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part. Laftly, fome mild ftimulant, as a weak folution of fait 

 and water, or of white vitriol and water, may be uied to wafli 

 the fauces with in the decline of the difeafe, to expedite the ab- 

 forption of the new veflelsj if neceflary, as recommended in 

 ophthalmy. 



Tonftllitis fuperfii-ialis. Inflammation of the fu^-face of the 

 tonfils. As the tonfils and parts in their vicinity are covered 

 with a membrane, which though expofed to currents of air, is 

 neverthelefs conftantly kept moift by mucus and faliva, and is 

 liable to difeafes of its furface like other mucous membranes, as 

 well as to fuppuration of the internal fubftance of the gland ; 

 the inflammation of its furface is fucceeded by imall elevated 

 puftules with matter in them, which foon diiappears, and the 

 parts either readily heal, or ulcers covered with Houghs are left: 

 on the furface. 



This difeaie is generally attended with only fenfitive fever, 

 and therefore is of no danger, and may be dillinguithed with 

 great certainty from the dangerous inflammation or gangrene 

 of the tonfils at the height of the fmall-pox, or fcarlet fever, by 

 its not being attended with other fymptoms of thofe difeafes. 

 One emetic and a gentle cathartic is generally fumcient ; and the 

 frequent fwallowing of weak broth, or gruel, both without fait 

 in them, relieves the patient, and abfolves the cure. When 

 thefe tumours of the tonfils frequently return I have fometimes 

 fufpetled them to originate from the abforption of putrid matter 

 from decaying teeth. See Glafs I. 2. 3. 21. and II. 2. 2. I. 



Tonftllitis inirritata. Inflammation of the tonfils with fenfi- 

 tive inirritated fever is a iymptom only of contagion-; fever, 

 v/hether attended with fcarlet eruption, or with confluent fmall- 

 pox, or otherwilc. The matter of contagion is generally diff.i- 

 fed, not dilTolved in the air ; and as this is breathed over the mu. 

 caginous furface of the tonfils, the contagious atoms are liable 

 to be arreited by the tonh'l ; which therefore becomes the neit 

 of the future difeafe, like the inflamed circle round the inocu- 

 lated pundlure of the arm in fuppoiltious fmall-pox. The fuell- 

 ing is liable to furTocate the patient in fmali-pox, and to become 

 gangrenous in fcarlet fever, arid fome other contagious fevers, 

 which have been received in this manner. The exigence of in-* 

 {lamination of the tonfil previous to the fcarlet eruption, as ths 

 arm inflames in the inoculated fmnll-pox, and fuppu-.-acej before: 

 the variolous eruption, fliould be a criterion of the fcarlet fever 

 being taken in this manner. 



M. M. All the means which ftrengthen the patient, as in 



the fenfitive inirritated fever, Ciais II. i. 2. i. As it is li ibb 



to continue a whole lunation or more, great attention fliould b-* 



Voi,. II. B a U fed 



