Esoteric anthropology (the mysteries of man) : a comprehensive and confidential treatise on the structure, functions, passional attractions, and perversions, true and false physical and social conditions, and the most intimate relations of men and women. Anatomical, physiological, pathological, therapeutical and obstetrical, hygienic and hydropathic / by T.L. Nichols.

  • Nichols, Thomas Low, 1815-1901.
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[1873]
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Credit: Esoteric anthropology (the mysteries of man) : a comprehensive and confidential treatise on the structure, functions, passional attractions, and perversions, true and false physical and social conditions, and the most intimate relations of men and women. Anatomical, physiological, pathological, therapeutical and obstetrical, hygienic and hydropathic / by T.L. Nichols. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    should eat. In a tolerably healthy system, this regu- lates itself, for much excitement of any kind takes away the appetite. Lawyers, clergymen, merchants, artists, and vast numbers of women, exhausted by dress, dissipation, amativeness, maternity, and unhappy do- mestic relations, have dyspepsia. The effects of this disease, besides those mentioned as symptoms, are numerous and distressing. There is scarcely any disease that is not produced by it, or greatly aggravated. Skin diseases of all kinds, ulcers, cough, headache, asthma, functional disease of the heart, uterine diseases, rheumatism and gout, and a host of affections, are the results of this central cause. A depravation of the blood cannot fail to affect every organ, every secretion, every process, every function of the body. Whatever the disease, if we find it com- plicated with dyspepsia, that must be cured, and generally this is sufficient. Cure the dyspepsia, and we cure all that depends upon it. But how? First by a removal of every cause ; and second, by living in the conditions of health. Cease to do evil—learn to do well. If people who believe the Bible only knew a little of its meaning ! The first requisite in treatment is rest lor the poor disordered stomach. The dyspeptic must stop eating. I have already referred to the case of Mr. Robinson of Nantucket, who for several months weighed out his three ounces of dry unbolted wheat bread a-day; one ounce for breakfast, one for dinner, and sometimes an ounce and sometimes only half an ounce for supper. Tins was his only food, and water his only drink, lie got well, and strong, and even increased in weight on this diet. We have had patients who have been even more abstemious. The last bad dyspeptic we bad, did not eat three ounces in as many weeks, and would hav« been better without what she did eat. She was packed