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V.  A Cure  of  a Mufcular  ContraBm  by  Electricity.  By 
Miles  Partington}  in  a Better  to  William  Henly, 
F.  R.  S. 
Great  Ruffel-ftreet, 
DEAR  SIR,  June  13,  1777. 
Read  Jan.  15,  IT  T is  fomc  time  fuice  you  informed  me  that 
you  had  mentioned  to  Sir  john  pringle 
Mifs  lingfield’s  cure  by  electricity;  that  it  excited  his 
attention ; and  that  it  was  his  opinion,  that  the  commu- 
nication  of  it  to  the  Royal  Society  would  be  deemed  im- 
portant and  ufeful.  I hope  you  will  not  blame  my  delay 
in  the  compliance  with  your  requeft.  I have  waited  for 
no  other  purpofe  than  to  obtain  the  lateft  account  of  the 
permanency  of  thofe  good  effects,  which  fhe  had  then 
but  recently  experienced  from  our  ele£hical  experiments 
upon  her.  Of  thefe  advantages  we  have  both  had  re- 
peated confirmation;  and  I may  now,  I believe,  with 
ftridl  propriety,  from  the  notes  I made  for  my  own  fatif- 
faftion,  fubmit  the  following  particulars  of  them  to  the  m- 
fpection  of  whomfoever  your  judgement  fhall  direct,  or  to 
appropriate  them  to  any  other  purpofe  you  pleafe.  As  you 
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