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part. Laftly, Tome mild ftimulant, as a weak folution of fait 

 and water, or of white vitriol and water, may be ufed to walk 

 the fauces with in the decline of the difeafe, to expedite the ab- 

 forption of the new veflels, if neceflary, as recommended in 

 ophthalmy. 



Tonjillitis fuperficiahs. Inflammation of the furface of the 

 tonfils. As the tonfils and parts in their vicinity are covered 

 with a membrane, which though expofed to currents of air, is 

 neverthelefs conftantly kept moift by mucus and faliva, and is 

 liable to difeafes of its furface like other mucous membranes, .is 

 well as to fuppuration of the internal fubftance of the gland ; 

 the inflammation of its furface is fucceeded by fmall elevated 

 puftules with matter in them, which foon difappears, and the 

 parts either readily heal, or ulcers covered with Houghs are left 

 on the furface. 



This difeafe is generally attended with only fenfitive fever, 

 and therefore is cf no danger, and may be diftinguifhed with 

 great certainty from the dangerous inflammation or ga.ic-rene 

 of the tonfils at the height of the fmall-pox, or fcarlet fever, by 

 its not being attended with other fymptoms cf thofe difeafes. 

 One emetic and a gentle cathartic is generally fufneient ; and the 

 frequent fwallowing of weak broth, or gruel, both without fait 

 in them, relieves the patient, and abfolves the cure. When 

 thefe tumours of the tonfils frequently return I have fometimes 

 fufpecled them to originate from the abforption of putrid matter 

 from decaying teeth. See Clafs I. 2. 3. 21. and II. 2. 2. 1. 



Tonjillitis inirrit at a. Inflammation of the tonfils with fenfi- 

 tive inirritated fever is a fymptom only of cor.t.i^ous fever, 

 whether attended with fcarlet eruption, or with confluent fmall- 

 pox, or olherwife. The matter of contagion is generally difFu- 

 fed, notdiffolved in the air; and as this is breathed over the mu- 

 caginous furface of the tonfils, the contagious atoms are liable 

 to be arretted by the tonfil ; which therefore becomes the neft 

 of the future difeafe, like the inflamed circle round the inocu- 

 lated puncture of the arm in fuppofitious fmall-pox. The fuell- 

 ing is liable to fuffbeate the patient in fmall-pox, and to become 

 gangrenous in fcarlet fever, and fome other contagious fevers, 

 which have been received in this manner. The exiilence of in- 

 flammation of ^he tonfil previous to the fcarlet eruption* as the 

 arm inflames in the inoculated fmall-pox, and fuppiirates before 

 the variolous eruption, fhouid be a criterion of the fcarlet fever 

 being taken in this manner. 



M. M. All the means which ftrengthen the patient, as in 

 the fenfitive inirritated fever, Clafs II. 1. 2. 1. As it is liable 

 to continue a whole lunation or more, great attention fhouid be 



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