October 17. Patient has been sick thirteen times during the night; no sleep; the pains in the abdomen were very severe, having the character of labor pains. Face pale, pulse 64, full, regular. Frequent yawning, burning in the throat, and abdominal pains continue during the whole of the day. Patient looks worn out, is now and then in a half-dozing condition. _Left pupil wider than the right._ Great prostration, great thirst. In the course of the day vomited nine times, two relaxed motions. October 18. No sleep during the night, restless; complains of tearing pains in the legs, and excessive pain in the stomach; pulse and respiration normal; vomited four times, one relaxed motion, frequent sneezing during the day; she is very sensible to every kind of noise. Frequent retching; severe vomiting ten times. _Left pupil wider than the right._ Patient feels cold. In the afternoon at 5 o’clock patient lisps, becomes of a pale, death-like color, is very much oppressed, and loses consciousness; sinks back on to the pillows with closed eyes. Pulse 42, small, irregular. A quarter of a grain of morphia was at once given, and repeated after twenty minutes’ time. _Right pupil wider than the left._ After a quarter of an hour patient wakes up, says that she had never felt so well before; takes milk with relish without bringing it up again. Pulse 60, strong and powerful. This favorable condition lasts till 9 P.M., when she again has nausea from time to time. At 10 o’clock a bath, with a cold douche, is given. October 19. Patient has slept only from 10.30 P.M. to 1.30 A.M. At this time retching again occurs, vomiting, prostration, pains in the epigastric region; hallucinations, illusions set in, followed by collapse accompanied by the symptoms already mentioned, and necessitating the immediate injection of half a grain of morphia at 2.20 A.M., followed by a weaker injection of a quarter of a grain of morphia at 4.15 A.M. Afterwards patient again felt quite well. During the forenoon her condition has been good only at times, the principal complaints being great prostration, impossibility to sleep, pains in the stomach, great thirst. _Left pupil wider than the right._ About 10 A.M. the sickness increased to such an extent that an injection of one-fifth of a grain of morphia had to be administered. Feeling well after it, patient partook of a pint of milk and soup. In the afternoon she had some cocoa, which she has not brought up. Towards the evening she felt oppressed, which, however, subsided after a warm bath, with cold douche. At 9.25 P.M. another injection of a quarter of a grain of morphia had to be given, on account of symptoms of a collapse showing themselves. Only three-quarters of an hour afterwards the good effect was visible.