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These disease did not cease till the worms were 

 evacuated, or the physicians were deceived in the 

 indication of cure, when the patient became the vic- 

 tim of the mistake. 



August 12. Beside the symptoms of the preceding even- 

 ing, a SN'ncope came on and Listed two hours. He refers 

 his pains to the larynx and epigastric region. Frontal cephalal- 

 gia, voracious appetite. Frightful shrieks at intervals; he seems 

 suddenly to fall into syncope ; he dreams in the night, dreams 

 of snakes and of contending with them. 



1?. He sleeps six hours in the day ; an hour alter he is fu- 

 rious. 



14. An enema procures a copious discharge, at first hard, 

 then liquid and yellow. Abundant brown urine. 



15. A return of reason, he is however dejected, has some 

 sleep; he always has acidulated, nitrated drink. 



16. Delirium returns in the night; he breaks every thing ; 

 the strait jacket is put on him, which occasions much sweating, 

 but has no moral influence over him, nor has entreaty any 

 effect. 



17. A tepid bath for an hour, followed by the shower bath ; 

 the patient at first braves the shower bath, but soon falls into a 

 !*yncope, tliough he had taken no food. 



18. Tepid bath during two hours, laxative drink. Fre- 

 (juent nasal hemorrhagy ; more calm, but incoherent in his ideas. 



20. Bath ; another shower bath suspended after two 

 minutes, for fear of syncope, though the diameter of the 

 column of water was but five millimetres.* Bleeding from the 

 nose. No delirium in the evening; but his eyes were wild, his 

 speech short, and his motions quick and rough. 



21. Bath, lotion of oxycrate over the head, less agitation, sleep. 



22. After coming from the bath, a profound sleep of some 



hours. In tiie evening a clyster, followed by liquid yellow dcr 



jections. 



* The French initUmetre\s tlie thousandth part of a metre, or '03937 

 part of an English inch, .'?, T. 



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