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mediate eafe, yer they were far from taking away the Diftemper. 
She was extraordinary weak, infomuch that I was fore'd to allow 
her Cordial vinous Spirits, Sp. C.C and feveral things of that kind, 
which by their inflaming qualities feem’d to be very prejudicial to 
her, although abfolutely neceflary in refoect of her faintnefs, She 
had alfo Emulfions of all forts, and becaule fhe could not Sleep a 
great while together, I gave her an eafie Opiat without any tuccels, 
I likewile gave her Purgers with Merc. Dulc. and order'd her Cly- 
fters of all forts. Her Diet was Broaths of all kinds, Watergruel, 
exc. J was told fhe drank much Brandy and ftrong Liquors, 
which I was inclinable to believe, becaufe thefe cooling Remedies 
did not acall relieve her. [ told her a cooling Regimen was much 
the beft, but could noc hinder her drinking {trong Liquors, whereby 
fhe continued under her Diflemper feveral months. I was cold 
there was fomething Venereal in it, wherefore I gave her fome Mer- 
curial Purges, fweated her atnight, and orderd her a Diet-Drink of 
Sarfa, China, @c. by which fhe found fome, but not much relief. 
She went into the Country after fhe had loft the ufe of her Limbs. 
She recovered them in fome meafure, by degrees, with the help of 
the Green With, and fome Salves, and came to her perfeét Health. 
By this apprehend {he was clear of all Venereal infection, but thac 
ftrong Liquors had been the occafion of the long continuance of this 
Malady. 7 73 
A.Turner belonging to Colonel Nedbam, of about Forty years of — 
age, was taken with a great pain about his Navel, he could not 
go to Stool, and had a great Nanfea, or {queamifhnels ac his Sto- 
mach, which made him) Vomic fometimes a {mall quantity of imu- Of the 
cous matter. I gave himfome Pil. Coch. Min.about fiiceen Grains, to genie 
try, whether ic would work it down, ic did not foon, wherefore 
being in pain he fent for another Phyfician, who gave him a Clyfter, 
which did not at all eafe him, He fent co me again the nextday, 
I gave him fome four or five Pills made up of abouttivo Scruples of 
Pil. Coch. Min, and order'd’ him to drink much Watergruel... It 
wrought very well, and he was very much eas’d, but his Difeafe 
return’d in a {mall time (as it afually does) and) he was -in >the 
fame condition. After fome hard Balls of Excrement or Pellets 
had come away by Stoo], with the fame Medicines he was perfectly 
cured, 
A Tailor of Colonel Nedbams was foon after taken ill after the 
fame manner, as were likewife moft of the Indians and Blacks about “ie at : 
his Houfe, fome whereof fel] into this Diftemper by drinking Rum. “"2"#°" 
Punch, others by other Caufes, 1 found the aforefaid method with 
Extr. Rud. Pil. Coch, Min, Jalap, Diagrid, or any Purgers to be very 
: ee effectual, 
