36 ok ee S. 1780. 
C8 A282 5B Seen: 
March 16th. Mr. D——, &t. 70. A paralytic 
ftroke had for fome weeks paft cane the ufe of 
his left fide, and he complained much of his biceiie 
and of a ftraitnefs acrofs his ftomach; at length, an 
anafarca and afcites appearing, I had no doubt as to 
the caufe of the former fymptoms; but, upon ac- 
count of his advanced age, and the paralytic affec- _ 
tion, I hefitated to give the Digitalis, and there- | 
_ fore tried the other ufual modes of practice, until — 
at length his breath would not permit him to lie _ 
down in bed, and his other fymptoms increafed fo — 
rapidly as to threaten a fpeedy diffolution. In this a 
dilemma I ventured to prefcribe an infufion of the — 
Fol. ficcat. Digital. which prefently excited a copious | : 
flow of eine: and made him very fick; a ftrong — 
infufion of chamomile flowers, with brandy, relieved _ 
the ficknefs, but the diuretic effects of the Digitalis 
SeSauting.t his Healy Mass removed, and hi : 
te bine luc He web 
th = wy, return of the ar 
a XXXII. 
Nae 18th. “Mit Sea Rt. $: Aydin 
fis internus. As the cafe did not yield to calomel, 
when matters were nearly advanced. to extremities, 
it occurred to me to try the Infufum Digitalis; 2 
tes few ficfes of which were given, but had no fenfible 2 
