from CORRESPONDENTS, 175 
the pain in his breaft confiderably diminifhed. But 
every other circumftance remaining the fame, and 
a fluctuation in the belly being now more evident, - 
the infufion of Digitalis as prefcribed in cafe third, - 
was given in the dofe of one ounce twice a day. 
On the 5th = the effets Were apparent, and)he 
continued his medicine fora fortnight without mn. ae 
fea, making four or five pints of water every night, 
but little in the day, and gradually lofing the fymp- 
toms of his difeafe. 
In 1784, this perfon had a pale and was again, 
eured pi Depileninaaee nie te 
R Hi sae ae ae ‘Tepsidathe sok Se 
year 1783, became affected with flight cough and ex- 
pectoration of purplent matter. In December his 
{kin became univerfally of a pale yellow colour. 
The abdomen was {welled and hard; his appetite 
little, and he complained of a violent and conftant — 
palpitation of the heart, which prevented him from 
fleeping, The urine pale, and in fmall quantity. 
The pulfé exceedingly ftrong, and reboundi 
beating 1 Tq) to 120 aes every minute. He 
