Physical Training of Children-1876 Doctor's Advice

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Physical Training of Children-1876 Doctor's Advice This book is written in a question and answer format by Dr. P. H. Chavasse, of the Royal College of Surgeons, England. Written in the 1870s, it gives a fascinating, and somewhat unsettling, insight into the status of medical knowledge in the late 18th Century. The author is writing advice for mothers in a world with no Xrays, MRIs or CAT scans, research laboratories, and few vaccinations. Medications and other remedies were made at home using a recipe from the doctor or were procured from a chemist (a pharmacist in England ). Even diapers were often home-made. Diagnosing illness was often guesswork by the doctor because lab tests did not exist. Dr. Getchell applauds the introduction of public drinking fountains and the invention of the Patent Safety Pin. Here are just a few examples HOME REMEDIES - Constipation: suppositories could be made from yellow soap and brown sugar. - Earache: Substitute a roasted onion held to the ear for an India rubber hot water bottle - Diahrrea: treat with a mixture of rhubarb & magnesia - Chafed skin (diaper rash): make liniment with mixture of brandy, zinc, egg whites - A boil on the skin: treat with a paste of yellow soap and brown sugar - Hooping cough: expose child to a smoky gas-laden town or seaside air - Laxative: syrup of rhubarb and read more

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