounds and cavities. A piece of wire with a blunt point is a probe.
Procreation. Production or generation of offspring.
Prognosis. Opinion of the future course of a disease.
Prolapsus. A falling down of an organ through an orifice, as the womb, bowel, etc.
Prophylactic. Preventive.
Proprietary Medicines. Described on page 298.
Prostate Gland. Described on page 778 and illus. on page 207.
Proteids. goods composed Of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen: as the white of an egg.
[pg 987]Protozoon. First life; life in the lowest scale; as sponges.
Proud-flesh. Abnormal growths which arise in wounds or ulcers.
Pruritic. Itching.
Pruritus vulvæ. A nervous disease attended with excessive itching of the external genital parts of the female.
Psoas or Lumbar Abscess. An abscess discharging at the groin.
Psychical. The relation of the soul to animal experiences and being.
Psychological. The spiritual potencies of the soul.
Ptyalin. The ferment of the saliva which converts starch into sugar.
Puberty. The age at which the subject is capable of procreation.
Pubic. Relating to the pubes, a part above the genital organs, covered with hair at puberty.
Puerperal Fever. Child-bed fever.
Pulmonary. Relating to the lungs.
Pupil. The circular opening in the colored curtain within the eye.
Purgatives. Medicines which cause evacuation of the bowels.
Purulent. Discharging pus; as an ulcer.
Pus. A yellowish, inodorous, creamy secretion from inflamed parts; contained in abscesses or discharging from ulcers.
Pustular. Belonging to or affected by pustules.
Pustule. An elevation on the skin, containing pus or "matter," and having an inflamed base.
Putrescence. Decomposition, rottenness.
Putrescent. Decomposing offensively.
Putridity. Corruption.
Pyræmia. Blood-poisoning from the absorption of decomposing pus or "matter."
Pyloric orifice. The lower opening of the stomach; illus. page 39.
Pyriform. Shaped like a pear.
Q
Quickening. The time when the motion of the foetus within the womb is first perceptible; between the fourth and fifth months of pregnancy.
R
Radical cure. A cure in which the disease is entirely removed, root and branch.
Rales. Noises produced by air passing through mucus in the lungs.
Rectal. Pertaining to the rectum.
Rectum. The lower portion of the intestines terminating in the anus.
Recumbent. Reclining.
Reflex action. See pages 93 and 99.
Regurgitation. The act by which blood is forced backwards in an unnatural manner.
Remission. A temporary diminution of the symptoms of fever.
Reproduction. Producing living bodies similar to the parents.
Resolution. The disappearance of inflammation without suppuration.
Respiration. The function by which the blue blood is converted into red blood in the lungs.
Respirator. Described on page 230.
Retina. Defined on page 107.
Retrocedent. Moving from one part of the body to another; as gout.
Retrocession. Change of an eruption from the surface to the inner parts.
Retroversion. A change in the position of the womb in which the top falls back against the rectum.
Revulsion, Revulsive. Calling the blood away from the diseased part.
Rickets. A disease in children characterized by crookedness of the spine and long bones resulting from scrofula or poor and insufficient food.
Rickety. Affected with rickets.
Rings (Hernial). Circular openings with muscular edges through which a vessel or part passes.
Rubefacients. Medicines which produce redness of the skin.
Rupture. Bursting. Hernia.
S
Saccharine. Like or containing sugar.
Saliva. The secretion of the glands of the mouth.
Salpæ. Little sack-like shaped, soft, fleshy bodies, found in the open ocean, and sometimes phosphorescent.
Sanative. Curative. Tending to restore lost health.
Sanguine Temperament. Described on page 163.
Sanitarium. An institution for the treatment of the sick. A healthy retreat.
Scales. The epidermis or outer part of the skin consists of minute scales. See Fig. 50, page 71.
Scalp. The skin covering the head.
Scapula. Shoulder blade.
Sciatic nerve. The great nerve of the thigh.
Scirrhus. Stony hardness, characteristic of cancer.
Sclerotic coat. The hard, pearly white covering of the eye.
Scorbutic. Producing scurvy, a disease caused by improper or insufficient food.
Scorbutus. Scurvy.
Scrofulous. Suffering from a condition of the system characterized by enlargement of the glands, eruptions, etc., with great susceptibility to contagion.
Scrotum. The bag of skin which covers the testicles.
Scurvy. A disease due to impaired nutrition.
Sea Tangle. A water-plant, which in its dried state is introduced into a canal and dilates the canal as it expands by the absorption of moisture.
Sebaceous Glands. The oil-tubes of the skin. Illus. page 71.
[pg 988] Secretion. The process by which substances are separated from the blood.
Sedatives. Medicines which allay irritation or irritability of the nervous system.
Sedentary. Requiring much sitting.
Self-pollution. See Self-abuse.
Semen. The secretion of the testicles which is thrown out during sexual intercourse and contains the principle of generation.
Semi-fluid. Half fluid.
Semilunar Valves. Valves in the heart. See 9 and 17, Fig. 41, page 58.
Seminal vesicles. Reservoirs for the sperm. See Seminal Sac, on page 207.
Septic. That which corrodes or produces putrefaction.
Septicæmia. Blood-poisoning; usually by absorption.
Sequel. That which follows; the condition or malady which follows a disease.
Serous. Watery. Pertaining to the serous membrane.
Serous Tissue. The membranes lining the closed cavities of the body, which secrete a watery, lubricating fluid.
Shock. Sudden depression of vitality occasioned by injury.
Sitz Bath. See page 367.
Sloughing. The process of separating a mortified part from a healthy part, through the agency of pus.
Smell, Nerves of. Illus. page 111.
Solar Plexus. Described on page 104.
Solvents. Those chemicals which break up or dissolve substances.
Sordes. Foul accumulation on the teeth, noticed in fevers.
Sound. An instrument for exploring cavities or canals for diagnosis or treatment.
Specialty. That to which special attention is given.
Specific gravity. Comparative weight; as between urine and water.
Speculum. An instrument for examining cavities. Illus. pages 717 and 718.
Sperm. See Semen.
Spermatic Cord. The mass of arteries, veins, nerves, absorbents and their coverings, which passes along the groin and over the pubic bone, to the testicle.
Spermatorrhea. Described on page 772.
Spermatozoa. More than one Spermatozoön.
Spermatozoön. Defined on page 12; Illus. page 13.
Sphincters. Bound muscles which close natural openings.
Sphygmograph. An instrument for examining the heart. Illus. page 548.
Spicula. A small pointed piece of bone.
Spinal Column. The twenty-four bones, which, situated one above the other, form the backbone.
Spinal Cord. Described on page 90.
Spirometer. A gauge of chest capacity. Illus. page 392.
Sponge tent. Compressed, dried sponge previously treated with Gum Arabic, used for dilating the uterine canal.
Sporadic, Sporadically. A term for diseases which appear frequently, independent of epidemic or contagious influences.
Sprain. A straining or rupture of the fibrous parts of a joint.
Staphyloma. Protrusion of the eye, sometimes with loss of sight.
Sterility. Barrenness. Inability to bear children.
Sternum. The breast-bone.
Stethoscope. An instrument for examining the heart and lungs.
Stimulants. Medicines which increase the vital activity of the body.
Stool. Evacuations of the bowels. Dung.
Strabismus. Cross-eyes.
Strangulated. Caught or fastened in the hernial canal.
Striated. Grooved or striped.
Stricture. A contracted condition of a canal or passage; of the food-pipe, rectum, urethra, etc.
Structural. Belonging to the arrangements of tissues or organs.
Strumous. Scrofulous.
Stupor. Great diminution of sensibility.
Stye. A little boil on the eyelid.
Styptic. An external astringent wash.
Sub-acute. A moderate form of acute.
Sudoriferous Glands. Minute organs in the skin, which secrete the perspiration. Illus. page 70.
Supporters (Uterine). Instruments intended to hold the womb in its natural position.
Suppression. Stoppage or obstruction of discharges; as urine, menses, etc.
Suppuration. A gathering. Formation of pus, as in an abscess or ulcer.
Suture pins. Pins or needles, which are passed through the edges of wounds to bring them together. Thread is then wound around the pin to hold the edges in place.
Sutures. The ragged edges of bones by which they are joined to each other. Stitches of thread to bring the edges of a wound together for their union.
Sympathetic Nerve. Defined on page 101.
Symptom. A change in the body or in its functions which indicates disease.
Symptomatic. Pertaining to symptoms.
Synovial Membrane. The lining of a joint, which from its oily secretion allows the bones to move freely upon each other.
Synovitis. Described on page 452.
T
Tapping. Removing collected fluid by introducing a hollow tube through the flesh.
Temperament. Peculiarities of the constitution manifested by traits which we denominate character.
[pg 989]Tenesmus. Straining at stool.
Tent. A compressed, dried cylinder of sponge, previously treated with Gum Arabic, which enlarges the canal in which it is placed by expansion from the absorption of moisture.
Testicles. Described on page 773; Illus. page 207.
Thermometer. An instrument for determining temperature.
Thoracic Duct. A canal which carries the chyle from its repository in the abdomen to the large vein in the chest, near the heart.
Thorax. Chest.
Tinctures. Medicines held in solution by alcohol.
Tonic. Defined on page 350.
Topical. Local.
Topography. Description in detail of a place; in hygiene, to determine its adaptability to residence.
Tormina. Griping of the bowels.
