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cd n..p, and a reddiO. urine, \Vil" a Ihiek rofe·eoloured fo:lowing c1e,'luary, whieh wiU erufu Ihe in Ihe
fedimen.. bud.
A qyOTIDIAN AG Uf or fevO( relurns every day, 2. Rob oI clder, one ounee; 5 of Peruvian ;
and is lIor fa ComOlon as the ten ian or qu:utan. 2 drams of chi\momile ílowers in powdcr; exual't:
T he aeeellion of Ihis fever is .bouI fou r or 5.e in Ihe Qf Ihe , eemaury, aod powder of jeUillowers, of
Dlorniog, wi(h cold and lhivering; to which fucceeds a half a dram; add as much fyrup of lemon as
eardialgie naufea, and inBation of Ihe beUy; in fome, a wiU nuke an eltanary. Half a dram 'o be taken
paio in the heJd; in otbcrs, fainting 6ts; in mol~, vomit.. cvcry [wo hours, aftcr rhe lit has gane off.
jng or HooIs. or borh. Thcn comes on a moderate heat, But ir any thing forbids vomiting, and yet there is
with thirO, but nOt veryintenCe. T he pulre, which \Yas plc!nty of (erous cruue humours which require eV3CU·
befare irregular aod wcak, becomes mOre quick, but not ation, we mufl begin lhe cure with deterGve and aperient
very hard. T oe urinc is no, of a llame bUl ralher of a fahs .
eitron eolour, and lurbid . Somo are exeeeding neepy. \Vhcn Ihe whole inICninal C:IO,I has been de. ofed by
At lenglh • moderate neep fuper.enes; and in abouI <en lhefe fallS, du<ly repea<ed al proper , and ,he a·
houro or longer, Ihe lil 'goes off, leaving lhe body dull gue íliU eon,inues, .dd an equ.1 wtÍght of bark ,hereto,
and heavy. or give lhe eleéluaryabove preferibed.
FroOl Ihefe fymploms il appears, ,ha< ,he whole ner· ' Vhen ,he patien, is obnoxious lO Ihe hypoehondriac
vous fyClem i, agitaled and fulfers greatly by fpaClie eoo· panion, ,he 1I0maeh iofiated, and ,he body e"ilive, nei,her
Ilriélions; w!lich pJocccding chieJly from lhe medulla {pi. vomits nor falts mufi be velltured upon, bUl carminative
nalis, .ffeél prelernalUra!ly nOI only liJe .s;¡alS of ,he and emoUienl dyllers.
"effels, bUl all lhe fibres IhroughoUl Ihn ody. ,here· BUl il OluCl be remembered. Iha< nei,her bleeding,
by greatly diClurbiog lhe mOlion bOlh of ,he folids and nor emeties, nor e.,hulies, nor ,he buk, nor any
.fIuids. • (lreng,hener nor aOringenl is ID be admioiflered or givcn
he material caufe of this, aod all olher fevers, ae- -rn the fat, or ,near the time it ufually comes on.
cordlDg to HofFlDao, is a fluid of an aélive nature , t n- Ir a tenian is autunlnal~ obHinate, or changes tO;\
dued wilh a eauClie aerimony, whieh fol iei.. Ihe inlernal quolidian, ,he an,ifebrile potionof CroUius wiU b: prope r.
and exquiC,Iely f.nGble pans lO fpanie eonl,.lIions. lt 3. Salt of wormwood, a dram; fpiril of fulphur, a
i. generaled ehieAy in ,he biliary dulls and flexures of {eruple; 4 ouoees of feoncl water. Mix Ihem lO'
.he duodenum; whe re Ihe vi,ia[ed, bilious fali ·,.1 and gelhO( for a drink.
p. nereatic jui..s meetiog wilh lhe erudi[ies of a bad di· L .. ,he patien< take i[ juCl as Ihe 61 comes 00, aod be
genion, ferOlenl logether, and, 001 being limely exp:Ued, \Vell coverco wi,h ued·doaths.
