FEVERFEW 



not reach a dangerous height, it is 

 to be regarded as a beneficial pro- 

 cess. v The treatment of fever de- 

 pends upon the disease with which 

 it is associated. Dangerously high 

 temperatures may be reduced by 

 cold sponging, or the application of 

 an ice-pack. 



Certain clinical terms are used 

 to describe various types of fever. 

 Continued fever is the condition 

 in which the fever remains persis- 

 tently high ; in remittent fever 

 there are daily fluctuations of two 

 degrees or more ; and in intermit- 

 tent fever the increased tempera- 

 ture is only present during part 

 of the day. In malaria, when there 

 is a daily rise of temperature, the 

 condition is termed quotidian; 

 when the rise occurs on alternate 

 days it is said to be tertian ; and 

 when two days elapse between the 

 paroxysms it is quartan. See 

 Scarlet Fever. 



Feverfew (Matricaria parthen- 

 ium). Perennial herb of the nat- 

 ural order Compositae. A native 

 of Mid and South Europe, it has 

 small, clustered, daisv-like, yellow- 



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Feverfew. Plant and flower of the 

 medicinal herb 



centred, white flower-heads. The 

 leaves are deeply cut into toothed 

 oblong segments. The whole plant 

 has a bitter, tonic smell, and was 

 used as a rustic medicine in slight 

 fevers The name, formerly spelt 

 feverfuge, is derived from Lat. 

 febrifugia (febris, fever ; fugare, 

 to drive away). 



Fever Hospital. Hospital for 

 the reception of patients suffering 

 from infectious diseases, e.g. scar- 

 let fever and diphtheria. Such a 

 hospital should be built on a site 

 with a dry subsoil and good fall for 

 drainage. It should be, where 

 possible, outside the town which 

 it serves but with good facilities 

 for access, and there should be 

 ample grounds around the hospital. 

 There should be a detached 

 administrative, block, separate 

 wards for patients suffering from 

 different diseases, and out-build- 

 ings, such as laundry, stores, mor- 

 tuary, and disinfecting cumber. 



F.F.A. 



compatriots. He 

 was a champion 

 of woman, and 

 advocated a 

 higher position 

 for her ' in the 

 community. He 

 was attacked by 

 several writers, 

 and called before 

 the Inquisition, 

 which, however, 

 he refused to 

 attend. Pron. 

 Fa-ee-ho. 



In the wards 

 of hospitals 

 the minimum 

 floor space should 

 not be less than 

 144 sq. ft., and 

 the minimum 

 cubic space 2,000 

 cubic ft. per head, 

 the system of 

 ventilation pro- 

 viding that this 

 is changed three 

 or four times an 

 hour. Where 

 space permits the 

 faaX of one- 

 storeyed p a v i 1 - 

 ions is the best. These should 

 be connected with each other by 

 corridors open to the air. Isolation 

 hospitals for small-pox require a 

 larger space around them than 

 hospitals for other infectious 

 diseases, and should not be situated 

 close to any populated neighbour- 

 hood. See Hospital. 



Fever sham, EARL OF. British 

 title borne by the family of Dun- 

 combe since 1868. Charles Dun- 

 combe (1764-1841) was a descen- 

 dant of Thomas and Ursula Browne, 

 who, on inheriting the wealth of Ur- 

 sula's brother, the London banker, 

 Sir Charles Duncombe (d. 1711), 

 took his name. In 1776 Charles 

 Duncombe was made Baron Fever - 

 sham. His grandson William, the 

 3rd baron (1829-1915), was made 

 an earl in 1868. His grandson, who 

 succeeded to the title, was, as Vis- 

 count Helmsley, Unionist M.P., 

 1906-15. In 1916, during the Great 

 War, he was killed in action and 

 his son Charles became the 3rd earl. 

 The family seat is Duncombe Park, 

 Helmsley, Yorks. 



Feyjoo, BENITO (1676-1764). 

 Spanish poet and monk. Born Oct. 

 18, 1676, of good family, he entered 

 the Church in his youth. Of a 

 studious disposition, he devoted 

 himself to scientific pursuits, and 

 the art of healing. Most of his life 

 was spent in a monastery at 

 Oviedo, where he died, Sept, 26, 

 1764. In his Teatro Critico (Critical 

 Theatre) 1751-59, Feyjoo indicts 

 the metaphysical views of his 



in the old part of the city. Above, 

 showing position of the principal buildings 



Fez OR TARBUSH. Close-fitting 

 cap of felt with a flat top, usually 

 red with a black tassel. It is 

 worn chiefly by the Turks with 

 or instead of a turban (q.v.). The 

 name comes from Fez, in Morocco, 

 where these caps were originally 

 made. See colour plate, Caps. 



Fez OR FAZ. City of Morocco, 

 and the northern capital. It is 

 situated in a valley about I'OO m. 

 E. of the port of Rabat (q.v.), and 

 is one of the sacred cities of Islam. 

 The city, surrounded by ancient 

 walls, is picturesque, and con- 

 tains the Mosque of the Cherubim 

 or of Muley Edris, to which is 

 attached a Mahomedan university, 

 once the centre of learning in 

 N.W. Africa, with a library con- 

 taining some 30,000 MSS. The city, 

 which was founded in A.D. 808, is 

 connected with Rabat by a light 

 railway opened Feb. 8, 1915. Pop. 

 105,855. 



Fezzan. Country occupying the 

 S. portion of the Italian 'colony of 

 Libia ( Tripoli tania) and politically 

 attached to it. It was occupied by 

 Italian troops towards the end of 

 1913. Fezzan extends some 400 m. 

 N. and S., and 300 m. E. and W., 

 and belongs to the desert region of 

 N. Africa. The inhabitants, who are 

 Mahomedans belonging to the Sun- 

 nite sect, are estimated to number 

 about 70,000. The chief oases are 

 Ghat hi the extreme S.W., and 

 Murzuk. 



F.F.A. Abbrev. for Fellow oi 

 the Faculty of Actuaries. 



