136  ‘CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
been macetated, may be ufed. The patient ought daily to take exercife, but it thould 
be fo gentle as not to fatigue him. He fhould lie upon a hard bed or mattrefs; no. 
thing hurts the kidnies more than lying too foft. Gentle purges, if the patient be 
not too much weakened by the difeafe, have a good effect. They may confift of 
. rhubarb, with cardamum feeds, or any other fpiceries, infufed in wine, and may be 
taken in fuch quantity as to keep the body gently open. The patient muft next have 
~ yecourfe to aftringents and corroborants, Half a drachm of powder, made of equal 
parts of alum and the infpiffated juice commonly called terra japonica, may be taken 
four times a-day, or oftener, if the ftomach will bear it; otherwife, Peruvian bark 
fteeped in red wine. | Opiates are of fervice in this difeafe, even though the patient 
refts well. They take off {pafm and irritation, and at the fame time leffen the force 
of the circulation, Ten ortwelve drops of liquid laudanum may be taken ina sae 
of the patient’s drink three or four times a-day. 
Or a SUPPRESSION or URINE, 
A SUPPRESSION of urine may proceed from various caufes; as an ae 
_ tion of the-kidnies or bladder, {mall ftones or gravel lodging in the urinary paf- 
- fages, hard faeces lying in the rectum, pregnancy, a fpafm or contraction of the 
heck of the bladder, clotted blood in the bladder itfelf, a focling et ssa hamor- 
‘rhoidal veins, &c, 
CURE..--We would chiefly recommend, in all obitrubtions of urine, iy wn 
tions and evacuants, Bleeding, as far as the patient’s ftrength will permit, is necef- 
fary, efpecially where there are fymptoms of topical inflammation. Bleeding in this 
cafe not only abates the fever, by leflening the force of the circulation, but, by re- 
~ Taxing the folids, it takes off the fpafm or ftticture upon the vefiels which occafioned 
the obftru€tion. After bleeding, fomentations muft be ufed. “Thefe may either 
confift of warm water alone, or of decoétions of mild vegetables; as mallows, ca- 
momile flowers, and fuch other herbs as are recomimended in the Herbal. Cloths 
‘dipped in thefe may either be applied to the part affected, or a'large bladder filled 
with the deco¢tion may be kept continually upon it. Perfons fubjeét to a fappref- 
fion of urine ought to live very temperate. Their diet fhould be light, and their 
liquor diluting. They fhould avoid all acids and auftere wines, fhould overt gh 
exercif me Seng and avout ftudy and, fedentary occupations. Jide 
(Or tHe GRAVEL AND STONE. 
“THEE lone and grave may be occafioned ‘by-high living’ the'ufe of flroigsa 
tringent wines; a fedenta 
~ conftant ufe of water impregnated with earthy or ftony particles; aliments of an 
y life; lying too hot; foft, or too-muchion the backs the 
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