ich never returned.

CASE LXXX.

_September_ 27th. Mrs. E----, AEt. 42. A fat sedentary woman; after a
long illness, very indistinctly marked; had symptoms of enlarged liver
and dropsy. In this case I was happy in the assistance of Dr. Ash.
Digitalis was once exhibited in small doses, but to no better purpose
than many other medicines. She suffered great pain in the abdomen for
several weeks, and after her death, the liver, spleen, and kidneys
were found of a pale colour, and very greatly enlarged, but the
quantity of effused fluid in the cavity was not more than a pint.

CASE LXXXI.

_October_ 28th. Mr. B----, AEt. 33. Had drank an immense quantity of
mild ale, and was now become dropsical. He was a lusty man, of a pale
complexion: his belly large, and his legs and thighs swollen to an
enormous size. I directed the Infusion of Digitalis, which in ten days
completely emptied him. He was then put upon the use of steel and
bitters, and directed to live temperately, which I believe he did, for
I saw him two years afterwards in perfect health.

CASE LXXXII.

_November_ 14th. Mr. W----, of T----, AEt. 49. A lusty man, with an
asthma and anasarca. He had taken several medicines by the direction
of a very judicious apothecary, but not getting relief as he had been
accustomed to do in former years, he came under my direction. For the
space of a month I tried to relieve him by fixed alkaly, seneka,
Dover's powder, gum ammoniac, squill, &c. but without effect. I then
directed Infusion of Digitalis, which soon increased the flow of urine
without exciting nausea, and in a few days removed all his
complaints.

1782.

CASE LXXXIII.

_January_ 23d. Mr. Q----, AEt. 74. A stone in his bladder for many
years; dropsical for the last three months. Had taken at different
times soap with squill and gum ammoniac; soap lees; chrystals of
tartar, oil of juniper, seneka, jallap, &c. but the dropsical symptoms
still increased, and the dysuria from the stone became very urgent. I
now directed a dram of the Fol. Digit. siccat. in a half pint
infusion, half an ounce to be given every six hours. This presently
relieved the dysuria, and soon removed the dropsy, without any
disturbance to his system.

CASE LXXXIV.

_January_ 27th. Mr. D----, AEt. 86. T