gaments
and tendons connected with a joint, without there being any dislocation.
It is attended with severe pain and is followed by rapid swelling.

The treatment should consist of measures to prevent inflammation,
promote absorption, and restore a healthy action. The affected part
should be kept at rest in an elevated position, and hot or cold water
applied frequently. If there is much inflammation, fomentations of hops
may be used. The Compound Extract of Smart-weed is an excellent
application.

When the acute symptoms have disappeared, absorption should be favored
by systematic rubbing and the application of stimulating liniments, or
by the use of a well-adjusted bandage. Passive motion may be resorted to
gradually and the subject may use the joint moderately. Should any
stiffness remain, warm salt water douches should be employed and the
Extract of Smart-weed applied once a day.

BRUISES.

Bruises or contusions are caused by falls, wrenches, or blows from blunt
instruments, without breaking the skin. The soft tissues are lacerated
and blood is poured out into them, constituting _ecchymosis_. The
discoloration passes through various shades from a bluish-black to a
violet, a green, and finally, a yellow.

If the bruise is severe, the affected part should be kept at rest and
frequently bathed with the Compound Extract of Smart-weed or the
tincture of arnica. If inflammatory symptoms supervene, fomentations and
poultices should be applied.

FOREIGN BODIES IN THE NOSE.

Foreign bodies, such as beads, peas, coffee-grains, and small
gravel-stones are occasionally introduced into the nostrils of children,
becoming fastened there, and causing great anxiety and alarm. If allowed
to remain, they generally cause inflammation and suffering.

Such bodies may generally be washed out by gently injecting a stream of
tepid salt water with a syringe or Dr. Pierce's Nasal Douche. In no case
should force be used. If these means fail, a competent surgeon should be
consulted.

FOREIGN BODIES IN THE THROAT AND AIR-PASSAGES.

Foreign bodies are generally arrested so high up that they may be seen
by simply depressing the tongue, and removed with the finger or a pair
of forceps. The head should be thrown back in such a position as to
cause the chin to project as little as possible beyond the prominence
known as Adam's apple, in order that the finger or forceps may be
readily introduced and the body released and ejecte