13。Inpersonswhocoughupfrothyblood,thedischargeofitcomesfromthelungs。
14。Diarrhoeaattackingapersonaffectedwithphthisisisamortalsymptom。
15。Personswhobecomeaffectedwithempyemaafterpleurisy,iftheygetclearofitinfortydaysfromthebreakingofit,escapethedisease;butifnot,itpassesintophthisis。
16。Heatproducesthefollowingbadeffectsonthosewhouseitfrequently:enervationofthefleshyparts,impotenceofthenerves,torporoftheunderstanding,hemorrhages,deliquia,and,alongwiththese,death。
17。Coldinducesconvulsions,tetanus,mortification,andfebrilerigors。
18。Coldisinimicaltothebones,theteeth,thenerves,thebrain,andthespinalmarrow,butheatisbeneficial。
19。Suchpartsashavebeencongealedshouldbeheated,exceptwherethereeitherisahemorrhage,oroneisexpected。
20。Coldpinchesulcers,hardenstheskin,occasionspainwhichdoesnotendinsuppuration,blackens,producesfebrilerigors,convulsions,andtetanus。
21。Inthecaseofamuscularyouthhavingtetanuswithoutawound,duringthemidstofsummer,itsometimeshappensthattheallusionofalargequantityofcoldwaterrecallstheheat。Heatrelievesthesediseases。
22。Heatissuppurative,butnotinallkindsofsores,butwhenitis,itfurnishesthegreatesttestoftheirbeingfreefromdanger。
Itsoftenstheskin,makesitthin,removespain,soothesrigor,convulsions,andtetanus。Itremovesaffectionsofthehead,andheavinessofit。Itisparticularlyefficaciousinfracturesofthebones,especiallyofthosewhichhavebeenexposed,andmostespeciallyinwoundsofthehead,andinmortificationsandulcersfromcold;inherpesexedens,oftheanus,theprivyparts,thewomb,thebladder,inallthesecasesheatisagreeable,andbringsmatterstoacrisis;butcoldisprejudicial,anddoesmischief。
23。Coldwateristobeappliedinthefollowingcases;whenthereisahemorrhage,orwhenitisexpected,butnotappliedtothespot,butaroundthespotwhencethebloodflows;andininflammationsandinflammatoryaffections,incliningtoaredandsubsaguineouscolor,andconsistingoffreshblood,inthesecasesitistobeappliedbutitoccasionsmortificationinoldcases;andinerysipelasnotattendedwithulceration,asitprovesinjurioustoerysipelaswhenulcerated。
24。Coldthings,suchassnowandice,areinimicaltothechest,beingprovocativeofcoughs,ofdischargesofblood,andofcatarrhs。
25。Swellingsandpainsinthejoints,ulceration,thoseofagoutynature,andsprains,aregenerallyimprovedbyacopiousaffusionofcoldwater,whichreducestheswelling,andremovesthepain;foramoderatedegreeofnumbnessremovespain。
26。Thelightestwateristhatwhichisquicklyheatedandquicklycooled。
27。Whenpersonshaveintensethirst,itisagoodthingiftheycansleepoffthedesireofdrinking。
28。Fumigationwitharomaticspromotesmenstruation,andwouldbeusefulinmanyothercases,ifitdidnotoccasionheavinessofthehead。
29。Womeninastateofpregnancymaybepurged,iftherebeanyurgentnecessity(or,ifthehumorsbeinastateoforgasm?),fromthefourthtotheseventhmonth,butlesssointhelattercase。Inthefirstandlastperiodsitmustbeavoided。
30。Itprovesfataltoawomaninastateofpregnancy,ifshebeseizedwithanyoftheacutediseases。
31。Ifawomanwithchildbebled,shewillhaveanabortion,andthiswillbethemorelikelytohappen,thelargerthefoetus。
32。Haemoptysisinawomanisremovedbyaneruptionofthemenses。
33。Inawomanwhenthereisastoppagethemenses,adischargeofbloodfromthenoseisgood。
34。Whenapregnantwomanhasaviolentdiarrhoea,thereisdangerofhermiscarrying。
