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and clothinsc the head and ears. When the 

 disease from being neglected or improperly 

 treated at first becomes alarming, and the 

 weakness considerable, nothing but tonic 

 medicines and a nutritious diet can do anv 

 good. 



LAXATIVE. 



Barbadoes aloes, - - 2 dr. 



Tartarized antimony, - 1 dr. 



IVIix first with about 4 oz. of warm water; 



and then add 4 oz. of castor oil. 



To be o'iven at one dose. 



Diseases of the Stomach. 



The principal diseases of this important 

 crscan have been before described. There is 

 one, however, which I have but briefly no- 

 ticed, and which has been denominated sto- 

 mach staggers, from it's resemblance to apo- 

 ple.vi/, or brain staggers. 



xV description of the symptoms has been 

 given already. (See Stagg-ers, p. 97-99.) It 

 has been proved, that this disease arises 

 from a distension of the stomach by food. 



