“ASND FAMILY! DISPE NSW) fy 
the conftitution {poiled. Fo prevent agues, ‘people should endeavourts avoid thir 
cauies. The following preventive medicine may ‘however-be of ule to fod adie 
abliged to live in low marlhy countries, or who are'liablete fitquent attacks of this 
difeafe, Take an ounce of the bett Peruvian barky Virginian fnale-root, and oranges 
days-in a bottle of brandy, Holland: gin,’ or wine: afterwards pour off the clear! 
liquor, ‘and: take.a wine-glafs. of it: twice or thrice a-day. »Thofé who can bring? 
themfelves to chew the bark will find that method fucceed very well. Gen.’ 
tian root, or calamus aromaticus, may alfo. be chewed by turns for the fame pur- 
— bitter herbs are antidotes to agues, efpecially thofe that ate-warm and. 
auringent.; ibe srebnrd td-ysar ues ne otis yaw 
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2s erevrolem:' 36 § 
: 
Oran ACUTE CONTINUAL FEVERM 
"THIS fever is denominated acute, ardent, or inflammatory... It mot commonly, 
attacks the young, or perfons about the prime or vigour of life, elpecially fuch as 
live high, abound with blood, and whofe fibres are ftrong and elaftic. It feizes, peo- 
the {pring and beginning, of 
ple’at all feafons of the year, but is molt frequent in egin 
fummer. It may be occafioned by any thing that overheats the body, ‘or produces 
plethora; as violent exercife, fleeping in the fun, drinking ftrong liquors, eating, 
fpiceries, a full diet, with little exercife, &&c. It may likewife be occafioned by. 
whatever obftrudts the perfpiration ; as lying on the damp ground, drinking cold li 
qtior wheh the'body is hot, ‘night-watching, orthelike, © 
CURE.!-As this difedfe ig always attended with danger, the beft medical affift- 
anice Oushe'to be procured as foon as poffible; and fuch medicines thould be ufed 
4g late €aleuilated ‘to dilute the’blood, corré&t the acrimony of the humours, allay the 
éxceffive heat), remove the fpafodic ftriéture of the veffels, and promote the fecre- 
tions For this purpofe ‘let’the patien drink plentifully“of dildti jg liquors} as 
If the patient be coftive, an ounce of tamarinds, with two ounces of ftoned raifias’ 
of the fun, and a couple of figs, may be boiled in three Englith pints of water to’@ 
quart. This makes a very pleafant drink, and may be ufed atdifcretion. “The pas 
tient’s diet mutt be very fpate’and light; and’it will ‘afford him great relief, ‘efpe- 
cially in a hot fea(on, \tochave frefh ‘air frequeritly let into his chamber. «This, how 
ever, mult be done in fach'a manner as not to-endanger his catching cold. ‘eisaa 
Common in :fevets to load the patient with bed-clothes, under the pretence : 
