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prescribed for the sick. At the same time, others 

 had a spasmodic affection in the larynx, with head- 

 aches, which were pretty constant ; but, however, 

 soon disappeared after the use of ether drops. 

 Those who were not now affected with those com- 

 plaints, suffered afterwards, tedious colics, and 

 slight bilious fevers, which, however, all termin- 

 ated happily. 



A short time before our arrival in Brazil, a 

 sailor was seized with very violent spasms of the 

 lungs, which were of longer continuance with him, 

 than with the one who had the same disorder at 

 Teneriffe. He too was cured with Valeriana and 

 opium J besides, I bathed his breast, during the fit, 

 with ether, upon which the pain soon abated, and 

 he fell asleep. 



The smith with his quinsey was at first very 

 well in Brazil, but the continued series of rainy 

 days soon affected him so much, that, at the time 

 of our departure, he could hardly swallow any 

 thing. In the sequel, however, he got rather 

 better. 



The sailor who had had the spasms of the lungs, 

 off Teneriffe, was once attacked by the same com- 

 plaint in Brazil, after having greatly exerted him- 

 self in rowing on. a hot day. 



