| Dear sir, |
Hallowell, April 9, 1801. |
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I
recommend the bearer to your lancet, as for as 8 or 10 ounces
of blood, as he is going to sea, & may there vomit &
may be some time before he gets another bleeding. His pulse
does not repeat the beats quickly, but it makes a quick stroke;
& though not very full to the finger, yet is evidently laboring.
After he has been blooded, sooner or later, I expect a change
in his pulse indicating more fully to an unexperienced person
the necessity of bleeding.
I recommend a good dose of salts after the
bleeding, some of your pills, & cream of tartar & brimstone
to be taken daily in quantity to procure one or two loose motions
at the most. His diet must be milk & vegetables for a time;
& while his pains last, the lancet must be applied once
in the week.
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Yours sincerely,
BV |
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