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 This is, however, a kind of Hore-medicine, which requires a very robut Conitution to diget, and is therefore only proper for the Vulgar, unles in one ingle Intance, viz. where Superiority of Birth breaks out; in which Cae, we hould not think it very improperly applied by any Huband whatever, if the Application was not, in itelf o bae, that, like certain Applications of the Phyical Kind which need not be mentioned, it o much degrades and contaminates the Hand employed in it, that no Gentleman hould endure the Thought of any Thing o low and detetable.

The whole Family were oon reduced to a State of perfect Quiet: For the Virtue of this Medicine, like that of Electricity, is often communicated through one Peron to many others, who are not touched by the Intrument. To ay the Truth, as they both operate by Friction, it may be doubted whether there is not omething analogous between them, of which Mr. Freke would do well to enquire before he publihes the next Edition of his Book.