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lob.eeo ; for il nol ooly penetrates thiek blood, bu, throws

t-he tluids ioto preternatural commotions. Change of air

anJ travellíng may be beneficia/.

T hough in deliriums bleeding is highly ufeCul, ye' it

agrces beH with {hoCe that

aTe

plethoric, bilious

and in

,he vigour of yOllth : ,hefe likewife will bear fr equeru

purges of eorreéted hellebOle ; but Ihen the fi reogth mul!:

be rcpaired

cordial, corroborating, and anodyne

re–

d"tives. ' ;V hen rhe patient is exhaufied, bleeding

is~

h urtful, and " fioratives good.

hlgh llegrec of the ileh has lermina, ed Ihefe

difeafes,'

will be proper

make iffues io the back, or

to procure uh:ers

with

a pott:ntial cautery oear tl)e fpine

of the .bd('k.

Sc::dative medicines are good ! but nat opiates and

nareolies, (or ,hefe innuce f1upidity aod folly. Thofe

,hat are good in . 0 epilepfy. will be bene6eial here;

fueh as

ca(lof ,

{h;w ings of hrirtlhor-n, the roats and feeds

of piony, and aoti

ep"epti~

powders,

lhe

valerian

rOOl,

/lo\\ ers o( ,he lily o( the valley and o( ,he lime tree.

And to ,he ol her rort of

madnefs. ~

which proceeds from

being cxhaunc"d and wcakened

au!umnal, violent, and

obftin"te intermitting fc-vers . and from their being ioju–

diclOully treated with blec:dings

and

purgings, it is

ooly

be cured by rd loratives, .cordial5, aod corrQboratives,

long perljfied iD.

Oj Ih,

H)'DROPHOBIA.

difcafe, as i, geoerally proeeed, from ,he bite

a dog, 15

ca~led

rabio

canino,

or the canioe madoefs ;

and from its roofi terrible rymptom, the dread of water,

h;drophobia .

almofi alway. arifes (rom the in(eétÍl:ln

communicated

the bile of a mad animal : yet it has

beeo obferved to arife fpontaoeouOy 'iD fome aOlmaJ5

af·

f~lled

wi,h aeut< difeafes.

Almofi all kinds of animals may be alHiéted with this

difordc:r, "nei

may

infeél other animals, and,even

men ;

as dogs, calS, woJvt S, (oxes, horfes, a(fes, mules, horn·

cd CéiHle, hogs, ' monkeys, and cocks; bur"it mon

(re–

queotly an acks 1he dogs, wolves, and (oxes, without

~ny

previous co01agioo.

A hot c1imate, excellive heats and fudden colds: a long

aod dry feafon; fecding upon putrid, fiinking, ven'ninous

flefh ;

wa.nt

of water ; \Vorms gener ..ttcd in t!H; kid neys,

¡U1$,

brain. e r norlrils; are the preccding caufes of mad ·

oefs

thefe animals .

Wheo Ihey are goi ng

run mad, Ihey appe.. dejeéte"d,

fuUD

compa ny

~nd

hide themfcJves ', they. wi ll not I,ark .

but reem

mutter or murmur, and are ave::rfe la foed

and waler ; they wiJl fiy upon (l rangers,

" Ut

retajn fome

regard for tf, eir mafter ; their ears ano tails

h.lOg

down,

andothey walk along as

tlley were

Oecpy.

ThlS

rhe

6r11 degree of ,he

dift.fe

; . nd, thollgh the bite is then

b..

d, it

nOl at

th~

\Vorll . A ftaw<tros they begin

pant.

hang

out

thei r tongoes, floth at

lhe

mf)ulh.

anJ

g~pe .

Somcli nles

they

fee.m qull :\nd hal( "neep ;

(ome–

I;01es they

wi ll

run, but not direl'lly forw.. rd, and (oon

{t'afe to koow their ma(lt:rs

T hei r eyes are

dl·j·~·étc-J.

hok watery and duny. th::ir longues "re of a leftd CtJJou r,

thcy

{al!

away fuodenly, ilnd gro\V ragi ng mad.

bite

th\,

time

.incur'tLJe

and the ne:ucr tbey. are

deal h,

W ilh

the more d readfu l fyn1pt oms

attended.