Torticollis. Stiffness or contraction of the muscles of the neck. Wryneck.
Tourniquet. An instrument to stop bleeding. Illus. Fig. 252, page 890.
Trachea. Windpipe. See page 63.
Translucent. Transmitting light, but not permitting objects to be seen distinctly.
Transudation. Passage of liquid through the tissues of the body.
Traumatic. Relating to a wound or injury.
Trephining. Removing a piece of bone by a cylindrical saw.
Triturate. To pulverize.
Trocar. An instrument for removing fluids from cavities. It consists of a perforator within a cylinder.
Truncated. Shaped like a pyramid with its top cut off.
Truss. A mechanical appliance for preventing protrusion or strangulation. Hernial support.
Tubercle. See pages 431 and 498.
Turn of life. The change of life when menstruation ceases.
Tympanum. Ear-drum. Illus. p. 109.
U
Umbilical. Of the navel; as umbilical hernia. Illus. page 883.
Umbilical Cord. A cord-like substance which conveys the blood to the foetus from the placenta or afterbirth.
Umbilicus. The Navel.
Unstriated. Not grooved or striped.
Uræmic. Pertaining to blood-poisoning from the presence of urea in the circulation.
Urates. The pinkish deposit found in urine.
Urea. A constituent of the urine.
Ureters. The canals leading from the kidneys to the bladder. Illus. pages 85 and 207.
Urethra. The canal leading from the bladder outwards, by which the urine is voided. Illus. page 207.
Urethrotomy. The operation for opening the urethra for the removal of stricture.
Uric Acid. A constituent of the urine.
Urinary Fistula. Abnormal communication between the urinary passages and the surface.
Urino-genital organs. Pertaining to the urinary and sexual organs.
Uterine. Belonging or relating to the womb.
Uterine Cavity or Canal. From the month of the womb to a constriction called the internal orifice, is a cylindrical space called the canal. Above this to the fundus or base is a triangular and flat space called the cavity.
V
Vagina. A canal, five or six inches long, situated between the vulva and womb.
Vaginal. Pertaining to the vagina.
Vaginismus. Irritable vagina.
Valves of the Heart. See page 58.
Varicocele. Described on page 803.
Varicose. Veins that are twisted or dilated.
Vascular. Belonging or relating to vessels.
Vascular System. The heart and blood-vessels.
Veins. The vessels which return the blue blood to the heart.
Venereal. Syphilitic.
Ventricles. Chambers in the heart. See 5 and 14, Fig. 41, page 58.
Vermifuge. A medicine which destroys or expels worms.
Version. Displacement of the womb forwards or backwards.
Vertebræ. The twenty-four bones which joined together form the backbone.
Vertebrates. Animals having the jointed skeleton within; distinguishes between these and insects, worms, oysters, jelly fish, etc.
Vertigo. Dizziness Or swimming of the head.
Vesicles. Small bladders or sacs. Pimples.
Vesicular. Belonging to or containing cells.
Villi. Minute thread-like projections.
Virile power. Masculine vigor. Sexual vigor.
Virus. Poison. The agent which transmits infectious disease.
Viscera. (Plural of Viscus.) More than one internal organ.
Viscous. Sticky. Tenacious.
Viscus. Any internal organ.
Vitreous Humor. The fluid in the eye behind the lens. Illus. page 107.
Volitive Temperament. See page 171.
Vulva. The external organs of generation in the female, or the opening between these projecting parts.
W
Walls. The sides of an enclosure, as the walls of the vagina, which to soma extent support the womb.
Whites. Described on page 702.
[pg 990]We warn all those who contemplate visiting us, that we have the most positive proofs that a gang of confidence men have at different times made it their business to watch for sick and infirm people on the way to our institutions, and divert them into the hands of "sharpers," confidence men and swindlers. These men have watched for the coming of invalids on the cars, in and around the depots, in the offices of the hotels located near the depots, and if inquiry was made for our institutions, or if the object of the visit to the city was made known or suspected from the invalid appearance of the traveler, they at once commenced weaving their skillfully-wrought web to catch a victim.
FIRST.—To ask for no information from policemen, or those appearing to be policemen, in or about our depots. Confidence men often assume a style of dress similar to that worn by policemen.
SECOND.—Let the object of your visit to the city be known to no one whom you meet on the cars, or in the depots or near them.
THIRD.—If you have a check for baggage, when the baggage-man comes through the cars, as one does on every train before it reaches the city, asking if you will have your baggage delivered anywhere in the city, or, if you will have a carriage; if you have a trunk, give him the check for it, pay him 25 cents only and he will have it delivered at the INVALIDS' HOTEL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE. 663 Main Street. (Do not forget the number). You had [pg 991]better, also, procure a ticket from this baggage-man, or agent, for a coupe or carriage to our place, for which you will have to pay only fifty cents. (Outside prices are higher.) This saves all trouble and anxiety, as the agent will look carefully after both yourself and baggage, and you are sure of reaching our place promptly and safely. If you have only hand-baggage, such as bundles, traveling-bags, or similar luggage, you can take it with you in the carriage without extra cost.
Mr. C.W. Miller, whose agents solicit on all the in-coming trains for the delivery of passengers and baggage, has an office in every passenger depot in this city, to which you can apply if, by any chance, you miss his agent on the train.
THE INVALIDS' HOTEL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE IS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, and you will be cordially received and well taken care of.
The table is provided with the best of food.
No hotel in the city has better rooms or beds than the Invalids' Hotel.
This institution is not a hospital, but a commodious and comfortable invalids' home.
If all we say of our institutions, and our advantages and facilities for the successful treatment of disease is not found, on your arrival and investigation, to be just as we have represented them, we will pay all the expenses of your trip and you can return home at once.
in the nature of advice, to those about to visit us, in conclusion, may not be out of place.
Keep your business to yourself while on the road here, also when about the depots, and ask no questions of ANYBODY.
Make no traveling acquaintances. They are dangerous.
Observe the foregoing directions, and any child of twelve years, possessed of ordinary intelligence, can reach our conspicuous place, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y., without fail.
WORLD'S DISPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
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A[pg 1007]
Abortion, 682
Abscess, Lumbar, 446
Abscess, Psoas, 448
Absence of the Ovaries, 688
Absence of the Womb, 689
Absolutely Painless Operation, 491
Absorption, 48
Acacia Catechu, 325
Accidents, 889
Acetabulum, 25
Acetate of Potato, 338
Acid, Aromatic Sulphuric, 310
Acid Bath, 367
Acid, Carbolic, 318
Acid, Gallic, 325
Acid, Hydrochloric, 310
Acid, Muriatic, 310
Acid, Tannic, 325
Acid, Uric, 86
Acids, 309, 895
Acidum Gallicum, 325
Acidum Tannicum, 325
Acne, 442
Aconite, 346
