The English midwife enlarged containing directions to midwives; wherein is laid down whatever is most requisite for the safe practising her art. Also instructions for women in their conceiving, bearing and nursing of children. With two new treatises, one of the cure of diseases and symptoms happening to women before and after child-birth. And another of the diseases, &c. of little children, and the conditions necessary to be considered in the choice of their nurses and milk. The whole fitted for the meanest capacities. Illustrated with near 40 copper-cuts.

SECT. XII. Of the Hiccup and Vomiting.

THey come from corruption of the food in the Stomach, or over fulness of milk or cold Air; these hurt the expulsive facul∣ty, which stirs it self up to expel what offends it. If from fulness of Milk the belly swells, and there follows Vomiting; if from corrup∣tion of Milk it may be the Nurse hath bad Milk, the Child cryes and is in pain, and the excrements smell of stinking Milk. If from corruption, put a feather dipt in oil to cause Vomiting, then strengthen the Stomach with syrup of Mints, Quinces, or Betony, &c.

Vomiting is from too much or bad Milk, or from a moist Stomach, for as dryness re∣tains, so moistness loosens. If from much Milk they are better after vomiting; if from corruption of milk, what's vomited is yellow, green, &c. and stinks; worms are known by their signs, they that vomit from their birth are the lustiest, for the Stomach not being used to meat, and taking too much Milk breeds crudities, or corrupts the Milk, and

'tis better to vomit these up; but if it last long, it causes a washing; If from too much Milk give it less; if corrupted amend it; as before, and cleanse the Child with Honey of Roses and then strengthen the Stomach, as before; and if the humor be sharp and hot, give syrup of Pomegranates, Currans, Coral. Apply Emplastrum crusta panis, or the stomach cerat to the Stomach.