I have already mentioned, that abortion is sometimes the consequence of too firm action, the different organs refusing to yield to the uterus, which is thus prevented from enjoying the due quantity of energy and action. These women have none of the diseases of pregnancy, or they have them in a slight degree. They have good health at all times, but they either miscarry, or have labour in the seventh or eighth month, the child being dead; or, if they go to the full time, I have often observed the child to be sickly, and of a constitution unfitting it for living[11]. We may sometimes cure this state by giving half a grain of digitalis, and the eighth part of a grain of the tartris antimonii, every night at bed-time, which diminishes the stomachic action. Bleeding is also useful, by making the organs more irritable. Exercise, so as to prove tonic, is hurtful in this species of abortion; instead of wishing to increase the action of any organ, our object is to diminish it, and make the different parts more easily acted on. The accidental accession of an hysteric condition of the system, sometimes spontaneously cures this state: and if the patient have gone to the full time, but bear an unhealthy child from this cause; if she meet with any accident in her confinement, inducing a nervous condition, she is less apt afterwards to miscarry, or have dead children. There is another case in which all the functions are healthy and firm, except the circulation, which is accelerated by the uterine irritation. This is more or less the case in every pregnancy, but here it is a prominent symptom. The woman is very restless, and even feverish, and apt to miscarry, especially if she be of a full habit. Immediate relief is given by venesection, and afterwards we may, for some time, give every night half a grain or a grain of digitalis, with two grains of the extract of hyocyamus. When, on the contrary, abortion arises, from too easy yielding of some organ, we must keep down uterine action, by avoiding venery, and injecting cold water often into the vagina. Clysters of cold water are also useful; at the same time we must attend to the organ sympathizing with the uterus. Sometimes it is the stomach which is irritable, and the person is often very sick, takes little food, and digests ill. A small blister, applied to the pit of the stomach, often relieves this; a little of the compound tincture of bark, taken three or four times a day, is serviceable; or a few drops of the tincture of muriated iron in a tumbler glassful of aerated water; at other times the bowels yield, and the patient is obstinately costive. This is best cured by manna, with the tartarite of potash. When the muscular system yields, producing a feeling of languor and general weakness, the use of the cold bath, with a grain of opium, at bed time will be of most service.