^An Extra^ of the Journal of the Society at Dub- 
lin ; giving an account of a Feriodicall Evacua- 
tion q/^ Blood at the end of one of the Fingers. 
Decern* 22^ 1684. 
A Letter was read from Mr. JJh, ia anfwer to a 
ry fent down by the Society to him concerning a 
man who had a conftant and periodical, of 
S/Wattheend of his fore-Finger j from which Letter 
the following return is abftraded. 
Walter Waljb, an Inn-kQcptr in Try m, born in Ireland, 
of a temperate Diet, Sanguin Complexion, and pleafant 
Humor, in the 43d year of his Age, anno i(j/8, about ^ 
Eafter, was feizd with a great pain over all his right 
Arm ; a great heat, and rednefs in his right hand ; and 
a pricking in the point of the fore-Finger/ whereon there 
appear d afmall fpeck, as if a little Thorn had run in>' 
and fuppofing it fuch he opend it, whereupon the Blood 
fpun out in a Violent but fmall ftreami after it had 
Ipent its Violence, it would ceafe for a while and only 
drop,and then fpring out with Violence again, continu- 
ing thus for 24 hours, till at laft he fainted away, and 
then the Blood ftancht of it felf, and his pains left him : 
from that time during his whole life, (which continued 
1 2 years, ) he was frequently troubled with like Fits-, 
leldom having a refpit of 2 months, and they never re- 
turned oftener then in S weeks : he rarely Bled lefs then 
a Pottle at a time; the oftener the Fit came the lefs 
he Bled i and the more rarely it aflaulted him, he Bled 
the moves whenever they endcavor'd to ftanch the Blood, 
it raifed moft exquifite tortures in his Arm j no remedys 
A a 2 that 
