484 



LIQUID PARTS OF ANIMALS. 



Ingesta 



Egesta. 



Total, 330 5 344 10 



The average quantity of food and drink per day was 12 Ibs. 11 

 oz. while that of the egesta was 13 Ibs. 4 oz. so that the latter ex- 

 ceeded the former by the daily average of 9 oz. With a view to 

 introduce as much azote as possible into the system, a scruple of 

 nitrate of ammonia was administered thrice a day, and continued 

 till the 19th, at which date the thirst was considerably dimi- 

 nished, and the quantity of urine much less, probably in conse- 

 quence of the animal food to which his diet was restricted. 



On the 22d December six drops of creosote were ordered to 

 be taken in the course of the day. The dose was gradually aug- 

 mented, and on the 10th of January amounted to sixty drops; 

 but it irritated the stomach to such a degree that it was found 

 necessary to stop it. 



Ingesta, Egesta. 



