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pain and giddinefs Therefore, when 

 the flrangury or ilomach-ailments were 

 not violent, the inward repellents were 

 not ufed. She commonly had a fweat or 

 moiflure upon her ildn, which often gave 

 her intervals of eafe from all her com- 

 plaints. Blifters, applied to her ankles, 

 gave her confiderable relief, and were 

 therefore feveral times ufed. By thefe 

 means chiefly, we brought the gout 

 a little down ; but could never get it 

 farther than her thighs or knees. She 

 continued all the winter in the way I 

 have jull now mentioned ; and it was the 

 end of June before fhe was able to ven- 

 ture abroad ; and, even then,flie was not 

 free of the above complaints, efpecially 

 the (Irangury. She came afterwards, 

 by the ufe of exercife, mineral waters, 

 and other remedies, to enjoy an indiffe- 

 rent kind of health ; but J hear that fhe 

 pever got rid of tlje difficulty of making 

 ?vater ; though fhe came to make it with- 

 put pain. The gout never returned to 

 her feet, at leaft, in any confiderable de- 

 gree. Dr CuUen fometfmes vifited this 



lady 



