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of the officer’s nates not with him. It was by no
scruples of his com- means uncommon for Authors, torade, as to the reasonableness of wards the close of the last century
the exaction, Don’t we often bow but one, to take this mode of ridito a hat that has as little in it?" culing the fops of their day; an
which was greatly relished by the awkward mode perhaps, but still
audience. Mr. Bennett played one which an actor ought to re’William Tell; some of his silent spect, as it is certainly erring (if
acting was very good, but he there be any error) on the right
marred its effects when he spoke side, to adhere too closely to the
with intolerable mouthing. Miss text of his Author. It is a pecuFoote had little to do as the wife liarity of which we have not often
of the hero, but she played with to complain. Miss BOOTH was
feeling. The music by Bishop again most successful in Miss
was not very new, and except Hoyden.. She convulsed the house
one pretty duet, sung by Master with laughter, and won the loudest
Longhurst and Miss R. Boden, testimonials of universal approbadoes not require notice. There tion.
verence, and
replies to the
one
painted Swiss
scenery; but disapprobation was
MEDICAL EXTRACTS.
expressed repeatedly in the course
of the piece, and it was finally announced for repetition by Mr.
ORGANS in the animal economy
Abbott, amidst contending hisses cannot
long be so deranged as to
and applauses.
produce vitiated secretions, with.
DRURY-LANE.—The Comedy out at the same time giving rise to
of A T1’ip to Scarborough was on other deviations from health. The
Thursday night repeated with debility of stomach which prevents
great applause. Mr. BROWNE, as a due secretion of healthy gastric
Lord Foppington, confirmed, if’he fluid, must at length produce some
did not heighten, the good opinion of those other effects which are
which had been previously formed witnessed in disorders of this
was
some
well
of his talents in this line of acting. organ.
Some disparaging remarks have
The symptoms which arise imbeen made on his pronouncing mediately from undigested food,
Tom, Tam—Stop, Stap, &c. but exist in various degrees in diffethis, if it be objectionable, origi- rent cases. People frequently
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complain of a sense of distention is thus formed from its elements
after eating, of flatulent and acid in the same way that this combieructations, who, notwithstanding, nation takes place when storms
enjoy good general health ; and are gathering in the high regions
find that even these symptoms of the atmosphere. If a similar
may be prevented by taking less process can be carried on in the
food, and that of a more digestable lungs, without producing deflagraquality. If they are prudent in tion and the various phenomena
this respect, and the constitution attending the production of aqueis otherwise sound, and not ex- ous meteors, it is probable that it
posed to the effects of indolence furnishes but a small part of the
and other causes, weakening the exhalation; and that this humour,
nervous system, the stomach will analogous to the serum of the
often recover its powers without blood, exhales completely formed,
from the arterial capillary vessels,
further means.—P/tt/Hp.
ramified in the bronchiae and the
lobular tissue of the lungs.It is
believed that the quantity of the
pulmonary exhalation is equal to
that of the cutaneous exhalation
(four pounds in twenty-four hours),
these, two secretions are supplemental to one another : when much
water passes off by"the pulmonary
exhalation, the cutaneous is less
active, and vice vC1’sâ.
The surface from which the
a greater tendency to concrete, or pulmonary exhalation is given
that the serum formed by the fixa- out is equal, if not superior, in
tion of oxygen throughout the extent to that of the skin ; exhalawhole extent of the circulatory tion and absorption are at once
system, exhales from the arteries, carried on from that surface.
and thus furnishes the matter of pul- Many nerves are distributed to
monary exhalation. It is scarcely it, and are almost exposed in the
possible to admit the combination tissue of the membranes, which
of oxygen with the hydrogen ofare extremely thin.
Are the
On Pulmonary Exhalation.-It
will be remembered, that one of
. the great differences between the
blood of the arteries and that of
the veins, consists in the great
quantity of serum found In the
latter. It is in the lungs that the
separation of this latter part takes
place, and that its proportion is
reduced, whether it be that oxygen gives albumen and gelatine
the
venous
blood, and that
water miasmata
with which the atmos-
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is sometimes loaded absorbed by the lymphatics, which
it is well known have the power
of taking up gaseous substances ?
or, do they merely produce on the
nervous and sensible nerves of the
bronchiee and of the lobular tissue,
the impression whence the diseases, of which they are the germ,
arise ?—Richeraund Physiology.
