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efcaped fevere attacks twice or thrice ina year; fhe — 
had alfo frequent pains in her joints. I could not — 
find any traces of fimilar complaints either in Mr.. — 
H ; the children, or the fervants Mrs. H——_ 
was a water drinker, and feldom tafted any fer- 
mented liquor. The pump was of wood, as I had ier 
been informed upon my firft vifit. Her health con - 
tinued nearly in the fame ftate for two or three years 
more, but fhe always found herfelf better if the left’ 
her own houfe for any length of time. At length it — 
occurred to me, that though the pump was a wooden — 
one, the pifton might work in lead. I therefore — 
- ordered the pump rods to be drawn up, and upon — 
examination with a magnifying glafs, found the 
leather of the pifton covered with an infinite num-_ 
ber of very minute fhining particles of lead. Per- — 
haps in this inftance the metal was fo minutely — 
divided by abrafion, as to be mechanically fufpend-~ 
ed in the water. The lady was directed to drink — 
the water ‘of a {pring, and never to fwallow that — 
from n the pump. The- ‘event bos naaemap ro og : 
) this i: had aya attack sacs pole. 
SOAS. E “LI. 
September 98th. Mrs. J— 7a - Afeites : 
and very thick siaistesin legs an Paid total lof 
of ftrength and appetite: Infufion of Digitalis was 
| maven, but, as had been a Bet no 
