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\\ill contimie to gain, and by giviu^^ one or two 

 laiore duses of hittrrs, with a suitahte portion of 

 cayenne, and .it the sa;ne time a sufficient quan- 

 tity of li^lit Init nonrisinui; food, the |jer!^|iration 

 will soon be^in to ap^ieir, and the patic .1 ivill 

 very readily, and Hi.jo-;ly cmsenr to change 

 his wet, and now urn i»uifortai)ie situation^ for 

 another operation of tlir sHraui hatli. By this 

 time the attendant or prictitioniM' should have 

 every thing in rea liness for a set ond steaming, 

 and place the pitierit a secoof! time over the 

 steam as before dirert^d, not ne^^lectin^ to raise 

 the steam ag hii;L af it can pos-ibly be b<»rne. 

 As soon as this opentiiiri has been properly per- 

 formed for the -^ecoad tiaie, the patient^s shirt 

 should be tak'^i off, tlie blinvel held sufBciently 

 loose around him, and about a ii;allon of cold 

 water poured ^pickly ovi-r iiiuu so as to spread 

 as much as po-sible bv^r every part of the body 

 and limbs. He shoul I now be immediately 

 wiped dry, jhmI as a clean dr>' «hirt is put on, 

 kt the blanket he dropped, and the patient get 

 iramediately imo bed, or if he prefer it, let him 

 be comforlt!i!y <ires>ed and sit up, but by no 

 ineans to expose hi^nnidf to a current of cold air. 

 In mostof cH'-es after this course of medicine has 

 ^een thoroughly and strictly a<!ministered, the 

 patient will vrry readily partake of ^^lome nourish- 

 ing food occa^Minally, whirh should by no means 



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