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Ihal

IVas

laid below her, lo fpunge IIp lhe dif<harges,

mu(l

remo\'ed, and rcp]acctl with others that are!

dean,

dry, and \\-arm. L ec

heT

lie on her back, with her Icgs

extended elole

l O

e~ch

othc:r;

0 :-

upoo her fideo,

file"

tlllnks nle can

lie

ealit:r in that pofition, untíllhe recovers

fro", Ihe fatigue: if Ihe is Cp<m and exh,ulled, let her

take a linle "warm

winc Or

e.udle, or, according to the

commeD cuflom, (ome l1utmcg

aod

fugar

grated togclher

in a (poJon :

th.:

princi pal defign of

adm:ninring

this pow–

der, which anlong th,: gaod women is leldom negleél'ed,

jI tO

fupp!y the v ant of tome cordial

draughl,

when the

pal.ient is tOO

weak

be raired,

fuppofed

daofer of

reach~ng¡

(rom ber nomach', being

oTcrlo~d.

c.d. 'Vhen (he hatb

fome mea(ure recovcred her

llreng,h and fpiril5, le, ,he c1óths be

remo~¿J

Crom Ihe

parts, and othcrs applied in thcir room

ando iflhereis

íI

Jarge difcharge from (he uterus, Jet lhe wet

linen belo\Y

be ,!fo Ihifttd, Ihaf Ihe ' may nOl ruo the riCque of

c>tching cold.

Whcn the paticnt is either wcak or faintifh, fhc ought

nOI to

be takcn

out of

bed,

or even

raired

uP .t0

have her

head and body (hif..J, umil Ole 'i. a Jittle recrlliled; o·

tberwife {he will be ln dangu of repeíltcd faiotings,

ato

tended with

cODvuHions,

which Cometime5 end in death.

prevcDt

lheCe

bad confequcnccs, her Ikirt aDd

peui.

co.IS

ought

be loofened and Fulled down over ,he leg.,

~od

repl,ced by aoo,her w<ll warmed, wi,h a broad he.d·

b,nd lO be lIip' in belo.., ,nd brougl'¡ up oyer her .highs

and hips: a warm'double c1o,h mull be

l.id

Ihe belly,

,.bich is lo be furroundcd by Ihe head b,nd of Ihe Ikirl

pinned modcrately tjght

OT~r

the cloth" in arder to

com o

prefs Ihe vifcer> .nd ,he rebxed parie,e. of Ihe abdomen,

JIlore: or leCs, as the

woman~

caD

ea(iJy bear

il;

which

meaD! the Ulerus is kept 6rm in the lower part of ,he

abo

domeo, and preveoted from rolling from Gde 'o (¡de

,.hen ,he palient is luroed : bUI Ihe principal cad of ,his

comprcffioo, i. lo binder lOO great

quanlity of blood

from rn(hiog ialo ,he relaxed vdrels of Ihe abdomin,1 coa·

tenll; efpeciaJly whell ,he uterus is emplied

,11

of a fud·

deo, by a quiek delivery. The prdrure being Ihu. fod ·

deoIr

rcmo~ed,

Ihe head i••

Doce robbed of in

¡'ib.

portion of blood, aod ,he ima¡ediale rev"lfioo precipit>tel

tbe p.lienl i.,o dang'roul Iypothymia.

For

,~is

reafoo ,he belly ough, lO be 6rmly compre1Ted

by the haods of an aflill,ot, uotil the b,ndage is applied;

or, in lieu of

¡t,

long towel, (hect, or roller, to

mak~

. ·fuiuble compre/lion: but, for Ibis purpofe, differeo,

methads are ufed in difFerent countrics, or

accordin,

Ihe differeol circumUaoees of the p>tients. The he,d·

cloalh. and fhift ough¡ alfo 'o be ch'aoged, beeaufe '!Vith

fweating

time of Jabour the,. are rendered wct aDd

dif~gr

..,ble. Seyeral olher applicatioo. are needfary,

\vben the external or internal parrs are rent or inflamed,

misfortunes that

rometimu

happcn

laborious

a~d

pre·

leroatural cafe.. S..

M.DICINR,

165, 166.

Oí Air, Vi,t, Sluping and IVa/ching, Motion and

RdI,

R.ltntion IInd Excnlion, alld the PaJlionl

,h,

Mind.

