aly. In
_August_, infusum amar. with vin. chalyb. and at bed-time pil. styr.
and squill. His complaints increasing, the squill was pushed as far as
could be borne, but without any good effect. _September_ 15th, an
infusion of Digitalis was directed, but he died the next morning.

CASE XXVI.

_September_ 18th. Mrs. R----, AEt. 30. After a severe child-bearing,
found both her legs and thighs swelled to the utmost stretch of the
skin. They looked pale, and almost transparent. The case being similar
to that related at No. VIII. I determined upon a similar method of
treatment; but as this patient had an inflammatory sore throat also, I
wished to get that removed first, and in three or four days it was
done. I then directed an infusion of Digitalis, which soon increased
the urinary secretion, and reduced the swellings, without any
disturbance of her stomach.

A few days after quitting her bed and coming down stairs, some degree
of swelling in her legs returned, which was removed by calomel, an
opening electuary, and the application of rollers.

CASE XXVII.

_October_ 7th. Mr. F----, a little man, with a spine and thorax
greatly deformed; for more than a year past had complained of
difficult respiration, and a sense of fulness about his stomach; these
complaints increasing, his abdomen gradually enlarged, and a
fluctuation in it became perceptible. He had no anasarca, no
appearance of diseased viscera, and no great paucity of urine. Purges
and diuretics of different kinds affording him no relief, my
assistance was desired. After trying squill medicines without effect,
he was ordered to take Pulv. fol. Digital. in small doses. These
producing no sensible effect, the doses were gradually increased until
nausea was excited; but there was no alteration in the quantity of
urine, and consequently no relief to his complaints. I then advised
tapping, but he would not hear of it; however, the distress occasioned
by the increasing fulness of his belly at length compelled him to
submit to the operation on the 20th of _November_. It was necessary to
draw off the water again upon the following days:

_December_ the 8th.
-- -- 27th.
1780. _February_ the 4th.
-- -- 23d.
_March_ the 9th.

During the intervals, no method I could think of was omitted to
prevent the return of the disease, but nothing seemed t