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"ell^ rea ^ er tendency of the latter to induce disease of the liver. “ It isli v known,” observes Dr. Macculloch {op. cit.), “ that diseases of theVTh aie ^ 1C mos t common, and the most formidable of those producedtoll 116 US0 ar< ient spirits; it is equally certain that no such disorderst[ le °' v die intemperate use of pure wine, however long indulged in. Tot ;i - c °ncealed and unwitting consumption of spirit, therefore, as con-tl, e in the wines commonly drank in this country, is to be attributedtiv„f Xcessive prevalence of those hepatic affections which are compara-r.,y nttle known to our continental neighbours.”

* e wses of wines are threefold—dietetical, medicinal, and pharma-e itlj To persons in health, the dietetical employment of wine isCr . useless or pernicious. The least injurious are the light wines,® Cl ally Claret.

lo^i S a Medicinal agent, wine is employed principally as a cordial, sti-p r ailt ’ and tonic ; but some of the wines possess astringent and acidsstq^dies, for which they are occasionally resorted to. In the latterH tate S fever, when languor and torpor have succeeded to a previousti t , )( ^ 0 f violent action, and in the low forms of this disease, wine is atlie Ves Undoubtedly useful. It supports the vital powers, and often re-m Ucli delirium and subsultus tendinum, and promotes sleep. But it istam a( . wss frequently and copiously employed than formerly. As a sti-

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Ofti !."S tonic and invigorating agent, it is given in the convalescenceUl C( , r ® v 'er, and from various chronic non-febrile diseases. In extensiveejt ten ll ° n ’ c °pi°us suppuration, gangrene of the extremities, and afterpO*e injuries or severe operations, or profuse hemorrhages, when the^fe a PP ear 1° he failing, wine is administered often with thek'Uli 'feu*- 8 - It has been liberally employed in tetanus, and at timesc a$ e ,j ?Pparent alleviation of the disease. If in any' of the preceding'lelj,.: 11 ca uses dryness of the tongue, thirst, quick pulse, restlessness, orV ’°Us d should of course be immediately laid aside. And it is ob-0t 8an 1 . * n acute inflammation, especially of the brain or thoracics tag e s > in tendency to sanguineous apoplexy, and in the first or acutef') j lro ° fever, the employment of wine is objectionable, and calculatedhighly injurious. Port-wine (Vinurn Lmitunicum seu Portugal-

1 stiij, i S a Pphcable to most of the purposes above mentioned for whichl fie f an d tonic is required, and is the wine ordinarily employed in*1 is _ l c hospitals of this metropolis. On account of its astringency,.,(i:.. ltlc ularlv useful in those cases wh‘

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1 ls t) ° ll - C hospitals of this metropolis.

c °ii(]*.. ltlcul arly useful in those cases whicli are attended with a relaxedA °f the bowels; but it is apt to disagree with weak stomachs,hijectj Ure two-tliirds Port-wine and one-third water is used as anfev the radical cure of hydrocele. Burgundy (Vinurn Burgun-tl)j^ ls a stimulant, and somewhat astringent wine; but is rarely usedc ° a ntry for medicinal purposes.

u tll 7 -«.v iui meuicmai purpuses. Sherry (Vinum Xericum, Ph . L.;

Ph. Ed.; Vinum album Hispanum, Ph . D.) is peculiarly' ( M • h 011 account of the small quantity of free acid which it contains;

^li^.j^herefore, the wine best adapted” for patients troubled with gout,

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acidity of stomach, or a deposition of lithic acid in the urine.(Vinum Maderaicum) is a more stimulating wine than Sherry ,orefore, better adapted for old persons and debilitated broken-Ij' 1 ,'x t J|! ls ^ lu tions, where its slight acidity is not objectionable. It isfetetfo " ine for invalids. Champagne (Vinum Campanicum ) is aail A a speedy intoxicator. It excites lively and agreeable feel-