. An essay on fevers : to which is now added, a dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat. but by purging and vomiting ; laftly, thatevery one allows the abfolute NecefTity ofpurg-ing at the Clofe of the Small-pox ; otherwifeBoils, indurated Glands, foul Ulcers^ carious Bones, OftheSmallpox, ^ 167 Bones, rotten Lungs, or a confuming Hedlic,certainly fucceed. But when I recommend Purging in the fcrcondary Fever in the Small-pox, I would al-ways advife to begin with the mod lenient coolCathartics : The drajlic^ fcammoniate^ aloetlcPurgers are certainly highly improper till theFever gre

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. An essay on fevers : to which is now added, a dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat. but by purging and vomiting ; laftly, thatevery one allows the abfolute NecefTity ofpurg-ing at the Clofe of the Small-pox ; otherwifeBoils, indurated Glands, foul Ulcers^ carious Bones, OftheSmallpox, ^ 167 Bones, rotten Lungs, or a confuming Hedlic,certainly fucceed. But when I recommend Purging in the fcrcondary Fever in the Small-pox, I would al-ways advife to begin with the mod lenient coolCathartics : The drajlic^ fcammoniate^ aloetlcPurgers are certainly highly improper till theFever greatly abates; then indeed fome flrong-er Purgatives (to which I always join fomeCalomel) fhould be ufed. The imprudent Ufeof flrong hot Purges at the Begining, the notgiving a proper Anodyne after the Purges, andthe Want of duly fupporting the Sick duringthe Operation, have, 1 am perfuaded, beenfrequently attended with ill Confequences ; butam very fure, that Purging in the fecondaryFever, in the Manner I have advifed, is ofgreat Service, and I have feen very many In-iianccs of its great Succef^.. M 4 A D IS.

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