HEMOPTYSIS. OR SPLITTING OF


BLOOD.
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The great heat, in the month of June,
brought into the hospital several cases Of He
moptysis. On the 18th, three cases came
in together. and Mr.. kecamler determined
ia show his pupils the effect OF large doses of
nitre, in this complaint, as employed by the
Italian physicians. TO each OF the patients,
he gave half an ounce OF nitrc, dissolved in
a muciaginus mixture, to be taken IN the
course of the dav. In one patient, who had
been bringing up blood freely for four or five
days previously, and who had taken no other
medicine, the hemoptysis was completely
arrested during the first day at the hospital.
The dav after il returned, and was again
stopped by the same medicine, and did not
afterwards recur. This patient took tie
half ounce of nitre in the course of fonr
hours, and some dlsagrecable sensations
were produced in the stomach and mouth,
but no other effects In the second case,
bleeding lad been Intellectually employed.
and the hemoptysis continued abundant-
On the second day of the administration of
the nitre, no trace Of blood was pcrceptible
in the expectoration. The medicine was
continued for two DAYS more, as n prucau-
tlonary measure. III this patient, no incon-
venience i'll the stomach was produced hr
the nitre. The third case, was that Of
man of Is years Of age, who had hcen sub
jcct to severe hcmuptysis for ten years pre-


,iously, the attacks recurring once in two
years; and generally giving way 70 blood
letting and lecehes. The hcmoptysis had
this time continued three DAYS. accompanied
by great embarrassment nf bretthinC and Il
crepitous ratting in the LETT side of the tho
rax He had been blcd several times before
he entered the hospital, both locally and
generally, but the hemoptvsis con.nued.-
I TX Q thf tIy0 nt q ,SatjputS b,4t tDrk
trous mixture The second day he felt
much less entceblcd-the vxpe ctoration was
not SO bloody. The treatment was continu-
ed, and the expectoration soon became un-
tinged with blood and puriform Ultimate
ly, however, the patient sunk with hectic
fever, presenting, on dissection, several tu-
bercular excavations in both lungs.


We have certainly seen go1l effects from
nitre in considerable dusrs, given in the
common effuson OF roses, aciduated, in COM
mon conjunction with laudanum, IN hernop-
tysis; but We never gave it in such doses as
above, nor have We seen such doses exhibit
ed by others s-.lIed. Rep.


."1he liberal use Of nitro in htmoptysi.,," saws
DIR. \. Chapman, Of Philadelphia, SIS 4 p.tctice
which have for several wears rcconlnenaea in
my lectures, and solution OF ii in brand, IS !.
popular nostrln IN this city"


"Rogv Wlere wqS I,--At Kcnwvn. during
divine service, two dogs one Of winch was the
parsons, were fighting At the west end Of the
church, The patson, who was then reading the
second lesson, rushed oat ofhs pew, and on lis
return. doubtful where he had let, of, asked the
clerk, Roger, where was - 'tWhy down Dart.
ing the dogs master, to be sure, replied Roger.
TO the no small amusement of the congregation.