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day to me, he complained of a forenefs externally. 
On examining, I found a little matter formed, and, 
on opening it, extracted a little filk, about the length 
of a fmall pin, which relieved his complaints entirely. 
He lived two years in perfect health, and died of the 
fmall- pox.. 
June the 28th, 1756, I was defired, by the parifh 
of Duloe, to attend Charles R s, who, two days 
before, had been ftruck by lightning. On my exa- 
mination, I found it had pierced through his coat, 
waiftcoat, and fhirt, a little above the middle of the 
deltoid mufcle of the right-arm. It had burnt to tin- 
der almoft all the fleeve of the fhirt, waiftcoat, and 
infide of the coat-lleeve, but the outfide appeared un- 
touched, except where the lightning pierced. The 
ftefh of his arm, from the fhoulder to the elbow, was 
burnt, efpecially where the lightning pierced, a full 
inch deep, and onwards to the wrift and fingers lefs 
and lefs deep, till it did but juft deftroy the fcarf fkin 
it pierced again near the umbilical region in a different 
direction, but not fo deep: his thighs were burnt in 
various directions, but not fo deep : from the right 
knee downwards on the outftde, it firft burnt the hair, 
then the fcarf fkin, and continued on deeper, efpeef- 
ally about the ankle and inftep of the foot. The left 
leg much in the fame manner on the infide, but not 
fo deep burnt. His waiftcoat, breeches, and ftock-- 
ings burnt on the infide as his coat fleeve, and the out- 
ftde appeared untouched : his buckles melted in his 
fhoes in various directions. In this deplorable condi- • 
tion, his arm and the other parts appearing greatly 
inflamed, I bled, and gave him a purging draught to 
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