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",",.uer, or (¡n:.-tl -hecr, aciJulJled wíth Come c.Jrop; of (he
fpiril of vitriol. Thc bo,!y mul! b, k,'p' oren ",ilh lax–
:ui\lcs, as Ihllb.,rb ",jlh ClIll dll1S, or \Vid, cn.iun of
as .If" cmoll.ell' d)lI«s. T he rel."cJ _errels mur! be
agp.lulInaled Wllh d ... coélions of vulnerJry hcrbs; (uch as
agrimony, ground.j,·y, yA. ro,,". tolden rod, ltnd lhe rOOIS
of comfrt'y dukili«:J \Vilh vl rgin·110ncy . la which milk
m.y be occ.fiuo.lly adJ .d. A ImooJ noilk i. likewile
good , erpcci ..dly Ir uf(d as a ,,(hiele: with bole-armeniac.
Ir lhe e is ~n ul eer In lhe kiJncys Or bladder, medi o
cines ",un he: ~¡ ycn lhal OH:,llhc the acrimony i fueh as
fyrup of m"fhm.llows; alfu i"fufions of Ihe vuloerary
herbs aboye mcntloncd; likewife 01' tl.e bark of the rOOlS
of acaci;¡ 2nd cherry tr..!t f:um.
Wh, o &.UI110US blo! d plugs up ,he p. of Ihe ure–
ter. inlo ,h. bl.dder, or ,h. fphinéla uf Ihe bl. dJer, and
occ .. fions a di fficulty or íloppagt of urioe, W:Hnl water
d"nk plenlifully, and ba!h. of !he .re " fef"j; like–
",ife w.,m warcr fhould be iojeéled inlo Ihe bl.dder wilh
a Cyrioge, Ih.. Ihe humcur may be dilured .nd Ihe
grume'dirrolved. BUI, if, he " ,ine fhould be qune Oop–
ped wilh • . Ih.o gi "e emu lfiuns of the fou r cold _
((eds, wi,h crab's.eyes and c:4lx of anlim"ny; or a powder–
made of rp~rma ceti, cnh's.eyes. and nit re. Extetnally,:
.pply • bbdJer r.lled wilh Ihe decotlion of emollieo...
ftower. ih mi.k 10 Ihe abdomen; .nd kerp ,he body opeo
",ilh mano., or al emollient oily clyller.
M ilk . nd whey are likewife excell<n, in thefe diforders.
ir a dum of boJe armeniac is , ...ken iD every draught.
0f/h< L ETHAkGY, , nnd o/hu JluP) dijea/u .
TH ' lerhargy h•• fome affinilY to the apoplexy . od
p.lfy, and ofren .rreods them.
By Oeepy dif..f.. are meaol a prerern..ural propeofity
to neep, fomclinus attended wilh . ind fometimes without
a rever : T he immcciialc caufe or whi~ h is a very languid
and dimiOlfhed infl ux of Ihe aoim.1 fpirirs from ,he cor–
tie.1 par! of .Ihe inlo Ihe m.dull. oblooga.., aod
from thence into Ihe nen'es deltined for renfe. and motioo.
Thcre are {cvc:, al kinds of thde di{orden" ,he princi.
pal of whieh are a coma viall , a coma romnolcotum, a
caru., and a lelhargy .
A coma vigil i. koown by Ihefe figns: a buroing aod
cxten(ive p"in in the head, attcnded with a {eofe of c–
bulluion therdn; they luve a Urons inclination co neep,
and yet ei,her don', O.:ep at a:J, oro if they do, awake
immc:diatcly with linle relief, hUI hdve no delirium.
Thls coma differs frOnllhc pervigllium. which is (rcquem
in aCUlto fevers. for in chis thcre is no proptnfit)' to (leep.
T his dlfordtr is al w;¡ys fymp eQm.Hic, and ohen altend,
aCUle. burning. and m"l f.:vers i dS alfo ao inflaro·
milion o ( .he dur;¡ maíer, and ufhers in .a phrenfy.
In " com;¡ fomnolentu"I, the poItients are hnguiJ.
¡ntl thelf chief compla,nt is 1 conOant drowtincrs. T lll y
oflto (,,11 an ...cp ... , lhelr mr-;als, in eonver{.Hion, aDd in
rhe midO: of "'ufinc(s, and, wllcn tht.)' are aw.tkcd, roon
f.1I ,nl"p . nu. cli(ord" prinLlp; lIy f,;' <5 01"
m(n, \ "~c:. lu,urlHuny, ~n" nl.glt'"ll bk.,.Jing. lt is a
pr int.(ry dl(c"fu . ..tnJ wuhout a ft.'n:r.
