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a secondary cutaneous eruption and nodes; both of which affections were removed by a short mercurial course. His present symptoms are loss of appetite and vomiting, which first came on a few days ago. He is considerably emaciated, and has lost strength lately. He has no cough, no trial pain, no epigastric tenderness ; bowels pretty regular ; tongue red at the edges and down the centre ; the urine is scanty, strongly ammoniacal soon after being passed, and deposits an abundant phosphatic sediment; specific gravity of the filtered urine 1030. The deposit consists almost entirely of microscopic crystals of neutral triple phosphate, as represented by Dr Prout. He was ordered calumba and muriatiG acid, which was continued for ten days, with the effect of checking the vomiting, and increasing the quantity of urihe from sixteen to twenty-four ounces per diem. The latter, however, still remained turbid and ammoniacal, and no improvement of appetite appeared. Otherwise the functions appeared healthy ; bowels regular, sleep sound, and, in short, a want of any symptoms which could indicate the cause of his emaciation and debility. Nov. 31. He had two grains of quinine daily, and his diet low, with beef tea extra. December