October 21. Restless during the whole of the night, craving for morphia and increased reflex action. During the daytime the condition of the patient is satisfactory, excepting some yawning, sneezing, and slight prostration.
October 22. No sleep during the night, paroxysms of sneezing and yawning.
October 23. Patient slept for three hours with interruptions. Towards the morning severe sneezing. Appetite good. She had a bath, with cold douche, morning and night.
October 24. Patient was very restless in the night, moved about in the bed, and in the morning was much exasperated on account of the bad night. At 9 P.M. 40 grains of chloral were given in gruel, but were immediately brought up again.
October 26. Patient slept for two hours with interruptions. During the remainder of the night she felt oppressed and had palpitations of the heart. Sneezing the same as yesterday.
October 28. Very restless during the night. Patient had only about one hour’s sleep towards the morning, and then felt pains in the lower part of the abdomen.
October 29. Has had hardly any sleep during the night. Mental condition nevertheless good; appetite the same.
October 31. During the past nights she slept, on the average, for three hours. Meals are taken regularly. Thirty grains of chloral were given in capsules. Patient in the daytime complains of labor-like pains in the lower abdominal region.
November 1. Patient slept for several hours after having taken 30 grains of chloral. The pains in the hypogastric region are still apparent now and then; some reddish watery spots show on the linen.
November 2. The pains have increased in the morning; the whole abdominal region is sensitive to the touch. Poultices were applied. In the middle of the day the menstrual discharge shows itself.