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run without any dyspnoea. He complained of the sense’ of 
sinking at the pit of the stomach after the dyspnoea had left him, 
which, as in the case just mentioned, was readily removed by 
the carbonate of iron and bitters. He now said his digestiou 
was much better than it had been previously to the use of the 
galvanism. Those whose breathing had been much relieved by 
galvanism, often made this observation, although they had not 
experienced the sense of sinking, and consequently had used no 
stomachic medicines. 
‘¢ I saw this man, several months after he had ceased to use 
galvanism, working as a brick-layer’s labourer, He said he had 
no feeling of dyspnoea, and had been quite free from it since he 
had used the galvanism. 
** In general, where galvanism gave such complete and per- 
manent relief, as in Radley’s case, its effects were more speedy, 
some degree ‘of dyspnoea for the most part remaiuing in pro- 
tracted cases, 
“* The following are the most unsuccessful vases, which either 
Mr. Cole or I could recollect. 
“‘ Martha Davies, a servant, et. 40, had laboured under ha- 
bicual asthma for five years. She was relieved on the first appli- 
cation of galvanism, and said her breathing was quite easy; but 
she was not always equally relieved by it, sometimes it gave 
comparatively little relief. The more permanent relief afforded, 
was also different at different times, never complete. She was 
galvanised for about three weeks, but not daily, her business pre- 
venting her regular attendance ; she used the remedy in all about 
thirteen or fourteen times. It was impossible to ites her 
drinking a great deal too much malt liquor. 
** It is now about half a year since she was galvanised, during 
which she says both her breathing aud digestion have been bet- 
ter than for the pr eceding five years. She thinks the digestion 
as much improved as the breathing. She has had no very bad 
attacks of dyspnoea, and has been much less subject to bilious 
attacks. She is now oceasionally so well that she ean run with- 
out inconvenience, which she could never do during the above 
time, but, in general, her breathing, though in a less degree 
than formerly, is still oppressed. 
«¢ Mary Clark, a servant, et. 24, had laboured under habitual 
asthma for aboutea year. The dyspnoea was always quickly re- 
lieved by the galvanism, although she seemed to experience lit- * 
tle, if any, permanent relief from it. She had more pain in the 
stomach than is usual in such cases, and the galvanism seemed 
to inerease it. She was cured by an alterative course of medi- 
cines and evacuations from the region of the stomach, and did 
uot use galyanism for the last fortnight, She had used e at 
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