of the Extract of the Bark in it, to be
taken every twenty-four Hours. The 28th, her Pulse was not so hard,
her Head was much easier, the Redness of her Eyes was much less, and
the Petechiae had begun to die away. The Blood which was taken away the
Day before, had a thin Buff at the Top, but the _Crassamentum_
underneath was of a dark Colour, and of a loose Texture: p. On the
29th, she told me that she had had two or three loose Stools, and she
was lower than the Day before; and therefore a Drachm of Mithridate,
and two Drachms of the Tincture of Cinnamon, were added to her cordial
Mixture, with the Cortex; and she was allowed half a Pint of Red Wine,
mulled with Cinnamon, _per_ Day. 30th, Her Tongue rather moister than
the Day before; and she not so low, but she was still inclined to be
loose; and therefore was ordered the anodyne Draught at Nights, and to
continue the other Medicines. 31st, She was still inclined to be
loose; but her Pulse kept up, her Tongue was moister, and she found
herself pretty easy: p. _Feb._ 1st, Her Pulse pretty strong, and she
found herself much cooler, and freer from the Fever, and complained of
a Dullness of Hearing. On the 2d, in the Morning, she felt a warm
Moisture all over her Skin, which, about Noon, broke out into a
profuse Sweat, and continued till the 4th; when it went off, and her
Urine let fall a copious whitish Sediment. She had then little or no
Fever. The Dullness of Hearing still continued, though it was much
less than before. After this the Deafness went gradually away. She
continued the Use of the cordial Mixture, with the Cortex, till the
12th, and recovered Strength daily. After this, she had no other
Medicine, except two Doses of the Tincture of Rhubarb, and was soon
in good Health, and able to discharge her Duty as a Nurse.

However, it ought to be observed, that we must not bleed so freely, in
this or any other Stage of the Malignant Fever, as in acute
inflammatory Disorders, otherwise we shall sink the Patient, and hurry
him to his Grave; and that Bleeding can only take place with Safety
and Advantage, under the Circumstances above-mentioned, immediately
before giving the Bark freely; or where some accidental sharp Pain in
the Breast, or Bowels, or some other violent Symptom, may require it.
They err equally, who recommend Bleeding freely in this Fever, with
those who entirely forbid its Use.

Although we found the Bark to be in general the best Remedy in this
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