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BILIOUS FEVER. 



SYMPTOMS. Low spirits ; yearning ; uneasiness ; de- 

 praved appetite ; bad dreams ; alternate chiUs and heats ; 

 pulse full ; bowels costive ; skin yellowish and harsh ; 

 the tongue is first white, and then brown and furred ; pain 

 in the head, back and legs ; the urine high colored. 



TREATMENT. Bleed freely if the fever is high. Give 

 an emetic, (see page 234.) When this has operated 

 freely, give a dose of calomel and jalap, from ten to fif- 

 teen grains of calomel to an adult. 



If the heat continue very great, sponge the body with 

 cold water and vinegar. The bowels must be kept loose 

 during the whole of the disease. 



It is very important to get the skin in a moist state. To 

 bring this about, ipecacuanha, in doses of one or two grains, 

 may be given ; or, tartar emetic, made very weak in 

 water, given in small quantities at short intervals. 



If all these things do not cure, it may be necessary to 

 salivate the patient. To do this, give one or two grains 

 of calomel in syrup, every two hours, till a slight sore- 

 ness, or copper taste, is felt in the mouth. 



Salivation is a last resort, however, and should hardly 

 be undertaken without the advice of a medical man. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. 



SYMPTOMS. Great pain in the head ; high fever ; pulse 

 high ; eyes red, and unable to bear the light ; restless, 

 unquiet sleep ; sometimes delirium ; tongue red, changing 

 to a dark-brown or yellow ; sometimes the feet are cold ; 

 breathing sometimes difficult. 



TREATMENT. Bleed freely ; bathe the feet in warm 

 water, with a little pearlash or common ashes in it ; apply 

 cloths dipped in vinegar and water to the head frequent- 



