Vespere.—Felt a good deal exhausted to-day from the heat, which was very great—ninety-two degrees.
16th.—Looks heavy and out of spirits this morning; discharge has increased, but is of a better quality since the slough separated; tongue dry, inclined to brown; pulse the same, skin rather hot; continue effervescing draughts every third hour.
Vespere.—Tongue more moist, less thirst. When asked how he felt, he replied, with a great deal of life in his countenance, “I am very well, and I feel very comfortable;” asked for a mutton-chop early in the day, which he got, and appeared to like; he had at different times in the day arrow-root, chicken-broth, and wine.
17th.—Wound looks very healthy, and the general symptoms very favorable to-day; tongue clean and moist; less thirst; skin cooler; had him removed to a fresh bed without a great deal of pain or trouble; limb retracted less than three inches; position now good since he was shifted.
18th.—Very much worse this morning; had a rigor about ten A.M. yesterday; features now sharpened and pinched; tongue dry and brown; pulse thready, about 125.
Vespere.—Continues in a very low state; wound has a very healthy appearance; discharge healthy, but not as abundant as it was; has had besides wine, a pint and a half of porter, mutton-broth, and a chop to-day; zinc lotion to the wound.
19th.—When I visited him at six A.M. to-day, I was much pleased to find him looking quite cheerful; pulse soft, 112; skin cool and moist, paler than usual; wound doing well. Continue zinc lotion to the sore, and to have his choice to-day of mutton-broth, beef-tea, or chicken-broth; arrow-root to be given twice, four gills of sherry or port as usual.
Vespere.—No change to report.
20th.—Looking rather pale, and features pinched; pulse better, about 100, soft; skin cool; tongue more coated than usual, inclined to be dry. I fear this case is a bad one, not likely to terminate as we so much desire.
Vespere.—Has been very uneasy all day; skin hot; tongue dry.