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In the Green Witch arc, Sebastian presents a rather interesting book to Sieglinde when she requests to have something to read. The book is called The Family Physician, and it is in fact replicating a real medicinal work of the Victorian era.

The Family Physician: A Manual Of Domestic Medicine was published in London, England, by Cassell & Company in the year 1883. It is one of many books of this kind as at the time family manuals of medicine were becoming more and more popular. Of course, books were still rather expensive to print and were majorly available to the rich. As many were living in estates outside of the city centers and some traveled abroad, physicians were not always readily available. With that, more and more rich Victorians would rather have a book of medicinal remedies at home to "replace" a visit from a doctor.

The book Sebastian is showing in the arc is one of the later editions by the physicians of the London hospitals. The special edition Family Physician featured in the manga consists of four volumes and includes a diverse list of treatments for many types of illnesses.

Now, Yana does include two supposed remedies used in that book but only one of them is found on the pages: opium tincture. Laudanum was prescribed for various illnesses. As for the bacon, it is a real medical practice of the Victorian era but one recorded in The Successful Housekeeper (1888), not in this manual.

Sebastian has previously stated that he would get familiar with the medicinal treatment options of the time to assist Ciel with his health problems. We can safely assume that this handbook manual is used by him rather often to help young Lord during his various instances of sickness.

This book consists of multiple categories of illnesses that would take a long time to cover fully, but here are those that Ciel canonically either goes through or is likely to go through due to his known chronic condition (asthma):

Night Terrors

Asthma

Cold

Cough

Fever

The sort of treatment that Sebastian would put Ciel through, were he to truly follow the book, is bizarre.

Do not follow these instructions. They are highly outdated and do not follow any medical requirements. Herbs, plants, and chemicals mentioned in this post are highly toxic and should not be ingested or inhaled.

Night Terrors

Night terrors are recognized by Victorians as recurrent and relatively safe, as they are "rarely precursors of fits or epilepsy", though they may be hard to handle, especially in younger children.

In case that a Victorian child was suffering from nightmares, or night terrors as they equated the two, physicians recommended rhubarb and soda also known as Gregory's powder. Combined with a light and digestible meal, this mixture, which is currently regarded as a laxative, was to ensure that the sleep of the child is undisturbed through the night.

Asthma

During the Victorian era, asthma was not recognized as an obstructive disease of lungs, but rather as a neurological condition. Physicians of the time were seemingly very well-aware that asthma was a difficult and longterm condition even if they did not precisely understand its nature; sometimes referring to it as psychosomatic.

Within the treatments that Ciel would have realistically gotten were he, as a Victorian child, to have the kind of asthma attacks that he has had in the manga are:

I. Tobacco, which was believed to relieve paroxysms - sudden asthma attacks. The book Sebastian has provided us with says that tobacco would be especially beneficial for non-smokers who have not established tolerance to cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Even though individuals who used this method would grow "pallid" and "damp with prespiration" after the process, their asthma attack would be "prevented". It is possible to assume that with the repeated, consistent smoking pattern Victorian asthmatics tried to balance out their breathing rhythm.

II. Lobelia inflata, also known as puke weed, is another type of tobacco recommended for asthma, though this time it is to be consumed by ingestion in a form of a tincture mixed with water. It was believed that this tobacco helped with asthma "related to indigestion". The book does state that its authors are unsure whether the plant is very effective as some patients have fallen sick after the use; which is no surprise to the modern reader as lobelia inflata has been discovered to be a toxic plant.

III. Stramonium, also known as thorn-apple, is a kind of medicine recommended by the Victorian physicians when smoking tobacco was not enough. The leaves of the plant, which is highly toxic due to multiple alkaloids within it, would be crushed and smoked. Smoking stramonium before sleep for prophylactic reasons or at the beginning of an asthma attack was generally considered an effective treatment that worked "like magic".

IV. Cigares de Joy, "anti-asthma" cigarettes created by a Frenchman, are highly regarded by the authors of the book. Like many other medicinal treatments of the Victorian era, they were, of course, bad for your health as they contained stramonium and arsenic.

