At this time she could not walk more than a few steps without flushing
and without a sense of painful tire. Her morning temperature was 97.5 deg.
F., and her white corpuscles were perhaps a third too numerous. After
most careful examination, I could find no disease of any one organ, and
I therefore advised a resort to the treatment by rest, with full
confidence in the result.
In this single case I give the schedule of diet in full as a fair
example:
Mrs. C. remained in bed in entire repose. She was fed, and rose only for
the purpose of relieving the bladder or the rectum.
October 10.--Took one quart of milk in divided doses every two hours.
11th.--A cup of coffee on rising, and two quarts of milk given in
divided portions every two hours. A pill of aloes every night, which
answered for a few days.
12th to 15th.--Same diet. The dyspepsia by this time was relieved, and
she slept without her habitual dose of chloral. The pint of raw soup was
added in three portions on the 16th.
17th and 18th.--Same diet.
19th.--She took, on awaking at 7, coffee; at 7.
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