. Annals of medical history. he should not be afraid, forafter a time the head will get used to itand be strengthened {successu temporisconJirmaI)il cerebrum). Seventh: It is of the greatest importance thatevery morning when the patient goes out of thehouse, he should chew 2 grains of fresh whitesoft mastic. This will cause much expector-ation, and thereby help to purge the brain. After these special points. Cardan goeson to prescribe exactly a schedule of hisdaily life regarding his meals, his exercise,rest, work. He goes into many points])articularly about food—for Cardan was 130 Annuls of M
. Annals of medical history. he should not be afraid, forafter a time the head will get used to itand be strengthened {successu temporisconJirmaI)il cerebrum). Seventh: It is of the greatest importance thatevery morning when the patient goes out of thehouse, he should chew 2 grains of fresh whitesoft mastic. This will cause much expector-ation, and thereby help to purge the brain. After these special points. Cardan goeson to prescribe exactly a schedule of hisdaily life regarding his meals, his exercise,rest, work. He goes into many points])articularly about food—for Cardan was 130 Annuls of Medical Ilisliny something of a cook himself, and a tells him how to take asss milk and how-to drink water (Modus capiendi aquam). At the end of his Consilium as remediesfor the asthmatic seizures, he suggestsclysters of oxgall and salt. Also, when theseizure begins, he advises the patient totickle his throat with a feather until he\omits. Then later, if needed, bind his armsand thighs with rope for 15 Portrait of Edward VI. i/iitn till cn.^riuin^i itf a porlrail liHilfi in Kvnshti^litn,) lie ends his E])hcmcris with another ad-inonilioii ;il)()Ut skip: Let him be quiet in bed len hours and sleepnine if possible. Let the decubitus Ijc prone and in a cool room,use a linen ijillow and wear a iifjht solid night-gown. Ila\e a liri in the (.ubiele b\ cla\, butnot bv niglu and lei it be a wood lire. These, therefore, are the general rides lor oneday. Cardan hil in Seplend)iTand s|)eiit some weeks m London as a guestof the (^ourl. Ldward \ L a Nouth ol lifteen, had been for six years the who have read or seen Mark TwainsThe Prince and the Pauper will recallwhat a prodigy of learning and clevernessthe young king was assumed to be. Cardanfound him all that the novelist pictures. I was told that he had already masteredseven languages. In his own language, French,and Latin, he was perfect. He was not ignorantof dialectics, and in all things
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