ous beats in a minute, but the pulsation
in the carolid arteries was such as to be visible to the eye, and to
shake his head so that he could not hold it still. His thirst was very
great, his urine small in quantity, and he was disposed to purge. I
immediately ordered a spoonful of the infusum Digitalis every six
hours, with a small quantity of laudanum, to prevent its running off
by stool, and decoction of leontodon taraxacum to allay his thirst.
The next day he began to make water freely, and could allow of being
put into bed, but was raised high with pillows. Omit the infusion.
That night he parted with six quarts of water, and the next night
could lie down and slept comfortably. _July_ 21st. he took a mild
mercurial bolus. On the 25th. the diuretic effects of the Digitalis
having nearly ceased, he was ordered to take three grains of the pulv.
Digital. night and morning, for five days, and a draught with half an
ounce of vin. chalyb. twice a day. _August_ 15th. He took a purge of
calomel and jallap, and some swelling still remaining in his legs, the
Digitalis infusion was repeated. The water having been thus entirely
evacuated, he was ordered saline draughts with acetum scilliticum and
pills of salt of steel and extract of gentian. About a month after
this, he returned home perfectly well.

CASE CXXXIII.

_July_ 28th. Mr. A---- of W----, AEt. 29, became dropsical towards the
close of a pulmonary consumption. He was ordered 12 grains of pulv.
fol. cicutae and 1 of Digitalis twice a day. No remarkable effect took
place.

CASE CXXXIV.

_July_ 31. Mr. M----, AEt 37. Hydrothorax. A single grain of fol.
Digital. pulv. taken every night for three weeks cured him. The
medicine never made him sick, but increased his urine, which became
clear; whereas before it had been high coloured and turbid.

CASE CXXXV.

_August_ 6th. Mr. C---- of B----, AEt. 42. Asthma and anasarca, the
consequence of free living. He had been for some time under the care
of an eminent physician of this place, but his complaints proving
unusually obstinate, he consulted me. I directed an infusion of
Digitalis to be taken every night, and a mixture with squill and
tincture of cantharides twice every day. In about a week he became
better, and continued daily mending. He has since enjoyed perfect
health, having quitted a line of business which exposed him to