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From the 28th of May to the 12th of June the 
bread Hill painful : in the mean time, however, 
ulcers remained firm and dry. The tumor and fchir- 
rofity of the bread: diminidied in fuch a manner, that, 
excepting its being a little bigger than the other, it 
had inti rely refumed its natural form and colour. No 
indurations in the left bread:, nor of the glands in 
the right armpit. 
The 13th of June fhe took a journey, was abfent 
fome weeks, and returned in perfect health. Dr. 
Lambergen advifed her, but in vain, to continue the 
infufion. Neverthelefs, fhe was obliged now and then, 
when die felt pain, to have recourle to it, and was 
always relieved by it : and in the courfe of another 
year the remains of the fchirrus were totally wafted. 
It is now (1754) eight years fince, and fhe has 
had no relapfe, no pain, no hardnefs in her bread; 
has married a fecond hulband, by whom die has 
had a child, which die fuckled. What more can 
be requifite to afcertain a cure ? 
Thus we have given a detail of this memorable 
cafe ; wherein we fee, that fix drachms of one of the 
moft poifonous vegetables that the world produces 
actually cured a woman, whom the mod able phyfi- 
cians had given up as incurable ; and who mud 
otherwife have f. ifhed her miferable days in the 
mod deplorable bufferings.. 
It mud not be omitted, that notwithdanding the 
daily ufe this woman made of the Bella- donna, die 
was not accudomed to it in the manner as people are 
who take opium. Dr. Lambergen always prepared 
the infufion himfelf, and never, had oc?afion to make 
