NASAL-DOUCHE

is a mode of washing out the nose, A stream of Guid is injected into one nostril, whilst the mouth is held open, and the fluid returns, after a little practice, through the iy ia nostril. The fluid may be injected by a syringe or from a douche can held about the level of the patient’s eye a. Much force should be avoided. The fluid must be at blood heat. The best douche to use as a rule is made by adding a teaspoonful of salt to the pint of water, or by using the following” powder:— Bicarbonate of soda, borax, and salt, of each one drachm white sugar two drachms. One teaspoonful in half a tumbler of warm water. If an antiseptic is required boric lotion should alone be used, [s. 388]