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October 16th, the patient better. It was 

 thought proper as winter was coming on, and 

 of course it would be very difficult to procure a 

 number of toads, to apply more at a time, so 

 three were put on at once. The swelling in the 

 arm abated, and the woman's rest was good. 



During these trials she took an infusion of 

 Water Parsnep with Pulvis Cornacchini. 



December 18th, continued to look ill, but 

 finds herself better: two of the wounds were 

 now healed. 



She was always most easy when the toads 

 were sucking, of which she killed vast numbers 

 in the operation. 



January 1769- The last account that was 

 received, informing that the patient was better. 



The remarks made on the animals are these : 



Some toads died very soon after they had 

 sucked; others lived about a quarter of an 

 hour, but some lived much longer : for exam- 

 ple, one that was applied about seven o'clock 

 sucked till ten, and died as soon as it was taken 

 from the breast ; another that immediately suc- 

 ceeded continued till three o'clock, but dropped 

 dead from the wound, each swelled exceedingly, 

 and turned of a pale color. 



These toads did not seem to suck greedily, 

 and would often turn their heads away; but 



