386 ON FEVER. 



and efpecially if the difcharge from the noflrils 

 ' turn black and fanious, little hope is to be en- 

 tertained. 



The medicines indicated in this cafe, accord- 

 ing to Gibfon, are, the warmefl cardiac, dia-. 

 phoretic, and volatile, with bark. Sal amm.o- 

 niac, fait of amber, fait of hartfhorn, and afTa- 

 fcetida. For cheapnefs fake, the fubftitutes, 

 camphor, and oil of amber: caftor, gentian, 

 zedoary, gallengals, white dittany, biftort, fnake- 

 root, diafcordium, mithridate. The fweet fpirit 

 of nitre is much recommended to be given fre- 

 quently, in malignant fever, by a late writer. 



The intention of cure, is plainly to fupport 

 nature by proper medicines, and to enable her 

 to caft off the morbific matter, by fuch chan- 

 nels as fhe herfelf fhall point out, or to remedy 

 her defeft in that particular, by a num.ber 

 of artificial drains. In the emerg^encv of the 

 cafe, and when a fudden putrid flagnation of 

 the juices is to be apprehended, the moff povr- 

 erful antifeptics mufl be immediately exhibited ; 

 but this involves a difficulty, which I mufl 

 leave to the able medical praditioner ; it fome- 

 times happens that although the bark, and 

 medicines of that clafs be imperioufly demand- 

 ed, the contra indications, from a load of foul 

 and acrid matter, which renders the ftomach 

 totally unfit for the reception of aftringents, 

 are equally prefhng, and it is impracticable to 



relieve 



