Feet obstinately cold, also a swelling of the feet during the day, and of the face in the night, commonly indicate a speedy and fatal issue of the disease.
Lice, and the falling off of the hair, often precede death.
A hoarseness, in the beginning of the disease, is always alarming, but it is more so in its last stage.
A change of the eyes from a blue, or dark, to a light colour, similar to that which takes place in very old people, is a sign of speedy dissolution.
I have never seen a recovery after an apthous sore throat took place.
Death from the consumption comes on in some or more than one, of the following ways:
1. With a diarrhœa. In its absence,
2. With wasting night sweats.
3. A rupture of an abscess.