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space of 1 2 months or more, with most intolerable pains at the voiding of each 

 bone, especially a broad piece of the skull : so that, from her conception to the 

 day of her death, which was the 4th of April last, makes up near 4 years ; during 

 most of which time, never was a more calamitous creature : for 3 years, scarcely 

 a day without suffering most exquisite torture, being also attended with frequent 

 faintings, a continual want of appetite, and an almost perpetual looseness; so that 

 it is wonderful how she lived, not eating all that long space so much as would 

 have sustained a sucking infant ; even the very liquids at length not lying a mo- 

 ment in her stomach; by which means she became quite emaciated, and dismal 

 to look at, not being able to move from one position to another, or to be moved, 

 without fainting at the least touch or motion." 



In his excursions in quest of fossils, Mr. S. found what naturalists call lac lunae; 

 but he thinks Dr. Plot is mistaken, when he gives it as a criterion or sign of good 

 lime-stone; for the two quarries where found were building stone, but will not 

 burn into lime. This matter or earth makes a strong ebullition with vinegar and 

 spirit of vitriol. Some of it was as soft as cream-cheese, when taken out of the 

 fissure of the rock ; the other was hard, some in thin crusts, and some in pretty 

 thick lumps. It never was taken notice of in this kingdom before. He also 

 found white native vitriol, which he takes to be the capillaris sort. 



Some Account qflhe Distemper raging among the Cow-kind in the Neighbourhood 

 of London ; with some Remedies proposed for their Recovery. By Cromwell 

 Mortimer, M.D., Seer. R.S., &c. N° 477, p. 532. 



After remarking that physicians, both in ancient and modern times, have not 

 deemed it any derogation from the dignity of the profession to turn their 

 thoughts to the disorders of cattle. Dr. M. proceeds to the description of the 

 distemper then raging among the cows in the neighbourhood of London. He 

 was informed by the cow-keepers that a cow would seemingly be well, and feed 

 heartily over night, or in the morning, and give the usual quantity of milk ; 

 that in 12 hours time they shall all of a sudden abate in their milk near half, and 

 entirely fall off their stomach, so as neither to eat nor drink, and then gradually 

 lose all their milk. As soon as they perceive this, they give them a warm mash 

 of malt, or the following drench : " take two oz. of caraway seeds, boil them in 

 a quart of water, and strain it ; add a gill of white-wine and -^ lb. of honey." 



Their teeth are commonly obsei-ved to be loose ; for which they lance the 

 gums, and rub them with salt and vinegar. The very first day they have a 

 huskiness, breathe short, and wheeze, but have no great cough ; for which they 

 have blooded them (in too small quantities), and rubbed their noses with tar, 

 but with no success. Some hang dovm their heads, and run much at the 

 nose ; for which they lay a bag of scalding hot malt to their heads, tying it be- 



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