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erinp it with fnow or iced water for a few minutes, and then 

 covering it with warm flannel, and this frequently repeated, 

 might, by accumulation of fenforial power, contribute to reftore 

 it to a ftate of voluntary excitability. As this accumulation of 

 fenforial power, and confequent glow, feem, in the prefent cafe, 

 feveral times to have contributed to reftore the numbnefs or ina- 

 bility of thofe mufcles, which at length became paralytic. See 

 Clafs I. 2. 3. 21. 



M. M. Ether externally. Friction. Saline warm bath. 

 Electricity. Mercurial ointment. See Clafs I. 2. 4. 8. 



5 . Raucedo paralytica. Paralytic hoarfenefs confifts in the al- 

 moft total lofs of voice, which fometimes continues for months, 

 or even years, and is occasioned by inability or paralyfis of the 

 recurrent nerves which ferve the mufcles of vocality, by open- 

 ing or clofing the larynx. The voice generally returns fuddenly, 

 even fo as to alarm the patient. A young lady, who had many 

 months been affected with almofl a total lofs of voice, and had 

 in vain tried variety of advice, recovered her voice in an inftant, 

 on fome alarm as (he was dancing at an affembly. Was this 

 owing to a greater exertion of volition than ufual ? like the 

 dumb young man, the fon of Crcefus, who is related to have 

 cried out, when he faw his father's life endangered by the fword 

 of his enemy, and to have continued to fpeak ever afterwards. 

 Two young ladies in this complaint feemed to be cured by elec- 

 tric fhocks paffed through the larynx every day for a fortnight. 

 See Raucedo catarrhalis, Clafs II. 1. 3. 5. 



M. M. An emetic. Electric fhocks. Muftard-feed, a large 

 fpoonful fwallowed whole, or a little bruifed, every morning. 

 Valerian. Burnt fponge. Blifters on each fide of the larynx. 

 Sea-bathing. A gargle of decoction of feneca. Friction. Fre- 

 quent endeavours to fliout and fing. 



6. Vefica urinaria paralyfis. Paralyfis of the bladder is fre- 

 quently a fymptom in irritative fever ; in this cafe the patient 

 mikes no water for a day or two ; and the tumor of the blad- 

 der diilended with urine may be feen by the fhape of the abdo- 

 men, as if girt by a cord below the navel, or diftinguifhed by 

 the hand. Many patients in this fituation make no complaint, 

 and fufter great injury by the inattention of their attendants ; 

 the water mult be drawn off once or twice a day by means of a 

 catheter, and the region of the bladder gently preffed by the 

 hand, whilft the patient is kept in a fitting or erect pofture. See 

 Clafs II. 2. 2. 6. 



M. M. Bark. Wine. Opium, a quarter of a grain every 

 fix hours. Balfam of copaiva or of Peru. Tincture of can- 

 tharides 20 drops twice a day, or repeated fmall blifters. 



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