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the hand* as to difcountenance the idea of there 

 being a fluid in the pericardium. He frequently 

 fpit up mucus ftained with dark coloured blood, his 

 pulfe very unequal and very weak, with cold hands 

 and nofe. He could not lie down at all, and for 

 about ten days paft could not fleep a minute toge- 

 ther, but waked perpetually with great uneafinefs 

 Gould thofe fymptoms be owing to very extenfive 

 adhefioris of the lungs ? or is this a fcofbutus pul- 

 monalis ? After a few days he fuddenly got fo much 

 better as to be able to fleep many hours at a time 

 by the ufe of one grain of powder of foxglove 

 twice a day, and a grain of opium at night. .After 

 a few days longer, the bark was exhibited, and the 

 opium continued with fome wine ; and the palpi- 

 tations of his heart became much relieved, and he 

 recovered his ufual degree of health, but died fud- 

 denly fome months afterwards. 



In epileptic fits the patients frequently become 

 black in the face, from the temporary paralyfis of 

 the venous fyftem of this part. I have known two 

 inftances where the blacknefs has continued many 



days. Mr. P , who had drank intemperately ? 



was feized with the epilepfy when he was in his 

 fortieth year ; in one of thefe fits the white part of 

 bis eyes was left totally black with effufed blood - y 

 which was attended with no pain or heat, and was 

 in a few weeks gradually abforbed, changing colour 

 as is ufual with vibices from bruifes. 



The haemorrhages produced from the inability of 

 the veins to abforb the refluent blood, is cured by 

 opium, the preparations of fteel, lead, the bark, 

 \-itriolic acid, arid blifters; but thefe have the effect 

 with much more certainty, if a venefe&ion to a few 

 ounces, and a moderate cathartic with four or fix 

 grains of calomel be premifed, where the patient 



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