35。Sneezingoccurringtoawomanaffectedwithhysterics,andindifficultlabor,isagoodsymptom。
36。Whenthemenstrualdischargeisofabadcolorandirregular,itindicatesthatthewomanstandsinneedofpurging。
37。Inapregnantwoman,ifthebreastssuddenlylosetheirfullness,shehasamiscarriage。
38。If,inawomanpregnantwithtwins,eitherofherbreastsloseitsfullness,shewillpartwithoneofherchildren;andifitbetherightbreastwhichbecomesslender,itwillbethemalechild,oriftheleft,thefemale。
39。Ifawomanwhoisnotwithchild,norhasbroughtforth,havemilk,hermensesareobstructed。
40。Inwomen,bloodcollectedinthebreastsindicatesmadness。
41。Ifyouwishtoascertainifawomanbewithchild,giveherhydromeltodrinkwhensheisgoingtosleep,andhasnottakensupper,andifshebeseizedwithtorminainthebelly,sheiswithchild,butotherwisesheisnotpregnant。
42。Awomanwithchild,ifitbeamale,hasagoodcolor,butifafemale,shehasabadcolor。
43。Iferysipelasofthewombseizeawomanwithchild,itwillprobablyprovefatal。
44。Womenwhoareverylean,havemiscarriageswhentheyprovewithchild,untiltheygetintobettercondition。
45。Whenwomen,inamoderateconditionofbody,miscarryinthesecondorthirdmonth,withoutanyobviouscause,theircotyledonesarefilledwithmucosity,andcannotsupporttheweightofthefoetus,butarebrokenasunder。
46。Suchwomenasareimmoderatelyfat,anddonotprovewithchild,inthemitisbecausetheepiploon(fat?)blocksupthemouthofthewomb,anduntilitbereduced,theydonotconceive。
47。Iftheportionoftheuterusseatednearthehip—jointsuppurate,itgetsintoastaterequiringtobetreatedwithtents。
48。Themalefoetusisusuallyseatedintheright,andthefemaleintheleftside。
49。Toprocuretheexpulsionofthesecundines,applyasternutatory,andshutthenostrilsandmouth。
50。Ifyouwishtostopthemensesinawoman,applyaslargeacuppinginstrumentaspossibletothebreasts。
51。Whenwomenarewithchild,themouthoftheirwombisclosed。
52。Ifinawomanwithchild,muchmilkflowfromthebreasts,itindicatesthatthefoetusisweak;butifthebreastsbefirm,itindicatesthatthefoetusisinamorehealthystate。
53。Inwomenthatareabouttomiscarry,thebreastsbecomeslender;
butifagaintheybecomehard,therewillbepain,eitherinthebreasts,orinthehip—joints,orintheeyes,orintheknees,andtheywillnotmiscarry。
54。Whenthemouthoftheuterusishard,itisalsonecessarilyshut。
55。Womenwithchildwhoareseizedwithfevers,andwhoaregreatlyemaciated,withoutany(other?)obviouscause,havedifficultanddangerouslabors,andiftheymiscarry,theyareindanger。
56。Inthefemaleflux(immoderatemenstruation?),ifconvulsionanddeliquiumcomeon,itisbad。
57。Whenthemensesareexcessive,diseasestakeplace,andwhenthemensesarestopped,diseasesfromtheuterustakeplace。
58。Strangurysupervenesuponinflammationoftherectum,andofthewomb,andstrangurysupervenesuponsuppurationofthekidney,andhiccupuponinflammationoftheliver。
59。Ifawomandonotconceive,andwishtoascertainwhethershecanconceive,havingwrappedherupinblankets,fumigatebelow,andifitappearthatthescentpassesthroughthebodytothenostrilsandmouth,knowthatofherselfsheisnotunfruitful。
60。Ifwomanwithachildhavehercourses,itisimpossiblethatthechildcanbehealthy。
61。Ifawoman’scoursesbesuppressed,andneitherrigornorfeverhasfollowed,butshehasbeenaffectedwithnausea,youmayreckonhertobewithchild。
