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BEMONSTBANTS 494 BEMTJSAT hours; but in severe cases the paroxysm may continue for 24 hours or longer. The remission is sometimes, but not al- ways, accompanied with sweating. The duration of the remission is as varied as that of the paroxysm, varying from 2 or 3 to 30 hours, or even longer. The fever then returns with increased severity, and without any cold stage; and then the paroxysms and remissions proceed, most conmionly according to no recognizable law, till the case terminates either fatally or in convalescence. In favorable cases convalescence is usually estab- lished in about a week. The severe forms of this fever are often accom- panied with more or less jaundice, and hence the disease has received the name of bilious remittent fever. It is also known as jungle fever, lake fever (from its prevalence on the border of the great African lakes) ; and the African, Bengal, Levant, Walcheren, and other similar local fevers are merely synonyms of this disease. In England the disease is very rare; and when it occurs it is usually mild. The disease is most severe in southern Asia, western Africa, central America, and the West India Islands. The first object of treatment is to re- duce the circulation during the hot stage. This is done by a dose of ft. e grains each of calomel and James' powder and after an interval of three or four hours, by a sharp cathartic — as, for instance, the ordinary black draught. On the morning of the following day the remis- sion will probably be more complete, when quinine should be freely and re- peatedly administered. A mixture of antimonial wine with acetate of potash should also be given every two or three hours, so as to increase the action of the skin and kidneys. The patient must be carefully watched during the period of convalesence. A timely removal from all malarious influence, by a change of climate or a sea voyage, is of the highest importance. REMONSTHANTS, a name given to the Dutch Protestants, who, after the death of Arminius (a. d. 1609) continued to maintain his views, and in 1610, pre- sented to the States of Holland, at Fries- land, a remonstrance in five articles formulating their points of departure from Calvinism. BEMORA, the sucking-fish, or sucker; a popular name for any species of the genus Echeneis; specifically, E. remora, about eight inches long, common in the Mediterranean. By means of the suc- torial disk, a transformation of the spinous dorsal fin, the species can attach themselves to any flat surface. The ad- hesion is so strong that the fish can be dislodged only with difficulty, unless pushed forward with a sliding motion. Being bad swimmers, they attach them- selves to vessels, or to animals having greater power of locomotion than them- selves; but they cannot be regarded as parasites, as they do not obtain their food at the expense of their host. It has been believed that the remora is able to arrest vessels in their course; this is fabulous, though the attachment of one of the larger species may retard the progress of sailing, especially when, as is sometimes the case, several individuals accompany the same ship. REMSEN, IRA, an American chem- ist; born in New York City, Feb. 10, 1846; was graduated at the College of the City of New York in 1865, and later College of Physicians and Surgeons, and University of Gottingen; was Professor of Chemistry at Williams College in 1872-1876; founded the "American Chemical Journal" in 1879. He was the author of numerous text-books including "The Principles of Theoretical Chemis- try"; "Inorganic Chemistry"; "Chemical Experiments"; "Laboratory Manual," (1895) "The University Movement," (1915) etc., became Professor of Chemis- try at Johns Hopkins University in 1876, and succeeded Dr. Daniel Coit Gilman as president there in 1901. REMUS, the twin brother of Romulus, who was the fabled founder of Rome. According to the old myth, Romulus killed his brother. REMXJSAT, FRANCOIS MARIE CHARLES, COMTE DE, a French au^ thor; born in Paris, March 14, 1797, the son of Augustin Laurent, Comte de R6musat (1762-1823). Remusat early developed Liberal ideas, and took eagerly to journalism. He signed the journal- ists' famous protest against the Ordi- nances of Polignac, which brought about the "July revolution," and was elected deputy for Toulouse; allied himself with the Doctrinaire party, and in 1836 be- came under-secretary of state for the interior; in 1840 minister of the interior, he was exiled after the coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon. In 1871, he held the portfolio of foreign affairs. He died June 6, 1875. REMUSAT, JEAN PIERRE ABEL (ra-mii-sa), a French Orientalist* born in Paris, Sept. 5, 1788. He studied medi- cine, and took his diploma in 1813; but as early as 1811 he had published an essay on Chinese literature. In 1814 he was made Professor of Chinese in the College of Finance. His most important work was "Elements of Chinese Gram-