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INTRODUCTORY.oIn issuing the Second Edition of “ The HomeNursing Bookwhich has been considerablyenlarged and revised, the Publishers have beenprom pted by the very generous encomiums of thosewho received a copy of the first edition, and alsoby the continued demand for the issue which isnow out of print.In dealing with many of the common ailmentswe have introduced the merits and claims of D r.M o rse’s Indian Roo* Pills not as a cure-all, but'as a mild and effective laxative, and a genuine H ouse hold Remedy, the popularity of which throughoutA ustr asia is proof of their valuable properties.N o Hdme should be without a HouseholdRemedy and like the “ Home Nursing Book ”should always be kept at hand in case of sickness.: For INDEX see end of Book.yh'i A ooi L io jii

4 1‘GUARANTEED”U N D ER THEPURE FOODS & DRUGS ACT.U N IT E DSTATESDEPARTMENTOFHEALTH.p r V E R Y B o ttle of Dr. M o r s e ’s Indian R o o t Pills sold in th e U nited S ta te sof A m eric a b e a r s an e x tra label with the n u m b e r of the certificateand the w o rdG u a r a n t e e d , ” which d e n o te s t h a t the F o r m u l a has beensu b m itted to th e U nited S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t of H ealth , a n d they haveissued a C ertificate t h a t th e H e a lth A u th o rities a r e satisfied the rem e d yis w h a t th e p ro p rie to r s claim fo r it, both as to F o r m u l a an d as a goodarticle for th e p u rp o s e s it is a d v e rtis e d for.F o r th e p ast f o u r y e a r s D r. M o r s e ’s Indian R o o t Pills have beenen tirely m a n u f a c t u r e d in Australia, a n d we believe th ey a r e the onlyp urgative pills on th e m a r k e t t h a t a r e m a d e in this c o u n try by thep rop rieto rs. M o st o t h e r pills a r e m a d e by m a n u fa c tu rin g chem ists an dsold in bulk to th e p ro p rie to r s to be boxed a n d labelled. W e take noch a n ces of this kind w ith D r. M o r s e ’s Indian R o o t Pills, and we knowth a t th e F o r m u l a does n o t v a r y o n e - h u n d re d th p a r t of a grain. W e alsoknow t h a t th e in g re d ie n ts a r e up to th e s t a n d a r d , both in s t re n g th andquality. T h e c ru d e m aterial is im p o rted d ire c t fro m A m erica a f t e r beingg ro u n d by o u r own m ach in es in o u r A m erican L a b o r a to ry , and theg r e a t e s t c a r e is o b serv ed in th e selection of th e R o o ts a n d G u m s ofwhich this c ru d e m aterial is made.W e have both in S yd n ey andW ellington, (New Zealand,) up-to-date p lan ts fo r th e m a n u f a c t u r e ofth e se pills, a n d should any of o u r friends be in terested we will be onlytoo pleased to show th e m the process of m a n u f a c tu r e in e ith e r ofth ese places.Dr. M o rs e ’s Indian R o o t Pills a re b ased on a good, sound F o rm u la ,and a r e not ad v e rtise d as a g r e a t Cure-all. F o r th e little ills of life, forpeople who e a t too much, a n d drink too much, an d get th e i r digestiveorgans, th e ir blood, liver, an d kidneys o u t of order, they a r e a valuablerem edy, a n d a r e sold a t a price within th e r e a c h of all. T h e c a r e takenin th e production of th e s e pills is illustrated by the m a n n e r in which th eya r e packed.In s te a d of being pu t up in c h e ap wooden boxes—t h a tab so rb poisonous a n d o t h e r s u b s ta n c e s —t h e y a r e packed in glass bottles,a t a cost of five o r six tim es t h a t of wooden boxes.T h e e x tr a cost is m o re th an m ad e up in th e satisfaction of knowing t h a t th e Pills re achth e public j u s t as th ey left th e lab o ra to ry , uhai ected by m o isture o rclimatic changes, a n d free fro m c o n ta m in a tio n by c o n ta c t with an yforeign m a tte r.As a m a t t e r of fa c t th e y co st m o re to put up t h a nm ost of th e m edicines on th e m a r k e t which a r e sold a t 2s. fid. a n d 2s. 9d.,an d a n y o n e who pays Is. o r Is. 3d. fo r a bottle of Dr. M o r s e ’s IndianR o o t Pills for th e com m on ailm en ts th ey a r e adv e rtise d for, g e ts goodvalue fo r his money.W. H. COMSTOCK CO., LTD.,J a n u a r y , 1908.SO LE P R O PR IE T O R S ,58 P itt S t r e e t , S y d n e y .