Acute Articular Rheumatism, 425
Acute Bright's Disease, 830
Acute Bronchitis, 509
Acute Catarrh, 473
Acute Gastritis, 883
Acute Inflammation of the Bladder, 824
Acute Inflammation of the Bowels, 655
Acute Inflammation of the Kidneys, 823
Acute Inflammation of the Liver, 569
Acute Inflammation of the Stomach, 565
Acute Laryngitis, 496
Acute Nephritis, 829
Acute Peritonitis, 886
Adhesion, 400
Adipose Tissue, 20
Affections, Alphous, 441
Affections, Boil-like, 443
Affections, Bullous, 438
Affections, Eczematous, 430
Affections, Erythematous, 436
Affections, Furuncular, 443
Affections, Nervous, of the Skin, 440
Affections of the Hair-follicles, 441
Affections of the Male Generative Organs, 773
Affections of the Urinary Organs, 825
Affections of the Urinary Organs, Sympathetic, 826
Afferent Nerves, 87,93
Afterbirth, 216
Age of Nervousness, the, 619
Ague, 405
Air-cells, 63
Air-passages, Foreign Bodies in the, 893
Air, Pure, 822, 223, 378
Albumen, 53, 238
Albuminuria, 422
Alcohol, 849, 627, 896
Alcohol Habit, 627
Alcoholic Liquors, 255
Alder, 304
Alkalies, 809, 895
Alkaline Bath, 367
Allopathic School of Medicine, 293
Alnuin, 305
Alnus Eubra, 304
Aloes, 328
Alphos, 441
Alphous Affections, 441
Alteratives, 303
Alteratives, Compounding of, 303
Alternate Generation, 16
Althea Officinalis, 336
Amenorrhea, 687
American Colombo, 353
American Hellebore, 347
American Poplar, 350
Ammonia, 349
Amnion, 216
Amperemeter, 630
Amygdalus Persica, 346
Amyloid Degeneration of the Kidneys, 830
Amyloids, 238
Anæmia, 419
Anæsthesia, Local, 806
Anæsthetics, 806
Anal Fistula, 583
Anasarca, 422
Anatomy, 11
Anatomy, Physiological, 11, 19, 30, 37, 48, 56, 63, 68, 75, 84, 87
Anatomy, Physiological, of the Testes, 774
Anatomy, Physiological, of the Urinary Organs, 823
Angina Pectoris, 552
Ammalcular Lite, Universality of, 16
Animal Extracts as Remedies, 631
Animal Faculties, 130
Animal Food, Value of, 241
Animals, Cold-blooded, 55
Anise-seed, 325
Anodynes, 310
Anteflexions of the Uterus, 714
Anterior view of Deformed Nasal Cavity, 492
Anterior view of Nasal Cavity, 490
Anthelmintics, 319
Anthrax, 475
Antidotes for Poisons, 895
Antiperiodics, 316
Antiseptics, 317
Antispasmodics, 318
Anus, Fistula of the, 583
Aorta, 58
[pg 994]Aperients, 326
Aphasia, 639
Apnoea, 421
Appendix Vermiformis, 41
Apthæ, 553
Aqueous Humor, 107
Arachnoid Fluid, 90
Arachnoid Membrane, 90
Arbutus, Trailing, 336
Arctium Lappa, 307
Areolar Tissue, 19
Aristolochia Serpentaria, 333
Aromatic Sulphuric Acid, 310
Arteries, 58
Artery, Pulmonary, 58
Art of Swimming, 274
Ascaris Lumbricoides, 561
Ascaris Vermioularis, 561
Ascites, 423
Asclepias Tuberosa, 332
Asclepin, 333
Aseptic Precautions in Operations, 492
Ashes, 335
Ash, Prickly, 349
Aspen Poplar, 315
Asphyxia, 421
Aspidium Filix Mas., 315
Assafetida Ferula, 318
Assimilation, 233
Asthma, 511
Asthma, Hay, 514
Astringents, 320
Ataxia, Locomotor, 640
Atomizer, 481
Atomizer, Steam, 482
Atropa Belladonna, 312
Atrophy of the Heart, 551
Atrophy of the Testicles, 773
Atropia, 312
Atropin, 312
Auricle, 57
Auscultation, 391
Axis, Cerebro-spinal, 89
Axis-cylinder, 87
B
Back, Crooked, 901
Baked Mutton, 248
Balmony, 315
Baptisia Tinctoria, 318
Baptisin, 318
Barber's Itch, 442
Bark, Cramp, 320
Bark, Slippery-elm, 335
Barosma Crenata, 338
Barosmin, 338
Barrenness, 707
Base Ball, 273
Basilar Faculties, 132
Battery for home use, 631, 632
Bath, Acid, 367
Bath, Alkaline, 367
Bath, Cold, 356
Bath, Cool, 357
Bath, Douche, 365
Bath, Foot, 366
Bath, Head, 367
Bath, Hot, 358
Bath, Iodine, 368
Bath, Russian, 358
Bath, Scott's Acid, 367
Bath, Shower, 365
Bath Sitz, 367
Bath, Spirit Vapor, 382
Bath, Sponge, 365
Bath, Sulphur, 368
Bath, Temperate, 357
Bath, Tepid, 357
Bath, Turkish, 358
Bath, Warm, 357
Bathing, 353
Bathing, Sea, 364
Baths, Medicated, 367
Bed, 279, 377
Bedding, 380
Beef Soup, 247
Beef Tea, 381
Belladonna, 312
Beverages, 248
Bicarbonate of Potash, 309
Bile, 80
Biliary Calculi, 560
Biliary Salts, 81
Bilious Colic, 557
Bilious Disorder, 569
Bilious Fever, 408
Biliverdin, 81
Biology, 11
Blackberry-root, 321
Black Cohosh, 305, 341
Black Pepper, 348
Black-root, 327
Black Snake-root, 305, 341
Black Vomit, 883
Bladder, 823
Bladder, Chronic Inflammation of the, 836
Bladder, Stone in the, 838
Blood, 53
Blood Corpuscles, 53
Blood, Physical Properties of the, 53
Blood-root, 306
Blood, Vital Properties of the, 53
Bloody-flux, 888
Blue Flag, 307
Blushing, 62
Boiled Fish, 247
Boiled Meat, 247
Boil-like Affections, 443
Boils, 443
Bones, 19
Bones of the Head, 22
Bones of the Lower Extremities, 27
Bones of the Upper Extremities, 25
Boneset, 316, 341
Boxing, 273
Boxwood, 351
Brain, 95
Brain Fatigue, 621
Branny Tetter, 431
Breach, 864
Bread, 248
Bright's Disease, Acute, 830
Broiled Steak, 247
Bronchia, 63
Bronchial Cells, 63
Bronchitis, 476
Bronchitis, Chronic, 509
Bruises, 892
Buchu, 338
Bugle-weed, 383
Bullous Affections, 438
Burdock, 307
Burns, 894
Bursæ Mucosæ, 29
Butterfly-weed, 333
Butternut, 328
Butter-weed, 324
C
[pg 995]Chachexia, 431
Cæcum, 41
Caliculi, 837
Camp Fever, 408
Camphor, 312
Canada Fleabane, 324
Canals, Haversian, 21
Canals, Semi-circular, 110
Canker, 553
Cannabis Indica, 334
Capacity, Cranial, 139
Capillaries, 60
Capsicum Annuum, 348
Capsule, Synovial, 29
Carbolic Acid, 318
Carbonate of Iron, 354
Carbuncle, 444
Carminatives, 325
Carpus, 26
Cartilage, 29
Cartilaginous Tissue, 20
Cascara Sagrada, 328
Casein, 82, 338
Castor Oil, 328
Catarrh, Acute, 473
Catarrh, Chronic Nasal, 474
Catarrh, Hay, 514
Catechu, 325
Cathartics, 326
Catnip, 334
Caustics, 331
Cayenne Pepper, 348
Cellars, Damp, 228
Cells, Bronchial, 66
Centres of Ossification, 20, 27
Centre, Specific, 14
Cephælis Ipecacuanha, 339
Cerebellum, 95, 97
Cerebral Nerves, 89
Cerebral Physiology, 114
Cerebro-spinal Axis, 89
Cerebro-spinal System, 89
Cerebrum, 95, 98
Cerevisiæ Fermentum, 317
Ceruminous Glands, 77
Cervical Rheumatism, 427
Cessation of the Menses, 700
Chalybeate Waters, 250
Chamomile, 350
Chamomile, Wild, 834
Chelone Glabra, 315
Chelonin, 315
Chicken-pox, 412
Chimaphila Umbellate, 338
Chimaphilin, 338
Chloride of Iron, Tincture of, 355
Chloride of Sodium, 815
Cholagogues, 326
Cholera, Epidemic, 887
Cholera Infantum, 555
Cholera Morbus, 888
Cholesterin, 81
Chordæ Tendineæ, 57
Chorea, 650
Chorion, 216
Choroid, 107
Chronic Articular Rheumatism, 426
Chronic Bright's Disease, 830
Chronic Bronchitis, 509
Chronic Cystitis, 836
Chronic Diarrhea, 568
Chronic Gastritis, 884
Chronic Gout, 430
Chronic Hepatitis, 569
Chronic Inflammation of the Bladder, 836
Chronic Inflammation of the Bowels, 549
Chronic Inflammation of the Liver, 569
Chronic Inflammation of the Stomach, 884
Chronic Laryngitis, 496
Chronic Nasal Catarrh, 474
Chronic Peritonitis, 886
Chronic Ulcers, 454
Chyle, 45, 49
Chyme, 45
Cimicifuga Racemosa, 305, 341
Circulatory Organs, 56
Citrate of Iron, 354
Classes of Food, 238
Clavicle, 26
Cleanliness of Body, 281, 380
Clergymen's Sore Throat, 496
Climate, 243
Closure of the Tear-duct, 477
Clot, 54
Clothing, 264, 380
Coagulation, 55
Coccyx, 23, 25
Cochlea, 110
Cochlearia Armoracia, 331
Coffee, 258
Cohosh, Black, 305, 341
Cold-blooded Animals, 55
Colic, 557
Colic, Bilious, 557
Colic, Flatulent, 558
Colic, Lead, 558
Colic, Painters', 558
Coliea Pietonum, 558
Collinsonia Canadensis, 337
Colombo, American, 358
Colon, 41
Colts-tail, 324
Columnæ Carneæ, 57
Column, Spinal, 24
Comedones, 442
Compound Extract of Smart-weed, 312, 326, 335, 342, 349
Compounding of Alteratives, 308
Conception, Double, 215
