Taking Cold
by John Williams Hayward (9780217999427)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: taking the medicine, and conclude he has warded off a cold. III. The treatment for the first appearance of any of the tymptoms of a cold; whilst the person is more shivering than feverish. In this case the person should take Aconite No. 3, one pilule or one drop of the tincture, dissolved in a dessert-spoonful of cold water, every two hours for twelve to twenty-four hours. If after that time no fever, pain, or inflammation shows itself, he may cease the medicine, and conclude that he has prevented a cold from becoming developed. In this stage camphor is a truly homoeopathic remedy, and may be taken instead of aconite, five drops on a bit of lump sugar every quarter of an hour, until the chilliness disappears. (See pp. 48,49.) IV. The treatment for a fully developed cold: after the symptoms have existed some time, and heat, fever, pain or inflammation has supervened. In this case the person should take Aconite No. 1, a pilule or a drop of the tincture, dissolved in a dessert-spoonful of water, every two hours: he should go to bed, and keep himself quiet; he should not take much food, but he may drink freely of water, if thirsty. This treatment may be continued for from six to twelve or even twenty-four hours. If perspiration breaks out, the other symptoms will usually soon disappear: if the heat, fever, headache, and pain disappear, the same treatment may be continued for four or six hours longer, and then given up, with the satisfaction that a cold has been cured; but if these symptoms continue or become aggravated, or other symptoms supervene, send for a homoeopathic physician; and send for him before the time of his leaving home for his visiting work, and before the morning visiting if possible: because, if busy, he may not be able to visit in your neighbourho...

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