The symptoms, nature, causes, and cure of the febricula, or little fever: commonly called the nervous or hysteric fever: the fever on the spirits: vapours, hypo, or spleen / By Sir Richard Manningham.

  • Manningham, Richard, Sir, 1690-1759.
Date:
1750
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Credit: The symptoms, nature, causes, and cure of the febricula, or little fever: commonly called the nervous or hysteric fever: the fever on the spirits: vapours, hypo, or spleen / By Sir Richard Manningham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bricula, as was juft now obferved? we mu ft carefully avoid all Evacua¬ tions, efpecially Bleeding; and our principal View muft be to the Pradice for the Febricula itfelf: Tho’ we may fometimes, venture to take away an Ounce or two of Blood 1 in order to know the better how it differs from its natural State, and to dired our Proceedings in the Management of the Cure: For till the Blood comes to its natural State, fo as rightly to bring on the natural Secretions, we cannot hope for the Return of Health, But large Evacuations, efpecially Bleeding, as they undoubtedly weaken the Blood; neceffarily hinder the na¬ tural Secretions, and by that Means continue the Difeafe. A good Reafon why they fhould be avoided, » In thefe Maniacal Gales, following a long negleded Febricula, the CraJJ'a- mentum\