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twitches became less frequent, and less severe. These convulsive twitches she had 

 been long used to, and, by her own account, they were more severe before the 

 operation, than they have been since. She had but little rest to night. 



Sunday morning, at 4- after 10 o'clock, she appeared as well as could be 

 expected, her pulse was calm, and she had no particular complaints. At 12 

 o'clock at night she fell asleep, and so continued till after 7 o'clock the. next 

 morning. 



Monday morning she appeared well, her pulse was calm, and she had no par- 

 ticular pain. Monday night she slept but little, but was very easy the whole 

 night. 



Tuesday morning she appeared well, her pulse quiet. That morning at 1 1 

 o'clock, she was dressed in the usual manner: the wound had a very good as- 

 pect; she had suffered no particular pain in the parts where the agaric was 

 applied, and was, in all respects, as well as could be expected. At 7 o'clock in the 

 evening she was perfectly easy ; the convulsive twitches, which she at first com- 

 plained of, were then quite removed. 



Wednesday morning, she continued well, and perfectly easy ; had no return of 

 her convulsive twitches, nor was there any appearance of blood through the 

 rollers, or dressings. 



Thursday, Dec. 14, she continued very well. Her wound was dressed that 

 morning, at -l after 1 1 o'clock, when there appeared a very proper discharge of 

 matter, not in the least tinged with blood. The whole of the agaric, with the 

 rest of the dressings came off, without giving pain. She had the day before 2 

 or 3 convulsive twitches of the stump, and thigh, but they were slight. Her 

 pulse was good. 



II. A short History of -the Effects of the Agaric of the Oak in Stopping Bleedings 

 after some of the most capital Operations in Surgery; with an Account of the 

 Manner of its acting on the Vessels. By Joseph fVarner, F.R.S. and Surgeon 

 to Guys Hospital, p. 593. 



The success which attended the application of the agaric in the instance of the 

 young woman, the particulars of whose case have been stated in the preceding 

 paper, induced Mr. Warner to try its effects in 4 other cases, the histories of 

 which are as follows: 



Case 1 . — ^Jonathan Lee, aged 5 1 , had his leg cut off, below the knee, on the 

 7th of May, 1754. He was extremely reduced, in consequence of the disease; 

 and the whole mass of blood was become so much impoverished, and altered 

 from its natural state, as to appear like serum, both in texture and colour. 

 During the operation, the screw-tourniquet was applied to the thigh with a de- 

 gree of tightness sufficient to prevent the course of the blood. 



