OF THE SMALL-POX.

practice will much oftener succeed, than one who 'a zvpn more sJ-if'fill, but has not the opportunity ol using these means."

MEDICINE.------In order to cure this fever, we must endeavoui

to brhig it to a regular intermission. This intention may be promoted by bleeding, if there be any signs of inflammat ion; but when thatis not the case, bleeding ought by no means to be attempted, as itwill weaken the patient and prolong the disease. A vomit, however,will seldom be improper, and is in general of great service. Twentyor thirty grains of ipecacuanha, will answer this purpose very well;but where it can be obtained, we would rather recommend a grainor two of tar emetic, with five or six grains of ipecacuanha, to bemade into a draught, and given for a vomit. This may be repeated once or twice at proper intervals, if the sickness or nausea continue.

The body ought to be kept open either by clysters or by gentlelaxatives, as weak infusions of senna and manna, small doses of thelenitive electuary, cream of tartar, tamarinds, stewed prunes or tinlike: but all strongordrastic purgatives are to be carefully avoided.

By this course the fever in a few days may generally be broughtto a pretty regular or distinct intermission, in which case the Peru-vian bark may be administered, and it will seldom fail to perfect thecure. It is needless here to repeat the methods of giving the bark,as we have already had occasion frequently to mention them.

The most likely way to avoid this fever is to use a wholesome andnourishing diet, to pay the most scrupulous attention to cleanliness,to keep the body warm, to take sufficient exercise, and in hot countries to avoid damp situations, night air, evening dews, and the like.In countries where it is endemical, the best preventive medicine,which we can recommend, is the Peruvian bark, which may either bechewed, or infused in brandy or wine, &c. Some recommend smoak-ing tobacco, as very oeueficial in marshy countries, both for the pre-vention of this and mtermmitting fevers.

CHAP. XXIII.

OF THE SMALLPOX.

Phis disease, which originally came from Arabia, is now becomeo general, that very few escape it at one time of life or other. It

a most contagious malady; and has for many years proved thecourge of Europe.

The small-pox generally appear towards the spring. It is veryfrequent in summei, less so in autumn, and least of all in winter.Children are most liable to this disease; and those whose food isunwholesome, who want proper exercise, and abound with gross hu-mous, run the greatest hazard from it.

This disease is distinguished into the distinct and confluent kind,he latter of which, is always attended with dange. There are likewiseother distinctions of the small-oox ; as the crystaline.tbe bloody, &<•

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