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Atrophy of the Heart. 
In this trouble the walls of the heart become flabby and 
soft, a kind of wasting away as it were of the heart sub- 
stalce. 
: HOW TO KNOW IT 
There will be pallor of the mucous membranes, languor 
and emaciation. The pulse will be weak and irregular, 
and often misses two or three beats ata time. 
WHAT TO DO. 
Use the following 3 or 4 weeks: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Nux Vomica (Powdered). . . 2 ounces 
Fron alphate of ‘' ets. etre OUNCES 
AR De at oss 2 OUICES 
Foenugreek 
Sassafras Bark 
Mix and divide into 16 powders and give one night and 
os Meo ee La 2 OUtiCes 
morning. 
Aneurism. 
This is a dilatation of an artery, brought about through 
the weakening af the artery wall, it being subjected to the 
_ powerful pressure of the blood from the heart’s action 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
us 
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_ An enlargement or bulge, and distinct pulsations are ob- 
i : 5 . F . 
_ served when there is an aneurism The aneurism is soft 
_ and compressible. 
WHAT TO DO. 
In case it be the large arteries in the abdominal cavity 
