STIFF NECK

is commonly due to a chill, but it may be a symptom of spinal discase. Ordinery stiff neck should be treated by Sous Ses stimulating liniments, such as compound camphor linimont, and by wrapping up tho neck in wool or flannel. If spinal disease is present, light pre ure applied to the top of the head when the — is standing or sitting up causes pain in the neck. In ordinary stiff neck this is not so. (Refer to Wry Neck.) [s. 413]