420 ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 



Art. XXXV. 



Htjlory of a Fever with bad Symptoms j by 

 the fame *. 



A Middle-aged man, generally employ- 

 ed in a malt-kiln, about the latter 

 end of July 174.9, fometime 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 me- 

 dicines were tried with him. He was kept 

 fwcating, and feveral crops of eruptions fuc- 

 ceeded each other, without any relief. Bli- 

 fters were applied in feveral places, yet ftill 

 a delirium and vigilia continued. Mufk, 

 and even the bark in fubftance, was given 

 him ; but all without any effed for above 

 a month. The Apothecary who attended 

 him in the mean time often urged the necef- 

 fity of further advice ; but his friends would 

 not confent to it, till, at laft, I was called in. 



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* May I. 1755. 



