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generally kecp on thcir

Ic:~s \Vi{.hou~ fallin~

;

yct

r.)n~~

will grovd on

th~

canh Itke epllepuc

pel,rOn'l,

and

wdl

WCf'p,

"lUgh.

gnil/h

thcir

(tech,

.glpe

\Vith their

~louth~J

pUt OUt

their

tongues , foil thelr eyes, aQ,i

wlurJ

thelc

heacis :'\bout in a llrange

Olilnner.

A lter the 6" fome ue

ine '<preffibly

weak; fOnJe faiot

awtty.

Olh::.rs f:lll ioto a del! p {leep; in otbers, agaio,

lhe

fic

terminated with eru.!la

ion3,

wind, vomitinc,. and

throwing

~Ut

plt.:nty

of w:ucr.

V ery

OrtCn a mueus

(Ii·

Hits

frolO

the no[,!, or

brood

¡(fues

rrom

lh::.nc!!, or from

e uterus or

kcmorrhoid ....1 vejos.

T:,er~

perrons ha"e gener.lly unquiel fl eep. and full of

dread aod terror,

unccrtaio

appclite,

theí r bodies

ge:.

ner<llly a littlc

cofllve;

they fwcat with difficulty.

bUl

are

fu bjea to

great paffions of lhe Rlind. T hc aeceffions of

. he

fi"

kecp el<atl pace Wilh lhe phafes of lhe moon. In

womcn lhey precedé or ae: :.mpany che eruption of the

r.l~nCes .

l'h(y are moa frequent and worfi after mealsj

and are ea«ly excited by lhe p.ffi,ns of lhe mind.

The 61$ are gew ally preceded Wilh a coldoefs of lhe

f: et

;\nd

Jimbs, or

kiDd of tingling fenf ...

tioD:

which

alfo :tff'c:(cs tht: os coccygis, anu like cold air areends up

the CpinAI m.urow; tbere

di(lend~d

A.Huleot paio

the

lefl hypochoodrium. and fu eh a .conClipation of lhe body

that neilher wind nor excremenf5 eln m"ke thei r exit.

·nor -.viII

Ihe

anus admit a clyfier pipe, oro if ie docs, lhe

clyficr and excrem: nts are thrown up by vomito The

bl.dder is l ikewife fo .rreéted. lhal no lIrine can be

m.de

at lean bue little

and thin and whi::e. In others,

the acccHioo betiins

with

yawoing,

~retching,

anxiety

about the heart;

hard unequal cootratted

pul

re,

the

hent-huro, naufea, 'lomiling, palpitations of lhe heart,

¿ifficu!ty of fwaJlowing. paio of lhe head and teeth. noife

the ears, giddinefs,

rbc_

and then come oo' {he con ·

vuHions.

Though lhis is • terrible

dife.fe

. il oever kills fuddenly.

When it is recent, Ihe perron young, and otherwife of a

¡:ood confli ullion. there i. lhe gre.tefl hopes of a fpeedy

cur( . If ufu 3.1 evacu:u ions of

blood

Ole

uterus or

hz:–

morrhoids are furpreflcJ,

{he

refllru

will

cithcr mitic::tte

cure

Ih~

dife..fc . On

the conlrary, if the humours

are

thick ...

impure, the fupprelTion obCtinate, their (empe.

rameOl

inclining

great fcnfibi lity,

,he

age

advanced,

the difcafe hereditary, or become habitutll, the cure

difficult

S OOletimes, through

il!

managemem.

dege–

neroles inlo ao epilcpfy Or hypochoodriac meJancholy.

T o cure lhe St V itus's

dm"e, cake

away about

ou occs

blood,

mOTe

or IcCs. accordiflg

the age of the palienl ;

the neXl

day

give half.

Comclhing more

lhe com.

mon

purgin~

potion according tO

tbe

age,

and

[he

c. ...

ening

the folJl')wi ng

dra~'ght :

T .ke ao ounce and a

h.lf

of alexCler;al water ; 30droP'

of compottnd fpi ril of Iaveoder : a fcuple of lheri

aca andromJchi ;

and 8

drap,

che lindura lhebai.

C¿*

~ti"

and m ,ke them ioto a draught.

J..

lhe

cathartic pOlion

re peated lhricc:

cvery

otller

ly.

anO

the: Cune d raught

Ihe cv:oing

Aft..~r

WhlCh,

h lec:d

again.

and

rep:..

the cathanícs duce or fou r ti!no!s ;

" nJ lhis courfe m,y be purfuctl

lhe lhird or fourth

!Ílnt'.

