8~4 DISEASES CLASS I. 2. 3. 9^ 



M. M. Metallic injections, partial cold bath, internal method 

 as in the fluor albus above defcribed. Balfam of copaiva. Tine-* 

 ture of cantharides. Introduce a few inches into the urethra a 

 bougie fmeared with balfarn of copaiva. See Home on urethra, 

 p. 105. 



9. Hepatis tumor. The liver becomes enlarged from defect 

 of the abforption of mucus from its cells, as in anafarca, efpeci- 

 ally in feeble children ; at the fame time lefs bile is fecreted 

 from the torpid circulation in the vena portge. And as the ab- 

 forbents, which refume the thinner parts of the bile from the 

 gall-bladder and hepatic ducts, are alfo torpid or quiefcent, the 

 bile is more dilute, as well as in lefs quantity. From the ob- 

 ftruclion of the pafiage of the blood through the comprefled ve- 

 na porta the fe patients have tumid bellies, and pale bloated coun- 

 tenances ; their palenefs is probably owing to the deficiency of 

 the quantity of red globules in the blood in conference of the 

 inert flate of the bile. 



Thefe fymptoms in children are generally attended with worms, 

 the dilute bile and the weak digeftion not deilroying them. In 

 iheep I have feen fluke-worms in the gall-duels themfelves among 

 the dilute bile 5 which gall-duels they eat through, and then 

 produce ulcers, and the hectic fever, called the rot. See Clafs 

 L 1.4. 10. and Article IV. 2. 6. 



M. M. After a calomel purge, crude iron filings are fpecific 

 In this difeafe in children, and the worms are deftroyed by the 

 returning acrimony and quantity of the bile. A blifter on the 

 Tegion of the liver. Sorbentia^ as worm-feed, fantonicum. Co- 

 lumbo. Bark. 



The nitrous acid has been ftrongly recommended by Mr. Scot 

 5n tumours of the liver, which frequently occur in the eaft, where 

 this gentleman refides ; he gives two drachms of ftrong nitrous 

 acid mixed with two pounds of water, to be drunk daily at in- 

 tervals. See Syphilis, Clafs II. i. 5. 2. 



10. Chlorofis. When the defect of the due action of both the 

 abforbent and fecerning veflels of the liver affects women, and is 

 attended with obftruclion of the catamenia, it is called chlorofis ; 

 and is cured by the exhibition of fteel, which reftores by its fpe- 

 cific ftimulus the abforbent power of the liver ; and the men- 

 ftruation, which was obftructed in confequence of debility, 

 recurs. 



Indigeftion, owing to torpor of the ftomach, and a confequent 

 too great acidity of its contents, attend this difeafe ; whence a 

 defire of eating chalk, or marl. Sometimes a great quantity of 

 pale urine is difcharged in a morning, which is owing to the in- 

 jicticn of the abforbents, which are distributed on the neck of 



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