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tomo abate; next ·to that is an inCenfibl< perrpiralion,

whieh i. kno",n by the foCtnefs of Ihe

n"n,

moi!lore of

the loogue, aod. re,uiflion of Ihe olher Cymplom"

Bi·

lious flools, with. turbid urine, and a

moia loague,

may

be eonfidered as figas of. favourable erifis. BUI lhe eon–

trary of all IheCe are bad; as al

Ihe Cobrullus leadi·

Dum, inflamed eyes, and greal anxlely.

is obCerved

to be am?ng Ihe wor!l ligns, wheo the patienl eamplains

of blindneCs, or wh. n he eannoe lie bm on his baek, ancl

pulls up his knees ; or if, wben inCenfible, he

endea.ou

to unCQver

his brealt,

mlkes frequeot

auemvu

gel

out ofbed.

(here are ichorous,

cadaveious',

and iovo ·

¡uneary !laols, ie is a lign of certain death.

The (ormal ratio af IheCe pernieious fevers, eonfi!l.

in the putrid diffululion or eolliqualion of Ihe blood and

vital Buids, 'eCp'eeially o( that hrghly elaflie fine fluid

whieh is eontained in the blood, aod Ceparated in Ihe brain

aod Cpinal mJrrow, by whieh il isdiflributed by the aerves

to all the bady, iadu:d wieh fenfe and moeioo, for i, gre..-

Iy vili.,es and defiles ,his liquid. HOII/ever, ' Cueb is ,he

D.ture and power of ,hal poiConous vapour, by whieh

found bodies are infeéted, Ihae i, no' only induces a pu·

trid fermentatioa iato the blood aod other fluids, bue aéts

immediate1y on the inward aod nervous

pans

lhe

brain ,

it corruplS, and produces. languor io the vital ando

animal powers, even while ,he !la,e of ,he blood and hu–

moues remato free from

corruptioD.

This virulenl vapour en'ers ,be body by ,he no.

flrils, fauces, and bronchia;

WRence

immediately

reaches ,he ocrves

the

brain,

and Tenders the

patienl

light. headed, wi,h a dulaeCs of Ihe head, aad a 10Cs

of !lreaglb, aod

vertiginous a[eétion.

l. likewife

mi"es wi,h the faliva, deCcends in 'o ,be f1omaeh, whieh

is a nes:vous part, and there takes up its prIncipal rdi·

denee: whenee tbe bad Cymptoms generally appear úrll

t~e

flomach and prreeordia, wilb a naufea aod an

inclinarion tO vomit, as alfo a diarrhre.l with gripes,

or a colnvenefs. wi,b loathing of food, anxiely of ,he

prreeorclia, and wateryeruét..ioo. from ,he

!lom.eh

H ence the reaCon evidently appears, why nothing is

more prop.r 'o guard agaiO![ this djJ"eafe ,han wroing a–

way oae's face (ron, Ihe patien" frequ enl Cpitting, ehew–

iog angeliea, zedoary, or pimpernel, and Cmo.kiog ,obaeeo:

henee likewiCe appears, why Ihe fnree of ,his poifon is

.xerted in ,he f1omaeh, whieh is befet \Vi,h copious

crudities, and pituitous aod falival fordes;

alld

like\Yire

wh.y gcnlle emelies, joiaed tq alexipharmies, commoaly

dellroy 'the diCeafe in ,he bud.

l"may be indueed by abad flate of the air : for a long

moi!l, rainy, cloudy, and fou,herlr !late of ,he air, dulls

'and depreffes the mOlions of ,he Colids .nd fluid, neeeff",y

for life:

tni. may be added a loog and frequene in–

undadon of water, which is apt to generare putrid direares;

likewife the e"hal'lioDs

arir.og

from putrid .uoburied

Ilodies, or from the exeremenlS of animals, erpeeially if

confined aod O,U' up from. the airo

In the regimen, it is ncee/fary, if poflible, to breathe

ferene, lemperately waroo airo T he room !hould no' be

J¡ealed coa mueh, il being (ound 'o be hurtful. The

palienl !hould eat .nOlhing Colid in .the decline of

~he

difeafe, nor after

ti,

A free ufe

food, of nounOllng

.and eom.rorting

br~th.

abo"nding

wi~h

oleous

particle~

permclOus, . efpeclally abOUl the cruical days, in the

fiate of the dtfeaCe. or wh:re there is any cridcal eva ...

cu;:¡tion. NOthing is more huuful than

ereél ÚtuatÍoD.