ALTHOUCH

canDot remove

the

patient

¡mmediate-

afler delivery inlO aoolher climate, we can q.alify the

VOL.

lll. N° . 79.

air, fo as

kcep

in a moderate

aDeI

falutar7 tempcr".

Tenderíng

wal'm o r cold, moifi or

dry.

according

the circum(tances of the

occafton.

'Vith

regard

dic·,

women in

lime

lalrour,

and

e'-eo

tiJl

lhe nimll day af..

ter dcLivery,

ought

coa

Jittle

folid rood,

and none at

all during ,he firfl five or fe

ven

Jel Ihem dri,nk plenti .

flolly of warm diluling flu id,_ fu eh as barley ·wat<r,

gruel, cbicken-water.

~nd

teas ; caudles

are

-alfo com–

mon!y ufed , compofed of IV>ter gruel boiled up IVilh

mace

and

cinnamon,

to whích, when

fl. r.aiQed,

is added "

third or Eounh patt of white wine, or le!S,

the p:u ient

d,inks [Jlentirully, fweetened with (ugar to their ttlCle:

this compofition is

term-::d

white caudle ; wh:reCl_s.

ale

is ufed tDnead of wine,

gors under the n¡me of bro'" n

caudle. ID fome countries, eggs are added to borh kinds ;

but, in tha( care, the \Yoman is nOl permitted to eal meat

or brolhs , ill after ,he 6fl" or Cevem" day: in ,his

fountry, however, as egts are no pan of the ¡ngredient'!;,

the patient is indulged \Virh weitk br'mh (ooaer, and

fom~.

,ime, allowed 'o eat a liule boilcd chicken. BUI all ,fiefe

differeRt preparations are to be prefcribed we:}ker or

Rronger, with

re~ard

che fpices. wine, or ale,

ac·

cording to the difTerent conflirutioDS and (itualions of dif·

fereot patieou : for txample.

{he is low aod

Wl.!'~k,

confequence of an extraordinary difchtlrge of any-,kind,

either b! fore or after delivery, or if (he wealher is cold,–

the caudles and

brot~s

may be made the Oronger;- but

if (he is of. full h,bi, of body, and ha. ,he leall tenden.

cy 'o

fever, or if Ihe Ceafon is exceffi , e1y ho" Ihefe

drink, ought ro be of a very wcak conGfience, or the

patient rellrilled ro grueJ, tea, barley aud chicken water,

and thefe varied according tO the emergency' of the cafe.

Her food mull be light ,od eafy of digellion, fueh as

pagada, bifcui" and Cago; abouI .he fi(Ih or Ceventh d.y

/he may e>l

Jiule boiled chicken, or ,he lightell kind

of 10uog me.t: but, theCe lall m,y he giv'en fooner or

Jater, according to rhe circumllances of lhe cafe, and the

apperite

tbe patient. In the rcgimen as tO eating and

drinking, we Ihould racher err on the abflemious Cide.

thao iodulge the woman with meat and lhong fermented

liquors, even if ,hefe' lall (hould be moll agreeable lO her

palate: for we 6nd by experieoc<, ,hal Ihey are apt

increafe,or bring

feven, and that the mofi nourifhing

.od Calutary die! i••hu which we have above preCcribed.

Every Ihing Ih.. is ditlicult of digellion, or quickens Ihe

circuJating iuíd!. mua of neceffity promote a fever;

whieh, ,he uece1Tary difch>rges are obllr.aed, and ,he

palieo,'s life end,ngered.

As lo ,he article of Oeepiog aod watehing, Ihe p'Iient

mull be kepl

free from

ooiCe

as poffible, by covering

th. floors and (hirs with carpeu and cloths, oiling the

hioge. of the doors, lileoci.g ,he bells, Iyiog up .he

knockers, and io noif, I1reets ltrowing the paTement

witn

IIraw; if, oOlwilhll.nding Ihefe preeau,ioos, (he is dillurb–

ed, her ean muR be Ouffed with cotton, and opiAles ad.

mininred to procure Oeep; becaufe watching makes her

remefs;' prevcnu perfpiration, and promotes a (ever.

Motion and reH are .anotber part

the Bonnaturals to

which IVe oughl 'o p.y p,rticular rogard.

lo/ling

beu" getting OUI of bed, or ,fitting up

'00

long, Ihe pero

!pira'ion is difcouraged .nd interrupted; and in Ihis 1,1l

3 P

altitud.