>&8 Singular Cafe of Dro{jj^\ 



pugbt to be a pleafant mixture of fweet and four* Agitatiojt 

 mud be employed eyery time before it is ufed. When we^ 

 iprepared in clofe veiTels, and kept in a cold place, it will keep 

 three months, or more, without any injury to its quality. 



It ferves both as drink and food, and is a reftorativc to the 

 f?omach, and a cure for nervous diforders, phthifis, &c. 



The Tartars diilil this fermented milk, and obtain from it 

 ^ fpirituous liquor, which they drink inftead of brandy. 



XXII. Singular Cafe of Dropfy : communicated in a Letter 

 /rowi Dr. Charles Smith, of Ncw-Bru?fwick, New- 

 Jerfeyy to Dr. J. R. B. RoDGERS, ProfeJJhr of Midzviferv 

 and of Clinical Medicine in Columbia College^ » 



A 



CASE of chylous dropfy (if I may ufe the exprcflion) 

 lately occurred in my practice, which I judge to be rather an 

 uncommon one ; at lead it is new to me, and my memory 

 does not ferve me with a fimilar inftance on record brought 

 to a favourable termination. 



In December 1799, T. L. of South- River, applied to me 

 for worm medicines for a boy twelve years old, defcribed 

 to have an enlarged abdomen, and very infatiable appetite. 

 Calomel, pink -root, &c. were adminiftered and repeated 

 without. any beneficial effeiSt. On vifiting the lad afterwards, 

 it appeared evident that his abdomen contauied a large quan- 

 tity of fome fluid, fo much as to prevent a recumbent ppfture 

 altogether. He laboured under none of the other fymptoms 

 of dropfy, fuch as oedematous fwellings, or much irelaxation 

 bf the folids : he only appeared fomewhat leaner than ufual. 



The patient was brought to town, a few days after, and 

 tapped. On withdrawing the flilette, you may judge our 

 furprife to find a mod pure, white, and fragrant chyle, of 

 milk, to follow, which continued to flow until we obtained 

 between feven and eight quarts. This chyle had rather more 

 of a chalky-white colour than cow's milk. It was perfectly , 

 fweet and plcaiiUit both to the fmell and tafle j and, after 

 ilanding through the night, aflbrded a good cream, though 



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