—a good deal of thirst—and of dryness, and he said that when he took food it hurt his thront—constriction of the throat when swallowing. He was still drowsy, and complained of pain over the epigastric region. As I thought that the dose of podofad no effect, and that the tincture that jhyllin that I had previously given him, had
was in the house might be inert, I prescribe ed a podophyllin mixture made from a preparation of podophyllin that was said be soluble, and "told Mrs. Carew to obtain it from North and Rae, as.that was the only store that had it, His Lordship—Do you ask that question?
Mr. Wilkinson—I do not wish to stop anything of witness's conversation with the deceased.
Witness continuing—In my recollection Mr. Carew never complained to me of irritation of the bladder, I saw him a second time on Sunday. On Monday, the 19th, I saw him again. I think I saw him in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the. evening—no, twice before noon and after noon, He was still drowsy, but a little restless, kicking about in the bed. The VOMITING CONTINUED, and he complained of pain in the epigastric region, and still complained of things hurting him when he swallowed. Tordered the sinapism to be repeated, in fact I ordered. repeated sinapisms on. Monday. I ordered these to try and seo if the counter irritation would stop the vomiting, think on that day, also, that he had an effervescing saline draught. I think he vomited once while I was there—the same dark green matter.
What did you conclude that was duo to?—I concluded that it was due to bilious attacks. Ho took a little food that day—little corn starch. I had difficulty in getting him to take food as he complained of his throat hurting him when he swallowed. I put the vomiting down to the bilious attacks and so ordered re-Rionday evening of pain over the epigast ated sinapisms. Ho complained on the
ric region, and of being very thirsty. I saw him four times on Tuesday the 20th, At my first visit, that day before noon, I found the patient worse. I found that he had had slight diarrhoea that morning, while the vomiting had increased. The there was light tenesmus with thediarricea. other symptoms remained the same, and
The drowsiness seemed to have passed off by that time, but he complained much of 'THE. OTHER SYMPTOMS, constriction of the throat, pain of the epigastric, ete. To try and check the excessive vomiting, I tried a bismuth mixture vith hydrosyanio solution, By this time I was getting worried about the case, and asked Mrs. Carew if she had any objection to my bringing Dr. Todd in; she said "Certainly not, bring him along." In the afternoon I drove Dr. Todd round. " This may have been about three o'clock, hada consultation over the case. The patient then complained. of vomiting, purge ing with' slight tenesmus, pain' after
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