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CHAPTER XVII. 



The all-wise Creator — the author and preserver of the uni- 

 verse — so arranged matters that is natural for ice to rise and 

 float on the water. Had it been otherwise it would have sunk 

 to the bottom of the stream, and continued doing so until it 

 would have destroyed this beautiful world of his. And he has 

 not been less benevolent with the creatures he has placed here. 

 For, unless they abuse the Jaws of nature, either in producing 

 or in the treatment of disease, there is a balance of power left 

 in their favor. 



DERANGEMENT OF THE STOMACH AND BOWELS. 



The stomach sometimes gets disordered and becomes 

 inactive, by eating improper food and being overloaded, 

 which overtaxes its capacities for digestion; and is this to 

 be wondered at? It causes a slight degree of fever, and 

 irritation of the parts, &c.; and sometimes occasions 

 cramp of the stomach, which is often taken for colic. 



Symptoms. — Great drowsiness, low pulse, cold ears, 

 easily fatigued, causing either looseness or costiveness of 

 the bowels. 



Cure. — If the former prevails, take a large spoonfull 

 each of peppermint essence, spirits of camphor, and 

 ground mustard; put them in a pint of warm water, and 

 turn the whole down the horse. Or, if this be not at 

 hand, give him two spoonsfull of pulverized charcoal in 

 the same quantity of water; if this medicine requires to 

 be repeated, add a spoonfull of the tincture of laudanum; 

 but if the bowels are in a state of costiveness, after giving 



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