somewhat swelled, and a very irregular pulse. He was very much distressed
at first lying down, and at first rising from his bed, yet in a minute or
two was easy in both those attitudes. He made straw-coloured urine in due
quantity, and had no pain or numbness of his arms.

He took a large spoonful of the decoction of foxglove, as above, every
hour, for ten or twelve successive hours, had incessant sickness for about
two days, and passed a large quantity of urine; upon which his breath
became quite easy, and the swelling of his legs subsided; but as his whole
constitution was already sinking from the previous intemperance of his
life, he did not survive more than three or four months.

_Hydrops Pericardii._

3. A gentleman of temperate life and sedulous application to business,
between thirty and forty years of age, had long been subject, at intervals,
to an irregular pulse: a few months ago he became weak, with difficulty of
breathing, and dry cough. In this situation a physician of eminence
directed him to abstain from all animal food and fermented liquor, during
which regimen all his complaints increased; he now became emaciated, and
totally lost his appetite; his pulse very irregular both in velocity and
strength; with great difficulty of breathing, and some swelling of his
legs; yet he could lie down horizontally in his bed, though he got little
sleep, and passed a due quantity of urine, and of the natural colour: no
fullness or hardness could be perceived about the region of the liver; and
he had no pain or numbness in his arms.

One night he had a most profuse sweat all over his body and limbs, which
quite deluged his bed, and for a day or two somewhat relieved his
difficulty of breathing, and his pulse became less irregular: this copious
sweat recurred three or four times at the intervals of five or six days,
and repeatedly alleviated his symptoms.

He was directed one large spoonful of the above decoction of foxglove every
hour, till it procured some considerable evacuation: after he had taken it
eleven successive hours he had a few liquid stools, attended with a great
flow of urine, which last had a dark tinge, as if mixed with a few drops of
blood: he continued sick at intervals for two days, but his breath became
quite easy, and his pulse quite regular, the swelling of his legs
disappeared, and his appetite and sleep returned.

He then took three grains of white vitriol twice a day, with some bitter
med