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thereafter ; but that he had taken unc, 

 ix. (confequently above fcrup. xv, of 

 fweec mercury) within the fpace of fix 

 weeks without intermiflion. And ever 

 fince he has enjoyed perfedl health. 

 From this accidental experiment, I con- 

 ceived fuch a good opinion of thofe 

 pills, that I have frequently ufed them 

 fince in many different cafes j and with 

 much fuccefs. I have found moft cu- 

 taneous difeafes yield very foon to this 

 remedy; amongft others, what is vul- 

 garly called Sibbens, which rages in the 

 moorlands near this place: Whether this 

 diftemper is really a pox, I fhall not pre- 

 tend to fay ; only it is attended with the 

 fame fymptoms ; And I now begin to 

 think, that, if thefe pills arre given in 

 fuch large dofes as before mentioned, in 

 which I accidentally found there was no 

 danger, I do not doubt, but moft of 

 the difeafes, which ufually yield to mer- 

 cury, may be fubdued by this medi- 

 cine. I fliall only add, that I now omit 

 the refna gnajac. and increafe the quan- 

 tity 



