Common Ailments. "ji 



of bodily health — the treatment is mostly 

 guesswork, as there is no known remedy 

 for the disease, though it is true that in 

 very many cases marked Improvement will 

 follow treatment, and in some instances 

 complete recovery will take place ; but It is 

 an open question whether the Improve- 

 ment should be attributed to the medicine 

 prescribed or to the nursing and care be- 

 stowed upon the patient. 



For .many years I have entirely discon- 

 tinued the use of all powerful drugs in 

 every case of epilepsy that has come under 

 my care. In treating this disease, it Is of 

 paramount Importance that the bodily 

 health of the patient should be at once at- 

 tended to, and measures should at once 

 be taken to restore it to its normal con- 

 dition. 



If other disease Is present, the proper 

 remedies to overcome It should be used, 

 and, In case of plethora, dietary measures, 

 strict and severe — if demanded by the 



