Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-01-10
DR.. john SappingtOn's
ANTI.EEViIkS "A PILLS..

the highest grade of " elbow fever, and that the
different denominations Of levers, are simply
owing 10 some particular state OF the atmosphere
or to some peculiar cnn,lit,o, of the system and
with slight variations, suci, Us have made, the
treatment should be the same am also oil opiil-
ion tilat his must be the prevailing theory OF the
day, or how is it that physicians trcut fevers
hrOugh ghout with Calomcl and u icw other depc-
tives.
Description and treatment of ffcvcrs. viz:-lst
Intermittent or hgue and Fcrcr. 2dv Bilious
Ferer :'dly. Iyphus or Nervous Fcrer and all
other levers by whatevcr name they may he
called.
LIST. OF Intermittent or Fercr and Aguc. |
consider ull levers Of an intermittent character
winch cool of once in twenty four hours wEetll-
er preceded by chill or not; or whether the
fever and chill rise and continue together; or if
there be no chill at all Sometimes fever OF this
character continues "a or a. hours without inter
mission, and sometimes il occurs only every third
DAY. y Inc tenths ofthc fevcrs OF this S,nic and
most other Snies OF this union. partakc NOR, or
less oi this character and in all their various up
pcariinces the treatment should he the s;,inc.-
This medicine cures by correcting the bile Civ.
ihe tone and energy to the stomach and bowels
and thereby communicative. hcaItl, and strength
To the whole system ltis also possessed OF ,uch
singular and admirable prop, tiles. that it does
not sicken the stomach nor operate on the how
els as a purgaiive. Ii breaks the fever il, from
~ to az hours. anrin" which time the patient
feels no sensible benefit from it. but finds him
self suddenly well without being con ciu,,s iits
mode OF operation. There is arsenic or a:,y
other article of n poisonous nature i'm this medi-
cine. 1t ~ entirely harmless; women in ANY sit
uation may take 1t with perfect safety; aud if
double the quantity herein recommended was ta-
ken. no bad effects would be produced by it
The increased demand for this medicine. has in
duced Inc in future to prepare only in the form
OF pills. rs the transportation of vials is both in
convc' lent and unsafe. For grown person. or
children WHO prefer TAXI, il in liquid form. it
can he prepared conveniently by any person in
the following manner; pound twelve pills well,
put tho preparation into vial and pour two
common sized table spooniis OF wI.iskey or wa
ter to it spirits OF any kind are best. Any other
qua tity OF the liquid may be prepared at the
same time, b, increasing or lessenng the uuanti-
ty OF the medicine i'll the same proportion as de-
scribed above.
Trcatmcnt-If the patient prefers taking n
pnke or purge before hr commences The use of
this medicine, have no objection but i, is rarely
II ever necessary. He can drink cold water or
make use of any kind of diet suitable for Il sick
person. without the least danger or suffering the
slightest Inconvenience from it, 4 grown per
son will take for dose pill or common sized
tea spoonful of the liquid every two hours. both
day and night, until the disease is brukel,: chill
dren or 10 years old will take 20 or 40 drops.
| and those three four years old will take Is or
70 drops. and infants 3 or 4 weeks old will take
G.
commended Tor grown persons. But rs persons
are very sub ect To n relapse return of this dis.
case, whether they are cured in tins or any other
way, it would be well to continue tn in. tI,ee mr.
iour doses day until the strength and compley-
ION are restored. and particularly il the person
has already had several relapse<. l,ne box will
cure two persons ola common attack OF agme and
fever. Before the liquid is taken the vial should
be well shaken
IDLY OfBlious Feuer. This is more obsti
| nate and dangerous disease than intermittent mr.
9g4e and fever. there are generally three or four
days indisposition previous to the onset of this
disease. and frequently chilly SENSATIONS for day
or two after. When this di case is properly
formed it rarely yields to any treatment under or
10 days, and sometimes much longer.
3dy. Of Typhus Nerrons Fsrcr. This is
still n much more obstinate and dangerous disease
| than bilious fever, and apparently mnre III, d in
the commencement. Ii often continues fifteen
or twenty days with scarcely any remission or in
ternsson, with great pinstrati"n of body and
depression of mind. 1t may be well To observe
! that Typhus fever is most common il, he winter
and spring, and Bilious fever in the summer and
fall In the first stage of all ievers il is common
Tor the tongue To br covered with n whitish coat
and II the fever is not broken and runs /, To- ~
second stage, II Is apt To assume IL yellow sh
brown color. and in the third and last STAGE of
| levers, (and particularly if they are of hial
grade aud nalisnai "harnc'cr) ,ic tongue isupt
0f moisture; sometimes 1t iS exceedingly div; in
this stnGe of the disease the patient is often sem
slbe oil hot or bnrnin" sensation IN the stomach
The symptoms OF these two diseases are so ,uucI,
alike III their first stage that physicians often Iii.
fer rs to their real character does il matter
materially, because the treatment of both should
he p city much the same, with This exceptiou.
| that tyi'hus fever does not require nor will il
bear rs much strong sckening medicine as bill
| ious fever.
Treatment In the first stage of tho two last
Diseases, give pnke or o: q or Two small doses
oi caonel o, some other medicine that will one.
rate upon The stomach and bowels Under any
| circ unstances | oil. .ect to givn. more strong
medicine, and am decidedly nf opinion thai r,.
peated doses of such Ope, atm. medicines do
more harm than good. After thus operating ON
the stomach and bowels (and even withon, it)
if several days have c'apscd aud my patient he.
come weak, commence with the pills I'D drops,
and give dose every three hours. that is eish,
doses IN each twenty four honrs. with regular
Use OF virginia snake-rOOt. or some other sweat.
ing tea, suc, as hysup sage nr balm Shouh
the patient suffer much with pain in the head,
back or elsewhere, give twenty or twenty five
| drops OF laudanum ut night. II The n arowi, ner
son (childrem should take less CORES bonding with
theirages) and should lie brcolnr much ,ebitn
ted from II continuation of the disrase and mar
tcnlarly if the hands and feet become cold give
drausht of toddy or wine every three or four
hours untii lie rcc0vers; continue all the time to
use the pills or drops as recommended The
diet should be light, and taken only n liuc nj =;
| time and often.
Bleeding is so seldom required in these ,isea
ses that II Is scarcely necessary to mention il, if
| it ever is resorted to it should be- i'm the cnrIv
| stage of them.
clustering is sometimes useful and rarely if ey-