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12///. — He is more lively, and a little, yet a very little better. 
The faeces, however, again resemble whey with flocculi of coagu- 
lated milk. The same gentleman again met me in consultation : 
lie wished to see what a small portion of mercury would effect, 
and, in addition to his magnesia and poppy syrup, five grains 
of the hydrargyrum cum creta were given. 
13///. — The medicine has frightfully purged him : it operated 
at least ten times, and at length produced much mucus and blood. 
The head keeper was terrified, and came down for me. I was 
compelled to go out of town, but ordered two drops of the 
“ black drop” to be given every two hours in arrow-root. Soon 
after the second dose had been given, I saw him again. The 
purging was now staid. I even thought that the animal, al- 
though he was dull, looked a little better than yesterday; his 
pulse, however, was full 120, and very weak. This was Sunday, 
and there was a grand council of medical men, with whom I was 
desired to confer. The result was, that we gave him no more of 
the mercury, but half-drachm doses of prepared chalk with a 
little ginger, and two drops of the “ black drop.” Asses’ milk 
was ordered to be substituted for that of the cow. 
14 /A. — He is better. He recognizes me the moment I enter 
the room ; he gets into his tree, and climbs his tree when he is 
bid, and has a little more of his own look. His faeces are natural 
in quantity, and pultaceous ; but his pulse is still 120. He is 
fond of his asses’ milk. Continue treatment. 
1 5/A. — Evidently and much improved. He recognizes every 
old friend with his usual chuckle. He has eaten a little bit of 
bread and butter, and sucked the milk from some sop. Give 
him as much of the asses’ milk as he likes to take. One of 
the gentlemen whom I met on the 14th again joined me, as was 
agreed at the conclave on Sunday, and he recommended small 
doses (five minims) of the liquor potassse in his milk, with a 
little ginger. 1 pleaded for a holiday, at least for one day. 
16/A. — I do hope that the chimpanzee is going on satisfactorily. 
He will not eat, but he drinks plenty of milk, and he has more 
and more of his usual habits. He is to have his potash to-day. 
17/A. — The liquor potassse has sadly disagreed with him. He 
has vomited more than twenty times, with much straining and 
a few streaks of blood. The faeces were likewise tinged with 
blood. Give three times daily half a scruple of prepared chalk, 
with two grains of ginger, and two drops of the “ black drop.” 
18/A. — The sickness and purging have ceased, and the poor 
fellow is a little more lively, and takes his milk as before, both 
that of the cow and the ass. Continue medicine. 
19/A. — Apparently improving, that is, he drinks his milk with 
