ters, issues, setons and warm bathing. The most proper place | 
seton is between the shoulder-blades ; and it ought to be ph: 
wards and downwards, in the direction of the spine. A 
Madness or delirium which proceeds from mere weakness 
a different treatment. This must be removed by nourishing ¢ at, 
exercise proportioned to the patient’s strength, and cordial medicines. | 
All evacuations are carefully to be avoided. The patient may take 
frequently a glass of good wine in which a little colombo root has 
been infused. Se 
ST. VITUS’ DANCE. 
muscles. The patient uses many ridiculous and antic gestures; and 
what is very singular, those muscles only are affected which are des- 
tined forspontaneous motion, for the heart, diaphragm, lungs and sto- 
mach are never injured by this whimsical disorder. It generallyattacks 
young people, from the eighth year of their age to the time of puberty. 
luntary, yet irresistible motion of the 
Causes.—Aa unequal distribution of the nervous influence. This __ 
is often owing to an obstructed menstruation, green sickness, acid 
one leg, which the patient drags 
power of. | its motion. 
and are thrown into various con *F persons 
“ — this disease of the power of feeding thems¢ and th 
. 
gesticulations in attempting to bring articles of food te 
their. mouth, appear ridiculous. One side of the body is generally 
more affected than the other. The tongue is so much affected as 
to render articulation nearly unintelligible. If the disease continue 
long, it materially injures the constitution, sleep becomes disturbed, 
or is in.a great measure prevented, the mental faculties are impaired, 
and revert to childishness ; pain is often felt in the stomach, the ap- 
_»»_ petite for food is extremely irregular, being occ: ly r pus, 
_< ‘the:countenance appears pale and languid, and the bedy and limbs 
: -commion to females before puberty ; me! n gene- 
De I have seen many cases of this sort ; but never one 
: ficult of cure. When of long continuance, it sometimes 
‘ into an epilepsy. a ee é 
_ comitant of this distemper, the regimen mmst be 
“is, solid and nourishing, with proper exercise. _- Lt 
__ Begin the cire with a vomit, which should be repeated twice or 
- ‘hice a week, till the patient is recovered. A purge may also b 
@ccasionally, according to circumstances. Some re+ 
nual heavy purges as a remedy. ve 
be the safest or most efficaci 
