and colds, or obstruction of any customary evacuation; sudden ex- 
posure to ‘cold when the body has been greatly heated, b 
to excess, &c. 
ad ee touse-The St. Anthony’s fire attacks with a shivering, 
thirst, loss of strength, pain in the head and back, heat, restlessness, 
and a quick pulse ; and sometimes vomiting, and ‘delirium. On. the 
_second, third, or fourth day, the part swells, becomes red, and small 
pustules appear ; at which time, the fever generally abates. When - 
it seizes the foot, the parts contiguous swell, the skin shines, and if 
the pain be violent, it will ascend to the leg, and will not bear 
touched. 
When it attacks the face, it swells, appears. red, and the skin is 
covered with small pustules, filled with clear water. One or both 
eyes are generally closed with a swelling ; there is inflammation of 
the throat, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing. If the 
mouth and nostrils be dry, and the patient drowsy, there is reason to 
suspect an inflammation of the brain. 
If the erysipelas affects the breast, it swells and becomes exceed- 
ingly hard, with great pain, and is apt to suppurate. There isa vio- 
lent pain in the armpit, on the side affected, where an abscess is often 
formed. 
If, in a day or two, the swelling subsides, the heat an: n abate, 
the color ad art turns aipmeage the scarf skin pn panei, 
off incauiaeate dame is over. cet en ep z 
ous ;_ but when the constitution is bad, the legs will ; sometimes swell 
to a prodigious size, and the cure pro i It has “ee 
| fatal to people in the decline of life, who were of a s¢ ¢ 
it. 
When the erysipelas is large, deep, and affects a _yery sensible 
part of the body, the danger is great. Ifthe red color changes into 
a livid black, it will end in mortification. Sometimes the inflamma- 
tion cannot be discussed, but comes to a suppuration ; in which case 
gangrene or mortification often ensue. 
Such as die of this disease, are commonly carried off by the fever, 
which is attended with difficulty of breathing, and sometimes deli- 
rium and great drowsiness. They generally die about she: Se) 
or eighth day. F 
~ Reemen.—The patient must be neither kept too hot nor too 
cold. When the disease is mild, it will be sufficient to keep within 
doors, and promote perspiration by diluting liquors. The diet ought 
to be slender, and of a moderately opening and moistening quality, as 
gruel, panada, chicken or barley broth, with cooling herbs, or fruits ; 
avoiding strong meats, drinks, spices, and all things that may. heat 
and inflame the blood. The drink may be wheys, an infusion of el- 
der flowers, and such like. If the pulse is low, and the spirits sunk, — = 
‘the patient must be supported with negus, and ‘other things of a cor-~ 
mature. A little wime may be mixed with his food. 
