458 ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 
Art. XXXV. 
Hiftory of a Fever with bad Symptoms ; 3 by 
~~ the fame *. | 
Middle aged man, generally employ- 
ed in a malt-kiln, about. the latter 
end of July 1749, fome time after having 
fatigued himfelf, and got into a quarrel in 
a crowd at a public diverfion, was feized 
with a fever; in the beginning of which 
he was blooded, then had a vomit, and af- 
terwards a great variety of diaphoretic 
medicines were tried with him. He was 
kept {weating, and feveral crops of erup- 
tions fucceeded each other, without any 
relief. Blifters were applied in feveral 
places, yet ftill a delirium and vigilie con- 
tinued. Mufk, and even the bark in fub- 
{tance, was given him; but all without 
any effect for above a month. The apo- 
thecary who attended him in the mean 
time 
* May 111755. 
