Typhus Fever

— See also, Delirium, Typhoid Fever. Acid, Phosphoric: agreeable drink. Acid, Salicylic: antipyretic. Aconite. Alcohol: where failure of the vital powers threatens. Antimony with Opium: in pulmonary congestion, wakefulne , and delirium. Antipyrine. Arnica: antipyretic. Baptisia. Baths: to reduce temperature. Instead of baths, cold compre es may be used. Belladonna: cleans the tongue, steadies and improves the pulse; too long usage makes the heart irritable. Calx Sac char at a: in milk, when the tongue is black and coated. Camphor. Chloral Hydrate: in wild delirium in the early stages of the fever, but not in the later. Chlorine Water: not much used now. Coca: tentative. Cod-Liver Oil. Counter-irritation. Diet: nutritious. Digitalis: to increase the tension of the pulse and prevent delirium; if a sudden fall of pulse and temperature should occur during its administration it must be withheld. Expectant Treatment. Hyoscyamus. Musk. Oil Valerian. Opium. Podophyllum. Pota ium Chlorate: in moderate doses. Pota ium Nitrate: mild diuretic and diaphoretic. Quinine: in full doses to pull down temperature. Strychnine: where the circulatory system is deeply involved. Tartar Emetic. Turpentine Oil: in the stupor. Yeast: accelerates the course of the disease.