V. Coffee is probably the only non-toxic method of treating asthma that Victorian doctors suggest. However, even with coffee one can't hope to have much satisfaction from the treatment: it is to be given very hot, black (pure cafe noir), without any milk, and on an empty stomach in small quantities. Bigger dosages are advised against while taking coffee with a meal is cosidered to be a cause of asthma attacks.

VI. Nitre-papers are, practically, papers with potassium nitrate. The papers were meant to be burned so the fumes fill the room. The chemical compound of nitre-papers is an irritant and causes damage to the lungs, though Victorian doctors describe multiple cases of children and adults alike "peacefully" falling asleep around ten minutes into the paper burning. The latter is probably no surprise as potassium nitrate fumes have an adverse effect on the human body, causing nausea and dizziness.

VII. Nitrite of amyl is one more nitric chemical compound that is recommended by the Victorian doctors to inhale in order to treat asthma. Now, this chemical is highly toxic in all forms and especially so in direct inhalation and ingestion; it can cause blindness, brain damage, lung scarring, and death.

VIII. Chloroform is yet another questionable way of managing asthma in the Victorian era. While the authors of the book can be given credit for mentioning that overdoing chloroform is never the aim, and even provide a story of a man who died doing so, they do still praise the method greatly. According to the manual, chloroform is to be applied in a few drops on a handkerchief one can press to the nose and inhale through. It is rather clear here that Victorians truly did see asthma as a disturbance within the nervous system and provided methods of sedating the patient.

IX. Ipecacuanha, an imported plant native to Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia, is a remedy that the authors seem rather perplexed about. They do recommend it as an effective method of asthma treatment but they do not specify how it is to be applied. We are left wondering how exactly Victorians used this plant. Ipecacuanha, or ipecac as it is known within the medical field now, is highly toxic in all its forms and is especially dangerous to ingest. Brain damage and organ failure are only some side effects of ignoring safety precautions.

X. Potassium iodide is a medication recommended for ingesting directly in the amount of two tablespoons three times a day. Praised for postponing or even fully stopping asthma attacks, this medicinal treatment was highly regarded by the Victorian doctors. It is worth mentioning that potassium iodide has adverse side effects and is an allergen for many people. However, it is a recognized medical supplement that should be taken only, if ever, upon doctor's prescription.

Cold

Victorians recognized that cold was a rather complicated condition as it could either be a simple cold of a precursor to other, more serious, diseases: bronchitis, pneumonia, quinsy, consumption (tuberculosis), pleurisy, rheumatism, neuralgia, and more.

Doctors seemed to believe that the main cause of a common cold was dampness rather than anything else: a damp bed, a damp seat, a damp house or room, a damp robe, and more. Bathing for a prolonged amount of time was discouraged as it "caused colds".

The physiological nature of a cold was that it was seen as an inflammation of a mucuous membrane within the air-passages.

Victorians recommended that one who has caught a cold should stay quiet and not talk much, not eat too much food though drink plenty of water. The most jarring thing is, they recommend - within the book in Sebastian's possession - that colds are to be immediately treated with an aconite tincture. Needless to say, aconite is toxic in all forms and causes nausea and dizziness, vomiting, heart and lung problems, as well as death.

Out of safery reasons, we will abstain from providing any sort of recipes here. Aside from aconite, or when aconite was simply not enough, Victorian doctors suggest the following remedies:

Camphor

Phosphorus

Belladonna

Bryony

Nux vomica

Ipecacuanha

Bismuth

Arsenic

All of these ingredients are highly toxic and their effect on the human body greatly varies. Regardless, these should not be taken in absolutely any form.

Cough

Victorians recognize multiple varieties of a cough and state that there's no universal panacea for all of them. Still, they do recommend a few home remedies that are mixtures made of rather unusual components.

One suggests mixing a Paregoric elixir, which is a highly toxic substance containing deadly hydrogen cyanide, with oxymel, cascarilla, and chloric ether. Another proposes a method to treat dry cough: mixing morphia, hydrogen cyanide, and chloric ether together before ingestion.

Other cold treatments include:

Aconite [☠]

Alum [☠]

Asafoetida [!]

Belladonna [☠]

Chamomile oil

Chloroform [☠]

Coltsfoot [!]

Drosera

Gelsemium [!]

Ipecacuanha [☠]

Nitric acid [☠]

Sulphur [!]

