CASE 93.—Private Simeon Bond, 37th Co. 2d Batt. V.
R. Corps; age 25; a member of the hospital
guard, was admitted from quarters on the evening of August 14,
1864. He had complained of debility and loss
of appetite for several days, and the orderly sergeant
thought him slightly out of his head. On admission he was
weak, feverish, thirsty and sick at stomach, but did not
vomit; pulse 90; he had headache but no other pain. Neutral
mixture and aconite were prescribed. He was restless and
slept but little during the night, and next morning he did
not seem to realize where he was. He wanted to get up and
steal away, but was quiet withal. His head was hot, eyes
somewhat injected, tongue furred, pulse 95 and stronger. The
ice-bag, a brisk purgative and acetate of ammonia with
antimonial wine and nitric ether were prescribed. Morphia
was administered in the evening and he passed a better
night. On the 16th he was mildly delirious, sinking into
stupor when left undisturbed; pupils somewhat dilated,
symmetrical; eyes more injected; pulse 80 and full;
respiration deep and regular but slower than natural. He had
no spasm of any kind. A blister was applied to the nape of
the neck and sinapisms to the epigastrium and inside of the
thighs; quinine was given in full doses. His bowels had been
freely moved. No improvement followed,—the stupor
grew more profound, and he died comatose about 11 P. M., a
little over forty-eight hours after his
admission.—Stanton Hospital,
Washington, D. C.⃰
⃰ JOHN A. LIDELL, U. S. V., published this case in an article on Epidemic Cerebro-spinal Meningitis in the American Jour. Med. Sciences, June, 1865.