Pernio, or chilblains, are inflam-
and cold ; wherefore those who are
subject to them should be careful,
on the approach of winter, to cover
the parts liable to be affected with
woollen gloves and stockings; and
when the hands or feet are cold,
not to expose them too precipitately to a high degree of heat.
In common cases of chilblain,
as soon as any part is affected, let
it be well rubbed with warm spirits
matory swellings of a deep purple of rosemary, with the addition of
or leaden color, to which the fin- about’one third of spirits of turgers, toes, heels, and other extreme pentine ; after which, pieces of soft
parts of the body are subject, on linen may be applied, moistened
being exposed to a severe degree with camphorated spirits, or any
of cold. The pain is not constant, of the embrocations here advised,
but rather pungent and shooting and they are to be kept on conat particular times, and an insup- stantly.
portable itching attends it. In When the swellings breakor
some instances the skin remains discharge a thin matter, or ulcerentire, but in others it breaks and ate, poultices and emollient ointdischarges a thin fluid. When the ments may be applied for a few
degree of cold has been very great, days ; but as these are apt to proor its application long continued, duce
fungus on the sores, which it
the parts afrected are apt to mor- will be difficult afterwards to retify and slough off, leaving a foul move, They should not be continued
ill-conditioned ulcer.
long; occasional application- of
Children and old people are caustic to the edges, and dressing
more liable to be troubled with the sore daily with the nitrated
chilblains than those of a middle mercurial salve, will keep the graage ; and such as are of a scro- nulation in a proper state. Should
fulous habit are remarked to suffer this prove too strong, it may be
reduced by a small addition of
severely from them.
The best mode of preventing spermaceti. The embrocations are
these affections, is to avoid with composed of the following ingremuch care any exposure to wet dients :
phere
-
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food of difficult digestion ; irritaFirst, take alum, two
distilled vinegar, proof spirit, of tion of the lungs by dust, smoke,
drachms ;
each half a
pint,
cam-
and mix them.
Second, take compound
phor liniment, soap liniment,
I
disagreeable odour.
Emotions,
of the mind may likewise prove
or
of exciting causes.
each half an ounce ; oil of tur- In all severe cases of this dispentine, three drachms ; mix them. ease, where there is a difficulty of
Third, take of compound soap breathing, full pulse, heat, and
liniment, one ounce and a half; other febrite symptoms, early
tincture of Spanish fly, 2 drachms ; bleeding should be resorted to:
but when this is increased, and the
mix them.
Fourth, take compound soap hurried respiration indicates a
liniment, solution of acetate of considerable degree of inflamammonia, of each one ounce ; mation has extended to the substance of the lungs, this remedy
mix them.
for the
Pertussis, or Hooping-couy7a. becomes indispensable
of the patient.
.-This is a convulsive cough, safety
interrupted by a full and sonorous (This sitbject will be continued in our next.]
inspiration, returning in fits that
are often terminated by vomiting,
In its first COMPOSITIONS OF
and expectoration.
QUACK
stage it may be considered as a
MEDICINES.
fabrile disease.
Children are most commonly
Speediman’s, Pills.—Aloes,
subject to this cough, and it seems myrrh, rhubarb, and extract of
to depend on a specific contagion carnomiles, equal quantities; mixwhich affects them but once in ed well, and divided into fourtheir lives. The disease being grain pills.
Majo1’ Cochrane’s Cough Mediproduced, the fits of coughing are cine.—
White poppy heads withoften repeated without any evident out
seeds, half a .ponnd ; water,
cause ; but in many cases the six pints, boil to two pints ; strain
boil down to one pint; then
contagion may be considered as and
add vinegar and brown sugar, of
only giving the predisposition, each one pound; boil to a syrup;
and the frequency of the fits may and lastly add a sufficient quanof diluted vitriolic acid, to
depend upon various exciting tity
malie it pleasant. Take for a
causes, such as violent exercise ; dose two or three tea
spoonfulls
a full meal;
the having taken going to bed.
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