Excerpt from Monthly Cyclopedia and Medical Bulletin (Consolidated), Vol. 28: June, 1914 F. H. Read reports the relief of persistent hic cough by the use of 10 drops of a saturated solu tion of menthol in rectified spirits of wine, in a little hot water, to be repeated every hour if necessary. (critic and Guide.) 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.