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THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. VOL. VIII........THIRD SERIES

NEW YORK: BAILLIÉRE BROTHERS, 440 BROADWAY. LONDON:-H. BAILLIÉRE 219 REGENT STREET. PAIRS:-J. B. BAILLIÉRE ET EILS, RUE HAUTEFEUILLE. MADRID:-c. BAILLY-BAILLIÉRE, CALLE DE PRINCIPE 1860.

426 Medical Retrospect. [May,

curved bistoury, guarded as before; each time the bleeding was very trifling. In a few minutes he was relieved, and swallowed some milk. Applied eight leeches over the seat of pain, and directed to encourage the hemorrhage with warm poultices. Evening. Improving; the pain was very much relieved by the leeches, which bled freely. Upon examination, the swelling is found to be subsiding. R. Pulv. Doveri grs x.

  Jan. 10th- Has slept none, but as had an easy night; has not been to bed but sat in his chair as he has done since the commencement of his attack. has only swallowed a few mouthfuls of water and thin arrow-root, but has had no difficulty in breathing, and no further sense of obstruction about the larynx. The edema has almost disappeared, but the the epiglottis has still somewhat curled on itself. Complains of some pain now on the right side of larynx; to apply a tobacco cataplasm. Patient convalesced slowly, but required no further treatment. 
  Cold Spring, April 10th, 1860.