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nute; his countenance was rather flushed. I considered 
it necessary to repeat the bleeding*, and when about ten 
ounces were taken, he fainted ; his pulse was again scarcely 
to be felt. He continued in this state for about, half an 
hour, and he was perfectly composed and free from con- 
vulsion. 
I-visited him again that afternoon, about five o’clock. 
His wife, about three o ’clock, for a mioment observed a 
twitching in his shoulders ; he had regularly taken the sub- 
muriate of mercury, opium, and James’s powder, but his 
bowels had not been again relieved. The part of his hand 
of which he had complained was still sore upon pressure 5 
and he was directed every eight hours to rub in one drachm 
of the strong mercurial cintment, and to continue the 
pills. He still complained of pain about the middle of the 
chest, particularly when he swallowed liquids; and in con- 
sequence had not taken much food; what he had swal- | 
lowed was chiefly broth, pudding, and coffee. 
On Wednesday I saw him comfortable, excepting that 
his bowels continued costive ; he had a strong opening 
mixture sent him, and after taking of it twice, the purpose 
was effected. He regularly, until “this time, continued the 
pills, with the submuriate of MLEREUTY &c. when it was 
thought advisable, as he had passed healthy bile, not to 
repeat then oftener than once in six hours. 
On Thursday morning, when I visited him, he was 
comfortable, and had passed a good night; his mouth was 
becoming sore, and heated, In the evening I was sent for 
to him; he bad been sitting up for some time, and had 
been much fatigued, and fainted. When I arrived, his 
wife said she was sorry I had been troubled to come again 
that day, as the fit was nothing like what I had seen “be- 
tore, and was not more than such as he had heen accus- 
tomed to when he had been drinking hard, or was much 
tired; and that it was against her consent that the messen- 
ger came. He had recovered by the time I reached his 
house, and I was satisfied from appearances she was right ; 
and | left him without any apprehension. 
Since that time he has not experienced one untoward 
symptom. The medicines were continued for nine days, 
the mouth remained sore for nearly three weeks. 
I here wish to mention, that immediately on my return 
from Atcham on Monday, the 8th, the first afternoon I 
visited the patient, I called upon Mr. Thomas Sutton, and 
requested him to take the earliest opportunity of observing 
* The blood in neither instance appeared buffy. 
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