Of The Epidemics   

nausea, an uncomfortable night, no sleep; a coldish sweat all over,

but heat quickly restored. On the fourth, slight alleviation of the

symptoms about the hypochondria; heaviness of the head, with pain;

somewhat comatose; slight epistaxis, tongue dry, thirst, urine thin

and oily; slept a little, upon awaking was somewhat comatose; slight

coldness, slept during the night, was delirious. On the morning of the

sixth had a rigor, but soon recovered her heat, sweated all over;

extremities cold, was delirious, respiration rare and large. Shortly

afterwards spasms from the head began, and she immediately expired.

CASE XII. A man, in a heated state, took supper, and drank more than

enough; he vomited the whole during the night; acute fever, pain of

the right hypochondrium, a softish inflammation from the inner part;

passed an uncomfortable night; urine at the commencement thick, red,

but when allowed to stand, had no sediment, tongue dry, and not very

thirsty. On the fourth, acute fever, pains all over. On the fifth,

urine smooth, oily, and copious; acute fever. On the sixth, in the

evening, very incoherent, no sleep during the night. On the seventh,

all the symptoms exacerbated; urine of the same characters; much

talking, and he could not contain himself; the bowels being

stimulated, passed a watery discharge with lumbrici: night equally

painful. In the morning had a rigor; acute fever, hot sweat,

appeared to be free of fever; did not sleep long; after the sleep a

chill, ptyalism; in the evening, great incoherence; after a little,

vomited a small quantity of dark bilious matters. On the ninth,

coldness, much delirium, did not sleep. On the tenth, pains in the

limbs, all the symptoms exacerbated; he was delirious. On the

eleventh, he died.

CASE XIII. A woman, who lodged on the Quay, being three months

gone with child, was seized with fever, and immediately began to

have pains in the loins. On the third day, pain of the head and

neck, extending to the clavicle, and right hand; she immediately

lost the power of speech; was paralyzed in the right hand, with