448 ESSAYS anp OBSERVATIONS 
had a light nourifhing reftorative diet or- 
dered him. | 
From June 27. to July 4. there was no 
very fenfible change on the fize of his 
belly: Heufed the cerevifia diuretica of the 
Pharmacop, Paup. was daily growing 
ftronger, and took {mall dofes of rhubarb 
and pulv, fcillitic. at fuch intervals as his 
ftomach could bear them. 
From Fuly 4. to Fuly 20. he continued 
the ufe of the cerevifia diuretica, and took 
three of the pilus, mercur, laxant, every o- 
ther night ; thefe gave him two or three 
loofe watery {tools in the morning, which 
he bore very well: And, from the time he 
began to ufe them, he pafled his urine 
in much greater quantity than formerly. 
guly 25. He was difmiffed the Infir- 
mary quite cured, and continued {trong 
and healthy, on the 22d of Oftober 1754, 
when this was wrote. 
ARTe 
