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likely age, might be relieved, I can- 
not fay. But as to the operation, 
thus much I can affert, that there is 
neither pain nor naufeoufnefs in it. 
The animal is put into a linen bag, 
all but its head, and that is held to 
the part. It has generally inftantly, 
laid hold of the fouleft part of the 
fore, and fucked with greedinefs 
until it dropped off dead. It has 
frequently happened that the crea- 
ture has fwolen immenfely, and 
from its agonies appeared to be in 
great pain. I have weighed them 
for feveral days together, before and 
after the application, and found 
their increafe of weight, in the dif- 
ferent degrees, from a drachm to 
near an ounce. They frequently 
{weat exceedingly, and turn quite 
pale: fometimes they difgorge, reco- 
ver, and become lively again. I think 
the whole fcene is furprifing, and a 
very remarkable piece of natural 
hiftory. From the conftant inof- 
fenfivenefs which I have obferved in 
them, I almoft queftion the truth of 
their poifonous fpitting. Many peo- 
ple here expect no great good from 
the application of toads to cancers ; 
and where the diforder is not abio- 
lutely local, none is to be expected; 
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