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IODINE IN PURE I'ARCY. 
2Qth .—The legs have taken to fill again. He seems inclined 
to be humoury —repeat the aperient. 
315^.—Physic setting. A chorded swelling, the volume of my 
wrist, is now perceptible along the inside of the-off thigh, ex¬ 
tending from the groin, where the lumps are larger, and more 
diffuse, nearly down to the hock. The tumefaction is hot, 
tender, and is accompanied with tumour of the lower part of 
the limb generally. 
Take away two pounds of blood. Give calomel and aloes 
aiKl diuretic ingredients in apportioned doses, daily. 
April l5^.—The chorded swelling has entirely left the thigh ; 
subdued, it would seem, by the timely venesection. 
7th .—There being some recurrence of puffiness and tenderness 
along the thigh, he was bled again, and had the same medicine 
repeated. 
\0th .—The bleeding again had the desired effect: once more 
going on well. 
\Ath .—The chord has again returned. Bleed four quarts, and 
have recourse to the same medicine. 
\7th .—The chord has lost much of its tenderness, and is cer¬ 
tainly diminished in volume ; but, this time, the venesection has 
failed to disperse it. 
24:th .—A drachm of strong camphorated mercurial ointment to 
be rubbed into the chord morning and evening. Tonic medicine 
(cupr. sulph.) given. 
Map 4:th .—An eruption appears on the inside of the leg, be¬ 
tween the hock and fetlock, more in the form of an excoriation 
than a regular farcy bud, issuing a yellowish sanious matter. 
11^/i.—No material alteration ; give daily gr. v of iodine. 
13^/i.—Turned from the stable into a small field, the iodine 
being continued. 
IStli .—The limb for the first twenty-four hours decreased; 
since which it has become attacked afresh with tumour, heat, and 
tenderness. Increase the iodine to gr. x daily. 
25th .—The limb has been rather augmenting in volume than 
otherwise ; the sheath is also involved in the tumefaction. In¬ 
crease the iodine to gr. xv daily. 
30^4.—The tumour of the limb and sheath is once more sub- 