Conception, Prevention of, 212
Congestive Fever, 406
Conium Maculatum, 311
Conjugal Love, 186
Connective Tissue, 19
Constipation, 573
Consumption, 476, 497
Consumption, Curability of, 503
Consumption, Tubercular, 497
Continued Fevers, 407
Contractility, 34
Contused Wounds, 889
Convolutions, 98
Cookery, 246
Copper, Sulphate of, 339
Coptis Trifolia, 354
Cord, Spinal, 90
Cord, Umbilical, 217
Core, 399
Cornea, 106
Cornus Florida, 351
Corpora Olivaria, 95, 96
Corpora Pyramidalia, 95
Corpora Quadrigemina, 95, 97
Corpora Restiformia, 95, 96
Corpus Callosum, 98
Corpuscles, Blood, 53
Corpuscles, Ganglionic, 87, 88
Costiveness, 573
Cotton-wool Respirator, 230
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Cough, 502, 506
Countenance, 394
Counter-irritants, 331
Cow-pox, 411
Coxalgia, 450
Cramp Bark, 450
Cranberry, High, 320
Cranesbill, 322
Cranial Capacity, 139
Cranial Nerves, 100
Cranium, 22
Creasote, 317
Creation, Special, 14
Creeping Palsy, 640
Cricket, 273
Criminal Abortion, 682
Crocus Sativus, 333
Crooked Back, 901
Croup, Membranous, 878
Croup, Spasmodic, 878
Crow-foot, 332
Crura Cerebelli, 97
Crusted Tetter, 433
Crystalline Lens, 107
Cueurbita Chrullus, 338
Cucurbita Pepo, 338
Culture, Mental, 276
Culver's-root, 327
Cupri Sulphas, 339
Curability of Consumption, 503
Cure, Radical, for Hernia, 892
Curvature of the Spine, Lateral, 901
Curvature, Posterior Spinal, 898
Cuticle, 68, 70
Cutis Vera, 68
Cypripedin, 320, 345
Cypripedium Pubescens, 320, 345
Cystitis, Chronic, 836
D
Damp Cellars, 228
Dancing, 276
Dandruff, 431
Danger in the use of Instruments, 846
Datura Stramonium, 344
Deadly Nightshade, 312
Deafness, 476
Debility, Sexual, Symptoms of, 777
Decidua, 216
Decoctions, 303
Deformed Feet, 903
Deformed Hands, 903
Deformed Limbs, 903
Deformity of the Nasal Septum, 490
Degeneration of the Heart, Fatty, 551
Degeneration of the Kidneys, 832
Deglutition, 233
Desquamative Nephritis, 833
Development of the Individual, 192
Diabetes, 835
Diagnosis, 390
Diagnostic Symptoms, 390
Diaphoretics, 332
Diaphragm, 32
Diarrhea, 502, 555
Diarrhea, Chronic, 568
Diathesis, 391
Diathesis, Scrofulous, 445
Diathesis, Strumous, 445
Diet, 380
Digestibility of Food, 248
Digestion, 37
Digestive Organs, 37
Digitalis Purpurea, 387
Dilatation of the Heart, 551
Diluents, 335
Dioecious Reproduction, 202
Dioscorea Villosa, 320
Dioscorein, 320
Diptheria, 414
Discovery, Golden Medical, 308, 316, 355
Disease, Bright's, 830
Disease, Dust and, 229
Disease, Hip-joint, 450
Disease, Remedies for, 298
Disease of the Throat, 476
Diseases and their Remedial Treatment, 386
Diseases of the Heart, 547
Diseases of the Kidneys, 829
Disease of the Larynx, 476
Diseases of the Liver, 559, 569
Diseases of the Skin, 430
Diseases of the Stomach, 430
Diseases of the Urinary Organs, 823
Diseases of Women, 684
Disinfectants, 317
Dislocations, 892
Displacements of the Womb, 713
Distilled Liquors, 264
Diuretics, 336
Dock, Yellow, 304
Dog-button, 350
Dogwood, 351
Domestic Management of Fevers, 403
Door of Life, the, 681
Dose, 300
Double Conception, 215
Douche Bath, 365
Douche, Dr. Pierce's Nasal, 486
Dover's Powder, 311
Drastics, 326
Dropsies, 422
Dropsy of the Scrotum, 821
Drowning, 893
Ducts, Lactiferous, 82
Duodenum, 40
Dura Mater, 90
Duration of Pregnancy, 219
Dust and Disease, 229
Dwellings, Ventilation of, 226
Dynamometer, 391
Dysentery, 588
Dysmenorrhea, 692
Dyspepsia, 565
Dyspnoea, 502
E
Ear, Catarrh of the, 477
Eating, 233
Eclectic School of Medicine, 294
Eczema, 430
Eczema, Infantile, 430
Eczematous Affections, 430
Efferent Nerves, 87, 98
Effusion, 400
Electricity in Nervous Affections, 629
Elixir of Vitriol, 310
Elongation of the Uvula, 419, 495
Emergencies, 889
Emetics, 339
Emetic-weed, 340
Emissions, Involuntary Seminal, 773
[pg 997]Emissions, Nocturnal 773
Emmenagogues 341
Emotive Faculties 126
Encephalic Temperament 177
Endocarditis 549
Endocardium 57
Endolymph 110
Enlarged Spermatic Veins 803
Enlarged Tonsils 417, 494
Enlargement of the Prostate Gland 840
Enteric Fever 407
Envelope 9
Epidemic Cholera 887
Epidermis 68, 70
Epigea Repens 336
Epiglottis 67
Epilepsy 647
Epsom Salts 328
Erect Carriage 272
Ergot 341
Erigeron Canadense 324
Eruption, Heat 430
Eruptive Fevers 408
Erysipelas 413
Erythema 436
Erythemaious Affections 436
Esophagus 39
Ethmoid Bone 22
Eupatorin 316, 341
Eupatorin (Purpu) 338
Eupatorium Perfoliatum 316, 341
Eupatorium Purpureum 338
Eustachian Tube 110
Evolution 14
Examination, Microscopical 398, 825
Examination of the Urine 397, 625, 825
Excretion 84
Exercise 382
Exercise, Horseback 276
Exercise, Physical 270
Exercises of the Gymnasium 275
Expanding Uterine Speculum 718
Expectorants 342
Expectoration 502
External Auditory Meatus 77, 109
Extract of Smart-weed 312, 326, 335, 342, 349
Exudation 422
Eye 397
F
Face, Bones of the 23
Factories, Ventilation of 226
Faculties, Animal 130
Faculties, Basilar 132
Faculties, Emotive 126
Faculties, Volitive 129
Fainting 894
Falling of the Uterus 713
Fallopian Tubes 209
False Measles 413
False Membrane 878
False Passages 846
Fascia 30
Fasciculus 30
Fats 238
Fatty Degeneration of the Heart 551
Fatty Degeneration of the Kidneys 832
Favorite Prescription, Pierce's 342, 346, 355
Favus 441
Fecundation 211
Feebleness, Region of 134
Feeding Infants 235
Feet, Deformed 903
Female Generative Organs 206
Female Regulator 341
Female Urinary Organs 206
Femoral Hernia 863
Femur 27
Fencing 273
Fennel-seed 325
Fergusson Speculum 717
Fermented Liquors 263
Fern, Male 315
Ferri Carbonas 354
Ferri Citras 354
Ferri Ferrocyanidum 316
Ferri Pyrophosphas 354
Ferri Redactum 354
Ferrocyanide of Iron 316
Ferrum 354
Fever 401
Fever and Ague 405
Fever, Bilious 406
Fever, Camp 408
Fever, Congestive 406
Fever, Enteric 407
Fever, Gastric 405
Fever, Hay 514
Fever, Hectic 502
Fever, Hospital 408
Fever, Intermittent 405
Fever, Jail 408
Fever, Pernicious 406
Fever, Remittent 406
Fever, Scarlet 408
Fever, Ship 408
Fever, Typhoid 407
Fever, Typhus 408
Fever-sore 446, 454, 456
Fevers, Continued 407
Fevers, Domestic Management of 403
Fevers, Eruptive 408
Fevers, Malignant 407
Fevers, Putrid 407
Fibrillæ 30, 32
Fibrin 53, 238
Fibroid Polypus 487
Fibroid Tumors 722
Fibula 27
Fish 247
Fissure of Sylvius 98
Fistula in Ano 583
Fits 647
Flag, Blue 307
Flatulent Colic 558
Flax-seed 335
Fleabane, Canada 324
Flesh 30
Flexions of the Uterus or Womb 709, 714
Fluid Arachnoid 90
Focus 108
Foetus 216
Follicles of Lieberkuhn 79
Follicular Laryngitis 496
Follicular Ulcer 718
Fomentations 386
Food 233
Food, Classes of 238
Food, Digestibility of 243
Food, Preparation of 236
Food, Value of Animal 241
Food, Variety of, Necessary 236, 239
Foot-bath 366
Foreign Bodies in the Nose 893
Foreign Bodies In the Throat and Air-passages 893
[pg 998]Fountain Syringe 705
Foxglove 867
Fractures 892
Franklin Electric Machine 629
Frasera Carolinensis 353
Fraserin 353
Fretfulness 623
Frontal Bone 22
Function 11
Furuncular Affections 443
Furunculus 443
G
Gall-bladder 80
Gallic Acid 325
Gall-stones 56O
Galvano-Faradic Battery 628
Galvanometer 630
Gamboge 327
Ganglia 89, 103, 115
Ganglionic Corpuscles 87, 89
Gangrene 400
Garget 304
Gastralgia 885
Gastric Fever 405
Gastric Juice 45, 79
Gastritis, Acute 883
Gastritis, Chronic 884
Gaultheria Procumbens 325
Gelatinoid Polypus 487
Gelsemin 320, 348
Gelseminum Sempervirens 319, 348
General Paralysis 639
General Treatment of Paralysis 641
Generation 11, 12
Generation, Alternate 16
Generation, The Process of 15
Generative Organs, Hygiene of the 282
