4^4 ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 



With wind, indigeftion, coPcivenefs, or 

 loof cnefs, and walHng in coiilequence of 

 thefe, fo freqaent and diftrefUng, conti- 

 nuing lo long, and fo little obedient to 

 remedies, as lince that rime. A colic al- 

 fo prevailed, with fevere gripes, great 

 flatulence, and more or lefs inflamma- 

 tion of the whole, or part of the belly. 

 Some were coftive, and fuffered extreme- 

 ly. In others, it was attended with dy- 

 fentery, or bilious flux. 



In all popular illneffes, then, of this 

 kind, when their courfe is finilhed, a pro- 

 per method ought early to be purfued, 

 in order to cleanie and recftify the difor- 

 ders of the firft paflages, ftrengthen the 

 digeltive powers, and correal the indifpo- 

 fition of the fluids. This fecms to be 

 particularly neceflary in delicate and im- 

 pure bodies, in thofe who have been im- 

 properly treated, ririd where there is a 

 weaknefs of parts. 



Art. 



