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in different parts of the country, were 
troubled with impofthumations under 
the arm, all in the axilla dextra. They 
maturated, and healed up pretty eafily.. 
Whether this has any affinity to the 
difpofition of the prefent and preceding 
year, I cannot fay : I before obferved, 
that almoft every patient, in whatever 
diforder, had more or lefs of bilious 
fymptoms. I have feen more inflam- 
mations of the neck of the bladder 
this month than all my life before : 
They were cured by antiphlogiftic 
medicines. 
Much rain, and thick foggy weather. 
Very wet. Within thefe two months I 
have feen five perfons, and have heard 
of many more, who were taken with 
a violent pain in the os promts, on the 
left fide. The pain foon fell into the 
Eye on the fame fide, and occafioned 
a dimnefs : but this and the pain were 
foon removed by an epifpaftic behind 
the ear, if applied early. I was called 
to a Negro wench, who had had the 
complaint fo long, that fhe was totally 
blind of both eyes ; which appeared, 
as in the gutta ferena, without any 
inflammation, or vifible defedt ; but 
extremely painful. In her likewife 
the left eye was firfl: affedted, and 
much the moft difficult of cure. 
Cauflics behind the ears, and vitriolic 
M colly- 
