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ture of fenforial power in unneceflary motions. Many weak 

 patients have been thus ftimulated to death. See Se<fh Xfl. 7. 

 S. The Peruvian bark ihould be given alfo in repeated doles 

 in fuch quantity only as may ftrengthen digeftion, not impede 

 it. For thefe purpofes two ounces of wine, or of ale, or cyder, 

 fhould be given every fix hours ; and two ounces of decoction 

 of bark, with two drachms of the tincture of bark, and fix drops 

 of tincture of opium, fhould be given alfo every fix hours alter- 

 nately ; that is, each of them four times in twenty-four hours. 

 As much rhubarb as may induce a daily evacuation, Ihould be 

 given to remove the colluvies of indigefted materials from the 

 bowels ; which might otherwife increafe the diftrefs of the pa- 

 tient by the air it gives out in putrefaction, or by producing 

 a diarrhoea by its acrimony ; the putridity of the evacuations 

 is owing to the total inability of the dige (live ^powers ; and their 

 delay in the interlines, to the inactivity of that canal in refpect 

 to its perifbltic motions. 



The quantities of wine or beer and opium, and bark, above- 

 mentioned, may be increafed by degrees, if the patient feems 

 refrefhed by them ; and if the pulfe becomes flower on their 

 exhibition ; but this with caution, as I have, feen irrecover- 

 able mifchief done by greater quantities both of opium, wine, 

 and bark, in this kind of fever ; in which their ufe is to ftrength- 

 en the drgeftion of the weak patient, rather than to flop the par- 

 oxyfms of fever ; but when they are adminiftered in intermit- 

 tents, much larger quantities are necefTary. 



The ftimulus of fmall blifters applied in fucceffion, one every 

 three or four days, when the patient becomes weak, is of great 

 fervice by flrengthening digeftion, and by preventing the cokl- 

 nefs of the extremities, owing to the fympathy of the fkin with 

 the flomach, and of one part of the fkin with another. 



In refpect to nutriment, the patient mould be fupplied with 

 wine and water, with toafted bread, and fugar or fpice in it ; or 

 with fago with wine ; frefh broth with turnips, cellery, parfley, 

 fruit ; new milk. Tea with cream and fugar ; bread-pudding, 

 with lemon-juice and fugar ; chicken, fifh, or whatever is grate- 

 ful to the palate of the fick perfon, in fmall quantity repeated fre- 

 quently ; with fmall beer, cyder and water, or wine and water, 

 for drink, which may be acidulated with acid of vitriol in fmall 

 quantities. 



3. All unneceflary motions are to be checked, or prevented. 

 Hence horizontal pofture, obfcure room, filence, cool air. All 

 the parts of the fkin, which feel too hot to the hand, mould be 

 expofed to a current of cool air, or bathed with cold water, 

 whether there are eruptions on it or not. Warn the patient 



twice 



