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ing. the Tight truly diftrejGing, and clofing 

 the fcene, after a convulfive fit of near four 

 hours, without the leafl deviation or relief. 



From the event of this unajafted cafe, (as 

 well as many others among my fporting 

 friends), in direct contrail to thofe already 

 recited, I had a very fair and undoubted plea 

 to gratulute myfeif upon a difcovery that had 

 hitherto promifed every hope of fuccefs upon 

 jepetiticn, and juftly laid claim to the teft of 

 farther trial, when time ihould afford oppor- 

 tunity for additional demonftration. 



Such proofs have iince occurred as leave no 



room to doubt the propriety of the practice, 



firft in a pointer, fon of the dog whofe recovery 



is before-mentioned, and now in a gentleman's 



poiTeffion at Einfield, who was attacked when 



about nine months old ; and, though not af- 



fed:ed with the fe verity of the tv/o pointers 



whofe cafes have gone before, (perhaps in 



confequence of the remedies being brought 



^ery early into ufe), yet he fuiFered io much 



from the difeafe, as to render his recovery for 



fom.e days a matter of great uncertainty. Th^ 



mode of treatment fo particularly explained 



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