The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-22

of order The brain especially quickly
loses its usual power, and headache
an ache that seems to be directly in the
brain-dizZiness and confusion of ideas
in the human being ensue. The mag
ination is disordered, and the patient
is unquestionably partially insane. If
the Indigestion is permitted to go on,
any of the organs may become perma-
nently diseased. We have no doubt
that permanent insanity often results
from this cause for the nervous system
is seriously affected. Consumption is
frequently the direct result of indiges-
ton. Of course the entire system is af-
fected because the blood is neither suf-
ficient in quantity or quality to nourish
it. The appetite is variable, but gen.
orally poor.
Now, how do we proceed when hu.
man beings have Indigestion The first
thing we do is to select a certain kind
of diet. We do not give the patient
fat meats or indigestible buildings to
eat. The diet is light, and it is largely
composed of the flesh and bone-form-
ing foods. All know that oat meal is a
very common diet for the dyspeptic.
As a rule it is good, though in some
probably because it is somewhat too
compact for stomachs that are
very weak. Its composition
is certainly proper for diet for the
dyspeptic. If the appetite is much i'm
paired we will endeavor to coax it to
the extent of the weakened digestive
apparatus. We will do this by prepar-
ing the food in a variety of ways, and
giving different kinds of food, of about
thes.same composition, We may salt it
with reasonable liberalitv to that end.
We will use tones to improve the tone
of the stomach and to strengthen the
system, and will be very careful to
remedy the tendency to acidity in the
stomach. Charcoal is good for this;
magnesia will accomplish it, and sal
eratus is good Perseverance in this
line will usually be rewarded by signs
of improvement. If there is much ner-
Vousness it will be necessary to place
the patient in place where he will be
entirely undisturbed.
Now we should pursue precisely
similar course with an animal thus af.
fected. We should feed light, and feed
oil meal if we could get it, or boiled
oats, or soft mashes. We would salt
pretty literally. We should give night
and morning tablespoonful of the fol-
lowing: Powdered charcoal, one pound;
mandrake, pulyerized, two ounces;
gentian, four ounces; copperas,
two ounces; aloes, two ounces; sui.
phur, two ounces. We would give
this in the food. If the animal
showed any such nervous symptoms as
the mare in this instance shows, we
would place her where she would not
be disturbed in the least. Keep her
free from any sort of excitement. Peo-
pie overlook the necessity of doing this.
We have known animals that defied
medical treatment, but entirely re-
covered when there was no possible
chance of excitement. Our correspond
ent in this instance resorted to blood
letting. We do not believe in it at all.
We are aware that some veterinarians
who are regarded as very competent,
advocate it in horses especially. 1t is
method that has outlived all possible
sound idea of usefulness by at least
fifty years. No system, human or
animal, ever had too much blood. Let
the blood remain. If the treatment
here described does not reach the case
of the mare in question:, we shall be
compelled like the others, who. in con-
sequence of being on the ground ought
to be able to judge better than we, to
acknowledge that we do not know
what the trOuhle is - Wpeter91 P9lroI