Ale"ipharmies volatile fa lIS, ha, and Cpirilous bezo–

ardies, are burúul, eCpeeially ",ilb a hot regimen: forthey

a i/folve ,he blood, .nd

inere.Ce

the number of fpolS;

caufe head-achs, ioftolmmations, or copious fweats.

Dleeding h.. been goocl in ple,horie bodies, and in

thC?fc: who have been accufiomeJ

hremorrhages ; on [he

contrary,

ir lhe

patieat

10\V or weak, bleediog i5 hurt–

fuI.

Gentle vomits are ufeful oy wa.y of prevenuonJ ana

the very beg:nning o( ,he diC.aCe; bUI in ,be progre(s and

!la,e have had abad e[ea.

Bliflers have been greatly praiCed in the f1a,e of ,he

·difeafe, when there has beeo a dclirium, a fopor and

convullions, bcing applied to the oeck.

We rejeél al1 opiates ¡nd foporiferous medicines, on

aeeoun' of ,he pulCe an1 \'Ian, of flrenglh ; beeauCe ,hey

retard the excretions, increarethc malignity, and fo hallen

d...h.

The medicines ufed are elder-fhwer w;ter, that of

limes, e1ms, rores. of ths tOPS

óf

fcordium, (cabious,

and carduus benedill:us

as alCo fyrups of ciHons, pomegra:

nate" .ad the juiee of roCes; powders of mother of pear!,

diaphoreric anlimooy, crabs.eyes, ambcr, terra ligillata,

burnt hardhorD, pure nitre. Alexipharmics are, cam:

phi

re,

effence and extraél of fco rdiuru, vincetoxicu,n.

,he bezoardie fpiril and ,inéture, ,be effenee or fpi rie of

vitriol, and <l.ulci6ed fpiti, of nitre: M nilleners, tbe de–

eoétion of feorzonera, fha.ings and jelly or h."filOrn :

Aoaleptics, orange·80wer \vater, freOl

011

of citroos,

wit~

fugar, eon(eétion of alkermes, and balC.m of life: AolÍ–

fpaCmodies, e/feoee of eaflor, eiaabbar, .nd fueeina,ed

"fpiri, of h.,!horn.

In ,he

begi~ning

of Ihe dif.,,(e, uCe. bezoardie powder

of Dtue, and a liule camphire, often repeated; in th,e

progrers and

of jt,

mixture of temperate

waters~

diapboretics, analeptics, antifpafmodics, and cordial be:'

zoardic powders, W'hh a linle juice of citrons. In the

drink put nitre, or philofophie fpiril of ritriol, or fuI·

phur.led clyffus of anlimony,

keep che body op.n.

Alfo give drink of ,he filtrated deeoélion or

h.rt

!holn,

and rool of feorzoner., ei,her ha, or cold. Aboul

the critical day give gentle all!xipharmics. with things

tOpromote f\Veat when na1ure feems to tend lhat way .

This i, the bc"!l ano Curefl me,hod of cure. Bu, irlhe

vornitiog is tOO great,

Wilh

3n anxiety of lhe prrecordia,

and profuCe diarrhreas, accompaoicd with gripes, apply

'outwardlyVenice treacle, expreffed oi1of nutmegs, cam–

phire, oil of eloves, and balf..m o( Peru, mixI ,oge,her,

,he region of Ihe f1omaeh.

1(.

cli.rrh",a exhaufls

the patient tOO much, give a nito 1US bezoardic powder,

wieh a liule eamphire, and theriaea e",lems. lf Ihe bo–

dy is coílive, wíth gripes, preCcribe leaieot ctyners, or

fueh as are made

.,ntlr~ly

of oi\. To raiCe ,he flreng,h,

allow fpiritous things. fuch as comfon and are aromatie;

bUI ,hey mu!l be eXlernally applied

,he pulCes or pil'

of Ihe

ílom.eh,

or noll.rils. To queneh thir!l, give

elec1uary of Mufeól'.da fugar and dulcified fpirit of nitre.

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