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fulf"ocating catarrh, togclhcr witll IhE' copious expeCtora.-

•:on

(lf

a efud/! phlegm; or where

(heTe

is an aUhm:Hic

ditlicuhy of bre;\thing, a paio in

tilo:

lide. or the ligos of

any dirpo!ition

a rhc:umatifm, a

pleuriry.

pcrip–

n:omony.

Ah« blceding, efpeciol ly if Ihere is •

n.uf

.., or.n

inclinadon

vomir, it will be: nc:cc:lTary

gitrc:

ail emetic

wilh ox)'md of fquills [or ipeeoeuanha \Vine,] whieh

will

rornec ime~

n"p

the prar,refs of an

incipiC:II[

phthilis.

T hc t!metic,

abre::! with lhe

pltÍc:nt,

and there is

occaíion foc

it,

m;¡,y be repeatcd

C:VHy

lhird or

founh

da}'. The beH time is towards

lhe

evening

and a(ter lhe

Clperalioo

¡,

O\'cr

30 opjate

will be

proper.

Ñor mua [hofe remedics lhat fofteo, lubricate, thicken

and con..:oél (he phlc:!m, be omiucd; fuch as fug;¡r.can

dy, b..nlcy fugar, old conren'eof rofes, juice o( licluoric1:!,

Ihe \Vhile and

bl.ck

troehes of Ihe London dlfpe,f" ar)' ;

{rd]¡ buuu

W3ter-gruel, fwect

oil or oil o"

fweet al ·

nlond., efpeeially linleed oil eold dra\Vn, of whieh Ihe

pHient may

t<lki:

a fpoooful

C\'cry hcur,

unlefs there is a

diJrrh~""

or any other contra·;ndicating

fymptODls.

mily ",Iro eat railins and

fi~!.

T he

air

fllould

pure, far [rom bogs and

marlhy

place" and Ihe f",o.k of fea-eo.l; Ihe alimenl lighl .of

digdlion; I"e dnnk

fm.JI

, for fpirilou, liquors (hould be

avoided. The

pali.nt

(hould ufe exereife, and keep hi.

mind as fr e from panion, as ponible.

T he feeond lIage of Ihis difeafe m.y be reekoned from

tbe GrO farm'lion of Ihe , uberele., lill Ihey begin

in·

flame and putri(y, thal

while

they

remain

in a erude

lIale. This

known from Ihe

inere.fe

of ,he heaie fe–

ver; from the

wafline

.and fiaceid

nate

of the murculous

tle(h, from ,he drynels of Ihe eough , for Ihe fp.illing eon–

tidenbly abale.; and from Ihe creal weigh, .nd oppr.f–

{jan which is. conlinu.lly fell in Ihe brean.

In .his lIage. all evaeualions by vomi" flool, and

fweat, are

pernicíous

(or they increare the (ever, and ac–

celera,e ,he eoofumplion. Nor i. ble<ding olherwi(e

proper, than as

prevenn

a~n

inflammalion,

and

then

mull be ufed wilh a fp.rinr. hand, \Vhen Ihere are pleu–

retic p"ins,

or the

patient

hath

catched a

freO,

cold.

Befides alterative medlcine$,

takeo

fnnll

quantities,

3nd

nated

times,

endeavours

mua

ufed to cool the

febrile heal of Ihe blood, and deereafe Ihe quanlily of

.he ooxious humou". The die! mllQ be fueh a. \ViII

obtund the acrimony

1he humours; as patridges,

mountai n-bírds,

poaehed

cggs,

oiJlcrs ,

calyes (eet

and

jellies. and fOllp' made Iherefrom; . Ifo eraw filh and o

,her (hell-fi(h, and brolhs mule of Ihei r n,o\. Like–

wife fpaw .waten,

petlorals.

hydrúmel,

a milk

diet, af ..

fes

milk.

O1íJk·waler.

mlllepedes,

{n:lUs, and the Ilke ;

togelher wilh ilfucs, (having Ihe he.d, and prope, plai–

lIe...

In the ,hird Oage of Ihis dif<afe lillle hopes remain of

cure, unlefs the uJeers :ue fmj4J1

ami benigno

In Ihi,

(I.le

of Ihe

dife.fe

, opiales (hould be fp.ringly

ufed,

ven

~hough

lhe

cou~h

and

walll

reH requirc

th('nl,

bec~urt:

lhey not

leldom brlllg

fl.llJd( n

dealh,

Jellies itnd brOlhs

ilrt

hkewife

be dlrc:élcd; (ur,

flw rr,

Ihere

is now OJOre hd p ro be

c:: p~tlcd

[rom the kitclH.n

than

(rom tht: apotheca ry'.s

0101',

VOL.I!l. N°. 73,

J OS

The di: ' OlOuld be wa'lr

g,."oI,

plifan, of .fe.IJeJ 'P_

pies,

pofIcc.d nnk.

