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tileTe is an

e'l r:, \,~,r.ttio:1 \lnJ~ r

lhe pcricraniunl. and

l h l'

I!~mou r

is

lo

Hnu p as

tu

b('üin

(O

rendt. r

t ht!

bone:

('"Hioe!',

lJ¡~n

rt:courr.::

muH be hao

lO ;ln

¡ncdion, ..

5 il' a

whido.: .

ln fome kinds of head·ach,

it

\ViII be proper

tO

opcn

l he Ironl::>l ,'cio .

' Vhrn the

p:Hicn t's

fl rr:nr,th \Vi II nnt hcu the

lor50f

blood.

tempel at!.:

l'cd du vi.t will

b~

bt ndicí;d.

:i ncl tlrung

fritlions of Ihe fc.'ct

wit h

a

,o.11 re

do.uh

;

as

alfo

Ctt.t:t–

pla(ms of

ho rl~· r,t¿dh

and Lit

l.uJ

(he leto.

O( Ih.

H EA RT

H URN.

J

H E

heart·burn is a p;¡in

m Ore o r

It-(s violent

<tbol1t

the

pit of lhe llomach , wi th an.xiety. a naurea, and orten a

¡'each,og. or aétnal vomit ing.

The caufes are, viliated Rumou rs in the

nomach. velli·

c;\tine: 2nd gn:.\wi ng lhe HomJch itCd f, or its

lel"l

ori~ce.

whl ch (he

an..:iem s

C:.11l

ca.'Jia.

T ht·

rIolOach thus ir' ita–

ted , a painful fcofa lioo is exciled\' aod fpafmodic con(!.

jc–

tioos,

WhiQ.l

occafion a

nauf:!a

and \'omll inll ' B Ul com –

m oo hea rt:Wurns

are

geoetally without vomiting. 'l'he

hean-

bu rn

may alCo proceed from wind

~nd

indlgi...ltion,

~oJ

now and lhen from

wórms;

but

mOre

frtqucntl y

from congen ions of blood about (he HomAch , which mcl.y

happ~ o

10

lhore

\Vho

are

full of blood,

but

more efpeci–

ally

to lhe h)tpochondriac

and

hyíleric

J

wllen vem;ting

uf

blood oot fcldom

enfues.

The cure of a

common

heart-born

from indigenion and

'the acrimony

of lhe

contents of the

H0:11ach, wlllch chien}'

h appens in a morni ng with wind , may ,be performed e oly

by

drinking le:a er coltee, or a decoétion o( camollllle

flowers ; as

alfo by 'laking biners, or a d ram of powder

of orange peel,

or

camomile fl owers, in a fmall glars of

wine

madc preu y ·hot. anJ (weetened with fuga r. 'l'he

teftaceous and abforbent powders are

excel1eot

in

this

cafe ; Cuch

i:lS

the

tabella! caldialgi:e, o r l(17.cnges fo r

t he heart-burn,

which

may be carrien io t he pocket

and laken

al plearure ; abeul

a dram is {uflicient fo r a

d ore.

' \f hen

il

:¡rifes from a crapula, gentlc emetics wiIl be

ufeful.

[f

the

patient bcgins tO vamit wit hou t them ,

large

dI

:mghts of warOl water

\1,

i

11 afli(l tO eleanfe the

Oomaeh ; or

carduus benediétus tea ("keo freely ,

1

f

the cardialgia procceds froOl a congefhon of blood ,

a nd the painful fpafm, thcn ari"ng. bleeding wi ll be con·

ve:nient , and emeties h urdul.

lf

the

menres are

Hoppt:d,

bleed in tbe

fuot.

N(lr muH anooyne a nd cmolJient clyners be omitt ed,

It \\'ill Iokcwife be p,ope r to a ppl y a bl.ddcr lill,d wi tlo a

<leeoétion of chamomile,

preuy

hOI . tO {he fiomac h . Af–

ter recovery, riding will be eOl1venieot to regai n

l :lC

Ion

I\rength.

I f

wurms are: Ihe caufe of the heíl rt

burn,

no acr'd

a nthelmíntics mu(l he niven, bm

W;lI 01

mllk mix ed wi lh

oil of (weel alnHlnds. whi¡;h, if dr¡tnk in fu fIlcie m qllan–

lit

y,

may caufe

lh(,1\1

lO be

thrown ur.

O; Ih.

T OOTII·Ac lI .

