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Materia Medica

Stimulants

verry usefull in the want of sleep succeeding delirium from
debility in the convulsive motions Subsultus tendinum. Opium
is the best remidy which can possibly be employ’d.

Diarrhea frequently attends fever particularly Typhus. I have seen
opium in many cases usefull, sometimes it is best
exhibitted in the form of glyster. I think we should keep the
bowels regularly open in all fevers. I have seen many
cases of Typhus fever in my practice and I always employ’d
opium in them, it is extremely usefull, it varies the pulse,
increases the strength, dissipates delirium, but the proper
use of it is difficult, a second dose should be administered
before the stimulating effects of the preceding one has
subsided, it generally produces sweat but this effect sometimes
goes so far in Typhus as to forbid the use of it, moderately
given however it is usefull.

Plague. This is a
disease of a febrile excitement in its commencement, and
consequently in this state our medicine must be improper.
I should immagine however that this medicine would be
usefull in certain cases stages of this disease, though I have no
experience of its good effects having never seen the disease