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On Delirium Tremens. 



the bowels ; replies rationally to 

 questions put to him, although he 

 otherwise exhibits the same in- 

 coherence as before; he denies 

 head-ache. 



5 o'clock p. m. — since the 

 morning visit he has slept 2\ 

 hours ; is sleeping lightly now. 



Night — sleeping, subsultus 

 tendinum of face and extremities. 



6th morning — has slept a good 

 deal during the night ; is quite 

 rational ; pupils act freely ; pallid 

 tongue ; vcmits very much — dur- 

 ing the next 4 days, (at the end 

 of which he was discharged) he 

 gradually became more tranquil 

 and composed in his manner ; re- 

 gaining his power of correct asso- 

 ciation of ideas ; sleeping natural- 

 ly ; regaining strength and appe- 

 tite ; losing to a great extent the 

 convulsive twitchings, and tre- 

 mulous hurried manner. Dis- 

 charged well on the 11th day. 

 The laudanum in this case, by 

 at last inducing sleep, was most 

 markedly efficacious. 



6th morning — Enema purgans, 

 Brandy Jj. in the day. 



Evening — Mist : Camphor c. 

 Tr : Opii : M. v. bis. 



7th — Saline Sudorific draught 

 c. Tr : Hyosciam : M. xii. 4 tis. 

 hor. 



Evening — Morph : Mur : gr. j. 

 to be taken divided into 3 doses : 

 takes soup : brandy omitted. 



8th — Pursued the same treat- 

 ment, 01 : Ricini 5 yj • 



1 lth day after admission — Dis- 

 charged well. 



Extract of a letter from J. Nimmo, Esq., Bombay, dated Colaba, 

 29th August, 1846. 



" Among the fishes of our seas here, I have often seen a species of 

 Torpedo, with rudiments of toes or rather feet, one on each side 

 of the lower lobe of the pectoral fin. Is this peculiar to the species 

 or variety* ? As connected with the Rays, the fossil body well- 

 known as the graptolite (Prionitus, of Hisinger), is perhaps the most 

 singular and remarkable, and which is supposed by Prof. Ansted 

 to belong to the Testacese, at least that is the prevalent opinion : or 

 to be a Pennatula, so common here, or some other zophyte, accord- 

 ing to Dr. Beck of Copenhagen, quoted by Mr. Lyall, so that it 



* The peculiarity in question is certainly of specific value, we should there- 

 fore suppose it to be sufficient to distinguish a species. 



