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and quick, complained when he turned i in bed, of 
fomething like water rolling from one fide of the 
_ thorax to the other. A remarkable pluenefs about 
the mouth and eyes, and purged confiderably from. 
the pil. fcill. Ordered to omit the pills and to — 
take Zi. of infuf. Digitalis every eight hours; the 
proportion 3ifs. to eight ounces of water and i. of 
aq. n. m. fp.—7th Day, The infufion had neither 
purged, nor vomited him: he only complained once 
or twice of giddinefs. His belly was now very hard, 
_ rather black on the right fide the navel, and his legs 
amazingly fwelled. Ordered a bolus with rhubarb 
and calomel, to be taken in the morning, and Zii. 
julep falin. cum tinct. canthar. gutt. forty: ter die. 
—12th Day, nearly in the fame flate, except his 
breathing which was. fomewhat more difficult, being 
now obliged to have his head confiderably raifed,. 
Perfiftat—From this day to the 32d day he eee oe 2 
hourly worfe. His belly which at fir - was © 
hard, now evidently contained a large qua ae 
water, his legs were more {welled, and a large ipl 
celated fore appeared upon each outer ancle. Re- = 
fpiration was fo much obfiructed, that he was obliged =~ 
to fit quite upright to prevent fuffocation. He made _ 
very little water, not more than eight ounces in a 
day and a night, and wasmuch emaciated. Ordered 
his purging bolus again, and 3ii. of a mixture wi 
fal diuretic. 3fs. to Zxii. three times in a day, 
a Poulet. with ale grounds to his legs. _ 
path po : To this period there se the | aft 
probability of his eee his legs and nighs were 
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