se Sweat, succeeded by a plentiful Sediment in the Urine. Most of
those who fell into profuse kindly-warm Sweats recovered, the Sweat
carrying off the Fever. These profuse Sweats continued for twelve or
twenty-four Hours, and sometimes for two, three, or four Days. In
those who had the Fever in this slight Degree, the Petechiae seldom
appeared; and it was only known to be this sort of Fever by the other
Symptoms, and the Malignant Fever being frequent at that time in the
Hospitals. Dr. _Pringle_[2] very justly observes, "That these low
Degrees of this Fever are hardly to be characterised, and are only to
be discovered, in full Hospitals, by observing Men languish; though
the Nature of the Illness, for which they come in, should seem to
admit of a speedier Cure."

[2] _Observations on the Diseases of the Army_, part III.
chap. vii. sect. 3. third Edition, 1761.

For the most Part the Fever appeared with more violent Symptoms, the
Tongue became more parched and dry, more or less of a Delirium came
on, attended with the other Symptoms commonly described as peculiar to
this Fever.

When the Petechiae appeared, they came out on the fourth, fifth, sixth,
or seventh Day; seldom after the eleventh or twelfth[3]. They appeared
mostly on the Breast, Back, Arms, and Legs, and sometimes, tho'
rarely, on the Face. They had exactly the Appearance described by Dr.
_Pringle_, either like small distinct Spots of a reddish Colour, or
the Skin looked sometimes as if it had been marbled, or variegated as
in the Measles, but of a Colour more dull and lured. As they began to
disappear, they inclined to a dun or brown Colour, and looked like so
many dirty Spots. I never saw them rise above the Skin; nor did I once
see any miliary Eruptions in this Fever; which agreed exactly with
what Dr. _Pringle_ had observed in the former War, and in the
Beginning of this; however, we ought not to conclude from thence that
miliary Eruptions are never observed in Fevers of this kind; for Dr.
_Huxham_[4], Dr. _Hasenohrl_[5] and Dr. _Lind_[6], besides many other
good Practitioners, mention their having seen them.

[3] _Ramazini_, in his Treatise _De Constitutionibus
annorum_, 1692, 3, 4, _in Mutinensi civitate_, Sect. 19.
mentions the Petechial Fever which had been frequent the
three foregoing Years; in which the Petechiae appeared
commonly on the fourth or seventh Days, and almost all those
died in whom they appeared on t