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CASE XXXIV. 
- March 19th. A young lady, foon sites the birth 
of an illegitimate child, became infane. After be- 
ing near a month under my care, fwellings of her 
legs, which at firft had been attributed to weaknels, 
extended to her thighs and belly; her urine became 
foul, and {mall in quantity, and the infanity re- 
mained nearly the fame. As it had been very dif- 
ficult to procure evacuations by any means, I or- 
dered half an ounce of Fol. Digital. ficcat. in a 
pint infufion, and directed two fpoonfuls to be giv- 
en every two hours: this had the defired effect; 
the dropfy and the infanity difappeared together, 
and the had afterwards no o other oetiene pre feaoe 
April 10th. Mr. R——, Et. 32. For the laft 
three or four years had had more or lefs of what — 
was confidered as afthma;—it appeared to me Hy- - 
drothorax. I dire@ed an infufion of Digitalis, 
which prefently removed his complaints. In June 
following he had a relapfe, and took two grains of 
the Pulv. fol. Digit. three times a day, which cured — 
him after taking forty praitis,, and he has ne 
