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ilioufayKls would not dye ot it yearly in this Citf, as ap- 
pears by the Bills of Mortality. 
1 do not doubt but fome part of her Lungs do adhere to 
her fide, and it*$ probable a little part of rhem do not re- 
ceive ibe Air in inrpiration, but I believe that defeft is very 
incoa(]Jcr.^ble, becau(e (be can run up Stairs, and is no more 
dilordercd in her Breath than moft other Peopk. 
The cafy difcharge ot.the Pus, by her lying down in 
lint pofture, did undoubtedly very much preferve her Lungs, 
jind prevented its breaking through the Abfcefs, into the 
(Cavity of feer Brcaft, and putrifying her Lungs to a greater 
degree. Pi^iP^ genctat is a noted Aphorifni, and the Air 
Bladders of the Lungs are lb very tender, that they mufk 
have yielded to the prefliireof the Pus, had it lain long in 
t he Abfcefs, and been only difcharg'd by violent Coughing^ 
by lying in a proper pofturc^ Sir Tho.Probj, Sarah Deepi/rg^ 
kud other perfonshave prevented a greater folution in their 
!^ung5, and cither prolong'd their Lives rnany years, or re- 
covered their Healths by proper Medicines. 
This Siitd other mftances, make me eafily concur with 
(bmz Phyficians in an Opinion, that in fome Families the 
Lungs have originally a more tender Conftitution than in 
others.. Mrs Terry s Aunts are fubjeft to great Coughs and 
Ptyfick. Her Aunt Fowhs little Daughter of about 7 years 
old, having a little Fever, with fome fymptoms of the Small 
Pox, but a great difficulty in Breathing, Ladvifed her Bleed- 
ing ac the Arm, but (he was fo fat you could not find a Vein 
that night 5 next day the Small Pox appeared, which a little 
eas'd her Lungs, upon the fixth night after, fhe rais'd at 
feveral tim:^s about 7 or 8 Ojuces of clear Blood.by violent 
Coughing ; I was fent for, and drew away about 6 Ounces 
of Biood by Leeches, which totally relieved her Breath, and 
ftopp'd the railing Blood. This inftance I mention being fo 
like Mrs Teny s, to confirm what I faid before, and to e- 
v^nce that fo great lofs of Blood will not hinder the re- 
gular procee4ing of ^he. Small Pox, which flie went through 
very. 
