8o Mr. Home’s Account of the Case of a Man, 
October 23. His pulse continued full, and the arm was very 
painful, though reduced in size. The vesications had burst, 
and the exposed cutis was dressed with white ointment. Stools 
were procured by an opening medicine. He took some veal 
and porter for dinner ; the wine was left off. In the evening 
he had a saline draught with antimonial wine. 
October 24. There was no material change. 
October 25. His pulse had increased in frequency, but in 
other respects he was nearly the same. His bov/els were 
opened by medicine. 
October 26. The arm was more swelled and inflamed. 
October 27. The inflammation of the arm had increased : 
his tongue was furred, and his pulse was very frequent. He 
attempted to sit up, but the weight of the arm, and the pain 
prevented him. The arm was bathed with spirits of wine and 
aqua ammoniac acetate in equal quantities. 
October 28. A slough had begun to separate from the in- 
side of the arm below the axilla, and a purging had come on^ 
for which he was ordered chalk mixture and laudanum. In 
the night he had a rigor. 
October 29. The purging had abated ; his pulse beat 100 
in a minute, and was feeble. A large abscess had formed on 
the outside of the elbow, which was opened, and half a pint 
of reddish brown matter was discharged with sloughs of cel- 
lular membrane floating in it. The lower part of the arm 
became much smaller, but the upper part continued tense. A 
poultice was applied to the wound. The lower portion of the 
arm and the forearm were covered with circular stripes of 
soap cerate. He was ordered to take the bark, and allowed 
wine and porter. 