62。Womenwhohavetheuteruscoldanddense(compact?)donotconceive;andthosealsowhohavetheuterushumid,donotconceive,forthesemenisextinguished,andinwomenwhoseuterusisverydry,andveryhot,thesemenislostfromthewantoffood;butwomenwhoseuterusisinanintermediatestatebetweenthesetemperamentsprovefertile。
63。Andinlikemannerwithrespecttomales;foreither,owingtothelaxityofthebody,thepneumaisdissipatedoutwardly,soasnottopropelthesemen,or,owingtoitsdensity,thefluid(semen?)doesnotpassoutwardly;or,owingtocoldness,itisnotheatedsoastocollectinitsproperplace(seminalvessels?),or,owingtoitsheat,theverysamethinghappens。
64。Itisabadthingtogivemilktopersonshavingheadache,anditisalsobadtogiveitinfevers,andtopersonswhosehypochondriaareswelledup,andtroubledwithborborygmi,andtothirstypersons;itisbadalso,whengiventothosewhohavebiliousdischargesinacutefevers,andtothosewhohavecopiousdischargesofblood;butitissuitableinphthisicalcases,whennotattendedwithverymuchfever;itisalsotobegiveninfeversofachronicandweaknature,whennoneoftheaforementionedsymptomsarepresent,andthepatientsareexcessivelyemaciated。
65。Whenswellingsappearonwounds,suchcasesarenotlikelytobeattackedeitherwithconvulsions,ordelirium,butwhenthesedisappearsuddenly,ifsituatedbehind,spasmsandtetanussupervene,andifbefore,mania,acutepainsofthesides,orsuppurations,ordysentery,iftheswellingsberatherred。
66。Whennoswellingappearsonsevereandbadwounds,itisagreatevil。
67。Insuchcases,thesoftarefavorable;andcrude,unfavorable。
68。Whenapersonispainedinthebackpartofthehead,heisbenefitedbyhavingthestraightveinintheforeheadopened。
69。Rigorscommenceinwomen,especiallyattheloins,andspreadbythebacktothehead;andinmenalso,ratherintheposteriorthantheanteriorsideofthebody,asfromthearmsandthighs;theskinthereisrare,asisobviousfromthegrowthofhaironthem。
70。Personsattackedwithquartansarenotreadilyattackedwithconvulsions,orifpreviouslyattackedwithconvulsions,theyceaseifaquartansupervene。
71。Inthosepersonsinwhomtheskinisstretched,andparchedandhard,thediseaseterminateswithoutsweats;butinthoseinwhomtheskinislooseandrare,itterminateswithsweats。
72。Personsdisposedtojaundicearenotverysubjecttoflatulence。
SECTIONVI。
1。Incasesofchroniclientery,acideructationssuperveningwhentherewerenonepreviously,isagoodsymptom。
2。Personswhosenosesarenaturallywatery,andtheirseedwatery,haveratheraderangedstateofhealth;butthoseintheoppositestate,amorefavorable。
3。Inprotractedcasesofdysentery,loathingoffoodisabadsymptom,andstillworse,ifalongwithfever。
4。Ulcers,attendedwithafallingoffofthehair,aremalimoris。
5。Itdeservestobeconsideredwhetherthepainsinthesides,andinthebreasts,andintheotherparts,differmuchfromoneanother。
6。Diseasesaboutthekidneysandbladderarecuredwithdifficultyinoldmen。
7。Painsoccurringaboutthestomach,themoresuperficialtheyare,themoreslightarethey;andthelesssuperficial,themoresevere。
8。Indropsicalpersons,ulcersformingonthebodyarenoteasilyhealed。
9。Broadexanthemataarenotveryitchy。
10。Inapersonhavingapainfulspotinthehead,withintensecephalalgia,pusorwaterrunningfromthenose,orbythemouth,orattheears,removesthedisease。
11。Hemorrhoidsappearinginmelancholicandnephriticaffectionsarefavorable。
12。Whenapersonhasbeencuredofchronichemorrhoids,unlessonebeleft,thereisdangerofdropsyorphthisissupervening。
13。Sneezingcomingon,inthecaseofapersonafflictedwithhiccup,removesthehiccup。
