Philadel Fever Vs Yellow Fever

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If yellow Fever catches you, it will not let you go easily. Hello! I am a new physician from England coming to philadelphia to compare and contrast the French doctor’s who have come straight from the African savanah´s cures to the doctor's degree philadelphia college of physicians cures. I am here by orders from King George the third to write a composition on it. King George sent me so I can decide the best cure, preventing and or curing future yellow fever attacks in England. To do this, i will compare and contrast the different cures.

First, I will compare The Philadelphian cures. The First way they start to cure the victim is to give them Jalap Tea or barley water every half hour. This will make them throw up.To help the pain, take tartar

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