274 ESSAYS anD OBSERVATIONS 
upon his being taken out of bed, that ic 
might be put into better order, his limbs 
were vifibly paralytic. Although he 
changed poftures a little, yet he remained 
*ftupid for fix or feven hours; then he ra- 
ged furioufly, requiring two perfons to — 
hold him in bed ; notwithftanding which, © 
he raifed himfelf up, tofled greatly, and 
feemed to catch at the byftanders with 
his hands, uttering incoherent fentences. 
At laft he became fenfible and more quiet, 
reftlefS and delirious. by turns; and, about — 
ten o’clock in the evening of the fame day, 
perfectly recovered. After taking a pur- 
gative, he flept well all night, and had fe- 
veral ftools in the morning. For the 
{pace of fourteen hours he neither flept, 
vomited, nor difcharged any thing by 
{tool or urine, though he frequently paf- 
fes urine at other times, being grievoufly 
afflicted with the gravel, 
ART. 
