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frocks from it. The confequence was, that the fra- 
king of her head gradually decreafed, till it intirely 
ceafed ; that fre was able at laft to ftand without any 
fupport ; and on leaving the room quite forgot one of 
her crutches, and walked to the kitchin with very 
little afiiftance from the other. That night fre con- 
tinued to be well and ilept better than fie had done 
for feveral months before, only about midnight fre 
was fcized with a faintifrnefs, and took notice of a 
ftrong fulphureous tafte in her mouth; but both faint- 
nefs and that taf e went off, upon drinking a little wa- 
ter. Next day, being eledtriled as before, her ft rength 
fenfibly increafed during the operation, and when 
that was over fre walked eafily with a ftick, and could 
lift feveral pounds weight with her left hand, which 
had been fo long paralytic before. The experiment 
was repeated on the third day ; by which time flie 
had received in all upwards of 600 fevere ftiocks. 
She then telling us that ftie had as much power in 
the fide that had been affedted as in the other, we 
believed it unneceffary to proceed farther as the elec- 
tricity had already, to all appearance produced a com- 
pleat cure. And indeed the patient continued to be 
well till the Sunday following, viz. about three days 
after the laft operation ; but upon going that day to 
church, fre probably catched cold ; for on Mon- 
day ftie complained of a numbnefs in her left hand 
and foot ; but, upon being again eledtrifed, every 
fymptom vanifred, and fre has been perfedtly well 
ever fince. 
Coldingham, Nov. 1757. Patrick Brydonc. 
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