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but, at the farne time, I ordered hira, e- 

 very morning, a dofe of tartarus folubilis, 

 in twelve ounces of water. 



As the cramps, and the vomiting of that 

 glairy fluff, went on without abating, 

 and as he imagined that the fait hurt 

 him, by occafioning gripes, I left it off, 

 and gave him the hemlock alone evening 

 and miorning ; but increafed the dofe of 

 it to two, and, at laft, to five or fix pills. 

 He had not taken it a fortnight, when the 

 cramps, vomitings, and ftoppage of water 

 entirely left him ; and the gout appeared, 

 occafioning a fwelling, r^dnefs, and pain 

 in the great toe of one of his feet. From 

 that time, he had perfedl health, and good 

 fpirits for above two months, the gouc 

 continuing always in one, or both of his 

 feet, and fometimes likewife in his hands, 

 ^hefe gouty pains and fwellings were ne- 

 ver fo confiderable as I could have wiQied; 

 nor did he, in any way, take proper care 

 of himfelf, trufting too much to the hem 

 lock, and thinking that he was never to 

 have the cramps again. However, upon 



going 



