BOTANIC PHYSICIAN, 
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vinegar, juice of lemon, sliced onions, aromatics &c., greatly re- — 
freshes a patient, and should be often repeated, in warm weather — 
especially. be 
_ The patient should be kept as quiet as possible. Company,noise, — 
~ and every thing that disturbs the mind, is hurtful. Even too much — 
light ought to be avoided. His attendants should be as few as_ 
“possible, and they ought not be too often changed. His inclinations _ 
- ought rather to be soothed than contradicted. a 
~- Mepreat Treatment.—Assist Nature in her efforts to expel the 
morbific matter, in the same method whereby she attempts to do it, 
whether by vomiting, sweat, or urine. First, give the emetics before — 
mentioned, ifthe appearances justify it. If the fever rages high, and 
_ there is great constriction and oppression, nothing will subdue it and 
2 a ion, equal to the fever powders, before men- 
tioned. If the blood flows with too great velocity on the brain, cau- — 
“sing pain and delirium, bathe the head with some cooling liquid, a8 
“my anodyne wash, which is of great use ; and also, at the same time, 
apply draughts to the feet, hands, and glands, as of onions, gatlies, 
roasted’ potatoes, &c.; spice bush bark tea is excellent for acol- 
stant drink to moderate the fever. If the body be bound, a eclyster 
of milk and water, with a jittle salt and a spoonful of sweet oil Or 
fresh butter in it ought, to be administered daily. If this should not 
have the desired effect, a tea-spoonful of magnesia may be frequently — 
ool drink : he may also eat tamarinds, reasted apples, and the — 
. 
s If the pain in the head, and delirium, is obstinate, and accom 
panied with oppressed breathing, blisters on the back of the neck, 
and fomentations, should be applied. . ieee 
_ Tf nausea prevail at the commencement of the disease , the: 
mach may be relieved, by making the patient drink an infusion of 
camomile flowers : but if these should not have the desired effect,? 
_ little alkaline solution may be given. oe 
‘Tf about the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth day, the pulse becomes 
more soft, the tongue moister, and the urine begins to let fall a red 
dish sediment, there is reason to expecta favorable issue of the : 
ease. But if, instead of these symptoms, the patient’s Spirits grow jan- 
_ guid, his pulse sinks, and his breathing becomes difficult, with a st- 
_ per, trembling of the nerves, starting of the tendons, &c., there 8 
. Se ago fear a7 consequences. neem 
_ ah ths case, blistering plasters may be applied to the head, a 
_ cles, inside of the thighs ; yaalecos of aad potatoes, pe 
_ Onions, mustard and vinegar may likewise be applied to the soles 
the feet, and glands throughout the body : and what is more effec 
tual in the worst extremity, than all the rest, the fresh killed flesh te, 
— animal, applied whiie it is yet warm with natural heat, ovet_ 
ryt of the.stomach, and to the glands in the groin, armpit, &¢ 
changed as often as it becomes fetid. Fowls cut open and ap 
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plied are generally the most convenient ; or the skin stripped off 
from cats. These applications of flesh extract the rors aa putres~ 
fence most astonishingly, and stink with corruption in a very short 
