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ed ; and though he threw up the greateft Part of his 
Supper, yet the Symptoms flill encreafed, which made 
them fend for me; but before I could get to him, 
things were come to the Extremity above defcribed. 
Having nothing at hand but a Tea fpoonful or two of 
Spirit of Hartjborn, I forced open his Teeth with 
the Handle of a Spoon, and as his Head was reclin- 
ed, I poured the Spirit into his Mouth, which a little 
roufed him, and firft fet him a Coughing, and next 
a Vomiting ; I took the Advantage of the little Senfe 
that was returned, and continued plying him with 
Carduus-Tea ’till he had vomited feveral times more, 
but 1 could not hinder his Swooning often between 
the Times of reaching, though I gave him after each 
forty or fifty Drops of Sal Volatile & TinShtr. Croc, 
aa.p. a (which I had fent for) in a Glafs of Wine ; 
he at length began to find a Working downwards, as 
he afterwards exprefled himfelf, which was followed 
by a Stool ; after which he vomited two or three 
times mote, and then faid his Head was fo heavy, and 
his Strength and Spirits fo exhaufted, though his 
Stomach and Bowels were much eafier, that he mull 
needs lie down: His Pulfe was then a little returned, 
though very much interrupted and irregular, fome- 
times beating two or three Strokes very quick toge- 
ther, and then making a Stop of as long or a longer 
Time than the preceeding Strokes altogether took up. 
Having obferved that what he had laft vomited was 
little more than the pure Carduus-Tea,I then gave him 
a Draught made of Aq. Epidem. 'fher.Androm. Conf. 
Alkerme. <Stc. and gave Orders to make him fome Sack- 
whey to drink between whiles, fometimes alone, and 
in cafe of great Faintnefs with fome of the above- 
named 
