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Sialagogues

both in this and in Pleurasy, particularly that appearing in marshy
grounds. I have had but little experience of the use of mercury in
pneumonia, but in one case I removed the pain and cough, as soon as the
salivation appeared.

Hepatetis. Is another inflamitory disease
and no where is this disease more common than in warm climates.
They are frequent in East Indies and more now than formerly in this
country. It arises from the same cause as intermittants, in 1793
affections of the liver preceded by the yellow fever were verry common. In
the East Indies even the dogs are subject to the Hepatetis. In the beginning
it must be treated upon the antiphlogistic plan, as bleeding &c and
fox glove at least, this must be done in our climate before reducing the
system by bleeding, in the West Indies they give mercury without any
previous reduction of the system. In my West India patients bleeding
however has answered extremely well and I rarely attribute their want of
success in that part of the world in this disease to their not urging the
lancet. Mercury is a verry important remidy here, and in the East
Indies is much thought of as it respects its internal and external use,
if it procuces a salivation before matter is formed it is said to be a
certain cure, this practice is universaly established, it is not necessary
to carry the salivation far, but it should be stopped shortly after it