DISEASES OF ADULT LIFE. ns 863 
Bayberry,in powdet ......++.+... One drachm. 
Ginger. in powder .....+....++.. 20 grains. 
Lobelia Herb and Seed, in powder, 
TRIKE! “a nrc eee eae EPale Ore nam 
It will be well to weigh them. Infuse in a pint of boiling 
water ; stir, let it cool, sweeten with lump sugar, and give in 
wineglassfuul doses every ten minutes. Vomiting may 
commence before it is all taken. Persevere, however, give 
the rest, it will do good. Careful nursing, with the above 
treatment, and a light fever diet (see index) food for the sick. 
This with the blessing of God. will cure or lessen the 
mortality that has hitherto prevailed in typhoid fever. If the 
skin is dry and hot, give the fever powder in sufficient dcses to 
correct it. 
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DISEASES OF DIGESTION, &c. 
INDIGESTION OR DYSPEPSIA 
Is one of the most common troubles of civilised life. There 
are few people who have reached maturity bu: have felt at 
least some of the symptoms of it. Why is itsocommon?’ The 
answer is simply, we do not liveaccording to nature. Ifwe did 
30, we should not be troubled with dyspepsia. The causes of 
indigestion are many. Hereditary transmission—this is a law 
of nature which is more or less demonstrated everywhere. 
Parents with weak stomachs have children similarly affected, 
or at least disposed to be so; but personal indulgence is by 
far the most common cause. Eating anirholecounes food, or too 
much even of wholesome, late suppers, want of exercise, 
drinking spirits and liquors otherwise than to quench the 
natural thirst, too much indulgence in tea, and especially 
