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.induced by the subduction of natural stimuli, as it 

 is overcome at the end of the cold fit, always gives 

 rise to fevers of strong pulse; since, in such case, 

 all the parts of the system have their actions in- 

 creased during the hot fit. The torpor arising from 

 the exhaustion of sensorial power produces vari- 

 ous effects, according to the part in which it takes 

 place. When seated in the stomach, it always 

 produces continued fever, with weak pulse. In 

 this case, in consequence of the torpid state of the 

 stomach, the arterial system likewise falls into tor- 

 por, from defect of the excitement of association ; 

 therefore an accumulation of the sensorial power 

 of association takes place in the arterial system. 

 But this accumulation is so great, ov^ing to the 

 uninterrupted actions of. the stomach, catenated 

 with those of the arterial system, that it affects 

 the next link of the associate train, that is, the 

 capillaries of the skin, with increased energy. 

 Hence these last, in this kind of fever, are per- 

 petually exerted with great increase of action. 

 When torpor affects the secerning vessels of the 

 brain, it produces fever with arterial debility. In 

 this case, the secretion of sensorial power being 

 more or less impaired, languid actions of every 

 part of the system must be the consequence. In 

 fevers from this cause, the action of the capilla- 

 ries is diminished with that of all the rest of the 

 system. Hence the heat of the body does not rise 

 above the natural standard, and sometimes it is 

 even lower throughout the course of the disease; 

 a phenomenon which serves to direct the attention 

 to this cause. When torpor, from exhaustion of 

 sensorial power, affects other parts of the system 

 sympathetically associated with the stomach, such 

 as the liver, spleen, &:c. the stomach falls into tor- 

 por, from defect of the powder of association, and. 

 In like manner, the arterial system, till a general 



