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drink negus, with only one half water, and sharpened with the juice 
of bitter lemon, or orange ; or a glass of wine now and’ then. 
may be 
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patient's serene seems to require. When he is very low he may 
When the body is bound, a clyster may be administered, or he 
drink a decoction of tamarinds, which will both quench his 
hirst, and promote a discharge by stool. If camomile tea will sit 
‘upon the stomach, it is a proper drink in this disease. i 
The food must be light, as panada, gruel, to which a little wine 
added, if the patient be weak and low ; and they ought to be 
ed with the juice of orange, &c., currant jelly, or the like. 
The patient ought likewise to eat freely of ripe fruits, as ro 
apples, &c.. Taking a little food or drink, frequently, not only sup- 
rts the spirits, but counteracts the putrid tendency of the humors. 
“Ithe be delirious, his feet and hands ought frequently to be foment 
ed with a strong infusion of camomile flowers. Fomentations of 
this kind, not only relieve the head, by relaxing the vessels in the 
extremities, but as their contents are absorbed, and taken into the 
fem, they must assist in preventing the putrescency of the humors. 
 Mepreat Treatment.—If an emetic be given at the beginning 
of this fever, it will not fail to have a good effect. If the disease is 
far advanced, vomits are not quite so safe. The body, however, is — 
always to be kept gently open by clysters, or mild laxative medi- 
cines, as small doses of rhubarb, senna, &c. 
Ifthe spots should suddenly disappear, the patient’s pulse sink 
_ ¥emarkably, and a delirium, with other bad symptoms, come on, we. 
would recommend warm cataplasms, or poultices of mustard and 
vinegar, to be applied to the feet and hands. Saffron cordials may 
also be given internally. : 
_ In the most dangerous species of this disease, when it is attended 
with purple, livid or black “spots, acids, particularly the boiled but- 
ermilk, or whey, prove very successful, even in cases where the 
spots had the most threatening aspect. But to answer this purpose, 
hey must be taken in large doses, and well persisted in. 
~ In any stage of this disease, the fever powders must not be omit-_ 
ted; if necessary, let them be given in such quantity as will keep 
the pores gently open, and throw off putrefaction. ec 
But if the malignity of the disease becomes formidable, and Nae? 
_ ture inclines toa dissolution ; or even before these threatening symp- 
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are generally the most readily obtained, and they should be cu 
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‘toms appear; we may resort with confidence to the use of fresh 
killed flesh, applied warm with natural heat, first upon the pit of the 
stomach, particularly if the stomach be distressed or obstructed, 
and then upon the glands in the groins, armpit, neck, the solesof 
the feet,’ or over half the surface of the body, according to the ur- 
gency of the case. ‘These extract the putridity and poison, and give 
al immediate relief; stinking with corruption in a very short 
po an in fifteen or twenty minutes,” when they should be re-_ 
™moved and fresh pieces applied ; continually changing in this man- 
ner, till the wished-for relief is obtained, “For this purpose, fowls 
two, lengthwise, and instantly applied. Tt matters not, however, ‘ 
what animal the flesh is, and that may be used which can’ be | 
