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unequal distribution of it, than those includ- 

 ed in the order Profluvia. Hemorrhoids, and 

 some of the varieties of menorrhagia, appertain- 

 ing to the passive kind, have, in many instances 

 been much relieved, if not cured, by the action of 

 vomiting. As I have already stated the manner 

 in which vomiting influences the mode of circu- 

 lation and quality of the sanguineous fluid, it is 

 unnecessary to dwell longer on the individual 

 diseases belonging to this class. There are seve- 

 ral other diseases, not in the least alluded to, 

 in which vomiting has been, or may be, found 

 beneficial, if judiciously prescribed ; but, as it is 

 my intention, at the present moment, to select 

 only a few to illustrate the consistency of the 

 views, many disordered states of the body must 

 necessarily be overlooked. 



DXLT. We now come to the consideration of 

 the beneficial effects of emetics in croup, diarrhoea, 

 and indigestion, belonging to the second class, 

 improved action of secernent vessels. Emetics, in the 

 former of these diseases, have been employed, in 

 every stage of it, with decided utility. When 

 persevered in at the commencement of the symp- 

 toms, the diseased secretion, which ultimately 

 becomes what is called a false membrane, is not 

 allowed to form, because the nature of that which 

 is poured from the mucous follicles is consider- 

 ably improved ; or, if we suppose this membrane 

 to be generated, the same means are efficacious, 



