4i8 ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 



the fever, fhe got fome lleep, and became 

 more fenfible. A gentle perfplration was 

 promoted by fp. mindereri in diluents, and 

 hot bricks applied occafionally to her feet. 

 The pulfe was more quiet and regular, the 

 tongue moifter, and a white cloud fubfided in 

 the urine. On the 12th day, thefe flatter- 

 ing fymptoms vaniflied — the delirium rofe 

 higher than ever : fhe was perpetually co- 

 matous or convulfed j breathed with diffi- 

 culty J often rubbed her hands together, 

 and picked the bed-cloaths j and the pulfe 

 could fcarce be felt. A flimulant clyfter 

 was not retained, veficatories would not rife 

 upon her, yet flie was excoriated with in- 

 voluntary urine. In this deplorable extre- 

 mity, finapifms ralfed a blifter on her feet, 

 and a large flux was promoted from them 

 by an emollient cataplafm, to which unguent, 

 ad vejicafor. was added pro re natd. 



As no medicine could be got down by the 

 mouth, pulv. cort. Peruv. unc. fs. /w deco5f. 

 capit. papav.'alb. unc. vi. was thrown up by 

 way of clyfler, and repeated twice the next 

 day with fix drams each. Thefe three, 

 containing in all tvvo ounces of bark, were 

 retained for a week j in which time the bad 



fymptoms 