14。Inacaseofdropsy,whenthewaterrunsbytheveinsintothebelly,itremovesthedisease。
15。Inconfirmeddiarrhoea,vomiting,whenitcomesonspontaneously,removesthediarrhoea。
16。Adiarrhoeasuperveninginaconfirmedcaseofpleurisyorpneumoniaisbad。
17。Itisagoodthinginophthalmyforthepatienttobeseizedwithdiarrhoea。
18。Aseverewoundofthebladder,ofthebrain,oftheheart,ofthediaphragm,ofthesmallintestines,ofthestomach,andoftheliver,isdeadly。
19。Whenabone,cartilage,nerve,theslenderpartofthejaw,orprepuce,arecutout,thepartisneitherrestored,nordoesitunite。
20。Ifbloodbepouredoutpreternaturallyintoacavity,itmustnecessarilybecomecorrupted。
21。Inmaniacalaffections,ifvaricesorhemorrhoidscomeon,theyremovethemania。
22。Thoserupturesinthebackwhichspreaddowntotheelbowsareremovedbyvenesection。
23。Ifafrightordespondencylastsforalongtime,itisamelancholicaffection。
24。Ifanyoftheintestinesbetransfixed,itdoesnotunite。
25。Itisnotagoodsignforanerysipelasspreadingoutwardlytobedeterminedinward;butforittobedeterminedoutwardfromwithinisgood。
26。Inwhatevercasesofardentfevertremorsoccur,theyarecarriedoffbyadelirium。
27。Thosecasesofempyemaordropsywhicharetreatedbyincisionorthecautery,ifthewaterorpusflowrapidlyallatonce,certainlyprovefatal。
28。Eunuchsdonottakethegout,norbecomebald。
29。Awomandoesnottakethegout,unlesshermensesbestopped。
30。Ayoungmandoesnottakethegoutuntilheindulgesincoition。
31。Painsoftheeyesareremovedbydrinkingpurewine,orthebath,orafomentation,orvenesection,orpurging。
32。Personswhosespeechhasbecomeimpairedarelikelytobeseizedwithchronicdiarrhoea。
33。Personshavingacideructationsarenotveryapttobeseizedwithpleurisy。
34。Personswhohavebecomebaldarenotsubjecttolargevarices;
butshouldvaricessuperveneuponpersonswhoarebald,theirhairagaingrowsthick。
35。Hiccupsuperveningindropsicalcasesisbad。
36。Venesectioncuresdysuria;opentheinternalveinsofthearm。
37。Itisagoodsymptomwhenswellingontheoutsideoftheneckseizesapersonveryillofquinsy,forthediseaseisturnedoutwardly。
38。Itisbetternottoapplyanytreatmentincasesofoccultcancer;for,iftreated,thepatientsdiequickly;butifnottreated,theyholdoutforalongtime。
39。Convulsionstakeplaceeitherfromrepletionordepletion;andsoitiswithhiccup。
40。Whenpains,withoutinflammation,occuraboutthehypochondria,insuchcases,feversuperveningremovesthepain。
41。Whenpusformedanywhereinthebodydoesnotpoint,thisisowingtothethicknessofthepart。
42。Incasesofjaundice,itisabadsymptomwhentheliverbecomesindurated。
43。Whenpersonshavinglargespleensareseizedwithdysentery,andifthedysenterypassintoachronicstate,eitherdropsyorlienterysupervenes,andtheydie。
44。Whenileuscomesoninacaseofstrangury,theyprovefatalinsevendays,unless,feversupervening,therebeacopiousdischargeofurine。
45。Whenulcerscontinueopenforayearorupward,theremustnecessarilybeexfoliationofbone,andthecicatricesarehollow。
46。Suchpersonsasbecomehump—backedfromasthmaorcoughbeforepuberty,die。
47。Personswhoarebenefitedbyvenesectionorpurging,shouldbebledorpurgedinspring。
48。Inenlargementofthespleen,itisagoodsymptomwhendysenterycomeson。
49。Ingoutyaffections,theinflammationsubsidesinthecourseoffortydays。
50。Whenthebrainisseverelywounded,feverandvomitingofbilenecessarilysupervene。
51。Whenpersonsingoodhealtharesuddenlyseizedwithpainsinthehead,andstraightwayarelaiddownspeechless,andbreathewithstertor,theydieinsevendays,unlessfevercomeon。
