Biliousness

Biliousness, a popular term of which it is impossible to give the equivalent in precise language. Most disorders of digestion are explained by some people as resulting from "biliousness," from the "liver being out of order," from "congestion of the liver," and the like. The looseness of such phraseology will become apparent to anyone who acquires the most superficial acquaintance with the physiology and pathology of the unfortunate organ which is subjected to so much unmerited abuse. The most favoured application of the term "biliousness" appears to be to the headache, nausea, furred tongue, lack of appetite, and constipation, with which people are apt to wake in the morning after an over-indulgence in the good things of the table on the night before. A blue pill is a favourite remedy for this state of things; but to persuade the patient to adopt preventive measures is of much more importance than to ply him with curative ones.