of the late Teftitence. ! 5 7 with Food, who crave to be freed by Vomiting, which it is by no Means fate to indulge them in, becaufe fuch a Senfa- tion of Fulnefs proceeds only from the peftilential Poifon vellicating the Mem- branes, while the Stomach is it felf free from Food, or bad Humours *, but what further concerns this Matter, will come to be further confidered under the Cure ot Symptoms. MOREOVER, Purges are juftly reck- oned amongft Medicines of great Efficacy ; but whether or no they are to be uied in the Cafe before us, is a Difficulty, and full of Controverfy amongft. Phyhcians ; and indeed the Varieties in peftilential Difeafes, the Differences of Conftitutions, the various Complication of Circumftaxes, the Uncertainty of Seafons, &c do make it impoilible to give any general Rules hereupon j wherefore I ihall go no further than what my own Practice hath enabled me to judge concerning it. A Turgefcency or Diftemperature of Humours do certainly call for an Evacu- ation this Way that is, when u the Hu- mours are troublefcme more by their Quantity
