_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.