Vulgarly called the MUMPS. 71 



" CIS contingebant. Multis tufles aridse et manes, quibus cum 

 " tufli nihil educebatur, nee ita multo poft voces raucefcebant. 

 " Quibufdam vero ex temporis intervallo inflammationes cum 

 " dolore in alterum teftem erumpebant, quibufdam etiam in 

 " utrofque. Alii quidem febribus corripiebantur, nonnuUi 

 " vero fine febre perfiflebant. Atque adeo base ipfa plurimis 

 " gravia et molefta fuere. De reliquo autem quod ad ea 

 " attinet, quae ad chirurgiam fpedlant, in his inculpate habe- 

 " bant." 



The fpring of the year 1761 was very cold and wet ; and 

 thofe young militia foldiers, who were moft liable to this dif- 

 eafe, were out early and late in the low damp grounds adjoin- 

 ing this town, to learn their manual exercife ; which correfponds 

 with this paflage, " Fiebant ifta quidem adolefcentibus, juve- 

 " nibus, sEtate florentibus, atque horum plurimis, qui in pa- 

 " laeftra, et gymnafiis exercebantur." 



TissoT, in his Avis au Peuple, when treating of dif- 

 eafes of the throat, mentions a diftemper which is common 

 in Switzerland, called by the French Les Oreillons, ou Les 

 Ourles. This is a fwelling of the falivary glands, particularly 

 the parotids and maxillaries, and appears to be a mild fpecies of 

 the mumps. The tumor is fometimes fo large as to caufe a 

 difficulty in fwallowing, and alfo to prevent the mouth from 

 opening without pain. Children are more liable to it than 

 adults ; but as it is feldom attended with fever, no medicines 

 are required. All that is neceflary is, to protedt the parts from 

 the air, apply a foft poultice, to live abftemioufly, efpecially in 

 refpeft to animal food and wine, to drink a weak warm beve- 

 rage, and promote perfpiration. He fays he cured himfelf in 

 four days, with balm tea, one fourth of milk and a little bread 

 in it. He does not mention any fwelling of the tefticles ; there- 

 fore this probably did not happen in Switzerland, as it never 

 does in very flight cafes of this difeafe. 



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