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For the treatment of the Measles after the eruption
is gone off the skin and for obviating the Dregs as they are
called that is the morbid consequences of the disease no
general Rule or rules can be given and the treatment must
be according to the circumstances which may be various.

If when the Measles are gone off the cough which
so constantly attends them is gone off also and there is no
affection of either the breast or eyes, I think bleeding is
not at all necessary and perhaps no other remedy but
if any it is only some gentle doses of physic repeated
at the interval of two or three days for two or three times

If when the eruption is gone off, if as commonly hap¬
pens some cough & difficulty of breathing remains the
doses of physic mentioned will be still more necessary
and if the cough and affection of the breast are slight and
very little troublesome the physic is still all that will
be necessary

But if after the eruption is gone these symptoms

If any fixed pains happen to appear any where above
the chest it may be very proper to join blistering with
the bleeding or purging, applying the blisters as near as
possible to the seat of the pain

With these remedies every part of the antiphlogis[tic]
regimen is to be employed and particularly an abstinence
from every kind of animal food and from wine or any
other strong drink.

In the case we speak of, that is, of Cough &c remai¬
ning after the measles it is extremely improper to keep
the patient warm, he should be kept cool while great
care is taken to avoid any sudden application of con¬
siderable cold and particularly any sudden transition
from heat to cold

Besides the affections of the breast the other common
consequence of Measles is an inflammation of the eyes
This will require more or less of pur bleeding and pur¬
ging according to the degree of the affection.

If this is considerable a bleeding at the Arm or
Neck may be necessary but it is commonly enough after
one general bleeding to apply leeches round the eyes.