3i6 STAGGERS, &c. 



*' as if he was dead, except only a quick motion 

 *• of his heart and lungs, which caufes a violent 

 *^ working of his fl«nks; fometlmes he has in- 

 " voluntary motions and fliaking of his limbs 

 ** fo ftrong, that he has not only beat and 

 ** Ipurned bis litter but the pavement with it." 

 Here is ample proof how much I might in- 

 dulge myfelf in playing upon the alternatives 

 they admit, fo cantioujly guarded with their 

 ^^i;^r^ of poilibility ; I could introduce a very 

 long chain of quotations in the fame fly le of am- 

 biguity or duplicity, plentifully Interfperfed with 

 their favourite fafeguard ^^fometimes he is up, and 

 *'^ jomeiimes he is down^ ^nd^foiiietimes he is hot, 

 *• znAfometimes he is cold-, fomettmes they reco- 

 ^^ wcr^zud/ometimes they prove mortal," &c. but it 

 has ever been the intent of this work to make the 

 CAUSE, SYMPTOMS, and CURE of every difeafe 

 as clear as the nature of each cafe will admit; 

 being unavoidably interfperfed with medical 

 remarks and occafional explanations, where 

 technical terms could not be evaded -, I ihall 

 therefore revert no more to a fuccefiion or repe- 

 tition of fymptoms, where enough has been 

 already pointed out to explain to any rational 

 obferver a cafe originating in the caufes wc 



now 



