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Palpitation of the Heart
Soda water, either the usual carbonated wacredit until they had had experience. Third- ter, or prepared from effervescing soda powly, in the advanced stage of the disease, ders, frequently gives instant relief in an atshould hardened incrustations have formed, tack of palpitation of the heart. they may be removed, and without much 5767. To Relieve Palpitation of the pain too; for in one case every portion of Heart. Take 40 drops tincture of digitalis the cuticle was removed from the whole face, (fox-glove); 20 drops tincture of aconite; 2 forehead, and even eyelids, the calamine ap- drachms tincture of henbane; 6 drachms plied, and in a few days the cuticle was camphor-water. Dose, a tea-spoonful 3 times formed again without a blemish. a day.