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one physician adopts the medicine of another, that he should
also at first rigidly adopt his method.

CASE I.

Esther K----, AEt. 33. General anasarca, ascites, and dyspnoea, of
seven months duration.

_Decoct. c Digit. [Symbol: dram]iv. c. aq. [Symbol: pound]i. coquend.
ad [Symbol: pound]ss. cap. [Symbol: ounce]i. 2dis. horis._ 1st DAY.
4th dose made her sick. 2d DAY. The first dose she took to-day
produced vomiting.

3d DAY. _Minuatur dosis ad [Symbol: ounce]ss._ This stayed upon her
stomach, but produced an almost constant sickness. Stools more
frequent, water scarce sensibly increased; and her swellings not at
all reduced.

4th DAY. _Cap. Calomel. gambog. scill. &c._

OBS. Sufficient time was not allowed to observe its effects, neither
was the patient enjoined the free use of diluents. The disease
terminated fatally.

CASE II.

William T----, AEt. 42. Ascites, with cough and dyspnoea. Abdomen
very much distended. The rest of his body highly emaciated. Urine
thick, high coloured, and in very small quantity.

_Decoct. Digit. (u. in Esther K----,) 4tis horis._

1st DAY of taking it. The 4th dose produced sickness.

2d. Vomiting after the second dose.

10th. Urine increased to [Symbol: pound]vi.

11th. Flow of urine continues. Abdomen quite flaccid.

12th. Abdomen not diminished.

15th: A smart purging came on, and the flow of urine diminished.

23d. Belly much bound. Took a cathart. powder, which was followed by a
diminution of the abdomen.

29th. To take a cathart. powder every 4th morning, continuing the
decoct. Digit.

32d. Urine exceedingly scanty.

35th. _Vin. scill. [Symbol: ounce]ss. o. m. &c._ This produced
diuretic effects.

44th. Tapped. Terminated fatally.

OBS. Here the medicine was _continued till it ceased to produce
diuretic effects_; and these effects were not aided by any
strengthening remedies.

CASE III.

George R----, AEt. 52. Ascites, general anasarca, and dyspnoea. His
legs so greatly distended that it was with great difficulty he could
draw the one after the other.

_Infus. Digital. [Symbol: dram]iiiss. ad. aq. [Symbol: pound]ss.
cap. [Symbol: ounce]i. altern. horis donec nauseam
excitaverit._ _Rep. 3tiis diebus. tempore intermedio cap.
sol. guaic. [Symbol: ounce]i. ter in die ex inf. sinap._

1st DAY of taking it. Became sickish tow