Just received a facimilie copy of the Merck's 1899 Manual. This was obviously the text of the day. Thought I would share some of the breastfeeding related info with you. Galactagogues: Acid: Lactic, Castor Oil: topically, Extract Malt, Galega, Jaborandil, Pilocarpine Hydrochlor., Potassium Chlorate. Mastitis: Aconite, Ammonium Chloride: as a lotion locally, Arnica, Belladonna, locally as liniment or ointment, Breast-pump, Calcium Sulphide, internally if abscess is forming,Camphor, Chloral Hydrate Poultice, Conium, Digitalis Indusion: locally as fomentation, Friction: with oil, Galvanism, Hyoscyamus as plaster to relieve painful distention from milk, Ice, Ichthyol topically: one of the best remedies. Iodine, Jaborandil, Mercury & Morphine Oleate: locally in mammary abscess, Phytolacca: to arrest local inflammation, Plaster to support and compress mammae, Postaaium Bromide, Salines, Stramonium, fresh leaves as poultice, Tatar Emetic: in small doses frequently repeated at commencement, Tabacco leaves: as poultice. From the Foods & Dietetic Products section: Peptogenic Milk Powder _ "for modifying cow's milk to yield a food for infants, which, in physiological, chemical and physical properties, is almost identical with mothers milk." Just some of the recommendations for nipples:Acid, Boric or Carbolic, Acid Sulphurious, Alchol, locally Cocaine Soloution, India Rubber, Lead nitrate. They do mention Nestle product in their book too. Wonder if these wise men had ever even seen a baby breastfeeding? Regards Mandy O'Reilly RNRM *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html