Hæmorrhage, Hemorrhage

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia organized substance. They are distinguished into ex- ternal and internal piles, according as they are situated outside of or within the anus; and into blind , or such as do not bleed; and open , or such as are liable to occa- sional hæmorrhage. The tumors vary greatly in size and form, some of them being hardly as large as a pea, others as large as a walnut or apple. They are some- times attended with great pain, so that the patient can neither sit nor walk, with generally more or le fever and restle ne . Sometimes the patient's strength is greatly reduced by discharges of blood or sero-purulent matter; or inflammation of the neighboring parts may be induced, causing absce es, fistulæ, . Generally, however, the disease is of a le severe nature. It may be caused by anything which is capable of retarding the return of blood through the hæmorrhoidal veins. The pre ure of the gravid uterus, costivene , and the fre- quent retention of hardened fæces in the rectum, are frequent causes. Persons of sedentary habits are often troubled with this disease. In its treatment, it is of im- portance that the bowels be kept open by gentle lax a- tive medicines, as castor-oil; and great benefit will often be derived from the application of warm water to the part, or from sitting over a steam of warm water when at stool. Anointment composed of equal parts of the pow- der of oak-galls and hog's lard, and applied to the part, is usually of great service. The application of leeches to the part is also recommended, if the disease be in a state of inflammation. Where all other remedies fail, it is often nece ary to have recourse to an operation; but this should only be in very severe cases, as it is not unattended with danger. This is done either by cutting off the tumors with a pair of sci ors or a knife, or by applying a tight ligature round their base, so as to cause them to slough away. Hæ'mus. (Anc. Geng.) The name applied to that part of the Balkan chain which separates Thrace from The aly. According to mythology, Hæmus, son of Bo- reas and Orithyia, having aspired to divine honors, was changed into this mountain. Hære's iarch, Here's iarch, n. [Gr. hairesiarchos , from hairesis , heresy, and archos , a chief.] ( Eccl . Hist .) The founder of an heretical sect. Hær'nesite, n . ( Min . ) A beautiful, white, transparent, flexible mineral from the Banat, Austria. Comp . Arsenic acid 46-6, magnesia 21-3, water 29-1. Sp.gr. 2-474. Haff. [Ger., bay or harbor.] An extensive bay or gulf of Pomerania, Pru ia, 10 m. N. of Stettin, at the mouth of the Oder, separated from the Baltic by a strip of land. Haffle, v. n. [Ger. haften , to stick, cling, or falter.] To speak indistinctly; to hesitate; to falter; as, he haffles his words. - To prevaricate; as, the witne haffled .