Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-04-19

has already had several relapses. One In. ,r;l,
cure TWO persons Off common attack of usue and
be well shaken. "' '"''''"
IDLY. Of Bilious Fercr. This ism mora oI,S,;
nate and dangerous disease than inter,n;,tpnt or
ague ana lever, there are generally three or four
Gays iadisposltlon previous to the onset of hi,
disease and frequently chilly sensations for dav
Sa Cr IVY aNer. When this disease. is properly
10 days, and sometimes much longer
3diy, " iyphus or Nervous Fcrer. This ;s
s,i" Much more obstinate and dangerous disease
man Diiious lever, and apparently more mild in
the commencement. 1t often continues fifteen
@ UT Menty days with scarcely any remission or in
ter'n'sslon, with great pr0stration of body md
depression of mind. 1t may be well to observe
that lyPhus fever is most common in the winter
ana spring. and Bilious fever i'm the summer and
ai. III the first stage of all fevers it is common
'or ,ie tongue 10 be covered with whitish cont
"ao emu ~ e ieSer Is not broken and runs into the
second stage, 1t is apt to assume n ycllowisl,
orown color, and i'll the third and last stage of
J feVers, (and particularly if they are of n b;eh
grade and malignant character) the tongue is nnt
10 assume dark brown color, Of different degrees
L'olSlure; sometimes It is exceedingly dry; in
tnis stage OF the disease the patient is often sem
slDle OH hot or burning sensation in the stomach
Inc symptoms oil these two diseases arc so much
aKe IN their first stage that ply sicians often df
Ter rs to their real character nor does il mottc r
inateraiiy, because the treatment of both should
! be pretty much the same with this exccntion
that typhns fever does not REQUIRE mr. r;i =
| ious fever '''' dS "h-
,. treatment In the first stage of tho two last
| diseases, give Il puke one or two small doses
vi calohci or some other medicine that will one
rate upon the stomach and bowels. IJndcr nv
circumstances l object to giving mora s,rn"y
medic,he, and am decidedly of opinion tba, re,
| Pea'ca doses of such operating medicines do
more harm than good. After thus operatinp m
the stomach and bowels (uud even without, ;,l
II several DAYS have elapsed and my patient be-
| come weak commence with the pills n nd drons
and give dose every three hours, that is e;ah,
doses IN each twenty four hours with n rconior
use OF Virginia snakeroot, or some other stycnt-
ing ten. such as,hysup, sage or balm. Shorld
inc patent suffer much with pain in the head
1nch 1" vi e'seWhere' give twenty or twenty-five
drops OF laudanum at night, ifitbc n grown nor.
| son (chldren should take less correspondng ~;
| thciragcs) and should he become much Jeb;I;,,.
ted from continuation Of the disease. and n,r-
t'cularly If the hands and feet become cold. give
draught OF toddy or wine every three or four
| hohrs until lie rccOrers; continue all the fine IN
use the pills or drops us recommended Tho
diet should be light, and taken only little at n
| time and often.
Bleeding is so seldom required i'm these i;seo.
scs that II Is scarcely necessary 10 mention II. Il
II ever is resortsd 10 it should be in the enrlv
stage Of them. ' >
Blistering is sometimes uscfulond rarely ;f cv.
er injurious; hut it should be chiefly rcsor,ed to
III the last stage, when there is delirl,m or lastinu
| cOdncss Ill the extremitics. In the trcatmc M ot
either oi these diseases, would prefer the bow.
| els TO he in rather costive than laxative cnudi
ton. But should the bowels be too inactive
give broken doses of salts or oil, or opcuitheu
with injections, and if they should be two Iaxa
tive, give six or eight drops of laudanum two
| three ar four times day, until the loosness j.
restrained. My experience in the treatment o
yellow fever has not been very extensive. but i
is neither more nor less than the highest grade q
bilious fever, and should he treated pretty mucl
| i'll the samc way.
JOHN sAPPINGToN.
Saline County, Missouri.
Price 81 so per box.
Numberless certificates Of this medicine. hav,
been rendered, bni have thought fit to insert ON
ly The following from the Rev. Joel IL. Hnden
Register OF the Land Office for the Spring Fel,
district. Mo-, which seems to embrace the onin
ions Of many i'll different sections of the cou,tr,.
]. 8.
Having travelled much over the states. hotI
west and south, and having heard much said !,
favor of DIR: SappngtOn's fever pills, do here
by certify, that believe there has never yet beer
any medicine offered to the public so efficaciou
in the cure of fcvers Us that which he has nre
pared l have known many labonrng under te
Yer and aguc, cured in the course of from q tt
as hours; and all cases Of fever in which I nav,
known 1t used, 1t has never failed to effect cure
so far rs known TO me, in shorter time than an,
medicine have ever known used do iher,
fore recommend it TO all persons laborine undc
fever, as the hest remedy known 10 the public.
JOEL ii IIADEN.
a fresh supply of the above valuable medi
cine is offered for sale at the Edscfcld Drus
Store.
April 10 II