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fpitting ; and another began to have the fame complaint, 
though in a lefs degree. 
27 th, One of the five had no other complaint but a 
dilagreeable fenfation on rubbing his fkin in any part of 
his body. Another, as yefterday, mentioned a flight giddi- 
nefs, weaknefs, 8cc. A third, who had been the word of all, 
and who had taken fome purging falts, was much better. 
The other two, who had feemed fo well the day before, 
became worfe at night; one of them, who before had 
told me of violent pains in his knees, had a return of the 
fame fymptom; the other had pains in his legs, and an 
univerfal unealinefs, 
28th, They were all confiderably better, except one, 
• who had been feemingly well the night before, but com- 
plained now of much weaknefs, and flying pains in his 
limbs. 
29th, All of them mended, but ftill complained of 
wandering pains in the limbs, weaknefs and heat in their 
hands and feet. 
30th, Continued as yefterday. At times they feemed 
quite well; but, in the morning, they complained of 
more w'eaknefs than in the preceding evening ; and the 
pains, which generally appeared to be almoft gone in the 
day, returned at night. 
31ft, All were better, but not without fome flight 
pains and a weaknefs in the morning ; and fome ftill felt 
a difagreeable heat in their hands and feet, and others in 
their mouth. 
4 C 3 
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