We are directed, by most of the Authors I have seen, to begin the Cure of this Distemper with Evacuations; the chief whereof are Bleeding and Purging; tho' which of the two ought to precede was not a little disputed. Purging was in general preferr'd; and they commonly made use of Manna, Rhubarb, Senna, and Agaric, for this Purpose. _Cortesius_ directs six Ounces of Manna to be given to Adults in a Decoction of Tamarinds. Bleeding, tho' commonly directed at the first, hath been used more sparingly in this, than most other acute Cases[24]. _Severinus_, who was by no means a timid Operator, directs from four to eight Ounces to be taken away; which, considering the common Practice in those Countries, is a very small Quantity[25], But it may not be improper here to give a short Sketch of this Author's Practice, as he differs in several Respects from most others. He orders an antimonial Vomit to be given at the first Attack, and a cooling gently astringent Gargle to be used Night and Day. He then directs a Clyster, takes away some Blood from the Jugular, and gives from _xv_ to _xxi_ Grains of Bezoar Mineral twice a Day; or oftener, as Occasion requires, with thin diluting Liquors, in order to raise and promote a moderate Sweat. He gives five or six Grains of the same Medicine to Children at the Breast, and commends it highly. He scarifies the discolour'd Parts in the _Fauces_, in order to let out the corrosive _Virus_; a Practice, which, though it was countenanced by some of the _Spaniards_, was disliked and condemned by the most eminent _Italians_. He, as well as _Zacutus Lusitanus_[26], used the _Arsenicum album_ in Gargles in very small Quantities, but with how much Advantage to the Patient is nowhere so fully proved, as to induce one to follow their Example. Cupping, with Scarification, was universally approved, and commonly practised. Leeches were also applied, by way of Revulsion, to different Parts. Considerable Benefit was expected from Ligatures made on the Extremities, and from chafing the Limbs with the Hand or a Cloth; also from Cupping without Scarification; apprehending that a Revulsion from the Parts affected was by this means procured; and that some Portion of the morbific Matter, was carried off by the Pores of the Skin. Some of the _Spanish_ Physicians recommended Vesicatories of _Cantharides_ to be laid on each Side the Neck: The _Italians_ seem not to have been fond of them; and urge it as a Reason against their Use, that the Progress of the Disease was too quick to be relieved by any Discharge they could make.