"In consequence of the violence of the symptoms, Dr. Stineca, surgeon of the post, had been sent for, who had given two doses of _Laudanum_ of [Latin: ezh]j each, and two of rectified whiskey of [Latin: ezh]ij each, and, being in ill health and unable to remain, had ordered his steward to apply four dry cups over the præcordia. This had just been done when I arrived. I saw the _blood, thin and florid_, fill the cups like water oozing through the muslin. When the cups were removed, the _blood_, emptied into a basin, _did not coagulate_; and blood continued to ooze slightly from the surfaces to which the cups had been applied until the next morning, though a solution of _Tannin_ was applied. "I found the patient _suffering extremely from the most violent præcordial pains and from apnæa_, and also _violent pain in the left_ arm, which was almost _paralyzed_. His _pulse_ was 130 _and very feeble_, his _skin cold_ as marble, and his _countenance expressive of the deep anxiety_ he felt and expressed in words. The laudanum and whiskey seemed to have produced no effect--the nausea and abdominal pains having subsided before they were administered. There was no pain, inflammation, or swelling where the bite was received. Even the itching of the part had subsided. I gave the patient every half hour for several hours [Latin: ezh]j of aromatic spirits of ammonia, and as much whiskey and water as he could be induced to take, and afterwards gave them every hour; also pediluvia of hot mustard and water, frequently repeated, until the next night. "September 5th, 8 A.M.--The symptoms continued unabated; indeed, the patient grew worse until 2:30 o'clock, twenty-six hours after he was bitten, for his _pulse_ had then become _so frequent that it could not be counted, and so feeble that it could scarcely be felt_. He then _vomited black vomit_ copiously--a quart or more. Soon afterwards reaction set in, his pulse gradually gained force, and became less frequent, the pain subsided and the respiration improved. At 8 P.M., the pulse had gained considerable force, and the patient slept until some minutes after 12; his pulse was pretty full at 1:10; his surface warm and perspirable, and he felt almost free of pain. After a short interval he again fell asleep, and slept quietly until morning, when he awoke--his respiration healthy, pulse 80, regular and with sufficient force, and entirely relieved of pain. He soon afterwards had _two pretty copious evacuations from the bowels_, similar to the black vomit he had vomited. After this he said he felt quite well, and took a light breakfast and dinner, and returned that evening to his residence in Portsmouth, and in a few days went to work at his trade. "In thirty-six hours from the time he was bitten, he took three and a half quart bottles of the best rectified whiskey--about three quarts without showing the least symptom of intoxication."