6 P.M. Improving. Recognizes faces; talks rationally, but speech thick. Takes food well and seems to enjoy it. Double Vision. 9 P.M., restless. Wants to get up and walk about the room. Given a subcutaneous injection of water. Slept for two hours. Medicines continued.
October 26. Yawning, gaping and sneezing. Complains of pain in limbs, also of vesical and rectal tenesmus. An examination reveals a small hemorrhoid. Given a suppository containing half a grain of extract of belladonna, which seemed to afford some relief. Pulse stronger. Dyspnœa less marked. Given a hypodermic injection of water at 8 A.M., 3 and 9 P.M., much to her relief. Doubts as to whether there was morphine in the solution used, were dissipated by letting her touch her tongue to the needle, which had been previously dipped in tincture of nux vomica. Complexion clearer; eyes bright; speech not so thick. Strychnia mixture stopped.
8 P.M. Great rectal tenesmus, with small, offensive stool. Given one grain of extract of belladonna, by suppository, and a capsule containing—
| ℞. | Mass hydrargyri, | ||
| Ext. colocynth co., | āā | gr. iv |
The mouth tasting badly, she was given the following as a wash:—
| ℞. | Sodæ hyposulphite, | ʒ ss. | ||
| Tinct. kino, | ||||
| Tinct. myrrhæ, | āā | ʒ j | ||
| Ol. gaultheriæ, | gtt. xvj | |||
| Aq. rosæ, | ad | ℥ iij. | M. |
Sig.—Teaspoonful in half a glass of water.
Pains in limbs and body still severe. Much relieved by a hot bath, followed by the cold douche. Hemp pills stopped. Stimulants and liquid food continued.
State of partial collapse at 5 P.M. Relieved by the free use of stimulants.
October 28. Slept well. From this time she improved rapidly. She was put upon cod-liver oil, cream, milk, generous diet and the following tonic:—