92 oe A SB tie | 784; 
give him an infufion of the Digitalis. It was conti- 
nued until naufea came on, but procured no relief. 
GAS GS CXLI. 
Odober 5th. Mr. R , Ait. 43. (The patient 
mentioned at No. 102.) He had purfued his former: 
mode of life, and had now a return of his com- 
plaints, with evident marks of difeafed vifcera. His 
belly not very large, but uncommonly tenfe. From 
this circumftance I did not expect the Digitalis to 
fucceed, and therefore tried for fome time to re- 
lieve him by the faline julep, with acet . feillitic. 
jallap, mercury, fyrup of {quill, with aq. cinnam. de-- 
cottion of Dandelion, &c.; but thefe being admi- 
niftered without advantage, I was driven to the 
Digitalis. As he was very weak and much emaci- 
ated, I only gave two grains night and morning for 
five days. As no increafe of urine took place, I 
ufed alkaline fait with tina. cantharides :—This - 
proving equally unfuccefsful, on the 18th, Idireded 
two ounces of the infufum Digitalis night and mor- 
ning. This was continued until naufea took place, 
but the kidney fecretion was not increafed. Squill 
with opium, deobftruents of different kinds, fubli- 
mate folution, fixed alkaly, tobacco infufion, were 
now fucceffively tried, but with the fame want of 
totap him, and. by repeating this operation he 
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