454 Mr. Allan on the Cure of [June 



all over the foot and ancle, and about five inches up the 

 leg. Pulse 118, firm and small; tongue brown and dry; 

 skin hot and dry ; bowels confined ; has passed three very 

 restless nights, and is confined to bed. Ft. V. S. adoz. xv. 

 Ung. Cetacei, spread on lint, was applied over the vesica- 

 tions, and the foot, ancle and leg firmly bandaged. He 

 was directed to take Hydrary. submur gr. iii. and Pulv. 

 antimon. gr.iv., and six hours after Maynes. sulph. oz. i. 



— 17 th. Mane. Has passed a comfortable night, during 

 the greater part of which he has slept. Since two hours 

 after the application of the bandage he has felt scarcely 

 any pain or burning sensation in the foot. Bowels have 

 not yet acted, the salts having been taken only an hour ago. 

 Pulse 86, weak ; tongue and skin becoming moist ; redness, 

 except on three or four small places, gone ; swelling very 

 much diminished, and very unequally diffused, owing to the 

 application of the bandage. A little discharge from some 

 of the vesications, the others dry. Uny. Cetacei to be dis- 

 continued ; vesications covered with oxyd. zlnci, and the 

 foot, leg, and ancle firmly bandaged as before, a piece of 

 lint being interposed between the skin and bandage. 



Vespere. Felt a considerable degree of pain, which con- 

 tinued nearly an hour after the application of the bandage, 

 since which the parts have felt quite easy. Bowels have 

 acted freely. Bandage removed ; redness entirely gone ; 

 swelling scarcely perceptible ; no discharge from the vesi- 

 cations ; feels comfortable in every respect. Bandage to be 

 applied as before. 



— ISth. Has felt no pain since yesterday. Pulse 76 

 natural ; tongue moist ; appetite good ; bandage removed ; 

 redness and swelling entirely gone ; desquamation of cuticle 

 going on ; considerable discolouration of a yellow and livid 

 hue on several parts of the foot ; a dose of salts and senna 

 to be taken. 



— 19^. Is walking about and feels as well as usual, 

 excepting a slight weakness of the foot and ancle. Ban- 

 dage to be continued. 



— 2\st. Feels quite well. 



Case 3c?., Dec. 19, 1833. — Mrs. R. aged 54, of a sanguine 

 temperament and rather spare habit ; complains of pain 



