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effe€tual, and Clyfters to be feldom beneficial, except fometimes they 
were very ftrong, made of Gourd or Tobacco Leaves. Thefe Cly- 
fters are fometimes fo violent as to caufe very great diforders, andto 
bring after Convulfions death, which has happened to feveral fo af- 
feéted, “Tis very ordinary to have in this Diftemper Relapfes, for 
feveral times after one another in fome hours, and ac each return, 
after the working of purging Phyfick, there are voided Pellets like 
Sheeps Dung, as hard as Stones, after which comes eafe, and then 
violent pains, whence a neceffity of taking Phyfick, and then the 
like Balls or Pellets again, Opiats in this Diftemper feldom relieve, 
and are very hurtful in chat they ftop up the Belly, and give no great 
immediate cafe unlefs fometimes when they are mixt with Purgers. 
Balfamics are very proper in this Difeafe. I usd cto preventa Re- 
lapfe in this Diftemper, to give the Leaves of Sena to about one or 
two Drams, to be boild in thin Watergruel, or Chicken Broath, 
which keeping the Belly open, they havebeen reliev'd. This word 
(che Belly-ach) is given to feveral Difeales, where there are greac 
pains in the Abdomen, as Stone, wc. and always tc the Rheumarifm, 
and for the moft part this laft is join’d with what one may call the 
true Belly-ach. I think the Belly-ach confifts of fuch variery of 
Symptoms, that there is no curing of ic but by feveral Medicines 
us‘d in a right method, and perfifted in for fome time. 
The Turner before-mentioned, in felling a Manfanillo-Tree in the 
Woods, fome of the Milk fpurted into his Eye, whereby it was ex- 
_ tremely fore and inflam’d, and in a nights time the Eyelids were fo 
Of an in- fwell’d and glu'd together by the gumminefs of the Milk, chat he 
flam’d Eye zm é ; fi 
fromthe could not open them. I order’d him to be immediately bled, gave 
Milk of hima ftrong Purge of Extraéium Rud. and order’'d him to wet his 
ae cae ~ Eye very often in cold water, keeping a wet brown cold Paper to his 
Eyes. When one Paper was hot a frefh cold wet one was put on, 
to hinder a defluxion on the Eyes, and to cool and take away the 
acrimony of the Humours came that way, and occafion’d great pain, 
heat, and reftleffnefs. “Thefe things being done, in three days he 
was cured. ? 
One fent for me to her Daughter, about Fourteen years of age, 
fhe was ftrangely diftorted in her Fingers, and at every joint there 
was a white {welling round about it. She had likewife feveral 
Ulcers on her Feet, and was fo Lame that fhe was forc’d to ufe 
Crutches, and could fcarce ftir with them, I was told by her Mo- 
ther, that thefe Difafters had come on her after the Small-pox, fhe 
Of the nor being purgd, fhe feem’d likewile to have fome {nuffling in het 
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ee nole. Ic wasthought fhe came into the World, when her Mother 
was tainted with fome Species of the Lues Venerca, but her Mother 
would 
