h. Mr. B----, AEt. 39. Kept a public house, drank very
freely, and became dropsical; he complained also of rheumatic pains. I
directed Infusion of Digitalis, half an ounce twice a day. In eight
days the swellings in his legs and the fulness about his stomach
disappeared. His rheumatic affections were cured by the usual methods.

CASE CIV.

_October_ 22d. Master B----, AEt. 3. Ascites and universal anasarca.
Half a grain of Fol. Digital. siccat. given every six hours, produced
no effect; probably the medicine was wasted in giving. An infusion of
the dried leaf was then tried, a dram to four ounces, two tea
spoonfuls for a dose; this soon increased the flow of urine to a very
great degree, and he got perfectly well.

CASE CV.

_October_ 30th. Mr. G----, of W----, AEt. 88. The gentleman mentioned
in No. XLVII. His complaints and manner of living the same as there
mentioned. I ordered an Infusion of the Digitalis, a dram and half to
half a pint; one ounce to be taken twice a day; which cured him in a
short time.

On _March_ the 23d, 1784, he sent for me again. His complaints were
the same, but he was much more feeble. On this account I directed a
dram of the Fol. Digitalis to be infused for a night in four ounces of
spirituous cinnamon water, a spoonful to be taken every night. This
had not a sufficient effect; therefore, on the 22d of _April_, I
ordered the infusion prescribed two years before, which soon removed
his complaints.

He died soon afterwards, fairly worn out, in his ninetieth year.

CASE CVI.

_November_ 2d. Mr. S----, of B----h----, AEt. 61. Hydrothorax and
swelled legs. Squills were given for a week in very full doses, and
other modes of relief attempted; but his breathing became so bad, his
countenance so livid, his pulse so feeble, and his extremities so
cold, that I was apprehensive upon my second visit that he had not
twenty-four hours to live. In this situation I gave him the Infusum
Digitalis stronger than usual, viz. two drams to eight ounces. Finding
himself relieved by this, he continued to take it, contrary to the
directions given, after the diuretic effects had appeared.

The sickness which followed was truly alarming; it continued at
intervals for many days, his pulse sunk down to forty in a minute,
every object appeared green to his eyes, and between the exertions of
reaching he lay in a