. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . s eyes frequently in cold water, and to sleep with a pledget over themkept saturated with it. To this simple application he strenuously objected, and brought upthe false notion that nobody dare apply water under such and such circumstances, whichhe mentioned. But I insisted, and on the second day it was our happiness to perceive afavorable change, and within a week he perfectly recovered. A second cas
. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . s eyes frequently in cold water, and to sleep with a pledget over themkept saturated with it. To this simple application he strenuously objected, and brought upthe false notion that nobody dare apply water under such and such circumstances, whichhe mentioned. But I insisted, and on the second day it was our happiness to perceive afavorable change, and within a week he perfectly recovered. A second case came undermy care, in a person connected with a public office in Cairo, who had unmistakable pre-monition of an attack. He was urged to the same course of treatment. He, too, had hiswhims and prejudices to contend with, but the fear of becoming blind secured the use ofwater, and a speedy restoration followed. The water in Egypt, it should be remembered, is of mild temperature; nor is the coldestwater best in this disease; we may use warm water even with advantage, and we mayalternate with both. The feelings of comort afford a valuable guide in all such cases. Cataract and Amaurosis. 613. LACHRYMAL FISTULA. corner of the eye. It may be cured by water usually, or it may easilyand safely be removed with the surgeons scissors. Lachrymal Fistula—Fistula Lachrymalis. This is a fistulous aperture at the inner corner of the eye, commu-Licating with the lachrymal sack. It Fig. 147. is the result of inflammation, and itcauses the tears or moisture of the eyeto run over the cheek. The inflamma-tion should be removed as quickly aspossible, after which a surgical opera-tion may be of service, and which is asfollows : A sharp-pointed knife for thepurpose is used to open the lachrymalsack as represented in fig. 147. Aprobe is then introduced into the ductand made to pass into the nose. Whenthe inflammation has sufficiently sub-sided, a silver probe about an inch long,with a round black he
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