ted infusum Digitalis to be given every six hours. Six
ounces made him sick, and he took no more. The next day his urine
increased, a good deal of sand passed with it, and he lost his
disagreeable feels, but the sickness did not entirely cease before the
fourth day from its commencement.

CASE CLIV.

_December_ 27th. Mr. B----, of H----, AEt. 55. Symptoms of hydrothorax,
at first obscurely, afterwards more distinctly marked. Many things
were tried, but the squill alone gave relief. At length this failed.
About the third month of the disease, a grain of pulv. Digital. was
ordered to be taken night and morning. This produced the happiest
effects. In _March_ following he had some slight symptoms of relapse,
which were soon removed by the same medicine, and he now enjoys good
health. For a more particular narrative see case the first,
communicated by Mr. Yonge.

CASE CLV.

_December_ 31st. Mrs. B----, of E----, AEt. 50. An ovarium dropsy of
long continuance. She took three grains of pulv. Digital. every night
at bed time, for a fortnight, but without any effect.

CASE CLVI.

A poor man in this town, after his kidneys had ceased to secrete urine
for several days, was seized with hickup, fits of vomiting, and
transient delirium. After examination I was satisfied the disease was
the same as that mentioned at CXLIX. A very experienced apothecary
having tried various methods to relieve him, I despaired of any
success, but determined to try the Digitalis. It was accordingly
given in infusion. At first it checked the vomitings, but did not
occasion any secretion of urine.

1785.

The cases which have occurred to me in the course of this year, are
numerous; but as the events of some of them are not yet sufficiently
ascertained, I think it better to with-hold them at present.

HOSPITAL CASES,
Under the Direction of the Author.

The four following cases were drawn out at my request by Mr. Cha.
Hinchley, late apothecary to the Birmingham Hospital. They are all the
Hospital cases for which the Digitalis was prescribed by me, whilst he
continued in that office.

CASE CLVII.

_March_ 15th, 1780. John Butler, AEt. 30. Asthma and swelled legs. He
was directed to take myrrh and steel every day, and three spoonfu