dyspepsy
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Aunt Margery "knew where sour grass grew, which you chew for dyspepsy, and mint, excellent for the naushy, and the slippery elm . . . for raw throat and other sore tishas."
From Time Magazine Archive
This applies, however, mainly to consumption; for the advantages of the climatic change are seldom denied in dyspepsy, rheumatism, scrofula, and the tribe of nervous diseases.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 by William Chambers
Whether we inquire in cities, towns, villages, or country places; among the rich, the poor, or those in moderate circumstances, we find dyspepsy more or less prevalent throughout the land.
From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Ira Mayhew
I had the rooms cleaned and papered, bought some dyspepsy medicine to offset the meals I was likely to have, and settled down to be what Mr. Pike had called a "gentleman of leisure."
From The Postmaster by Joseph C. Lincoln
I'd ruther you'd have forty broken legs than the dyspepsy, 'cause when I take the pains to cook good victuals, I like to have 'em et.
From The Brass Bound Box by Diantha W. Horne
