thus predisposing the patient to pulmonary disease. On
looking into the throat, the enlarged tonsils may be seen, as in the
figure. Sometimes they are so greatly increased in size that they touch
each other.

TREATMENT. The indications to be carried out in the cure of this malady
are:

(1.) To remedy the constitutional derangement.

(2.) To remove the enlargement of the tonsil glands.

The successful fulfillment of the first indication may be readily
accomplished by attention to hygiene, diet, clothing, and the use of the
Golden Medical Discovery, together with small daily doses of the
Pleasant Purgative Pellets. This treatment should be persevered in for a
considerable length of time after the enlargement has disappeared, to
prevent a return.

To fulfill the second indication, astringent gargles may be used.
Infusions of witch-hazel or cranesbill should be used during the day.
The following mixture is unsurpassed: iodine, one drachm; iodide of
potash, four drachms; pure, soft water, two ounces. Apply this
preparation to the enlarged tonsils twice a day, with a probang, or soft
swab, being careful to paint them each time. A persevering use of these
remedies, both internal and local, is necessary to reduce and restore
the parts to a healthy condition.

Sometimes the enlarged tonsils undergo calcareous degeneration; in this
case, nothing but their removal by a surgical operation is effectual.
This can be readily accomplished by any competent surgeon. We have
operated in a large number of cases, and have never met with any
unfavorable results.

ELONGATION OF THE UVULA.

Chronic enlargement or elongation of the uvula, or palate, as shown at
B, Fig. 147, may arise from the same causes as enlargement of the
tonsils. It subjects the individual to a great deal of annoyance by
dropping into and irritating the throat. It causes tickling and frequent
desire to clear the throat, change, weakness, or entire loss of voice,
and difficulty of breathing, frequently giving rise to the most
persistent and aggravating cough.

TREATMENT. The treatment already laid down for enlarged tonsils, with
which affection, elongation of the uvula is so often associated, is
generally effectual. When it has existed for a long time and does not
yield to this treatment, it may be removed by any competent surgeon.

ANAEMIA.

When the blood contains less than the ordinary number of red corpuscles,
the condition is known as _anaemia_,