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N(.i\h('r

hl(l din~

nor

c~thartics

h;¡,ve any place

irt

rhe

cun',

fUf

thcy

cx.alper.He

lhe

din~mrer;

nny.

the

motl

r..::nde clyOcrs :trI! prtjuJicial : For this dirt.ale IUOlS ríl–

th<r

pro.:eed {ram a diforder of the fpirits . than (rom

• f.ult of th o humo"r..

will be proper fidl tO

.dvif~

the

p.Hicnt

to drink upwarcls of a galloo of poflt t.drink,

to clear lhe fionuch of

ils impuritlcs,

throwing

• gli o.

th:u the

e{fC't)s of

the

r aregoric 1T'Izy nal

be hin–

d.:: red .

Aft~rwHcts

gi\'('

':!

S (;hups of the thebaic tinétw-e,

in an Clunce of cinnamon-water. ·

This JaU

is tO

re–

fJc:u~d

tlue intervals, tillthe

rymptorns

dirappcar ;

th:n

1.s, lile cff'cél of oae dofe: rnll t1 be known, befa re anothe r

is given. Y el fometimes, in

pletboric

bo~\ies,

the

fiflngth will permit,

is beuer to prepare the way, by

b lecding and purgiog, or uoth, fo r ao anodyoe.

Oí

Ih<

FLATULENT..t>r W I ND COLtC.

there is a fixetl and ten{i\·c paio

the

right

or 'eft

hypo::hoodrinm, or beneath the ftom4lch .

cenain

Ggn thal there is wind or excremems peot

iD the flex –

ures of the colon.

the pAin is

rhe Cm..

gutS, the

abdomen wil1 be \Vonderfully f\Velled . nd puffed, up ; .nd

thc force

lhe wind is often

(1,)

great, and il difiencls (he

t16 0 10

(uch

degree,

lh,tt

lhe p.1io is extlfper atcd merely

tou~hi ng

ir;

oor do there wanl ¡otlances of a o",vd–

rupture

a,¡fing

therefrom.

The

paios tlre veryacute,

the body ex,tremely coClive, there is

(eofe of a very

great firaightneCs or eont raétion; t\nd

lhe n .Jmach

inAated. (he breMhing becomes very dlfficult, and the

cruthtions are a\tended

with

(ome (mall relief.

At·

terwards (here are eardialgie paffions, and an ioeffd!:ual

reaehing to vomito

If (he diforder lies in the Bexures of the coloo, emol–

Jient 'and direutient cl yrlers

will

be proper, as airo ear–

minative

aod

emollient linimeots applied'

[0_

the paioed

parL

WheD .be body i. opened, it will be b,ne6cial to give

fome lenient purge, as manna, eream

t3rtar

terra

foliata tartari, with

fpoonful or tWO

oil of fweet

al·

monds.

While the pain

viorent , the ioruGon of ehamomile

flowers

and

yarrow. io lhe manner

tea, frequently draAk,

i, •

very powerful remedy.

will b. alfo beneficial to apply hot brick. or liles to

the

pUl

affctled;

airo

bags

Wilh p¡Hched oalS and ed r–

min:iltive

I n~rerlienu,

as carraway feed, juniper and bay

berries, with dec'epir.ted

f.IL

clyfter of the fmo.k

[obaeeo, blown throuf,h a

pipe

iota [he

anus,

reekoo–

excellent tbing.

\Vhen induratt'tl fzces plug up the inteflinum rrtlum,

fo lh:\( lhe wind and feybals e ...n molke no exit. then lhe

anus

be fomented

with

em:.>lIient deeotlions;

and

faJin'!

fuppofitories. Wilh

fat ,

are

be utfed; al(o fome

ouncts

linfecd oil, with an

emol1i~nt

dec<x..'l:ion io

'Which \leni-e (O;¡P has

ueco

di:roh-ed, are!

iujc:tlcd

. s a

clyfier.

Oí

Ih~ COLt C

from

FUlJla

LMd.

H 1 S

is a

dire~re

to whieh al! workers in

I~:\d

:lrc rub–

jeél: ; and is aucnncd Wilh 3n intolerahle

pain

in lhe in–

t dlincs. ano tl

Dlott

eofiive boJY : lhe n ...vd 1s drawn in-

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111. N°. '73.

ward . thcre is the h:

ghl.fi

i'~qL:itludc

and a contnflion

of Ihe joints, aHended

with

n,tUlea, and a e.Jofiant

reaching tO vomit.

is apt

terminate: in a kino uf

palfy •. or a fp.lfmodic aHh mtl, and dm,éts (he plticnt ...

