BOTANIC PHYSICIAN. 
patient may hold his head over the’ steam of warm water, and draw 
the vapor into his lungs. He may also take softening and de- 
mulcent cough preparations, with the addition of a little anti-spasmo- 
dic or nervine, as the valerian or lady-slipper. If, at the turn of the 
isease, the fever assumes new vigor, and there appears to be great 
_ danger of suffocation, a blister must be applied to the stomach, and 
draughts to the feet, to prevent the load from being thrown on the 
lungs ; where, if an inHammation should fix itself, the patient’s life 
will be in imminent danger. 
_ In ease the measles should suddenly disappear, or before their 
_ proper time, it will be necessary to pursue the same method which 
we have recommended when the small pox recede. The patient 
must be supported with wine and cordials, tinctured with saffron; 
_ and blisters applied to thelegs andarms. Warm poultices may like- 
___ Wise be applied to the feet and palms of the hands ; diaphoretic teas, 
 ~&e. ‘hen inflammation attacks the chest, a warm bath, strongly 
regnated with salt, has proved a powerful remedy. 
—_——e Symptoms manifest a tendency toa putrid or malignant form 
of disease, they must be treated accordingly, as directed in slow, uer-_ 
vous fever. — 
__ Hfpurple or black spots appear, the patieft’s drink should be 
oo ery ol small beer, and yeast ; buttermilk and 
onics, as directed in the small pox. Opiate s of poppies 
ed eee saa useful. er sige Ps ae ee 
A fte the measles are gone off, the patient ought to be purged, 
bat not with salts. And it will always be well recht ane 
Juices with some cleansing syrup, and thereby prevent the serious 
consequences so often resulting from the measles, from infectious 
matter center the lungs, or some internal part, causing ¢a- 
h, asthma, ulceration, &c. Pa ) this dis- 
ease, should also be careful what they eat or drink. Their food 
should be light for some time, and taken often, and their drinks dic 
ces as buttermilk, whey, &¢. ; at the same time guarding against 
colds. 
Should a cough and other symptoms of consumption remain after 
measles, the treatment recommended for the consumption be- — 
comes proper. ‘I'he “ balsam of life” is a very good medicine after 
the measles. The patient ought to remove to a free air, if in a large — 
town, and take daily exercise on horseback. Tate 
_ ERYSIPELAS, OR ST. ANTHONY'S FIRE. 
‘The St. Anthony’s fire is an external inflammation, which gene- — 
rally affects the face, and sometimes the breast, It most commonly 
attacks between the age of thirty and forty; and persons of a sanguine 
habit are most liable to it, Every part of the body is liable to be at~ 
tacked by erysipelas, but it most frequently seizes the legs and face, 
especially the latter. Gee Shrap ee ite ntl ge 
Cavses.—Violent passions or affections of the mind. ‘Those 
hich produce an internal inflammation, or an acrid humor, 
