thirsty, tongue dry; no sleep at night. On the second, acute fever,

stools more copious, thinner, frothy; urine black, an uncomfortable

night, slight delirium. On the third, all the symptoms exacerbated; an

oblong distention, of a softish nature, from both sides of the

hypochondrium to the navel; stools thin, and darkish; urine muddy, and

darkish; no sleep at night; much talking, laughter, singing, he

could not restrain himself. On the fourth, in the same state. On the

fifth, stools bilious, unmixed, smooth, greasy; urine thin, and

transparent; slight absence of delirium. On the sixth, slight

perspiration about the head; extremities cold and livid; much

tossing about; no passage from the bowels, urine suppressed, acute

fever. On the seventh, loss of speech; extremities could no longer

be kept warm; no discharge of urine. On the eighth, a cold sweat all

over; red rashes with sweat, of a round figure, small, like vari,

persistent, not subsiding; by means of a slight stimulus, a copious

discharge from the bowels, of a thin and undigested character, with

pain; urine acrid, and passed with pain; extremities slightly

heated; sleep slight, and comatose; speechless; urine thin, and

transparent. On the ninth, in the same state. On the tenth, no drink

taken; comatose, sleep slight; alvine discharges the same; urine

abundant, and thickish; when allowed to stand, the sediment

farinaceous and white; extremities again cold. On the eleventh, he

died. At the commencement, and throughout, the respiration was slow

and large; there was a constant throbbing in the hypochondrium; his

age was about twenty.

CASE III. Herophon was seized with an acute fever; alvine discharges

at first were scanty, and attended with tenesmus; but afterwards

they were passed of a thin, bilious character, and frequent; there was

no sleep; urine black, and thin. On the fifth, in the morning,

deafness; all the symptoms exacerbated; spleen swollen; distention

of the hypochondrium; alvine discharges scanty, and black; he became

delirious. On the sixth, delirious; at night, sweating, coldness;