A few Remarks on the diseases of Seamen. 



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16th.— Chest relieved : tougue white, 

 and coated. 



\7th.— In the same languid state: mo- 

 tions scanty and dark. 



Vesp.— Ditto', motions more natural. 

 18^. — Complains only of languor and 

 thirst : is slowly convalescent. 



\9th.— Ditto : heaviness about his head. 



Vesp. — Head slightly relieved, but ex- 

 cessively weak : pulse quick : skin fever- 

 ish : motions yellow and watery : sore of 

 the blister on the abdomen large and 

 painful. 



20th. — Feverish symptoms abating. 



22nd. Gradually improving ; but from 

 excessive debility has sores on his hips : 

 his face covered with spots of a flat pus- 

 tular eruption, with an inflamed border. 



23rd. — Exceedingly low, and more of 

 the ruppia-looking spots out : the sores and 

 the eruption are so painful as to prevent 

 his getting any rest. 



25th. — Improves on the whole ; but is 

 covered from head to foot with boils. 



28th Many of the boils have ulce- 

 rated, and form nasty deep sores. 



30th. — Excessively weak : sores spread- 

 ing, but not unhealthy. 



May 4th.— Improves a little, complains 

 of debility. Motions healthy. 



9th. — Sores gradually improving, but 

 he continues exceedingly low : tongue dry 

 in the morning. 



Vesp. — Has some fever : tongue brown 

 and dry. 



l\th. — Sores healing, but continues in 

 a low state resembling typhus. 



\2th.— Remains excessively low, and 

 his head has been wandering much. 



\3th. — As yesterday, complains of no- 

 thing, but is quite delirious. 



14th — Continues in a state of low deli- 

 rium : symptoms of effusion within the 

 cranium : the second blister applied to 

 the head rose well. 



Vesp. — Lower: moribund. 



15^. — Less jactitation, and appears ra- 

 ther more sensible : gums not affected : had 

 three glasses of wine. 



Vesp. — Worse and lower: died in the 

 night. 



Diet 

 Lemon- 

 ade. 



Low diet. 



Soda-water 

 3 bottles. 



Half diet 

 Wine 3 

 measures. 



Beer 2 

 pints. 



Omit 



extras. 



16th. — Repet pil. h. s. 



\7th.— R. 01. Ricini, 5 vi. 

 Tinct. Opii, -m xv. 



Vesp. — Repet pil. h. s. 

 18th. — Infusi Gentian, 

 haust bis in die s. 



Vesp. — Rept. pil. h. s. 



19th. — Applic. hirud viii. 

 temps . 



Radatur canaries. 



Vesp — Repet pil., h. s. 



20th.— Haust efferv. ter in 

 die. 



22nd.— P. Haust. Quinae, 

 ter in die. 



23rd.— R. Tinct. Opii, jrn 

 h. s. s. 



2bth.— P. 



26^—01. Ricini, ^vi. 



Applic. Lotio Cupri Sul- 

 phat. 

 30^.— P. 



May 4th. — Pergat. in usum 

 Quinae. 



9th Vesp.— Omittr. Haust. 

 Quinae. 



i2. Hydrarg. Chlorid. Puiv. 

 Antim. aa grs. iij. h. s. 



Wth.— Liquor. Ammon. 



Acetat. Misturae Camphorae, 



aa. ^\. Ter in die Repet 



Pulv. h.s. 



l"lth.— P. 



Applic. Empl. Lyttae 



Nuchae. 

 \3th — Infric. Unguent. 

 Hydrarg. 

 Vesp.— Hydrarg, Chlorid. 



grs. v. — h. s. 

 14th —P. et Hydr. chlorid. 

 grs. iij. Tertiis horis. 



15/A.— P. 



Sect. Cadav. — Viscera all quite healthy : no trace of disease. Brain remark- 

 ably firm. 



