ys sufficient; but that he seldom or never knew
a proper Application of Fire and Smoke to be unsuccessful in producing
the happy Consequence of effectually purifying all tainted Places,
Materials, and Substances[158].

[158] Dr. _Lind_ tells us, that the Ships of War in his
Majesty's Service are purified by Fire and Smoke, and gives
the Process by which it is done; and he says, that he never
heard of any Ship, which, after being carefully and properly
smoked, did not immediately become healthy for the Men.--See
_First Paper on Fevers and Infection_.--And he observes, that
these Steams and Smoke, which are inoffensive to the Lungs,
besides correcting the bad Quality of the Air, produce
another good Effect; which is, to make both the Patients and
Nurses desirous of opening the Doors and Windows for the
Admission of fresh Air. _Ibid._ p. 51.

In all Military Hospitals, at least in the fixed ones, one Ward ought
to be always kept empty; and whenever a malignant Fever, or any other
infectious Disorder, breaks out in any Ward, the Men ought to be
removed into this empty one; and the foul Ward purified, by washing
and cleaning it well with Soap and Water, and then with warm Vinegar;
and afterwards purifying it with Smoke, in the same Manner as is
practised in his Majesty's Ships of War; and Fires should be lighted
daily, and the Windows kept open for some Time, before any Sick be
again admitted into it.

As soon as any Patient dies, the Body ought to be removed to the Dead
House; and the Bedding he lay upon should be carried away immediately,
and not used again till it has been smoked, well-aired, and washed.

All the Linen of Patients in Fevers, Fluxes, and other infectious
Disorders, ought to be changed often; and all the foul Linen and foul
Bedding of the Hospital should be smoked with the Fumes of Brimstone,
or of wetted Gunpowder, in a Place set apart for that Purpose; and Dr.
_Lind_ advises to steep them first in cold Water, or cold Soap Lees,
before putting them in warm Water; as it is dangerous for any Person
to receive the Steam that may at first arise, where this Precaution is
not used.

All the Cloaths, of Soldiers who die in Hospitals, ought to be sent to
the Smoke House, and be well fumigated, and afterwards aired, before
they are put up in the Store-House.

The next Thing to be considered about a Military Hospital is the Diet
of the Patients, which should consis