INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER, OR SPLEEN. 247 



Treatment — Bleed* from six to eight quarts. 

 Blister the side you think affected, about the mid- 

 dle of the false ribs for about a foot square, six 

 inches above and six inches below the finish of 

 the ribs ; back-rake, and clyster with six drachms 

 of aloes, dissolved in a gallon of warm water ; 

 and give one drachm of calomel, one drachm of 

 emetic tartar, and one drachm and a half of aloes, 

 made into a soft ball, every six hours, until the 

 dung is well softened ; but if the bowels were re- 

 laxed from the commencement, which is the case 

 sometimes, though very rarely, bleed not more 

 than from three to four quarts, and give one 

 drachm of calomel, half a drachm of opium, and 

 one drachm of chereeta, every twelve hours, for 

 three times ; after which, a pint of linseed-oil, and 

 a pint of congee, mixed. Diet to consist of warm 

 bran mash ; water with the chill off ; and, after 

 twenty-four hours, a little dried, green grass. On 

 recovering, you must rigidly attend to the leading 

 paragraph, Class VI., p. 238, for a relapse is very 

 likely to occur ; to prevent which, a dose of physic 

 should be given about three weeks after, consist- 

 ing of one drachm and a half of calomel over- 

 night, and four drachms of aloes in the morning. 



Inflammation of the spleen seldom takes place. 

 Symptoms and treatment the same as " Liver." 

 * See " Bleeding," p. 85. 



