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January 11th. Mr, H , Et. 59. Afcites 
and general anafarca. A large corpulent man, and. 
a hard drinker: he had repeatedly fuffered. under 
complaints of this kind, but had been always re- 
lieved by the judicious affiftance of Dr. Afh. In 
the prefent inftance, however, not finding relief as 
ufual from the prefcriptions of my worthy friend, 
he fent for me ; after examining into his fituation, and 
informing myfelf what had been doneto relieve him, 
I was fatisfied that the Digitalis was the only medi- 
cine from which I had any thing to hope. It was 
therefore dire&ted; but another patient requiring 
my affiftance at a diftance from town, I defiredhe _ 
would not begin the medicine before I returned, 
which would be early on the third day; for I was 
well aware of the difficulties before me, and that 
_ he would inevitably | fink und % 
- ation of the water. On my return I aeetiod, 
that the preceding evening, as he fat on his chair, 
his head funk upon his breaft, and he died. 
This cafe, as well as cafe VI. is mentioned with 
a view to demonitrate to younger practitioners, how 
fudden and t baa d the deaths of dropfical aa 
