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let the man see that he died in peace with him, and as he never 

 had much occasion to employ him, desired he might be sent for to 

 come and measure him for his coffin. This was done ; the car- 

 penter came, and took measure of the Doctor, who begged him not 

 to be more than two days about it ; ' For,' said he, ' I shall not 

 live beyond that time ;' and he did actually die just before the 

 end of the next day. He got between one and two thousand 

 pounds by his Medical Botany, and with the money bought a small 

 estate, which he left to his natural daughter, being all the pro- 

 perty he possessed." 



We happen to know this fact, and moreover, that the 

 Doctor was playing at chess when the carpenter was intro- 

 duced to measure him for his wooden surtout. " Mr. ,'* 



said the Doctor, ''you come at the proper season, iov my 

 game is nearly finished !''' 



The work is embellished with three etchings, which re- 

 mind us that Mr. Wadd not only uses the pen, but the 

 pencil, with facility and taste. His published works afford 

 ample proof of his power of illustrating morbid anatomy, 

 but we happen to know of some unpublished folio proofs of 

 equal merit. To his fair fame as a surgeon, by the works 

 we have just noticed, he may add the reputation of being 

 one of the most vivacious literary illustrators of his art. 



On Tic Douloureux. 

 Sir, 



Presuming tbat popular and domestic medicine may oc- 

 casionally find a niche in your Journal, I beg to offer a few 

 remarks upon the above complaint, which has lately become, 

 as it would appear at least, singularly prevalent; and as I 

 address myself to general readers, I shall avoid all learned 

 terms of art, and minute descriptions requiring them. The 

 genuine tic douloureux is usually considered as a morbid 

 affection of the nerves of the face, very commonly attacking 

 the circumference of the orbit, and producing frequent and 

 violent paroxysms of excruciating pain ; the disease, however, 

 varies considerably in intensity, and sometimes bears the 

 same name when attacking other parts ; it frequenUy occurs 

 under the integuments of the head, and may or may not be 

 attended with external tenderness. Though opiates relieve the 

 pain, they are ineffectual as to its cure. Peruvian bark, iu 



