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Guinea-Worms are here fometimes 

 extracted from the Negroes lately im- 

 ported from Africa, where they are ge- 

 nerated in the frefh ftagnant water. 

 They are of a whitifh colour, feveral 

 feet in length, and in thicknefs equal to 

 the large firing of a violin. They inha- 

 bit the cellular membrane, and mover 

 through its cavities over the whole fur- 

 face of the body. When the Worm 

 collects itfelf in a particular part, a fwell- 

 ing arifes, which being fuppurated, the 

 head of the Worm appears, which is 

 feized, and wound round a flick, as far 

 as it can be extracted without breaking. 

 When this happens, by too eager en- 

 deavours to precipitate its extraction, 

 the abfcefs rauft be inflantly dilated, 

 and attempts made to recover fome part 

 of the broken Worm. If this is not 

 done, not only the lofs of a limb, but 

 even of life, frequently enfues, of which 

 I have feen feveral inflances. But the 



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