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Of the 
Felly-ach. 
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Dr. Cooper, aged about Forty five years, of a yellowifh fwarthy 
Complexion, was a great Drinker of Rum-Punch, and told me 
that he had had Twenty five feveral violent Fits of the Belly-ach, 
with drinking thae fortof Liquor, He had been illin the Country 
feveral days, and had had fome Convulfion Fits. He had an in- 
tollerable pain about the Region of his Navel. For this he had 
taken feveral Clifters and Purgers, which, although they wroughe 
well, yetcurd him not, but gave only a {mall momentary relief. I 
advis'd him to a Fomentation all over his Belly, with a Decoétion 
of Roots of Althea, Leaves of the fame, and Mallows, Fenugreek, 
and Linfeed, with Camomile-Flowers, Juniper-Berries, and Cum- 
min-Seed. With thefe he had a {mall relief, but grew prefently as 
bad as ever. I gave him Extr. Rud. which purg’d him very weil, 
but remov’d his pain but for a moment. I then gave him an eafie 
Opiat, mixt with a Purge, but it had no effect. In the ule of a 
Clifter, in which was boild Gourd Leaves, he found a moment’s 
relief, during the time of its working, but foon was taken with 
Convulfion Fits. For thefe Fits I gave him Sp. C.C. and Volatile 
Salt of Sal Armoniack to {mell to, as well as Ol. Succin. dropt on 
Sugar, in a convenient Vehicle. He was now very weak, had cold 
_ Sweats, a weak Pulfe, not able to endure Phyfick, every Stool endan. 
gering his Life, and the ufe of his Limbs was almoft wholly taker 
from him. Ichang’d the Medicines as occafion required, fometimes 
he took one Ounce of Sena boil’d in Chicken-Broath, and drank aftee 
it a Gallon or two in a day, to endeavour the wafhing away of 
any fharp or fower Humour lying and corroding the Coats of the 
Guts. For the fame purpofe he would at my defire drink huge 
Draughts, and often of thin Watergruel, left the Chicken Broach 
{hould inflame too much, his water being thick and high colour’d, 
and he complaining of Erratick pains, (as it is with moft others in 
this Difeafe) bur allto the fame purpofe. Sometimes on vomiting 
he found great relief, there being al ways an inclination that way, but 
this relief was bur ofa fhort continuance. He being defirous of new 
Medicines, after I had given him an agreeable Cathartick, fenc for a. 
nother Pbyfician, who gave him fome ftrong Opiar, as I think of 
Diacodium, by which the Operation was ftopt of the Cathartick, After 
fleeping, as he thought, he was confiderably reliev'd, wherefore he 
perlifted in the ufe of that; buc in afew days he fell intoa ftrong 
Convulfion Fic, and died. A third Phyfician coming to him, pro- 
posd Wild-Liquorifh-Leaves, boil’d in water, and the Decoction 
drank, as likewife a DecoG@ion of Purflane; but they both feem’d 
very unequal to remove fo great Difeafes, elpecially this Jaft, which 
we in fubitance eat every day to great quantities in Sallets, withour 
any fenfible alceration. Mrs. Cook 
