the beef tea, and took no other medicine for five 
days, when her ficknefs went off : her cough abated, 
but the pain in her fide {till continuing, Tap a 
blifter which had the defired effe&: her urine after 
the firft day flowed naturally. Her cure was com- 
pleated by the gum pills with fteel and the bitter 
infufion. It muft be obferved fhe never had ay 
collection of water afterwards. 
It sifords me great pleafure to inform you that 
fhe is now living, and has fince had four children ; 
all of whom, I think I may juftly fay, are indebted 
to the Digitalis for their exiftence. 
it appears to me the aa was atest a = as | 
cough, &c. and I believe thefe were cured <2 
continal vomitings, ‘occafioned bed the S 
CA she 
- Mr. H——, 2 publican, aged Pe 48 years, 
fent for me in March, 1778. He complained of 2 
cough, fhortnefs of breathing, which prevented him 
from laying down in bed ; his belly, thighs and legs 
7 very much diftended with water ; the qua 
urine made at a time feldom exceeded a_ 
I requefted him to get on gia Dig 
_ they had. no proper weights in 
: peg eee of the frefh leaves as Dal ane 
se into half a pint of a : 
pocee 
