Excerpt from Practical Guide to Hom opathy: For Family and Private Use, Compiled From the Standard Works of Pulte, Laurie, Ruddock, Verdi, and Others; For the Use of Twenty-Eight Hom pathic Remedies This little volume is simply what its title indicates, a "Practical Guide" in the treatment of the common forms of acute disease. It is not the aim of this work to make physicians of the public, nor is it to be expected that every case of disease can be safely treated by domestic practice, nevertheless a long list of acute and serious diseases may be treated with greater safety and success by following the directions here given than they are treated by the ordinary drugging physicians. The treatment of such diseases as Diphtheria, Cholera, Small-pox, Acute Inflammations, and all severe and dangerous forms of Fever, etc., etc., should not be attempted except in the absence of a reliable Hom opathic physician, or until the services of such a one can be obtained. For convenience, it is desirable that a book of this kind should be made to occupy as little space as possible; for this reason, acute diseases or that class requiring prompt treatment only are considered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."