Generative Organs, Male, Affections of the 772
Gentian 350
Geranin 323
Geranium Maculatum 322
Geranium, Spotted 322
Germ-cell 12, 15
Ginger 325, 335
Gland, Prostate 827
Gland, Prostate, Enlargement of the 840
Gland, Sublingual 38
Gland, Submaxillary 39
Glands, Ceruminous 77
Glands, Meibomian 78
Glands of Brunner 79
Glands, Parotid 38
Glands, Salivary 38
Glands, Sebaceous 70, 77
Glands, Sudoriferous 69
Glycocholate of Soda 81
Goitre 470
Golden Medical Discovery 308, 316, 355
Golden Saffron 333
Golden-seal 352
Gold-thread 354
Gouty Headache 635
Granular Ulcer 717
Gravel 837
Gravel-plant 336
Gravel-root 336, 338
Gravel-weed 338
Gray Matter 91
Great Sympathetic System 101
Grip, The 471
Gum Arabia 335
Gutta Rosacea 433
Gymnasium, Exercises of the 275
H
Habit, Alcohol 627
Habit, Opium 627
Habit, Tobacco 627
Hæmatoxylon Campeachianum 321
Hæmoptysis 502, 507
Hair-follicles, Affections of the 441
Hairs 72
Hamamelin 322
Hamamelis Virginica 321
Hands, Deformed 903
Hardhack 323
Haversian Canals 21
Hay Asthma 514
Hay Catarrh 514
Hay Fever 514
Headache 634
Headache, Malarial 635
Headache, Nervous 635
Headache, Neuralgic 635
Headache, Periodical 635
Headache, Rheumatic 635
Head Bath 358
Head, Scald 441
Head, The Bones of the 22
Health, Light and 231
Hearing 109
Heart 56
Heart, Atrophy of the 551
Heart, Dilatation of the 551
Heart, Diseases of the 547
Heart, Fatty Degeneration of the 651
Heart, Hypertrophy of the 550
Heart, Neuralgia of the 552
Heart, Organic Disease of the 547
Heat Eruption 430
Heat, Prickly 432
Hectic Fever 502
Hedeoma Pulegioides 341
Hellebore, American 347
Hellebore, Swamp 347
Hellebore, White 347
Hemiplegia 639
Hemlock, Poison 311
Hemorrhage 578, 890
Hemorrhoids 578
Hemp, Indian 344
Henbane 311, 343
Hepatitis, Chronic 569
Hermaphrodite 199
Hermaphroditic Reproduction 199
Hernia 862
Hernia, Radical Cure for 866
Herpes 438
High Cranberry 320
Hitus 84
Hip joint Disease 450
History of Marriage 188
Hives 437
Homes, Site for 227
Homoeopathy 294
Hops 312, 345
Horseback Exercise 276
Horse-balm 337
Horse-radish 331
Hospital Fever 408
Hot Bath 358
How to use Vaginal Injections 705
How to use Water 252
Human Temperaments 148
[pg 999]Humerus, 26
Humid Tetter, 430
Humor, Aqueous, 107
Humor, Vitreous, 107
Humpback, 898
Humulin, 312, 345
Humulus Lupulus, 312, 345
Hydragogues, 326
Hydrargyri Sulphas Flava, 339
Hydrarthrus, 452
Hydrastia, Muriate of, 352
Hydrastin, 352
Hydrastis Canadensis, 352
Hydrocele, 423, 821
Hydrocephalus, 433
Hydrochloric Acid, 310
Hydrothorax, 423
Hygiene ,222
Hygiene of the Reproductive Organs, 282
Hygiene, Practical Summary of, 288
Hygienic Treatment of the Sick, 375
Hymen, Imperforate, 687
Hyoscyamin, 311, 344
Hyoscyamus Niger, 311, 343
Hypertrophy of the Heart, 550
Hysterical Headache, 635
I
Icterus, 559
Ileum, 40, 41
Imperforate Hymen, 687
Impetigo, 433
Impotency, 776
Impoverished Blood, 626
Impurities, Mineral, 249
Incised Wounds, 889
Incus, 110
Independent Physician, 295
Indian Hemp, 344
Indian Physic, 327
Indian Poke, 347
Indian Tobacco, 340
Indigestion, 565
Indigo, Wild, 318
Individual, Development of the, 192
Indolent Ulcer, 455
Indulgence, Solitary, 772
Induration, 400
Infantile Eczema, 430
Infants, Feeding of, 235
Inferior Maxillary Bone, 22
Inferior Turbinated Bones, 22
Inflammation, 398
Inflammation of the Bladder, Chronic, 836
Inflammation of the Bones, 458
Inflammation of the Liver, 569, 570
Inflammation of the Stomach, Acute, 882
Inflammation of the Stomach, Chronic, 884
Inflammation of the Vagina, 702
Inflammation, Phlegmonous, 399
Inflammation, Termination of, 400
Inflammation, Treatment of, 401
Influenza, 471
Infusions, 303
Inguinal Hernia, 863
Insalivation, 233
Insertion, 31
Insomnia, 623
Instruments, Danger in the use of, 846
Intermediate Muscles, 32
Intermittent Fever, 405
Interpretation of Symptoms, 893
Intestinal Juice, 79
Intestinal Worms, 561
Intestines, 49
Introductory Words, 9
Involuntary Muscles, 32
Involuntary Seminal Emissions, 773
Iodine, 307, 896
Iodine Bath, 368
Ipecac, 339
Ipomoea Jalapa, 326
Iris, 107
Iris Versicolor, 307
Iron, 354
Iron by Hydrogen, 354
Iron, Carbonate of, 354
Iron, Citrate of, 354
Iron, Ferrocyanide of, 316
Iron, Pyrophosphate of, 354
Iron, Tincture of Muriate of, 355
Irritable Ulcer, 455
Itch, 434
Itch, Barber's, 442
Itching of the Vulva, 702
J
Jaborandi, 334
Jail Fever, 408
Jalap, 326
Jalapin, 327
Jaundice, 559
Jejunum, 40, 41
Jessamine, Yellow, 319, 348
Juglandin, 328
Juglans Cinerea, 328
Juice, Gastric, 45, 79
Juice, Intestinal, 79
Juice, Lemon, 335
Juice, Orange, 335
Juice, Pancreatic, 89
Juice, Tamarind, 335
K
Kidneys, 823
Kidneys, Diseases of the, 829
Knee-joint, Tuberculosis of the, 453
Knot-root, 337
L
Labyrinth, 110
Lacerated Wounds, 890
Lachrymal Bones, 22
Lacteals, 48
Lactiferous Ducts, 82
Lady's-slipper, Yellow, 320, 345
Laryngitis, Chronic, 496
Laryngitis, Follicular, 496
Larynx, 63
Larynx, Disease of the, 476
Latent Life, 11
Lateral Curvature of the Spine, 901
Late Suppers, 235
Laudanum, 310
Laxatives, 326
Lead Colic, 558
Lemons, 335
Lens Crystalline, 107
Leptandra Virginica, 327
Leptandrin, 327
Lesions, Valvular, 549
Leucocythæmia, 491
[pg 1000]
Leucorrhea 702
Liberal Physician 295
Lichen 431
Lids, Granular 649
Life, Latent 11
Life Line 169
Life, Origin of 17
Life-root 341
Life, Transmission of 181
Life, Turn of 700
Ligaments 29
Light and Health 231, 378
Limbs, Deformed 903
Liniments 342
Liquor Amnii 216
Liquor Sanguinis 53
Liquors, Alcoholic 255
Liquors, Distilled 264
Liquors, Fermented 263
Liquors, Malted 262
Liriodendron Tulipfera 350
Literature, Obscene 285
Liver 42
Liver, Chronic Inflammation of the 569
Liver Complaint 569
Liver, Diseases of the 569
Lobelia Inflata 340
Lobes 64, 80
Lobules 64, 80
Locomotor Ataxia 640
Logwood 321
Loss of Sexual Power 776
Love 184
Love, Conjugal 186
Lower Extremities, the Bones of the 27
Lumbago 427
Lungs 63
Lycopin 324
Lycopus Virginicus 323
Lymph 51
Lymphatics 49
Lymphatic System 49
Lymphatic Temperament 157
M
Machines, Electrical 629
Macrotin 306
Macrotys 305
Mad-dog Weed 345
Magnesia Sulphas 328
Malar Bones 22
Malaria 227
Malarial Headache 635
Male Fern 315
Male Generative Organs 207
Male Generative Organs, Affections of the 772
Male Generative Organs, Physiology of the 772
Malformation of the Vagina 687
Malformation of the Womb 687
Malignant Fevers 407
Malleus 110
Malted Liquors 262
Management, Domestic, of Fevers 403
Mandrake 304
Manipulator 373
Marriage 184
Marriage, History of 188
Marsh-mallow 336
Maruta Cotula 334
Massage 362
Mastication 233
Masturbation 286, 772
Matter, Gray 91
Matter, Sebaceous 77
Maxillary Bones 22
May-apple 304
May-weed 334
Meadow Sweet 323
Meals, Regularity of 234
Measles 412
Measles, False 413
Meatus External Auditory 77, 109
Mechanical Movements in the Treatment of Paralysis 641
Mechanical Movements, Value of 371
Mediastinum 65
Medical Diagnosis 390
Medicated Bath 367
Medicine, Allopathic School of 293
Medicine, Eclectic School of 294
Medicine, Homoeopathic School of 294
Medicine, Preparation of 301
Medicine, Progress of 292
Medicine, Properties of 300
Medicine, Rational 292
Medicines, Proprietary 298
Medulla Oblongata 95
Medulla Spinalis 25
Meibomian Glands 78
Melancholy 621
Membrane, Arachnoid 90
Membrane, False 878
Membrane, Mucous 37
Membrane, Pituitary 111
Membrane, Synovial 29
Membranous Croup 878
Menorrhagia 697
Menses 210
Menses, Cessation of the 700
Menses, Retention of the 687, 688, 689, 690
Menses, Suppression of the 687, 688, 689, 690
