soon after he had swallowed it. He had taken various medicines, but
found benefit from none, and had tried various kinds of diet. He was
now very thin and weak; but had a good appetite. As several very
probable methods had been prescribed, and as the usual symptoms of
organic disease were absent, I determined to give him a spoonful of
the Infusion of Digitalis twice a day; made by digesting two drams of
the dried leaves in half a pint of cinnamon water. From the time he
began to take this medicine he suffered no return of his complaint,
and soon recovered his flesh and his strength.

It should be observed, that I had frequently seen the Digitalis remove
sickness, though prescribed for very different complaints.

CASE XCIX.

_September_ 30th. Mrs. A----, AEt. 38. Hydrothorax and anasarca. Her
chest was very considerably deformed. One half pint of the Digitalis
Infusion entirely cured her.

CASE C.

_September_ 30th. Mr. R----, of W----, AEt. 47. Hydrothorax and
anasarca. An Infusion of Digitalis was directed, and after the
expected effects from that should take place, sixty drops of tincture
of cantharides twice a day. As he was costive, pills of aloes and
steel were ordered to be taken occasionally.

This plan succeeded perfectly. About a month afterwards he had some
rheumatic affections, which were removed by guiacum.

CASE CI.

_October_ 2d. Mrs. R----, AEt. 60. Diseased viscera; ascites and
anasarca. Had taken various deobstruent and diuretic medicines to
little purpose. The Digitalis brought on a nausea and languor, but had
no effect on the kidneys.

CASE CII.

_October_ 12th. Mr. R----, AEt. 41. A publican, and a hard drinker. His
legs and belly greatly swollen; appetite gone, countenance yellow,
breath very short, and cough troublesome. After a vomit I gave him
calomel, saline draughts, steel and bitters, &c. He had taken the more
usual diuretics before I saw him. As the dropsical symptoms increased,
I changed his medicines for pills made of soap, containing two grains
of Pulv. fol. Digital, in each dose, and, as he was costive, two
grains of jallap. He took them twice a day, and in a week was free
from every appearance of dropsy. The jaundice soon afterwards
vanished, and tonics restored him to perfect health.

CASE CIII.

_October_ 12t