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... once living heartily , and confined constantly by business to the house . Having been for some months sen- sibly out of health through these causes , he was one day taken with weakness of the right leg , and inability to articulate ; in ...
... once living heartily , and confined constantly by business to the house . Having been for some months sen- sibly out of health through these causes , he was one day taken with weakness of the right leg , and inability to articulate ; in ...
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... veins . when she stood up , all the blood in her body gravitated ; and hence she became faint . The legs being bandaged , she was cured at once . not follow because a vital organ is the seat of 16 MANAGEMENT OF THE STOMACH .
... veins . when she stood up , all the blood in her body gravitated ; and hence she became faint . The legs being bandaged , she was cured at once . not follow because a vital organ is the seat of 16 MANAGEMENT OF THE STOMACH .
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... once to bring on , or to encourage vomiting . For this purpose , half a tea- spoonful of common salt in a tumbler of tepid water , followed by a second within a few minutes , if it be necessary , will generally answer . This remedy has ...
... once to bring on , or to encourage vomiting . For this purpose , half a tea- spoonful of common salt in a tumbler of tepid water , followed by a second within a few minutes , if it be necessary , will generally answer . This remedy has ...
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... once light , digestible , and nutritious . It is , however , important to remark , that vomit- ing is not a remedy to be used indiscriminately with all persons . A vomit agrees with good sto- machs , and with young people ( so children ...
... once light , digestible , and nutritious . It is , however , important to remark , that vomit- ing is not a remedy to be used indiscriminately with all persons . A vomit agrees with good sto- machs , and with young people ( so children ...
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... once to excite the kidneys , and to re- solve any inward thickening , ( in which process some additional weakening was involved ; ) steel , on the other hand , was calculated to fulfil the second indi- cation , it might strengthen . The ...
... once to excite the kidneys , and to re- solve any inward thickening , ( in which process some additional weakening was involved ; ) steel , on the other hand , was calculated to fulfil the second indi- cation , it might strengthen . The ...
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Page xii - THERE is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic : a man's own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health...