On Delirium Tremens. 



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In 4 fatal cases there were administered : — 

 No. 1. Complicated with Pneumonia — Tinct. Opii. 3xii in 2 days — 



death on 6th day. 

 No. 2. Complicated with Dysentery — Opii. gr. 3£ with calomel in 2 



days — death on 3rd day. 

 No. 3. In an habitual drunkard for many months — Tinct. Opii. 3vj 



during a day and night — death on 3rd morning. 



No. 4. In an habitual drunkard — Tinct. Opii. 3xij nearly, during 3 

 days and nights — death on 4th morning. 



20 to 30 30 to 40 40 to 50 



Recovered, ... 5 6 3 =14 



Died, 2 2 0=4 



Total, 7 8 3 18 



Cases occurring for the most part in Seamen. 



No. 1. Nov. 13th, age 39 — 

 Is a drunkard ; has been on shore 

 for several days ; attacked by the 

 disease in the forenoon. 



General Symptoms. — Heat and 

 pain in head ; vascular turgid 

 eyes; general tremor and agita- 

 tion ; quick, small, compressible 

 pulse ; epigastrium painful ; green 

 vomiting ; dry furred tongue. 

 Diarrhoea — well in 8 days ; this 

 man was readmitted with the 

 same disease after 2 months. 



No. 2. Nov. 13th, age 24.— 

 Drinking yesterday, and for se- 

 veral days previously; taken ill to- 

 day. 



General Symptoms. — A little 

 pain in the head, weight of head, 

 sleepiness, giddiness, stuffing of 

 the ears ; tremulous, agitated 

 tongue and manner; perspiring 

 skin ; small feeble pulse ; red-edg- 

 ed tongue ; weight at epigastrium ; 

 occasionally cramps of legs — well 

 in 6 days. 



Treatment. 



No. 1. Leeches Epigastr. Cal : 

 3j. Opii: gr. i. Jalap. Cal: 3j. 

 Blister Epigastr. Dover's powder 

 and blue pill; 01: Ricini. Dover's 

 powder. 



No. 2. Sinapism Abdom : Ca- 

 lomel 3j. Extract Coloc : c. gr. x. 

 Opii: gr. ij. Jalap postea. Blue 

 pill. Dover's powder 4 tis. hor : 

 Jalap p. r. n. 