Menstruation 210, 686
Menstruation, Painful 692
Menstruation, Profuse 697
Mental Culture 276
Mentha Piperita 326
Mentha Viridis 326
Mercury 307
Mercury, Yellow Subsulphate of 339
Metacarpus 26
Metatarsus 27
Miasm 405
Microscopical Examination 398
Miliaria 439
Milk 381
Mind, Nature of 146
Mineral Foods 238
Mineral Impurities 249
Mitral Valve 57
Miscarriage 682
Modified Small-pox 411
Monogamy 188
Morphine 311
Motherwort 342
Motion as a Remedial Agent 369
Motion, Peristalic 49
Motor Nerves 87, 93
Mouth 37
Mouth, Nursing Sore 554
Mouth, Sore 553
Movements, Mechanical, in the Treatment of Paralysis 661
Mucosin 78
Mucous Membrane 37
Mucus 78
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Mumps, 471
Muriate of Hydrastia, 352
Muriate of Iron, Tincture of, 355
Muriatic Acid, 310
Muscles, 30
Muscles, Intermediate, 32
Muscles, Involuntary, 32
Muscles, Voluntary, 31
Muscular Tissue, 20
Mustard, 331, 339
Mutton Soup, 247
Myalgia, 427
N
Nails, 73
Narcotics, 343, 897
Nasal Bones, 22
Nasal Catarrh, Chronic, 474
Nasal Cavity, anterior view of, 490
Nasal Cavity, view of deformed, 492
Nasal Douche, Dr. Pierce's, 485
Nasal Polypus, 487
Nasal Tumors, 489
Nasal Septum, deformed, 490
Nature of Asthma, 512
Nature of Disease, 390, 512
Nature of Mind, 146
Nature's Mode of Sustaining Health 371
Neck, Thick, 470
Necrosis, 456
Nepeta Cataria, 334
Nerve-fibers, 87
Nerve, Pneumogastric, 101
Nerves, Afferent, 87, 93
Nerves, Cerebral, 89
Nerves, Cranial, 100
Nerves, Efferent, 87, 93
Nerves, Motor, 87, 93
Nerves, Olfactory, 100, 111
Nerves, Sensory, 87, 93
Nerves, Spinal, 89
Nerves, Sympathetic, 101
Nervines, 345
Nervous Affections of the Skin, 440
Nervous Debility, 619
Nervous Exhaustion, 619
Nervous Headache, 635
Nervous System, 87, 617
Nervous System, overworked, 622
Nervous Tissue, 20
Nettle-rash, 437
Neuralgia, 635
Neuralgia of the Heart, 552
Neuralgia of the Stomach, 885
Neuralgic Headache, 635
Neurasthenia, 620, 622
Neurilemma, 89
Nightshade, Deadly, 312
Nitre, Sweet Spirits of, 338
Nocturnal Emissions, 773
Nosebleed, 881
Nose, Foreign Bodies in the, 893
Nucleolus, 19
Nucleus, 19,64
Nurse, 375, 376
Nursing Sore Mouth, 554
Nux Vomica, 350
O
Obscene Literature, 285
Occipital Bone, 22
Œdema, 422
Old School of Medicine, 293
Old Sores, 454
Oleum Ricini, 328
Olfactory Nerves, 100, 111
Onanism, 286, 772
Opium, 310
Opium Habit, 627
Opium, Use of, 384
Oranges, 335
Organic Disease of the Heart, 547
Organic Extracts as remedies, 631
Organic Impurities in Water, 251
Organs, Circulatory, 56
Organs, Digestive, 37
Organs, Generative, 206, 207
Organs of Respiration, 63
Organs, Urinary, 206, 207
Orifice, Pyloric, 82
Origin, 31
Origin of Life, 17
Os Hyoides, 23
Osmosis, 46
Os Orbiculare, 110
Ossa Innominata, 23, 25
Osscous Tissue, 20
Ossification, 20
Ossification, Centers of, 20, 27
Ovarian Tumors, 722
Ovaries, 209
Ovaries, Absence of the, 688
Ovaries, Disease of the, 710
Ovulation, 209
Ovum, 12, 209
Ozæna, 474, 475
P
Pack, Wet Sheet, 368
Pain, 395
Painful Menstruation, 692
Painters' Colic, 558
Palate Bones, 22
Pallor, 62
Palsy, 638
Palsy, Creeping, 640
Palsy, Shaking, 641
Pancreas, 44
Pancreatic Juice, 80
Pancreatin, 80
Papaver Somniferum, 310
Papillæ, 69, 112
Paralysis, 638
Paralysis Agitans, 641
Paralysis, General, 639
Paralysis, General Treatment of, 641
Paralysis, Progressive, 640
Paraplegia, 639
Paregoric, 310
Parietal Bones, 22
Parotid Glands, 38
Parotitis, 471
Parsley, Poison, 311
Passages, False, 846
Passions, Influence of Physical Labor on, 283
Patella, 27
Patient, Clothing and Bedding of, 380
Peach Tree, 346
Peduncles of the Cerebellum, 97
Pelvis, 25
Pelvis, Bones of the, 85
Pemphigus, 139
Pennyroyal, 341
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Pepper, Black 348
Peppermint 326
Pepsin 79
Percussion 391
Pericarditis 548
Pericardium 56
Perichondrium 29
Perilymph 110
Periodical Headache 635
Periosteum 27
Peristaltic Motion 45
Peritoneum 84
Peritonitis 886
Permanganate of Potash 318
Pernicious Fever 406
Perpetual Reproduction 11
Perpetuation of the Species 194
Perspiration 75
Pertussis 880
Pettenkoffer's Test 81
Phalanges 27
Pharyngitis and Post-nasal Catarrh 493
Pharynx 39
Phthisic 511
Phthisis Pulmonalis 497
Physical Exercise 270
Physical Properties of the Blood 53
Physician, Independent 295
Physiological Anatomy 11, 19, 30, 37, 48, 56, 63, 68, 75, 84, 87
Physiological Anatomy of the Urinary Organs 823
Physiology 11
Physiology, Cerebral 114
Physiology of the Male Generative Organs 772
Phytolacca Decandra 304
Phytolaccin 304
Pia Mater 90
Pierce's Comp Extract of Smart-weed 312, 326, 335, 342, 349
Pierce's Favorite Prescription 342, 346, 355
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery 308, 316, 355
Pierce's Nasal Douche 485
Pierce's Purgative Pellets 308, 328
Pigeon-berry 304
Piles 578
Pile Tumors, Radical Cure of 581
Pine-apples 335
Pink-root 314
Pin-worm 561
Pipsissewa 338
Pituitary Membrane 111
Pityriasis 431
Placenta 216
Pleura 64
Pleurisy-root 332
Pleurodynia 427
Pleximeter 391
Pneumogastric Nerve 101
Podophyllin 304
Podophyllum Peltatum 304
Poison Hemlock 311
Poison Parsley 311
Poisoned Wounds 890
Poisons and their Antidotes 895
Poke 304
Poke, Indian 347
Pollution, Voluntary 772
Polygamy 188
Polypi 723
Polypoid Tumors 723
Polypus, Nasal 487
Polyuria 835
Pond's Sphygmograph 548
Pons Varolii 97
Poplar 315, 350
Populin 315
Pork Steaks 247
Portal System, Veins of the 60
Position in Sleep 280
Position of Patient 393
Posterior Pyramids 95, 96
Posterior Spinal Curvature 898
Post-nasal Catarrh 493
Post-nasal Syringe 493
Potash, Acetate of 338
Potash, Bicarbonate of 309
Potash, Nitrate of 338
Potash, Permanganate of 318
Pott's Disease 898
Powder, Dover's 311
Practical Summary of Hygiene 288
Preface 5, 7
Pregnancy 212
Pregnancy, Derangements Incident to 721
Pregnancy, Duration of 219
Pregnancy, Signs of 219
Prehension 233
Premature Labor 682
Preparation of Food 236
Preparation of Medicines 301
Prescription, Pierce's Favorite 342,346,355
Prevention of Conception 212
Prickly-ash 349
Prickly Heat 437
Pride-weed 324
Prince's Pine 338
Principle, Vital 15
Processes, Articular 24
Processes, Spinous 24
Processes, Transverse 24
Process of Generation 15
Profuse Menstruation 697
Prognosis 390
Progress of Medicine 292
Progressive Paralysis 640
Prolapsus of the Uterus 713
Properties of Medicine 300
Proprietary Medicines 298
Prostate Gland 827
Prostate Gland, Enlargement of the 840
Proteids 238
Prurigo 440
Pruritus Vulvæ 702
Prussian Blue 316
Psoriasis 431
Ptyalin 78
Puberty 210
Puccoon, Red 306
Pulmonary Artery 58
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 497
Pulmonary Veins 60
Pulsatilla Nigricans 346
Pulse 61, 395
Pumpkin Seeds 338
Puncta Lachrymalia 77
Punctured Wounds 889
Pupil 107
Pure Air 222, 223, 378
Purgatives 326
Purification of Water 252
Putrid Fevers 407
Pyloric Orifice 83
Pyrophosphate of Iron 354
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Q
Quackery Exposed, 780
Queen of the Meadow, 338
Quickening, 217
Quinine, 315
Quinsy, 416
R
Rachitis, 453
Radical Cure for Hernia, 866
Radical Cure for Pile Tumors, 581
Radius, 26
Rash, 436
Rash, Papular, 431
Rash, Rose, 413
Rational Medicine, 292
Receptaculum Chyli, 46
Rectum, 42
Red Puccoon, 306
Reflex Action of the Spinal Cord, 93
Region of Feebleness, 134
Regularity of Meals, 234
Regular School of Medicine, 293
Remedial Agent, Motion as a, 369
Remedial Treatment of Diseases, 386
Remedies for Disease, 298
Remittent Fever, 406
Renal Calculi, 837
Reproduction, 11, 196
