14 CAUSES OF DISEASES OF LIVER. 



CLIMATE. The climacteric causes may be set down 

 as high ranges of atmospheric temperature, and the 

 circumstances connected with them, such as a sudden 

 change from a dry to a humid air ; exposure to the sun's 

 rays ; malaria, &c. 



]>IET AND REGIMKN. Xext to climate and tempera- 

 ture, may be set down an irregular mode of living ; such 

 as partaking largely and frequently of animal, rich, 

 highly seasoned, incongruous dishes, sauces, spices, low- 

 class wiiu-s and spirituous liijimrs, onwholdOOme food, 

 ami impure water. .Mercurial preparations are lik- 

 known to exert an undoubted iniluenc*- in producing 



N <>f the liver, eitlier of an intlamniatory, or OJ 

 obstructive character; to these may l>e add--d the 



: ption of morbid matters : 



tary Canal, indol.-nt and ntal 



rmoti.ins, dysentery and dhioi 



pression .if lialtitual discharges, sueli as li.eiuorrl. 

 the calamenia, lnucorrlm-a, the di<a])j)(\iranee or d: 

 up of eruptions and ul closing o; 



and the operation t<>r ]>\\>'<. \>\, have been no uneMiumon 



oaoaea t>f disease of th<- liver. 



'I'Yi-i:. Finally. ices of mankind 



white or fair races are the most prone to h-p . 

 The immunity of the dark races, particularly i 

 from diseases of the liver, is , oven in 



elinntes where these disL-as.es may be < d as 



endemic. 



