The family adviser, or, A plain and modern practice of physic : calculated for the use of private families, and accommodated to the diseases of America / by Henry Wilkins, M.D. ; to which is annexed, Mr. Wesley's Primitive physic, revised.

  • Wilkins, Henry, 1767-1847.
Date:
MDCCXCIII [1793]
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Credit: The family adviser, or, A plain and modern practice of physic : calculated for the use of private families, and accommodated to the diseases of America / by Henry Wilkins, M.D. ; to which is annexed, Mr. Wesley's Primitive physic, revised. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( *7 ) fpots appear on the glands each fide of the palate, and thefe with the palate appear red, fvvoln and glofly: thefe fpots fpread and unite, covering almoft all of the mouth with thick (loughs, which falling off, leave ul- cers iu their places : the rednefs and tumour are fome- times extended to the internal parts of the nofe. On the fecond day, or later, efflortfeences appear on the fldn, which are fometimes in fuch fmall emi- nences as fcareely to be feen, but move ufually fpread in red patches, fo as to cover the whole fkin ; begin- ning firft about the face and neck, and fo extending to the extremities, which feel ftiffand fwelled; this ufu- ally continues about four days, and then gpes off.with a peeling of the (kin. The glands about the neck are fometimes fwelled to an alarming degree. As the complaint advances, difcharges of blood from different parts are frequent, and fometimes a gangrene takes place at the beginning of the windpipe or cefophagus, the channel which leads to the ftomach. The patient's voice is hoarfe and flat, though his fwallowing is not ufually much impeded ; with thefe fymptoms it runs on from two to feven or more days, increaling every evening. Management. For food, drinks, and general ma- nagement, the fame may be uftd as directed for the putrid fever, only a Iefs degree of cold will be requifite in this. Cure. Ten grains of ipecacuana fliould be given early in the complaint; three grains of calomel in a little honey, may be given once or twice the evenings after the puke, and if the firft dofe produces more than two ftools, it fliould be checked by giving ten drops of laudanum. This medicine will often prove very efficacious, without producing any difcharge. Some of the preparations of bark, or the powder, which is beft, fliould be given every two hours after the puke, and to the end of the complaint. The throat fliould be frequently wafhed with the following; one hundred drops of elixir of vitriol to half a pint of water, and one fpoonful of honey. Port wine fliould C 3 be