Natural history, pathology, and treatment of the epidemic fever : at present prevailing in Edinburgh and other towns, illustrated by cases and dissections / by John Rose Cormack.

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1843
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    14! 28z:/i Septemher, {eighth dag.) Last night, the bowels were freely opened by the enema. The bronzing of the face is more striking than it has been; and the cheek on which he has been resting, has exactly the peculiar purple colour of a ripe apricot. There is some improvement in the expression of the countenance; the pulse is 104, and rather deficient in strength; the tongue is clean, but dry and parched. He has no headach, except when he sits up suddenly, which causes temporary throbbing and aching in the temples. He has some slight pains in the knees, and some rather severer in the shoulders.—Haleat vini rubri 2dth September., {ninth day.) He has had some sound and refreshing sleep during the night; and at present, has a tend- |l ency to slumber, which was also exhibited yesterday. The pulse is 80, and of better strength; the tongue is moist, and, except at the point, has a thin coating of yellowish fur. Sudden move- ment of the head still excites throbbing and pain in the temples, but not to such an extent as yesterday. He has had no stool since the evening of the 27th; there is neither pain nor uneasi- ness in the abdomen.—Habeat statim pulveris jalapce compositoe Ziss; et vespere., enema domesticum si opus sit. 1st October, {eleventh day.) The bowels were freely opened by the medicine, the day before yesterday. He has been improving since last report. Last night, he slept well. At present, he makes no complaint. The pulse is 64, and of moderate strength. —Quiescat. '±d October, {twelfth day.) He passed a good night; and is much better than he has yet been. He has still very much de- : bility, as has just been shown by the unsteady tottering step with I which he walked down and up the ward, to exhibit the degree i of strength which he possesses.—Quiescat. 3d October, {thirteenth day) Since yesterday, he has gained a little strength. 4^4 October, {fourteenth day.) He was up for nearly two hours 3'esterday. He passed a good night, and has no remaining symptoms of the fever excepting the debility, (which is daily diminishing,) and a little of the facial bronzing. 5th October, {fifteenth day.) At 3 o’clock this morning, ho i