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water, and was quitting the room for that pur- 
pofe ; but no fooner had he approached the door 
than he fuddenly retreated, complaining of an 
unpleafant fenfation he felt from the cold air, 
and particularly that it produced a convulfive 
_ twitching, about his throat. To {fcreen him 
from the effects of the air, when conveyed from 
the examining room into the Hofpital, an um- 
brella was held over his head, and his body 
clofely muffled up in a wrapping cloak. As 
foon as he had got into his apartment, he ate 
fome bread and cheefe, but with difficulty; and 
requefted to be allowed to drink fome butter- 
milk. He attempted to {wallow this liquid, 
and in part fucceeded ; but not without the moft 
violent ftruggling efforts, attended with diftor- 
tions of ‘his countenance; which remained 
ftightly convulfed for fome time afterwards. 
- A-confultation of the Phyficians of the Hos- 
pital being called by Dr. Le Saffier, and 
the affiftance of Dr. Percival, Phyfician extra- 
ordinary to the charity, requefted; the latter 
Gentleman, in concurrence with Dr. Le Saffier, 
(the reft of the Faculty being out of the way) 
entertained not the leaft doubt of this Patient 
being afflicted with genuine Hydrophobia. As 
the diforder was far advanced, and might, in- 
deed, be confidered as nearly terminating, being 
the third day from the appearance of the fymp- 
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