The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-16

"a well as In che nacrning, and &C.
fused to take the medicine as II maoe hei
.a, .;.L 1;oulard's Solution "a preparation OF
I'D, was substituted in the desc Oh ioo
irons every thirty minutes =
Friday 10th, ii O'Clock A. M.-She had
-,nch improved, the symptoms subsiding
ranidv. but she had not slept, nor eaten any
,h;nv since her attack. The acetate OF lead
was piyen as before, and Goulard's Solution
discontinued. At O'Clock p. M. there was
no material change since the morning. nor
The limbs completely paralyzed. then or,
dered blister to be applied, and dressed
with an ointment made of two drachms OF
,be acetate of lead, and one ounce OF s'hPie
rerate. the other medicine to be continued.
Saturday 1lth, II o'clock, A. M.--Last
night (for the first time) she slept well, only
having one paroxysu, which was al ~
o'clock in the night. This morning sne
breakfasted with appetite; the lcaa ONT
,nent had the desired effect, and completely
naralvsed the limb to which it was applied.
rs o'clock p. M.-No return of the parox-
vsms: she slept through the day and, took
nou,ishment freely. She complained most
oe the pain in her head and structure across
The chest; bowels constpated; tongue brown
considerable fever; pain in the s.omach; or
dered AN ounce Of EPSON salts, and II 1t
should not operate in three hours, the dose
o. he reneated. The lead was now dscon-
finued. and the blister ordered to be dress
ed with simple cerate.
Sunday. 10th, II o'clock.-Continued to
improve; the medicine operated freely; fever
abated; tongue not SO brown; no medicine
required. - .a
now walking about the house; the paralysis
releved occasionally she was ordered small
doses Of laudanum, and the EPSON OF .Iiau-
ber salts, with the view OF keeping the POW
els open and carrying oil the effects OF ''T
lead.-She complained of he'd ache 80
main across the hest; ord red her to Ae
bled. and an ounce of EPSON salts; no other
medicine required.
Friday. 24th.-Did not complain, except
ing general lassitude and fatigue; tongue
clean; appetite good; slept we'll; plise solt
and natural; the blood-letting relieved the
pain in the head and chest.
Remnrks.-We have every reason 10 pelieVe
this woman is now cured OF the above toriii'iaole
discase.-Thc lssstude and fatigue she at thi'
time labored under, is a natural consequence Q
the severe shock her system received, from tnt
very violent and repeated convulsons durng thf
disease; and also from the immense quantity
lead she had taken, being $50 grains Of the ace
tate, and 4 ounces of Goulard's Solution in fou
days; besides the application Of the lead external
". From the experience have bad N this case
lam induced to believe that the early application
Of lead externally, through the medium Of bis
ters would be more prompt and decided, as i
may be observed from the foregoing report, tina
it was not until Friday that she became complete
" paralized and then only On the limb to whicl
they were appiied and on that night the parox
ysms ceased; she slept well, and eat heartily OF
the next morning; from which time she had
rapid recovery. am indebted to Doctor FoSnR
DEN for the suggestion of Introducing. the Leaf
externally, and believe it to be an ilnportan
point in the treatment Of this disease the objec
being to paralyze the patient, it is Of great me
ment to do it certainly. quickly and safely
CHARLES EDWARD SMITH.