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Diaphoretics

little fever, low degree of heat, after giving Ʒfs [½ dram] three times a day
for several days, moisture commenced the became much
easier and continued to mend.

Gout. In gout much has been disputed about their use,
the truth is Diaphoretics as auxiliaries are indispensable after
purging. This is natures process and will succeed often.

Diabetes. This disease has been attributed to two causes,
Viz. a derangment in the secretory organs, and a depraved or
vitiated state of the asimilatory organs, my own opinion is that
it is owing to a morbid state of the stomach and chylopoetic viscera
and this I think is evinced in the gastric distress, proceeding,
1st Particularly in Debauchers, 2d Disorder of the stomach always