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a] ways accompanied paiiied by any symp- 



by symptoms of toms of fever, 

 fever.- 



"i. No intermissions 5. There are frequently 



can be observed. short intermissions. 



l7]fiammation of the Stomach. 



The stomach, hke the intestines, may be 

 inflamed either on its external or internal 

 surface. When the external coat is the seat of 

 the disease, the symptoms are nearly the same 

 as those by which peritonteal inflammation of 

 the intestines is indicated, and the same treat- 

 ment is required ; the only difference ob- 

 servable in the symptoms is, that in this case the 

 pain seems to be more acute and distressing 

 than in the other : the same difference may be 

 observ^ed between the large and small intes- 

 tines, the latter being possessed of more sen- 

 sibility than the former. 



When inflammation attacks the peritonaea! 

 ^oat of the stomach, it very soon difluses itself 

 to the small intestines and neighbouring vis- 

 cera; or if the small intestines be its original 

 scat, it frequently spreads to the stomach, 

 and sometimes to the large intestines also. In 



