in the Cure of Putrid, D'ljcafes. £g 



hiight die in quiet. Dr. Thornton got down immediately 

 fome tartar emetic, which quickly &&.ed as a vomit ; and 

 after the operation was over he gave rhubarb, which cleared 

 the intedines; he then ordered the child, every two hours, 

 yell and water, with wine and hark, and in three days the 

 dying child was up and well. 



The infeftion had fpread to two others in the fame hoitfe ; 

 in this, child, and in another, the putrid fever was attended 

 with fwelled glands, which fuppurated, and threatened gan- 

 grene : in a robuft fervant girl it took the form of a dreadful 

 putrid fore throat ; flie had an emetic, and afterwards .fome 

 rhubarb, then yeft and ivater every two hours. The firft 

 eflefts of this newlv difcovered remedy was that of rendering 

 the pulfe fuller and fifteen beats lefs in a minute, and her 

 black tongue foon alTumed a clean and red appearance : 

 without bark or wine (he was fpeedily recovered. 



In Dr. Beddoes' Confiderations there are the following 

 cures: — Mr. Caldwall, engraver, (as Dr. Thornton reports,) 

 rcquefted him to go into Green-ilrcct, Leicefter-Fields, to 

 attend Mr. Ifadril, who, he faid, it was fuppofcd would not 

 outlive the day. I found him labouring under a dreadful 

 putrid fore throat, the tongue was black and thick coated, 

 and the pulfe quick and fluttering; evacuations being firft 

 premifed, yeft and bark in porter were exhibited everv two 

 hours: his (ifler, who nurfcd him, was foon after attacked 

 bv the fame fever, but the throat was not affetled. She was 

 not like her brother confined to her bed, but her wcaknefs 

 was fo great that (lie could not walk acrofs the room, nor 

 even ftand up half a minute without fupport. In both thefe 

 cafes the relief from the veil was very ftriking, and they were 

 foon cured : the wife was alfo infe£led, who received a fnni- 

 lar benefit from the yeft. 



The moft extraordinary cafes, however, are the following; 

 — In Hufband-ftreet, ahnali confined fituation near Berwick- 

 ftreet, a fever broke out, which in the fliort fpace of a fort- 

 night, in three houfes only, fwept away fix perfons. Dr. 

 Thornton's aflidance was at this time called in to Mrs. 

 Wollot, No. 1, in that ftrcct, who lay delirious and coma- 

 tofc, with her two children, all in the fame bed. She rc- 

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