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of Epsom salts and 12 oz. of castor oil. I back*raked her, and 
took a great quantity of black slimy dung from her; admi¬ 
nistered several clysters, and ordered gruel to be given through 
the niorht every three hours. 
2Qth .—No better. Pulse 82; the shaking still continues; and 
she catches at any thing with her mouth, and supports herself 
until the fit goes off. She has neither dunged nor urined. I 
gave her 12 oz. Epsom salts, 12 oz. castor oil, and 2 drs. of 
emetic tartar. I back-raked her, and found no dung. Clysters 
and gruel were given often in large quantities. I visited her in the 
afternoon, and found her respiration very laborious. I bled her 
copiously, and blistered her on both sides. She pushes her head 
against the wall as if she would break her neck, if not kept back. 
1 back-raked her, but found no dung. I blistered her head, and 
had her back well rubbed with turpentine and oil. Clysters and 
gruel as before. 
27th .—No better. Pulse the same. I gave 10 oz. of salts 
and 10 oz. of castor oil; and I back-raked her, but found no dung. 
Clysters, with a large quantity of salad oil and gruel, to be often 
thrown up. 
2%th .—As before, except that a little dung had come away in 
the night. Pulse the same. 1 was told that the owner had given 
some doses of magnesia. I then gave her 2 quarts of good strong 
ale, 2 drs. ginger, and ordered the clysters and gruel as before. 
2dth .—The shaking fits violent, and she continues to push her 
head against the wall. Her head was again blistered all over: 
2 quarts of ale and 2 drs. ginger were given. This forenoon she 
was thought to cud a little. Clysters and gruel as before. 
About midnight a great palpitation of her heart came on ; it 
was so loud, that everybody present was alarmed. She roared 
and tumbled about, up and down. Clysters and gruel continued. 
^10///.—Still no improvement. She is getting very weak. The 
owner wished her to be killed ; but ere this could be done she 
began to dung, and (discharged a large quantity of urine. As I 
was waiting to see the effect of this, ami was at some distance 
from her, I heard the palpitation begin. I pushed her head from 
the wall, and got cold water and threw it on her head, and the 
fit went off in a short time. I back-raked, and got a great deal 
of dung away. She dunged several times, and urined. l^ulse 80. 
About mid-day she was offered a pailful of water; she drank 
greedily of it. A little grass w'as put before her; she ate it, but 
she shook at intervals, and pushed her head against the wall. 
Clysters continued. 
JIlly l5^.—A little better ; but she still pusiies her head against 
the wall when the shaking comes on, which, however, is not so 
frerpicntly. Give 1 dr. tartar emetic, twice daily. She continues 
to eat and drink, and (lung. Ionise 7^1. Clysters still continued. 