THESTANDARD FAMILY MEDICINE. H R O U G H O U T A u stralasia D r. M o rse's Indian R o o t Pills a r e ahousehold rem edy, an d th e an tid o te fo r all g e n e ra l ailm ents.Int h o u s a n d s of ho m es th e little a m b e r bottle is th e sole medicine chest,fo r t h e r e a r e few com plaints in which Dr. M o rs e ’s Indian R o o t Pills c a n not be a d m in iste red w ith ou t beneficial results. W h a t e v e r the complaint,th e bowels m u st be kept free, a n d th e pro c ess by which th e Blood ispurified m u s t be stim u lated to th ro w off the poisons in the Blood, whichis the cause of all disease.T h e m an y w onderful cu res effected by Dr. M o r s e ’sIndian R o o t Pills have a w a k en ed th e i n te re s ts of allclasses of th e co m m u nity to th e m e rits of th e se Pills.Y ea rs ago, pills w e re the m edicine of t h e poor onlyTo-day th e efficacy of D r. M o r s e ’s Indian R o o t l ills toov erco m e the com m o n a ilm e n ts of m an kind h as c o n vinced not only the working section of th e population,D?but th e m o re wealthy, professional a n d in d e p e n d e n tclasses t h a t Dr. M o r s e ’s Indian R o o t Pills a r e th e bestDIRECTIONSfam ily medicine.OltUIUeN A W T9 aDr. M o rs e ’s Indian R o o t Pills have com e to stay.T h ey a r e an efficient, reliable, a n d safe rem ed y, placedAt rrrrtuinAon th e m a rk e t a t a price within th e re a c h of all. T h ePills, being sugar-coated, a r e p leasa n t to take,a n d re ta in th eir full medicinal properties.T h e y a repacked in am ber-colou red b o ttle s—not in c h e a p w oodeno r p a s te b o a rd boxes—an d a re th u s always fre s h an dclean, im pervious to m oisture, unaffected by climatic conditions, a n ddo not d e te r io r a te by keeping as all liquid m edicines do.T he p ru d e n t housewife always keeps a bottle in th e house, for shehas le a rn t by experience t h a t N a t u r e occasionally req u ires som e a s s is t ance, an d t h a t this a s sistan ce is best afforded by p ro m p t re co u rs e toDr. M o rs e ’s In dian R o o t Pills. M any a serious illness m ay be p re v e n te dby th e timely use of th ese Pills, checking th e disease in its p rim a rystage.Dr. M o r s e ’s Indian R o o t Pills, being vegetable, do notweaken, sicken n o r gripe, and m ay be taken with perfect safety by them o st delicate w om an o r the y ou n gest child. T h e old and feeble will alsofind them a m o s t suitable rem e d y for aiding an d s tre n g th e n in g th eirweakened constitutions.Dr. M o rs e ’s Indian R o o t Pills a r e a P e r f e c t Blood Purifier, and a S afeand Reliable R em ed y fo r Biliousness, Constipation, Indigestion, H e a d aches, Sallow Complexion, L iver an d Kidney Troubles, Piles, Pim ples,Boils, an d for F e m a le Ailments.'"“ ‘ A PiLL PlAfMXXe

Nursing: a Science.T is g en erally reco gn ised th a t p ro p e r n u rs in g is th e m o st im p o rta n tfe a tu re c o n n e cted with the t r e a t m e n t of the sick. T h e physicianm ay be a skilled specialist, but his efforts will be nullified unless thep atien t is carefully nursed, an d his in s tru c tio n s faithfully c a rrie d out.M any of th e r e m a rk a b le cases of re c o v e ry fro m se v e re illness a r e duem o re to th e fact of having p ro p e r n u rsin g t h a n fro m an y o t h e r cause.M any people c a n n o t afford to have a t r a i n e d nu rse, a n