4 Dr. fothergill’s Account of a 
“ July 23. On the glafs-footed flool for the fpace of 
“ one hour: fparks were drawn from her arms, legs, 
“ head, and hreaft, which for the firfl: time fhe very fen- 
u fibly felt; alfo two fhocks through the fpine. She 
u could now walk alone; her countenance became more 
“ florid, and all her faculties feemed wonderfully 
“ llrengthened, and from this time file continued mend- 
“ ing to a ftate of perfect health. 
“ Every time fhe was electrified pofitively, her pulfe 
“ quickened to a great degree, and an eruption, much 
“ like the itch, appeared in all her joints.” 
Thus far Mr. underwood. To complete the hiftory 
of this lingular cafe, I this day (OCt. 2 8) rode feveral 
miles, on my return from the country, to vifit her; and 
had the fatisfaClion to find her in good health, and the 
above account verified in every particular, with this ad- 
dition, that at the beginning of the difeafe fhe had but 
flight twitchings, attended with running, flaggering, and 
a variety of involuntary gefticulations which diftinguifh 
the St. Vitus’s dance, and that thefe fymptoms were 
afterwards fucceeded by convulfions, which rendered it 
difficult for two affiftants to keep her in bed, and which 
foon deprived her of fpeech and the ufe of her limbs. 
The eruptions which appeared on the parts electrified 
foon receded, without producing any return of the 
fymptoms. 
