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of Difeafes. He then gives me a Tranfcript of an 
Account fent him from thence in the French Lan- 
guage, which, tranflated, is as follows. 
A Man, who had been for a whole Twelvemonth 
deaf of one Ear, with a continual Noife in it like 
the Running of Water, attended with mod violent 
Pain whenever he lay with that Ear uppermoft, 
coming to Dr. Verati for Advice, the Do&or elec- 
trified him, bringing out Abundance of fiery Sparks 
around the diftemper’d Ear j which, in about five 
Minutes that the Electrification was continued, be- 
came as red as if a bliftering Plaifter had been ap- 
plied to it. But the Redncfs difappeared in a few 
Minutes after, the Patient patted the Night with lefs 
Pain and Noife, and was perfe&ly cured of his Dif- 
order. 
A Footman belonging to the faid Do&or, being 
taken fuddcnly ill of a violent Pain in the Head, 
which continued many Hours, he was thereupon 
electrified, the DoCtor caufing the Sparks of Fire to 
ifiiie from the Temple wherein the Pain was felt. 
The Part appeared red, the Pain abated 5 in three 
Hours it was intirely gone, and has never returned 
iince. 
A Woman that nurfed one of the Doctor’s Chil- 
dren, having had a mod grievous Diforder in her 
Eyes for fome Months, with a continual Running 
of Water from one of them, and a conftant Pain 
over the Eye-lid, came to the DoCtor for Advice ; 
who immediately electrified her, bringing out the 
fiery 
