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pulfe (though weak) never much increafed in frequency. Pe- 

 ruvian bark and v\'ine w^erc adminiftered to her liberally. By 

 ihefe and other occafional remedies fhe recovered. 



The other cafe, in which veficles appeared to have been form- 

 ed internally, occurred to me lately in this town. I fhall re- 

 late the particulars of it, as I think it worthy of obfervation. 



, aged twenty-three, of a delicate form and fanguine 



temperament, the wife of a man in tolerably good circumftan- 

 ces, and who had been about a fortnight ill of a low fever, 

 was feized (after having fuffered much fatigue in attending her 

 hufband) with pains in her back, head ach, and tendency to vo- 

 mit. — As I was attending her hufband I faw the firft approaches 

 of her diforder, and on the evening of the day fhe was firft at- 

 tacked direded her to take an emetic, and to bathe her feet in 

 warm water. 



The next morning her flcin was very hot ; pulfe frequent ; 

 head-ach not better ; llie had not flept, and complained of a fore 

 throat ; on infpeftion the uvula and tonfils appeared inflamed, 

 and fome mucus was collected in the back of the fauces ; fhe 

 had had no ftool for two days. I ordered a clyfter immediately j 

 afterwards a gentle purgative ; tindure of rofes for a gargle. — 

 In the evening all the fymptoms were milder. The phyfic had 

 operated twice. I ordered the pediluvium to be repeated. 



Third day. She complained of a fmarting, itching, and (as 

 fhe expreffed herfelf) tingling pain in her tongue, and through 

 the whole infide of her mouth. Her tongue was of a bright red 



colour 



