Dropsy, Severe Fevers

Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Florida

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Dr. John Davidson's volume of remedies and recipes to cure various illnesses and to treat diseases. The book, dated August 3, 1843, covers treatments for such sicknesses as pneumonia and consumption to recipes for laxatives and expurgants.

Davidson, John M. W.

State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24

1843-08-03

journals (accounts)

eng-US

Text

m81-24_40

Territorial Florida (1821-1845)

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Page 77
The following preparations pro-
duced remarkably good
effects in a case of Dropsy
supervene on Acute Bron-
chites after the frebrile sym
toms were removed by
General Bloodletting.
[Recipe]. Mixture amy g dal. [7 ounces]
145. Antem. Tart. gr. I
Nit Potass [2 drams]
Tinct Hyosciam [1 dram and a half]
Tinct Digitalis [half dram]
M. table spoon full
taken every hour.---

Page 78
The following is well
adapted to the last stage
of severe fevers when the
powers of life are fail-
ing rapidly, attended with
jaculation low muttering
delerium oppressed breath-
ing Pulse rapid, small &
failing a state threatening
Disolution [sic].
[Recipe] Mixt Camph. [1 ounce]
146. Hoff anodim Mict. [half dram]
Spt. Am Aromat. [half dram]
Moschi gr. VIII
M. whole taken at a draught
every second hour until
symptoms of reaction

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Quincy (Fla.)

Gadsden County (Fla.)