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fpafms at greater diftances, had fome fleep, and faid he 

 could eat/but I was unwilling to hazard the experiment. 

 His liquid food was continued, his medicines were repeat- 

 ed, and every thing obferved with the fame care as before. 

 22d. He continued to mend; has had fome fleep; the 

 raaffcters were relaxed ftill more; the fpafm recurred lefs 

 frequently. He complained of lownefs of fpirits, and 

 was defirous of tobacco to fmoak, which was allowed. 

 He had a mixture of four fpoonfuls of old rum in a pint 

 of warm water. His powders were ordered as before 

 v^ith ,y of opium, and the ufual quantity of mulk, to be 



given every four hours only. 



2yL He was much better, bad fome fleep, opened his 

 mouth, could chew, and ftill enjoyed a calm undifturbed 

 mind. 



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2^th. He had better reft laft night and more fleep than 

 during his illncfs before. He eat a bit of lanib, could 

 open his mouth no farther than yefterday, but his fpafms 

 recurred lefs frequently. His powders with 'Ojj of opium 



were ordered as before. 



2sth. He was much better in all refpeds; he flept 



pretty well laft night, and could move his legs and arms 



-very freely. There was ftill a fpafm on his mafleter 

 mufcles, as he could not freely open his mouth. Nothing 

 was ordered but a continuance of his baths, liniments, clyf- 

 ters, friaions. The powders ordered for him yefterday 



not being yet expended. 



26th. He continued to mend, although he had not tak- 

 en about twenty grains of opium the two preceding days. 

 There was no alteration in his fpirits. The fpafms were 

 luore relaxed. From this time he was vifited lefs fre- 

 quently, his medicines given more irregularly, but as he 

 had fpafms which recurred now and then 'till the I5_th of 

 July he had his bath continued, and took about yfs of 



mufk, and 96 grains of opium in that fpace. 



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