[p. 115]frothy, high colored,
and copious; urine black, having a black sediment; he was 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 3
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; the delirium continued. On
the seventh, he became cold, thirsty, was disordered in mind; at night
recovered his senses; slept. On the eighth, was feverish;
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