Book 3
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Tenth day. Rigor; exacerbation of the fever; no sleep whatsoever. In the early morning a copious discharge of urine without sediment; extremities were warmed.
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Eleventh day. Vomited bilious matters, of the colour of verdigris. A rigor shortly afterwards, and the extremities became cold again; in the evening sweat, rigor and copious vomiting; a painful night.
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Twelfth day. Vomited copious, black, fetid matters; much hiccoughing; painful thirst.
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Thirteenth day. Vomited black, fetid, copious matters; rigor. About mid-day lost her speech.
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Fourteenth day. Epistaxis; death.
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The bowels of this patient were throughout loose, and there were shivering fits. Age about seventeen.
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CONSTITUTION
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The year was southerly and rainy, with no winds throughout. About the rising of Arcturus, while during the immediately preceding period droughts had prevailed, there were now heavy rains, with southerly winds. Autumn dark and cloudy, with abundance of rain. The winter southerly, humid, and mild after the solstice. Long after the solstice, near the equinox, wintry weather returned, and at the actual equinoctial period there were northerly winds with snow, but not for long. The spring southerly again, with no winds; many rains throughout until the Dog Star. The summer was clear and warm, with waves of stifling heat. The Etesian winds were faint and intermittent. But, on the other hand, near the rising of Arcturus there were heavy rains with northerly winds.
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The year having proved southerly, wet and mild, in the winter the general health was good except for the consumptives, who will be described in due course.
