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The fame remedies were now preferis bed as at firft; ftrong frictions, warm ftimulating medicines, and fpirituous fomentations were used to the part af. fected, especially during the fit, which returned next day, and the fucceeding night. When the laft of thefe fits went off, the paralytic limb was perfectly recovered; before the week was out, the patient walked nine miles, and has now been well eight years.

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The other cafe was that of an apoplexy followed by a hemiplegia ; but the paralytic parts were recovered by flow degrees, and were not influenced by the return of the apoplexy, which happened at the end of about fix months. He was able to walk in about eight months; but a third fit of the apoplexy, two years afterwards, carried him off.

Art. XXVI. Of the ufe of the bark in Scrophulous diforders. By Dr Fothergill. It appears from feveral cafes related in this article, and many others, the particulars of which are not mentioned, that the bark may be given with great advantage in many fcrophulous cafes; that inveterate ophthalmies generally yield to it; incipient glandular tumours are frequently refolved; fwelled lips and cutaneous blotches are healed, and the tendency to a ftrumous habit correct ed. The dofe fhould be as much as the patient can be prevailed upon to take, providing with equal care against co. fiveness and its oppofite. The Doctor ufed a decoction in the following form, as that in which a fufficient quantity may be given with the leaft disguise.

Pulv. cort. Per. 3 i. coque in aq. pura ii. ad bi, fub finem addendo rad. glycyrrh. incif. fs. Čolatura adde ag. Nuc. M. 3 ii. M. capiat coch. ii. iii, veliv. cum tinet. Guaiac. Vol. a gut. x. xx. ad Ix. ufque, bis terve quotidie.

It is neceffary to obferve, that when the bones are affected, or when the fcrophulous tumour is fo fituated as to be attended with much pain, as in the joints, or under the membranous covers

of the mufcles, the bark rather increases than diminishes the fever which always attends these complaints; and if it does not add to the force of the mifchief, it haftens its progress.

Art. XXVIII. A letter from Dr Fothergill, concerning an aftringent gum brought from Africa.

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This gum is the infpiffated juice of a tree that is found near the river Gambia in Africa, called Pau de fangue; the juice is extracted by incifion, and hardens into a gum-like fubftance, that is hard, brittle, of a deep red colour, and opake, inodorous, but of an aftringent tafte; it is more brittle than gum fenega, and more foluble in water than dragon's blood. The Doctor thinks it of great efficacy in obftinate chronical diarrhoeas, and all other diseases that proceed from laxity and acrimony.

Art. XXIX. An account of the efficacy of the Mercurius corrofivus fublimatus, in the cure of the lues venerea. «x”dī This article contains a great variety of cafes, in which a folution of one grain of the fublimate in two ounces of rectified fpirits of wine, given twice aday, in the quantity of one fpoonful or two fpoonfuls to a dose, according to the ftrength of the patient, and virulence of the difeafe, produced the most aftonishing effects in the cure of the lues venerea; fome of the patients being reftored to perfect health in ten days, and others in a fortnight, though they had foul ulcers, buboes, warts, fcabs, and other frightful and loathfome symptoms of the difeafe, for which fome of them had been falivated without fuccefs. It operates chiefly by sweating and urine, fometimes it purged gently, and fometimes it produced tranfient fickness of the ftomach, and a fore mouth. The patients were confined to a fpare diet, and drank plentifully of fmall diluting liquors.

This medicine is mentioned by Turner in his Syphilis; it was lately brought into regular practice by Van Swieten, and recommended to the furgeons of the army by Dr Pringle,

It is now trying in the London hofpitals, and a farther account of it may be foon expected.

Art. XXX. The last article contains experiments on mixing oils, refinous and pinguious fubftances, with water, by means of a vegetable mucilage.

By thefe experiments it appears, that by means of the mucilage of gum arabic, not only oils and refins, but pinguious fubftances, may be reduced to the form of an emulfion with water.

The proportion was one drachm of mucilage, two drachms of oil, and one ounce of water. The mucilage will not keep more than double its quantity of oil.

Or one drachm of mucilage, one drachm of balsam, and one ounce of

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flowers; having, befides, an image richly dreffed; by which perhaps they would fignify Ceres. This they keep moving about, while men and women, men and maid fervants, riding through the ftreets in the cart, fhout as loud as they can, till they arrive at the barn. The farmers here do not bind up their corn in fheaves, as they do with us, but directly as they have reaped or mowed it, put it into carts, and convey it into their barns.

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From Chapman's cyder-maker's inftructor. Directions to make an artificial yeft (barm), which will answer the purpose altogether as well as the natural,

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The LONDON general Bill of Chrißenings and Burials, from December 14. 1756, to Decem
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General Bill of Mortality for 1757, in EDINBURGH, and WEST-KIRK parish.

