CASE XLVII.

_August_ 16th. Mr. G----, of W----, AEt. 86. Asthma of many years
duration, and lately an incipient anasarca, with a paucity of urine.
He had never lived intemperately, was of a chearful disposition, and
very sensible: for some years back had lost all relish for animal
food, and his only support had been an ounce or two of bread and
cheese, or a small slice of seed-cake, with three or four pints of
mild ale, in the twenty-four hours. After trying chrystals of tartar,
fixed alkaly, squills, &c. I directed three grains of Pulv. fol.
Digital. made into pills, with G. ammoniac, to be given every six
hours; this presently occasioned copious discharges of urine, removed
his swellings, and restored him to his usual standard of health.

CASE XLVIII.

_August_ 17th. T---- B----, Esq. of K----, AEt. 46. Jaundice, dropsy,
and great hardness in the region of the liver. Infusion of Digitalis
carried off all the effusion, and afterwards a course of deobstruent
and tonic medicines removed his other complaints.

CASE XLIX.

_August_ 23d. Mr. C----, AEt. 58. (The person mentioned at Case XXIII.)
He had continued free from dropsy until within the last six weeks; his
appetite was now totally gone, his strength extremely reduced, and the
yellow of his jaundice changed to a blackish hue. The Digitalis was
now tried in vain, and he died shortly afterwards.

CASE L.

_August_ 24th. Mrs. W----, AEt. 39. Anasarcous legs and symptoms of
hydrothorax, consequent to a tertian ague. Three grains of Pulv.
Digitalis, given every fourth hour, occasioned a very copious flow of
urine, and she got well without any other medicine.

CASE LI.

_August_ 28th. Mr. J---- H----, AEt. 27. In consequence of very free
living, had an ascites and swelled legs. I ordered him to take two
grains of Fol. Digital. pulv. every two hours, until it produced some
effect; a few doses caused a plentiful secretion of urine, but no
sickness, or purging: in six days the swellings disappeared, and he
has since remained in good health.

CASE LII.

_September_ 27th. Mr. S----, AEt. 45. Had been long in an ill state of
health, from what had been supposed an irregular gout, was greatly
emaciated, had a sallow complexion, no appetite, costive bowels, quick
and feeble pulse. The cause of