1~ H ~

tnoth-ach

is

C:lUrCO

by

im r urc

rcrum.

which cor·

fode,

;¡mu n:nds ¡he li o

.lIm.lHs

anJ nc: n.o- blaod\du\ls

e

N

F..

coats, by which the rooi.s. of

(lIe

tc..'cth

a r~ k~pt

fi rm in

lheir

{od.:ets,

and whel(!with

;.h~y

.1re

ill"C::ll ...J _

It

is

~

klnd of rht'lIlllílt i..:

Jííurút r ;

for \Ve h¡tve ofl cn

oblt-rvCtllhat p:uns of dle: joillts al1.1

Ihúulders

ha\'c Ilu fleJ

tO lhe fide 01

th~

htlld , anJ

hav~ ilwad~d

th ::

t~l!th

anJ

¡;:U IIlS

widl violtnt

pClin ,

O n the contr.try, p.tins uf tht:

head amI tet:th h2\'e rJI!...n ioto

[he

arras :loe! fhouldcrs .

l 'he

1e::1l of lhe looth·¡:¡ch nlay Oilfo

be in the

C:.t.VilY or

intan:'ll parts uf Ihe !{'elh themfd ves. dlCil is, in trie: Iilllc

vdiclILu eoru compofed

of the

nervous

rncmbrdne,

:m

artery. a

vt:in.

ar:d a

Iymph.nic

v

erre

I, w hich

may

eilh~ r

bt' d dttnded by fl.agn. ting ferum, or bt: óff\::tkd

Wllh

a

f¡,aHie

conllriéb on,

cfpeci.dly if .he

tooth

15

carious, anJ

the

c:Hics

l each~s

Ihe

(aid cord_

As in lhe

,gOIH

there is a pain, rednefs, a t UmOl.r, and

ti.

¡ill le

ft vt r,

fo

Ihey

fomelimes Oippear wirh the looth"

ach.

"1

hert:

i$

alfo írequen dy a

copious difclurgt: of

(a li va, ",1,ich proceeJs [rom a pain ful fpaCm, whlch con

4

flri nges tbe

Iymphat, c anu

\'cnous vefI'els.

As lhe rhcumalifm appears in temperate, and a fudden

change of wea ther; (o

ir

is wilh rhe

looth~ach,

efpecia;ly

when l he weather

is hOI

aod

cold

by

(¡cs.

T he whole imention of cure: coníi¡fs in deriving anJ

d iverting lhe im pure

rC~)fbl> tic

ruum

(rom

lhe head , a nd

lhen carrying

it

off lhrough proper emunltories; and aC4

wards

in

{l rengthening the pans .

, 'his is

lO

be

done

by

faline, e:moIEent. purgati\'c:

c1yfiers ;

by

wa rOl ped iluvia of rai n-water and wheat

bran, with ve!1ice focl.p, and

uled

jull before bed-time ;

by laxa tives of manna and callid. dilTolved in whey

or

alTes-Olilk or mineral waters .

Ir

the patlent is

pletholic

or full of bloud . bleeding in the foo. will deriv, the

haniours from lhe

head.

Sudori(jc

remedies, are aIro proper, bu t more efpeciall y

3n eleétua ry

made

oE

rob of elder-be:rrles,

burnt

han ':i

4

horo,

d Laphoretic anlinomy, ann

a few

grains of nl1re,

which

canOOl be toO

hlghly

prai fed . O r

an

ounce ot lhe

roo

may he taken in brOlh tO promote a

dlaphordis ;

and it may be ufed eXlern;.d ly, dilTolved in

beer,

in lhe

ntanner of a garglc. which will yield

immeJ iate

rdief

to

the pitti(nt .

OUlwardly may be applied bag'. fi lled wi th paregoric

aod

emoll ient fpecies. Icch as

eIJt-r,

medilol, and camo

4

",ile flowe rs, bay ano j uniper berries, carraway and mll let

f..:cds, and

d~crepit:\1cd

(.lIt. ,.'hey

mull

be:

l.lid on

wa rm,

anu are very fafe.

1

A drop o r

( WO

of oi l o( c1ovls, or box. :l.rplied tO a

carious (001h wilh

COl

t'!n, are medicines nut to b;! d efpifed.

Cílmphorat L'd fpiri t

of

\Vine mixed

Wilh

f.dFron,

cd!lor,

anu opium. made

in to

:J

Jinimeot, and laid

tO

the gurns

aod

hollow

t~elh,

o (ten givcs the p::uient

edre,

' Vhen

the tOOl!) ach proceeds

(1'010

a rOlten, hollow

1001h,

it wil l

be ben to buro the

l.u le

Ilcn'uus

corJ, which

is Ih(..' fcitt of lhe p.lin. with an aét\Jal camery; a nJ lhen

l h~

ravi tv may

be

lillccl t1p with a mixlure

oC

w

x ..

na

nl.lOich.

Jt'

lhis cannot. or is nor permi ttcd

t \)

be ¿une:. the only

rcmc\! y

Id t

is

lO

have

,he

lOoth

CIL :H\Il.

But if lhe:

p.llicI11;IS plethOlic,

il

\Vi!!

be

fal"dl

tu

J...h cd

::rl!, {\,.)r fc,l r

ofa

f.r. JJ

h-;,.:.tlonh.lgr .

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