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In fomething more than a year and a half, his 
dropfy returned, but the Digitalis did not then 
fucceed to our wifhes. In Augu/l, 1779, he was 
_tapped, and lived afterwards only about five weeks. 
For more pat iculars, fee the extradt of a letter ~ 
fom Mr, ibe. 5 : 
CoA So 2 XE Soe 
September 12th. -Mifs C of T- , 42t. 48. 
An ovarium dropfy, and anafarcous legs and thighs. 
For three months in the beginning of this year fhe _ 
had been under the care of Dr. Darwin, Who at. 
_ different times had given her blue vitriol, elat Tium, 
and calomel; decoétion of pareira brava, and guia- _ 
cum wood, with tindure.of cantharides ; oxymel of 
fquills, decoction of parfley roots, &c. Finding no. 
relief, fhe difcontinued the ufe of medicines, until 
the urgency of her fymptoms indiced her to afk. 
my advice about the end of Auguff. She was great- 
ly emaciated, and had almoft a total lofgof appetite. 
I firft tried {mall dofes of Merc. fublim. corr. in 
folution, with decoétion of burdock roots, and blif. 
ters to the thighs. No advantage attending the 
ufe of this plan, I dire&ted a deco@ion of F 
Digit. a dram and half to a pint; one ounce t 
taken twice aday.. It prefently reduced 
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cous fwellings, but made no alteration in 
fion of { abdomen. — Re pecs 
