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In cale Women, whom I fufpected to be with Child, pretended 
themfelves ill, coming in the name of others, fometimes bringin 
cheir own water, diffembling pains in their Heads, Sides, Obftru- 
ctions, ~c. thereby cunningly, as they think, defigning to make the 
Phyfician caufe Abortion by the Medicines he may order for their 
Cure. In fuch a cafel ufed either to put them off with no Medi- 
cines at all, telling them Nature in time might relieve them with- 
out Remedies, or I put them off with Medicines that will fignifie 
nothing either one way or other, till I be further fatisfied about their Of the 
Malady. “Tis a very hard matter fora Phyfician in thele cafes to one We 
certain, but after taking what care he can to inform himfelf, he muftdicines 
ule his difcretion, If Women knew how dangerous a thing it is toWRich | 
caufe Abortion, they would never attempt it on any account what+borrion, 
ever. I know but one cafe beforementioned, which is flooding, 
wherein ‘tis neceflary, and then ‘tis beft done by the Hand. One 
may as eafily expect to fhake off unripe Fruit froma Tree, withouc 
injury or violence to the Tree, as endeavour to procure Abortion 
without danger to the Mother; This is a moft certain truth, and 
I have feen it confirm’d by the fad experience of fuch, who, upon 
political confiderations, to avoid fcandal, having too many Chil- 
dren, or the like, had endeavoured, without effeét, to procure 
Abortion, and inftead thereof had brought themfelves near their 
ends. ede | uae 
One Booker, 2 Woman of about Thirty five years of Age, was 
taken very ill wich a malignant Fever, fhe had been bliftered, and 
treated after the Cordial way, that is, by giving her great quantities ofOf a dan- 
Diafcordium, Ther. Andr. and other Diaphoretics, fhe was kept hor, 827088 Fe 
and not fuffered to drink any thing that was cool. I gave her fomepy a cool 
eafie Medicines, as a very little Confeétio Alkermes, order’d her a cool- Regimen; 
ing method, to drink as much cool Drinks as fhe pleas'd, and by 
them fhe was well. } 
Her Husband wasill at the fame time of a violent Vomiting and 
Loofenefs, which had been on him for many days, by drinking to 
a very great heighth in Canary. He was very much weakned, dry, Of Vomir. 
and troubled chiefly with the Vomiting. I gave him, confider-ins and 
ing his weaknefs, fome drops of Land. Liq. and fome other things fom ex- 
of that nature, to ftop both: Evacuations, but he being fometimes ceflive | 
morofe and ill-nacur’'d, and at other times Phrenetic, and fo NOt OF Cansy. 
taking his Medicines as he ought, and withal, his Stomach being 
fo mightily diforder’d chat nothing could ftay there, in fome time 
he died. 
John 
