diet in, 630

thymus gland extracts in, 500
Riding, bicycle, as exercise, 685
horseback, as exercise, 686
Ringworm, 790

solutions of formaldehyde for, 116
Rochelle salt, 88

as saline purgative, 170
Roentgen-ray, 649

for dangerously enlarged thymus
gland, 499

for metrorrhagia, 651

for ovaries in osteomalacia, 483

for thyroid in Graves' disease, 427

for uterine fibroids, 651

Room, disinfection of, 114

Rosin plaster, 732
Round-worms, 175, 177
anthelmintics for, 177
santonin formula for, 91
treatment, 177

Rowing as exercise, 686
Rubbing with alcohol, 667
Rum, alcohol content of, 596

Running as exercise, 685
Russian baths, 661

Rye, ergot of, 68

SACCHARATED ferrous carbonate, 68,

394

oxide of iron, 396

Saccharin, 56, 595
Saccharose, 594

Salicylate of soda, 94

vaccination in, 557

Snakebite, treatment for, 138
Soap liniment, 75

soft, 75, 92

soft, 92

liniment of, 75, 92

So-called athletics, 687
Soda, caustic, 94

as escharotic, 140
Sodii arsenilas, 383
benzoas, 93

benzosulphinidum, 56
bicarbonas, 93
boras, 93
bromidum, 93
cacodylas, 93, 383
citras, 93

hydroxidum, 94
iodidum, 94, 390
nitris, 94

phosphas, 94

effervescens, 94

exsiccatus, 94

salicylas, 94

sulphas, 95

Sodium and potassium tartrate, 88
arsenilas, 383

arsphenamine, 348

benzoate, 93

bicarbonate, 93

as digestant, 151

for gastric acidity, 152

biphosphate to render urine acid, 192
borate, 93
bromide, 93
action, 272
as hypnotic, 272
description, 272
over-action, 273
toxic action, 274

uses, 274
cacodylate, 93, 383
chloride, 599
citrate, 93

for acidity of urine, 190
to render urine alkaline, 191
dimethylarsenate, 383
glycocholate as laxative, 162
hydroxide, 94

as escharotic, 140
iodide, 94, 390

administration, 390

nitrite, 94, 245

oxymercuryorthonitrophenolate, as
antiseptic, 117

paratoluenesulphochloramide, as an-
tiseptic, 118
phosphate, 94

as saline purgative, 170
effervescent, 94
exsiccated, 94

Spinal irritability, bromides in, 274
scopolamine in, 250

puncture, 569. See also Lumbar
puncture.

Spirits definition, 24

of ammonia, aromatic, 51
of camphor, 61, 256

of chloroform, 63, 304
of ether, 50, 309
of glonoin, 244
of juniper, 79
compound, 79
of nitroglycerin, 244
of peppermint, 80
of turpentine, 81
Spiritus ætheris, 50, 309
ammoniæ aromaticus, 51
for flatulence, 152

camphoræ, 61, 256

chloroformi, 63, 304

definition, 24

glycerylis nitratis, 244

juniperi, 79

composita, 79

Spleen, 507

function, 507

Splenectomy, indications for, 507

Sponging, alcohol, 667

cold, 663, 665

milk, 594

in intestinal putrefaction, 175
of lead, 85, 732

Sulphate of copper as emetic, 156
as escharotic, 139
of sodium, 95
of sparteine, 95
of zinc, 100
as emetic, 156

Sulphonal, 96
action, 281
as hypnotic, 281
description, 281
habit, 282

over-action, 281

poisoning, treatment, 282
uses, 282

Sulphonethylmethane, 96, 281
Sulphonethylmethanum, 96
Sulphon methane, 96, 281
Sulphon methanum, 96

Sulphur as laxative, 165
baths, 672
flowers of, 97

for disinfecting, 114
fumigation, 114
lotum, 96, 165
milk of, 97
ointment of, 97
præcipitatum, 97
precipitated, 97
sublimatum, 97
sublimed, 97
washed, 96
Sulphurated lime, 59
Sun bath, dosage, 636

exposures, 635

in tuberculosis, 636

lamp, Alpine, for heliotherapy, 637
Sunlight, value of, in prevention of
disease, 637
Sunstroke, 771

coma from, 744

reducing temperature in, 666
treatment, 772

Suppositoria, definition, 24

Suppositories, definition, 24
glycerin, 69

rectal, in prescription writing, 35
Suprarenal glands, 458

administration, 471
description, 458
desiccated, 97, 471

effect of infection on, 460, 462, 463
extract, action on circulation, 211
in acute diseases with depres-
sion, 328