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This paralytic tendency made her apprehend ve of 
a more violent attack ; which accordingly foon hap- 
pened : for, about the end of Auguft, in the fame 
year, her fymptoms gradually increafed, and in a very 
fhort time the loft all motion and fenfation in her left 
ftde. In this ftate fhe continued throughout laft win- 
ter with the addition of fome new complaints ; for 
now her head fhook conftantly ; her tongue falter- 
ed fo much, when fhe attempted to fpeak, that 
(he could not articulate a word ; her left eye grew 
fo dim, that fhe could not diftinguifh colours with 
it ; and fhe was often feized with fuch an uni- 
ver.fal coklnefs and infenfibility, that thofe who faw 
her at fuch times fcarce knew whether fhe was dead 
or alive. 
Whilft the woman was in this miferd le condition, 
obferving that (he had fome interm lions, during 
which fhe could converfe and ufe her right leg and 
arm, in one of thofe intervals I propofed trying to re- 
lieve her by the power of electricity. With this view, 
I got her fupported in fuch a manner as to receive the 
fhocks ftanding, holding the phial in her right hand, 
whilft the left was made to touch the gun-barrel. 
After receiving; feveral verv fevere fhocks, fhe found 
herfelf in better fpirits than ufual ; faid fhe felt a heat, 
and a prickling pain, in her left thigh and leg, which 
gradually lpread over all that fide ; and after under- 
going the operation for a few minutes longer, ffe 
cried out, with great joy, that fhe felt her foot on 
the ground. 
The electrical machine producing fuch extraordi- 
nary effeCls, the aCtion was continued; and that: day 
the woman patiently fubmitted to receive above 200 
Vol. 50. See fhocks 
