her belly grew
still larger, her breath short, her pulse feeble, and she could not
take nourishment. Several medicines having been given in vain, the
Digitalis was tried, but with no better effect; and in about a month
she died.

CASE LXXXIX.

_February_ 2d. Mr. B----, AEt. 73. An universal dropsy. He took various
medicines, and Digitalis in small doses, but without any good effect.

CASE XC.

_February_ 24th. Master M----, of W----, AEt. 10. An epilepsy of some
years continuance, which had never been interrupted by any of the
various methods tried for his relief. The Digitalis was given for a
few days, but as he lived at a distance, so that I could not attend to
its effects, he only took one half pint infusion, which made no
alteration in his complaint.

CASE XCI.

_March_ 6th. Mr. H----, AEt. 62. A very hard drinker, and had twice had
attacks of apoplexy. He had now an ascites, was anasarcous, and had
every appearance of a diseased liver. Small doses of calomel, Dover's
powder, infusum amarum, and sal sodae palliated his symptoms for a
while; these failing; blisters, squills, and cordials were given
without effect. A weak Infusion of Digitalis, well aromatised, was
then directed to be given in small doses. It rather seemed to check
than to increase the secretion of urine, and soon produced sickness.
Failing in its usual effect, the medicine was no longer continued; but
every thing that was tried proved equally inefficacious, and he did
not long survive.

CASE XCII.

_May_ 10th. Mrs. P----, AEt. 40. Spasmodic asthma of many years
continuance, which had frequently been relieved by ammoniacum,
squills, &c. but these now failing in their wonted effects, an Infus.
of Fol. Digitalis was tried, but it seemed rather to increase than
relieve her symptoms.

CASE XCIII.

_May_ 22d. Mr. O----, of B----, AEt. 61. A very large man, and a free
liver; after an attack of hemiplegia early in the spring, from which
he only partially recovered, became dropsical. The dropsy occupied
both legs and thighs, and the arm of the affected side. I directed an
Infusion of Digitalis in small doses, so as not to affect his stomach.
The swellings gradually subsided, and in the course of the summer he
recovered perfectly from the palsy.

CASE XCIV