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Of The Epidemics 
of a scattered form, which did not subside. On the fifth, a copious
hemorrhage of pure blood from the left he sweated, and had a crisis.
After the fever restless, and had some delirium; urine thin, and
darkish; had an affusion of warm water on the head; slept and
recovered his senses. In this case there was no relapse, but there
were frequent hemorrhages after the crisis.
CASE VIII. Erasinus, who lived near the Canal of Bootes, was
seized with fever after supper; passed the night in an agitated state.
During the first day quiet, but in pain at night. On the second,
symptoms all exacerbated; at night delirious. On the third, was in a
painful condition; great incoherence. On the fourth, in a most
uncomfortable state; had no sound sleep at night, but dreaming and
talking; then all the appearances worse, of a formidable and
alarming character; fear, impatience. On the morning of the fifth, was
composed, and quite coherent, but long before noon was furiously
mad, so that he could not constrain himself; extremities cold, and
somewhat livid; urine without sediment; died about sunset. The fever
in this case was accompanied by sweats throughout; the sweats
throughout; the hypochondria were in a state of meteorism, with
distention and pain; the urine was black, has round substances
floating in it, which did not subside; the alvine evacuations were not
stopped; thirst throughout not great; much spasms with sweats about
the time of death.
CASE IX. Criton, in Thasus, while still on foot, and going about,
was seized with a violent pain in the great toe; he took to bed the
same day, had rigors and nausea, recovered his heat slightly, at night
was delirious. On the second, swelling of the whole foot, and about
the ankle erythema, with distention, and small bullae (phlyctaenae);
acute fever; he became furiously deranged; alvine discharges
bilious, unmixed, and rather frequent. He died on the second day
from the commencement.
CASE X. The Clazomenian who was lodged by the Well of Phrynichides
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