ing strong liquors, which generally go together, can hardly fail to 
Consumptions are also frequently produced, of late years, by the 
lavish use which is made of mercury; and of gujnine, adulterated — 
with. arsehic, 
Symproms.—This disease generally begins witha dry cough, which 
often continues for some months. If a disposition to vomit after eat 
_ He is apt to be sad; his appetite is bad, and his thirst is great.— 
There is generally a quick, soft, smajl pulse; though sometimes the 
pulse is pretty fulland rather hard, These are the common symp 
toms of a beginning consumption, Pry ky 
Afterwards the patient begins to spit a greenish, white or bloody 
matter. His body is extenuated by the hectic fever and clammy 
sweats, which mutually succeed each other, A looseness, and an ex- 
cessive discharge of urine are often troublesome symptoms at this 
time, and greatly weaken the patient. There is a burning heat in 
ihe palms.of the hands, and the face generally flushes. after eating ; 3 
the fingers become remarkably small, the nails are bent inward, and k 
the hair falls off. eo gains 
At last the swelling of the feet and legs, the total loss of strength, —_ 
the sinking of the-eyes, the difficulty of swallowing, and the coldness 
of the extremities, show the immediate approach of death, which, 
however, the patient seldom believes to be so near. Such isthe usual 
progress of this fatal disease, which if not early checked, commont 
sets all medicine at defiance. : 
Recimen.—On the first appearance of a consumption, if the pa- 
tient live in a large town, or any place where the air is confined, he 
ought immediately to quit it, and make choice of a situation in the 
country, where the air is pure and free. Here he must not remain _ 
e, but take every day as much exercise as he can bear. 
best method of taking exercise, is to ride on horset 
the deal of motion without much 
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