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occafion of this Difeafe, by putting the Blood into a brisker motion, 
and perhaps putting into ic fome fiery Particles Nature threw out this 
way. I was not much troubled with this, but in lieu of ic had a 
{mall Carbuncle came out on my right Wrift. 
Afterwards at Famaica in hot Weather, the fame Difeafe was more 
troublefom to us New- comers, and even fometimes, though rarely ro 
thofe had been a long time acquainted with the Climate, my Antwers 
to fuch Complainants and Remedies were the fame. Something more 
will be faid of this hereafter. 
.. Mr. B. aged about Forty, of a Sanguine Complexion, and Plecho- . 
fick, at coming afhore on Port-Royal, fell into a Fever, he had O!2 + ever 
an high quick Pulfe, an inclination to Vomit, and uneafinefs all ooiigoc 
over, I ordered him to be Bled, gave him the next morning aanddrouch. 
Vomit of svi. of Vin. Emet. with half an Ounce of Oxym Squill. 
which with the help of Watergruel wrought very well, but remov’d 
not his indifpofition. He was forbid the cafting any Wine or Flefh, 
and whereas about Twelve a Clock at night he ufually had a large 
Stool or two, about Ten at night I ordered him to take about Ten 
gr. of Extr. Rud. thereby to forward that motion of Nature, by 
endeavouring to help to throw out the Morbifick Matter by Stool, 
which it accordingly did, and clear’d him of hisDifeafe. 
_ He afterwards grew very faint and weary, and for that finding re- 
lief in drinking Madera-Wine and water for the prefent, he made ule 
of ic too often, whereby he became ufually, the more he drank, the 
more dry, fo thatafcer a {mall time he was neceffitaced to drink a- 
gain. By the Air without, and the Wine within, his Spirits and 
Moifture were exhaufted. Once or twice in the evening and night 
he was. a little incoherent in his Difcourfe, wherefore | immediately 
had him Bled, .and gave him a Vomit, and ina while, he keeping 
an orderly Diet, was well, This Gentleman, after his arrival in 
England, fell into a Fever, in the latter end of which he voided {e- 
veral Pints of Blood, and foon after died. 
I was fent for at St. Fago de la Vega, to a Child of Collonel Ful- 
lers. Ic wasa Boy about twelve years of Age, had been in a Fe- 
ver, for fome time, and was then.in Convulfions, cold Sweats, ec. 
his, Pulfe quick and low. I advis'd he fhould be Cupt, with Scari- Of a ever 
fication in the Shoulders, taking away fome Blood, He had Cor- oft a 
dials. with Confeét. Alkerm,. ag. Cinamom. Syr. Caryopbill. ee. and 
Blifters. with Sp. C. C and Ol. fuccin. fome Drops of which laft 
were inwardly, given him, but in fome hours, his weaknefs in- 
creafing, -he died. 
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