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tioner's to buy some cake for her breakfast, inasmuch as she could eat nothing else.

A Dyspeptic and Chlorotic.- My friend Dr. Carr had attended Miss at intervals, since she was twelve years old. She was dyspeptic (chlorotic); had inherited a delicate constitution, had her periodical illness only about once. in three months since the age of seventeen years, except for a short time after its first appearance. At nineteen years old her health was entirely restored, by plain food, cold bath every morning, riding daily on horseback, averaging fifteen miles a day, without medicine, except artificial mineral water, composed of about five grains carb. ferri with ten grains rochelle salt, taken in a glass of soda water every morning for two months.

The periodical illness was regular for about four months, but after Miss spent six months at Albany, her health was impaired and irregular as before. Dr. C. had tried in vain to induce perseverance in the course of diet and exercise, her strong objection being the full flesh and rosy face it gave her. After her return from Albany, Dr. C. was again applied to, and prescribing the same regimen which built her up before, was met by the same refusal, the patient alleging that she would rather be as she then was than be troubled by the flesh and color she had before. Both she and her mother wished the doctor to give her some medicine which would cure her, leaving her still pale, delicate, and thin. This Dr. C. declined, telling her she needed no medicine.

Upon this another physician was called, who found her "very sick," gave an emetic, cal. vol. tinct. guaiac. elix. vitriol, muriated tinct. iron, aloetic pills, etc. She continued under this kind of treatment for about two months, when her mother became alarmed; the young

lady was feverish, weak, tremulous, and emaciated. The mother wished Dr. C. again to visit her daughter, but he declined, advising the mother to satisfy herself fully as to the course she was pursuing, and until she would consent to follow undeviatingly his directions.

She at length consented. Dr. C. found her with a slight paroxysm of fever in the afternoon, parched lips, dry tongue, slight yellowness of the eye.

The first prescription was the nit. muriatic acid, bath in the morning, and three grains blue pill every other night, continued about eight days.

She was then ordered a strict regimen, -put upon rice and milk, porridge and gruel, with cool shower bath every morning, followed by dry friction, — ordered exercise by carriage riding. This was continued a fortnight, when she was able to resume the horseback exercise. In the course of two months she recovered so as to be mortified again by her face being so full and fresh, so much like a country girl's. Periodical illness returned, and she was perfectly well, and all without the aid of medicine.

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Asthma. "I am A gentleman writes me as follows: happy to add my testimony in favor of your prescriptions for the asthma. When you saw Mrs. Buswell in January, she was recovering from the seventh attack during the six months preceding. Twelve times per year has been about the average for the last ten or fifteen years. Soon after you left us, we commenced living as you directed, and Mrs. B. using the sponge bath, etc.; and we were astonished at the result; for six months have elapsed and nothing like the asthma has appeared, and her general health has very much improved. She has not been able to do as much work for ten years past, in the same length of time;

and we all enjoy better health; have not had occasion to call a physician during the time."

From a subsequent letter, it appears that Mrs. B., in fifteen months after she commenced the new method of living, had had but one attack of asthma.

Dyspepsia, Cholic, etc. April 16, 1835. Miss M. T., aged seventeen, has been dyspeptic for three years; worse in the winter season; pain in the stomach, obstinate costiveness, great irregularity in the periodical illness, medicines from different physicians without benefit. Prescription: Morning ablution, coarse wheat unleavened bread, gill of milk at a meal, three meals a day.

June 25. Just ten weeks since she began the course, and is now perfectly well; has had two periodicals, has an alvine motion daily, is in bed eight hours at night, and sleeps soundly. For the last four weeks has taken a little over a gill of milk, and three ounces of bread only, at a meal. Before she took the milk, she ate from twelve to fourteen ounces of bread a day. Has gained much flesh and strength. Years afterwards she had good health.

Rev. Mr. D., Missionary.-"It is nearly two years since I relinquished entirely the use of animal food. For several months previous to my giving it up altogether, I used it only occasionally, and was better in health and more vigorous in mind. On my voyage from America, which was six months in length, I adhered strictly to the plan, although there was little on ered eatable, except animal food. nothing but bread and water, and the best quality. Still my health was better than that of most on board, whether passengers or sailors, and as good as that of those who had the best health.

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have no doubt that the person who avoids animal food is less liable to fevers, which are so much dreaded in this climate.

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My food has been rice, bread, plantains, sweet potatoes, yams, milk, sugar, and eggs. You may get some idea of the proportion I have used of the several kinds of food, from the order in which they are mentioned, rice standing at the head. Butter, vegetable oil, and cheese, though they fall within my limits, I have not eaten. From ardent spirits, opium, tobacco, wine, beer, and all kinds of fermented liquors, I have abstained entirely. Tea and coffee I have taken only occasionally."

CHAPTER XVII.

VEGETABLE DIET IN CERTAIN CASES A REMEDY FOR

DISEASE

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ILLUSTRATIVE CASES.

Dyspepsia, etc.-Mr. E. Levassor, merchant, a most interesting and worthy gentleman, aged forty-eight, had been subject for some years to dyspepsia, connected with occasional attacks of severe pain in the abdomen, which generally lasted from two to six days. These occurred more frequently than before in the six months previous to the time he consulted me. He had usually been treated with large doses of cathartic medicine and opiates; and after getting relieved from pain, and being much reduced in strength, was built up on beef-steak, brandy, and Bordeaux wine. I prescribed a diet of unbolted flour bread, rice, potatoes, and water. To this he adhered most scrupulously, gained flesh and strength, was able to attend to his business regularly, and I believe now (1855), after the lapse of fifteen years, lives on a vegetable diet, though with a greater variety than at first, water for his only drink. I think he has not had a severe attack of the same kind since the commencement of his dietetic course, and that he is now in the enjoyment of good health.

Difficulty of Breathing and Swallowing. -Major W., aged thirty-six, found that he could not swallow his food well. He had a spasmodic action of the esophagus,

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