The Introduction. XCVII 
One Richard, a white Servant, belonging to Colonel Ballard, a- 
bout thirty years of age, was taken with this before mentioned 
Epidemic Fever. After he had been treated with Bolus’s of Diafcor. Of a Fe- 
dium, and Cordials to Sweat him, he grew worle and worfe. I asa 
found him at Twelve a Clock at night ina vaft Agony, as every worfe by 
one thought a dying. He had a mighty oppreffion and anxiety on daria 
him, a very great difficulty in breathing, and could fcarce fpeak. I \qoasen ce 
told them 1 believ’d this Difeafe was partly forc’d, and therefore and 
took off his fuperfluous cloathing, fecby the Cordials (as they call’d ©!02*hs. 
them) and fent him a Bottle or twoof cooling Julep made of Aqua 
Font. (which [ ufe, in Bills co Apothecaries, to call very juftly Aqua 
Cordialis frigtda) actdulaced with OL Vitriol. and {weetned with Syr. 
Caryopbyll. 1 defired him to drink plentifully of this, and in two or 
three days time, without any other confiderable Remedy, he was 
well. Though I did not my felf fee any dye of this Fever, yet I 
heard with hot treatment {ome perfons died. 
Moft part of people who had been troubled with this Fever, fell 
afterwards iato very great weaknels, fo that although chis Difeafe, OF greac 
with good management,lafted nor paft twelve or eighteen hours, yee a 
their weaknefS was as great as if they had been under a Diftemper this vever. 
for feveral Months. This was, I think, peculiar to this Fever, though 
at firft 1 fufpected it was to all Difeafes here, by reafon of che hot 
Climate, but I found all other Difeafes accompanied with the fame 
Symptoms as if in Enrope, and therefore look on this Symptom as a 
thing particular to this Fever, and fuch uncommon Symptoms now 
and then attend Epidemic Difeafes every where. For this the beft Re- 
medies were procuring a good Appetite, and aregulation of Diet. 
I know not whether chis laft very great weaknefs and fainenefs 
might not come from another Diftemper, very ordinarily follow’d 
this Fever, which was the Jaundice, for about fome few days after Of the 
this Fever was over, the Jaundice very often began to fhew its felf rai 
by great flothfulnels. Afterwards the yellow Face and Eyes, aswell this Fever. 
as thick yellow Urin difcover'd it plan, This Diftemper ufually 
was curd by aneafie Vomit, or Purgers, firft gentle of Pil. Ruf. 
and then ftronger of Extr. Rud. with Curcum. Milleped. Saffron, Elixir 
Proprietatis, Caftile-Sope, and {uch other eafie Medeécines given be- 
tween Evacuations, though fometimes ’twas fo difficult as not to 
yield co Conrfes of thofe Medicines taken every day for a Month to- 
ether. 1 remember the Serum was fo difcolour’d’ in fome, that all 
the Puftles rofe on the Skin, were fill'd withan Khor as yellow 
as the infufton of Curcuma or Saffron in water. Perhaps che weak- 
neffes, hindering people from going about, or Exercife, might be 
in fome meafure the occafion of this Jaundice. | 
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