¡ 'he

re is fcarce any poi fon infctl ious fo many ways

this: fo r il takes dfelt through the c1oaths . without{etch.

il'lg blood; by the brtath of the animal drawn ioio the

luogs; by a lOuch o( the (ro,h, if reeeot; aod by ap·

plying it to the lips or tCJQgue, when it has 'been IO'ng

dried; or by killiog a dog ,hal is mad ; or by handling Ihe

wound or in(lrument which was the death of lhe animal;

or by haodliog thiogs ",hieh have been in(elled by any of

the former mean5.

A gftin" there

(ca rce

2 Ry

poiron

which

produces fuch

terrible effeéts

and caufes fiJch a wonderful change in the

perfon ¡nfeéted . ' V hen it begiD5 to work, it

mon:

violent

2nd

quick ; and yet, as it is raid,.

will

fome·

times

lie

dormant for years together before it cxert9'

ilfelL This diverfity depeods on the he.. o( the feafoD,

,he degree of Ihe difeafe o( the infeéled aoimal, aod the

temperament of the perfon bit. For th'e bilious are foonen

affeéted by it; the phlcgmatic and hydropie Ihe leafi ;

Jike~ife

fomething

m.ay

be:

auributed to the way of living,

diet, and medicines.

A healthy mao, _infelled wÍth this eool.gion, ' 60ds the

e(Fc-éh

difcover themfd ves in the folJowing order.

There is a paio in lhe place where he was bit. or receivcd

the contagion ; and tben wand-ering paios

iri

the other

parts, chidly ,hofe ,that are,near it ; a laffitude, heavi.

nefs, 'lifileifn<fs o( the whrile body; inquiet Iroubled

{Jeep,

and terrible dreams,

\Virh

convulfiom , and fubfultus

of lhe tendoos ; conti nual inquietude ; lighs, fadoees,

love of folitude : Tbis eods the firfi degree o( Ihe difeafe.

A(terwards all the former fymp.toms ¡ncreafe, with a

prodit!ious firaitnefs or opp reflion auoul the pra::cordia ; a

ddfi cult Clghing re(pirarion'; horror : a fhaking and 'rem.

bllng at the Gghl of any liquid, .or bright, pellueid ,hing;

lofs of appetite; a pullibdi,y of f)vallowir g . ny thing

folid ; but,

any liqUld is louched Wilh the Jips and

tongue, it Gccafions

incredible anxiety,.

trt::mbJing,

and

terri ble convulfi ons, almoH fOfcing

lh e

pattcnt iota a r;¡ge ;

lhen

vomi ting of dark, bilious, vifcld m'atter. or por.

raccous

bite

increafcd heat,

feve r, continual watch–

iog

a. pi iapi Cm;

éonfufed fe::ric-s of

\~ild,

ext ravaganr-–

Ihough.. : H ere Ihe fecpod degr« of ,he di reafe mal' be'

faid tI) terminate

N ow

all

the fymptoms grow worfe

and \Vorfe: the tongue hangs out, and

rough ; the mouth·

is wide open ; the \loice is ho;¡ rfe ; tbe thirfl: great

(trange horrbrs, Clarting.

and

wild Jooks, at the fight of

waler;

frothing at the mOllth

an involllOfary inclina–

tion to fpit al the by. !lafldC!rs, ;¡s alfo to bitc' them, wbich

Ihe

pótien t cannot

I't

fil!.

foams

the mouth , and

gnal'hes wi th his teeth; and would do mifchie f, if not

(oreibly \Vi,h belel. H is pulre ar.d breatI.ing fail : there

is a cold fweat, and

l.h,e

highefl: fury: yet during all this

til11e, which

wooderful , rhe palicnt continues in .. his

(enfes

ftlld is il(raid of doing any h"rm. O n the fourth

day (rol1l ,he firlt degree of the difcale, the pa,!ient f.lls

into

convlJ l ~ons, wit~

great difli cuh y of breathing; and

t"en dics.

T hc diifcllion of perfons who died o( Ihis dif'are has

nJSwn,

thar

Ihe

olg"ns

fwallowi ng have been

filme

Int'ól furr jr.lI.lmcd :

lh ..

v"rious kincls

biJious vircidities

are collctl. d in the Ilomaeh ; ,hal the gall

·bladder.is

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