A medical commentary on fixed air ... / [Matthew Dobson].

  • Matthew Dobson
Date:
1779
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Credit: A medical commentary on fixed air ... / [Matthew Dobson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ounce of fpiritus mindereri, made agree¬ able to the palate with a little fugar and compound fpirit of lavender, was ordered to be taken every three hours. She had for common drink, lemon¬ ade with fweet mountain, or barley- water well acidulated ; the body was kept foluble either by clyfters, or fome gentle purgative, and the room was well aired by opening the door and windows. But notwithftanding the fteady ufe of thefe means, the fever became more and more untoward, and was on the lixth day accompanied with fuch dangerous fymptoms, as made it neceffary to adopt fome other method. The eyes were heavy, the conjunfiiva red, large petechia fpread over different parts of the body, the tongue was co¬ vered with a brown fur, and the teeth with a fur of a blackifh colour; fhe was very feeble, got no fleep, and was frequently delirious, efpecially during E the
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