DEP/DUA/1/45/02 (Normalised version)

Barbara Dun

(1788-1789)

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N^o21. Barbara Dun at 36.

In case of this patient a distinctly marked instance of fever of intermittent kind.

And while that of considerable continuation has during that period assumed different forms, Quotidian, Tertian & Quartan again.

At same time without any reason for believing [essentially] changed in nature.

And this with me sufficient argument why all modifications of intermittent should be considered as constituting only one genus of disease.

In case of this patient, continuation which disease has had, as well as affection of system produced evident proof of [illegible].

At the same time without any symptoms indicating immediate danger.

And indeed, in this part of country at least intermittent cannot be considered as a very fatal disease.

In present instance obstinacy may perhaps in part at least have proceeded from no proper remedy being employed in cure.

For excepting a vomit on [attack] are told that had employed no other practices.

And although natural cures, particularly when aided by change of situation & season not unfrequently occur, yet artificial much more common.

And some remedies, such for example as Peruvian Bark, by which this, here at least very readily effected.

With this patient however have made trial of different & what is effectively a much cheaper medicine.

viz Mineral solution of Dr Fowler, a solution of Arsenic in water by means of [drops] vegetable alkaline [Supposedly] analogous to tasteless ague drops

But observations on this refer to future occasion.