Tartar emetic [☠]

☠ - toxic, deadly! - unsafe, may cause health problems for some people

Fever

The last condition that we can see Ciel canonically go through is a fever, which he seems to catch during the events of the Book of Circus arc. Now, treatment of a simple fever in Victorian times was rather unique as the doctors suggested using aconite or belladonna tincture to reduce the fever.

If it happened so that a patient's fever has not gone down after a long while, arsenic mixture is used. If nothing else helped and the fever is accompanied by shooting pain, highly toxic bryony is applied.

Thankfully, during the cases of remittent fever lasting for many days none of these mixtures were applied. Instead, the patient would be given ice to suck, cold water to drink, or some lemonade. Vomiting was to be calmed down with application of chloroform or ipecacuanha. Quinine, which has many dangerous side effects, would also be given. The most the patient would get aside from such dangerous medicine is nutritious meals and a lot of water.

Overall, it seems like using The Family Physician for treatment of many conditions that boys like Ciel would go through in real life Britain would cause more disadvantages than benefits for the patient. Over-reliance on toxic stimulants and deadly chemical substances could not possibly be good for anyone whose health was compromised.

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Acabamos de ver DILARA FAHRIYE ATAKAN entrando no backstage! Com seus 34 anos, ela é uma MANAGER/GERENTE DE RP E EMPRESÁRIA conhecida por seus colegas de equipe por ser muito INFLUENTE E ARTICULADA, embora há quem diga que ela possa ser bastante EXIGENTE E TRAIÇOEIRA. Você ouviu a fofoca que está rolando sobre ela aqui nos bastidores? Estão dizendo que O PAI DE SUA FILHA É UMA CELEBRIDADE! Será que isso é verdade? Hm… esperamos que isso não comprometa o seu trabalho, porque ela é essencial atrás das câmeras!

━ 𝑬𝒖 𝒗𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒒𝒖𝒊 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒓 ❞

A melhor forma de resumir Dilara seria dizer que ela é a solucionadora de crises perfeita; e foi exatamente por isso que abriu a própria empresa de managers em tão pouco tempo, a Atakan Managemente. Ela foi criada apenas pelo pai, que provavelmente não se lembra quem é sua mãe, só se lembrando que a garotinha foi confiada a ele logo que nasceu, e desde então são apenas os dois. Dillie teve sua educação financiada por um casal para quem o pai trabalhou, e por não terem filhos e enxergarem potencial em Dilara, fizeram isso. Ela é formada em direito pela Georgetown Law, e seu primeiro emprego foi como estagiária em um escritório de advocacia que acabou fechando, depois de Dilara e outras estagiárias fazerem denúncias de abuso moral. Dillie é mãe de uma garotinha de um ano, denominada Yasemin, fruto do relacionamento da agente com um ceo, segundo o que ela diz, já que os dois nunca foram vistos juntos. Ele trabalha demais, é o que ela diz.

Reputação: A única coisa que as pessoas sabem, é que se Dilara não é a melhor, ela está no caminho para se tornar. Graças aos contatos que possui, sua vida consegue ser bastante reservada ao público, uma vez que ela manipula à mídia ao ponto de decidir quais notícias sobre si (e sobre seus clientes) são divulgadas. Desta maneira, ninguém é capaz de opinar se ela é boa, ou má. Mas o que pode ser dito, é que não é santa. Dilara faz o possível, e o impossível, para manter a carreira de seus clientes o mais sóbrias que pode, e isso não para em ações humanitárias ou vídeos de pedidos de desculpa. Ela promete exclusivas para jornalistas e compra alguns deles quando necessário. Ou seja, suas mãos não estão totalmente limpas.

Inspos: Miranda Priestly (( The devil wears Prada )), Jamie Rellis (( Friends with benefits )), Olivia Pope (( Scandal )), Caroline Forbes (( The vampire diaries )), Piril Baytekin (( You knock on my door )), etc

𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀,

Dilara nasceu em Istambul, Turquia, no dia 25 de agosto, sendo regida pelo signo de virgem.

Ela é muito observadora e atenta, o que a faz uma ótima detentora de segredos.

Workaholic, ela realmente é apaixonada por trabalho, chegando a acumular diversas tarefas das quais acredita desempenhar melhor do que seus companheiros de serviço.

