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tation andi that which ough obo expelled fam the 
tained within it, a consequential putrefaction ensues, from whene 
the putrid inflammatory and other putrid diseases. 
Symproms.— A rigor or chilliness generally ushers in this fever, 
which is soon succeeded by great heat, frequent and full pulse, pain 
in the head, back and loins, dry skin, redness of the eyes, florid . 
countenance, &c. ; to these succeed difficulty’of breathing, sickness, — 
with an inclination to vomit. The patient complains of great thirst, _ 
has no appetite for solid food, is restless, and his tongue furred with 
white in the centre. (He's , a 
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UnrayorasLe Symproms.—Delirium, excessive — 
‘great oppression of the breast, laborious respiration, starting ofthe — 
tendons hiccup, cold clammy sweats , and an involuntary discharge. 
- of urine, &c. These all forebode danger ; but if the patient snatches, * 
fumbles with his fingers, gathers up the bed clothes, seems to pick ~~ 
straws, drops involuntary tears ; if purple or livid spots appear, if the 
side stomach region is inflated, the extremities cold, with catchings © 
of the breath, insensibility, cold sweats, rattling in the throat: any 
of these are dangerous symptoms, and most of them g. $: 
forerunners of death. . 38 ies eae 
Dizr.—From the symptonis of this disease it is evident 
blood and other humors require to be attenuated ; that the pe 
urine, saliva, and all the other secretions, are in too 
all the fluids seeming to be consumed by the intense 
vessels are rigid, and the heat of the whole body too great: all these 
clearly point out the necessity of a regimen calculated to dilute the- ; 
blood, correct the acrimony of the humors, allay the excessive heat, . 
remove the spasmodic stricture of the vessels, and promote the se- 
cretions. Stee. 
These important purposes may be greatly promoted, in addition to —- 
medicine, by drinking plentifully of diluting liquors, as boiled or. : 
mulled butiermitk, balm, mint, sage, or pennyroyal teas, water gruel, — 
barley water; whey, apple tea, &c. ; these. may be sharpened with the’ 
juice of orange, currant jelly, and such like : orange whey is an ex-— 
cellent drink. It is made by boiling among milk and water a bitter 
orange sliced, till the curd separates. A lemon, or a few spoonsful : 
of vinegar will have the same effect. Two or three spoonsful of . 
white wine may be added while boiling. = 
_ The above liquids must all be drank a little warny; and taken more z 
freely after the fever has made some progress, in order to assistin 
carrying off the disease ,by promoting the different excretions." - * _ 
The patient's diet must be spare and light,as panada, roasted ap: 
ples, &c. - ie 
__ Fresh air may frequently, with some caution, be let into his cham= 
ber. The patient should not be loaded with bed clothes: it in- 
the: heat of the body, fatigues the patient, and retards 
that the 
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