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I cannot form a favourable prognostic. The present circum¬
stances however are favourable & I hope they will go on.
Nothing is more promising than the recovery of his speech and
senses. The measures you have pursued as judicious so have
they been successful & I think you have great encouragement
to repeat them but before you engage in a new round of
blisters I would advise another bleeding unless you find
circumstances to contra indicate. His bowels are as usual
in such cases, torpid & require a frequent stimulus and I
think there is nothing more necessary than to keep his head
pretty constantly relieved by an open belly. The Tartar E¬
metic is very proper but the repetition of vomiting is unne¬
cessary & may fatigue. Your Laxative is proper and therefore
you may sometime employ the Laxative ordd. below. In
case of any loss of sense or motion coming upon one of
the limbs while a blister is applied to the other you may
try a plaister of table mustard applied for an hour or two
to the part affected. If this disease persist without re¬
covering you may think of Electricity to the arm orleg
but without going to the head. I hope however you need be
in no haste with this. In the mean time I hope he may
be better for the Cephalic ordd. below.