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Page 12
... purged repeatedly ; after six weeks , he was sent to Bath , where he was again cupped , purged , and restricted to an innutritious diet and water . He returned to town after two months , much reduced in strength . Almost immediately ...
... purged repeatedly ; after six weeks , he was sent to Bath , where he was again cupped , purged , and restricted to an innutritious diet and water . He returned to town after two months , much reduced in strength . Almost immediately ...
Page 26
... purging brought on seemingly by undigested food reaching the bowels , or several days ' indisposition , impaired appetite , heartburn , furred tongue , and general uneasiness , till the food remaining in the stomach has been either at ...
... purging brought on seemingly by undigested food reaching the bowels , or several days ' indisposition , impaired appetite , heartburn , furred tongue , and general uneasiness , till the food remaining in the stomach has been either at ...
Page 32
... purging , and the system is completely cleared of bile for the time . But if the dispo- sition to form bile is greater , anything that heightens it only does greater mischief ; the bile is formed there in such quantities that the blood ...
... purging , and the system is completely cleared of bile for the time . But if the dispo- sition to form bile is greater , anything that heightens it only does greater mischief ; the bile is formed there in such quantities that the blood ...
Page 36
... purged and weakened him , and disordering his stomach , made him , in other respects , worse , and threw him back . In a short time , the tone of the I stomach returned , but the water increased again . There 36 MANAGEMENT OF THE STOMACH .
... purged and weakened him , and disordering his stomach , made him , in other respects , worse , and threw him back . In a short time , the tone of the I stomach returned , but the water increased again . There 36 MANAGEMENT OF THE STOMACH .
Page 78
... purged and bled . This treat- ment , he thought , weakened him , and gave origin to pains and uneasiness in the bowels , and loose- ness , which became habitual . Between the ages of twenty - eight and thirty - two , he travelled on the ...
... purged and bled . This treat- ment , he thought , weakened him , and gave origin to pains and uneasiness in the bowels , and loose- ness , which became habitual . Between the ages of twenty - eight and thirty - two , he travelled on the ...
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