354 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
YELLOW FEVER 
Is but an aggravated form of bilious fever. Treatment and. 
medicine the same. 
SLOW OR NERVOUS FEVER. 
This kind generally attacks people of a relaxed and 
debilitated constitution, and has its origin in the digestive 
organs, which fail to nourish the system. It is ushered in by 
indisposition for a day or two, generally after some great 
excitement, but it sometimes comes on so slowly that its 
immediate cause cannot be traced. There is depression of 
Spirits, want of appetite, weariness, chills, flushings, heat in the 
hands and soles of the feet, and coldness in other parts of the 
body. As night advances the symptoms increase till the 
fever is well marked. As this is a condition generally 
accompanied by weakness, our treatment must be to strengthen 
the patient and allay the nervous irritation. The first thing 
to be done is toallay the fever; for this purpose put patient to 
bed in a warm, well ventilated room with a hot bottle or stone 
to the feet. Make the following infusion :— 
EEEOATY os tee oo 53s ic yaad ets he es SIM OUNCE. 
“Valerian, in coarse powder ......e.-. One ounce. 
BOVE? POWAECT veo rx ne oases aay ee One ounce. 
Steep in a quart of boiling water. thirty: minutes, strain 
sweeten, and give a wineglassful every hour during the height 
of the fever till the pores open and the temperature falls. As 
a daily medicine the spiced bitters will be found an excellent 
tonic. Should the fever be persistent, and if the foregoing 
treatment fails after a week’s trial, give the quinine and the 
hydrastis as in intermittent; look well to the stomach and 
bowels, also the kidneys, and use suitable medicine to remove 
obstructions. Perhaps some reader will ask us, Where is the 
course of medicine, is it not indicated in this form of fevers ? 
Not if the sufferer is in a feeble state of health; if there is 
ordinary strength it will be beneficial. The fever powder and 
the hot stone will answer the purpose. If the tongue is 
coated, the lobelia emetic is indicated, and may be taken 
