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when I faw her fhe had cold fweats, an irre- 

 gular pulfe, and fuch other fymptoms that 

 I fufpedled fhe had taken fomething ex- 

 tremely noxious into her ftomach. Upon 

 enquiry, I was informed by her mother that 

 {he had taken nothing which in her appre- 

 henfion could diforder her : that her fupper 

 the preceding evening had been very eafy of 

 digeftion, for that fhe had eaten nothing but 

 fome cuftard. Upon examination I found 

 the cuftards were very flrongly flavoured 

 with laurel leaves. She continued ill a few 

 days, and afterward perfedlly recovered. 



FINIS, 



