For this disorder, a light farinaceous diet is desirable, with plenty of out-door exercise and constant use of the sponging-bath. _Medicines_. Aconitum napellus, for a hard, dry, hacking cough; Antimonium, for cough with wheezing and difficulty of expectoration; Belladonna, for spasmodic cough, with tickling in the throat, or sore throat; Bryonia, for hard, dry cough, with expectorations streaked with blood; ipecacuanha, for children.