Which however begins to be less violent from the use of the scilla
maritima. The countenance is animated, and rather flushed, but not so
much overcharged with blood as happens in many instances; perhaps it
little exceeds a blush, so moderate that it might be considered as an
indication of perfect health; yet the head is greatly disturbed with
dizziness, and frequent and intense pain, and is seen to be shaken by
the palpitations. The functions of the abdominal viscera are not much
deranged. The appetite varies, though it is commonly good; the
intestinal evacuations, and the menstrual discharges, are regular; the
urine is turbid, and so small in quantity as sometimes to produce
strangury. The abdomen and inferior extremities are swelled, and the
distention produces an uneasiness in the former, and pain and a livid
colour about the gastroenemii muscles in the latter. The pulse is hard,
without strength or fulness, slightly intermittent, variable, and
irregular; yet it has not so muc
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