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kept increaftng, fo that* in a few Weeks his Eating 
was come to the Pitch you now fee it in. 
Thus he has continued above a Year. His Urine 
and Stools do not exceed thofe in Healths fo that he 
vomits -molt of what he takes in. 
He has tried crude Mercury , and all Sorts of Me- 
dicines, and Mineral Waters. At prefent he looks 
pretty well in the Face, and is chearful ; but has loft 
the Ufe of his Legs and Thighs, which are much 
emaciated. He is fometimes fo hungry, that he fays 
he could eat them all : He often wifhes he were in 
the King's Kitchen. 
One Pig was fed with what he had vomited, and 
was fold in the Market : But the Country -People, get- 
ting hold of the Story, put a Stop to the Feeding of 
any more. 
To account for the Diforder I am much at a Lofs, 
fo fhall not trouble you with my Conje&ures. I am 
Tour moft obedient Servant , 
J. Cookfon. 
By the Journal annexed it appears that he eat the following Quantities of 
various Sorts of Food both Meat and Drink, as is fpecified in the other 
Journal, which I have given at large, p. 367, and 368. 
ft l ft | 
1743-. Apr. 4. the whole ) , „ Apr. 7. it amounted to 76 iz 
Quantity amounted to J ^ Apr. 8. to 6 0 8 
Apr. f, do 14 Apr. 9. to 8 
Apr. 6. 8 — — 
Total in fix Days 371 10 
Salt 1 10 
379 10 
K» B. He died a few Months after, quite emaciated, 
C. M. 
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