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large quantities of the roots, &c. In a (hort 

 time he recovered the ufe of his reafon, and 

 complained of nothing more than a flight 

 hesd-ach. An emetic was given to aH the 

 reft, except Mrs. York, and after the fto- 

 mach had rejeded the contents, they reco- 

 vered in a very {hort fpace of time. 



Mrs. York had never eat any parfneps be- 

 fore in her life, bat being prevailed upon, 

 unfortunately, to tafte them, (he took more 

 than any one of the family. AH' attempts 

 to convey medicine into her ftomach were 

 ineftedual. Acrimonious and purgative glif- 

 ters were injeded, without producing any 

 evacuation. The moft powerful ftimulants 

 were applied to various parts of the body 

 without any apparent effed ; flie could not 

 be av/akened by any methods that were put 

 in practice for that purpofe. In the evening 

 the apopledic fnoring increafed, attended 

 with a quick pulfe; her extremities were 

 warm and moifl with fweat. During the 

 night, the difficulty of rcfpiration, was ac- 

 companied with a rattling in the bronchia; 

 the Roftrils were comprefled^ her feet became 

 cold, and at fix o'clock in the morning fhc 



died. 



