4TC A Cure by Carbonic Acid Gas. 



gether with the following decoction : Twenty-five grains of 

 fait of tartar (carbonat of potafh) diffblved in five ouncci 

 of a ftrong decoction of bark. I gave five ounces of this 

 -decoction, in which I had put as many drops of fpirit of 

 vitriol (fulphuric acid), to extricate the fixed air. 



This injection was given .twice the two firil days, and 

 only once daily for the three following. 



In regard to medicine, the patient took every hour, in a 

 cup-full of tea, the following decoction : Cinchona or bark 

 in a coarfe powder, four ounces, digeftcd in a fufficien* 

 quantity of common water for three hours, till reduced to 

 two pounds. I diffblved in a pound of this decoction a grain 

 of fait of tartar, to which I added the other pound, into which 

 I had put as many drops of fpirit of vitriol as were neceffary 

 to iaturate the alkali, and difengage the carbonic acid gas *.. 



On the tenth day all the fymptoms were the fame, ex- 

 cept that the fweats were lefs cold. On the eleventh they 

 were ftill lefs fo; and perfpiration proceeding equally from 

 every part of the body, the tonfils began to look better, 

 deglutition was not fo difficult, and the delirium was no» 

 fo continual. From time to time the patient was collected, 

 and called for the urinal. 



The twelfth and thirteenth fhe was flill much better ; the 

 colour of the checks was almoft natural, and the vibiccs 

 became of a brighter red ; the convulfions ceafed, and all 

 tlie other fymptoms had almoft difappearcd. On the four- 

 teenth a perfect crifis took place in regard to the urine and 

 perfpiration. On the fifteenth the patient felt no moi\- 

 fvviT, and had no fymptom of difeafe except great debility ; 

 fo that on the twentieth day the was perfectly rc-cftablifhed. 



During the courfe of the difeafe her breafts were flaccid 

 and very fmaff, without milk; but having vifited her on the 



* This does not appear to be the bed method that might have been 

 ikviftd for introducing ihe carbonic acid gas. In fa£t, the greateft part 

 of that extricated from the caibonat would be thrown off at the moment 

 ff joining the ingredients. Edit. 



tenth, 



