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Case VII. JoRn Way, aged 60, afflifted with rheumaticic 

 pains and trembling in his hands, took half a drachm of No. II. " 

 it operated four times in eight hours, and without griping. 



Case VIII. Jeremiah Norris, aged 50, affliftedwith a para- 

 lytick diforder, took half a drachm of No. I. In two ounces of 

 filnple peppermint water: It did not operate for twelve hours 

 after being taken, and then once only that day, and once the 

 next, with much griping. He faid, however, that his body was 

 difficult to be operated upon by purgatives. 



Case IX. W. French, aged 30, of a weak habit of body, was 

 taken with a vomiting and purging ; he took ten grains of the 

 rhubarb No. I. which checked it; he lay eafy all night, and his 

 complaint ceafed. 



Case X. Grace Herbert, aged 20, a leprous patient, was 

 feized with a purging after bathing: half a fcruple of No. II. in 

 fimple peppermint water was given, which checked it, and flie 

 continued well. 



Case XI. Francis Green, aged 40, afflifted with a paralytick 

 complaint of his lower extremities, took half a drachm of No. II. 

 in fimple peppermint water; he being eafy to work, it operated 

 fix times in eight hours after being taken, and without gi'iping. 



Case Xfl. W. Golding, aged 23, afflifted with a pain in 

 his right hip, took half a drachm of po»v-der of rhubarb. No. II. 

 in fimple peppermint water; it griped him much, and operated 

 but twice that day : he had one motion the next day, but not a 

 lax one. 



N. B. None of the above perfons were very robuft, nor were 

 any confined to their beds. Their urine on the day of taking it 

 was tinged of a yellow colour, as is cuftomary on taking the other 

 kinds of rhubarb. The patients did not complain of much 

 ficknefs. 



