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Hiccup flopp’d : In Ids than an Hour, he broke out 
into a general breathing Sweat, and fell into a quiet 
Sleep, which laded fix or feven Hours, when he awaked 
much refreftfd.— - The Hiccup never return’d again, 
but' the Man boon recovered. 
The next Pcrfon to whom I gave this Medicine 
was a Gentleman, who had been ill eleven or twelve 
Days of a petechial Fever. I found him delirious, 
with convulfive Catchines in the Tendons ; and an 
Hiccup very frequent, and fo loud, that I very plainly 
heard it at the Bottom of the Stairs, before I went 
into his Chamber: His Pulfe was, at the fame time, 
very weak, but exceedingly quick. I immediately 
order’d him a Bolus with ten Grains of Musk mixed 
with Camphire (e), as in the former Cafe ; and flay’d 
an Hour by him to fee the Effedt of it. In lefsthan 
two Minutes the Hiccup left him 5 in about half an 
Flour his Skin grew moift, and foon after he fell into 
a found Sleep. The Hiccup, as I was informed, re- 
turned again the next Morning, though with much 
lefs Violence 5 but both that, and the Subfultus Ten - 
dinum went off intirely, upon a Repetition of the 
Bolus, 
(<?) I added the Camphire mixed with Nitre, on account of the 
Character given of it by Hoffmann j but, upon further Experience, I 
found the Musk fucceed as well without it. Hoffmann, I find, touches 
upon the Virtues of this Drug, which he considers as a Sedative : — 
‘ Sedantia hac variic modis effcac'unn fuam perficiunt. Qua dam 
1 aintifpafmodica Sulphur e quodam tenui vapor o/o ex Regno animal h 
c adeoque magis amico e/feElum perfequuntur ut Liumbrici ierrejlres , 
4 dec. uec non Mofchus <& Zibethum, qua in convulfiyis ac epilepti- 
cs Motibus , ac in ip/a etiam chronica Epilep/ia , infigni cum Fruttu 
1 ufurpajitur 
Med. rational. Syftemat. Tom. 3. Se£f. 2. Chap. 7. 
