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ply blisters to the external fauces, and to employ diligently 

 detergent gargles. 



DC XX VI I. During the whole course of the disease, when 

 any considerable fever is present, the frequent exhibition of an- 

 timonial medicines, in nauseating doses, has been found useful; 

 and these, for the most part, sufficiently answer the purpose of 

 purgatives. 



DCXXVIII. The remedies mentioned from DCXXII. to 

 DC XX VI. are those frequently necessary, from the fifth day 

 till the suppuration is finished. But as, after that period, the 

 fever is sometimes continued and increased ; or, as sometimes, 

 when, after there has been little or no fever before, a fever now 

 arises, and continues with considerable danger ; this is what is 

 called the Secondary Fever, and requires particular treatment. 



DC XXIX. When the secondary fever follows the distinct 

 smallpox, and the pulse is full and hard, the case is to be 

 treated as an inflammatory affection by bleeding and purging. 

 But if the secondary fever follow the confluent smallpox, and 

 be a continuance or exacerbation of the fever which had sub- 

 sisted before, it is to be considered as of the putrid kind ; and 

 in that case bleeding is improper. Some purging may be ne- 

 cessary ; but the remedies to be chiefly depended on, are the 

 Peruvian bark and acids. 



When the secondary fever first appears, whether it is after 

 a distinct or a confluent smallpox, it will be useful to exhibit 

 an antimonial emetic in nauseating doses, but in such a manner 

 as to produce some vomiting. 



DCXXX. For avoiding the pits which frequently follow 

 the smallpox, many different measures have been proposed; 

 but none of them appear to be sufficiently certain. 



CHAP. II. OT THE CHICKENPOX. 



DCXXXI. This disease seems to depend upon a specific 

 contagion, and to affect persons but once in their lives. It is 

 hardly ever attended with any danger ; but as it seems frequently 

 to have given occasion to the supposition of a person's having 



