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dom troubled with wind, unlefs they either overload their ftomachs, or drink liquors 
shat are in.a fermenting {tate, and confequently full of elaftic air, While therefore 
the matter of flatulence proceeds from our aliments, the caufé which makes air fe- 
parate from them in fuch quantity as to occafion complaints is almolt always a 
fault of the bowels themfelves, which are too weak either to prevent the pea 
tion of elaftic air, or to expel it after it is produced. ; : 
CURE.,---To relieve this complaint, fuch medicines ought to be ufed as have a 
_ tendency to expel wind, and, by ftrengthening the alimentary canal, to prevent its 
being ‘produced there. The lift of medicines for expelling wind is very numerous ; 
they often however difappoint the expectations “of both the phyfician and ‘his pa- 
tient. The moft celebrated among the clafs of carminatives are juniper-berries ; 
the roots of ginger and zedoary; the feeds of anife, caraway, and coriander ; 
gum afafoetida and opium; the warm waters, tinctures, and fpirits, aromati¢ wa- 
ter, tincture of woodfoot, volatile aromatic {pirit, ather, occ. For ftrengthening 
the ftomach and bowels, and confequently for leffening the production of Aatu- 
lence, the Peruvian bark, bitters, chalybeates, and exercife, are che beit venice, 
Or HYSTERIC COMPLAINT S.: 
_ THESE belong to the numerous tribe of nervous difeafes, which may be jaltly 
=chones the reproach of medicine. Women of a delicate habit, whofe ftomach 
and inteftines are relaxed, and whofe nervous fyftem i is extremely fenfible, are moft 
fubject to hyfteric complaints. In fuch perfons an hyfteric fit, as it is called, may 
be. brought on by an irritation of the nerves of the ftomach or inteftines, by wind,. 
acrid humour, or the like. A fudden fuppreffion of the menfes often gives rife to 
hyfteric firs. ‘They may likewife be excited by violent paffions or affections of the 
‘mind, as fear, ‘grief, anger, or great Gifappointments, © 
« CURE. ---The radical cure of this diforder will be beft attempted at a time when 
nt is moft free from the fits. It will be greatly promoted by a proper at- 
tention to regimen, A milk and vegetable diet, duly perfifted in, will often per- 
form a cure. Tf, however, the patient has been accuftomied to a more generous diet, 
it will not he fafe to leave it off all at once, but by degrees. "The moft proper 
drink is water with a fmall quantity ‘of fpirits. A cool dry air is the beit.. Cold 
bathing, and every thing that braces the nerves, and invigorates the fyftem, is be- 
neficial; but lying too Jong in bed, or whatever relaxes the body, is hurtful. It is: 
of the greateft importance to have the-mind kept conftantly eafy and cheerful, and, 
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if poffible, to have it alwa 
proper medic cines are thofe which ftrengthen the alimentary canal and the whe 
vQus ‘fyftem, as the preparations of i iron, the Peruvian bark, and « other bicters. 
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