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The wound soon healed, and he continued in good health 
and spirits, always making light of the accident, until 
Friday the 5th of February, on the morning of which 
day he first began to complain of an uneasiness and 
soreness in that part of the hand where he had received 
the injury. On Saturday, and Sunday, it became gra- 
dually worse; and on Monday morning, after an al- 
most sleepless night, be arose with increased pain and 
soreness in his hand, attended with head-ache, sick- 
ness, and great oppression at the pit of his stomach ; his 
breathing was difficult; and his bowels were costive, 
Notwithstanding, he went to his work, but very soon be- 
came much worse. He was prevailed upon to drink some 
warm beer, and was immediately seized with violent and 
excessive vomitings of green bile. He with difficulty re- 
turned to his home, and on his way was much distressed, 
as he believed the people who were passing by were deter- 
mined to ride over him; and he felt chilled, and very un- 
comfortable, at the appearance of the river, which he passed 
over. His wife seeing him so il] (without having any su- 
spicion of the nature of the disease) pressed him to drink 
soine water; he showed a great dread of uM, and could not 
he prevailed upon to drink any, assigning, as the reason of 
his objection, the pain and vomiting he experienced after 
swallowing the beer. She then procured some surfeit 
water, to which he made the same objection; she pressed 
it to his mouth, but his looks so terrified her she cannot 
recollect whether any was swallowed; if there was, it must 
have been a very smal] quantity. All the symptoms rapidly 
increased: his eyes were inflamed, and staring ; his face 
was likewise inflamed, and his features were contorted, and 
indicated the greatest distress and anxiety: it was with 
difficulty he was detained in his bed, and he appeared to be 
watching, and anxious to escape some object that occa- 
sioned his distress. At this time (about one o’clock P.M.) 
I was passing through the village, and was desired to visit 
him. J found him in the situation related. In a very 
short time afterwards, his left hand, arm, and his head were 
gonvulsed. I pressed him to drink some water, but could 
pot prevail; and although [ did not observe any additional 
horror atthe moment | offered it, sull it was evident he 
was so much convulsed as not to be abie to drink. 
Being convinced in my own mind of the nature of the 
disease, | was anxious for the advice and assistance of my 
much-esteemed friend, Mr. Thomas Sutton; yet I was also 
aware that no time should be lost, and that the delay of an 
N2 ' hour 
