[p. 141] became less. About the hundredth day, disorder of the
bowels, with copious and bilious evacuations, and these continued
for a considerable time, and again assumed the dysenteric form with
pain; but relief of all the other complaints. On the whole, the fevers
went off, and the deafness ceased. On the hundred and twentieth day,
had a complete crisis. Ardent fever.
Explanation of the characters. It is probable that the bilious discharge
brought about the recovery on the hundred and twentieth day.
Case 10
In Abdera, Nicodemus was seized with fever from venery and
drinking. At the commencement he was troubled with nausea and cardialgia;
thirsty, tongue was parched; urine thin and dark. On the second day,
the fever exacerbated; he was troubled with rigors and nausea; had
no sleep; vomited yellow bile; urine the same; passed a quiet night,
and slept. On the third, a general remission; amelioration; but about
sunset felt again somewhat uncomfortable; passed an uneasy night.
On the fourth, rigor, much fever, general pains; urine thin, with
substances floating in it; again a quiet night. On the fifth, all
the symptoms remained, but there was an amelioration. On the sixth,
some general pains; substances floating in the urine; very incoherent.
On the seventh, better. On the eighth, all the other symptoms abated.
On the tenth, and following days, there were pains, but all less;
in this case throughout, the paroxysms and pains were greater on the
even days. On the twentieth, the urine white and thick, but when allowed
to stand had no sediment; much sweat; seemed to be free from fever;
but again in the evening he became hot, with the same pains, rigor,
thirst, slightly incoherent. On the twenty-fourth, urine copious,
white, with an abundant sediment; a copious and warm sweat all over;
apyrexia; the fever came to its crisis.
Explanation of the characters. It is probable that the cure was owing to the bilious evacuations and the sweats.
Case 11
In Thasus, a woman, of a melancholic turn of mind, from some
accidental cause of sorrow, while still going about, became affected
with loss of sleep, aversion to food, and had thirst and nausea. She
lived near the Pylates, upon the Plain. On the first, at the commencement
of night, frights, much
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