456 SUPPLEMENT. 



Take fpirits of wine - one pint, 



camphire - - an ounce and a half, 

 ppiiim - r - two drachms. 



The camphire and opium were reduced to 

 fmall pieces, then frequently ihaken in the 

 fpirits till diflblved, and clofe flopped for ufe. 



That no part of my plan might be omitted, 

 tending in the leafl to promote a poffibility of 

 fuccefs, I continued in town a day extraordi- 

 nary, to fuperintend the com.mencement and 

 regulate the proceeding; was prefent during 

 the firft operation, leaving him at full liberty 

 in the loofe liable I had recomrnended (as the 

 firfl probable ilep to improvement), not with- 

 out fome degree of hope, upon feeing him en- 

 joy a feeming temporary fufpenfion from pain, 

 during the warmth of the fomentation, which 

 he abfolutely leaned to, and courted the appli- 

 cation of, in a very particular manner. 



From thefe applications, (however well 

 adapted to predominant fymptoms and the exi- 

 gency of the cafe) infallible cxpc^atioiis could 

 not be formed ; neverthelefs, I had experimental 

 reafon and conviction to believe, the properly 



regulated 



