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pain and rigidity, he could open his mouth more than before ; 

 and although he could scarce stand or move before this, he 

 now, by the help of a stick, walked several yards alone. I 

 directed the cold water to be thrown on him every three 

 hours, in the day time ; that his food and drink should be 

 cold, and when in bed to be lightly covered. The pain in 

 the pit of his stomach was the most troublesome complaint, 

 for which I gave him two grains of solid opium at bedtime. 



March 8. — Rested better last night than any since his be- 

 ino- taken ill. His mother thought it cold a little before day, 

 and covered him with bed-clothes ; she gave him also his 

 water-gruel warm : by these means he had several smart at- 

 tacks of the spasms, before eight o'clock in the morning, when 

 I visited him. His mother was convinced of her error, and 

 promised in future to observe my directions. The cold wa- 

 ter was applied every two hours, through the day, and the 

 opiate repeated at bedtime as before. 



March 9. — Slept most part of the night ; the few returns 

 of the fits were slight, and he extends his jaws more than be- 

 fore ; he has less difficulty in swallowing food. As he was 

 costive, I ordered an injection of warm water and castor-oil, — 

 and that he should take a large wine-glassful of the follow- 

 ing decoction every three hours: that the cold water should 

 be thrown on him four times a-day, and that the opiate should 

 be omitted. 



R Cinchona? Jamaieensis * gsai coque ex aq. f on tan. lib. iij. ; ad 

 dimidium adde Gum Assat'optid. 3 iij.; f. solutio, et cola. 



March 10. — Rested well in the night ; had only a slight 

 attack of the spasm this morning, and finds the stiffness and 

 pains greatly abated ; he takes food every now and then, 

 and had a stool in the night. As some difficulties happened 

 in getting people to throw the cold water upon him, he re- 



" Vide Phil. Trans, vol. lxvii. p. r>04. 



