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Show site, we may assert that in fever there is as much tendency to convulsion as to inflammation. Convulsion or spasm is sometimes brought on by manifest impressions; and the occasional causes of this symptom may fre~ quently be detected by a little attention. Nay, such is the disposition of the nerves in fever that these affections can actually be brought on and taken off with some latitude of choice as to the part where they shall appear. It should not be omitted that cases of mixed character occur. These might be called febrile tetmzos or rermzicfcuer-so palpably arising from conges- about him-bleeding, emollient clysters, hen~ bane cataplasms to the muscles of the jaws-- midday, complete emprosthotonos; eyes pro» jecting, pulse full, hard-bleeding from foot; clysters with nitre, tepid bath, temperant powder of Stahl with Hoffman's anodyne. Symp- toms increase. 1 grain of opium every hour; laudanum by clyster. Spasms become quite horrible-Stupor intermixed with delirium, cold viscid sweats and syncope determine to give up the opiates. A little plug comes away with blood, and now only does the physician hear of the nasal hamorhage-vain attempts to recal it by leeches and steam-stupor continues-in the interval of the spasms the jaw falls; counte- nance leaden-death early the third day in the tion in the brain that one feels assured, if such midst of an attack of tetanus, with frightful patients had aDr. Rush by the side of their bed, they would not be transferred from it to the grave; as was the case with a young man, aged 17', sanguine, subject to haemorrhage, who in convulsions of the cutaneous muscles. Muscles and heart flabby-skin sphacelated-abdomen sound-vessels of the face turgid-those of the April 1764 had an alarming bleeding at the nose brain as if injected ; serous effusion in the ventricles; medullary substance appeared much softer than comrnon.---The author, Dr. Carron, copious a sweat (limited to the parts) that she used many towels in drying it off. Leucorrhcea accompanied the sweats (Auxiron (1p Roar xxiv. 60.) candidly points out the bad effect of opium in in- creasing the congestion aud stupor-«which did not hastily 'l fail towards the fatal close. These are incidents of fever equally common with inflammation itself. Even without following the Americans in calling the febrile action of the arteries comm!- "TV a". goes ofl‘in fever. Spasms and convulsions seldom hastily stopped by plugs-same evening, head- ache, sleeplessness~nemt morning, spasmodic stricture of thejaws, inability to speak or swallow, face red, pulse full quick; heat of skin considerably increased-n0 wound to be found ,-u- flammation in the head; tetanus comes on and 8.5 «- m-us Internal appearances. IInternal appearances. ‘ lm-mea-WHW no... . «.0. St |