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the outfides of his legs, from the knees to the ancles, 

 as well as in blotches upon other parts of his body. 

 It had the appearance of a dry branny fcab or fcurf, 

 which every night fell off, more or lefs, in fcales, as 

 is ufual in leprous cafes. At times it puflied out 

 more than ufual, and. thickened the integuments of 

 the limbs confiderably, after which the feparation of 

 fcales would become very abundant. 



For feveral years pail he had been trying a variety 

 of things commonly recommended in fuch cafes, 

 particularly the quack medicine known by the name 

 of Maredant's Drops, which he continued for near 

 a twelvemonth, without finding the lead fenfible re- 

 lief: alfo an electuary of Flos fulphuris and Cremor 

 tartari, which he had perfevered in for near three 

 years, without finding any other alteration, than 

 that of its preventing coftivenefs, to which he was 

 habitually fubjecl. 



In the winter 1770, this diforder increafed upon 

 him very rapidly, without being able to affign any 

 reafon, from any accident that had happened to him, 

 or from any irregularity of his own in point of regi- 

 men, in which he was always very exacl. At this 

 time, befides the farther fpreading of the eruption 

 itfelf, the integuments of the legs thickened very 

 much, and the limbs fwelled to fuch a degree, as 

 to render him unable to walk. The quantity of 

 branny fcurf and fcales thrown off, at this time, was 

 very great ; he fays ■* handfuls might have been 

 taken out of his bed every morning." 



In this unhappy fituation, even loathfome to him- 

 felf, it was recommended to him to take the juice of 

 water parfnep, in the quantity of one common table- 



fpoonful 



