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She became afterwards delirious, and on the 4th 
day vomited much, and puftules of the fmall-pox 
appeared, which gradually became more numerous, 
and increafed in bignefs. The puftules however were 
large, diftind, and not in great number. She went 
on well enough for three days from the firft eruption ; 
the vomiting quickly ceafed, and we began to pro- 
mife ourfelves that all danger would foon be over : 
but on the 8 day the puftules were at a ftand, and 
every thing went wrong : whereupon I order’d 
•velicatories to be applied to the arms, and warm cor- 
dial medicines in good dofes to be given, and often 
repeated, in order to promote the growth of the puf- 
tules, and bring them to maturation. 
We proceeded two days in this method without 
effed ; on the contrary the grew worfe ; and on the 
10th day the puftules were every-where funk, and 
in the face appeared quite dry and ftiriveled j fire 
fvv allowed with extreme difficulty, had no remain- 
ing ftrength, and feemed to every one about her paft 
all hopes of recovery : I myfelf thought the would 
not live a day, or fcarce 1 2 hours, longer. The 
apothecary, who was her foil, feeing the extreme 
danger of his mother, and how ineffectual my endea- 
vours had been to raife the puftules, defired to know, 
if I could think of any thing farther to anfwer this 
purpofe ? I propofed to try, if he pleafed, the Cortex 
Peruvianus , but without taking upon me to anfwer 
for the event. He readily contenting, I prefcribed as 
follows : 
Jpplicentur Empl. Veficator. Tibiis internis. 
Corf . 
