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cold, and should abstain from aliment and medicinesof an astringent or stimulating nature.

Violent exercise, by increasing the motion and forceof the blood, is apt to occasion an inflammation of thethroat, especially if cold liquor be drank immediatelyafter it, or the body suffered suddenly to cool. Thosewho would avoid this disease ought, therefore, afterspeaking aloud, singing, running, drinking warmliquor, or doing any thing that may strain the throat,or increase the circulation of the blood towards it,to take care to cool gradually, and to wrap some ad-ditional covering about their necks.

I have often known persons who had been subjectto sore throats, entirely freed from that complaint byonly wearing a riband, or a piece of flannel, con-stantly about their necks, or by wearing thicker shoes,a flannel waistcoat, or the like. These may seem trif-

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ling, but they have great effect,deed in leaving them off after persons, have been ac-customed to them; but surely the inconveniency ofusing such things for life is not to be compared withthe danger which may attend the neglect of them.

Sometimes, after an inflammation, the glands of thethroat continue swelled, and become hard and callous.This complaint is not easily removed, and is oftenrendered dangerous by the too frequent applicationof strong stimulating and styptic medicines. The bestmethod is to keep it warm, and to gargle it twice aday with a decoction of figs, sharpened a little withthe elixir or spirit of vitriol.

OF THE MALIGNANT QUINSEY, or PUTRIDULCEROUS SORE THROAT.

This kind of quinsey is but little known in thenorthern parts of Britain, though for some time pastit has been fatal in the more southern counties. Chil-dren are more liable to it than adults, females thanmales, and the delicate than those who are hardy androbust. It prevails chiefly in autumn, and is mostfrequent after along course of damp or sultry weather.

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