THE DISEASES OF THE CREW. 321 



GHAP. II. 



VOYAGE FROM TENEKIFFE TO BRAZIL. 

 SPASMS OF THE LUNGS, AND BILIOUS COMPLAINTS. 



In the roads of Teneriffe, a sailor was seized with 

 such violent spasms in the lungs, as to become 

 senseless, and gnash his teeth. On my coming on 

 board at the third attack, I gave him a dose of 

 Valeriana, with tincture of opium, after which he 

 had no other attack. 



On our entering the tropics, the effects of the 

 heat manifested themselves ; the neighbourhood 

 of the Cape Verd islands was particularly evident. 

 First, one of the steersmen suffered with a violent 

 head-ache, with a bitter taste in the mouth ; on 

 which account he was continually spitting. 

 Though, after an emetic, which operated well, 

 some nausea still remained, he was, however, well 

 in three days. Immediately after him, two sailors 

 were taken at the same time, with violent cholic. 

 Scarcely half an hour afterwards, when they had 

 rubbed Liniment volat. on the most painful part, 

 both vomited, and were at the same time taken 

 with a diarrhoea. The following day they were 

 well, excepting a slight degree of weakness. On 

 this day, several sailors suffered, with pains in the 

 stomach, and diarrhoea ; to these men I gave no 

 medicine ; they were only ordered to take the soup 



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