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he haftily applied it, with a determined coun- 
tenance, to his lips; when he was inftantly 
feized with fo fevere a fpafm and rigidity of 
the mufcles of the neck, that he was compelled, 
in an agony, to defift from drinking. Shortly 
after, he raifed himfelf upon his knees in bed, 
took the bowl again-into his hands, and by 
forcibly ftretching his neck forward, at the 
moment he received the liquid into his mouth, 
and then violently throwing his head backwards, 
he fucceeded in fwallowing a fmall portion. 
He appeared highly gratified with the fuccefs 
-of this effort, and the fortitude he had exhi- 
bited ; and exultingly demanded another 
draught of the butter-milk, as he now thought 
he could conquer the difficulty he had hitherto 
experienced. But a violent return of the fpafms 
in the throat and neck-checked this attempt. 
Thefe convulfions were terminated by the fto- 
mach difcharging the liquid previoufly fwal- 
lowed, highly tinged with bile. I perceived 
that he had conveyed a piece of orange, under 
the bed cloaths, which at intervals he applied 
to his mouth by ftealth, and as it were unper 
ceived by himfelf; for he conftantly hurried it 
to his lips, when his attention appeared to be 
engaged on other objects. This ftratagem did 
not fucceed. No fooner had the morfel touched 
his mouth, than he was feized with convulfions 
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