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which a confiderable quantity of fea fait 

 is added, which he obferves to give his 

 feet an agreeable warmth, and make them 

 perfpire much more than they would o- 

 therrife do. Thefe, and other circum- 

 liances, which I purpofely omit, will 

 greatly contribute towards a cure. But, 

 whatever method of cure a gouty patient 

 follows, he ought to be attentive to his 

 own particular conftitution, and obferve 

 what things hurt and what ai]:ree with 

 him, as it i.^ often very different in dif- 

 ferent people ; for no particular direc- 

 tions can be given that will agree with 

 every body. 



I ihall conclude this paper with the 

 cafe of a patient of mine, who ufes 

 an extraordinary method to put off a fit 

 of the gout when ever it attacks him. 



William Richardson, footman to 

 a lady of quality, naturally a ftrong man, 

 and now aged fifty-five, was leized with 

 the gout about twenty years ago. For 

 the firft eight or nine years, he had a fit 

 ot it once every year in the fpring, which 

 uled to lail above a month. After that, 



he 



