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19th, 1 was called to vifit him early in the 

 morning, on account of a bleeding at the nofe 

 which had come on : he loft about eight ounces 

 of blood, which was of a loofe texture : the 

 haemorrhage was fuppreffed, though not without 

 fome difficulty, by means of tents made of foft 

 lint, dipped in cold water ftrongly impregnated 

 with tincture of iron, which were introduced 

 within the noftrils quite through to their pofterior 

 apertures; a method which has never yet failed 

 me in like cafes. His tongue was now covered^ 

 with a thick black pellicle, which was not di- 

 minished by drinking : his teeth were furred with 

 the fame kind of fordid matter, and even the roof 

 of his mouth and fauces were not free from it :• 

 his loofenefs and ftupor continued, and he was 

 almoft. incefTantly muttering to himfelf : he took 

 this day a fcruple of the Peruvian bark with ten 

 grains of tormentill every two or three hours : 

 a ftarch clyfter containing a drachm of the com- 

 pound powder of bole, without opium, was given 

 morning and evening: a window was fet open in 

 his room, though it was a fevere froft, and the 

 floor was frequently fprinkled with vinegar. 



20th, He continued nearly in the fame ftate 1 

 when rouzed from his dozing, he generally gave 

 a fenfible anfwer to the queftions alked him ; but 

 he immediately relapfed, and repeated his mutter- 

 ing. His fkin was dry, and harm, but without 

 petechia. He fbmetimes voided his urine and 

 faces into the bed, but generally had fenfe enough. 

 to afk for the bed-pan : as he now naufeated the 

 bark in fubftance, it was exchanged for Huxham's 



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