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flie had continued in this date for fome weeks, flie 
was advifed to ufe the cold bath : but that foon 
brought back the contraction ; and I have been fince 
informed that the was worfe than ever. 
A foldier’s wife, a genteel looking woman, of about 
50 years of age, was feized with a flight palfy, about 
Newcaflle, on her way to this country : but before 
flie got to this place, the had loft all the feeling in 
her left flde, and fo far the power of it, that the 
was brought to us in a cart. After receiving 600 
ftrokes from the eleCtrical machine in the ufual way, 
and in the fpace of two days, flie recovered the ufc 
of her fide, and fet out on foot to make out the reft 
of her journey. However, for fear of a relapfe, I 
gave her a recommendatory letter to Mr. Sommer, 
Surgeon at Haddington, as flie was to pafs thro that 
town, and as I knew that he was likewife provided 
with an electrical apparatus. 
A young woman from Home , a village in this 
fliire, but at a good diftance, complained of a .£°^“ 
nefs and infenflbility in her left hand and wrift, of 
two years ftanding. When I felt that hand, it was 
as cold as a ftone, whilft the other was fweating ; and 
flie told me, that it never had been warmer all that 
time. I made her draw the fparks from an egg (which 
for fome other purpofe was fufpended by a wire 
from the conductor) for about half an hour j and at 
the end of that time I found the dead hand in a far 
greater fweat than the other. She then wrapt it up 
in a piece of flannel, as flie ufed to do, and retired. 
Next day flie told me, that fince the operation lhe 
had been able to put off and on her cloaths without 
