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88 FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 
> Gout, 
fit of the ont, the best means of dis- 
charging the gouty matter is by perspiration. — 
The foot or affected part, aoe a bathed with - 
or liniment, 
vapor bath applied or conveyed to the gouty part, 
_ by tubes, as warm as the patient can bee 3! it, an 
kept ie for an Let or more is will create a 
Ise ion from the swollen part, which 
bs the gouty particles, gives aston- 
ishing relief. While the above is in o operation, let ® 
the patient ak rternally diaphoretics, carmin- 
nod it 
ae other stimulants, ‘to guard the stomac 
After the fit is over, the patient Roald take 
a athe jie of rlitbarb, or some warm | sto- 
urge. He should ‘also drink some kind 
of sforanbice bitters, as golden seal, Virginia 
snake root, with.cinnamon, sweet flag, &e. 
ta 
Evacuations tes stool ought to be used 
eo extreme caution, as they often weaken th 
The body should be -_ open only by. 
r mild laxative medicines > Z 
