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350&#93; 35o] W O R titles of fruit, and raw vegetables ; as well as in the inhabitants of the sea-coast. Hence persona, who sub- sist chiefly on fish, are often trou- bled with worms. Cure : — ^To expel such as already fexist in the body, and to prevent their re-produtJ-^ion, it will be ad- visable to administer strong purga- tives and tonics. — With the former intention, a variety of medicines have been recommended, and many unprincipled empirics have levied contributions on the credulous; but one of the most etficacious reme- dies, is a composition of jalap and calomel, when used in the manner directed p. l(j{)of this volume: the dose should be repeated twice or three times, during tl-e space of a fortnight. On the intermediate days, the patient may use the solu- tion of emetic tartar mentioned in the same page; or a dram of the powder of tin, mixexl with honey or treacle, twice in the day. The following treatment has likewise, in many instances, been attended "with succcs"s. Take of pulverized ■worm-seed, two drams; jalap, va- lerian, and iEthiops mineral, of each one dram ; mix the whole with a sufiicient quantity of trea- cle, or honey, to form an ele6tuary ; of which a tea- spoonful is to be taken twice a day. The operation of these medicines may be consi- derably increased by clysters, con- sisting of strong solutions of salt Vith the addition of oil. The principal tonics to be used against worm?, will be the Peru- vian bark, Valerian, and Steel ; but none of these active drugs can with safety be resorted to, with- out proper advice. — ^The patient's diet should be duly regulated : his beverage ought to consist of cold water, or sweetened with honey. W O R carefully avoiding new beer, and all fermented lirjuors, — Cotfee, tea, and fat broths, must also be ab- stained from ; but a draught of water, in which crude mercury ha» been boiled, taken every morning before breakfast, is asserted to be one of the most efficacious diet- drinks. — With regard to solid food, the bread ought to be well baked, and a slice spread with treacle and scraped carrot, garlick, or pulve- rized wormseed, eaten every morn- ing, has often been productive vof good effetks. Onions, horse-radish, salted and dried animal food (even sound Dutch herrings, occasion- ally), as well as spices, aiid ripe fruit, are here proper articles of food. On the other hand, all such substances as tend to occasion fla- tulence; especially white cabbage, pease, dried beans, potatoes, and other farinaceous articles; for in- stance, pastry, confedionary, and whatever is of a fat and oily na- ture, particularly pork, ham, &c. must be carefully avoided. Children troubled with worms, should take moderate exercise; and be diretftfcd to masticate their food properly. It is farther absolutely necessary, that the motions of their limbs and body should never be constrained by tight garments, par- ticularly those around the belly and hips ; as such injudicious practices cannot fail idtimately to impair their digestion. Worm, the Blind. See vol, i. p. 288. WORMS, or Earth-worms, in husbandry, are very injurious creatures, especially in corn-tields j where they consume the young roots, and thus destroy the greater part of tlie crop. To prevent such depredations, it has been recommended to manure the