| | | | |A week or less.
| | | | | |3 to 4 weeks.
Influenza.
|Uncertain. Probably 1 to 7 days.
| |1st day.
| | |Fever, prostration.
| | | |Various respiratory, digestive, or nervous
| | | | symptoms, commonest being general aching and
| | | | cough.
| | | | |3 or 4 days to two weeks or more.
| | | | | |While disease lasts.

HOT COLONIC FLUSHING

The hot colonic flushing is particularly serviceable in combating the
sick headaches of migraine. They should be taken at night just before
retiring with the temperature of water as hot as can be borne, from
108 to 110 F. Half of the water is allowed to flow into the colon and
is retained as long as possible. This brings the heat in close contact
with the sympathetic nervous system whose headquarters is in the
abdomen.

ENEMAS

_Position for an Enema._ Lie on left side, knees brought up against
abdomen, with the left arm well underneath. This will relax the
abdominal muscles and allow the water to pass upward more freely. The
water should be allowed to flow until it is felt low on the right
side.

_The one, two, three enema_ is an injection that is used for the
relief of gas in the bowel. It consists of the following: One part
epsom salts, two parts glycerine, and three parts soap suds. It is
introduced by the aid of the colon tube and retained as long as is
possible.

Glycerine and soapy water, equal parts, may be introduced into the
bowel for temporary relief of a persistent constipation.

In instances when feeding by the mouth is impossible, _nutrient
enemas_ should be given every three or four hours during the day. The
absorption does not take place in the large bowel as readily as in the
small intestines, so only a small amount of a more highly concentrated
solution is given at one time. A child one year of age will be given
one teaspoon, from one to four years of age a teaspoon to a tablespoon
is allowed, and up to twelve years from one to eight tablespoons are
given in the nutrient enema. Peptonized meat preparations may be
employed in greater concentration than directed by the use of the
mouth. Peptonized milk containing an egg is often used. The pepsin is
added to the mixture only when warm, and is injected at once.

EMETICS

1. A glass of warm water containing