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Porta, the Veins and Sinufes of the Brain , together 
with all their fmalleft Ramifications, very much di- 
ftended with Blood, and the Arteries on the contrary 
almoft empty. 
But if the Epileptick ConviilGon ceafee before tb» cir- 
culation of the Blood is entirely flopped, then all becomes 
calm again, the Preffure is taken off the Veins, the 
Blood returns to its ufual Courfe, and in a few Hours 
the fick Perfon is perfedly recovered. 
And yet all this violent Convulfion of the Body, this 
prodigious Diftenfion of the Veins, and Interception of 
the Courfe of the Blood paffes without any Inflamma- 
tion, as appears from the fpeedy Recovery of the fick 
Perfon : E'or if the Convulfion had occafioned an Inflam- 
mation, a Fever muft neceffarily have enfued, which 
would difcoveritfelf by manifeft Tokens, and would re- 
quire a much longer Time for its Abatement. 
Let us now obferve the Analogy between thefe Ap- 
pearances, and thofe produced by Laurel-Water. 
We find by Experiment, that an Ounce, or even two 
Drachms and a half of Laurel-Water will occafion 
more violent Convulfions than three Ounces, or even five 
of it. Exp. 4, 5 to ii . If therefore an Inflammation 
was the neceffary Confequence of this Water being ta- 
ken into the Stomach or Guts , the more violent the Con- 
vulfion is, the greater the Inflammation ought to be. 
On the contrary we find, that the more violent theCon- 
vulfion is, the greater is the Probability that the Crea- 
ture will recover. Exp. 4 to 7. And when itfo falls out, 
the Manner is exactly the fame as in the Recovery of an 
Epileptick Perfon. In a few Minutes the Creature be- 
comes as brisk as if no fuch Thing had happened. 
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