Dr. scott on AJlhmatic Fits . i6q 
children ; but buffered as little as any woman could do, ei- 
ther in breeding or lying-in ; and it was not obferved, that 
ilie was more fubjedl to thefe fits when with child than 
at other times. She was blooded, and took fome common 
pedtoral medicines for them; but without any benefit. 
About a year and a half, or two years, after her marriage, 
file told her hufband, that file obferved thefe fits always 
attacked her when any Ipecacoanha was powdered in his 
lhop; and that fhe was certain the effluvia of that medi- 
cine immediately brought them on. This was looked 
upon at firft as a fancy, and little regard paid to it for 
fome time. However, frequently after this, when any of 
that medicine was powdering or putting up, fhe ufed im- 
mediately to call out, perhaps from a different room, that 
file found the ipecacoanha , and that they would fee her 
immediately affedted by it. This I, and feveral others, 
faw frequently happen as fhe had faid; fo that we were at 
laft convinced, to a demonftration, that the effluvia of 
the medicine, fome how or other, fo affedted her nerves, 
as to bring on a very great and remarkable degree of 
lpafm all about her throat and breaft. Having thus 
had feveral repeated proofs of the effedts the medicine 
had upon her, great precaution was therefore taken for 
feveral years never to pound any of it, but to purchafe it 
powdered ; and alfo care was taken, when weighing or 
putting any of it up, to fend her out of the way, or to 
fome diftant part of the houfe. By thefe means fhe was 
kept pretty clear of it for feven or eight years together, 
during which time fhe enjoyed perfedl good health. 
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