Sec. 116. We often see in _Swisserland_ a Disorder different from these of the Throat, of which we have just treated; though, like these, attended with a Difficulty of swallowing. It is termed in French the _Oreillons_, and often the _Ourles_, or swelled Ears. It is an Overfulness and Obstruction of those Glands and their Tubes, which are to furnish the _Saliva_ or Spittle; and particularly of the two large Glands which lie between the Ear and the Jaw; which are called the _Parotides_; and of two under the Jaw, called the _Maxillares_. All these being considerably swelled in this Disease, do not only produce a great Difficulty of swallowing; but also prevent the Mouth from opening; as an Attempt to do it is attended with violent Pain. Young Children are much more liable to this Disease than grown Persons. Being seldom attended with a Fever, there is no Occasion for Medicines: It is sufficient to defend the Parts affected from the external Air; to apply some proper Poultice over them; to lessen the Quantity of their Food considerably, denying them Flesh and Wine; but indulging them plentifully in some light warm Liquid, to dilute their Humours and restore Perspiration. I cured myself of this Disorder in 1754, by drinking nothing, for four Days, but Balm Tea, to which I added one fourth part Milk, and a little Bread. The same _Regimen_ has often cured me of other light Complaints of the Throat. Sec. 117. In the Spring of 1761, there were an astonishing Number of Persons attacked with Disorders of the Throat, of two different Kinds. Some of them were seized with that common Sort which I have already described. Without adding any thing more particularly, in Respect to this Species, it happened frequently to grown Persons, who were perfectly cured by the Method already recited. The other Species, on which I shall be more particular in this Place (because I know they have abounded in some Villages, and were very fatal) invaded Adults, or grown Persons also, but especially Children, from the Age of one Year, and even under that, to the Age of twelve or thirteen. The first Symptoms were the same with those of the common Quinsey, such as the Shivering, the ensuing Heat or Fever, Dejection, and a Complaint of the Throat: but the following Symptoms distinguished these from the common inflammatory Quinseys. 1. The Sick had often something of a Cough, and a little Oppression. 2. The Pulse was quicker, but less hard, and less strong, than generally happens in Diseases of the Throat. 3. The Patients were afflicted with a sharp, stinging and dry Heat, and with great Restlessness. 4. They spat less than is usual in a common Quinsey; and their Tongues were extremely dry. 5. Though they had some Pain in swallowing, this was not their principal Complaint, and they could drink sufficiently.