I~ng

tIme_

fometimes owing tO

lhe

rafhnefs

me–

dlcartt:rs, in giving pr<par:uions of Icad io the gonorrhcc.l

and other dille01pcrs .

There

no beuer preCervative "'gaí nn tlli5

direare,

than–

taking fa[ brolh in a mornin¡: ; the cure is to be: al–

templed with olcous clyllers, and a pJcnlifu l ure of

0.1

fweel almoods taken

tile moulh, wit h or withoul a fa–

JUlion of

manna.

whi ch Ihl'

dcfircd cnd

wi ll generally

olnained .

For the

cure for Ihe

pare(is, baths ol (weet

water are

necdf.ny

; after

whleh Ihe

fpint:: of

lhe back

mua

he anointcd

.~'llh

Ill1imcOl

made ot lhe

f~t

hog .

exprdfcd 011 of olllmegs, ("ffroo, anu oil of rofemJfY,

wl1leh is "

fpe<:d y

and a rcn ain leml!dy .

This dif"fe is .c. lled

m.lI

· retk by the minoro at le.d–

hills

in Seotland,

which all [he

inlubitants

tht:rc!

are'

Cub–

jcét to ; but mc:lters of lead

havt.!

wi th

lhe greatcH vi –

oJence::.

the l1ighter

(hgc:

of it, there

3n uneafioc:fs and

weight about the Uomach, particularly neu lhe carti lago

enfitormis, and fometimes it

J.ke

colie

the intdtines.

The rpude of the pJ.ticnt is fweet, ano incllOing to a bluifh;

colou r, refe:nbling that of a perron who ehews

le.id

The pulfe is jowifh., and the O,in is .11 over cold,

witl~

frequent cltlmmy fweats. The legs beeome feeble, with

prieking numbnefs ; and the whole body is lazy and_

feeble , Sometimes a Cpont.lneous diarrhct:a carries off

th ' diCeafe; but

it eonti nues long, it is

vay

prejudicial..

D uring this rlage the pat ient is able

\York.

' Vhen theCe fymploms eontinue long . and

fpirituol1~

Jiquors are drunk on an emply (lomdch , or arter

lhe

working of le:ld, lhe feeond Hage comes one; and tht n

there is a fixed pain in (he ClamAeh and

gUlS,

efpeci,dly

in lhe lower pan or the belly, extending from one hip–

booe to the other, with coOiveDefs and a goawing paio.

The pulfe the. becomes \Ve.k, . nd the O,in hoto There

is likewi fe a giddinefs and a viúlent paio

lhe

head.

whi<h i, fuccecded by an infenfilJihty . nd • deli rium of

the \Vod! kind ; for lhey bite! thei r

h..

ods and tear lhei r

own AtO\. Then ¡heir -exrremities tremble with convuJ–

fions; and at length they {ink Wllh 3n intermitting pulfe,

and die of

coma

apopl exy.

proper med icines are glvc::n in th e firfl Hage of

tll !

dife:le, the p:nient gc::ner.dly n,;eo\'('(s,

it proceeds

till the g:dJinefs comes on, the fi.lcctfs

doubtrul; out

after that

almoll tllways proves mortal.

W orkcr. in l<ad nlOuld never go tO thei r bufinefs fafl–

ing, and their food ought to be oily or fdL

glafs of

{alad oil, with a little

hran~y,

rum, or ofher fpi rit, is a

good morning's draughf;

but

fpiritS alone OlOuld never

(akcn

whil~

a l

work, nor immecli.uel \' after

it.

Phy{ick

fllUUIJ

l.lken fpl

i;"l~

and fall, :lnrl no OI:1n fll ould go in –

(h t.:

eul" air while

hOI

\1.

ilh Iduuur ,

~nd

they IlwulJ

eh~nge

thl ir wOlking-elo<tths for othl'lS A .. 1',)un

poflible.

L i'luld alimcnt is

bdt,

lue , as

f.tt

brot h

wlth

cood

Olt':U ;

fur low

livin~

bad.

T llI':y ¡houlJ no\Y

~nd

then go

littk' \Va)'

out o[

the taintcd

airo

I f lllt! palien: is pk\horie, lhe cure

LS lO

bep,!:o \Vilh

bk(ditl~ ,