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mous or giddy; and therefore rofe from 
his chair to take the air, with an intention 
to pluck more truit. In walking two or - 
three hundred yards from his houie, he 
_ flaggered'as if drunk, feared he fhould 
fall on his head, and that he was about 
to lofe his fenfés; but had no ficknefs 
“nor the leaft inclination to vomit. “As 
-foon as he got home he went to bed, and, 
complaining of an exceflive drynefs of his 
tongue and throat, a little water mixed 
with wine was given him; he alfo felt 
an odd fenfation of drynefs in and violent 
-girding a-crofs the thorax. In lefs than 
half an hour he began to faulter in his 
Apeech, became infenfible, reftlefs, and 
‘muttered frequently; in which condi- 
‘tion I found him. His extremities, and 
alfo the trunk of his body, were 
cold. His pulfe fmall and quick. He 
often raifed himfelf on his knees, con- 
| tinually ftretched out his arms, and em- 
ployed his hands as if fearching for fome- 
thing he wanted; his eyes were dull and. 
“heavy ;. after fome time, he became dumb 
and more quite, had almoft no pulfe; and, 
~ Vou, Il, | M m upon 
