ness, tho' some
of the Swelling remained: But many of them were inclined to be
hectic, and seemed likely to grow consumptive.

Being ordered up to the flying Hospital in _June_, and the Sick going
down to _Bremen_, I had no Opportunity of seeing the Event of these
Tumours, or of examining the Bodies of those who died with them. One I
accidentally met with the following Winter at _Bremen_, who died of a
Consumption and Diarrhoea. He had a large Abscess, which penetrated
into the Cavity of the Chest, and discharged a great Quantity of very
fetid Matter, at the Part where one of these Tumours had been seated,
and the Sternum and Ribs were carious all round the Abscess.

OF PARALYTIC COMPLAINTS.

Some of the Soldiers, from lying out in the Nights on the wet Ground,
and from doing Duty in cold rainy Weather, were seized with a Pain and
Numbness all over, and lost the Use of their Limbs, which in some was
succeeded with a Palsy of these Parts: But the greatest Number of
those afflicted with Paralytic Symptoms were seized with them either
in Fevers, or after feverish and other Disorders. The Number, who were
attacked with Complaints of this Kind, were but few.

When Men were suddenly taken with Pain and Numbness all over, we found
that the best Method of treating them was to put them to Bed, and give
them Plenty of mild warm diluting Liquors for Drink; and if there was
much of a Fever, to open a Vein, to give the cooling antiphlogistic
Medicines, and apply Blisters; and if these Complaints still remained,
to endeavour to promote a breathing Sweat, by means of Diaphoretics
and warm Drinks. Several who were brought to the Hospital, soon after
being seized in this Manner, got well; but in some few, one or other
of the Limbs would begin to waste, and remain paralytic afterwards.

Those who had the true confirmed Palsy seldom remained long enough
with us to be cured. Two or three received Benefit from Blisters
applied to the Parts, and from Issues; drinking at the same time the
Decoction of the Woods, or of Sarsaparilla, and taking the volatile
Tincture of Guaiac or Valerian[95], and being sweated by the Use of
_Dover_'s Powder, or other Diaphoretics.

[95] On _Wednesday_ the 1st of _February_ 1764, _Margaret
Julion_, a Woman between fifty and sixty Years of Age, was
admitted into _St. George_'s Hospital for an entire Loss of
Speech, which seemed to depend on a paralytic Disorder of the
Parts abou