Aphorisms   

channels, it is bad.

48. In fevers not of the intermittent type, if the external parts be
cold, but the internal be burnt up, and if there be thirst, it is a
mortal symptom.

49. In a fever not of the intermittent type, if a lip, an
eye-brow, an eye, or the nose, be distorted; or if there be loss of
sight or of hearing, and the patient be in a weak state-whatever of
these symptoms occur, death is at hand.

50. Apostemes in fevers which are not resolved at the first
crisis, indicate a protracted disease.

51. When in a fever not of the intermittent type dyspnoea and
delirium come on, the case is mortal.

52. When persons in fevers, or in other illnesses, shed tears
voluntarily, it is nothing out of place; but when they shed tears
involuntarily, it is more so.

53. In whatever cases of fever very viscid concretions form about
the teeth, the fevers turn out to be particularly strong.

54. In whatever case of ardent fever dry coughs of a tickling nature
with slight expectoration are long protracted, there is usually not
much thirst.

55. All fevers complicated with buboes are bad, except ephemerals.

56. Sweat supervening in a case of the fever ceasing, is bad, for
the disease is protracted, and it indicates more copious humors.

57. Fever supervening in a case of confirmed spasm, or of tetanus,
removes the disease.

58. A rigor supervening in a case of ardent fever, produces
resolution of it.

59. A true tertian comes to a crisis in seven periods at furthest.

60. When in fevers there is deafness, if blood run from the
nostrils, or the bowels become disordered, it carries off the disease.

61. In a febrile complaint, if the fever do not leave on the odd
days, it relapses.

62. When jaundice supervenes in fevers before the seventh day, it
a bad symptom, unless there be watery discharges from the bowels.

63. In whatever cases of fever rigors occur during the day, the
fevers come to a resolution during the day.

64. When in cases of fever jaundice occurs on the seventh, the
ninth, the eleventh, or the fourteenth day, it is a good symptom,
provided the hypochondriac region be not hard. Otherwise it is not a
good symptom.

65. A strong heat about the stomach and cardialgia are bad
symptoms in fevers.

66. In acute fevers, spasms, and strong pains about the bowels are
bad symptoms.