As a preventive a mineral water like Hun yadi Janos every morning, or fruit salt, or even a tumbler of common salt and water, is strongly advised. The use of strong tea, coffee, or tobacco should be discontinued.
For the neuralgic headache nothing is more valuable than a powder containing 5 grains of quinine and 20 grains of saucy late of soda, taken in water, once in twenty-four hours.
During Me attack the person should be kept quiet in a darkened room, with head raised, and the frequent application of iced cloths made use of.
Vertigo (giddiness, swimming in the head) is an impression of things whirling round, and may pass off speedily, or may cause the patient to stagger and fall.
It is a symptom rather than a disease. It accompanies disease of the brain, and a special disease of inner parts of the ear (1‘16ni6-e's Disease). Sometimes it is a mere indication of a passing disturbance in the circulation of the blood in the brain, sometimes the result of an unhealthy condition of the blood. It may be
almost the only symptom in mild cases of epi lepsy. It also is very often dependent upon digestive disorder, and will very often be found to be due, in women of time working-classes, and girls kept busy all day in warehouses, to excessive tea-drinking, want of regular nourishing diet, and consequent indigestion and flatulence. Wo men are also subject to it at the monthly periods, and on the occasion of any sudden stoppage of them, or during "the change of life." The use of opium, and excess in alcohol, or specially tobacco, will produce it.
The treatment is indicated by the cause. Set the indigestion or flatulence right, and attend to other obvious things. If flushings of the face accompany it, use purgative medicines, mineral waters, wholesome but not too rich diet, and exercise. Cease excess in drugs or tobacco. If the symptoms persist,consult a physician and have the ears and nose carefully examined. Only a physician is capable of arriving at the cause.