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(after general depletion), or in such cases as are unattended 

 with much vascular excitement. In the very incipiency or 

 incubation of an inflammatory attack, /.<f., in the stage of 

 mere irritation or congestion, counter-irritation (by mustard) 

 may prevent the further progress of an inflammatory attack. 

 But if the case is advanced beyond this stage, counter- 

 irritation may do much mischief. 



Counter-irritation is usually the most important part of 

 the treatment of chronic inflammation, of which we shall 

 speak in a subsequent chapter. 



To recapiculate the order of time in which long experi- 

 ence has prescribed the use of the different means now in- 

 cluded under the head of the treatment for subduing and 

 mitigating inflammation, supposing most of the main 

 remedies of this class to be called for in a given case, we 

 would first resort to : 

 Abstraction of blood, next to 

 Saline purgatives, then to 

 Nitrate Potassa. 

 Veratrm Viride or Aconite. 

 Sometimes Opium, with or without the 

 Counter-irritation, &c. 

 The subsequent debility, especially in cases of suppura- 

 tive inflammation may call for tonics, or even stimulants, 

 with generous diet, &c., while certain cases will even re- 

 quire such treatment from the beginning. 



The febrifuge treatment comprises no violent measures 

 of any kind ; the chief indications are to — 



Allay the heat and dryness of various parts of the 



body. 

 The Tegumentary and mucous surfaces. 

 To favor the removal of execrata, &c. 

 These are accumulated in unusual amount in the blood 

 and organs. For these purposes we use : 

 Moderate Laxatives. 

 Saline Diaphoretics. 

 Cold drinks. 

 Tepid ablutions. 

 The Supporting Treatment is that adapted to states 

 of prostration and debility, for this purpose tonics and 

 stimulants are used, along with nourishing food. The 

 remedies chiefly employed for this purpose are alcohol, 

 ammonia, ether, opium, camphor, turpentine, capsicum, &c. 

 General weakness of an animal occurs under three forms ; 