52。Wemustattendtotheappearancesoftheeyesinsleep,aspresentedfrombelow;forifaportionofthewhitebeseenbetweentheclosedeyelids,andifthisbenotconnectedwithdiarrhaeaorseverepurging,itisaverybadandmortalsymptom。
53。Deliriumattendedwithlaughterislessdangerousthandeliriumattendedwithaseriousmood。
54。Inacutediseases,complicatedwithfever,amoaningrespirationisbad。
55。Forthemostpart,goutyaffectionsrankleinspringandinautumn。
56。Inmelancholicaffections,determinationsofthehumorwhichoccasionsthemproducethefollowingdiseases;eitherapoplexyofthewholebody,orconvulsion,ormadness,orblindness。
57。Personsaremostsubjecttoapoplexybetweentheagesoffortyandsixty。
58。Iftheomentumprotrude,itnecessarilymortifiesanddropsoff。
59。Inchronicdiseasesofthehip—joint,iftheboneprotrudeandreturnagainintoitssocket,thereismucosityintheplace。
60。Inpersonsaffectedwithchronicdiseaseofthehip—joint,iftheboneprotrudefromitssocket,thelimbbecomeswastedandmaimed,unlessthepartbecauterized。
SECTIONVII。
1。Inacutediseases,coldnessoftheextremitiesisbad。
2。Lividfleshonadiseasedboneisbad。
3。Hiccupandrednessoftheeyes,whentheysuperveneonvomiting,arebad。
4。Achillsuperveningonasweatisnotgood。
5。Dysentery,ordropsy,orecstacycomingonmadnessisgood。
6。Inaveryprotracteddisease,lossofappetiteandunmixeddischargesfromthebowelsarebadsymptoms。
7。Arigoranddeliriumfromexcessivedrinkingarebad。
8。Fromtheruptureofaninternalabscess,prostrationofstrength,vomiting,anddeliquiumanimiresult。
9。Deliriumorconvulsionfromaflowofbloodisbad。
10。Vomiting,orhiccup,orconvulsion,ordelirium,inileus,isbad。
11。Pneumoniacomingonpleurisyisbad。
12。Phrenitisalongwithpneumoniaisbad。
13。Convulsionortetanus,cominguponsevereburning,isbad。
14。Stuporordeliriumfromablowontheheadisbad。
15。Fromaspittingofbloodthereisaspittingofpus。
16。Fromspittingofpusarisephthisisandaflux;andwhenthesputaarestopped,theydie。
17。Hiccupininflammationoftheliverbad。
18。Convulsionordeliriumsuperveninguponinsomnolencyisbad。
18a。Tremblinguponlethargusisbad。
19。Erysipelasuponexposureofabone(isbad?)。
20。Mortificationorsuppurationuponerysipelasisbad。
21。Hemorrhageuponastrongpulsationinwoundsisbad。
22。Suppurationuponaprotractedpainofthepartsaboutthebowelsisbad。
23。Dysenteryuponunmixedalvinedischargesisbad。
24。Deliriumupondivisionofthecranium,ifitpenetrateintothecavityofthehead,isbad。
25。Convulsionuponseverepurgingismortal。
26。Uponseverepainofthepartsaboutthebowels,coldnessoftheextremitiescomingonisbad。
27。Tenesmuscomingoninacaseofpregnancycausesabortion。
28。Whateverpieceofbone,cartilage,ornerve(tendon?)iscutoff,itneithergrowsnorunites。
29。Whenstrongdiarrhoeasupervenesinacaseofleucophlegmatia,itremovesthedisease。
30。Inthosecasesinwhichfrothydischargesoccurindiarrhoeatherearedefluxionsfromthehead。
31。Whenthereisafarinaceoussedimentintheurineduringfever,itindicatesaprotractedillness。
32。Inthosecasesinwhichtheurineisthinatfirst,andthesedimentsbecomebilious,anacutediseaseisindicated。
33。Inthosecasesinwhichtheurinebecomesdividedthereisgreatdisorderinthebody。
34。Whenbubblessettleonthesurfaceoftheurine,theyindicatediseaseofthekidneys,andthatthecomplaintwillbeprotracted。
35。Whenthescumonthesurfaceisfattyandcopious,itindicatesacutediseasesofthekidneys。
