Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-05-03
Dr. john S1ppin:tOn's
ANTE.E'EIVEiss PILLS.

! FeWCdyJOr .jtrcFs ~ crGy description.
| AM OF opinion that all levers are u unity Of
IL disease from The miIdeSt in ncrulent up to
| the highest grade of yellow fever, and that the
| different denominations Of icvcrs. are simply
owing TO some particular state OF the atmosphere
or to some peculiar conditions of the system; and
| with slight variatiOns, such as have nitdc the
treatment should he the same am also of opi,,-
ION that this must be the prevailing theory OF the
| day, or how Is it that physicians treat ievers
throughout with Calomci and Il lew other deplc-
| tves.
| Description and treatment Of frvrrs, viz:-Ist.
!nfcrmtHcM or L;eHc AMI Ercr. 2dlv. Bilious
fcrcr. dy 1yphns or Nervous Ecrr. and all
other fevers by Whatever name they may be
| called.
lst or Intermittent ar Frrcr anil innc. |
| consider all levers OF an intermittent character
which cool oil in twenty .to;lr hours wheth-
cr preceded by IL chill or mott or whether the
| lever and chill rise and continue together; or if
there be no chill ut all Sometime. fever of this
character continues ~ or IL hours wout inter-
mission, and sometimes il lrS only every third
Day Nine tcntls of the !evrrs OF this state and
most other states Of this union paralic more or
less oi TINS character; and in I'LL their various an
pearahccS the treatment should he the Sunc.-
ms medicine cures by correcting the bile uiv.
| III" tone ana energy t" the stomach AMI novels
ana thereby communicative" health and STRENGTH
| to the whole system ItS also possessed of such
singular and admirable properties, that it does
h"t sickch Tic stomach nor operate OH the bow
els rs rlrsa'ivc. II breaks the fever in from
- 10 lo hours. G'lrln" which time the patient
reels no sensible benefit from it, hrr finds HIM
sell suddenly well without bring conscious oIi,s
ihode OF operation There is no arsenic or any
o.'icf alicle oi II POISONOUS nature in this IurI-
cine IL Is entirely harmless women in nuv >ii
',a'i"h may take 1t with perfect safety: aud if
double the quantity herein recommended v..s IN,
Ken, KEN II" bad effects would bc pro,lurcd by t.
Inc increased demand for this mcdcic, has III
oiccu nle IN future 10 prepare ii only in the form
Oh pl'is, It's tic transportation of vitlS is both i'll
convenient ,, and unsafe. For grown persons or
csn!rcn who prefer taking il in IL liu,,id form il
can he prepared conveniently by any person in
INC following manner; pound twelve Din. well
put the preparation into Il vial. and pour ,vo
common sized table sp"onis of whskcy or wa
Ter 10 It's spirits OF any kind are best. ANY other
i'a'ility of the liquid nlnv be preparcd nj Tho
same time. by increasing or lesscni,n the ,,ont;
ty OF the medicine i'll the same proportion as de-
| scribcd above.
irca'mcm-if the patient prefers taking :,
l,!he o' purge before he commences the Use of
inns medicine, have no occtio,I but il * ru,,.l.
II ever necessary. He can drink cold wn,rr mr.
make use of any kind of diet si,,!. for !, sick
person, without, the least danger or suffering tIc
Si'ShtcEt Inconvenience from it. 4 grown prr
son VIII lake Tor Il dose pill common sized
tea spoonful of the liquid every two Eours hn,L
day aud night, unit! the disease is brnLrr cbii.
dren > or 10 years odd will take 20 or IA ,,rnn.
ana those three or four years OLD! will take 4, or
~ drops. and infants : or i weeks; old vii, ,,kn
rom : 10 " drops. repeated and continued ;s re-
commended for grow persons. B,, as pcr.ou.
are very sui, cci To relapse ,,r rr,u,u nc Hi; lie;
etse, whether they cured in this or a,,y o,,,or
way, 1t would be we'll I" continue dino thro, ~
our doses day until the S,rcuuti, and ,om,,,cy.
