chryftals of tartar, {quill and cordial ‘medicines were 
fucceflively exhibited, but with no advantage. ae | 
then directed Pulv. Fol. Digital. two grains’ every 
four hours. After taking eighteen grains, the urine 
began to increafe. The medicine was then Rtopped.. 
The difcharge of urine continued to incréafe, and 
in five or fix days the whole of the dropfical water 
paffed off, without any difturbance to the ftomach 
or bowels. Ass the diftenfion of the belly had been 
very great, a fwathe was applied, and drawn gradu- 
ally tighter as the water was evacuated. As no pains 
were fpared to prevent the return of the dropfy, 
and as the beft means I could devife proved unequal 
to my wifhes, both in this and in fome other cafes, 
I fhall take the liberty to point out the methods 
I tried at different times in as concife a manner as 
pofible, for the knowledge of what will not do, eee 
fometimes affift us to SINGERS what wil. 
FOO oo are 
Fuly 18th. Infufum amarum, fteel, ie water. 
September 22d. Neutral faline byt ae with tind. 
-canthar. 
26th. Pills of foap, garlic and mill 
goth. The fame pills, with infufum amarum. 
Oéober 11th. Pills of aloes, affafetida, and fal mar-_ 
tis, in the day-time, and mony rubbed. pac: : 
at night. te 
December aif. The accumulation of water aig 
uired a repetition of the Di zs = 
reéted in ir infufion, a dram andhalfto 2 
and an ounce and cot given e 
