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after the cure was perfedted, and the woman 

 is faid to haye continued perfedlly well. 



From reading this cafe, the late Mr. 

 Gataker determined to try the efteds of 

 nightftiade in St. George's hofpital. He ad- 

 miniftered it in a variety of cancerous cafes, as 

 well as fcrophulous and fcorbutic ulcers, but 

 his fuccefs was in the fequel by no means 

 equal to the fanguine expedations he had 

 formed of it. In the firfl paper he commu- 

 nicated to the Royal Society upon this bull- 

 nefs, he gave an account of fome cafes 

 wherein it appeared to have been attended 

 with fuccefs. From the recommendation of 

 Mr. Gataker, the folanum was alfo tried in 

 moft of the public hofpitals of London. 

 By the concurrent teflimony of feveral fur- 

 geons, under whofc infpedion it was admi- 

 niftered, it was at length agreed, that the 

 nightfhade was by no means poffefled of any 

 fpecific properties either againft cancerous or 

 fcrophulous difeafes ; that moft of the patients 

 in whofe cafes it appeared at firft to be fer- 

 viceable, relapfed ; that it was, except in 

 fmall dozes, unmanageable in its effedls; 

 that it was extremely uncertain in the mode 

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