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Excerpt from A Treatise on Malarial Fevers: For Domestic Use This little book on Malarial Fevers is written in plain language, (avoiding all technical terms, ) in order that the non-professional man may understand how to manage the common forms of fevers of the South. I do not claim any, originality in the ideas set forth, nor is there anything novel; but having had much experience in the treatment of malarial diseases, and knowing of no work exclusively on fevers, for domestic use, and. Moreover recognizing the fact that fully three-fourths of the sickness of this country is malarial, and easily managed when thor oughly understood, - for these and other reasons, - I propose to record all the essential facts in reference to Malaria and its influence on the human system, its cause, symptoms, treatment, and the best mode of prevention. Also describing the pulse, temperature, (use of thermometer, ) respiration, etc., etc. A chapter is devoted to the symptoms and treatment of convulsions of children, occurring during an attack of fever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.