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1771- dead. In three weeks he recovered so far as to be capable of 

 ' walking, and at the end of six weeks went a hunting for his 

 family. He was one of the persons* [220] particularly engaged 

 to provide for me during my journey ; and after his recovery 

 from this dreadful disorder, accompanied me back to Prince 

 of Wales's Fort in June one thousand seven hundred and 

 seventy-two ; and since that time he has frequently visited the 

 Factory, though he never had a healthy look afterwards, and 

 at times seemed troubled with a nervous complaint. It may 

 be added, that he had been formerly of a remarkable lively 

 disposition ; but after his last illness he always appeared 

 thoughtful, sometimes gloomy, and, in fact, the disorder 

 seemed to have changed his whole nature ; for before that 

 dreadful paralytic stroke, he was distinguished for his good- 

 nature and benevolent disposition ; was entirely free from every 

 appearance of avarice ; and the whole of his wishes seemed 

 confined within the narrow limits of possessing as many goods 

 as were absolutely necessary, with his own industry, to enable 

 him to support his family from season to season ; but after 

 this event, he was the most fractious, quarrelsome, discontented, 

 and covetous wretch alive. 



Though the ordinary trick of these conjurers may be easily 

 detected, and justly exploded, being no more than the tricks 

 of common jugglers, yet the apparent good effect of their 

 labours on the sick and diseased is not so easily accounted for. 

 Perhaps the implicit confidence placed in them by the sick 

 may, at times, leave the mind so perfectly at rest, as to cause 

 the disorder to take a favourable turn ; and a few successful 

 cases are quite sufficient to establish the doctor's character and 

 reputation: [221] But how this consideration could operate 

 in the case I have just mentioned I am at a loss to say ; such, 

 however, was the fact, and I leave it to be accounted for by 

 others. 



* His name was Cos-abyagh, the Northern Indian name for the Rock 

 Partridge. 



