380 RETROGRADE ABSORBENTS. SECT. XXIX. $. 



He was direded one large fpoonful of the above 

 decoction of fox-glove every hour, till it procured 

 fome considerable evacuation : after he had taken 

 it eleven fucceffive hours he had a few liquid ftools, 

 attended with a great flow of urine, which lad had 

 a dark tinge, as if mixed with a few drops of 

 blood : he continued fick at intervals for two days, 

 but his breath became quite eafy, and his pulfe quite 

 regular, the fwelling of his legs difappcared, and 

 his appetite and fleep returned. 



He then took thiee grains of white vitriol twice 

 a day, with fome bitter medicines, and a grain of 

 opium with five grains of rhubarb every night ; was 

 advifed to eat fiefh meat, and fpice, as his {lomach 

 would bear it, with fmall beer, and a few glafles 

 of wine ; and had iiTues made in his thighs , and 

 has fuffered no relapfe^ 



4. A lady, about fifty years of age, had for fome 

 weeks great difficulty of breathing, with very irre- 

 gular pulfe, and confiderable general debility : fhe 

 could lie down in bed, and the urine was in due 

 quantity and of the natural colour, and fhe had no 

 pain or numbnefs of her arms. 



She took one large fpoonful of the above decoc- 

 tion of foxglove every hour, for tenor twelve fuc- 

 ceflive hours ; was lick, and made a quantity of 

 pale urine for about two days, and was quite re- 

 lieved both of the difficulty of breathing, and the 

 irregularity of 'her pulfe. She then took a grain of 

 opium, and five grains of rhubarb, every night, 

 fqr many weeks ; with fome flight chalybeate and 

 bitter medicines, and has fuffered no relapfe. 



Hydrops TTiorads. 



5. A tradefman, about fifty years of age, became 

 weak- and Ihort of breath, efpecially on increafe of 



motion* 



