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neglect of, and familiarity with its influence, have 
passed by its curative powers, to get the more 
readily to the absolute medicaments of the materia 
medica. - 
The sixth, enquires into the diseases prejudiced 
_ or benefited by celibacy and marriage. The tem- 
_ perament of the individual necessary to be circu 
- Spectly scrutinized, before either can be pronoun- 
ced as a remedy for valetudinarian debility or 
disorder, or for paroxysmal acute disease. The 
agoan uy, clime, government and laws, and above 
to justify a peaenaionle esqomeuiiiditas against the 
will of the patient, to either of these remedies. 
In a word, the moral temperament, education, and 
habits of the patient, greatly affect the curative 
powers of celibacy and matrimony, in such di- 
_ /Seases or Ecieertiets as they. 2 are supposes to cure 
This mecthodenssprieda’ as — of caus 
‘noticed under C, as can be used to guard against 
the attacks of endemial or epidemic diseases. The 
_stimali which act on the irritative actions: prophy- 
lactic dict, and beverages; dress, gestation, gy 
- hastic exercises, bathing, balsamic odours, etc. etc. 
E. Most writers said teachers have divided the 
‘witaria medica into two main divisions: aliments 
and medicines; the first embracing things deno: 
nated nutrients, having the power of nourishing t 
