The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-01


purgiug Of that acrid yellow iefum as fpeediI)
as pCfible; and mean while defending 'hs
bowels from the abraGon of,co much ct ibell
internal covering, and afterwards reitorlnt
the tone of ,he.injured parts.
The putrid fever being an exalted degrees
Of tbs foregoing, with fome addition; I'M
procedure in the cure will of courie, IN
good meafure be the fame, differing only II
coniiant fufperfion of the lancet, and tre'
ule of the mineral acids, as the elixir OF VI
triol, with final endeavour to procure a yer.
free perlpiratiop, by anthony dlsphoIei'
well lupported with warm wine whey. Vine
gar fpiinkled over the Aoor is very proper here
Befides the fevers here. mentioned, tn
moiifure continuing or returning in autumn
may very probably produce another, of a yer.
troublelome kind, called BY Ht fman,
Melenteric fever; by Heffer, rather Ito
machic or in;efinsl fever, caufed by an over
charge of mucus in thofe parts; the ten
dency Of which humour to putrefacton
brings on a very tedious and dangerous diff
cafe; particularly if it be treated with dia
phoretic powders, lnake root and laffron de-
coa;ons, and cordials ofyrup Of fafrcn ant
reacle water, with fpr. Law comp. and fpr
c. c. or fal. vol. and good large bilters
This among the country people delervsdl.,
going by the name of the long fever, Nigh
be inconceivably fhortened by courie of tn
mild openers above recommended; a fre
uGe Of Mindererus's ipirit which any country
man may prepare who can come at potail
| and vinegar, for the vinegar being warmed
and the clean potsih powdered, the vinega
is put into a wide mouthed bottle, and tn
potaih put in by little at time, as long a
they will produce fermentation with gentl
fbaking. The potalh will take all the lou
from the vinegar if enough is put in, an
hould it NIKE it too fiat more vinegar ma
be added to reduce it to a due nandard
For thofe who are afraid of mifing the poin
in this preparation, they may reduce goo
cyder to a comfortable Aatnefs with the pot
aih, and if too froug, they may dilute
with lpring- water, and drink as they fin
they can bear.
Ii any Rage of any fever treated in thi
cooling and gently purging way, lhouId tn
patient grow chilly, little warm wine whe
fage tea, or any warm diluting liquor vii
lately and fpeedily relieve him; after milc
breathing fweat is over, ihOuld that iucceed
a glals of good vine, or even cup of foun'
cyder may prove better cordial, than tn
fiery ipirits by many very injudiciouly ad
minhseTed as fuch.
In every fever where there is (ufpicion o
a foul OF obGruaed liver, known by brown
tongue, and bitter tafe in the mouth OF
waking, vomits are always indicated, AM
,nolhlng is more common than very uneafj
fate of the bowels after they have 6nifhet
their operation. This is cauGed by the flag
nanf gall preAed out into the inteffines, which
muH be evacuated by gentle purges, given il
a plentiful quantity of fluid, and repeated a
often as the gripes urge their neceHity.
Neither bark, cordials, nor bitters ought
ever to be given, till there is a clear fyftem
of bowels and vefleIs to receive them, fol
the hurrying on of a foul acrid humoul
through the fine, ienfible and irritable
Trainers of the body mutt be attended with
the mott fatal consequences. On the othel
hand, keeping the patient an hour Longer
than needs on the cooling and opening regi.
men, is waiting bis Hrength to no pnrpole.
and putting off his recovery, till dropfy oil
cachexy fets in, which lowly conducts hin
to the grave. T. YOUNG.