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acute rheumatism (Geyser, Gapper, etc.) In dropsy ( Wither- 
ing, Darwin, Joret, etc.), on account of its diuretic properties; 
and Dr. Withering remarks, “that this medicine seldom pro- 
duces its desired effects in men of great natural strength, of tense 
fibre, warm skin, of florid complexion, or in those with a light 
and cordy pulse. On the contrary, if the pulse be feeble or 
intermitting, the countenance pale, the lips livid, the skin cold, 
the swollen belly soft and fluctuating, or the anasarcous limbs 
readily pitting under the pressure of the finger, we may expect 
the diuretic effects to follow in a kindly manner.” Blackall 
recommends Digitalis in dropsy after scarlet fever, when the 
urine is thick, small in quantity, and bad smelling. In jaundice 
(Mayer and Schinlein). In phlegmasia alba dolens (Kraus): 
In delirium tremens ( Webster, Pearson, Huss, etc.) In hydro- 
cephalus (Jorg, Sachs, Heineger, Hufeland, etc.) In metror- 
rhagia (Newmann). In disposition to abortion, particularly for 
congestion of the uterus (Burns). In croup (Constance, Jurine, 
Geyser). In hemoptysis (Jahn, Jones, Geyser). Acute in- 
flammation of the pleura. Pneumonia and peripneumonia 
(Maclean, Currie, Canning, Brera, Rasori, Jahr, Geyser, etc.) 
Chronic catarrh (Neumann). Phthisis. Digitalis has been 
declared capable of curing pulmonary consumption, and nume- 
rous cases of supposed cures have been published. Bayle (Bibl. 
Thérap., t. iii. p. 362) has collected from the writings of Sanders, 
Kinglake, Fowler, Beddoes (Obs. on the Management of the Con- 
sumptive, 1801), Drake, Mossman (Essay to elucidate the Nat. 
Orig. and Connex. of Scroph. and Gland. Consump.), Maclean, 
Ferriar (on Digitalis), Maginnis, Moreton, and others, reports 
of 151 cases treated by Foxglove. Of these, eighty-three are 
said to be cured, and thirty-five relieved. But a more accurate 
and extended experience has fully proved that this medicine 
possesses no curative and very slight palliative powers in 
genuine phthisis. It is totally incapable of preventing or of oe 
causing the removal of tubercular deposits, and has little, if : 
_ any, influence i in ins the —- of consumption. The 
