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fpoonful every morning, fading, mixed with two 

 fpoonfuls of white mountain wine. 



Accordingly, about the middle of January IJJI-, 

 he procured a half-pint phial of what was fo called, 

 by means of the perfon who had recommended it, 

 and who had affured him that he had been greatly 

 relieved, in a fimilar diforder, by it. 



The firil fpoonful he took did not begin to give 

 any great uneafinefs for two hours, but after that 

 time, his head began to be affected in a very extra- 

 ordinary manner ; a violent ficknefs foon fucceeded, 

 and violent vomiting ; and, after he was put to bed, 

 there came on cold fweats, and a very ftrong and 

 long-continued rigor, fo that the people about him 

 thought him dying for fome time - y but, in a few 

 hours, all thefe fymptoms wore off. 



Such, however, had been the inveteracy of his 

 diforder, and fb ftrong his defire to find relief, that 

 he determined not to defift ; and, after having 

 omitted his medicine for one day, he repeated it, in 

 nearly the fame dofe, and with fimilar effects as 

 to ficknefs and vomiting, though the uncommon fen- 

 fation in his head, and the fucceeding rigor, were 

 by no means fo violent. He had refolution enough 

 to continue this dofe every other morning, for more 

 than a fortnight, and then reduced it to three tea- 

 spoon fulls which was juft the half of the firft. dofe. 



Before he had taken this juice one month, he 

 was feniible of a very great change for the better ; 

 encouraged, therefore, by thefe appearances he per- 

 fevered in its ufe until the middle of April, by 

 which time his fkin, though not quite cleared, yet 

 had ceafed to throw off any more fcurf, was be- . 



come 



