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a very good flate of health. She had con- 

 fulted no regular pradlitioner ; but had ta- 

 ken a few things, without any relief, that 

 fome of her female acquaintance had defired 

 heir. Her complexion was a little pale and 

 wan. 'Her appetite and digeftion bad, with 

 eruftations, and fometimes fwelling of her 

 ftomach. She had now and then fickifh 

 and fqueamifh fits, with inclination to vor 

 mit. Her pulfe was flow and languid, with 

 a great laffitude and_ ihadtivity of body, not 

 having, a defire to take! her ufual exercife. 

 Oh inquiry, I found fhe never had any pul- 

 monic diforder, nor at prefent any complaint 

 or uneafinefs of her breaft. She had alfo no 

 pain or fwelling aboMt. the pudenda. It now 

 wanted about twelverdaysidf the ufual time 

 of the approach of her mmfes. I defired her 

 to receive the fleam of warm water, every 

 night at bed-time, upon the /)Z/^cW^?, in or- 

 der to relax thefe parts, fo that 'the blood 

 might more eafily flow that way. I order- 

 ed her alfo ten days after, an aloetic purga- 

 tive, to clean the primce njice, that the blood 

 ^light find lefs refiftance in its courfe 

 when determined to .the uierus. Next day, 

 after flie had taken the purge, I went and 



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