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4 ever heard; it returning with every 'Infpiration. I 
4 order’d her a Bolus with fix Grains of Musk, and 
4 the Apothecary flay’d ro give it. The Moment the 
c had (wallowed it, (lie (creamed out fo violently, 
4 that (lie alarmed the whole Houfe, and raifed fuch 
4 an Outcry, that Mr. Holyoake , of Henly in War- 
4 wick (Jo ire, the Apothecary, with all his good Sente, 
4 found it difficult to compofe the Tumult. From 
4 (creaming fhc fell into a laughing Fit: Soon after 
4 fhe grew calm, and fell into a Sleep, which lafted 
4 feveral Hours. The Hiccup ceafed from the Mo- 
4 ment lire took the Bolus : It returned tome Weeks 
4 after from taking Cold, but was quickly removed 
4 by the fame Medicine.’ 
Thofe who are acquainted with the learned Hoff- 
manns Writings, well know of what extenfive Ufe 
Antifpafmodics are ; and the Inftances here given, are, 
as I imagine, fufficient to prove, that Musk is a Me- 
dicine of uncommon Efficacy in convulfive Diforders. 
1 can boldly affirm, that, when given in its due Dole, 
it has never once fail’d my Expectations. I have 
fometimes indeed been obliged to repeat the Doles 
three or four times; but it has always anfwer’d at 
lad, in all Cafes where I had Reafon to cxpeCt it 
fhould. It is not be imagined, that where the 
Spafms proceed from any Stimulus fixed in a certain 
Part, that Ehis , or any other Medicine can abfolutely 
cure the Convulfion, if the Caufe be not removed (f) ; 
yet 
(f) The celebrated Hoffmanns Rules, regarding the Ufe of Spe- 
cifier, are moft certainly juft, and mu ft neceflaTy hold in refpedt to 
This, as well as any other : 1 Monendum quod qutnn hac iffa fie. 
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