TWIST, Common.— Boa 3 lbs.
of raw sugar in a pint of water over a
slow fire ; do not skim it ; when boiled
enough, pour it on a stone ; take a
part of it and pull it like wax, and it
will turn white, twist it over the other,
and roll it small ; then cut it into
lengths of twist. Put a few drops of
the oil of peppermint into the sugar
when boiled and poured upon the stone,
to flavour it.
TWIST, Paradise.— Boil 3 lbs.
of loaf sugar in half a pint of water, fox
half an hour ; put in it a little gumwater
to clear it and a tablespoonful of vinegar,
which will cause it to give you mors
time to make it up ; pull one part of it
and lap it over the other ; ait it into
twist, roll and streak it with red and
white.
TYP
398
TYP
TYPHUS FEVER.— From the
Greek tuphos, stupor. It is generally
Indicated by certain well-marked symp-
toms. It is characterized by great
lethargy, prostration of muscular power,
and sometimes delirium.
It commences with pain in the head,
slight shiverings, vomiting, debility,
sighing, loss of appetite, oppressive
breathing, great mental anxiety and
depression, uneasiness in the back ; the
pulse is quick and small, dry tongue,
with a brown or black crust ; urine
pale, then high-coloured with a bad
smell, evacuations black and offensive,
breath hot and offensive. The delirium
becomes more constant, and at length
changes to a stupor. An eruption of
livid spots sometimes appears. Great
purging, cold clammy perspiration, and
hiccup, precede its fatal termination.
The favourable termination of typhus
Is indicated by a gradual decrease of
those symptoms ; by the disappearance
of stupor in the face of the patient, and
his increasing attention to things around
him ; the pulse becomes moderated, the
heat of the skin natural, the tongue be-
comes clean, &c.
Treatment. — If there is nausea,
oppression, and sickness, give an emetic ;
and if the patient is chilly, give the
Vapour Bath, and then the Sudorific
Powder to promote perspiration, which
will give much ease, and dislodge from
the fauces phlegm, and other morbific
matter endangering suffocation. Observe
an emetic in the first stages of typhus is
of the utmost importance, and at any
time before prostration commences. It
has been known to restrain the disease
instantly, and in many cases to mitigate
the symptoms.
If the patient is constipated, aperients
must be given. But if there is a ten-
dency to diarrhoea, they must be omit-
ted, or be administered sparingly; a
small dose of rhubarb and magnesia
may act as a corrective, or a single tea-
spoonful of castor oil.
Dr. Beach says, “ In typhus, the brain
and the system generally, are thrown
Into an unhealthy state, by an accumula-
tion of acrid and vitiated bile, and mat-
ter collected in the stomach and first
passages, caused by an inactive and tor-
pid state of the liver. Delirium, great
heat, and prostration of strength, take
Consult me
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
TWIST, Common.— Boil 3 lbs. of raw sugar in a pint of water over a slow fire ; do not skim it ; when boiled enough, pour it on a stone ; take a part of it and pull it like wax, and it will turn white, twist it over the other, and roll it small ; then cut it into lengths of twist. Put a few drops of the oil of peppermint into the sugar when boiled and poured upon the stone, to flavour it.
TWIST, Paradise.— Boil 3 lbs. of loaf sugar in half a pint of water, for half an hour ; put in it a little gumwater to clear it and a tablespoonful of vinegar, which will cause it to give you more time to make it up ; pull one part of it and lap it over the other ; cut it into twist, roll and streak it with red and white.
TYP
TYP
TYPHUS FEVER.— From the
Greek tuphos, stupor. It is generally Indicated by certain well-marked symptoms. It is characterized by great lethargy, prostration of muscular power, and sometimes delirium.
It commences with pain in the head, slight shiverings, vomiting, debility, sighing, loss of appetite, oppressive breathing, great mental anxiety and depression, uneasiness in the back ; the pulse is quick and small, dry tongue, with a brown or black crust ; urine pale, then high-coloured with a bad smell, evacuations black and offensive, breath hot and offensive. The delirium becomes more constant, and at length changes to a stupor. An eruption of livid spots sometimes appears. Great purging, cold clammy perspiration, and hiccup, precede its fatal termination.
The favourable termination of typhus Is indicated by a gradual decrease of those symptoms ; by the disappearance of stupor in the face of the patient, and his increasing attention to things around him ; the pulse becomes moderated, the heat of the skin natural, the tongue becomes clean, &c.
Treatment. — If there is nausea, oppression, and sickness, give an emetic ; and if the patient is chilly, give the Vapour Bath, and then the Sudorific Powder to promote perspiration, which will give much ease, and dislodge from the fauces phlegm, and other morbific matter endangering suffocation. Observe an emetic in the first stages of typhus is of the utmost importance, and at any time before prostration commences. It has been known to restrain the disease instantly, and in many cases to mitigate the symptoms.
If the patient is constipated, aperients must be given. But if there is a tendency to diarrhoea, they must be omitted, or be administered sparingly; a small dose of rhubarb and magnesia may act as a corrective, or a single teaspoonful of castor oil.
Dr. Beach says, “ In typhus, the brain and the system generally, are thrown Into an unhealthy state, by an accumulation of acrid and vitiated bile, and matter collected in the stomach and first passages, caused by an inactive and torpid state of the liver. Delirium, great heat, and prostration of strength, take