114 Notices of a singular form of Fever. 



II. Notices of a singular form of Fever, -which prevailed 

 in some parts of the State of Tenessee, in the autumn 

 and winter of 1805. In a letter to the Editor, from 

 Felix Robertson, M. D., of Nashville. 



AN opportunity of conveyance offering, through 

 the politeness of Mr. E., of this place, I shall give you 

 a short account of the prevailing disease of the last fall 

 and winter, in this neighbourhood. 



It commenced with a general lassitude or a sense of 

 weariness, accompanied, in general, with but slight fever. 

 In a few cases, the fever was considerable, the patient, 

 at the same time, complaining of a dull pain, or sense of 

 heaviness, throughout the region of the stomach. 



A nausea was very common, proceeding, in some 

 cases, to violent vomiting. The bowels, generally, 

 were natural, as to frequency of discharge ; but some 

 cases were attended with obstinate costiveness. In a 

 variety of instances, I found that the stools were white. 



The eyes and skin became yellow in proportion to the 

 violence of the above symptoms. This yellowness re- 

 mained for months, in some cases that were neglected. 

 Very few patients were confined to their bed ; and some 

 were even capable of attending to business, during the 

 disease. The urine, in every case, was very high co- 

 loured. 



