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m ~diltc

rclier. Some h;tve

f.IIl\!1l iOlO

terrible fyocape,

ami h.\v: come

th.:m(dv.:'s

fprtnkling cold

water

,he

["ce,

when more powerful

alld fpiritl1ou$

things have

fa¡I~J.

Others can:lQt

enonTe hOl lhings

inw.Hdly nor

outwardly, as b.llhs, romenl"tions, liOlments, and nervous

applit¡uions . AnodY0l!s and opi.Hes, which procure eaCe:

and Tell

Come, are vcry injurious to othcrs who are

grcéltly

d~bilitatedt

and whofe

neTVes

are wea k. Sorne

h ave rccovered from a violent

parolr,:yfl11,

draught

cold w,ner; which,

gi\'en

to othcrs, has

increafed

die

diC·

ord~r.

Peruvian bark given morning and evening. a [cruple at

time, is ao excellent rc:meuy in hyfleric

cODvuHions.

Oí/h.

HYPOCHO NDRlAC PA'SlON.

hypo_h ondriac p.llion is a CpaCmodico·Batulent af·

'(e{tion of lhe rlomach and ¡merlines, arifing from

in–

.vc::rCion or pervedion of their

perifiahi~

m OtlOn,

a.nd

conCent of

pans,

th:'owing

lhe

whole "ervous (y{lem in–

.to ire ular

mOlions,

and dillurl>ing

Ihe

whoJe ¡¡"imal oeeo–

Domy.

J:his

diCe.Ce

is .t,ended with Cuch a train of fymptoms,

that

is a difficult

t,.O<

enumente them all ; for there

is no funétioo or

pan

of lhe

body,

that is nOI foon or

late a fuffc!rer

ils tyranoy

begins

with

ten(jans

and

windy ¡nRations of the Hotnach and ¡"tellines, efpeci..

lly

under the Cpurious ribs of the lef, hypochondrium, in

which a preuy hard

tumour

may

Cometimes be perceiveu.

With regard

the

OITI

:l.ch,

there .is a "auCea, a

Joathing of food, an

uncen ai"

appetite. fometimes quite

dec:l.yed,

and

rometime~

firong; lhe aJimenrs are iU di–

.gened, breeding acid 30d vifcid crudittes ; there is a pref–

f¡ng, he3vy pain in the fiomach) chiefly after rotals; a

fp.fmodic conflriétion of ,he gullet, a frequent Cpitting

of limpid phlegm, an impediment of fwaUowing, a vio–

Jem heart burn, a heat at the fiomach ; very acid belch·

ings, a reaching to vomit, vomi, tng. bringing up {uch a–

.cid fluff. th,,'the teeth . re not only Cet on edge thereby,

but the very lineo or !heets are rometimes corroded.

In Ihe volume of the inl.flines. eCpccially th. Cm, lI

o()n~s

about the n;n'el, there are (dt heavy excruciating

pains, wringings, grippings, with a rumbling murmur·

iog noiCe ; in lhe grofs intenines lhe pa.ins are lUore aCUte.

Som'!times there is a )oo{ene{s, Comel mes a moa obtli–

Date cof1irencfs, with a retention of the wind; which,

when tt breaks out either upwards or downwards, is ato

.tenJed with an

alle\~i.ltion

of the Cymptoms.

bUI

{hey foon

rage again with as gre.H violence as ever.

'Vh~n

there

js •

frequenl urging

flool. lubercles generallya–

riCe , and the hlincf piles befet Ihe :lnus

nay. Cometimcs

"fymplom3tical flu x of blood will burfl out. M.kir>g

wa·

ter in (Olre is difficuh and painful ; the urine is thin,

limpid. and paJe ; rornetiOles tI has a copious fediment

mixt with {"bulous concretions, and often refeOlbles a

lit of the gravel.

lo the breafl thcre is a great Clraitnefs, confiri\.'lion,

~xceffi\'e

rlifficuhy of breathing, fometimes with a

feofe

of fulncfs. a fhlttering and p:dpit ation of the hcart.

