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. XV. Of Costiveness.

IT is from a cold and dry distemper, in some from the Birth; or from slimy Flegm, that wraps the dung which sticks in the Guts; this is from bad Milk when the Nurse eats gross food, slimy and binding, or drinks lit∣tle; or from an hot distemper of the Liver or Kidneys that dryes the excrements, or if Choler stirs not up the expulsive faculty, then the dung is white and the body yellow. Children are more healthful with a loose Belly; 'tis cured by observing contraries, as all other Diseases are; from slimy Flegm, give Honey of Roses; correct the distemper of the Liver, &c. with syrup of Violets, and cooling Emulsions, as before. In want of Cho∣ler the decoction of Grass roots, Fennel. Sparagus, Maiden-hair. In all which you may give sometimes Clysters and Suppositories.