第2章

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。