384 Mifcellanea Curiofa. 



But no greater Confent in fuch Cafes was 

 perhaps ever Obferved than what I faw fome 

 time fince in a Child about 5 years old, in 

 which the Convulfions were fb ftrong and fre- 

 quent, that life was almoft defpaird of, and by 

 Evacuations and other Medicines very diffi- 

 cultly faved. The Girl, who was of a lufty full 

 habit of Body, continued well for a few days, but 

 was at Full Moon again feized with a moft vio- 

 lent Fir, after which, the Difeafe kept its Periods 

 conftant and regular with the Tides ; She lay 

 always Speechlefs during the whole time of Flood, 

 and Recovered upon the Ebb. The Father who 

 lives by the Thames fide, and does bufinefs up- 

 on the River, obferved thefe Returns to be fa 

 punctual, that not only coming home He knew 

 how the Child was before he faw it, but in the 

 night has rifen to his Employ, being warned by 

 Cries when coming out of her Fit, of the turn- 

 ing oP the Water. This continued 14 days, that 

 is, to the next great Change of the Moon, and 

 then a dry Scab on the Crown of the Head, (the 

 effecl: of an Epifpaftic Planter, with which I had 

 covered the whole Occiput in the beginning of 

 the Illnefs) broke, and from the Sore, tho' there 

 had been no fenfible Difcharge. this way for a- 

 bove a Fortnight, ran a confiderable quantity of 

 limpid Serum ; upon which, the Fits returning 

 no more, I took great care to promote this new 

 Evacuation by proper Applications, with de fired 

 Succefs, for fome time j and when it ceafed, be- 

 fides two or three Purges mthMercurius Dulcis^ &c. 

 ordered an Iffue in the Neck, which being thought 

 troublefbme, was made in the Arm; the Patient 

 however has never fince felt any Attacks of thofe 

 frightful Symptoms. 



♦ Whether 



