adopting the method that I ſaw practiſed by the natives of Spaniſh America, when I was a priſoner among them. On the firſt ſymptoms appearing, the ſore-part of the head was immediately ſhaved, and the temples, and pole, waſhed with vinegar and water. The whole body was then immerſed in warm water, to give a free courſe to perſpiration; ſome opening medicine was afterward adminiſtered, and every four hours, a doſe of ten grains of James's powders. If the patient was thirſty, the drink was weak white wine and water, and a ſlice of bread to ſatisfy an inclination to eat. An increaſing appetite was gratified by a ſmall quantity of ſoup, made from the mucilagenous parts of the turtle, with a little vinegar in it. I alſo gave the ſick, ſweetmeats and other articles from my private ſtock, whenever they expreſſed a diſtant wiſh for any, which I could ſupply them with. By this mode of treatment, the whole crew improved in their health, except the carpenter, who, though a very ſtout, robuſt man, was, at one time, in ſuch a ſtate of delirium, and ſo much reduced, that I gave him over; but he at length recovered.
As the yellow fever ſeldom attacks any one twice, while he remains near the ſame place, my apprehenſions were now confined to the ſcurvy and other incidental diſorders;