ry six hours, but it produced no effect. Other Medicines
were then tried to as little purpose. About the end of _February_, I
directed an infusion of the Fol. Digital. but with no better success.
Other methods were thought of, but none proved efficacious, and she
died a few weeks afterwards.

CASE LIX.

_January_ 3d. Mrs. B----, AEt. 53. Ascites, anasarca, and jaundice.
After a purge of calomel and jallap, was ordered the Infusion of
Digitalis: it acted kindly as a diuretic, and greatly reduced her
swellings. Other medicines were then administered, with a view to her
other complaints, but to no purpose, and she died about a month
afterwards.

CASE LX.

_January_ 14th. Mr. B----, of D----. Jaundice and ascites, the
consequences of great intemperance. Extremely emaciated; his tongue
and fauces covered with apthous crusts, and his appetite gone. He
first took tincture of cantharides with infusum amarum, then vitriolic
salts, and various other medicines without relief; Infusum Digitalis
was given afterwards, but was equally unsuccessful.

CASE LXI.

_February_ 2d. I was desired by the late learned and ingenious Dr.
Groome, to visit Miss S----, a young lady in the last state of
emaciation from a dropsy. Every probable means to relieve her had been
attempted by Dr. Groome, but to no purpose; and she had undergone the
operation of the paracentesis repeatedly. The Doctor knew, he said,
that I had cured many cases of dropsy, by the Digitalis, after other
more usual methods had been attempted without success, and he wished
this lady to try that medicine under my direction; after examining the
patient, and enquiring into the history of the disease, I was
satisfied that the dropsy was encysted, and that no medicine could
avail. The Digitalis, however, was directed, and she took it, but
without advantage. She had determined not to be tapped again, and
neither persuasion, nor distress from the distension, could prevail
upon her: I at length proposed to make an opening into the sac, by
means of a caustic, which was done under the judicious management of
Mr. Wainwright, surgeon, at Dudley. The water was evacuated without
any accident, and the patient afterwards let it out herself from time
to time as the pressure of it became troublesome, until she died at
length perfectly exhausted.

_Query._ Is there not a probability that this