tinct. opii gr. xiv., et spt. ether, nit. gutt. viij., cum ol. ricini
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iij
., and an opiate enema to allay the irritation of the rectum. This was about
8 o'clock, A.M
.
11 A.M
. — The bowels have not been moved, and the pain is more intense; his countenance expresses great anxiety; he frequently lies on his stomach, and the pulse is small but quick. I gave him a little broth, and ordered the abdomen to be fomented with hot flannels.
2 P.M.
— He has had distressing sickness, and is extremely anxious for water. I introduced my finger into the rectum, but could not discover any hardened fæces. Enemata, composed of