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N. B. When different pages are referred to at any article, if the numbers are disjoined by a comma, the
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Abstracts of acts: Of that to
difcontinue the duties upon corn
imported 57. Of that to pro-
hibit the exportation of corn
from our colonies 58. Of new
claufes in the recruiting-act 61.
Of the act to prohibit the ma-
king of fpirits from grain 151.
Of that for laying additional
duties on ftamped paper, news-
papers, &c. 301. Of that for
further encouraging the herring-
fihery.319. Of the militia-act
344 Of the act to indemnify
fmugglers 398. Of that to en-
courage the landing of prize
goods in Britain 399. and of
that to prohibit the exportation
and diftillation of grain 662
Addreffes, of the Lords 607. of
the Commons 608
Advertisement, uncommon one

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Agincourt, account of the battle
of 577. Speeches, from Shake-
fpear, of K. Henry V. on that
occafion ib.
Algebraical queftion 395
Algiers, Dey of, makes peace
with the Dutch 488
Aloe, American, bloffoms at
Leyden 372. at Moufehole 428
Ambition, tower of, described 446
America, a fummary of affairs
there last year 124. of the mi
litary tranfactions for fome years
601. The British and French
forces go into winter-quarters
without any action 44.
provincial officers to rank with
thofe of the regular troops 101.
Preparations for an early cam-
paign 101. 250. Troops from
Britain arrive 157. More troops
fent 492. 553. Forts built on
Lake George 250. An imbar-
go laid on the fhipping 250.
The New-Yorkers refolve not
to fupply the French with pro-
vifions ib. Fate of a fcouting-
party from Fort Edward 250, 1,
The Cherokees renew their trea-
ty with the Carolinians 251.

The

Indians

313.

No ravages made by the French
during the winter ib. Corn
bought up to be fent to Britain
ib. A lift of a fquadron that
failed for America ib.
march to defend Fort Cumber-
land 313. Preparations for a
fecret expedition` 250.
Fort William-Henry attacked
by the French, but in vain 3 13.
An invafion dreaded at S. Ca-
rolina 314.
Ld Loudon fails
from New York for Halifax372.
Arrives there 425. Imbarks
his troops to attack Louisburg
539. The expedition laid aside,
and why ib. Sails for New York
5. A lift of the French fqua-
dron at Louisburg 373. of the
British ib. Virginia and Pen-
fylvania ravaged by the French
and Indians 373. Money grant-
ed by the affembly of Virginia
ib. A militia bill dropt in Pen-
fylvania ib. The French march
against Fort William-Henry
426. M. Montcalm's letter to
the commandant 540. He
takes the fort 541. The ar-
ticles of capitulation ib. The
capitulation basely violated 543.
598. M. Montcalm's letter to
Lord Loudon 600. Fate of a
fcouting-party fent from Fort
William-Henry 426. Troops
fent to Carolina ib. High dif
putes between the governor and
affembly of Carolina 426. Vir-
ginia threatened with an inva-
fion ib. Preparations to repel
it 427. The British fquadron
damaged by a form off Louif-
burg 540. The Tilbury wreck-
ed 600. Officers faved and loft
ib. A fast observed in Penfyl-
vania ib. A treaty made with
the Delaware Indians 601
Anderson, Mr G. proceedings of
Edinburgh prefbytery relating
to his complaint 108
Angria, the pirate, account of
his defcent, and the gradual
advances of his family 21- 23.
Geriah, his chief fort, taken by
Adm. Watfon 24
Annuities, of the refolutions for
raifing money by 515, 17, 23.
Reflections on the new annuities

564
Antigallican privateer takes a

French Eat-India fhip 52. The
prize forcibly feized at Cadiz
156. Extracts of Capt. Fofter's
journal relating to this affair
207. A forged letter concern-
ing her being restored 209. Ac-
count of further proceedings a
bout her 246. The prize order-
ed to be delivered to the French
conful 488. Capt. Foster e-
fcapes to Gibraltar ib. The
privateer to be fold 537
Apraxin, Gen. C. Beftucheff's
letter to the primate of Poland,
on his troops arriving at the
Polish frontiers 95. Marches
through Courland and Samogi-
tia 154. Enters the frontiers
of Pruffia 205. Account of his
motions 304, 61. Takes Me-
mel 362. 416. Publishes feve-
ral manifeftoes 478. Fights the
Pruffians 479. Retreats 482.
Of the caufes of his retreat 5 30.
Called to court 640. See Leh-
wald, Pruffia, Ruffia
Army of obfervation, remarks
on the parliamentary grant for
it 518. See Cumberland, Ha

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Army of the empire. See Execu-
tion-army, French, Germany,
Pruffia

Argyle fynod, of difcontinuing
the Saturday and Monday fer-

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mons in 262
Affizes of bread: For Edinburgh
49. 221. 279. 439, 96. $59.
For London 429
Affociate fynod's proceedings:
Mr Thomas Mair appears be-
fore them 209. Culfargie's o-
verture relative to him 210.
Mr Mair's anfwer ib. The ar-
guments on both sides 211. Mr
Mair depofed 212. Subftance
of a paper given in by him fb.
The fynod defended from the
charge of Neonomianism 213-
"Their act concerning the ma-
fon-oath 432. An examination
of the act 583
Auction, account of it 451
Auftrians defeated at Lowositz 8.
The number employed in Bo-
hemia 205. Defeated at Rei-
chenberg 240. near Prague241.
Defeat the Pruffians at Chofter-
nitz, or Colin 363. Destroy
Zittau 417. Decline to fight

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