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accidents that are more apt to engrofs our 
attention. 
8. THE diarrhea preceeding the fits, 
was probably only an effect of the irri- 
tation of the urinary paflages by confent. - 
of parts; fince the keeping of her open 
afterwards feemed of fervice, inftead of 
bringing on a relapfe. Whence I fhall 
only beg leave to obferve, how neceflary 
it is in practice to diftinguifh fymptoms 
that only precede others from thofe that 
produce others: In fhort, of what confe- 
quence it is, not to miftake that for a caufe 
which is only prior in point of time; e- 
fpecially as this, I fear, is too common a 
cafe, and often requires our utmoft care, 
in obferving the juvantia and /edentia, to 
avoid it, — | 
