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by arsenic, is the partial loss of the liair for a time ; it comes off 

 in patches, especially about the head and sides, without eruption 

 of any kind. The only other probable cause of acute inflamma- 

 tion of the stomach is the presence of a sharp bone, or other 

 foreign body, swallowed with the food, which, from its shape, will 

 not obey the efforts of the stomach to dislodge it. This object, 

 however, is generally assisted by an emetic of salt and water, 

 given in large quantity, say a spoonful in a quart of water or thin 

 gruel. Chronic inflammation of the stomach may be either the 

 result of the improper quantity or quality of food, assuming the 

 form of indigestion, or it may be owing to the presence of worms. 

 If the former, attention should be paid to the diet and exercise 

 an aperient, consisting of 3 grains of calomel and 10 each of jalap 

 and rhubarb should be given, and afterwards, if the faeces are 

 of good colour, showing evidences of the proper secretion of bile, 

 a bolus, consisting of 5 grains of extract of gent 1 ' an, with 2 or 3 

 of ginger, should be given twice a day. If the stomach is very 

 much out of order, I have found a warm mixture like the following 

 answer better than pills : 



Take of Bicarbonate of Soda .... 1 drachm 



Tincture of Cardamoms ... 1 ounce 



Infusion of Rhubarb .... 2 ounces 



Infusion of Gentian .... 5 ounces 



Mix, and give 2 tablespoonfuls for a dose, twice or thrice a day. 



When the liver does not act, this mixture may be given with two 

 or three grains of blue pill every night or every night and 

 morning, according to circumstances. Sometimes, when the liver 



