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19th, I 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 fupprefled, though not without 
l'ome difficulty, by means of tents made of foft 
lint, dipped in cold water ftrongly impregnated 
with tinfture 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- 
minifhed 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 inceffantly 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 : 
when rouzed from his dozing, he generally gave 
a fenfible anfwer to the queftions afked him ; but 
he immediately relapfed, and repeated his mutter- 
ing. His fkin was dry, and harfh, but without 
fetechlce . He fometimes 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 
tindlure, 
