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but had always put it away, by fetting 

 her feet, when pained, in cold water, I 

 was called to take the charge of her 

 health, on account of cramps and violent 

 diforders of her ftomach, which flie had 

 been much troubled with for feveral 

 vears I attended her for fome time, before 

 I'knew, or before any body knew, that 

 ihe had ever had the gout. This lady 

 had likewife fits of ftangury like the o- 

 thers, but not fo violent or conftant as 

 they were in the cafe of A. B. She had 

 alfo the f^uor alius. Thefe two patients 

 Dr Cullen iikewife attended along with 

 me. 



After that, I was called to a gentle- 

 man, G. H. turned of forty years of age, 

 and whole father had been very gouty. 

 i-ie, having expoled himfelf to rain and 

 cold about fifteen years ago, was feized, 

 at that time, with the ordinary efFedls of 

 a cold J but vvhichjfome time afterwards, 

 ended in violent cramps of his guts, 

 and a difficulty of making water, though 

 he had no pain whenhs made it. Thefe 

 two ailments had harrafTed him for four- 

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