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plaint without effedt ; nor did the appearance of the 
menfes, as we had fome reafon to hope, in the leaft turn 
out in her favour. It will be needlefs to relate here the 
various medicines which had been given her with little 
cr no fuccefs, except that the moft relief fhe found w'as 
from the ufe of fait water, which was thought to make 
the intervals the longer in two or three inftances, as well 
as the appearance of the eruption milder. Things con- 
tinued thus till the autumn 1773, when the menfes be- 
came obftrudted, continuing fo for fome months, but ap- 
peared once more very plentifully ; after which they ne- 
ver returned, neither did the eruption, except in the moft 
trifling manner. About Chriftmas 1773 fhe complained 
of a weight in the abdomen, and fulnefs of the ftomach ; 
which fymptoms were relieved by fome gentle opening 
medicines. She then went on a vifit to fome friends at a 
diftance, after which I faw her no more for two months. 
I learned, that during that time the complaints had re- 
turned more violent, for which fhe confulted a phyfician 
on the fpot, but without the relief fhe found at firft; for 
the abdomen began to increafe in fize every day, and be- 
came painful, the urine high-coloured, and in fmall 
quantity, with thirft, and every other fymptom of an 
approaching dropfy. 
In 