36。Whenevertheaforementionedsymptomsoccurinnephriticdiseases,andalongwiththemacutepainsaboutthemusclesoftheback,providedthesebeseatedabouttheexternalparts,youmayexpectthattherewillbeanabscess;butifthepainsberatherabouttheinternalparts,youmayalsoratherexpectthattheabscesswillbeseatedinternally。
37。Haematemesis,withoutfever,doesnotprovefatal,butwithfeveritisbad;itistobetreatedwithrefrigerantandstypticthings。
38。Defluxionsintothecavityofthechestsuppurateintwentydays。
39。Whenapatientpassesbloodandclots,andisseizedwithstranguryandpainintheperineumandpubes,diseaseaboutthebladderisindicated。
40。Ifthetonguesuddenlyloseitspowers,orapartofthebodybecomeapoplectic,theaffectionisofamelancholicnature。
41。Inhypercatharsis,ofoldpersons,hiccupsuperveningisnotagoodsymptom。
42。Inafever,isnotofabiliousnature,acopiousallusionofhotwaterupontheheadremovesthefever。
43。Awomandoesnotbecomeambidexterous。
44。Whenempyemaistreatedeitherbythecauteryorincision,ifpureandwhitepusflowfromthewound,thepatientsrecover;butifmixedwithblood,slimyandfetid,theydie。
45。Whenabscessoftheliveristreatedbythecauteryorincision,ifthepuswhichisdischargedbepureandwhite,thepatientsrecover,(forinthiscaseitissituatedinthecoatsoftheliver;)butifitresembletheleesofoilasitflows,theydie。
46。Painsoftheeyesareremovedbydrinkingundilutedwine,plenteousbathingwithhotwater,andvenesection。
47。Ifadropsicalpatientbeseizedwithhiccupthecaseishopeless。
48。Stranguryanddysuriaarecuredbydrinkingpurewine,andvenesection;opentheveinontheinside。
49。Itisagoodsignwhenswellingandrednessonthebreastseizeapersonveryillofquinsy,forinthiscasethediseaseisdivertedoutwardly。
50。Whenthebrainisattackedwithsphacelus,thepatientsdieinthreedays;oriftheyescapethese,theyrecover。
51。Sneezingarisesfromthehead,owingtothebrainbeingheated,orthecavity(ventricle)intheheadbeingfilledwithhumors;theairconfinedinitthenisdischarged,andmakesanoise,becauseitcomesthroughanarrowpassage。
52。Feversuperveningonpainfulaffectionsoftheliverremovesthepain。
53。Thosepersonstowhomitisbeneficialtohavebloodtakenfromtheirveins,shouldhaveitdoneinspring。
54。Inthosecaseswherephlegmiscollectedbetweenthediaphragmandthestomach,andoccasionspain,asnotfindingapassageintoeitherofthecavities,thediseasewillbecarriedoffifthephlegmbedivertedtothebladderbytheveins。
55。Whentheliverisfilledwithwaterandburstsintotheepiploon,inthiscasethebellyisfilledwithwaterandthepatientdies。
56。Anxiety,yawning,rigor,—winedrunkwithanequalproportionofwater,removesthesecomplaints。
57。Whentubercles(phymata)formintheurethra,iftheysuppurateandburst,thepainiscarriedoff。
58。Incasesofconcussionofthebrainproducedbyanycause,thepatientsnecessarilylosetheirspeech。
59。Inapersonaffectedwithfever,whenthereisnoswellinginthefauces,shouldsuffocationsuddenlycomeon,andthepatientnotbeabletoswallow,exceptwithdifficulty,itisamortalsymptom。
59a。Inthecaseofapersonoppressedbyfever,iftheneckbeturnedaside,andthepatientcannotswallow,whilethereisnoswellingintheneck,itisamortalsign。
60。Fastingshouldbeprescribedthethosepersonswhohavehumidflesh;forfastingdriesbodies。
61。Whentherearechangesinthewholebody,andthebodybecomessometimescoldandsometimeshot,andthecolorchanges,aprotracteddiseaseisindicated。
