ANGINA PECTORIS

is ncuralgia of the heart. It is most often seen in sarcartie, in men. The symptoms are a sudden seizure characterised by intense pain in the chest and down the left arm and by a fear of immediate death. The attack ceases as suddenly as it began. The treatment must be begun before the doctor arrives. Some hot brand and water and sal volatile should bo at once adieckalatared: If handy, the most effective is a gla a of amyl nitrite broken in a handkerchicf, and inhaled. Sufferers from this disease carry these capsules in their pocket. Many great men, including John Hunter, have died during an attack. [s. 332]