Twenty-third day.--One, morning; pain increasing; walked with difficulty, and complained on the soles of his feet.--Three, morning; much worse than before; complained of the pain in his legs and feet, and had some difficulty in walking.--Five, morning; appeared to have greatly recovered; was much fresher, felt less pain, walked with more ease, and was in good spirits.--Seven, morning; greatly relieved from pain, and walked with more ease.--Nine, morning; much better; walked tolerably, and felt little pain: the warm bath was applied, and his legs and feet were frequently rubbed throughout the day and night.--Nine, evening; began to feel more pain, and more difficulty in walking; not so well this day as yesterday; was seized with the tooth-ach, which broke his rest, and he was somewhat feverish; the weather very hot.--Eleven, night; the tooth-ach still continued; very ill and fretful; complained much of his legs and feet, and walked with difficulty.
Twenty-fourth day.--One, morning; worse, and complained much of the pain in his legs; tooth-ach still continued; got little sleep, and walked with more difficulty.--Three, morning; was rather worse than last hour; had much difficulty in walking; complained of great pain in his legs, particularly at starting, but was better when he had gone some distance; distressed from want of sleep.--Five, morning; somewhat better, and not so stiff; walked with less difficulty; tooth-ach continued, which deprived him of sleep.--Seven, morning; in better spirits; the tooth-ach abating; complained of pain in his legs and feet.--Nine, morning; still felt much pain, but appeared fresher; tooth-ach less violent, and got some sleep; little variation until evening.--Nine, evening; rather worse than during the day; complained much of the pain in his legs and feet, and walked with great difficulty.--Eleven, night; pain increasing; walked with much difficulty, but in better spirits; tooth-ach nearly gone, and had more sleep.
The warm bath had produced no good effect; indeed it had softened his feet so much, that they became unable to bear the pressure of his body, and it was therefore abandoned. Dr. Sandiver recommended the application of flannel soaked in boiling water, and wrung until nearly dry, as a substitute for the bath. The flannel in this state was applied to the parts affected by the pain, and frequently renewed. It had the effect to cause the pains in his legs and thighs to remove from one part to another, but afforded no permanent relief.