_September_ 10th. Mr. V----, of S----, AEt. 47. A man of strong fibre,
and the remains of a florid complexion. His disease an ascites and
swelled legs, the consequence of a very free course of life; he had
been once tapped, and taken much medicine before I saw him. The
Digitalis was now directed: it lowered his pulse, but did not prove
diuretic. He returned home, and soon after was tapped again, but
survived the operation only a few hours.