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would not hear of Fluxing. I gave her about Fifteen Grains of Pil, 
Coch, Min. which fhe took every Week twice, and about Fifteen 
Drops of Sp. C CG. every intermediate day. I continued this Courfe 
for feveral Weeks, only inlieu of Pil. Coch, fhe took fome powdered 
Jalap, and by this means, in fome time, fhe by degrees recovered 
her Health, and was able to go about her Bufinefs, climb Trees, and 
throw away her Crutches. The Tumours on the Fingers, and 
Joints fubfiding, fhe grew every where well, except one {mall Sore 
in the bottom of her Foot, which was not skin’d. I order’d her for 
that Ulcer to be purg’d, and a Decoftum Chine, but no Chirurgeon 
taking care of it, neither fhe keeping a good Diet, but eating Pep- 
per, ¢zc. fhe grew worfe. In this cafe I left her, neither did I 
believe fhe would recover without fluxing, this Difeafe being, as I 
thought, a Species of the Lues Vencrea. 
Her Mother was very weak, and complain’d to me of great pains, 
that fhe could nox Sleep in the night, andcould fcarce walk about. 
She was old, very weak and Paralytic. I gave her fome eafie 
Purges, and had her bled withouc any relief. She was nor ca- 
able of enduring a Flux, for fhe could not be patient. I gave her 
fome Ol. Chym. Rorvifmar. fhe found no relief. Tordered her about 
fifteen Grains of Jalap, to be taken next morning. I went then to 
fee her, andfound fhe had vomited, was in cold Sweats, and fpeech- 
lefs. 1 gave her fome Sp. C. C and burnt Wine, but fhe grew Of 2 Sali- 
worfe. { would have given her an Opiat, but fhe could not 0" 
{wallow it. Notwithftanding fhe recovered, and Spitas if fhe had 
been falivated for a great while after. I fufpected, becaufe fhe had 
formerly taken the fame Dole of Jalap feveral times without any fach 
effects, that either defignedly to do her good, or malicioufly to Poifon 
her, her Negro Woman had chang’d the powdered Jalap for fome 
Merc. Sublimat. Corrofiy. or tome tuch other violent Medicine. As 
bout a month after {he died, but of what, or how, [{ know not. 
An Overfeer belonging to Colonel Ryves, aged about forty years, 
had been feveral times troubl’d with the Belly-ach, after curing of 
which, for fome confiderable time, he was ufually blind. ‘This 
blindnefs had now been on him, after this Fic, for fome months, and 
he was very much difcolour’d in his Face and Skin, advis‘d him co 
Bleed, and next day Purge with Pil. Coch, Min, which he did. 10Of_ blind. 
alfo gave him an Eleofacch. Rorifmarin. & Sp.C.C. in great quanti. i Belly 
ties thrice a day. He took likewife fome Ol. Succint, defigning by ach, 
thele Remedies to remove the Obftruction of the Opticnerve, and 
envigorate his Spirits, his Eyes having no outward vifible Dileafe. 
Lbliter’d his Neck, and although I continued fome days. ia this 
— €nh) courfe, 
