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as Bolus's of Diascord, &c. which I suppos'd had in part brought her to this. I told them I hop'd the best, and prepar'd her some Cortex Peru, with which, and the use of cooling diluting Drinks she entirely recover'd, although she was by every Body thought to be in a desperate condition.

Mr. Fletcher's Child, about a year and a half old, was taken with a sleepy Disease. It lay with the Eyes always shut, and asleep. I advis'd the Mother to give it a little Manna immediately, and to Blister its Neck, which being done, and the Physick working well, the Child recovered entirely its Health.

One R. a Tavern-keeper's Wife, about Forty years of age, Fat and Phlegmatic, was upon excessive drinking of Brandy, taken with a Lethargy, inclining to an apoplectick Fit. She would on very violent irritations lift up her Eye Lids, but would not speak. I immediately order'd bleeding, blistering in the Neck and Arms, gave her Эii. of Diagridium in a Glass of Water, with some Drops of ''Sp. Sal. Armon. Ordered one to hold to her Nose the volatile Salt of the same in a Bottle, and a Snuff for her of Majorane'', Betony, and White Hellebore, which being put to her Nose, she snuft up very often. By the help of these Medicines she first went to Stool in the Bed. Her Blisters rose, and then on the use of the Snuff she Snees'd. She was plied hard with them two days, then look'd up more, could say a word or two, and call for the Pot to make water. I continued them two days longer, and she grew better, but being morose would take nothing, and shut her Eyes. I told the standers by, to frighten her, that I would get a Pan of Coals and burn her with them on the Head, which so alarm'd her, that she took things, and was well above a year. But then, I suppose, on the like occasion, fell into an apoplectick Fit, and being sent for, before I came she was dead.

A little black Boy, of a year and an half old, belonging to ''Tho. Rowland was taken violently ill of a Tertian''. I gave him the Cortex prepd. as usually, which being forc'd down, the little one was well without relapse.

One Stephen Lego, a Wheel-wright, aged about Forty five, Phlegmatic, sent for me. He was sitting in a Chair, with his Legs swell'd like Posts, on a Stool before him. He could not lie down, nor so much as lean down his Head, for an Orthopnæa. He had likewise a very violent Cough molesting him at all times. One would have thought he could not have liv'd three hours