62。Acopioussweat,hotorcold,constantlyflowing,indicatesasuperabundanceofhumidity;wemustevacuatethen,inastrongpersonupward,andinaweak,downward。
63。Fevers,notoftheintermittenttype,iftheybecomeexacerbatedeverythirddayaredangerous;butiftheyintermitinanyformwhatever,thisshowsthattheyarenotdangerous。
64。Incasesofprotractedfever,eitherchronicabscessesorpainsinthejointscomeon。
65。Whenchronicabscesses(phymata)orpainsinthejointstakeplaceafterfevers,thepatientsareusingtoomuchfood。
66。Ifonegivetoapersoninfeverthesamefoodwhichisgiventoapersoningoodhealth,whatisstrengthtotheoneisdiseasetotheother。
67。Wemustlooktotheurinaryevacuations,whethertheyresemblethoseofpersonsinhealth;ifnotatallso,theyareparticularlymorbid,butiftheyarelikethoseofhealthypersons,theyarenotatallmorbid。
68。Whenthedejectionsareallowedtostandandnotshaken,andasedimentisformedlikescrapings(ofthebowels),insuchacaseitispropertopurgethebowels;andifyougiveptisansbeforepurging,themoreyougivethemoreharmyouwilldo。
69。Crudedejectionsaretheproductofblackbile;ifabundant,ofmorecopious,andifdeficient,oflesscopiouscollectionsofit。
70。Thesputainfevers,notofanintermittenttype,whicharelivid,streakedwithblood,andfetid,areallbad,itisfavorablewhenthisevacuation,liketheurinaryandalvine,passesfreely;
andwheneveranydischargeissuppressedandnotpurgedoffitisbad。
71。Whenyouwishtopurgethebody,youmustbringitintoastatefavorabletoevacuations;andifyouwishtodisposeittoevacuationsupward,youmustbindthebelly;andifyouwishtodisposeittoevacuationsdownward,youmustmoistenthebelly。
72。Sleepandwatchfulness,bothofthem,whenimmoderate,constitutedisease。
73。Infeverswhichdonotintermit,iftheexternalpartsbecold,andtheinternalburninghot,andfeverprevail,itisamortalsign。
74。Inafeverwhichdoesnotintermit,ifalip,thenose,oraneyebedistorted,ifthepatientlosehissenseofsightorofhearing,whilenowinaweakstate,—whateverofthesesymptomsoccursitismortal。
75。Uponleucophlegmatiadropsysupervenes。
76。Upondiarrhoeadysentery。
77。Upondysenterylientery。
78。Uponsphacelusexfoliationofthebone。
79and80。Uponvomitingofbloodconsumption,andapurgingofpusupward;uponconsumptionadefluxionfromthehead;uponadefluxiondiarrhoea;upondiarrhoeaastoppageofthepurgingupward;uponthestoppageofitdeath。
81。Inthedischargesbythebladder,thebelly,andtheflesh(theskin?)ifthebodyhasdepartedslightlyfromitsnaturalcondition,thediseaseisslight;ifmuch,itisgreat;ifverymuch,itismortal。
82。Personsabovefortyyearsofagewhoareaffectedwithfrenzy,donotreadilyrecover;thedangerislesswhenthediseaseiscognatetotheconstitutionandage。
83。Inwhateverdiseasestheeyesweepvoluntarily,itisagoodsymptom,butwheninvoluntarily,itisabad。
84。Wheninquartanfeversbloodflowsfromthenostrilsitisabadsymptom。
85。Sweatsaredangerouswhentheydonotoccuroncriticaldays,whentheyarestrong,andquicklyforcedoutoftheforehead,eitherintheformofdropsorinstreams,andifexcessivelycoldandcopious;forsuchasweatmustproceedfromviolence,excessofpain,andprolongedsqueezing(affliction?)。
86。Inachronicdiseaseanexcessivefluxfromthebowelsisbad。
87。Thosediseaseswhichmedicinesdonotcure,iron(theknife?)
cures;thosewhichironcannotcure,firecures;andthosewhichfirecannotcure,aretobereckonedwhollyincurable。
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