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by the use of emollient clysters. The diet must be very slender, 
as weak broths, sharpened with the juice of orange or lemon, and 
such like. 
The patient atthe beginning is cold and hot by turns, has a small 
quick pulse, feels a sense of weight upon his breast, breathes with dif- 
ficulty, and sometimes complains of a pain and giddiness in his head. 
His urine is usually pale, and his color very little changed. 
It will be very necessary to assist expectoration by some sharp 
medicines, such as have been recommended in the pleurisy- Blis- 
ters have generally a good effect, and ought to be applied early. If 
the patient do not spit, he must have a gentle purge administered. 
Afterwards, his body may be kept open by clysters, and expectora- 
tion promoted. 15g 
. .. The most favorable termination of inflammation of the lungs is by 
resolution, followed by copious expectoration, great flow of urine 
with a sediment, diarrhcea, mild sweats, hemorrhage from the nose, 
&c. When these take place the febrile symptoms abate. 
_ A high degree of fever, attended with delirium, much difficulty 
_ of breathing, acute pain, a dry cough, or an expectoration of a dark 
black colour, sudden cessation of pain, or of the expectoration, fol- 
lowed by a lividness of the lips and countenance, and sinking of the 
pulse, denote great danger. 
When an inflammation of the breast does not yield to blistering, 
diluents, fomentations and other evacuations, it commonly ends in 
suppuration, which is more or less dangerous according to the part 
__ where it is situated. When this happens in the pleura it some- 
__ times breaks outwardly, and the matter is discharged by the wound. 
_ When the suppuration happens within the substance or body, of 
2 lungs, the matter may be discharged by expectoration; but if 
er floats in the cavity of the breast between the pleura and 
s, itcan only be discharged by an incision made between 
the patient’s strength do not return after the inflammation is to 
ll appearance removed ; if his pulse continue quick, though soft, 
his breathing difficult and oppressed ; if he have cold shiveringsat 
times, his cheeks flushed, his lips dry ; and if he complains of thirst 
and want of appetite, there is reason to fear a suppuration, and thata 
. phthisic or consumption of the lungs will ensue. 
When this disease proves immediafely fatal it is generally by an 
effusion of blood or lymph into the cellular texture of the lungs, So 
as to occasion suffocation, which usually happens between the thi 
nd seventh day; but it may likewise prove fatal by termination 
either in suppuration or gangrene. This last, however, very sel 
dom happens. igs 
INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. 
“'P'urs is sometimes. a primary disease.but often-only-asymptom 
of some other malady, as the inflammatory, eruptive, or spotted *e- — 
yer, &c. Itis more common, however, as a primary disease, 10 
arm climates, and with persons in the prime of life. ‘The pé 
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