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9'1/ff Jbttcfwtng Experiments were alfo made in the 

 ' General Hofpital, by Mr. Farnell, with the Eng- 

 lijh Rhubarb, No. I. 



Cask XIII. Sarah Rogers, aged 50, labouring under a leprous 

 complaint of the moift kind, took half a drachm of the rhubarb, 

 with two ounces of fimple peppermint water, at feven o'clock in 

 the morning ; it procured two motions about nine o'clock in th? 

 evening. A little ficknefs, and griping pains, continued ths 

 whole day. No Itool for two days after. 



Case XIV. Peter Philips, aged 23, labouring under aleprofy 

 of the dry kind, took two fcruples of the powder as above ; it 

 procured three motions by iix o'clock in -the evening, without 

 fjcknefs or griping, and he had a ftool next day as ufual. 



Case XV. Wm. Young, aged I2> afflifted with a paralyticfe 

 complaint, attended with an incontinency of urine, took half a 

 drachm as above ; it procured four ftools by three o'clock in the 

 afternoon, no complaint in the ftomach or bowels attended its 

 operation ; had a ftool next day ; brought ofFa great deal of water. 



CAsfe XVI. John Green, aged 3, afflifted with a paralytick 

 complaint, took twelve grains in a little fyrup of rofes; it ope- 

 rated three times that day, and twice the next day. 



Case XVII. Philip Lodge, aged 50, leprous, took two <cru- 

 ples as above; it operated four times, without any complaint; 

 had a ftool the next day. 



Case XVIII, Ann Johnfon, aged 25, affliftcd with rheumatick 

 pains, took half a drachm as before ; it operated twice in the 

 evening, with a little ficknefs and griping; no ftool for two days 

 after. 



Case XIX. Mary Farrier, aged 30, afflid^ed with rheumatick 

 pains, and weaknefs of her bowels, took half a draclim, as before; 

 it operated twice in the evening without any complaint; had a 

 ftool the next day. 



Case XX. 



