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 .——Pain and difficulty in swallowing swelling of the tonsels, which are covered with a viscid mucous; if not relicvedrecieved [sic] carlyearly [sic], suppuration takes place.

.——At the commencement give an emetic, and follow it up by an active purgative; drink plentifully of warm diluents, such as toast and water, and gargle with vinegar and warm water.

.——On the continent of Europe, the practice in QuinscyQuinsey [sic] is to deluge the patient with mild drinks, such as from the pomegranate seed, liusecdlinseed [sic] tea, &c.——N.B. Should throat suppurate, it sometimes requires to be lanced.

TOOTHACHE

.—Caries in tooth, caused by disordered state of the stomach and bowels; cold or damp; sweetmcatssweetmeats [sic], &c.

.——Violent pain in affected tooth, darting sometimes to the jaw, side of face, and head.

.——If decay be fairly commenced, extraction of the tooth is the only certain remedy; temporary benefit is felt by introducing into the decayed tooth a bit of lint with oil of cloves, caguput, or laudanum, &c.; dose of castor oil, &c.

.——In cases where there is a cavity in the tooth, further decay is often prevented by filling with silver filings mixed with quicksilver, rubbed together till it form a paste, to be introduced into the cavity, and which by and by hardens, thus excluding the air.—N.B. Rinsing the mouth morning and evening, and after mcalsmeals [sic], with cold spring water, is a good preventative against toothache; also, cold bathing or sponging the neck and arms on getting out of bed.