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The Introdudion. 
gruel did not relieve, but he grew phrentic and idle in his Talk. 
ave him, after a while, a very ftrong Decoction of Sena in Water, 
which took effeét, working four or five times, but it was fo far from 
alleviating his Diftemper, that he grew worfe. He loft his Sighe 
quite, alchough his Eyes look’d well and without blemith, for which 
1 order'd him to be bled. I blifter’d him in the Neck likewife, and 
thought his Diftemper uncurable, if at Full Moon, or two or three Days 
after, he did not recover. He flept not, but had ftrange Perfua- 
fions or Imaginations in his Head, and dos’d at firft, but afterwards 
fell into a perfect Lethargy. When ‘his Sleepinefs was over, he 
awak’d, but feem’d to be penfive at fome ftrange things in his Mind. 
I apply’d Blifters:to his Wrifts, and on the Day of the Full Moon, 
he’ came to fee fomewhat, and at the fame time recover’d fome of his 
Underftanding; yet, a great many things were blotted out of his - 
Memory, fo that the Remembrance of things paft, not only during 
his Sicknefs, but likewife before, were loft, and fome Imaginations 
and Fancies, were fo faft imprinted in his Mind, during the time of 
his being not Compos Mentis,. that afterwards, when he difcours’d and 
reafon’d, very well, there was need: to: take Pains with him to unde- 
ceive him, and make him fenfible of his Miftakes, ‘but in a few Days 
that Reafon and Experience had taught him. to: judge rightly, | he was 
well. When he was recovering, it was very hard for him to bring 
out fome Words at firft,: which, duppofe,: might proceed. from his 
forgetfulnefs of them. ‘This blindnefs is not a very common Sym- 
ptom with the Cholic, or Belly-ach, but: yet appears now and then. 
Ihave my felf feen feveral Inftances of it.. There appears no Blemifh 
in the Eye in this*Cafej and: they are ftruck Blind unknown to them- 
felves or the by-ftanders, till they come to try their Eyes upon any. oc- 
cafion. This fort of Gutta Serena goes:off in:fome Days, and they 
recover their Sight, at leaft as many:as Ihave feen or read of, recover'd 
it by the ufe of Bleeding, Purging, Bliftering and Cephalics. 
The End of tbe Introduttion. 
