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hour might hazard the life of our patient. The pulse was 
from 70 to 80 beats in a minute, varying in strength and 
regularity. 
Thad recourse to the abstraction of twenty ounces of 
blood, taken from’ a Jarge orifice, and the time of taking it 
did not exceed six minutes. He fainted, and remained for 
an hour with scarcely a perceptible pulse 5 and it was evi- 
dent the whole time, his disease was abating. His coun- 
tenance became more composed, and much paler; his eyes 
were less inflamed 5 the convulsions ceased; and when re- 
covering from his faintness, his first request was that he 
might be allowed to drink some water; and when it was 
brought to him he seemed much to enjoy it. I now left 
him ; desiring, if any return of his disease took place, I 
might be immediately acquainted with it. I sent him pills, 
containing, to each dose, one grain of opium, three grains 
of the submuriate of mercury, and one grain of James’s 
powder, which were directed to be taken every three hours. 
The pulse, on Monday afternoon, after the bleeding, and 
after the faintness had subsided, was reduced to 55 beats in 
the minute, and was regular.. [The same alteration took 
place after the second bleeding, and did not exceed 60 du- 
ring the remainder of his illness.] 
On Tuesday morning, at seven o’clock, I again visited 
him; when [ was informed that between four and five 
o’clock the preceding afternoon his bowels had been freely 
opened, and previous to bis taking any medicine. They 
had not again been moved, nor had he any feeling.as though 
they were likely. He had drunk coffee, and balm tea, in 
the night; but he had an aversion to them; it still hurt 
him to swallow. He had made a sufficient quantity of 
water, which was high-coloured, but without sediment. 
He had slept a little, at intervals, but was much distressed 
by dreams of hearses, and various accidents, but all of 
which he said had not troubled him half so much as when 
he yesterday thought he was pursued in his room by adog. 
He seemed agitated, and said he was dreadfully ill, and 
should never sleep again. There were convulsive startings 
in his hand, wrist, and shoulders. He told me he thought 
there was something alive in his wrist. He refused to take 
either coffee or water. His countenance was composed 
and thonghtful; he said his neighbours bad been making 
a noise on purpose all night, and every thing went through 
his brains. He started at the slightest sound, or motion ; 
and his sense’ of ‘hearing was morbidly acute. The pulse 
was full, but unequal, beating about 80 strokes in the mi- 
nutes; 
