The causes and treatment of imperfect digestion / by Arthur Leared.

  • Arthur Leared
Date:
1875
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Credit: The causes and treatment of imperfect digestion / by Arthur Leared. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ciently proved. Refined and settled habits are not necessarily attended by any physical dis- advantages, but it is observable, that those who live in towns are most affected by dys- pepsia. There it is that the mental powers are most overtasked; and the relation between mind and body, as well as their mutual reac- tions, disregarded or forgotten. Too large a share of the nervous energy, so necessary for digestion, is expended in mental toil or business anxieties. In many cases, attention to the commonest physical wants is neglected in monotonous pursuits ; the appetite for food is disregarded until it no longer exists; exercise is either not taken at all, or is fitful and un- seasonable ; ventilation is neglected, and a close and polluted atmosphere is breathed. Such is no overdrawn picture of the town life of vast numbers who suffer, more or less, from dyspepsia. Two habits, smoking and taking sntiff, require special notice as causes of dyspepsia. Excessive smoking produces a depressed con- dition of the system, and a great waste of saliva if the habit of spitting is encouraged.
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