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it, and then went home to Bed. Yefterday Morning,, 
his whole Arm was fwoln, but the Man was fo well 
that he went fix Miles out of Town, and came home 
again in the Evening. I have feen him again this 
Morning 5 the Swelling is aimoft gone above the El- 
bow, but the Flelh pits below: The Wound has bli- 
fter'd, but the Bladders were filled with a Water, and 
not any Thing of that black Matter which appear'd 
upon the Woman's Finger. We caufed a young Dog 
(mention'd before) to be bit the fame Day, and ap- 
plied the Medicine : Another Dog was bit three times 
in the Nofe, and nothing applied : Both are much 
fwoln, but very likely to live- We like wife thruft the. 
Teeth of a Viper's Head cut off twenty-four Hours be- 
fore, into the Flefh of a Eowl, which turn'd black im- 
mediately, but the Fowl is perfedly recover'd without : 
any Application. 
I leave you. Sir, to make your own Refkdions up- 
on thefe Experiments i and fhall only add, that I 
would by no means encourage the Man to go on 
with them j fince they muft at leaf! occafion him much , 
Pain and Mifery, more than the Gams are worthy 
and perhaps injure his Conftitution likewife. It is, 
rather to be wifhed, that he could obtain fome Re- 
ward, and make the Medicine public ; in which cafe 
there would probably be unfortunate Perfons enough 
in the Country, who would have Occafion to try it 5 , 
without torturing themfelves defignedly. I a m ?i 
SIR, 
Tour very humble Servant > 
Jo. Atwell.. 
Yin. An 
