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Account of a Locked Jau\ 105* 



lie had a great avervsion to bark in any form, received in- 

 to his stomach • as it generally^ in hcaltli, produced nausea. 

 The object of this application was to give tone to the sto- 

 mach, presuming that debility was the immediate effect of 

 the disease. 



The gentlemen of the medical profession, who were pre- 



sent, suggested to him the use of the warm bath; as every 



other application had proved of little effect : to this he con- . 

 sented. About 4 o'clock, in the afternoon, he was placed 

 in a bathing machine, with water heated io 90" of Fahren- 

 heit's thermometer, in wdiich he remained seventeen minutes. 

 It produced a good effect, in relaxing the muscles in general, 

 particularly of his body and arms. Growing faint, 'he was 

 taken out ; covered with flannel ; and put on his bed. A 

 most profuse diaphoresis ensued; and he felt so much re- 

 lieved, that he said, he then had a secret hope that he should 

 recover: but, within an hour, on attempting to drink some 

 lemonade, his spasms returned as violently as before, and 

 more general; but seemed to remit at shorter periods. 



At 8 o'clock, he was anxious to try the warm bath again ; 

 and was placed in it as soon as possible, but without any 

 good effect. He could bear it but a few minutes, before he 

 became faint ; ' and spasms attacked him iii tliis situation. 

 He passed a better night than he expected; and obtained 

 some sleep, by keeping his head accurately balanced. 



Friday 12th. This morning he seemed better; his spasms 

 were not so violent; and he was much encouraged.* A lax- 

 ative enema w\as administered; as nothing had passed his 

 bowels since Wednesday morning. In the afternoon, spasms 



returned more violent than ever, and more general. The 



warm 



