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visit to the “ knowing thestate Qfqpe ap;ery,or, puhe,, thestate of all
“ the rest was likewise ascertained. -The Colao heard
doctrine witl^. aste§ishment | ^nd: the physf^j^os
were, equally amazed? at jvhat was? j so n9Vf|tTo, theni.
* ‘ Theyrjyepe piuch discopcerted?,ast well as, embarrassed,
“ in their observ,atlon,s, ,Qri what.d^|sy heard.,fj ^ t>,.the
“ Doctor’s request, agyd to .satisfy.himself on this^sub-
‘* ject, the |Golao.,applied the fore-fipger of his [ right
^h andr to the left, temporal,artery, .-and ,the samefipger
“ p f his left hand to the rigl^" ankle, and found, Jtp*!iis
“ great surprise, that the beats of-his^puise were every
“ where simultaneous, Heexpressed his .satisfaction at
“ the proof which so simple and pasy an experiment
“ had affordedi of what had been asserted., The Doctor
‘ ‘ told him, that j beside the pulse, it was nepess^ry. to
‘ ‘ gain information as to .the internalsensafions, andr.ex-
“ temal cir^mstances2^ f ,4 v ^ i® t |g % ^ jd i ^ ] ^ ^ ^ i a
“ well founded: j udgment. of lp&*lispas%.This eon&k.
“ deration induced thje, Colao to answer all tbA,J?pctorV
* * questions; and;upon a full
“ to labour under two distinct complaints. Qng was
“ rheumatism, which first attacked bin* in the mountains
‘ ‘ of Tartary, where he. had been I long exposed to cold
“ and rainy weather ; and recurred at different periods
“ afterwards. The second was discovered, on examina-
“ tion of the parts, toj(be a completely formed hernia.
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‘£Had he been jm'nGtnredlasshfbph^sicMMha^rpTo^osed,
i the worst consequences would,, in all probability,1 have'
tl soon ddllotwed;!;!
^ ‘-‘Th e Gola'o (tesifed the. Doctor’s' explaft^tlolfr'df £lfe>‘
‘‘•'hainre'-of -his ^ilftife-htsl 'together*\vith'The methods* of
‘ ‘ relief-andifenffeiwhich h^r^pd^eHV’ *t-o bef'ptif doWft' in
“ writing.' He made; him a |itesent.of?a.rpieC^pf1:',silk;
“ -and wasipleaseIMfiol say, that#Is^ea'S^appea^©v|i
“ and rational, tho -theynnwere so 2and distant! froin'
“ th% notion'S'fpfCv£lent in Asia,thachtee'^i' $g&mtH*4‘$t£
‘ ‘ they .carfifeTrbm! the' inhabitahto# ahfo'th Or- plaflfetg^dn'
1 T-ho^he 'Golao' was quickly3rMieved> from ‘ttemiosb
pressing sof his complaints, fe'iotervfcwvbo%lfi$bdhad
with The-latter
determined' *theifefo'rel to‘i write to
citations1 for’idigf speedy dfepartdr'e 'o'PlOa^tMri^M'a^hMfcS
tosh to join his ship WCh-u-san; and altbfetf*rbd|tf©stf^tfrat
ti|B'private ^vehtnreSj brought out^ fh^hipls»offiiers^
should be permitted to bfe disposed Mff5t?hferey anff a^afegdi
purchased out of the prodtifee of the a'dj oiningprov inggSit
^ h b might'pfobure a proper translation of this letter, as
at PfeMn; bh f thb uPfer^ r^ ^ found a pV^bh^apablfe’ibf
turning, into prbper ’GhinASe expressions, the meaning
of the letter/&s verbally explained tO{hifh> &fidnlhe traris--'
latiort was copied/ as tisttal, ' and attfeSted b y -tbe pa^df
It was not ;tchbe expected that any fuflKlr^tfifficuity
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