llom:d r.IIIII,s an,fJ

Itqunnce.

tablc.

bccr

\Va:Il)('J \'Iith a

to.dl,

ílnd Ihe like. Whcn the

f¡:.

vt:r is on

thedccline,

clucken broth, poached eggs,

(:c.

dlt're

o~cJ!ion,

the

body

mufi be

lootened

Wllh

clyllcrs of rugarc:d

Olllk.

with ch am(,IInde flo wers,

anrl

repeated as

occoafion rrql..ircs; then

lilke away

tC'n

our.ccs

of blood on Iho

fide

alfea t d , \VI"en fhould be buldly re–

puteu

enl)'.

cVl!ry

other

d.ly

accorcllng to

dle ur..

geney of Iht rymploms.

In co!liqmuivt fwe:u!' .

p~arl

juleps may be freely

r.i–

ven, to

wJuch

be:

adtled

Ch ,llk.

cortlls,

d'.IJ;on's

blood,

olher aLlorb.:nts. HUl

lhe PaOYlotn

b..rk (ur

thls pupo(e.

much bt:tler than

any

oll.er

fnC'dlcinc

wh:a–

cYcr. The palicnt

Olould

n Ol

pel miltcct

flt:<:I'

roo

long, Ihe berl-cloalhs OlOuld be " Slll, and he IhoulJ be

removed ' o fin< fublle al r.

Ih.

NERvou.

CONSUM ' T10N.

nerVOt1s alrophy or

phthilis. is a

\Valting o(

the

ho.

dy,

wllhoUI

floy re01ark.ble (¡:vcr, cough, or

ct,,1i ':uhy

bre;nhinc ;

bUl

att~nJect

WHh

want of appetlte

,Uld

abad diAell,on;

whcnee the

\Vho!.: budy órows lannuid,

and

colltinually

ralling

away.

fi,H

Ihe bod)'

IS ...

dtln",OIIS, and " i. \Vere flll(ft d

\Vi,h a vapid eh)'le; Ihe faee

I~oks

pale and blo..ed,

and ,he flomaeh lorhe,

evtry

Ihin¡; bUI liquids. Tho

patient ·is forceJ

keep

his

bed

(uona

Ihan

the progrefs

of the

decay of his

fleO)

fl'cms

10 requlre .

The

coluu r

the

urine

is unccnain. bu t

cenerally

ver

red ami

fnull

in quantity : fomc:times it

palt:

and

copions.

No eonfid...ble feY er is d,(cernibk ei,ht r by Ihe pul fe ,

heat,

or thlrH,

though

tht

urine

c\'\!r

fo red.

The caufes of Ihis dif.afe are gcnerally I'iolent p. flion.

o( the mlnd, a too

free

u(e;: 01 f¡-¡rilous Jiquors, and un.

wholfome airo

Sromachic and

nervous remedies

are

only

depended upon ;

fuch as,

ch;dybeales, antircoruutlcs.

eephalie" and bittero. lf Ih.. body be eollive, IWO

ounees

of t¡n{tura racra

may

be laken every

fourlh

even..

ing, and frolll

:;0

drops of elixir aloes, in

gl.fs

of wh ite· wine with

binen,

be(ore dinacr.

The

chxir of

vitrioJ is exccl lent in this e,lfe, 20, "30, or 40

drops

is a

dofe,

in any convenicnt vehicle, unce ,

t \\lICe,

thrice

. ·day. Alfo aboul h.lfanounce of lhe ehalybeatc wine,

fome proper

liq uid,

in lhe winter;

in lhe fU01mer,

thl!

fpaw \Valero: lhe ufu.1 drink mal' likewi(e be made biller

with

the

vimu"

P /IIQrul!I:

but

nOlhing

(lrengthcns lhe

flomaeh

more

than

clecodion

of worlll\Vood.

Strmtlinu:s the

palicnt

may

t:¡ke eight

nine

drops

opoh:df;unum, or fpirit

o(hanO,oro,

oflal

ammoOl~c,

as (riendly

the

nerves :

nor

OluH

he forgetexerclfe and

chearful

company,

with

Olher divellions.

Ofan

E " rY E" A.

EOIpycOI:\ is a

colh:é\ion of

purulcnt matter

the

Cf\v¡'y o(

the

thor;¡ ~: t

bet\\'c!:n

1I\1~

lungs and

the

pleu r~ ,

which

:tl Wt1ys

fuppoCt:S

tiJe

bl l :l.~i "g

01.)

vomica

ioto the

(. id ealil y.

Soch

~f(:

Ihl'

\-nlric:l:

(Ir

a~rCdrl.5

o( lhe

I tln~s,

pro–

cecding rrom

il,n.l1n:natiulIs, flo:11 (fitting of

ulvuJ,

(10111

J.)