PATHOLOGY. $9 



pf hay, and slimy matter, or mucus, being mixed 

 with the fceces ; from violent purgatives ; and from 

 a too great secretion of bile. 



The symptoms are pain, flatulency, distention, 

 and irritation of the intestines, accompanied with 

 frequent purging ; frequent and small pulse-heat, 

 and thirst ; sometimes cold sweats, attended with 

 spasm of the bowels, and other parts of the body. 



The causes of diarrhoea being known, will point 

 out to the practitioner the best method of cure. 

 If it arises from previous costivenefs, it may be 

 only an effort of nature to ease the burdened in- 

 testines of the obstructing matter, and seldom pro- 

 ceeds to that degree so as to become dangerous ; 

 and the medicines in this case, (if any is required,) 

 should be of the mucilaginous kind. 



Take gum arabic, four ounces ; difsolve it in 

 four quarts of water ; to this may be 

 added a few handfuls of oatmeal : this may 



be his ordinary drink. His food should 



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be equal parts of ground malt and oats, 

 sprinkled with warm water. 



And the following mild purgative may he 

 ^iven : 