d it is in somem e a s u r e th e object of this book to supply this w a n t a n d enable them tointelligently c a re for the sick, and, we tru st, it will be th e m e a n s of brin g ing Hope, H ealth , a n d H ap piness to m a n y A ustralian homes.W h ile it is not to be expected t h a t h o m e nursing of itself would everbring those practising it to t h a t familiarity with th e science of medicinewhich is shown by the professional n u rse, t h e r e is no do u b t w h a t e v e r t h a tin a s h o rt tim e practical dev elop m en t of th e h in ts c o n tain ed in this bookwill make one c o n v e rs a n t with not a few i m p o r t a n t details in th e n e v e rceasing battle with disease.Striking exemplification of th e t r u t h co ntain ed in the old ad a ge t h a tan ounce of prevention is w orth a pound of cure," will be found in d e a l ing with th e ills of m an. In fact th e ounce of p revention in this in stan cewill usually be found to have an ap p ro x im ate v alu e to several p o u n d s ofcure, as m any d iseases t r e a t e d of in this work, w h e n once th ey h ave takenhold of th e h u m an system , requ ire in t h e i r e r a d ic a tio n b o th tim e a n dmoney. It is, th ere fo re, a m a t t e r of th e g r e a t e s t im p o rta n c e t h a t ce rtainlaws of health be u n d ersto o d clearly, a n d t h a t o n ce understo od , th e irapplication be enforced. T h e prevention of d isease is, in m o re t h a n on esense, m o re im p o rta n t th a n its cure. T h e r e are, of cou rse, i n s t a n c e sw h ere this p e r h a p s m a y not apply, but in m a n y c a ses a knowledge of an dr e s o r t to c e rta in hygienic principles will be found effectual in p rev en tin gg r e a t physicial suffering. In this connection, it will be noted, p u re airis an essential fa cto r in th e m a in te n a n c e of good health. T o s e c u re thisa t all times, close atten tio n should be paid to th e location an d erection ofdwelling-houses. O n e of the first co n sid eratio n s in t h e erectio n of ahouse should be th e location. T his should be chosen with a view to se c u ren a t u r a l drain ag e, a n d t h e r e f o r e a spot having som e elevation o v e r itss u r r o u n d in g s m u s t be selected. It is possible, of course, to s e c u re d r a i n age, in to w n s a n d cities w h ere sy s te m s of s ew e rag e an d w a t e r w o r k s havebeen introduced, w ithout re c o u rs e to m a rk e d elevation, b u t in villagesa n d c o u n try districts n o t so favored, it is absolutely of th e g r e a t e s t im portan ce.Take, fo r instance, th e o r d in a r y fa r m or,xottJi,try"'residencew h e re slops, dish w ate r, etc., a r e usually th ro w n o u t in o n e place a n do rdinarily a t no g r e a t d istan ce fro m th e buildings. T h e h ot sun i s x e r t a i nto have such an effect on th e se places t h a t the a ir b ecom es poisoned,a n d poisoned air, as all physicians know, m akes possible t h e life an d d is sem ination of th e bacte«i'ia and g e r m s responsible fo r "nciirly a ll of th em o s t d r e a d e d of o u r infectious diseases.I t is b e t t e r j ; p , k r o w slopsn e a r a dwelling, but if it is done, som e of th e d a n g e r m a y be obviated ift h e r e is sufficient fall to cari off the fluids. No refu se should be allowedto collect, th e safest co u rse to pursue being to burn all such at once. ItI