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substituted. Besides this, a good mustard plaster may be 

 applied well up the sides of the chest with benefit. Feed on 

 light but highly nutritious food, such as will be easily digested. 



CAKDITIS. 



This is an inflammation of the heart itself, but is usually ac- 

 companied by other diseases of the heart. Death is usually the 

 result where the whole or a large part of the heart substance is 

 inflamed. If the inflammation is situated in a small part, re- 

 covery may take place. 



Tmilnient. The treatment is about the same as laid down 

 for pericarditis, which see. 



There are many other diseases of the heart, such as endocar- 

 ditis, hypertrophy, dilatation of, rupture of, valvular disease of, 

 venous rcgurgitati'on, foreign bodies in, etc. As it is rather a 

 dilficult matter to detect these troubles, and but few of them 

 yield to the best of treatment, we will not give a separate descrip- 

 tion of them. Jf treatment is adopted, treat about the same as 

 for pericarditis. 



