SS^ ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 



cury mufl be thrown in as faft as pofli- 

 ble. 



This gentleman ufed no preparation 

 before he begun the ufe of the ointment, 

 but (et his patients to work as foon as 

 poflible. He now and then gave ftrong 

 opiates to procure reft> both before and 

 after the fpitting came on ; but he ob- 

 ferves, that the quantity of opium, and 

 the frequency of the repetition of its 

 dofe, muft be determined by the flate of 

 the patient, and the fymptoms which 

 occur. Since his return to England, he 

 has had one cafe of the fame kind under 

 his care, which was cured by the method 

 here recommended. 



Jermyn-ftreet, London, Jan, 29. 

 1766. 



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