_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.