[p. 114] days, is the 1st, 3d, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th,
17th, 21th, 27th, 31st. It should be known, that if the crisis take
place on any other day than on those described, it indicates that
there will be a relapse, which may prove fatal. But one ought to pay
attention, and know in these seasons what crises will lead to recovery
and what to death, or to changes for the better or the worse. Irregular
fevers, quartans, quintans, septans, and nonans should be studied,
in order to find out in what periods their crises take place.
Fourteen Cases of Disease
Case I
Philiscus, who lived by the Wall, took to bed on the first
day of acute fever; he sweated; towards night was uneasy. On the second
day all the symptoms were exacerbated; late in the evening had a proper
stool from a small clyster; the night quiet. On the third day, early
in the morning and until noon, he appeared to be free from fever;
towards evening, acute fever, with sweating, thirst, tongue parched;
passed black urine; night uncomfortable, no sleep; he was delirious
on all subjects. On the fourth, all the symptoms exacerbated, urine
black; night more comfortable, urine of a better color. On the fifth,
about mid-day, had a slight trickling of pure blood from the nose;
urine varied in character, having floating in it round bodies, resembling
semen, and scattered, but which did not fall to the bottom; a suppository
having been applied, some scanty flatulent matters were passed; night
uncomfortable, little sleep, talking incoherently; extremities altogether
cold, and could not be warmed; urine, black; slept a little towards
day; loss of speech, cold sweats; extremities livid; about the middle
of the sixth day he died. The respiration throughout, like that of
a person recollecting himself, was rare, and large, and spleen was
swelled upon in a round tumor, the sweats cold throughout, the paroxysms
on the even days.
Case 2
Silenus lived on the Broad-way, near the house of Evalcidas.
From fatigue, drinking, and unseasonable exercises, he was seized
with fever. He began with having pain in the loins; he had heaviness
of the head, and there was stiffness of the neck. On the first day
the alvine discharges were bilious, unmixed,
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