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When we eat ham we are apt to take too much
food, & it also creats thirst. you may give fish
for its stimulating, but not for its nourishing
quality. You will recollect I differ with D^r
Cullen on this point. Salt provisions have been
celebrated in Cholera Infantum et&c but they are
to be suspected and are often dangerous.
Mr. Goldsborough of Maryland had a child
that had been troubled with the cholera for
some time, at length he brought it to Pda I
attended the child and in its convalesent
state they seemed disposed to give it a slice
of ham. It was obviously worse by it, and
was almost killed. It had previously lived on
arrow root. Two other cases of a similar
nature have occured with in my knowledge.
so much for ham in Cholera Morbus.

D^r Rush was in the practice of giving ham as
animal food. We should where we use hams