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re it was, arc very 

 ward heat by giv- 

 iiij, luc lacuiuiijc^ ^uajL-iuit:, olc.) remove the can- 

 ker with No. 3, ahd give the bitters to correct 

 the bile, and repeat it till a cure is effected. If 

 the case is bad, carry them through a course of 

 medicine, and often give the injections. 



Dropsy. There are two kinds of this com- 

 plaint; one is caused by losing the inward heat 

 seas to stop natural perspiration, which causes 

 tlie water that is usually thrown off in this way, 

 to collect in the body and limbs. This may be 

 cured by raising the internal heat and causing a 

 free perspiration, when the water will pass off in 

 the natural way, then make use of such medi- 

 cine as will remove canker and restore the diges- 

 tive powers, when the food being digested, will 

 keep up tl;e natural heat of the body and also 

 the perspiration. The other kind is caused by 

 cold and obstruction; but, instead of the water 

 collecting and remaining in the body and limbs, 

 a leak forms In the glands, and lets it into the 

 trunk of the body, where there TTno vent to let 

 it off. This cannot be cured without tapping, 

 and is very seldom completely cured. We have 

 never known but two in this situaiion to be per- 

 fectly restored. One, was a girl whom we atten- 

 de(J, tapped her and took away seventeen 

 pounds of water: and then swathed her up close, 

 and gave medicine to keep up perspiration; she 



