No. 46
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fifty years of age. When I came into the
porch he was sitting before the entrance IN an
elbow chair, surrounded with pillows, with
no clothing but frock of linen, that came
half way down his knees. The ghast-
ly image of death was imprinted on every
part of his emacatcd frame. The bones OF
his arms and legs were hardly covered with
flesh, and the joints Of the knees, and the lar
gest joints Of the fingers, we're increased to
an enormous size. His knees were drawn to-
gether beyond the power of separation, short"
ening the left leg so that nothing but the toes
touched the floor. The hands were forcibly
and irremoveably fixed to the breast, the dis
torted fingers bent backward, forming an
arch over the swollen mound at the joints.
A little motion with the ends of the fingers
was all the sufferer could produce; and was
much impressed with the insensbillty. OF
man to his ordinary blessings, when l saw
this poor invalid, call for servent to brush
off fly that was biting his legs unmolested.
On his back was a large running sore, which
his friends were uncertain whether to ascribe
to disease, or to the effects OF lying so long
in horizontal and immovcablc posture. Ahe
daily dressing of this sore, which was per-
formed while I was present. gave him so
great pain, that he was unable to set up
moment after it was completed. Three ser-
wants took him up with all possible care.
and laid him on the bed: while the excrucia-
ting misery which this gentle movement pro-
duced, filled the mouth of the sufferer with
groans anti Intreaties.-Here he lay bewail-
ing his lot in hollow pitcous tone, and cry
ing q" Oh that thou woulst hide me in the
grave, that thon wouldst keep me secret.
until thy wrath be past" On inquiring the


cause of his sufferngs, was told that three


years ago, being afflicted with rheumatism,he
took the advice ofa quack to attempt its cure


by enormous doses Of sulphur. With this


view he mixed pound of sulphur with five


quarts of water ard stirring it took halt pint


times day, until he had taken six pounds


Of sulphur Soon after commenced the pain


and distortion of his limbs which had sub


jected him to increasing and excruciating


sutferngs ever since.