ION are restored, and particularly if the person
has already had several rc!ip.c. tu,c hnx viii
cure two persons oia common a,nc, of oou md
lever Before the liquid is tel. the vial sboulJ
be well shaken ''''''''
IDLY Of Bilious Icrcr This is :; more ohs,-
,s a,ia au qniserons disease tlan iu,erniiirnr or
uS"c eHu ie'cf, uerc are generally three or four
DAYS ind'spositon previous 10 The onset of ,b;s |
disease an" frequently Chilly sensations for ,nv
or Two alter. When iliis iii ease S uronr,Iy |
10, eo II rarely Yields any treatment under or
io days. and sometimes much longer
:}dly. OF INphns or N,rrnvs Fcrcr. Ti;s :.
si much more obstinate and dangerous Sc,
tiian blhous lever. and apparently more mild in |
uic commencement. 1t often cu!iiinucs tiiirr,
or twenty days with scarcely any rcni.S;on ar ;,.
tertiiIsSion with .rcat prnsiia,iun OF body and
M u'pr"SSi"h Oh ihini. II may he we'll tu observe |
uiiit lIpiuS fever l. most coninon in the v;u,or
ana spring" and Bilious ever in ,,,. su,ru,c, ,n
i:i'i. III the hfSt stage o. all !vcrs il j. common
'o' 'ic toii"uH I" ID" covered with Il wl,i;.h coat
ana II the fever is no. broken and runs i'm, ,l,n
i eo"i'" stage IL t. apt to assume ycllowis!,
nrowh color. and i'll the third and las, s,,oe nj,
levers, (and particularly if they urs of :, i;oI |
Sfine ana malignant characicr) The tongue is;:nt |
10 assume dark brown color, oi different ,nrc.s
VI moisture; sometimes II II exceedingly div. il,
lliIS stage of the disease the raticn, is oii.n som
c Ola hot Oh b,i'iiiii" sensation in the stomach
The symptoms of these two diseases mr., sn ,nuci |
iike III tiieIr iir>t stage that physicians often die
i"i as to their real character nor does II ,,,.
materially. because the treatment of bo,b sl,o,Ll
he city much the same with this c>cen,;on
that tvph,is fever does no, r,uuirr unr t;u !,
bear as much strong Sichcnng medic Inc as bin.
Ious lever.
fH"sM'm In the first stage OF tLo two I,s,
ulsciScS, give puke or W two small ,InscS
of ci!omci or some other medicine that will onc.
rate npoh The stomach and bowcls. Under any
circumstances | object to "iyin" mora .,rn,,,,
hed'c,itc' and am decidedly Of opinion tina, re
pe;iled doses of such Opcru,in" medicine. do
more harm than good. After thus oper;tina an
the stomach and bowels (and even willou, i,l
II several days have elapsed and my patient be-
come weak, commence with the pills and .lrops.
and give dose every three hours. tliut i ri..I,
doses in each twenty four hours. with :; rcc,,l.
use oi Virginia Snahe-Ioot, or Soni,. other sIy,,,
my tea. such as hysup sage ur balm. Sho,,lJ
the patient suffer much with pain in III. hcnI
Dack OF elsewhere, give twenty or iwrutv.Gyc
drops OF laudalnm a III ght. If he II crow, nrr-
son (children should take less c"r,cSpoDdirn Win
ihr'raScs) ana should he hrcomc much dcbili,a-
ted from Il continuation of the disease and mr.
ucmlary If the hands and feet hccon,e cold Civ.
Il drau&ht OF to;ldy or Wine every three or fou,
hours utll lie RECEIVERS; continue ii. the ,;uc tn
use The pulls or drops is recommended 'Ih.
Diet should be hight, and taken only l,ll, M
time and often "
bleeding is so seldom required in these djsc,.
ses ti;'' IL Is scarcely necessary To mention it; if
1t ever Is rcsorlcd to ii should be- in the cnrly
stage of them. '!
Bii|tcrilig Is sometimes useful and rarely ~ cv-
CT inIuriou> but it should be chiefly rcsoy,rI ,o