roused; not very thirsty; about sunset he became restless and
incoherent; passed a bad night. On the tenth, in the morning, had
become speechless; great coldness; acute fever; much perspiration;
he died. His sufferings were on the even days.
Explanation of the characters. It is probable that the excessive
sweats caused death on the tenth day.
CASE IV. The patient affected with phrenitis, having taken to bed on
the first day, vomited largely of verdigris-green and thin matters;
fever, accompanied with rigors, copious and continued sweats all over;
heaviness of the head and neck, with pain; urine thin, substances
floating in the urine small, scattered, did not subside; had copious
dejections from the bowels; very delirious; no sleep. On the second,
in the morning, loss of speech; acute fever; he sweated, fever did not
leave him; palpitations over the whole body, at night, convulsions. On
the third, all the symptoms exacerbated; he died.
Explanation of the characters. It is probable that the sweats and
convulsions caused death.
CASE V. In Larissa, a man, who was bald, suddenly was seized with
pain in the right thigh; none of the things which were administered
did him any good. On the first day, fever acute, of the ardent type,
not agitated, but the pains persisted. On the second, the pains in the
thigh abated, but the fever increased; somewhat tossed about; did
not sleep; extremities cold; passed a large quantity of urine, not
of a good character. On the third, the pain of the thigh ceased;
derangement of the intellect, confusion, and much tossing about. On
the fourth, about noon, he died. An acute disease.
CASE VI. In Abdera, Pericles was seized with a fever of the acute,
continual type, with pain; much thirst, nausea, could not retain his
drink; somewhat swelled about the spleen, with heaviness of the
head. On the first day, had hemorrhage from the left nostril, but
still the fever became more violent; passed much muddy, white urine,
which when allowed to stand did not subside. On the second day, all