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and by two crofs-bits of a very flicking Dia- 

 Plaiffcer binding it on, which he let not 

 lie on .paft an hour or two^ but I think not 

 fo long, took the Stone off, and put it into 

 Milk for fome time ; fbme Stones were of 

 much ftronger Vertue than others. I pro- 

 pofed a piece of unquench'd Lime-ftone to be 

 apply'd to fee whether it might not prove as 

 powerful, but know not whether ever it was 

 tried. But here one telling Mr. Boyle the 

 Story of this Indian^ he approved the method 

 of Cure, and faid, an aftual Cautery was 

 the mofl: certain Cure. The Poifbn^ both of 

 Viper and Mad-Dog (as I conceive) kill by 

 thickning of the Blood, after the manner 

 that Runnet congeals Milk when they make 

 Cheefe. Vipers, and all the Viperous Broody 

 as Rattle-Snakes, &c. that are deadly, have 

 1 believe their Poifbnous Teeth Fiftulous, for 

 lb I have oblerved that Vipers Teeth are^ 

 and the Rattle-Snakes very remarkable, and 

 therefore they kill fo very fpeedily by injed- 

 ing the Poifon through thofe Fiftulous Teeth 

 Into the very Mafs of Blood *, but the bite of 

 Mad'Dogs is oft of long continuance before 

 it get into and corrupt the Mafs of Blood> 

 being it fticks only to the out-fides of the 

 Teeth, and therefore; when they bite thro' 

 any thicknefs of Cloaths, it rarely proves 

 Mortal, the Cloaths wiping the Poifon off 

 before it come to the Flefh. A Girl that 

 was bit about New-Tears Day^ continued well 

 till Whitfomide^ when coming to fee certain 

 Friends in our Parts, (he fell very ill, an4 

 being a Poor Girl, they came to me; it 

 plealed God I recovered her. Sometime 



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