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the ashes be allowed to accumulate, the fire will burn low and 

 threaten to go out ; then the extensive poking which is neces- 

 sary to restore a draft, almost puts the fire out. So it ia with 

 the body if the circulation is neglected, the body becomes 

 feeble and the spirits languish, then sickness, cold or fever 

 ensues, and Unless the circulation is speedily restored in a 

 proper manner, the life of the patient is apt to go out. 



Indigestion is one of the most common complaints, and the 

 cause of many ulterior diseases. It is caused, in many instances, 

 by an insufficiency of liquid to dissolve the food and to enable 

 the body to keep up a free circulation. In England, where great 

 quantities of beer and wines are drank during dinner, indigestion 

 is not half so frequent as in America, where iced water is the too 

 frequent accompaniment to every meal. Our food and drink 

 should always be taken warm when possible, because a certain 

 temperature must be kept up in the body to digest the food. 

 Sufficient salt, too, should always be taken at every meal 

 especially in warm weather, and in equatorial latitudes. 



What causes consumption ? Inflammation. "What causes in* 

 flammationl Merely the circumstance of certain veins or arteries 

 becoming clogged with waste material. This is caused by a 

 chill in the region of the lungs, tending to check the circula- 

 tion; or may arise from neglect or improper care of the body. 

 A. local action then takes place, and a pain is felt in one of the 

 lungs. The doctor probably explains that the lungs are wasted 

 or decayed in that particular spot, and that the only treatment 

 he can recommend is a change of climate, or a blister. If the 

 patients do not go away from home, and there are comparatively 

 few who can afford to do so then they may make up their minds 

 to die. It seems like murder that some hundreds or thousands 



