456 ESSAYS ann OBSERVATIONS 
As no medicine could be got down by 
the mouth, pulv. cort. Peruv. unc. {. in 
decodt. capit: papav. alb; une. vi. was 
thrown up by way of clyfter, and repeat- 
ed twice the next day with fix drams 
each, Thefe three, containing in all 
two ounces of bark, were retained for a 
week ; in which time the bad fymptoms 
went off by degrees, and fhe took freely. 
of both whey and other nourifhment- 
Her feet ftill continued running, and 
were drefled with unguent. alb. Three 
more of the clyfters with /crup. vi. each 
were given in as many days. She now 
refted well, and her pulfe was become re- 
gular, was much emaciated, and fo weak 
fhe could fcarce be raifed without bring- 
ing on fome hyfteric fymptoms. By de- 
grees. fhe began to recover her ftrength: 
The clyfters were repeated now and then, 
increafing the quantity of bark in each to 
unc. i. Her appetite returned: In a fort- 
night fhe could be got out of bed: In a- 
nother week, inftead of the clyfters, the 
took extr. cort. Peruv. fcrup. ii. twice a= 
day, occafionally interpofing fome rhi- 
barb; 
