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ever has a tendency to soothe the passions and compose the mind ; - 
as the soft noise of water distilling by drops into a bason, and the 
patient trying to reckon them. Any low uniform sound has a tenden- 
cy to procure sleep. 
The aliment ought to be light, as panada, water gruel, sharpened 
with acids and jellies. The drink small, diluting and. cooling, as 
whey, barley water, and the like. ey 
Treatment.—In an inflammation of the brain, nothing more 
certainly relieves the patient than a free discharge of blood from the 
nose. When this does not happen spontaneously, it may be pro- 
voked by putting a straw, or some sharp instrument up the nostrils. 
_ In the cure the chief thing to be attended to is to check the deter- 
_ mination of blood to the brain. This may be attempted by apply- 
ing blisters tothe soles of the feet, and on the back of the neck, 
warm poultices and. fomentations to the extremities, leeches to the 
_ temples, bleeding in the jugular vein; or arm, if necessary, and cold 
pplications to the head. — For this last purpose, the cooling “ ano- 
yne sh”? should be profusely and constantly applied over the 
whole head ; this will give the most grateful relief, and allay the in- 
flammation. : . : 
Give smart purgatives, and keep the bowels open with clysters two 
or three times a day.. The patient’s feet and legs may be frequently 
thed in. warm water, and he may sit over the steams of hot water. 
To relax the constriction, and restore equal circulation through- 
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out the body, the fever powders, may be used, joined with diapho- | 
‘etic dr Anodynes may be given if necessary. 
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_ Madness is a total privation of the due exercise of reason, from 
some accidental injury to the organs of thought. It is caused bya 
preternatural collection of the vital heat, or nervous influence in 
the brain, with some impediment to its usual course from thence 
slong the nerves. This disorder is attended with a little or no 
ever. , 
The symptoms are, a languid redness of the face, wildness ant 
rolling of the eyes, ghastly staring, mischievousness. absurd dis 
course, a plethora. 
: _If attended with laughter and raving it is easier to be removed 
tha nif accompanied with sober, studious fixedness of the thoughts on 
a particular subject. ' “ae 
“Tue cure.—Remove the vital | . brai ie aps 
eae vital heat from the brain, by cold ap 
fever takes place 
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there any case 
