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muft be as V (; to ^8, that is, as 3 to \/8, or 3 to 2^/2, which 
are incommenlurable quantities 3 and the proportion of a quarter- 
note as V 9 to V 8, which is yet more incon^menfurate; and the 
like for any other number of equal parts, which therefore will 
never fall in with the ratio's of number to number 5 fo that 
this can never be perfe^ly adjufted for all keys, without fome- 
what of !B earing, by multiplying pipes 5 unlels we would for 
every key, or every different leat of mi, have a different let of 
pipes, of which this, or that is to be ufed according as, in the 
compofition, mi is fuppofed to {land in this or that leat 5 which 
vaft number of pipes, for every OEiave, would vaftly increale 
the charge, and when all is done, make the whole imprafticable. 
A "Periodical Palfeyj hy Dr. Will. Mufgrave. Phil. Tranf. 
N°242. P. 257. 
TH E patient was a young woman of about 21 years of age, 
of a fanguine complexion 3 flie had been for feveral days 
lefs faaive than ulual, and after that, loft her fpeech and the 
ufe of her legs 3 fhe had little or no fenfe of feeling in them, and 
the left leg was drawn up as in a violent cramp 3 her ruddy fan- 
guine look direfted bleeding, but that did not relieve her 5 the 
Dr. therefore gave her fpirit of Sal Armon.fuccinat. fteel with 
gentian, amber, caftor, and other warm cephalics , a blifter was 
laid on her neck 5 a bath of wormwood and other hot herbs was 
prepared for her legs, and Ung. Martiatum ufed to anoint them 
after bathing : By thefe means flie was, in the fpace of three 
days, able to fpeak again, and in a little time by the help of 
crutches to walk 3 but then omitting the medicines, tho' but for 
one day, Ihe loft her fpeech again, and returning to the ule of 
them, elpecially the fpirits, Ihe recovered it as loonj when Ihe 
loft the ufe of her fpeech, there was a manifeft alteration m her 
face, the ftrength, tone and vigour thereof was abated, her 
eyes grew dull, and her lips pale. The Dr. gave ber in thele 
circumftances 30 drops of the fpirit, and in the fpace of two 
hours the change was lurprifing, for her eyes were quickened, 
and both her colour and fpeech returned. After the ph>fick the 
Dr. had prelcribed her was all ufed, llie loft her fpeech, and the 
ufe of her legs on a Tuefday about noon, and recovered them again 
the following Saturday about the fame hour 5 and for 10 months 
her ule of ipcech and ftrength of legs oblerved the lame period, 
wuh only two exceptions, viz. that once they returned on a tn- 
day, and another time not before Sufiday : Her 3f^«/e5 were re- 
gular as to period, but unequal as to quantity, and when they 
were large her condition was worft j before her fpeech ufed to go 
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