Osteopathic first aids to the sick : written for the sick people . st for fifteenminutes before retiring is good, or a hot waterbag, or bag of hot hops will answer very no poultices, plasters or blisters. CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS—FIRSTSTAGE OF PNEUMONIA. The conditions in these two cases are is usually a weakened condition of thegeneral system, followed by exposure todraughts, cold or dampness, atmosphericchanges, overexertion, alcoholic excesses, mentalexcitement, or some disease of the heart, liveior kidneys, which causes a compression on theblood vessels of the lungs, re
Osteopathic first aids to the sick : written for the sick people . st for fifteenminutes before retiring is good, or a hot waterbag, or bag of hot hops will answer very no poultices, plasters or blisters. CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS—FIRSTSTAGE OF PNEUMONIA. The conditions in these two cases are is usually a weakened condition of thegeneral system, followed by exposure todraughts, cold or dampness, atmosphericchanges, overexertion, alcoholic excesses, mentalexcitement, or some disease of the heart, liveior kidneys, which causes a compression on theblood vessels of the lungs, resulting in a con-gestion and engorgement of blood in the this is not soon relieved, part of the bloodoozes through the distended blood vessels intothe air cells in the lungs, which condition is truepneumonia. The symptoms are the same as anycold in the chest, pains in the chest, difficultyin breathing, strong pulse, rapid heart, dry cough,with scanty expectoration, sometimes slightlystreaked with blood. Treat the same as pneumonia in its first FIGURE si. „.. , THE SPINAL TOXIC. With the patient lying face clown and arms hung loosely overthe sides of the table, place your thumbs, one on each side andone inch from the spine, one thumb being an inch lower than theother, now give a quick sharp push, using moderate pressure Lower both thumbs an inch and repeat the sharp push. Con-tinue doxyn the full length of the spine. Now reverse thethumbs, placing the lower one an inch higher than the other, andin the same manner work over the entire length of the spine n6 THE HOUSEHOLD OSTEOPATH PNEUMONIA—LUNG FEVER—LUNG IN-FLAMMATION. This is a very dangerous disease. One out ofthree treated by medicine, dies. Osteopathictreatments have resulted much better, but theextreme danger that is constantly present mustbe remembered and the most careful precautionsexercised. Put the patient to bed and promptly send foran osteopath, because after the first stage thecase becomes
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