American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-22
From the Am erican Farmer.
INDIGESTION.

From one Of the ablest physicians our country
ever produced and dearly Vaueo ttiena, uoW nv
more the editor received on leaving home 10 1uiy'
1854 FOR The benefit Of his health, the following
dirsct,ons which may convey useful hints 70 o'hers
in like circumstances
Tpr habitual complaints by which you are an
ooved. evidently proceed from dyspepsia; as inc
remedies are much varied by circumstances anu
thence ant to be forgot, here state them Tor refer
ence: ,.
The diet should be simple, easy OF digesoon
- nearer to plain animal food and bread, the better;
al, food is preferable, If not hard or dry bacon ana
behring's the best the fresh meat rare and with the
natural gravy merely; broth oil CHICKENS OF inc
hone and sinewy parts Of butchers meat should DC
used as material part Of dining, and milk, u y
agrees, IN any form 1T.
,;u admit the raw fruits and vegetables especially;
.abbapes turnips and the acid fruits avoided, and
,he skin and seed Of all potatoes, beets and celery
are best; unoily, dry, toasted bread, with syrup
or very little butter. :,
Drink water, and with nothing but good old spi-
riuous licuor--gin the best--soda or magnesia wa
ter when the stomach is acid lime water also re-
ieycs that.
All dieting should be aostemious: tes' aver cat
.ng. dinner especially.
ligmedias.-The rheubarb alkaline bitters shouic
De used night and morning, and so as to obvate cos
iiyeness, some magnesla or soda wafer drank oaiiy
say bottle at mid day ginger syrup shoolo DC
used with ii nagnesia also taken when the stomach
IS acid.
When the tongue 10 foul. vertigo or headach be
considerable take a 10 grain caiome pill at night
imagine STA TO work il off, il necessary, 10 the morn
NO When headache and acid stomach or wind
soTni. in the morning with sal water. The nitric
acid should be used vary the above remedies, say
FOR one week OF hse and the cold bath should 81
used Two or three times week, the head and lee
daily
The belly should be rubbed well with Cayenne
pepper ia spirits, TWO tea spoons tu 10 half pint
every morning There is advantage IN wearing
broad buckled belt round the waist, say two hands
breadth the waoe surface rubbed once day wit
flesh brush.
Exercise before breakfast and dinner cannot
100 great and is indispensable TO the effect OF an
remedies
Occasional advice may vary these directions, ot
nothing without time and system can cure dyspef
s;a. Partial attention is OF very dubious erect.
Relief has been found by adherence, as near Z
practicable, to the above directions: material DIT
ear:ure from them, especially in reference TO die
81 eating tIrnips, cabbage, &c. is never commtte
with immunity Much experience has taught, III
not bread of any kind is particularly unwholesom
Milk. biscuit, and dry toast and butter are best--tl
latter is now exclusively eaten, with the best eitec,
BY dry toast is meant that with which butters us'
Only at the moment IF eating it. Toast is too oits
spelled and made unpalatabe by being placed, viii
warm in heap the plate, to sweat and grc
tough, instead Of being kept in toast rack or othe
wise, each slice separate and dry. Alter son
months it becomes more acceptable than hot bre
ID cher forms Edit. .7nt Farmer.
DYSPEPSIA.
.9nother prescription, Jy Doctor 0sgood, cslebrt
ed physician in Havana.
Take two drachms OF tartalised antimony, a
one ounce OF simple ointment or hogs lard, n
them together, and rub the size Of nutmeg on
region of the stomach everY mornng and eyenil
until an inH4mmatory eruption is occasoned
Tinctura Ferri Tartarisata.
Dose, from balf drachm to one drachm, i
Gill or more al sweeened water. with two drach
Of brandy, and halt drachm of gum Arabic,
hour before Lf after each meal.
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