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discourse_v of_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o secundine_a be_v leave_v behind_o and_o the_o lochia_n stop_v now_o sir_n be_v please_v to_o let_v i_o know_v what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o woman_n fall_v into_o fever_n although_o neither_o the_o lochia_n be_v stop_v nor_o any_o part_n of_o the_o secundine_a leave_v behind_o i_o shall_v good_a mrs._n eutrapelia_n answer_n answer_n for_o those_o fever_n that_o accompany_v woman_n in_o childbed_n be_v never_o without_o danger_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o account_n some_o of_o they_o be_v critical_a other_o putrid_a other_o symptomatical_a i_o call_v that_o a_o fever_n critical_a which_o i_o call_v a_o fever_n of_o milk_n so_o call_v when_o fever_n of_o milk_n what_o and_o when_o because_o about_o the_o three_o or_o four_o day_n after_o childbearing_n the_o milk_n begin_v to_o have_v a_o more_o plentyful_a recourse_n to_o the_o breast_n whither_o it_o be_v carry_v with_o some_o force_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o motion_n and_o agitation_n of_o the_o blood_n convert_v into_o milk_n for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o infant_n although_o this_o kind_n of_o fever_n do_v not_o happen_v unto_o all_o woman_n neither_o do_v it_o usual_o continue_v above_o three_o or_o four_o day_n ephemera_fw-la febris_n ephemera_fw-la be_v dissolve_v by_o sweat_v and_o needs_o little_a other_o remedy_n most_o common_o if_o the_o lochia_n be_v not_o stop_v soon_o the_o cause_n caution_n in_o drive_v back_o milk_n to_o soon_o the_o cause_n may_v be_v the_o driving_z back_o of_o the_o milk_n too_o soon_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v which_o do_v overrun_v the_o blood_n and_o settle_v there_o or_o else_o because_o that_o the_o breast_n be_v fill_v with_o milk_n and_o distend_v very_o big_a and_o full_a the_o vessel_n for_o blood_n be_v so_o compress_v that_o they_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o that_o blood_n that_o flow_v thither_o insomuch_o that_o the_o blood_n be_v hinder_v in_o its_o circulation_n begin_v to_o rage_v over_o 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consist_v first_o fever_n cure_v of_o critical_a fever_n in_o a_o exact_a observation_n of_o diet_n that_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o due_a purgation_n of_o the_o humour_n the_o evil_a affection_n of_o the_o womb_n may_v be_v correct_v and_o the_o strength_n impair_v may_v be_v restore_v diet._n strength_n how_o restore_v diet._n wherefore_o let_v her_o diet_n be_v oatmeal-caudle_n with_o white-wine_n and_o all_o mix_v wherein_o a_o top_n of_o baulm_n speremint_n mugwort_n or_o orgamint_n may_v be_v boil_a as_o also_o panadoe_n and_o water-grewels_a etc._n etc._n with_o these_o she_o must_v be_v feed_v for_o a_o week_n at_o the_o least_o by_o often_o sup_v forbear_v nourishment_n that_o be_v strong_a and_o solid_a as_o also_o all_o manner_n of_o flesh_n which_o be_v usual_o the_o cause_n of_o those_o fever_n fever_n eat_v flesh_n in_o childbed_n the_o cause_n of_o fever_n for_o woman_n in_o childbed_n must_v be_v deal_v with_o not_o only_o like_o those_o that_o 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in_o white-wine_n or_o marrigold-flower_n in_o posset-drink_a if_o the_o belly_n be_v costive_a it_o may_v be_v move_v either_o with_o a_o violet_n confect_v make_v for_o a_o suppository_n toty_n suppos_fw-la toty_n or_o some_o gentle_a emollient_a glyster_n avoid_v strong_a glister_v where_o there_o have_v be_v vomit_n thirst_n and_o want_v of_o sleep_n occasion_v by_o the_o great_a perturbation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o stop_v of_o the_o lochia_n the_o lochia_n lochia_n i_o have_v know_v laudanum_n mix_v with_o saffron_n each_o two_o grain_n and_o give_v in_o posset_n with_o good_a success_n instead_o of_o cool_a julep_n julep_n julep_n you_o may_v use_v this_o rather_o of_o which_o you_o may_v give_v three_o or_o four_o spoonful_n often_o time_n in_o a_o day_n take_v pennyroyal-water_n balm-water_n each_o three_o ounce_n composita_fw-la ounce_n aqua_fw-la bryoniae_fw-la composita_fw-la hysterical-water_n two_o ounce_n tincture_n of_o saffron_n two_o drachm_n a_o grain_n a_o 20_o 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a_o looseness_n in_o childbed_n l._n philad_n l._n a_o violent_a looseness_n in_o childbed_n be_v not_o without_o danger_n to_o prevent_v which_o these_o glister_v may_v be_v give_v safe_o n_z =_o 1_o glister_v two_o glister_v 1._o take_v rice_n one_o drachm_n and_o half_a of_o cork_n fine_o grate_v two_o drachm_n red-rose-leaves_a half_o a_o handful_n strain_v these_o and_o make_v a_o glyster_n after_o they_o have_v be_v boil_a in_o a_o pint_n and_o half_a of_o milk_n to_o a_o pint_n the_o thing_n that_o remain_v may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o navel_n in_o form_n of_o a_o plaster_n n_z =_o 2_o cataplasm_n cataplasm_n 2._o take_v milk_n a_o quart_n boil_a to_o a_o pint_n of_o diascordium_n half_o a_o ounce_n the_o yolk_n of_o two_o egg_n in_o form_n of_o a_o caudle_n make_v a_o glyster_n caution_n caution_n but_o here_o care_n must_v be_v have_v that_o by_o too_o astringent_a mean_n the_o lochia_n be_v not_o suppress_v of_o sore_a breast_n in_o woman_n emplaster_n to_o preserve_v 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