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his Body was like Liquor ftruggling for a 
Vent, moving from his Left-fide to his 
Right. Before he was confined to Bed, 
when he fat ftill without the leaft Motion, 
he would often fhow his Wife and Rela- 
tions the Skin of his Body move from left 
to right. If he walked, or ufed any Mo- 
tion more than ordinary, this Symptom 
would ceafe, but it returned again with 
greater Violence after. Comparing the 
whole Symptoms and Duration of the Dif- 
eafe together, they feemed to be the Effect 
of an Ale aline Acrimony, The Ufe of 
Glyfters was wholly impracticable, there- 
fore I ordered very gentle, cooling, dilut- 
ing Lenitives, a little acidulated $ a moft 
emollient Anodyne Fomentation to the 
Breaft, with a Liniment to the fame Pur- 
pofe after it, a DecoCtion of the Woods 
acidulated for common Drink. Three 
Weeks after I vifited him again, but could 
perceive no fenfible Advantage from that 
Method. I then preferibed a ftrong Lini- 
ment of Ung. Dialth, with 01. Vitriol . out- 
wardly, and Spt. Vitriol . given in Water 
inwardly, and all his Food highly acidula- 
ted. In few Days he found Relief from 
this, was able to read, fpeak foftly, move 
his, 
