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regard to the strangury itself； the symptoms were protracted and
painful。 Their urine was copious； thick； of various characters； red；
mixed with pus； and was passed with pain。 These all recovered； and I
did not see a single instance of death among them。
5。 With regard to the dangers of these cases； one must always attend
to the seasonable concoction of all the evacuations； and to the
favorable and critical abscesses。 The concoctions indicate a speedy
crisis and recovery of health； crude and undigested evacuations； and
those which are converted into bad abscesses； indicate either want
of crisis； or pains； or prolongation of the disease； or death； or
relapses； which of these it is to be must be determined from other
circumstances。 The physician must be able to tell the antecedents；
know the present； and foretell the future… must mediate these
things； and have two special objects in view with regard to disease；
namely； to do good or to do no harm。 The art consists in three things…
the disease； the patient； and the physician。 The physician is the
servant of the art； and the patient must combat the disease along with
the physician。
6。 Pains about the head and neck； and heaviness of the same along
with pain； occur either without fevers or in fevers。 Convulsions
occurring in persons attacked with frenzy； and having vomitings of
verdigris…green bile； in some cases quickly prove fatal。 In ardent
fevers； and in those other fevers in which there is pain of the
neck； heaviness of the temples； mistiness about the eyes； and
distention about the hypochondriac region； not unattended with pain；
hemorrhage from the nose takes place； but those who have heaviness
of the whole head； cardialgia and nausea； vomit bilious and
pituitous matters； children； in such affections； are generally
attacked with convulsions； and women have these and also pains of
the uterus； whereas； in elder persons； and those in whom the heat is
already more subdued； these cases end in paralysis； mania； and loss of
sight。
Third Constitution
7。 In Thasus； a little before and during the season of Arcturus；
there were frequent and great rains； with northerly winds。 About the
equinox； and till the setting of the Pleiades； there were a few
southerly rains： the winter northerly and parched； cold； with great
winds and snow。 Great storms about the equinox； the spring
northerly； dryness； rains few and cold。 About the summer solstice；
scanty rains； and great cold until near the season of the Dog…star。
After the Dog…days； until the season of Arcturus； the summer hot；
great droughts； not in intervals； but continued and severe： no rain；
the Etesian winds blew； about the season of Arcturus southerly rains
until the equinox。
8。 In this state of things； during winter； paraplegia set in； and
attacked many； and some died speedily； and otherwise the disease
prevailed much in an epidemical form； but persons remained free from
all other diseases。 Early in the spring； ardent fevers commenced and
continued through the summer until the equinox。 Those then that were
attacked immediately after the commencement of the spring and
summer； for the most part recovered； and but few of them died。 But
when the autumn and the rains had set in； they were of a fatal
character； and the greater part then died。 When in these attacks of
ardent fevers there was a proper and copious hemorrhage from the nose；
they were generally saved by it； and I do not know a single person who
had a proper hemorrhage who died in this constitution。 Philiscus；
Epaminon； and Silenus； indeed； who had a trifling epistaxis on the
fourth and fifth day； died。 Most of those taken with had a rigor about
the time of the crisis； and notably those who had no hemorrhage； these
had also rigor associated。
9。 Some were attacked with jaundice on the sixth day； but these were
benefited either by an urinary purgation； or a disorder of the bowels；
or a copious hemorrhage； as in the case of Heraclides； who was
lodged with Aristocydes： this person； though he had the hemorrhage
from the nose； the purgation by the bladder； and disorder of the
bowels； experienced a favorable crisis on the twentieth day； not
like the servant of Phanagoras； who had none of these symptoms； and
died。 The hemorrhages attacked most persons； but especially young
persons and those in the prime of life； and the greater part of
those who had not the hemorrhage died： elderly persons had jaundice or
disorder of the bowels； such as Bion； who was lodged with Silenus。
Dysenteries were epidemical during the summer； and some of those cases
in which the hemorrhage occurred； terminated in dysentery； as happened
to the slave of Eraton； and to Mullus； who had a copious hemorrhage；
which settled down into dysentery； and they recovered。 This humor
was redundant in many cases； since in those who had not the hemorrhage
about the crisis； but the risings about the ears disappeared； after
their disappearance there was a sense of weight in the left flank
extending to the extremity of the hip； and pain setting in after the
crisis； with a discharge of thin urine； they began to have small
hemorrhages about the twenty…fourth day； and the swelling was
converted into the hemorrhage。 In the case of Antiphon； the son of
Critobulus' son； the fever ceased and came to a crisis about the
fortieth day。
10。 Many women were seized； but fewer than of the men； and there
were fewer deaths among them。 But most of them had difficult
parturition； and after labor they were taken ill； and these most
especially died； as； for example； the daughter of Telebolus died on
the sixth day after delivery。 Most females had the menstrual discharge
during the fever； and many girls had it then for the first time： in
certain individuals both the hemorrhage from the nose and the menses
appeared； thus； in the case of the virgin daughter of Daetharses；
the menses then took place for the first time； and she had also a
copinous hemorrhage from the nose； and I knew no instance of any one
dying when one or other of these took place properly。 But all those in
the pregnant state that were attacked had abortions； as far as I
observed。 The urine in most cases was of the proper color； but thin；
and having scanty sediments： in most the bowels were disordered with
thin and bilious dejections； and many； after passing through the other
crises； terminated in dysenteries； as happened to Xenophanes and
Critias。 The urine was watery； copious； clear； and thin； and even
after the crises； when the sediment was natural； and all the other
critical symptoms were favorable； as I recollect having happened to
Bion； who was lodged in the house of Silenus； and Critias； who lived
with Xenophanes； the slave of Areton