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ticularly the liver. Now if the diaphragm be ftrained, bruifed, or 
otherwife hurt, it confequently fails in performing its funétion, and the 
brain will fuffer a delirium, more or lefs, in proportion as the diforder 
in the diaphragm is better or worfe.” 
He then ftates the manner in which this malady may arife. * It may 
happen by ov erlifting, by fighting, by violent riding, by want of a pro- 
per quantity of nourifhment, whereby the membrane lofes its tone and 
vigour, and failsin its duty. Hence the firft fymptom of approach- 
ing death, which appears in people who are ftarved, is a delirium, 
which is occafioned by a heat in the brain, for want of proper moifture - 
from the midriff.” 
He next points out the remedy, which he confefies is very difficult ; ai 
inafmuch as the midriff, being a mem brane only, will not yield to the 
fame remedies that the mufcular part of the body will. Having a view 
towards ‘* keeping the fever under, the internals fhould be ftrengthened 
by nourifhing aliment. The cheft.and abdomen rubbed with aromatic ° 
and corroborating oils—the habit prevented from being too lax—and the - 
bowels, if tending to laffitude, fhould be bound up, and kept indue tone.” ” 
He then gives a variety of oils and fimples, which are extremely, ufeful 
in this diforder ; and concludes with advifing conftant attention to the 
patient ; to indulge his defires as often as it may be done with fafety, 
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but not to difturb his inteftines with too much phyfic, and Merely 
weaken and 
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or 
injure, inftead of relieving, t x patient. 
Sa a fimilar way does this Leica saghey Biéceed j in the treatment es 
all the infirmities incident to mankind, carefully pointing out, by ana. . 
tomical rules, the feat of the diforder, and then applying fuch. fimple. ‘s 
medicines and regimen as Nature herfelf directs, without expofing the 
patient to the nest of violent experiments, or torturing his inteftines . 
