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  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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