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the grafly Side of the TurfF, with fome Spirit, or Oyl, 
and then doubled the Grafs-fide^ together, and fo fet 
them in. When they were well baked, which was in 
about two Hours, he took them out, and made a Bed 
of them upon the Floor, (the Place for the Head raifed)} 
as foon as that was done, he ordered his Father to be 
taken out of his Bed without his Shirt, but wrapp’d up 
ill a Sheet, and laid upon the hot TurfF, and then pro- 
ceeded ter cover him over with the reft of the TurfF, 
more efpecially on his Side, where the Seat of his Pain 
was, but they da id none on his Brea ft or Head} then 
they cover’d him with Blankets to keep the Heat in: 
While the Father was in this Bath, the Son gave him 
warm Cordials, to prevent fainting, which he Was in great 
Danger of} after he had lain thus about- three Quarters 
of an Hour, which was as long as he could bear it, he 
was put naked into the Bed very well warm’d, where, 
in a few Minutes, he fell afleep, and fweat to that De- 
gree, that it run, thro’ his Pillow and Bed, upon the 
Floor. After about two Hours Sleep they dry’d him, 
and put him on warm Cloaths, and the old Gentleman 
found himfelf much eafed and refreflaed : This was in 
the Morning^ and before Night, he walked about the 
Houfe comfortably, his Pain being in a manner all gone; 
the next Day the Dodor repeated his Cordials, and the 
fourth Day he fweat his Father a fecond Time, in the 
fame manner as above ; and the next, viz. the fifth 
Day, he went abroad about his Bufinefs, and lived 
eleven Years afterwards in perfed Health, and free from 
Pain. The Dodor tells me, great Care inuft be taken 
that the Patient do not lie too long in the TurfF, and 
that even a Quarter oF ah Hour may be fufficient for 
fome Perfons } and when e’er the Patient begins to fetch 
his Breath (hort, or faint, he muff be put to Bed im- 
mediately, and the Phyfician, or Operator, muft by ho 
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