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ing a portion of tlie composition powders, with 

 an additional quantity uf cayenne pepper, in warm 

 water sweetened; or fine baybeny, wiib a por- 

 tion of the pepper, in warm water, sweetened, 

 with the ad<lition of a j-piionfnl or so of number 

 SIX Ur in case the pains begin to die away, 

 and the patient become;} fatigued and worn out, 

 it will then be necessary to administer a small 

 portion of nnmhfr tli ree, to gether with the compo- 

 sition, and a littlene^^^owder or valerian root 

 pulverized; which will allay the irritation apd 

 calm tlie system, rest or reinforc^nature, and 

 promote the dt livery of the placenta. Another 

 mode which is frequently, and sometimes nnne- 

 cessarily r* sorted to, is the introduction of the 

 hand of the midwife to stimulate the womb. 

 Some do thi^, however, with the sole object of 

 extr ctiiig the placenta or after- birth, consider- 

 ing the relcntion of this as the cause of the flood- 

 ing. But this opinion is wrong, and the mere 

 extraction of the placenta can only, do good, so 

 far as the introducUon of the hand and the means 

 used t J effect this, serve to excite the action 

 «f the worn ''itself. In case of a plurality of 

 children, or in other Iffiguage ^MJZrts, it has been 

 supp,»sed by many that\here are certain symh- 



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can be ascertained; but there are no sure indica- 

 tions of the existence of two, till after the birth 



oi oHe childj when this taFes place it is very ea- 



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