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She had been losing flesh since I last saw her, and was in rather 
an emaciated state. 
Jan. 25th, 1845. — Breathing accelerated — pulse about 50 — an 
increased nasal discharge — coat staring, and a general unthrifty 
appearance. The hoose, which was nearly abated, has again be- 
come frequent, but less sonorous; it has a kind of low, rattling, 
feeble, sound, as if the air either could not penetrate deep enough, 
or that an insufficient quantity is inhaled to lay hold of and force 
forward the viscid mucus with which the air-passages seem to be 
almost filled, collecting in its expulsion no more force than just to 
agitate the atmosphere. When the ear is applied to the chest 
there is a kind of wheezing, whistling sound ; the skin adheres to 
the subcutaneous tissue, and wherever it is pinched a more than 
ordinary tenderness is exhibited. I abstracted a small quantity of 
blood, inserted a seton in the dewlap, and ordered one of the fol- 
lowing powders to be given morning and night. R Pulv. digital. 
3ss, potas. nit. 3ij, potass, iodid. 3j. Mitte No. vj. 
28th. — No perceptible change. Medicine continued. Ordered 
half an ounce of common tar to be given with the powder morning 
and night. 
Feb. 5th. — Not any better. Continue medicine. 
9th. — Appears to be somewhat better. Continue medicine. 
20th. — Improving, but abortion has taken place. Continue me- 
dicine. 
25th. — Convalescent. Discontinue medicine. 
March 1 6th. — Health re-established. She has continued well 
till now, and is fattening. 
Case II. Jan. 23 d, 1845. — This was a ten-years old hack, 
that, in a few days after an ‘apparent recovery from a pulmonary 
inflammation, presented symptoms of incipient phthisis and hydro- 
thorax. Breathing hurried — pulse about 56 — oedematous swelling 
of the legs — occasional cough, or rather a soft rattling hoose. On 
the occurrence of these symptoms the appetite was very little af- 
fected, but it afterwards became at one time capricious, at another 
voracious. I inserted a seton in the chest, and ordered one of the 
following balls to be given morning and night: R Pulv. gentian. 
Jij, cupri diniodid. 5j, pulv. lini. et picis liquid, q. s. M. fiat, 
bol. No. viij. 
27 th. — Little alteration. Eats greedily. Continue medicine. 
3 0th. — Breathing a little quieted, and the swelling of the legs 
is abating — has not been moved out of his stall. Continue me- 
dicine. 
Feb. \th. — Convalescent. Discontinue medicine. 
13/4. — Health re-established. 
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