.Art. V. 2. 4. 3. INVERTENTIA* 69 



the urine •, but I once faw a large dofe taken by miftake, not left 

 than half an ounce or an ounce of the tincture, by which I fup- 

 pofe the urinary lymphatics were thrown into violent inverted 

 motions, for the patient drank repeated draughts of fubtepid 

 water to the quantity of a gallon or two in a few hours •, and 

 during the greater! part of that time he was not I believe two 

 entire minutes together without making water. A little blood 

 was feen in his water the next day, and a forenefs continued a 

 day longer without any other inconvenience. , 



3. The decoction of foxglove mould alfo be mentioned here, 

 as great effufions of urine frequently follow its exhibition. See 

 Art. IV. 2. 3. 7. And an infufion or tincture of tobacco a* 

 recommended by Dr. Fowler of York. 



4. Alcohol j and opium, if taken fo as to induce flight intoxi- 

 ication, and the body be kept cool, and much diluting liquids 

 taken along with them, have fimilar effect in producing for a: 

 time a greater flow of urine, as moft intemperate drinkers mull 

 occafionally have obferved. This circumftance feems to have 

 introduced the ufe of gin, and other vinous fpirits, as a diuretic, 

 unfortunately in the gravel, amongft ignorant people ; which 

 difeafe is generally produced by fermented or fpirituous liquors, 

 and always increafed by them. 



5. Fear and anxiety are well known to produce a great fre* 

 . quency of making water. A perfon who believed he had made 



a bad purchafe concerning an eftate, told me, that he made five 

 or fix pints of water during a fleeplefs night, which fucceeded 

 his bargain ; and it is ufual, where young men are waiting in 

 an antiroom to be examined for college preferment, to fee the 

 chamber-pot often wanted. 



V. Cold fweats about the head, neck, and arms, frequently 

 attend thofe, whofe lungs are opprefTed, as in fome dropfies and 

 safthma. A cold fweat is alfo frequently the harbinger of death* 

 Thefe are from the inverted motions of the cutaneous lymphat* 

 *c branches of thofe parts. 



III. Catalogue of Invertentia. 



I. Emetics, ipecacuanha, emetic tartar, antimonium tartari- 



fatum, fquill, fcilla maritima, carduus benedictus, cni» 

 cus acarna, chamomile, anthemis nobilis, white vitriol, 

 vitriolum zinci, foxglove, digitalis purpurea, clyfteri 

 of tobacco. 



II. Violent cathartics, emetic tartar* fquill, buckthorn, rham- 



nus catharticus, fcammonium, convolvulus fcammo- 



nia, 



