1 66 DISEASES Class II. i. 2. 3. 



cious to moiften the eye than folutions of lead. Tinclure of o- 

 pium diluted. Extract of belladonna. New veflels from the 

 inflamed tunica adnata frequently fpread like a fly's wing upon 

 the transparent cornea, which is then called Pterigium. To 

 Hop the «} owth of this, the principal veflels mould be cut through 

 with a lancet. When the inflammation begins to decline, after 

 due evacuation any ftimulating material put into the eye increas- 

 es the abforption, which foon removes the new red veflels ; 

 which has given rife to a hundred famous eye-waters, and eye- 

 doctors •, if thefe ftimulating materials are ufed too foon, the 

 inflammation is increafed by them. See Seel. XXXII. 2. 10 

 Clafs I. 2. 2. 13. • 



There is another ophthalmia, which attends weak children, 

 and is generally efteemed a fymptom of fcrofula, as defcribed 

 irkClafsII. 1. 5. 3. and another, which is cf venereal origin, 

 mentioned in Clafs II. 1. 5. 2. both which may be termed 

 ophthalmia fuperficialis. 



3. Phremtis. Inflammation of the brain is attended with in- 

 tolerance of light and found -, which fhews, that the extremities 

 of the nerves of thofe fenfes are at the fame time inflamed ; it is 

 alio attended with great pain of the head, with watchfulnefs, and 

 furious delirium. The violent efforts, thefe patients are faid 

 fometimes to exert, are owing to the increafed fecretion of fenfo- 

 riai power in the brain ; as all other inflamed glands have a 

 greater circulation of blood pafling through them, and a greater 

 fecretion in confequence of their peculiar fluids, as in the hepa- 

 titis much more bile is generated. 



M. M. Venefedtion. Cathartics. Torpentia. Foment the 

 head with cold water for hours together. Or with warm water. 

 Cool airy room. Afterwards cupping on the occiput. Leeches 

 to the temples. When the patient is weakened a blifter on the 

 head, and after further exhauftion five or fix drops of tincture 

 of opium. 



4. Peripneumonia. Inflammation of the lungs. The pulfe is 

 not always hard, fometimes foft ; which is probably owing to a 

 degree of ficknefs or inaction of the ftomach 5 with dull pain of 

 the cheft ; refpiration conftantly difficult, fometimes with erect 

 poilure ; the face bloated and purplifh •, cough generally with 

 moift expectoration, often (lained with blood. 



When the difficulty of refpiration is very great, the patient is 

 not able to cough *, in this fituation, after copious bleeding, the 

 cough is liable to return, and is fo far a favourable fymptom, as it 

 ihews fome abatement of the inflammation. 



A peripneumony frequently occurs in. the chin-cough, 

 and deftroys the patient, except immediate recourfe be had to 



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