/lpply

Ihe foles of lhe

fe.. <mpl,jlr um

(

(flr31Jn3.

F or fear of a re!apfe, al lhe fame (ea(oo of the oe"l

ye~r.

ora Hule Coon::r. in \!Ihich the ¿iCtcmpt!r "P?rared , blted.

ing

Ihould

be again

rcpc:atcd,

and purgin:!

two

lhree

times.

AlJen cured I\VO girls of lhis di!ler.lper wilh lhe expref–

{io" uf

mdlipedcs and

th~

P <!I

uvi ..n bark,

aftcr

bl~l!dlOg

and a

ge:llle calhanic.

the cure

orber convuHive diforders , if the

pa–

tieol is ple thoric, or the putre

grc::a~,

mull be

begun

with bleecling ci¡hC'r

{he

arm

fout;

and

if occJlJon

rcquire, it muU be repe:tterl

{-.vo

three

timu,

b Ul

lIoe

ti ll

lhe

fit

overo

T he air

fhould be dry and

ferene, with

conH::tnt exercife ; the

alimcnt fhoulJ be:

e<lfy

of d'gellton ,

and.1J hOl (pirituoJs liquors OlOultl be a\oidcd . 'fhe

conClanl driok Olould be lb. docoéttoo of (c9rzonen roo".

with Iha "ings of hartlhorn, or wh,cy,

01'

¡he Selter's mine–

ral waters .

Pediluuia

are likcwife proper. of river·

w.uc

wheat·bran. aodchamomile·fio\6ers. They (hould b< ufed

pretty

w;trm and deep, at

tbe

time of going

bed,

and

aflCrwards fwealing (houltl be proOlolCd.

The patient's body. Ir co(tive. mufl be kepl open Wilh

mi\nna, or with oily

clylters;

and

the

J~lIIeJ

lile

d,fe.afe is

judgt:d ,tO be in the

prilllee vite,

will

be pro.

per, at the chanees of

che

mooo, to

give a

vernit with

nnnna, thal is,

oun:e of manDa

Wlth

two e r three

grains of

unar

eraetie.

I f. aboul lhe lime of puberty. lhi.

dife.fe

proceed.

froOl tOO carly or exccffive coition, or violent pallion, ef

the mind, aJl things \\ hich cauCe

cemmolion io the fluid,

mull

;\void(d;

filch as,

aromatics, lharp purges, eme.

ties, fpirituous liquon, inordinace motions of the body

or mind, and

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heating things in gennaJ.

che coa–

trary, the diet lhould be (oft, emoJlient,

anJ

nourínling;

(ueh

cow's

a~s's

milk,

whey; as alCo badu

fweet waler mixed Wilh milk. L ikewife jdlies• • od de–

ccélions

fcorzonera, barley. hartlhoro, ivorylhavin",.

and viper's flelh. for ordinary driok, and chocolate.

it proeeeds froOl "'orms ,

lhe

cure dt pends

(heir

being kiJled and expeJled out of ,he body: Bu,

.JI

ao –

thelmintiC!, or worm medicines, are DOt co

made ure

this caCe; Cuch as gadick. \'itriol, copper, aloes.

fllarp purees. and mercurials; becaufe,

they are given

ioconr.J erolely. lhey are hurúul

lhe nerves.

WIU

be beller

ufe cJyflers. made of mil.k, fweet lhiog•• and

oil; as alfo llOimeots of a purging qu.lilY 'rplietllo tbe

navd and abdomen .

Dwudly may be laken

.fml<n.fon/.–

nido

mercurius duJc:s

is glven

\Virh

clthartic ...

\ViII be necerrary 6rfl of .11

let lhe palienl l. ke • fe..

fpoonfuls of oil f fweCl .100ond••

If il i. c.ufed by a fupp"ffion of lhe menf ... emmen–

agogues and hOl medicine. are

be forboroe; bUl b..h–

watt:rs ano

ble~ding

\ViII

be proper; as alru

p.!d"/liV~t

¡f

m~dl!

preuy warm; hot ¡ofufion! ef balm-Iluwers, aDd

llowers of the Jime-tree. tinélure of callar, abforbent

powders, an ¡fpaCmodics, and anodyn

rf (rOO1 • fl

"pp.ge

of lhe ha:morrholJal Oux. berode.

hlceJiog' and Iho .bove remed ie. , Iccches applied

lhe

anus

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b::

very grC'3t advantage.

I n the obforv'lions of the med c,1 (;,c:ct y of L ondon.

we !,.Ive ao '<coun l of a deplorable coovuHjye

c.fe

being

cured by

eJc~lri.:ity.

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