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Doctor Hoaaly attending, in the Room of Do£lor 
Bailey , the Phyftcian of the Week, directed him to 
have the Wound fcarified, be blooded, ufe the Pul- 
vis antilyjjus , and Cold Bath. 
About a Fortnight after the Accident, being the 
Full of the Moon, his Symptoms became fo vio- 
lent, that I was defired to meet my Brethren in Con- 
fultation. I found him fitting on a Bed, with one 
of his Legs tied to the Poft; and, upon inquiring how 
he came placed in that Pofture, he told me, He him- 
fe If faftened the Cord, apprehending he might grow 
mifehievous : And, upon our propofing to him to 
put on the Mapp’d Waiflcoat, he readily confented 
to it 5 exprefling great Dread of becoming hurtful. 
He told us, He had felt a Numbnefs in the wounded 
Thumb, which fhot up his Arm to the Shoulder 5 
and that he was not fenlible of having taken a Mo- 
ment’s Reft fince the Accident had happened 5 and that, 
upon endeavouring to compofe himfelf, he fell into 
Startings, and dreadful Apprehenfions of Mifchief 
from Dogs. His Eyes look’d wild, and he complained 
of an excruciating Pain in the Head. For fome Days 
part he had been troubled with a Difficulty in Swal- 
lowing :I propofed to him to get down a fmall Piece of 
Bread ; but he feemed to refufe it with great Abhor- 
rence: However, being encouraged to make ufe of 
his Refolution (which he poffeffed to an extraordi- 
nary Degree), he forced it into his Mouth where 
holding it for fome Minutes, he endeavoured to fwal- 
Jow, but was feized with violent Spafms, beginning 
3t the Bottom of the Abdomen 5 which, by a convul- 
sive Progreffion, heav’d itfelf into the Thorax ; from 
whence the Spafms were extended to the Pomnm 
Adami ; 
