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want of fleep. Thefe were foon fucceeded by tre- 
mor es tendinum , fubfultus , delirium, or ftupor. The 
pulfe was commonly very quick, but feldom tenfe 
or firong ; was fometimes heavy and undofe.. The 
blood oftentimes florid, but loofe ; fometimes livid, 
very rarely flzy : in fome however, at the very at- 
tack, it was pretty denfe and florid. The tongue 
was generally foul, brown, and fometimes blackifh ; 
and towards the crifis often dry. The urine was 
commonly high coloured, and in fmall quantity ; 
frequently turbid, and towards the end depofed a 
great deal of lateritious fediment. A vafl: number 
were feized with this fever, during, and foon after, 
the exceflive heats ; tho’ but few died in proportion. 
Long and great heats always very much exalt the 
acrimony of the bilious humours ; of which we had 
this fummer abundant inftances. 
Bleeding early was generally beneficial ; profufe, 
always hurtful, efpecially near the ftate of the fever. 
LX VII I. An Account of the fo [file 'Thigh-bone 
of a large Anitnal , dug up at Stonesfield, 
near Woodflock, in Oxfordfhire. In a 
Letter to Mr. Peter Collinfon, F. R. S. 
frGtn Mr. Jofhua Platt. 
Dear Sir, 
Read Feb, 2. 
1758. 
A BOUT three years ago I fent you 
fome vertebra of an enormous fize, 
which were found in the flate-flone pit at Stonesfield, 
near Woodftock, in this county. 
I have 
