Treatise on the use of the mineral waters of Homburg / by Frederick Muller ; translated from the 7th German edition by C. Murphy Mortimer.

Date:
1859
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Credit: Treatise on the use of the mineral waters of Homburg / by Frederick Muller ; translated from the 7th German edition by C. Murphy Mortimer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    a repletion most Injurious to healtti. Persons, afflicted with tliis morbid appetite, are particularly recommen- ded to resist it by the observance of a strict regimen, refraining iTom all aliments, except such as are nou- rishing and easy of digestion. Light repasts at re- gular hours, for instance, at dinner, soup and a Uttle meat, no vegetables, if accustomed to it, a glass of old wine; between meals, no food or at least very little should be taken. This restricted diet will in a short time remove all disagreable sensations. On the whole, the principle must be firmly main- tained, that the more serious the derangement of the organs of digestion and assimilation, the more neces- sary will it be to observe a strict regimen, if health be the object in view. We would even recom- mend it to those who are less seriously affected, if they wish to ensure a successful result. To pro- mote the cure, the aliments must be light and easy of digestion, not flatulent but nourishing, so as to contain the necessary nutriment in a small volume, in order that the stomach may not be unnecessarily overloaded, and that an easy and thorough digestion may be attained. The less the stomach suffers in a dietetic point of Alew, the better will the water be assimilated, while on this assimilation and on the digestive capacity depends the success of the cure. An hour or an hour and a half after drinking the last glass, breakfast should be taken, consisting of