Tracts, on inoculation, written and published at St. Petersburg in the year 1768 ... with additional observations on epidemic small-pox / By T. Dimsdale.

  • Thomas Dimsdale
Date:
1781
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Credit: Tracts, on inoculation, written and published at St. Petersburg in the year 1768 ... with additional observations on epidemic small-pox / By T. Dimsdale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [sags 74] a laxative to procure three or four ftools the following morning; but this will depend on circumftances that cannot be known at prefent ; for if coftive, fome proper laxa- tive mutt be taken; if the contrary habit prevails, it will not be neceffary. During this week his food fhould be puddings, pies, potatoes, or any kind of vegetable or milk diet, and boiled chicken or mutton every other day, but in a fmall quantity. The drink to be water, with only one fmall glafs of wine at dinner. The breakfaft to be tea as ufual, and to eat bread either toafted or not, as is moft agreeable, but without any butter, which is forbid during the whole time of prepa- ration. When the eruptive complaints begin, I advife that his Imperial Highnefs may be kept as cool as is confiftent with fecurity from taking cold; and this I propofe to be effected, by keeping one large room, E 4 adjufted
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