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of Foot, came to the Hospital with all the Symptoms of the true
Scurvy; his Gums were spungy and foetid; he had livid Blotches on his
Legs, and Contractions of the Hams, and a Stiffness and Hardness in
the Calves of both Legs[112]. By following the same Course as the
others, and the Use of frequent Fomentations, and rubbing the
contracted Parts with soft Liniments, he mended daily; and, after
taking a Dose or two of Physic, was dismissed perfectly recovered on
the 10th of _May_. At his first Admission into the Hospital, he was
taken with a severe Cough, attended with Pain of the Breast, and a
Spitting of Blood for a Day or two, for which he was blooded. His
Blood threw up a little Buff; the Crassamentum was of a blackish
Colour and of a loose Texture, with a good Proportion of a yellowish
Serum. This Bleeding relieved the Complaints of his Breast, and he had
no Return of them while he remained in the Hospital.

[112] If the Swellings become large, stiff, and painful, Dr.
_Lind_ recommends that the Legs should be frequently bathed
and fomented; or, what he has found preferable, to be exposed
to their Steams, after being well covered with Blankets.
After this Operation, he advises the Limb to be rubbed with
some mild Oil, such as _oleum palmae_, or Salad Oil; and if
the Swellings resist both the general Cure and these
Applications, the Limbs to be sweated with Spirits. See his
_Treatise on the Scurvy_, part ii, chap. v.

The first Week in _May_ four Invalids were admitted into the Hospital
for this Disorder. The first had spungy Gums, a foetid Breath, his Legs
swelled and hard, and of a deep purple Colour. The second was a Case
at first of a more doubtful Kind; there were no spungy Gums, though an
offensive Breath; his Ancles and Feet were swelled, attended with Pain
and Uneasiness, and a great Weakness and Lassitude; but no Fever, nor
any livid Blotches. The Swelling of the Feet and Ancles seemed at
first Sight rather gouty or rheumatic, than of the scorbutic Kind; but
from the Man's Way of Life, and the Disorder being so frequent, we
discovered it to be the Scurvy. The third had a very foetid Breath and
spungy Gums, livid Spots and fungous Ulcers[113] on his Legs, with
Pains and Weakness all over. The fourth had also spungy Gums and a
foetid Breath, Pains of the Legs and Arms, livid Blotches on his Legs,
great Hardness and Contraction of the right Ham, and a livid hard
Swelli