A l..lnl! IS .1 profourul ncep. uuc of which the
C'ann\ll bt." ruufeJ b)" d.t;noJr:;, Ih.1~~jlig. nJr C\'t.n with lhe
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prickinflOC aneedle ; or, iflheyarefenr.lJledthe pain'
, hey conlioue fil cnt, anJ fall aOeep .gain. lt is fome–
times a primary difeol rc, and {omeume:s {ymptomatic.
When ic is fympwmauc, ie is of thrce klnds : Thc: (id!.
happens in acute revers, in lhe beginning or incr<:afe ;
and, if ,he convulfions :lIld hiccups f...pe rvcne, il is foo n.
fatal. The fc::cond com~s arler acule fe\'ers; aod, whc:n
Ihe pUleO( is exceeding weak, che llc:ep will cOOlinue fo r
feve lal days; bt:ing awakecl, he wtll :\n{wer queífions.
bu( immedíatcly faH anecp ttg dn. \Vhen he recovers,
he remembers no\hing that he laid. lf it h<llppens io aCUle
fevers, on critieal days, with a (\Veat, it is a good omen.
The ,hird happens a day or t\Vo before de. lh: foi. Ihe
parien! 's Orenglh being exhaulled, he loes deprived of
(eofe and motion, a., it were in a profound l1~e'p, and uo·
der chat expires.
A lelh. rgy is a heavy aod .perpetuallleep. wilh fcarce
any iotc:rvals of waking. lt is attc:ndeo with a flupidity,
acd (o furprifing a forge trulne(s, chal, when the patient
yawns, he forgets to (hU( his mouth; or, if herakes the
ch<llmbcr·pOl to m¡ke water, he rorgeu tOdo it: and f... II,
aneop
A lerhargy is allended wi,h a fever, which is a fymp–
tom thereof, and i. ehieBy difeovered by ,he frequeney
of the pulfe; whereas a c<:.rus is often a {ymptom oc a.
con{equeDce of a fever, 2nd is likewife attend~d with in·
fenr.boli,y . Ir does nOI invade fo fuddcnly as .n apoplexy.,
which is auendc:d wilh an aholition of all (enfe and yo·
lunrary mOlion, and kills fooner Ihao a lelhargy.
lo che cure of therc dl(ea{es, three incentions fhould
be regarded; J . To roufe !he p' lienl from Oeep.
2. To remove the diffieullY of circulation, and lhe Ilag–
natÍon or extra\'a(ation of .he lJlood or reruro in the head.
3. To reOore Ihe Orenglh of ,he membraoe. and verrel.
of ,he braio.
Tbofe remedies ace effieacious in the ftrn ca{e, which
Ola on the ncrvous parts, by inducing a tremulous and
ofcillatory mOlion Ihrough Ihe whole nervous fyOem:
fuch as powerful acids , mixed Wilh tinDure of~ ca(lor;
90Jatile f.dlS; fClid thlOSs, as galbanum. burnt partridges
fei thers ; cold water thrown on the: head; cataplafms
mOlde w1th vi negar r rue, hay .leaves, (OPS of favory, muf·
rard·f..d, c.Oor, and c.Itlphor, applied 'o Ihe he.d.
forchead, and templcs.
Th. fcrous collu.ies is derived from ,he he.d by Ocr–
nut3tories; the bdl IS Itn graios of (ah of white vitriol
dllrolved '" half oln ounee of marjor.&m w~tcr, 2nd drawn
l1p che nalt; bliOcrs on the fect and neck; cupping–
gl..{f~s, cuher \\11th or without {cdrification ; firong (nc–
tions on lhe lower pclrU; flimul;uing clyllers, wllh lhe.
.ddilioo offa l. COII. eammon ¡. h. or Ihe roOl of ••
To rcmuve elu: H.lgaauon. and promote che clrcul.nioo.
if the vdrd s ..re turgld wllh blooJ, venzfc::él 0 0 1$ necef·
f:"ry; tht'n gcnde l..xuivt:S, and nervous mtd,clnt.s with
di"'phorclIcs. A pu\\der madc of f.. 1r ot h.utfhorn, t.. lt
of ambcr. cinnabar uf .tntimony. and bezoar mlner.d, has
v ry grelt otnd r ..lut.lifY drttls.
A e¡¡rus, t'fp¡;clally lhe 11tlt {pccics of ir, re~uircs
pll!ntiful hll,dlO& ; ami lhe p~tlt'OI mutt he roult'd by
clyOcts. rcnd..:rcd Ibmulacinl! \\11th lhe powda of IqmlJs ;
by rs; by pUlliog dlilolkol \ iocsar in ,h oollrils ;
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