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purgatives being contra-indicated. Then the following 
effervescing draught is useful,— 
BR. Bicarbonate of potash, 2 drs, 
Tinct. opium, 4 dr. 
Syrup of orange, 6 drs. 
Camphor water to 6 ozs, 
Half an ounce, with a tablespoonful of lime juice ad- 
ministered whilst efferverscing, every three or four hours. 
For the restlessness, 20 or 30 drops of chloric ether may 
be given with each dose, or saline, such as acetate of 
ammonia, or citrate of potash, with nitrous ether, may be 
useful during the pyrexia. If the temperature rises above 
105° F., the patient should be sponged with cold water. If 
the pain is very severe, 10 or 15 drops of the tincture of 
belladonna should be given every three or four hours. Opium 
or chloral, or Dover's powder in moderate doses, are some- 
times useful at bedtime. The eruption should be treated 
with simple bismuth ointment. Warm baths, in which a 
couple of pounds of bicarbonate of soda have been dissolved, 
are also beneficial. Liniments containing opium, belladonna, 
and chloroform may be applied to the spine and _ joints. 
After the first remission the following prescription should 
be given,— 
k.. Carbonate of potash, 1 dr. 
Nitrate of potash, 1 dr. 
Tincture of orange, 3 drs. 
Water to 6 ozs. 
1 oz. every three hours, and quinine 5 to 8 ers. should be 
administered thrice daily. For convulsions in children, 
bromide of potassium may be given. In adults, if there be 
great depression or marked nervous symptoms during con- 
valescence, dilute phosphoric acid with nux vomica, or small 
doses of strychnine, should be employed. The enlarged 
lymphatic glands may give trouble during convalescence ; 
they should be painted with strong iodine paint, and small 
doses of iodide of potassium should be given internally. The 
rheumatic pains are apt fo persist, and it may be necessary 
