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five, or fix days after, they have a large 
difeharge thro’ the noftrils of a thick 
fetid matter, and a plentiful ferous dis- 
charge from their eyes. Now their 
ftomach fails, or rather they are afraid 
to eat j for every attempt makes them 
cough violently, and feems to give 
them great pain. Some die within 
two days after this difeharge ; Some 
live a week, or longer : thefe have 
had food forced into their ftomachs : 
but none ever recover, that I have 
heard of. 
Seafonable weather, and the moil plen- 
tiful appearance of corn and tobacco I 
ever faw. The wheat was got in laft 
month: it is fuppofed there will be 
the moft of any year fince the Settle- 
ment of this country. 
Very dry. The difeafe amongft dogs 
continues, tho’ lefs violent : many 
have their limbs Seized with a paraly- 
fis : thefe all recover. 
The difeafe continues amongft the dogs. 
This month I faw a tame fox very ill 
with this diforder. I gave him a dofe 
of a valuable powder, with which I 
have done much good ; and for the 
knowlege of which I was obliged to 
my worthy friend Dr. Parfons, when 
I was laft in England. I have known 
this powder cure dogs ; which made 
me give it to this fox : but he died in 
three 
