Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-07
Dr. John SappinStOn's
VsIkS PILLS.

OWING To some particular state of the atm os phcr re-
OF 10 some peculiar condition OF the SYSTEM and
WIN slight variations, such us have made the
tfcat|icnt should he the same | am also of 0pn-
ION tilt this must be the prevailing theory OF the
Day or how Is 1t that physicians treat tcvcrs
throughout with Caiomcl and u few other dcplc-
tivcs.
Description and treatment offcvcrs. WHILST
itffMn.M or -iguc and Ftrcr. 2dlv. Bilious
ftrcr. :sly. Igphus or Nervous Ecrcr and all
o'i,cr levers by whatever lame they may be
called
LIST. or Intermittent or Fcrcr and Aguc I
consider all tevers OF an intermittent character
which cool OIL once in twenty four hours whctb
or prec'dc by chill or not; or whether the
lever and chill rise and continue together; or if
there be no chill at all. Sometimes fever of this
c'aractcr continues - ~ hours without inter
mission, and sometimes il occurs only every third
day. Ninr tenths oithc fcvcrs OF this state and
most other sia'cS Of this union, partakc more or
less of this charactcr and il, all their various an
pcirhnccs the treatment should be the same
lhiS medicine cures by correcting the bile. Civ.
~" tone and energy tu the stomach and bowels
ana thereby communicating health and strength
TO tEc whole system II is also possessed of Sucl,
singular and admirable properties that il does
not sickcn the stomach nor operate on the how
ris as purSaiivc. Ii breaks the fever in from
~ To ~ ionrs, during which time the patient
icciS no sensible benefit from it, but finds him
self suddenly well withou, bcinc conscious ofits
'''''' w "TfIaiioil mere IL no arsenic aIty
oiicr article OF Il POISONOUS nature in this mrdi
cine 1t is entirely harmless; women i'm any sit.
'tl'ion niay take II with perfect safety: aud if
double In" quantity herein recoinincn ndcd WAS ia
Ken no bad effects would be produced by it,
The increased demand for this medicine has i'll
Il zee me IN iuturc to prepare il only in the form
oi pms, as the transportation Of walls is both in
convenient and unsafe. For grown persons or
children who prefer iakiig il in liquid form if
can nc prepared conveniently by any person in
tic l"il"w'n" manner; pound twelve pills well.
pm the preparation into vial. and pour two
common sized table spooniS Of wliskcy or wa
ter to IT. spirits ofany kind arc hest. ANY other
quantity Of the liquid may he prepared at the
same time. bN increasing or lcsscnng the uuanti
ty oi the medicine i'll the same proportion as de-
scrib"d above.
fr'"'mcm.-lf the patient prefers taking a
pike or purge before he commences the use of
this medicine, have no Obj cction but tits rarely
II ever necessary He can drink cold wa,cr or
make lis" of any kind of diet suitable for n sick
person. without the lcaS, danger, or suffering th,
slightest Inconvenience from ii. 4 grown pcr-
son VIII take for Il dose pill or common sized
tea spoonful of the liquid every two hours. boil,
day and night unit the disease is broken: cEi,
drcnS "r 10 years old will take 20 or 40 drops
ana those tiircc or four years old will take Is or
~ crops. and ini;iuts ; or weeks old will take
from to u drops. repeated and continued as o.
commended for grown persons. But rs persons
ri
ease. vine her they IN" cured in this or anv o,hcr
way. it ud br well Ito continue IA i'm" thrc,. mr.
ioiir doses day until the strength and con,plcx
ion are restored. and particularly if the ncrson
has already llld several rclapScs. One box will
cure two persons common attack of ag,e and
fever Bciur" the liquid is taken tho vial should
be well s:ahcn.
2dy. OjBHions Fcrcr. This is more obsti
nate and dangerous disease than intcrmi,,en, or
n"ue ana lever. there are generally three or four
days indisp"Siiion previous to the onset of this
disease ana frequently chilly sensations for ,l,y
0i two alter. When this d ease is proDcrly
formed ii rarely yields to any treatment under or
10 days. and sometimes much longer.
:;dy. az TyphnS or N,rrous Fcrcr. This j.
sti Il much more obstinate and dangerous disease
tiIan bilious lever, and apparently more mad i'm
The commencement 1t often continues fifteen
or twenty day with scarcely any remission or i'll
tcrin$>on, win great pInsir;iti"n OF body and
depression ct mind. 1t may be well to observe
tiiat Iyr!:us fever T. most common in the winter
aHdSpriii@. IIhi Bilious IL, cr IN the summer and
iiil. la tnr Inst stage n all levers il il common
Tor The tongue I ia covered with a wLiiish COAT
ana II the fever is not broken and rams i To the
second -'a"e u Is apt To assume Il yellow isl,
brown color, and in the third and last s,anc nj.
levers, temd particularly il they are of n hirh
grade and indignant clia,acicr) the tongue san,
TO ;S>llnica dark brown color. OF different dcnrc.s
ol moisture: sometimes II Is exceedingly DIV: il,
tins Stage of the disease the patient is often sem
Sihc ota hot or bnInln" sensation in the stomach
he symptoms of these two diseases are SO mucI
alike Ill their first stage that physicians often dii:
Ter as to their real character, nor does il n,attcr
materially, because the treatment of both shou.d
be p city much the same. with this cxccption.
that typlrs fever does not require nor will il
bear az much strong sichcnEg medicine Us bIl-
inus fever.
Treatment IN the first stage of tho two los,
al ICn ,,t,I..
OF caonicl or some other medicine that will one
rate upon The stomach and bowels Under any
circumstances | ohcct TO givins more strong
medicine. and am decidedly of opinion tina, rc
rcatcd doses Of such operating medicines do
more harm than good Aiicr thus opcratinu on
the stomach and bowels (and even wi,hou, it\
II several days have elapsed and my patient be.
com" weak. commence with the pills and ,irous,
and gives dose every three hours, that i cinh,
doses IN each twenty four hours, with a regular
use OF Virginia snakc-root, or some other swcat.
III" tea. such as hysup sage nr balm Shouh
IN" patient suffer much with pain in the hrad,
back or elsewhere, give twenty or twenty.tye
drops OF laudanum at night. fitbe IL srowi, pcr
son (chdrcn should take lees <scorrespnndinc with
thclragcs) and should he become much dcbiIito
ted from Il continuation of the disease and mr.
ticulnry II the hands aud feet become cold aivc
drausht OF toddy or WINE every three or four
hours until he RECEIVERS; continue all the time IN
Use the pills or drops recommended The
diet should he light and taken only IL little at n
time aud often
Bleeding is so seldom required in these disea.
that ii is scarcely necessary TO mention il. if
it ever is resorted to it should BE- i'll the early
stage of them.
Bllstcrlng is sometimes cfiiland rarely ifcv
or 'nlurioiis but ii should he chiefly rcsolted TO
IN The last stage when there is dcriIim or us,iuo
GOODNESS III the Nt1cncs. In the rcatm, mt Of
either Of these diseases, would prefer the bow
els to be III rather a cOStivc than laxative cnnd;
tiOn But shOuld Tho bovcls T., ,,, ;..,: