The Portland daily press., 1873-03-06
A New Mode Of Treating Dyspepsia.

The first number Of the "Archives of Sci
fence and Practical Medicine" the new
monthly edited by DR.. Brown Sequard, and
published by the Lippincotts, contains. among
other interesting and able articles, one In
which the editor describes novel mode of
treatment which he tried with perfect success
in very bad case of dyspepsia in 1851, and
which has since been tested, with more or
less satisfactory resuls, In many cases of dys-
pepsia, chlorosis, and anmma. The follow
ing is an extract from the account of the
first case:
Alter FEW days, finding that he had not
improved, decided to try radical change Of
his almentation, as regards toe quantity of
food to be taken at time. Instead of three
meals day. made him take sirty or more.
Every twelve Jr fifteen minutes be took two
or three mouthfuis of solid food. chiefly meat
and bread. He drank little less than q
winegass Of Bordeaux wine and water every
thirty or forty minutes. On the very first
day this method Of almentation was begun,
his digestive troubles disappeared, and wit lin
week he was so well that b. returned to
Paris. He continued the same node of
alimentation for almost three weeks, and then
gradually diminished the number of his
homeopathic meals, an Increased the amount
taken at elch OF them, until In about eight
or ten days he came to eat only three times a
day, and a full meal at each time. M '-
The following paragraphs will serve to give
tie readei clearer idea of the treatment
co umended:
The plan consists In giving but very little
OF solid or fluid food or any kiud of drink at
a time, and giving these things at regular iu-
fAr lie ~ tr<rSn N - a
sorts OF food may be taken in that way, hut
during the short period when such trial is
made, it is obvious that the fancies Ct the pa
tients are to be laid asiGe, and that nourishiDg
food, such as roasted or broiled meat, and es-
pecially beef, mutton, eggs, well baked bread,
and milk, with butter and cheese, and a very
moderate quantity of vegetables and fruit,
ought TO constitute the dietary of the pa
tients we try to relieve. This plan should be
pursued two or three weeks, after which the
patient should gradually return to the ordl-
nary system Of eating three times day.
Tie most varied diet as regards the Sind OF
food can be 70. lowed under this plan as well
as when one has only two or three meals
6ay. The only absolutely essential points
are. that the amount of food taken every 10,
Is. 20 or 80 minutes be very small from one
to four mouthiuls, anJ tue quantity OF sold
food in a day be from 81 to 40 ounces, or a lit
tie less when. instead of water, the patent
drinks beef tea or milk
Dr.. Brown Sequard considers that the fact.
observed under this treatment confirm .s,ho
view that we are naturally ORGANIZED l;te
most, If not all animals. to eat freonentIv
and not as we do, two, three, or four times =
day." and that functional dyspepsia. whom
once il has besun(never mind by what causel
kept up or lnc,eased by dis tention of the
Waiis OF the stoo ach." It might be suppos-
ed tnat ihere would be trouble from d.s-
tention OF the stomach on the return to the
ordinary system OF meals, after several weeks
OF the treatment described, but in no case has
ne found this to occur Boston Journal Of
Chemistrv.