HEART AFFECTIONS. 411 
These are given as remedies, and may be tried in turn if the 
others fail. 
HYPERTROPHY OF THE HEART. 
This is a condition which results from acute inflammation 
degenerating to the chronic. Theenlargement seems to bein 
some cases a provision of nature to make up for what is 
termed valvular insufficiency; that is, some of the blood 
returns to the heart, because on account of the valves not 
sufficiently covering the openings. ‘Those experienced in 
sounding the chest well are able to detect the unhealthy 
sounds called regurgitation murmurs, besides the greater 
space the enlarged heart occupiesinthe chest. The symptoms 
of this disease are, shortness of breath, especially going up 
hills or stairs, pain or uneasy feeling over the region, 
sometimes affecting the arms, palpitation, &c. Treatment: 
Avoid violent exercise, such as running, jumping, heavy work, 
excitement of any kind. Attend to the laws of health; that 
is, keep the organs in good order, and take the following :— 
Sweet Bugle ....... Ose bakes rete tee 3 . One ounce. 
DEORE T OLE ace a acdcact hap tedonee we beiehcaet One ounce. 
Lily of the Valley, in coarse powder .. One ounce. 
ED anita ise 4 38 dana eacstece ene a ee ee . Quarter ounce. 
Infuse in three pints of boiling water; take a wineglassful 
three times a day; in summer time only make half mixtures, 
asthey will not keep. Sweetening with glycerine will preserve 
the herb mixtures. Put a compound gallanum plaster (heart- 
shaped) on, and take a light and nourishing diet. 
OSSIFICATION 
Isa condition spoken of, but is never fully developed, as it 
would be impossible tolive witha physical hard heart. We might 
do without one of the duplicated organs, but we have only one 
heart, which, when it ceases to beat, we cease to live. 
Notwithstanding this, there is a disease which consists of a 
partial ossification of the valves. A chalk-like substance 
appears on the edges, which gives rise to the trouble. The 
