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 adopting the method that I aw practied by the natives of Spanih America, when I was a prioner among them. On the firt ymptoms appearing, the ore-part of the head was immediately haved, and the temples, and pole, wahed with vinegar and water. The whole body was then immered in warm water, to give a free coure to perpiration; ome opening medicine was afterward adminitered, and every four hours, a doe of ten grains of James's powders. If the patient was thirty, the drink was weak white wine and water, and a lice of bread to atisfy an inclination to eat. An increaing appetite was gratified by a mall quantity of oup, made from the mucilagenous parts of the turtle, with a little vinegar in it. I alo gave the ick, weetmeats and other articles from my private tock, whenever they expreed a ditant wih for any, which I could upply them with. By this mode of treatment, the whole crew improved in their health, except the carpenter, who, though a very tout, robut man, was, at one time, in uch a tate of delirium, and o much reduced, that I gave him over; but he at length recovered.

As the yellow fever eldom attacks any one twice, while he remains near the ame place, my apprehenions were now confined to the curvy and other incidental diorders;