418 ESSAYS anp OBSERVATIONS | 
In many, in this ftage of the difeafe, the 
pulfe gradually fubfided, until it became 
f{carce perceptible ; and this, notwithftand- 
ing all the means ufed to fupport and fill 
it; and, when this was the cafe, the icte- 
ritious-like fuffufion, the vomiting, delir- 
um, reftlellnefs, oc. increafed to a great 
degree. ‘In fome, the pulfe, after being 
exceedingly {mall and fcarce perceptible, 
recovered confiderably its fullnefs ; but 
that favourable appearance was generally 
of but fhort continuance. . 
2, THE heat did not exceed the natural 
animal heat; and, when the pulfe fubfided, 
the {kin became cold, and the face, breaft, 
and extremities, acquired fomewhat of a 
livid colour. | 
. THE {kin was dry when the weather 
was Soar. but was moift and clammy 
when the weather was hot. 
4. THE refpiration was natural or ra- 
ther flow. | 
5s. THE tongue was moift he much 
cleaner than in the former (VI. 5.) ftage; 
its tip and edges, as alfo the gums and © 
r , Lips, | | 
