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his skin in any part of his body. Another, as yesterday, mentioned a slight 

 giddiness, weakness, &c. A 3d, who had been the worst of all, and who had 

 taken some purging salts, was much better. The other 1, who had seemed so 

 well the day before, became worse at night ; one of them, who before had 

 violent pains in his knees, had a return of the same symptom ; the other had 

 pains in his legs, and a universal uneasiness. 28th, They were all considerably 

 better, except one, who had been seemingly well the night before, but com- 

 plained now of much weakness, and flying pains in his limbs. 29th, All of 

 them mended, but still complained of wandering pains in the limbs, weakness 

 and heat in their hands and feet. 30th, Continued as yesterday. At times they 

 seemed quite well ; but in the morning they complained of more weakness than 

 in the preceding evening ; and the pains, which generally appeared to be almost 

 gone in the day, returned at night. 31st, All were better, but not without 

 some slight pains and a weakness in the morning ; and some still felt a disagree- 

 able heat in their hands and feet, and others in their mouth. 



August 1, One had no complaint. The rest not altogether free from pains, 

 and a sense of weariness or weakness. 2d, All were pretty free from pain ; but 

 one had still too much heat in his hands. 3d, All recovered ; some trifling pains 

 and a little weakness excepted. 



These notes Mr. A. kept of the 5 who had eaten of one fish. With regard 

 to those who had eaten of the two other fish, they were not so severely aiFected. 

 No signs of illness appeared among them till night ; some had then a nausea, 

 retching, and some loose stools. Others felt only pains in the backs, arms, 

 and legs, as in a rheumatism ; but it was observed, that in all, the face was 

 more or less affected with an uneasy sense of stiffness. All these, though at 

 first slightly ailing, and though the symptoms were later in coming on, had 

 this circumstance attending them, that they were all worse next day in the 

 evening. On the 25th, they continued much the same as on the day before in 

 the afternoon ; but towards night they got somewhat better. They had pains in 

 their arms and legs, with a weakness and sense of heat on the surface of the 

 body. 26th, All complained in the same manner ; and, though the pains were 

 less, they continued, often shifting suddenly from one place to another, and the 

 weakness rather increased. 27th, Two of them, who had suffered least, 

 remained much the same. The others were sensibly better. 28th, Most of 

 them had wandering pains in their arms and legs, but were, in other respects, 

 visibly better. One who, for the first 2 or 3 days, had scarcely complained, 

 said, that this day he had a head-ach and pains in his legs and arms. 29th, 

 None of them yet perfectly recovered ; all complaining of lesser pains in their 

 legs, arms, or back. 30th, All continued much the same. 31st, All better, 

 but not altogether free from pains and weakness. August 1, Some were 



