An account of the providential preservation of Eliz. Woodcock : who survived a confinement under the snow, of nearly eight days and nights, in the month of February 1799 ... / by Thomas Verney Okes.

  • Okes, Thomas Verney
Date:
[1799?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An account of the providential preservation of Eliz. Woodcock : who survived a confinement under the snow, of nearly eight days and nights, in the month of February 1799 ... / by Thomas Verney Okes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    might be renewed as often as po]Jible> and applied *very warm, which was done three times in the day. She continued very weak and low (that is) as to bodily flrength, but her mind was very calm* and Hie endured her pain and illnefs with moft wonderful fortitude. The tincture of bark was now given her as often as fhe could be perfuaded to take Medicine* but her fupport was the opium, wine, and broth; of the former fhe took one grain and a half, three or four times in the day. Monday 18th.—There was very little change of fymptoms; the mortified parts became con« tinually Ioofe, and in order to leflen the flench, as much of them as was Ioofe was removed.—The bark now became fo unpleafant to her that fhe could not be perfuaded to take it; the opium was adminiffered as before; her bowels were in a better ffate than they had been, but five ftill complained as before of inward cold.” Tuefday 19th, and Wednefday 20th.—She was feized with violent diarrhoea* which occafioned great debility; a cordial mixture therefore was ordered; but fhe feemed to receive no benefit