first stage usually begins with weariness, chilly fits, faintness, giddiness, flushing of the face, redness of the eyes, pain in the eye-balls, forehead, back, great weakness, anxiety, thirst, and lethargy. The urine is high coloured, deficient, and turbid. The tongue is covered with a dark fur ; the perspiration is irregular, interrupted, and lessened ; the bile is secreted in unusual quantities, and speedily ejected from the stomach. The skin is very dry, hot, and hard. The eyes, face, and breast become yellow. This stage of the disease lasts about 48 hours. The symptoms begin to abate, by which the patient is flattered ; but returning aggravated symptoms soon undeceive him. He becomes very de- bilitated ; putrefaction takes place ; large patches of livid spots appear on different parts of the body ; the tongue becomes dry and black ; black fur on the teeth, and oft blood from the mouth, nose, nostrils, &c. The whole body often exhibits a livid yellow. The causes may be contagion, the use of ardent spirits, marbleizing the liver, destroying digestion, &c. It may be caused by cold, wet feet and clothes, obstructed perspiration, &c. Treatment.— The first object must be to excite action in the stomach, bowels, liver, and skin. Give an emetic ; clear the bowels by a brisk purgative. Give the diaphoretic pow- der, and place the patient in the vapour bath, regulating the heat according to- the strength of the patient. While in the bath let the patient drink balm, pennyroyal, or catnep tea. When he comes out of the bath, place him in a warm bed. well covered with- blankets YEL 428 YOR 'to produce perspiration. If he per- spires, gradually lessen the covering. If vomiting prevails, give the neutral- izing mixture, a tablespoonful every half hour till the vomiting ceases. If the stomach be very irritable, give with the neutralizing mixture a drachm of Epsom salts to each dose, in a little tea ; if the vomiting does not abate, persevere with the medicine, and apply mustard plasters to the stomach and feet twice a day. Do not neglect aperients ; for it is of the highest importance to pro- mote the natural evacuations. Attend also to the skin. If dry, hot, and parched, give an infusion of bone- set, to be drunk freely, to promote perspiration. If this should fail, give the Sudorific Powder, or the Sweating Drops till perspiration shall take place. Should they cause too much sickness, give lemonade or cream of tartar water. In the West Indies they effect a cure by drinking an infusion of boneset, by using the warm or vapour bath, and bathing the body with lemon juice and water, or warm vinegar and water, YELLOW FLUMMERY.— Take 2 ozs. of isinglass ; beat it ; put it into a bowl, and pour a pint of boil- ing water upon it ; cover it till cold, and add a pint of sherry ; the juice of two lemons with the rind of one, and the yolks of 8 eggs✪ Yellow Flummery. Beat well ; sweeten ; put it into a pan, and when it boils, strain it through an iron sieve. When nearly cold, put it into cups and moulds. YELLOW INK.— This ink is useful in drawing and making pen and and ink sketches ; it is prepared thus : — Take Persian berry liquor, 1 % oz. ; alum, % oz. ; rain-water, as required, gum arabic, % oz. Boil the whole together ten minutes ; then strain through fine muslin ; when cold, it is fit for use.

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first stage usually begins with weariness, chilly fits, faintness, giddiness, flushing of the face, redness of the eyes, pain in the eye-balls, forehead, back, great weakness, anxiety, thirst, and lethargy. The urine is high coloured, deficient, and turbid. The tongue is covered with a dark fur ; the perspiration is irregular, interrupted, and lessened ; the bile is secreted in unusual quantities, and speedily ejected from the stomach. The skin is very dry, hot, and hard. The eyes, face, and breast become yellow. This stage of the disease lasts about 48 hours. The symptoms begin to abate, by which the patient is flattered ; but returning aggravated symptoms soon undeceive him. He becomes very debilitated ; putrefaction takes place ; large patches of livid spots appear on different parts of the body ; the tongue becomes dry and black ; black fur on the teeth, and often blood from the mouth, nose, nostrils, &c. The whole body often exhibits a livid yellow. The causes may be contagion, the use of ardent spirits, marbleizing the liver, destroying digestion, &c. It may be caused by cold, wet feet and clothes, obstructed perspiration, &c. Treatment.— The first object must be to excite action in the stomach, bowels, liver, and skin. Give an emetic ; clear the bowels by a brisk purgative. Give the diaphoretic powder, and place the patient in the vapour bath, regulating the heat according tothe strength of the patient. While in the bath let the patient drink balm, pennyroyal, or catnep tea. When he comes out of the bath, place him in a warm bed. well covered with- blankets YEL YOR 'to produce perspiration. If he perspires, gradually lessen the covering. If vomiting prevails, give the neutralizing mixture, a tablespoonful every half hour till the vomiting ceases. If the stomach be very irritable, give with the neutralizing mixture a drachm of Epsom salts to each dose, in a little tea ; if the vomiting does not abate, persevere with the medicine, and apply mustard plasters to the stomach and feet twice a day. Do not neglect aperients ; for it is of the highest importance to promote the natural evacuations. Attend also to the skin. If dry, hot, and parched, give an infusion of boneset, to be drunk freely, to promote perspiration. If this should fail, give the Sudorific Powder, or the Sweating Drops till perspiration shall take place. Should they cause too much sickness, give lemonade or cream of tartar water. In the West Indies they effect a cure by drinking an infusion of boneset, by using the warm or vapour bath, and bathing the body with lemon juice and water, or warm vinegar and water, YELLOW FLUMMERY.— Take 2 ozs. of isinglass ; beat it ; put it into a bowl, and pour a pint of boiling water upon it ; cover it till cold, and add a pint of sherry ; the juice of two lemons with the rind of one, and the yolks of 8 eggs. Beat well ; sweeten ; put it into a pan, and when it boils, strain it through an iron sieve. When nearly cold, put it into cups and moulds. YELLOW INK.— This ink is useful in drawing and making pen and and ink sketches ; it is prepared thus : — Take Persian berry liquor, 1 % oz. ; alum, % oz. ; rain-water, as required, gum arabic, % oz. Boil the whole together ten minutes ; then strain through fine muslin ; when cold, it is fit for use.

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