December 25. The pains and pressure in the region of the stomach have returned and he had also palpitation of the heart, was very much exhausted and suffered from tenesmus. Two seminal emissions.
December 26. Four relaxed motions, shivering, feels uncomfortable.
December 28. Patient has only had two hours’ rest. Hands and feet burning hot. Eight motions; during the day he felt weak, complains of formication in the hands and feet.
December 29. Uncomfortable feeling continuing the whole of the day. Patient’s face was of a dark red hue; he complained of hyperæsthesia in the feet and of cold. While reading a letter from his wife he began to cry, although the contents showed no reason for his doing so. Appetite good. Two relaxed motions.
December 30. Slept from 3 to 7 A.M. Two relaxed motions. A great deal of sneezing, pressure in the epigastrium, appetite small.
January 3, 1876. Slept from 12 to 4 A.M., after running about in a restless manner. Formication in hands and feet.
January 6. General condition satisfactory. Appetite increased.
January 14. The patient has continued to recover his strength. Bodily functions normal. Sexual power has returned.
Urine.—During the first weeks of abstinence from morphia the urine contained albumen.
Patient left the Institution on January 22, in perfect health. He has not had a relapse.