130 MEMOIR OF DR WRIGHT, 



bourhood of Callendar, iu Menteith, he writes to his 

 friend Dr Garthshore, that he had been detained, 

 on his return to Edinburgh., by the illness of a lady of 

 his acquaintance with fever and sore throat, followed 

 by lienteria ; the last of which he removed by his spe- 

 cific of salt and vinegar. In a subsequent letter he 

 says to Dr Garthshore : 



•• The lady I formerly mentioned to you had that species 

 of sore throat, with white specks and sloughs, small clear ul- 

 cer-, and scarlet efflorescence. It is well described by Pen- 

 rose, in a work published thirty years ago. Before my ar- 

 rival, as much wine and bark had been poured in as she 

 could swallow. She was hourly getting worse. I gave a fa- 

 vourable turn to the disorder, by the exhibition of three 

 grains of antimonial powder and one grain of calomel, every 

 three hours. The second day brought on a kindly perspira- 

 tion ; the patient had immediate relief; but went on with 

 three more of the powders, to secure what she had got. The 

 gargle was vinegar, water and honey, very gently used. 



" In the remitting fever of children," he proceeds. " at- 

 tended with debility, irritability, and intestinal disorder, 

 when the discharge by stool is lienteric, of a dark green co- 

 lour, or thin and white, and very fcetid. vinegar saturated 

 with marine salt will never deceive you. It will do every- 

 thing. To young infants, say of three months, a tea-spoon- 

 ful to a table-spoonful of water, well sweetened, will suffice: 

 to a chiki a year old double the quantity, every three hours. 



" Have the goodness to say to Sir Joseph, that a book, 

 with the following title, is at his service, " Leonardos The- 

 •UEissuBtfs, Descriptio Plantarum. Ratisboinv. cici^lxxvi." 



On the 84th of August 1800, Dr Currie writes to 

 Dr Wright as follows ; 



