January 17.—He makes fourteen pints of water a day. Dr. Underhill now directed him two scruples of common rosin triturated with as much sugar, every six hours; and three grains of opium every night.
19.—Makes fifteen pints of water: sweats at night.
21.—Makes seventeen pints of water; has twitchings of his limbs in a morning, and pains of his legs: he now takes a dram of rosin for a dose, and continues the opium.
23.—Water more coloured, and reduced to sixteen pints, and he thinks has a brackish taste.
26.—Water reduced to fourteen pints.
28.—Water thirteen pints: he continues the opium, and takes four scruples of the rosin for a dose.
February 1.—Water twelve pints.
4.—Water eleven pints: twitchings less; takes five scruples for a dose.
8.—Water ten pints: has had many stools.
12.—Appetite less: purges very much.