A treatise on the stomach and its trials / by J.C. Eno.

  • Eno, J. C.
Date:
[1870?]
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Credit: A treatise on the stomach and its trials / by J.C. Eno. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    They exercise their brains excessively, ancl their muscles too little; they live in badly ventilated rooms, over-heated; they retire late at night and rise late in the morning, and eat highly-seasoned and indigestible food, and are sometimes foolishly indulgent in the use of beverages and tobacco. Too many of them stimulate and narcotise their nervous systems. From this class of Dyspeptics come out suicides. An east wind or a rain-storm spoils their temper, and makes their voices harsh and dis¬ agreeable. Were I to speak of all maladies which are caused or aggravated by Dyspepsia or Indigestion, I should never have done; for what is the organ which is not subjected to its influences ? And, consequently, what organ is there which would not return to its normal state or be bene¬ fited by a Remedy for Dyspepsia ? How many advantages should we not derive from the employment of a Remedy for Dyspepsia in almost all the maladies which afflict humanity ? Ought not mankind to expect to cure a great many disorders of. different kinds when they are able to maintain Healthy Stomachs ? The reader will find that this great desideratum is at length obtained; may it soon be in use everywhere for the benefit of suffering humanity ! On the Causes of Dyspepsia. Some of the causes of Indigestion are already referred to. We do not use our teeth sufficiently. All food requires to be properly chewed before it is swallowed—that is the main purpose in having teeth. As a general thing, people eat ill-prepared food. Few understand the art of cooking well. The stomach being overloaded with improperly cooked food, nausea, oppression, eructation, heartburn, and fermentation are produced. I think we take a greater quantity at meals than is abso¬ lutely necessary. Dyspeptics, as a rule, eat more than is proper. Some people eat a little of everything at table. This is absurd. All food difficult of solution is difficult of digestion; some food remains for days in the stomach and keeps up Dyspepsia, such as ham, tongue, salmon, and fat oily things. Every one after a debauch is dyspeptic. Again, there are Idiosyncrasies of Indigestion. Some will not digest milk, although a very mild food. Some cannot take coffee without it operating like jalap. Others cannot bear fish or shell fish, although, in general, they are easy of digestion. Some cannot take honey, straw¬ berries, new bread, coarse or brown bread, &c. People digest the food to which they are accustomed, as sailors. Some lose their appetite by waiting beyond their usual meal-time. Fear, grief, anxiety, joy, love,
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