Ela preza muito a sinceridade em suas relações, principalmente as profissionais. O cliente pode ter cometido o pior crime do mundo, mas se ele contar à ela, dando a oportunidade para ela estar preparada para os ataques, ela fará de tudo para manter sua reputação.

Dillie é intolerante à lactose.

Ela gosta do seu café forte, e sem açúcar; mas não quente ao ponto de queimar a língua.

Sua cor preferida é vermelho, e por isso muitos de seus looks acabam com uma peça dessa tonalidade, e também seus lábios sempre levam batom vermelho mais fechado.

Ela se culpa por passar pouco tempo com a filha, mas também não consegue abrir mão de estar no olho do furacão. Isso é o que a deixa excitada pela profissão.

Tem a mania de ficar tirando as cutículas das unhas quando está nervosa.

Adquiriu o hábito de tomar muita cerveja, mas ela simplesmente ama tomar negroni e dry martini.

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃,

MUSE A e Dilara não conseguem viver sem o outro. Conversam sobre absolutamente tudo e são muito íntimos - de uma forma que não se constrangem por praticamente nada.

Dilara e MUSE B possuem bastante intimidade, mas não podem se considerar melhores amigos, porque não seriam a primeira opção um do outro para recorrer caso algo acontecesse. Mas sabem, mesmo assim, que podem contar com o outro para o que precisar.

MUSE C é apaixonado por Dilara, que não sabe dos sentimentos do amigo e, mesmo que soubesse, não os corresponderia. Porque ela é casadah!

MUSE D e Dillie iniciaram essa amizade no banheiro da balada, sabe? As duas louconas, uma precisava de batom, a outra tinha. Já começaram a falar mal de homem, dizer que se amavam, e se tornaram muito amigas.

MUSE E e Dilara se aproximaram porque um tinha algo que o outro queria (fama, dinheiro, contatos?). Então a amizade aqui não é muito sincera, sem contar confidências, apenas procuram um ao outro quando convém.

MUSE F trabalhava com a Dilara no escritório de advocacia que fechou após o escândalo de assédio moral. Por algum motivo, não se dão bem. A inimizade pode ter começado quando ainda trabalhavam juntos, ou depois.

MUSE G pode ter colocado chifre na Dilara, pode ser quem ajudou algum ex dela a enfeitar sua cabeça, ou também pode ter sido o contrário. Eu só peço um chifre pra gente arrastar no asfalto!!

MUSE H e Dilara são do tipo de pessoa que, se pudessem, nem olhariam no olho um do outro. Mas como o trabalho deles tem ligação, precisam ser profissionais.

Uma conhecida de Dilara, convencida de que a história da morena sobre seu marido é falsa, resolveu armar um encontro às cegas entre ela e MUSE I. Eles podem ou não já se conhecer, e existem várias possíveis formas de se desenrolar.

(término em maus termos) Dilara e MUSE J namoraram por um período e tiveram um término conturbado, envolvendo uma série de mentiras e até uma traição! Atualmente, não conseguem ficar no mesmo ambiente sem iniciarem uma discussão.

Dilara acha que MUSE K estava sob efeitos de álcool ou drogas quando anunciou que era o pai de sua bebê, e ela até veria graça nisso se não existissem pessoas acreditado nele!

MUSE L e Dilara faziam parte dos famosos high school sweethearts de seu ano escolar. Todos diziam que eles eram perfeitos um para o outro e que jamais se separariam, porém o fim do ensino médio, e a faculdade, os levou para caminhos diferentes e eles terminaram, mas acabaram por desmanchar em bons termos.

Dilara simplesmente AMA cuidar das coisas de MUSE M, porque essa pessoa a escuta, é disciplinada, e quase nunca se envolve em polêmicas. É a pedrinha preciosa da nossa agente!

MUSE N é estagiário/a de Dilara. Se a admira, a odeia, ou faz pouco caso, podemos combinar direitinho. Só sabemos que ela soca a pessoa de trabalho qq.

Dillie poderia se demitir de cuidar das coisas de MUSE O, se não gostasse tanto de um desafio. Esse cliente é realmente problemático, vivendo enfiado em polêmicas, nunca dando ouvido às notas que ela escreve, e tá a um passo do cancelamento.

Outros clientes:

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