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difeafes ftill more terrible. M. Ab. Elteis 
difcovering that he had a peftilential bubo, 
fwallowed a deception of tobacco, which 
threw him into an agony, and fuch lofs of 
flrength, as to bring on a fwoon, from 
which it was thought he would never re¬ 
cover. Sometime after, however, he came 
a little to himfelf, vomited exceffively, 
and had afterwards feveral very confider- 
able evacuations by ftool. He was put to 
bed in fo weak a ftate, that he could not 
move, but his bubo had difappeared. He 
drank fome hot wine with fpice in it, 
flept well, and fweated much; on his 
awaking he drank more wine, fell afleep 
again, and in the morning found himfelf 
quite recovered. (Diemerbroeck de Pefle, 
Hift. 40.) 
Nappeltern finding himfelf attacked 
with the plague, went into a convivial 
company in hopes of difpelling his appre- 
henfions, and getting rid of his complaint. 
Having 