Reproduction, Dioecious, 202
Reproduction, Hermaphroditic, 199
Reproductive Organs, Hygiene of the, 282
Resolution, 400
Respiration, Organs of, 63
Respiration, Pure Air for, 223
Respirator, Cotton-wool, 230
Rete Mucosum, 70
Retention of the Menses, 687, 688, 689, 691
Retina, 106, 107
Retroflexion of the Uterus, 709, 714
Rheumatic Headache, 635
Rheumatism, Acute Articular, 425
Rheumatism, Cervical, 427
Rheumatism, Chronic Articular, 426
Rheumatism, Muscular, 127
Rhubarb, 327
Ribs, 24
Rickets, 453
Right to Terminate Pregnancy, 218
Rooms, Sleeping, 278
Rose Rash, 413
Rosy Drop, 433
Rubbing, 372
Rubeola, 412
Running Scall, 430
Running-sores, 454
Rupia, 439
Rupture, 862
Russian Bath, 358
S
Sacrum, 23, 25
Sage, 313, 333
Saleratus, 309
Salicin, 315, 351
Saliva, 38, 78
Salivary Glands, 38
Salt, 315
Saltpetre, 333
Salt-rheum, 430
Salts, 53
Salts, Biliary, 81
Salvia Officinalis, 313, 333
Sanguinaria Canadensis, 308
Sanguine Temperament, 163
Santonin, 313
Sarcolemma, 32
Saturnine Colic, 558
Scabies, 434
Scalds, 894
Scall, 433
Scall, Running, 430
Scaly Skin Diseases, 441
Scapula, 26
Scarlatina, 408
Scarlet Fever, 408
School-rooms, Ventilation of, 225
Sclerotic, 106
Scott's Acid Bath, 367
Scrofula, 445
Scrotum, Dropsy of the, 821
Scull-cap, 345
Sea Bathing, 364
Seat, 390
Seat-worm, 561
Sebaceous Glands, 70, 77
Sebaceous Matter, 77
Secretion, 75
Sedatives, 346
Self-abuse, 286, 622
Self-pollution, 772
Semen, 772
Semi-circular Canals, 110
Semilunar Valves, 58
Seminal Emissions, Involuntary, 773
Sense of Hearing, 109
Sense of Sight, 106
Sense of Smell, 111
Sense of Taste, 112
Sense of Touch, 113
Senses, Special, 106
Sensory Nerves, 87, 93
Septum, Deformed Nasal, 490
Serum, 54, 55, 238
Sexual Abuse, Story of, 394
Sexual Debility, Symptoms of, 776
Sexual Influences, 383
Sexual Power, Loss of, 776
Shaking Palsy, 641
Shingles, 438
Shock, 890
Shower Bath, 365
Sick, Hygienic Treatment of the, 375
Sick-room, 377
Sick, Visiting the, 383
Sight, 106
Signs of Pregnancy, 219
Site for Homes, 227
Sitz Bath, 367
Skeleton, 22
Skin, 68
Skin, Diseases of the, 430
Skin Diseases, Scaly, 441
Skin, Nervous Affections of the, 440
Skoke, 304
Sleep, 278, 382
Small-pox, 410
Smart-weed, Compound Extract of, 312, 326, 335, 342, 349
Smell, 111
Snake-head, 315
Snake-root, Black, 306
Society, Welfare of, 193
Soda, Glycocholate of, 81
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Soda, Sulphite of 309
Soda, Taurocholate of 81
Sodium, Chloride of 315
Soft Rubber Bulb Syringe 705
Solitary Indulgence 772
Sore Mouth 553
Sore Mouth, Nursing 554
Sore Throat, Clergymen's 496
Soups 246
Spasmodic Croup 878, 879
Spearmint 326
Special Creation 14
Special Senses 106
Species 14
Species, Perpetuation of the 194
Specific Center 14
Speculum 717
Spermatic Veins, Enlarged 803
Spermatocele 803
Spermatorrhea 620, 772, 844
Spermatozoön 12
Sperm-cell 15
Sphenoid Bone 22
Sphygmograph, Pond's 548
Spigelia Marilandica 314
Spinal Column 24
Spinal Cord 25, 90
Spinal Cord, Reflex Action of the 93
Spinal Curvature, Posterior 898
Spinal Nerves 89
Spirit Vapor-bath 362
Spirometer 391, 392
Spleen 44
Sponge Bath 365
Sprains 892
Squaw-root 305
Stapes 110
Static Electrical Machine 629
Sterility 707
Sternum 23
Stethoscope 391
Stimulants 348
Stomach 39, 52
Stomach, Inflammation of the 882, 884
Stomach, Neuralgia of the 885
Stomatitis 553
Stomatitis Materna 554
Stone in the Bladder 838
Stone-pock 442
Stone-root 337
Story of Sexual Abuse 394
Stramonium 344
Striæ 31
Stricture of the Urethra 775, 843
Strumous Diathesis 445
Strumous Synovius 453
St. Vitus's Dance 650
Styptics 320, 890
Sublingual Gland 39
Submaxillary Gland 38
Sudatorium 359
Sudoriferous Glands 69
Sudorifics 332
Sulphate of Copper 339
Sulphate of Quinia 315, 339
Sulphate of Zinc 318
Sulphite of Soda 309
Sulphur Bath 368
Sulphuric Acid, Aromatic 310
Sulphur Vapor-bath 368
Summer Complaint 555
Sun-stroke 894
Superior Maxillary Bones 22
Suppers, Late 235
Suppression of the Menses 687, 688, 689, 691
Suppuration 400
Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy 649
Sutures 23
Swamp Alder 304
Swamp Dogwood 351
Sweet Elder 307
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 338
Swelling 400
Swelling, White 452
Swimming 274
Sycosis 442
Sylvius, Fissure of 98
Sympathetic Nerve 101
Symptoms 390, 392, 393
Symptoms, Interpretation of 393
Symptoms 01 Sexual Debility 776
Synovia 29
Synovial Capsule 29
Synovial Membrane 29
Synovitis 453
Synovitis, Rheumatic 453
Synovitis, Strumous 453
Synovitis, Syphilitic 453
Syphilitic Synovitis 453
Syringe, Post-nasal 493
Syringe, Soft Rubber Bulb 705
System, Cerebro-Spinal 89
Systemic Veins 60
System, Lymphatic 49
System, Nervous 87, 617
System, the Great Sympathetic 101
System, Vascular 56
T
Tænia 562
Tag Alder 304
Tall Speedwell 327
Tamarind 335
Tanacetum Vulgare 341
Tannin 325
Tansy 341
Tape-worms 562
Tarsus 27
Taste, Sense of 112
Taurocholate of Soda 81
Tea 253
Tear-duct, Closure of the 477
Tear-duct, Obstruction of the 477
Tears 77
Teeth 37
Temperaments, Classified 156
Temperaments, Human 149
Temperate Bath 357
Temporal Bones 22
Tentorium 97
Tepid Bath 357
Termination of Inflammation 400
Test, Pettenkoffer's 81
Tetter, Branny 431
Tetter, Crusted 433
Tetter, Humid 430
Thick Neck 470
Thoracic Duct 42
Thorn-apple 344
Thoroughwort 316
Thread-worm 561
Throat, Disease of the 476
Throat, Foreign Bodies in the 893
Throat, Ulceration of the 496
Thrush 553
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Tibia, 27
Time for Sleep, 279
Tinctura Ferri Chloridi, 355
Tincture of the Chloride of Iron, 355
Tincture of the Muriate of Iron, 355
Tinctures, 302
Tissue, Adipose, 20
Tissue, Areolar, 19
Tissue, Cartilaginous, 20
Tissue, Connective, 19
Tissue, Muscular, 20
Tissue, Nervous, 20
Tissue, Osseous, 20
Tobacco Habit, 627
Tobacco, Indian, 340
Tobacco, Use of, 384
Tongue, 3, 394
Tonics, 350
Tonsilitis, 416
Tonsils, Enlarged, 417, 494
Torpid Liver, 569
Torticollis, 427
Touch, Sense of, 113
Tourniquet, 890
Trachea, 63
Trailing Arbutus, 336
Transmission of Life, 181
Transudation, 422
Treatment, 390
Treatment of Diseases, Remedial, 386
Treatment of Epilepsy, Surgical, 649
Treatment of Inflammation, 401
Treatment of Paralysis, 641
Treatment of the Sick, Hygienic, 375
Trichina Spiralis, 564
Tricocephalus Dispar, 562
Tricuspid Valve, 57
True Skin, 68
Trumpet-weed, 338
Trunk, 23
Tube, Eustachian, 110
Tube, Eustachian, Obstruction of the, 477
Tubercle, 445
Tubercular Consumption, 497
Tuberculosis of the Knee-joint, 453
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, 497
Tumors, Fibroid, 722
Tumors, Ovarian, 722
Tumors, Polypoid, 723
Tumors, Uterine, 122
Turkish Bath, 358
Turn of Life, 700
Turpeth Mineral, 339
Tympanum, 110
Typhoid Fever, 407
Typhus Fever, 407
U
Ulceration of the Throat, 496
Ulceration of the Uterus, 717
Ulcer; Follicular, 718
Ulcer, Granular, 717
Ulcer, Indolent, 455
Ulcer, Irritable, 455
Ulcer, Varicose, 455
Ulcers, Chronic, 454
Ulna, 26
Umbilical Cord, 217
Umbilical Hernia, 863
Umbilicus, 217
Universality of Animalcular Life, 16
Upper Extremities, the Bones of the, 25
Uræmic Headache, 635
Urea, 86
Ureters, 84
Urethra, 86, 827
Urethra, Stricture of the, 843
Uric Acid, 86
Urinary Fistula, 721
Urinary Organs, Diseases of the, 823
Urinary Organs, Physiological Anatomy of the, 823
Urine, 86
Urine, Examination of the, 397, 825
Urinometer, 392
Urticaria, 437
Use of Tobacco and Opium, 384
Uterine Pregnancy, 215
Uterine Speculum 717, 718
Uterine Tumors, 722
Uterus, Falling of the, 713
Uterus, Prolapsus of the, 713
