Torpor, weak pulse, and trembling within,
Apathy, hot head, and cool, sweaty skin,
Respiratory tracts Catarrhs rudely smite,
Tongue red in streaks on a base of pale white,
Auscultating the chest, with but half an ear
Rattling is heard over whole lung area;
Expectoration is absent, however,
Mucus remaining despite all endeavour,
Enervation grows greater, the cough disappears,
The face gets quite blue, which increases our fears;
In children a touch, or a look, will enrage,
Carried they must be, despite size or age.