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vinegar to be applied to the feet, having recourfe to blifters only in the utmoft ex- 
tremities. It is common in the beginning of this fever to give the emetic tartar in 
{mall dofes, repeated every fecond or third hour, till it fhall either vomit, purge, or 
throw the patient into a fweat. This practice is very proper, provided it be not 
puthed fo far as to weaken the patient. Inthe moft dangerous fpecies of this difeafe, 
when it is attended with purple, livid, or black, fpots, Ee Peruvian bark fhould be 
adminiftered , it muft not only be given’ in large dofes, but be duly perfifted in. 
The beft method of adminiftering it is certainly in fubftance; but, for thofe who 
cannot take it in fubftance, it may be infufedin wine. For preventing putrid fevers 
we would recommend a ftri& regard to cleanlinefs, a dry fituation, fufficient exer- 
cife in the open air; wholefome food, and a moderate ufe of generous liquors. | In- 
fection ought above all things to be avoided. No conftitution is proof again{t ir; 
and when a putrid fever feizes any perfon in a family, the greateft attention is necef- 
fary to prevent the difeafe from fpreading. Anyone, who is apprehenfive of having 
caught the infeétion, ought immediately to take a vomit, and to work it off by 
drinking plentifully of camomile-tea. This may be repeated in a day or EWOs, if the 
apprehenfions ftill continue, or any unfavourable fymptoms ape: 
Or THE MILIARY FEVER, 
“s0 called, from the fmall puftules or bladders which appear on the fkin, xeleus’ 
bling, i in fhape and fize, the feeds of millet. The puftules are either red or white, 
and fometimes both are mixed together. It chiefly attacks the idle and the phieg- 
matic, or perfons of a relaxed habit. The young and the aged are more liable to it 
than thofe i ip the vigour and prime of life, It is. likewife. more incident to women 
than men, efpecially the delicate and the indolent, who, neglecting exercife, keep 
continually within doors, and live upon weak watery diet, Such females are: ex- 
tremely liable to be feized with this difeafe in ‘childbed, and often lofe their lives by 
it. When this is a primary. difeale, i it makes i its attack, like moft other eruptive 
fevers, with a fight thivering, which is facceeded by. heat, ] lofs of ftrength, a low 
quick pulfe, difficulty of breathing, with great anxiety and oppreffion « of the breaft; 
and in child-bed women the milk generally goes away, and the other difcharges {top.. , 
CURE..---Sometimes the miliary fever approaches | towards a putrid nature, im 
which cafe the patient’s ftrength 1 mutt be fup orted _¥ with generous cordials, joined. 
with acids ; and, if the degree of p rrefcence be great, the Peruvian bark muft be 
adminiftered. If the head be much affeéted, the body muft be kept open by emol-_ 
lient  clyfters, If the food and drink be properly regulated, there will be Tietle 
fion for medicine. ‘Where nature fags, and the eruption comes. and ¢ bes, EY. 
be. neceflary to keep up a ftimulus, by a continual fucceffion’ of fmall bliftering 
