A third dissertation on fever. Part II. Containing an inquiry into the effects of the remedies, which have been employed with a view to carry off a regular continued fever without leaving it to pursue its ordinary course / [George Fordyce].

  • George Fordyce
Date:
1799
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Credit: A third dissertation on fever. Part II. Containing an inquiry into the effects of the remedies, which have been employed with a view to carry off a regular continued fever without leaving it to pursue its ordinary course / [George Fordyce]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [163 ] This is proved by taking the mafs of mixture of fugar and wine, at any time during the progrefs of fermeritation, dif- tiling it until the whole alcohol is carried over. Afterwards feparate the alcohol from the water fo as to render it pure, and mea- fure or weigh it. To the liquor remaining in the ftill, add a little quicklime, and mix a portion of whites of eggs; then expofe the mafs toa degree of heat fufficient to ce- aculate the whites of eggs ; throw the whole through a filter ; evaporate and cryftallize ; the fugar in it will be found the fame fugar that was fubjected to the fermentation, and. its quantity will be in the inverfe propor- tion of the alcohol obtained. If there be half the fugar, there will be a certain quantity of alcohol; if there be a quarter of the fugar, there will be half as much mire of alcoliol, as is well known to thofe who form vinous liquors for diftuiation, It might happen that the whole of the mucilage which, with the water, conftitutes Melts Cyosen. the.