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temperate ; between the 20th and 35th day, 

 is the fatal period. Thofe who died had 

 mortifications of the grpat guts : it began 

 with us about the latter end of OBober j 

 autumn however is its ufual feafonj it rages 

 commonly two months, tho' many have it all 

 the winter, and I always obferv.ed them worft 

 in rainy weather. It may be worth while to 

 obferve, that of late lime-water principally 

 conduced to cure an Officer of a dyfentery, 

 >ivhile another was efFedually cured of ^ 

 weaknefs in the bladder, by thie fame re- 

 medy. 



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