'4^ The ^AURURs N^w Guide. Chap. XL' 



In 48 or 72 Hours (which conflitutes the Intervals in Ter- 

 tians and Qiiartans) therefore the Blood will probably in 

 that Time acquire a Degree of Vifcidity equal to what it 

 had before the Beginning of that Space, that is, immediate- 

 ly before the Solution of the preceeding Fit, and therefore 

 another Fit will be apt to return at the lanie Diftance of 

 Time. But if any Alteration happens, whereby the Sto- 

 mach may be rendered yet more weak ; or if a Food of 

 harder Digeftion than what is ufual happens to be eat in 

 that Time -, or if the common Difcharges happen to be 

 more than ordinary obftru6led ; or if a more than ordi- 

 nary Quantity of the thinner Parts of the Blood be exhauft- 

 ed ; then the Fits, will, probably, return oftner, by reafon 

 the fame Degree of Vifcidity will be fooner ingender'd in 

 the Blood. But if between the Intervals, the Stomach ga- 

 thers more Strength, and the Blood becomes more attenua- 

 ted and thin, wiiether thofe Changes happen by the Ufe 

 of proper Exercife^ Diet, or Phyfick, then the Fit will not 

 return at its uiuai Time, bur, if at ail, its Return will be 

 later, for the Reafons already alledg'd ; and if the fame 

 Oeconomy of Diet and Phyfick be continued, the Blood 

 mull yet become more attenuated, and the Stomach will 

 acquire its wonted Tone ; io that of Confequence there 

 will be no fartlier Return of the Difeafe. 



From all which it is evident, that the Cure of Intermit- 

 tent Fevers confift not in thofe Things that are necellary 

 barely to remove the Fit, for that happens naturally by a 

 deterniifi'd Increafe of the Quantity of vifcid Blood, di- 

 ilending the fmall Vellels, and an habitual Aptitude in the 

 fudorifick Poren, to caft off the Ler.tor by S'A'eat ; but that 

 Aptirude conilitutes Part of the Difeafe, and i? rather to be 

 cured than encouraged ; and tlierefore fuch Medicaments 

 are to be ufcd as will be of Efficacy, not only to break 

 thofe Vifcid ities 'which obllrud the Capillaries and fmali 

 Vellels, but alio to draw up the Solids into fach a Tenfi- 

 ty, and recover their Vigour to faclf a Degree, as i? necef- 

 fary to prevent the Increafe of fuch Mattti for the Time to 

 come; for it is by this lail Intention, that DigeHion, and 

 a due Comminution of the Juices, is to be perform'd. 

 *The Cure. Therefore, if a Horfe labouring under this 



Diftemper be young, and has not been too 

 much wore out by the Coniinuance of his Sicknefs, a mo- 

 iJerate Quantity of Blood maybe taken from the Neck- 

 vein j but this miift be done wit^Difcretion 3 for if the 



Horfe 



