Seagal LETTE 
POE TIE. ee et Stein 
CXXII The Introduction. 
courfe, yet no fuccels follow’d thefe Medicines. I order’d him to 
take about fifty live Millepedes in a Glafs of Water twice aday. He 
did this fome days, found his Eyes much ftrengthened, but would 
not ftay any longer. I gave him directions when he went into the 
Country, but know not what became of him afterwards, I have 
feen total blindnefs come many times in the Belly-ach, both in Fa- 
maica, on the way thither, and in England. ‘There is no blemifh 
to be feen inthe Eye, but it feems the Morbific Matter is tranflated up 
to the Head. never faw any but what recovered their fight after. 
wards by proper Remedies. Convulfions are likewile ordinary in 
this Difeafe, but I think they are mucha worfe fign than blindnefs. 
One Flenry, a Negro, Overfeer of Colonel Ballards, much given 
to Venery, fell into a blindnefs by degrees, fo that he could fee very 
little ac any diftance, nor well near at Hand, Ilook’d very earneftl 
on his Eyes, but could not fee any blemifh. I advifed him to be 
Of abad very Chaft for fome time, and had himcup’d and {carified in the 
fight from 
exceflive 
Venery. 
Shoulders, blifter’d in the Neck feveral times (which I account more 
effectual then a Seton becaufe there is a fudden great Evacuation of 
ferous Matter in the one, and but a flow and habitual {mall dif- 
charge in the other) gave him great quantities of Sp. C.C. and M- 
llepedes without any relief. After a great many Weeks perfifting in 
this Courfe, and ule of feveral Cephalic Oils, by way of Eleofac- 
chara, I gave him an Ele&tuary made of Steel, @c. and order’d him 
a Regimen proper for a Steel Courfe. By this in fome time he by 
degrees recover'd his Eye-fight, and found them very much flreng- 
thened every way. He was fent into the Country to mind the Plan- 
tation buafinefs as formerly, whither he went provided with a quan- 
tity of his EleGtuary, and I never heard he bad a Relapfe, which in 
all likelihood-1 fhould have done ‘had his Diftemper return’d ; for 
Planters. give a great deal of Money-for good Servants, both black 
and.white, and take great care of them for that Reafon, when they 
come to bein danger of being difabled or of Death. 
Fluxes and Diarrheas of all kinds, as wellas Dyfenteries or bloody 
Fluxes, are at all tinaes here very commonto all manner of People. 
As for Fluxes, provided they be moderate and within bounds, I 
always avoided {topping them, but rather if I faw chat they went 
on eafily, Cum bona agri tolerantid, gave fome innocent Remedy, of 
Of Fluxes,fome ealie Medicine to help it forward. This is one of the moft 
Diarrbeas, Wfual and Salutary ways Nature disburthens its felfof Morbific Mat- 
and Dyfen- 
teries. 
ter, which otherwife might occafion great Diforders. But if a great 
Fever beljoin’d, or it there be fo great an Evacuation that che Perfon 
is grown weak, Lusd toorder the Perfon to be immediately bled for 
the 
