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1 his obfervation will probably bring to 

 mind another difeafe of a lymphatic or 

 catarrhal nature likewife, the mealies, 

 in which this afFedion of the lungs is 

 fo frequent; and fb often fatal. The re- 

 femblance between our epidemic and the 

 difeafe juft mentioned, is flill more evi- 

 dent from the increafed fecretion in both, 

 of irritating matter from the eyes, nofe, 

 throat, and lungs ; and alfo from this 

 circumftance, that when, in the former, 

 the fweats were indifcreetly ftopt, a 

 hedlic fever came on, as frequently hap- 

 pens in meafles. 



For, after a fpace of ten days, a fort- 

 night, three weeks, and fometimes a good 

 deal more, a good many, not fubmitting 

 to be confined, found themfelves, when 

 the catarrhal fymptoms were gone, in 

 a worfe condition than at firft. There 

 was now a more fenfible fever, increafing 

 at night. The pulfe, though accelerated, 

 grew neither full nor flrong. The tongue 

 was dry, rough, and brown. '1 hey had 

 thirftjwithlofe of appetite, looked ghaft- 



ly. 



