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in the heavy stupor, with labored breathing, until 5 P.M. 

 Thursday, when she died. 



" ' Mr. Evans has slowly improved, and now, October 

 18th, is able to walk about the room. The sodium sali- 

 cylate, even in the small doses used, seemed to cause severe 

 headache ; so apparent was this that the drug was discon- 

 tinued, and drop doses of amyl nitrite, given every hour, 

 seemed to relieve the pain in the head. His temperature 

 remained below the normal until Thursday, October 14th, 

 when it reached the normal. After this it was found once 

 as high as 99.5 F.,theu 99 F.,then again normal, where 

 it remains. 



" 'All complained of a burning constriction in the throat, 

 and difficulty in swallowing, and all, as long as they were 

 conscious, frequently called for ice. In all the pulse was 

 rapid and feeble, and death seemed to result from failure 

 of the heart. Those who died voided urine involuntarily, 

 while Mr. Evans passed small quantities frequently, and 

 for this buchu and uva ursa were given. During his con- 

 valescence small doses of morphine were given, as he was 

 unable to sleep, and became very restless. He is now 

 taking teaspoonful doses of the elixir of calisaya and iron 

 every four hours.' 



" As stated above by Dr. Mesic, I first saw these patients 

 Sunday, September 25th. On a sofa in the room we found 

 the daughter, Alma. She had been vomiting during the 

 day, and seemed much exhausted. She was not inclined to 

 talk, and seemed to be in a stupor, though when spoken to 

 she responded rationally. Her pupils were slightly dilated, 

 her tongue coated, her pulse 120 and weak, her face flushed, 

 and a violent throbbing could be felt over the abdomen, 

 which was retracted. Her temperature was 96 F. 



" In another room were the father, mother, and son, two 

 of them dying. The father was rational, and talked with 

 some freedom when I asked as to the kind of food they 

 had been eating, etc. His pupils were normal. His face 

 could not be said to present any peculiar feature. His 

 pulse was rapid, breathing somewhat labored, and the 

 throbbing of the abdominal aorta was plainly felt. The 