¡¡eeome virulen[. This mauer palling [hrough ,he Iae· Bleediog is proper only in a hOl feafon, when Ihe heat
teals, ioto tbe bload, and thence into the oervous parts of the patieot is excdTive, aHended with a delirium. and
of ,he head , mtdulla fpinalis, inle!lin.s, and Clomaeh, as in lhe prime of life, fu ll of blood, and fubjeél lb pallion.
alfo 10 Ihe nerVOllS eo.1S of lhe exerelory and feeretory Opiates ...iU appeafe ,he fymp,oms; but lhey diOurb
ouéts, excite an univerfal fpafm, whieh lidl forces the the eriCis, and protrall the difeafe. L ikewife aluminous,
blood lO ,he interiar and greater veffels; and af[erwarus eh.lybe..., and vitriolie remedie. \ViII f10p ,he filS; and ir
the fyChltic motion of the heart and arteri:s being in.. they are &iven to pac:ems of the lowdl c1a(sJ care mutl:
ereafed , ,he mOlion of the whol, mafs of blood .nd hu· be laken lha< ,hcy fwea< .fter Ihem, by drinkiog hOl de-
mours is acct:leratcd, and the obllruétions of che fmall coetion:;, cr byexcrcife.
veffel, of Ihe ncrvous parlS are open,d; upon whieh Ihe AbforbeOts have of,en a happy efft a in lhefe dife.fes;
fpafm eeafing. Ihe exeretory dulls are reh>:ed, lhe fe· bu, ifgiven in «JO greal a qllanti,y, lhey will nOl dilfolve
Drile maller pafftS off ,hrough lhe pores <lf ,he Ikin by io ,he nom3eh. Harris advifes 2 feruples of Ihe fimple
p"fpiration or fwea., aod Ih. fi: eeares, liU by ,he ge· powder of erabs daws, .wo hours before ,he 6,. and lO
neration of freOl maner a new paroxy(m is brollght on. be repeatcd io ao hour, in mint-wacer; no fcnall beer is
A. 10 ,he cure, when a load of viliated humours in 10 be drank for cighl hOllrs ar<er. 1< m.y be repeated
the Ilomach and duodenunl require depletion. which is io thc fame manDcr againn tlle next time lhe tic is ex pea...
kno\Yn from hJVing indulged in tOO plcn:iful e.uing, cd j as likewife a third time.
(rof'ft an anKietj' of lhe pra:cordil , from erullations, and LangriCh a:fens, thario long continut:d aglle~ or ioter...
a biner une in th!.: mouth, a vomit, a(ter the lir{l lit, miuiog ft:vers, which ha'e baffied the halk and mally 0-
io tht: time of iotcrmiffion . is to he civen. lo tendcr ther medicines, he has O1et with more advaottlge from
conllitutit'ns. JO graios of ipeclcuaoha may be given a- rhubarb aod calomel exhibited in Cmall dores, lhan from
lone; but tO lhe more roburl, a grain or (\.Vo of emetic anv thiog elf\! he had tried.
rartar maY' be addcd. Or ir it is neeeffary [O purge al To prevenl ,he ret um uf an ague, Ihe bark muCl he
the Came lime, .repc::.ted evcry week or ten day', for threc feveral tim~s,
l . Tak: balf an ounee of Epfon, f. I" ano 1'-"0 or ,hree w"h lhe r.,me intervols. L ikeIVire bin<rs and ehalybeate.
grains of emctic tartar. J\1ix th::m and l1l:lke thCOl :1.¡e vt:ry f\!fviccablc for the {ame purpofe.
into a powder; to be diffulved in a pouml of pure
lukeWolrr.1 water. and taken two hours aflcr lhe (ic.
T he evacuatioo ought to be faci! lt:ucd with draughts of
"'ater·gruel ma<le fal \Vil\¡ freOI buner. Then take Ihe.
Of/he CATARRHAL FEVER, or/he COOlinual ~oti:
diao of rhe ortcirlllJ.
Ir ¡¡<nerally begins io [he evening, wilh a lhiverinl1
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