Mustard sinapisms were applied to the praecordium, and the
Faradic current to the spine.
Coffee was also administered by a ready method which, as a systematic
procedure, was, I believe, novel when I introduced it to the
profession in the _Medical Record,_ in 1876. I take the liberty of
referring to this, since I think it is now sometimes overlooked. It
was described as follows:
"A simple examination which any one can make of his own buccal
cavity will show that posterior to the last molar teeth, when
the jaws are closed, is an opening bounded by the molars, the
body of the superior, and the ramus of the inferior maxilla. If
on either side the cheek is held well out from the jaw, a
pocket, or gutter, is formed, into which fluids may be poured,
and they will pass into the mouth through the opening behind the
molars, as well as through the interstices between the teeth.
When in the mouth they tend to create a disposition to swallow,
and by this method a considerable quantity of liquid may be
administered."
After I had worked with the patient in the open air, for four and
three-quarter hours, he was carried to a cottage near by and placed,
still unconscious, in bed.
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