Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-06
DIR. John Sappin.tOn's
ANTI.EEVEhS PILLS.


remedy for Jerers cf eue,y description.
n AM OF opliIion that all levers are u UNITY O
IL disease from the milde>t in ,erinIttent t,p to
tire hisnes. grade Oi Yellow ie\,r, and that the
different denominations Of icvers, are simply
owing TO some particular state Of the atnIOs prre
ar to some peculiar c"fuIti0.. OF the system; ana
with slight variations, such as nave made, the
treatment should be the same am also OF upu
ion tut 'IIs must be the prevailing theory OF th,
day, or how Is it that physiciais treat ievers
throughout with Caoncl and lew other dcpir-
tives.
Description and treatment Of fcvrrs. viz:-Ist
fnfcTmuteM or Ague dnd Frrcr. 2dlv bilious
ferer. ahIy. 7yphus or Ncrrous ferer and all
other fevers by whatever name they may be
called.
LIST. OF Intermittent or Eerer and Agmc
consider all fevers Oi an intermittent character
which cool oil once in twenty -four hours wilet-
er prer' ded by II chill or nOt whether the
lever and chill rise and continue toge her; or if
there be no chill ut all sometimes fever Of this
Character continues "a a. hours wit ont inter-
| mission, aud sometimes it occurs only every third
day. Nine tenhs OF the fevcrS Of this state and
most other states OF this union. partake NOR, or
less oil tins Character; and III all their various an
pearanccs the treatment should be the same
Ihis medicine cures by correcting the bile, Civ
ing tone and energy to the stomach AMI bowels,
aud thereby communicating health and strength,
To The Whole system Itis also possessed of -ucI,
singular and admirable properties. that it does
not slcken the stomach nor operate OH the bow
els as purgatlve. II breaks the fever il. from,
~ to 4o hours. aurn. which time the patient
feels no sensible benefit from it, bu finds him
self suddenly well without being con ci, us ofits
mode OF operation. There is no arsenic or any
oiher article oil pnisOIOs nature in this medi-
cine. 1t is entirely harmless; women in a v sill
',at'on may take it with perfect safety; aud if
double the quantity herein ended was Ia
ken. no bad effects would be produced by it,
The increased demand for this medicine las i'm.
duced Inc in future to prepare it only i'm the form
of pills, as the transportation 0i valS is both in
conve lent and unsafe. For grown persons or
children WHO prefer TAXI 1t in Il liquid form il
can he prepared conveniently by anv person in
the following n'aiinrr pound twelve pills well,
put the preparation INTO u vial. and pour two
common SIZE d table spOOniiilIS of whiskey or yya-
ter to it spirits of any kind are hest ANY other
qua tIty of the liquid may be prepared at the
same time. b, increasing lcsscnng the ,,,,anti-
| tr Ofthe medicine in the same proportion as de-
scribnd above.
1rcatmem-If the patient prefers taking
puke or purge before he commences The use of
this m"dcIne, have no Oh ection but tits rarely
II ever 'ercssary. He can drink cold water or
make nsr of any kind of diet suitable Tor "a sick
person. without the least danger or suffering the
slightest Inconvenience from it. a grown per-
son will take for Il dose pill common SIZED
| tea spoonful of the liquid every two hour both
Ike
dren or 10 years old will take 70 or 40 drops.
and those three four years old will take Is or
~ drops. and infants 3 or 4 weeks old will tnk q
! from & to drops. repeated and continued us re-
commended for grow persons. But as persons
are very sub ect relapse ar return of this dis
! ease. whether they are cured in this or any other
way. 1t would br well to continue ta>n. three or
iour doses day until The strength and conplex.
ion arc restored. and particularly if the person
has dlrendy had several relap>es. une box will
cure two persons Of n common attack of aguc and
fever. Before the liquid is taken the vial should
! be well shaken.
IDLY. OfBlioms FcUer: This is n more obsti
| nate and dangerous disease than intermiiten, or
ague and fever there are genera ly three or four
day >htIsposItIoH previous to the onset ot this
dsense and frequently chilly sensation. for day
| o' two after. When this iii ease is properly
formed it rarely yields to any treatment under or
| W days. ana sometimes much longer.
| aMly. Of Typhus or Nervous Fercr This j.
stiil much more nbstIna and dangerous diseus,.
t'an h'il"'i- lever. and appa'e emily more m, Il in
the commencement. 1t often continues iiitee
or twent, days with scarcely any remission or in
termissi0r, with -great prnstratnn OF BODY and
| depression oi mind IL may be WILL to ol,srryr
that Typhus fever IL most common in The win,.
and spring, and Bilious fever IN the summer mn
fall. la the first stage of all ievers it is comm =
tor the tongue to be- covered with a wi,itish com
and II the fever is not broken and ruus To t =.
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| brown color. and in the third and last stage O,
| levers. tand particularly if they are of n his,,
grade and malignant cha acrer) the tongue, is AMI
10 assume dark brown color, OF different degrees
OF moisture; sometimes II Is exceedingly dr,; i
| tins stage of the disease the patient is often sen
sible ola hot or burnin" sensation in the sto,,rch
The symptoms of these two diseases are so muci,
alike in their first stage that physicians often diff
fer rs to their real character, dnes il matte,
materially because the treatment of both should
ne city much the same. with this exception
thht tyPhis lever does not require nor will u
bear as much strong sickening medicine as bill
,nus fever
Treatment IT. the first stage of tho two Ias,
diseases, give pnke "r one nr two snal doses
of cal0mel OF some other medicine that will upp
rate upon The stomach and bowels U.der auy
cir umstances | oh ccI to givii. more strong
medicine, and am decidedly of opinion tina, r,
peated doses OF such Ope dting medicines do
more harm than good After thus operatina M,
the stomach AMI bowels (and even wilton; it>
II several days have eapsed and my patient he
come weak. commence with the pills nd drops.
and give dose every three hours, that is eight
doses IN each twenty -four hours, with n reyuIar
Use OF Virginia snakc-rOOt. rr some other swear,
~" Tea. snciI as hysup sage or balm. Should
the patent suffer much with pain i'm the head.
back or elsewhere, give twenty or twenty.five
drops OF audanum at uight. 10 il be n srowi, nor
son (chdren should take less esscnrrespondinp ,y,tb
thciragcs) and should he become much debilita
ted from continuation Ot the discase n, a Dar
tIcuarly IT the hands and feet become cold nive
drau2ht 0i tOddy or wine every three or fopr
hours until he rccOvers; continue all the time IN
Use the pills or drops as recommended. Tho
diet should be light. and taken only little nt n
time aud often