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 opening medicine and an emetic, a saline draught in a state of effervescence, and also a pill, and some opium mixed with the saline draught; I believe he told me ten drops of laudanum.

(By Mr. Justice Abbott.) Is that a large or a small dose?—It is a small dose.

(By Mr. Sergt. Lens.) Would that only quiet her?—It was given, he said, to quiet the irritation of the stomach.

Have you ever had occasion to attend a person who had been ill, and who died of Cholera Morbus?—I never had a patient who died of that disease. There is one circumstance I would mention: before I left Mr. Donnall, I told him that as the quantity of active medicine in the prescription was small, he had better give every three hours, instead of four hours, as directed in the prescription; and observed at the same time, that it was given in order to remove something which I considered to be offensive either in the stomach or bowels.

In the course of your experience, how soon does Cholera Morbus produce death?—In general not in less than two or three days; there may be some instances, but I never met with one that produced death in less than that time.

The space of time in this instance was fourteen hours?—Yes, Sir.

Can you tell me of any instance that Cholera Morbus would produce death in so short a time?—I never heard or knew of any instance of its producing death in so short a time.

In your judgment then, and from what you know since, did this patient die of Cholera Morbus or not?—Certainly not.

You say you staid about twenty minutes?—About that time.

You then took your leave, having given directions about the prescription, which you took for granted would be administered afterwards?—Yes, Sir.

Did you see Mrs. Downing afterwards?—No, Sir.