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to lie down. One foot mortified, and came o. at 
the ancle ; the other leg near the knee. 
Sarah was taken in one foot ; which mortified, an 
came off at the ancle. The other leg fathered in the 
fame manner, and feparated at the knee. 
Robert was taken in both feet. His legs have ie- 
parated at the knees ; and he is now in good health. 
Edward was taken in both feet, which have iepa- 
rated at the ancle ; and he feems to be doing well. 
An infant, two months old, was taken from the 
woman’s bread, as foon as fhe was feized with the 
diforder. This child was put out to a nurfe, and died 
in two months. Immediately after death, the iee 
and hands were obferved to turn black. 
T 0 hn, the father of this unfortunate family, con- 
tinued well a fortnight after the wife was feized 
Then he was feized with a violent pain in both his 
hands. In a fhort time, his fingers became numb, 
contracted, and black ; the nails came off; and two 
of the fingers were ulcerated ; but are now healing. 
He has all along complained, at times, of acute, 
darting pains, through his hands, arms, back, and 
^The family are all thin, weakly people j but, in 
general, have been healthy. They have lived (as far 
as I can learn) juft as other poor people in the neigh- 
bourhood do, having eaten or drunk nothing, which 
has difagreed with any of them, except fome pork 
and peafe, on which they dined January 19, the day 
when the two firft were feized, and which made 
three of the children fick at the ftomach. 
The man has two fons by another wife, who arc 
now in fervice, and both in good health. 
I have 