As lhe dift:"fc: ir,CreAreS , the

he.td

mold~ed

with OlO

hcad·ach, hemicr.:tnium, v.uiolts fiXtd fpaflic pOlins. and

IIIha, is comOlooly callcd the c1avus hyC\ericus.

noiCe

in the ears. with difficulty of hearing; the

cy~.s

2re

c10uded with a fcOtalllia; fome have:: double ...¡tion. or a

pain and drync.:fs of tht: eyc:s. In the tongue lhere is a

moa

troubldolll~

burniog paio fixcd to a cc:rt.tln fpace::,

Wlth

a plent iful excrclion ot fpiHll!, as ir tbe paueo[ was

in a [..I¡vation.

A, length the anim.1 funétion. are imp.ired; ,he mlnd

is dirlurbed

the

m~.H

((¡vialo\!cafions, aod is hurried

ioto the moHperverfe commOtlons, inquietudes,

anxietie~,

terror, fadn efs . anger, fear, or diffidence. The

patlegt

is prone tO entenaln .wild im¡tginations and extravólganc'

fancies; lhe

meOlor

grows weak, and lhe reélron fads.

P erCons are

m"a

li.ble

thi.

diCe.Ce

from twenty to

fifty••nd whoCe Colids are foft. I.x, and Bl bby . • nd

their blood· velfcJs fm,IJ; as .ICo wbo .re na\UralJy langtlJd,

or have beeo weakened by tt:dlous maladies. Ltkt:wiCe

thoCe who le.d Cedcntary l.ves, .nd lludy ,ou

h.rd

; in–

fomuch lhat this is lhe peculiar d¡reafe of lhe learoed.,

The remo,e cdufes of thefe

diforders.re

the fuppreffion

of the h.,morrhoids and menCes, and other periodical

Buxes of blood; . n

heredit.ry

d,fpoGlion thereto; • cold

aod moiH conrlitulioo of the air

grofs, impure, Batu–

Icnt diet

a Cedentary, Hudious life-; CadneCs,

cares,

,roubl. s, intenCo thinking on a lIngle objell; ,ediou; dif.

eaCes

loO'

r.ightly trealed;

h.rd

I.bour In child· bearing.

,ho prognuflics, if ,he d,feaCe be receD' and left

tO ¡tfelf. it is rarher troublefome th¡n dangerous; bUl

be inveterate, and not fkilfully treated. or abad regimen

is followed

is aHended with mo'e grievous Cymptoms,

producing obfiruB.ons and lchirri ot

t~e

vifcera, a ca–

chexy. a dropfy, 30 heétic, a convulfivt aflhma, an in–

cllrable mel.ncholy or m.dneCs. a fatal polypus,

&c•

Bu, if i,

c.uCed by a fupprellion of

menCes, or

bleeding piles, ,be reflonDg the flux i. ,be cure of the

diC..Ce .

As continu.1 fear and diffidence .re fymprom. of ,his

difeafe. {he patieots are aJways foreboding terrible things,

and I¡ve in connant dread of de;¡th

which Tender them

fickle, impatient, and prone

run (rom one phyficiao

aoother. Therefore, when a cure is attempted, they mull:

be admoniChed tO be connant aod patient; aod then ,he

following indications m.y be purCucd : r. To correét .nd

e'f'acuate tbe acid, vifcid. bilions fi!th. and f:l.uulent

fordes .from tbe prima! vire, which yield continual few–

tO this diCeaCe.

2 .

The CpaCms being· .ppe.Ced,

re·

Hore the na,"ral order of the perill.ltic motion of the

¡nteClines, and to recover it from a hnguid Clate, that

there Olay be a due concoBion of the aliment, and a lau·

d.ble chyle .nd other fluids generated.

To difperCe

(he Clagnated juiccs; to render the circulation of the

blood equ.ble t hrDugh Ihe .bdomen .nd Ihe refl of the

body; and to free the lIuids frolD all élcrimony, after

facilitating the excretions by urine and 'through {he fl,in.

And I"ftly, to corroborate the wh ule nervous Cyflcm.

T o aofwer lhe firn ¡OIentioo, . nOlhing is bt!uer;n the

lil than d yllers maJe w¡'h emollient herbs, waler grud

nrained, camomilt:· Rowers. the tOPS of yarrow, lhe oils

rwc:et · ~IOlonds.

dill, camo:ni le, Jioret:d,

Oc.

adJing

a ct'lrmmati\1e fpecics made of CclraW;¡y, diJl, bUI more e·

Cpcci.dly cumin Cccds.

Thde

fllO ulJ be «pe.ted, if the

fpaCm. rendel tbem inelfd lual. If tbe C",ces are barden.