430 ESSAYS anp OBSERVATIONS 
fladium before the patient dies. When the 
yellownefs of the {kin and eyes increafes 
faft, and acquires foon a deep icteritious- 
like colour, the: greateft danger is to be 
apprehended. 2. If the inflammation of 
the white of the eyes increafes, it is bad. 
3. The more inflamed and bloody-like the 
fkin is where it has. been bliftered, the 
greater is the danger. . 4. If the vomiting 
continues or increafes, it is bad; but the 
black vomiting is generally mortal. 5. 
When the pulfe varies frequently in its 
fullnefs, being fometimes f{mall, then full- 
er, it is bad. But there was lefs depend- 
ence'to be had on the pulfe in this than is 
common in other difeafes; for,m fome © 
patients, in the fecond ftage of the difeafe, 
even within a few hours of their death, 
the pulfe, with refpect to its fullnefs, foft- 
nefs, equality and frequency, has conti- 
nued like that of one in perfect health, 
altho’, from the other fymptoms, the death 
of the patient could be foretold with great 
certainty. 6. The. more the ftrength of 
the patient is reduced in the firft, the 
greater is the danger in the fecond fiadium. 
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