may nevenshaladindins: a number.of years iciersiia easy: 
indulge in animal food and strong liquors, or take medic 
acrid or irritating nature, the schirrus will be eaqnverted : 0 
cer whieh will generally prove fatal. 
~“Cons—The same regimen is to be ohebrveian in this as i other — 
inflammatory disorders. © Cool diluting liquors must be drank freely. 
All violent purgatives are to be avoided; the body however, must 
be kept gently open. The side affected may be bathed with the - 
“ anodyne wash;” or fomentations of hops, wormwood, tansy,camo- 
mile, with vinegar, &c., may be applied. Mild laxative ae . 
may be frequently administered ; and if the pain should, m seen 
standing, continue violent, a blistering. plaster na lec es 
the side affected ; or a seton may be inserted. alee 
For cleansing, and for promoting the secretion ‘of urine, the dan 
delion is very efficient. A pound of the green roots, bruised, and boiled 
to a quart, may be drank in quantity of a gill three times a day, and 
continued till well. The first doses may “create curious or strange 
sensations, but these are not dangerous, and merely shew that it 
takes effect. It must be recollected, however, that this is applicable 
to a real affection of the liver only. Roxgiaye. ae alg: pees 
to promote the secretion of urine: - tet 
The blue flag may be combined with the dand vel 
for an alterative to the system. I have also anes. the anti-mercu- 
rial syrup im these cases, with unvariable success... _ Bc 
‘there is an inclination to sweat, it ous y t to be 
but not by warm sudorifies. The only thing t xd fe 
purpose, is plenty of diluting liquor, drank blood warm, or the f 
powders. o 
If the stools be loose, or even streaked with blood, no means 
should be used to stop them, unless they be so frequent. as to wea- 
ken the patient. Loose stools often prove salutary, and carry off the 
disease. a 
If an abscess is formed in the liver, wictholle should be- tried to. 
make it break and discharge outwardly, as fomentations, ripenit 
poultices, &c.. Sometimes, indeed, the matter of an abscess cor 
away in the urine, and sometimes it is discharged by. sto 
these are. efforts.of nature which no means can promote. _ 
the abscess bursts into the cavity of the abdomen at large, pone 
must ensue; nor will the event be more: favorable, when the abscess _ 
is opened by an-incision, unless in cases, where the liver adheres 
to the lining membrane, so as to form a bag for the matter, to pre- 
vent its falling into the belly ; ; in which case, opening the abscess by 
aueeeen dy large incision, will. probably save the ponents life.:;: 
CHOLERA ‘MORBUS. 2 
aaa morbus js a violent purging and vomiting of | 
s attended with gripes, sickness, and a constant desi 
