Cause of Hepatic Abscess
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In the first place, I said that "gluttony aud intemperance " were not, as emphatically stated by Dr. Harley, the chief causes of liver diseases among Europeans in India. Aud secondly, I corrected Dr. Harley's conclusion, that if Europeans in India were not gluttons aud intemperate from the " habitual indulgence in rich food and strong drink," and lazy, they would not be subject to liver disease. Dr.
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