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the Eye-lids, which began every Evening about fix 
o'Clock, with a Defluxion from the great Canthus , of 
a whitifh Matter of fome Confidence 5 fo that fhe 
remain'd blind till next Morning, and then recover'd 
the Ufe of her Eye-lids, as before. This Diforder 
held her fince February laftj from which Time all 
Remedies order'd her by her Phyfician proving inef- 
fectual, fhe was fent to Ballerac for the Benefit of the 
Waters. As we lodged in the fame Houfe, I had a 
fair Opportunity of obferving the Effects the Waters 
had on her. She was pump'd on the back Part of her 
Head and Neck Seven times, without receiving any 
fenfible Benefit : The Ninth time her Diforder feiz'd 
her an Hour later than ufual, and the Defluxion was 
lefs and thinner. The next Evening it retarded two 
Hours.* and the following Night fhe had as much Com- 
mand of her Eye- lids as ever. She took the 'Douche 
(for fo we call that way of pumping) the next Morn- 
ing and Evening, and was intirely cured. I fat with 
her an Hour that Evening, carefully obferv'd her Eye- 
lids by Candle-light, and ask'd her feveral Quefiions 
on her Diforder. She open'd her Eyes as well as I 
did mine, and fet out the next Day for Montpelier . 
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