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might be produced the fooner by intemperate living, for Spirie of 
Wine turns the fibrous part of the Blood, of which Polypi are made 
into a hard Cattilaginous or bony Sudftance. Thi- Gentleman enjoy’d 
after this Sicknefs a perfect Health. 
A Servant of his, one Charles, a white Man, came to Town from 
his Plantation, He was about Thirty five years of age, was quite 
difcoloured all over his Body, looking pale, his Face was bloated or 
OfaDrop- fwell’d extremely, fo were his Legs like Pofts, and all his Body, but 
a efpecially his Belly and Scrotum. He made water very little, if any, 
that which he made was with very great difficulty, complaining of 
great fharpnefs and heat. His Scrotum was fo {well’d with ferous 
Matter, as that it was much bigger than his Head, yet almoft tran- 
fparent, and hiding of his Penis, fo that very little of icappear’'d. This 
Difeafe was thought by every one to be an incurable Pox, but I told 
them I thought there was no Symptoms here but thofe of a Dropfie, 
and gave him prefently fome Jalap in Powder, to about half a 
Dram, which wrought with him very well by Urin and Stool, info- 
much that he found himfelf much better. I continued it every other, 
or third day, fometimes changing it for Extr. Rud. and on the inter- 
mitting days, wherein he took no Purges, I otder’d him a Decofam 
ex Lignis;erc. ina {mall time, with the help of a Crocus Metall. 
Vomit, now and then given him, his Belly, Scrotum, and whole 
Body were lank. He made water well, and was in perfect Health. 
To confirm this I-gave him a Steel Electuary to carry into the Coun- 
try, to hinder a Relapfe, ordering him to Exercife much, he being | 
avery Lazy Fellow. He not obeying directions, was taken ill again, 
after the fame manner as at firft, and came not to Town till the {wel- 
ling all over was fo great, asthat he:could not ftir off his Back. He 
had likewife a great Cough. I begam:as formerly with him with 
Purgers, with. which he was very mucheas’d; and brought to go a- 
bout again,: but he could-not eat, he :fell likewife intoa Loofenefs, 
with which, ‘although I ftruggled all I could by Opiats, vc. yet in 
fome days he died. 7 , 
George Thrieves, a Bricklayer, about Thirty five years of age, had 
labour'd under a Cough for feveral:months, by which he could not 
fleep in the night. He was alfo very much troubl’d with it in the 
day. He had a very quick and Feverifh Pulle, efpecially towards 
Of a Con- tae Evening, and was very much emaciated and weak, thac he could 
tumpcion. very hardby: fir. ; I gave him a Lincius of Ol. Amigd. Dulc. Syr- 
Capill. Ven. Diacodium, and Sugar-Candy, and befides ta the evening 
he had an Aypnotick Draught, and fome Drops of Lig. Laudan. with 
which he was very much ketter, and although he had been left as 
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