_August_ 6th. Mr. C---- of B----, AEt. 42. Asthma and anasarca, the
consequence of free living. He had been for some time under the care
of an eminent physician of this place, but his complaints proving
unusually obstinate, he consulted me. I directed an infusion of
Digitalis to be taken every night, and a mixture with squill and
tincture of cantharides twice every day. In about a week he became
better, and continued daily mending. He has since enjoyed perfect
health, having quitted a line of business which exposed him to drink
too much.