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be restored to health. In the morning he called to ask 

 after me, and again took an opportunity of imploring my 

 parents to try the remedy he had named, or, at least, to 

 allow him to wi'ite to the person to ask his opinion of my 

 case. He then appealed to me, who had long despaired 

 of any remedy, and I avowed that I should do exactly as 

 my j)arents wished, but gave him to understand I should 

 have no faith whatever in any medicine his friend or 

 any one else might prescribe — at the same time kindly 

 thanking him for the interest he had evinced for me. 



At length, after frequent importunities, he jorevailed 

 and obtained both my father's and mother's permission to 

 write the particulars of my case to the gentleman he 

 had named. 



In due time an answer came to say that he had 

 considered my affliction, and had not the least doubt that, 

 with the aid of the Almighty, if I persevered and took 

 the medicine which he from time to time would send me, 

 I should eventually be restored. This, he said, might not 

 occur till after an interval of three, six, or nine months, 

 and we were not to be alarmed if my fits became more 

 frequent and lasted longer. He assured us that 

 eventually they Avould quite leave me, and a j)ermanent 

 cure be effected. 



I commenced taking the medicine early in February. 

 The professional gentleman who had attended our family 

 for many years — a man of good understanding and 

 extensive practice — on his first visit put his tongue to the 

 liquid, which was of a most nauseous nature, shook his 

 head in ignorance of its qualities, but said not a word to 

 discourage us in the trial of it. 



