Treatment In Liver Complaints

From Youth'H Companion. Accorrling to Hutchison, a careful reyulation of the diet will do more for onewho is alilieted with a liver t-rouble than all medicine. The foods to be avoided ire the fatty, the saccbarine, j and tlie highly tseasoneL Corn, oats, wbeat, sage, rice, and potatoes consist lnrgely of starch, Which, in the process of digestión, is converted Intoeugar. ín severe cases, these and kindred substances must be given up. Asi most people would find it exceedingly dithcult long to dispense with the use of '.vheat bread, gluten bread may be substituted for it; that is, bread mude of whíat from which obout two-thirds of the starch has been removed. The diet should absolutely f.xclude clear fat and susar. The qjantity of the food is a consideration liardly second to the j ity. Too much food, of whatever kind, must bestrictlyguardedagainst. The liver is injuriously alïected by alcoholic liqtiors, penerally. These beveraces are to be riitlly piohibitcd, especially malt liquors, port wine, and champayne. One would not have snpposed beer to be norse than brandy, but it is mnch worse. Next to reulatlns the diet is sccuring an abuhdance of fresh air - sea air is especiaily helpful in liver difficulties - and a sufliciency of vigorous exercise. The action of the skin should be k?pt up by frequently bathing the body with warm warer and soap. It is also beneficial to drink half a pint of cold water, or water with a little soda in it, or on going to bed, and while dressing in tho morning. Liver diaeases are, however, go di(Ticultandrefractory thatit ispec-uiiarly necessary to calí in the services of a good phytiieian as soon as the complaint has declared itself. Too may persona are ineiined at once to bef;n dosiii!;, Btipposing thafc they are "bilious." The incautious and unwise use of medicine at such a time may fasten a chronic disease ! on one who might have been pernianentlv cuied in a few days, by proper treatment.