Uvula, Elongation of the, 495
V
Vaccinia, 411
Vagina, Inflammation of the, 702
Vagina, Irritable, 702
Vagina, Malformation of the, 687
Vaginal Injections, How to Use, 705
Vaginitis, 702
Valerian, 320
Valeriana Officinalis, 320
Value of Animal Food, 241
Value of Mechanical Movements, 371
Valve, Mitral, 57
Valve, Tricuspid, 57
Valves, Semilunar, 58
Valvulæ Conniventes, 40
Valvular Lesions, 549
Vapor-Bath, 358
Vapor-Bath, Spirit 362
Vapor-Bath, Sulphur 368
Varicella, 412
Varicocele, 803
Varicose Ulcer, 455
Variety of Food necessary, 239
Variola, 410
Varioloid, 411
Vascular System, 56
Veins, 59
Veins, Enlarged Spermatic, 803
Veins of the Portal System, 60
Veins, Pulmonary, 60
Veins, Systemic, 60
Vena Cava, 56,60
Ventilation of Dwellings, 226
Ventilation of Factories, 226
Ventilation of School Rooms, 225
Ventilation of Workshops, 226
Ventricle, 57
Veratrum Viride, 347
Vermifuge, 313
Versions of the Uterus or Womb, 709, 714
Vertebræ, 23
Vesical Calculi, 838
Vestibule, 110
Viburnin, 320
Viburnum Opulus, 320
Villus, 41,48
Virginia Snake-root, 333
Visiting the Sick, 383
Vital Principle, 15
Vital Properties of the Blood, 53
Vitreous Humor, 107
Vitriol, Elixir of, 310
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Vitriol, White 818
Volitive Faculties 129
Volitive Temperament 171
Voluntary Muscles 31
Voluntary Pollution 772
Vomer 22
Vomit, Black 883
Vulvitis 702
W
Wafer-ash 351
Wakefulness 623
Warm Bath 357
Warmth 379
Water 248
Water-bugle 323
Water-hoarhound 323
Water, How to use 252
Water-melon Seeds 338
Water, Organic Impurities in 251
Water-pink 336
Water, Purification of 252
Waters, Chalybeate 250
Waters, Saline 250
Waters, Sulphurous 250
Welfare of Society 193
Wet Sheet Pack 368
White Hellebore 347
White Poplar 350
White Swelling 452
White Vitriol 318
White-root 332
Whitewood 350
Whites 702
Whooping-cough 880
Wild Chamomile 334
Wild Indigo 318
Wild Yam 320
Willow 351
Windpipe 63
Wintergreen 325
Witch-hazel 321
Woman and her Diseases 684
Womb, Absence of the 687
Womb, Displacements of the 713
Womb, Elongation of the Neck of the 709
Womb, Flexions of the 709, 714
Womb, Malformation of the 687
Womb, Versions of the 709, 714
Workshops, Ventilation of 226
Worms, Intestinal 561
Wounds 889
X
Xanthoxylin 349
Xanthoxylum Fraxineum 349
Y
Yam, Wild 320
Yeast 317, 335
Yellow Dock 304
Yellow Jessamine 319, 348
Yellow Lady's-slipper 320, 345
Yellow Subsulphate of Mercury 339
Z
Zinci Sulphas 318, 339
Zinc, Sulphate of 318, 339
Zingiber Officinalis 325, 335
A
Advantages Offered to Invalids 951
Advantages of Location 948
Advantages of Specialties 950, 956
Advertising 958
Affidavit 905
Aids, In valuable, in Urinary Diseases 964
Amusements 932
Analysis of Urine 962, 967
Appendix 905
B
Bath Department 931
Beecher on Advertising 959
Board and Treatment, Terms for 970
Buffalo Outranks all in Healthfulness 946
C
Cause of Female Weakness 919
Caution 936
Charges Must be Prepaid 968
Chemical Laboratory 940
Chronic Diseases, Mechanical Aids in the Cure of 906
Chronic Diseases, Treatment of 954
Climate 944
Common Sense View, A 934
Consultation, Free 968
Consultations by Letter 968
Consultations with Physicians 971
Counter-Irritation 916
Cure of Deformities 917
Cure of Neuralgia 916
Cure of Paralysis 917
Cure of Swellings 915
Cure of Tumors 917
D
Deformities, Cure of 917
Disease Has Certain Unmistakable Signs 943
Diseases of Women 918
Division of Labor 949, 954
E
Eminent Medical Authorities 967
Endorsement, President Garfield's 973
Equability of Climate 945, 947
Evidence of Health Statistics 945
Extreme Healthfulness of Buffalo 944
F
Facilities of Treatment 949
Facts of Science 946
Fair and Business-like Offer 953
Fees, Why Required in Advance 969
Female Weakness, Cause of 919
Fire-Proof Vaults 930
Free Consultation 968
G
General Considerations 940
Genuine Home, A 948
Good Order 932
H
Home, A Genuine 948
Home, Remedial 942
How to Avoid Swindlers 990
I
Important Announcement 921
Invalids, Advantages Offered to 951
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute 922, 924, 941
Invaluable Aids in Urinary Diseases 964
J
Joints, Stiffened 951
K
Kneader 914
L
Liberality 934
Location, Advantages of 948
M
Manipulator 908
Map of Buffalo 992
Mechanical Aids in the Cure of Chronic Diseases 906
Medical Authorities, Eminent 967
Medicine, Progress of 950
Medicines, Our 971
Moderate, Terms 949
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N
Neuralgia, Cure of 916
Not Confined in Prescribing 972
Notices of the Press 974
O
Offer, Fair and Business-like 953
Our Medicines Prepared with the Greatest Care 972
Our Physicians and Surgeons 935
Our Remedies 931
P
Paralysis, Cure of 917
Patient's Room 945
Patients, Treating at a Distance 960, 971
Physicians and Surgeons, Staff of 925
Physicians, Consultation with 971
President Garfield's Endorsement 973
Press Notices 974
Printing Department 939
Progress in Medicine 950
R
Rational Treatment 919
Recapitulation 920
Regulation of Diet 931
Reliable Medicines 969
Remedial Home, 942
Revulsion 916
S
Signs, Urinary 962
Specialties, Advantages of 950, 956
Staff of Physicians and Surgeons 925
Statistics, Evidence of Health 945
Steam Passenger Elevator 930
Surgical Department 931
Swellings, Cure of 915
Swindlers, How to Avoid 935, 990
T
Terms for Board and Treatment 970
Terms for Treatment 969
Trained Attendants 932
Treating Patients at their Homes 942
Treatment, Facilities of 949
Treatment of Chronic Diseases 954
Tumors, Cure of 915
Turkish Bath 931
U
Unparalleled Success 933
Urinary Signs 962
V
Vibrator 911
Visiting Patients who Reside at a Distance 971
Vocabulary 979
W
World's Dispensary 937
World's Dispensary Medical Association 921
1. Darwin.
2. The males of Cryptophialus and Alcippe, species of marine animals, are apparent exceptions to this rule. They are parasitic, possess neither mouth, stomach, thorax, nor abdomen, and are, necessarily, short-lived.
3. Dalton—Human Physiology.
4. In the use of the terms psychical and psychological, we have observed the distinction which metaphysicians have recently made. They employ the term psychical to indicate the relation of the human soul to sense, appetite, propensity, etc., and psychological, as indicating the ultimates of spiritual being. In this manner we use the word psychical as describing the relationship of the soul to animal experiences and being, and psychological as referring to the spiritual potencies of the soul. The distinction being introduced, we continue its use rather then coin new words.
5. Certain disturbances of the bodily organs excite fear. The apprehension of danger, or simply mental excitement, does not explain what is called "water fright," "stage fright," terror excited by the raging of a storm, or the rocking of a boat. In such instances the heart may beat heavily, the respiration be irregular and attended by precordial oppression, giddiness, weakness, and physical inability to articulate a word or recall a thought These bodily conditions are not subject to the control of the will, but arise when individuals are perfectly assured that no danger threatens. At other times, as in a fearful tempest upon the sea, although the danger be imminent, if the bodily functions are not disturbed, there is not the least manifestation of fear.
6. A placebo is a harmless and valueless prescription, which physicians sometimes make merely to gratify the patient, as a dose of "bread pills," etc.
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