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CR A h wuM re- the free cifculatJdn of ftre Hood iii thr contracted part-, white it is more simple, expeditious, and Safe in res effects. If the cramp attack the inferior organs, sui h as the stomach and bvw '.ways intended wrtH danger ; as frequent returns of it terminate in death. V may n/ieic but c&hnol organic affeftions of tliis natttre ; hence we seriouslvtuhise such pa- - to adopt, betimes, a more temperate and regular I life; -rain from spirituous mixtures and «//rermertted liquors ; to aban- don the practice of inundating their stomach two or time times, a-day with hot tea ; to shun smoked, salt- ed, and pickled provision of every kind, as well as' fat, rancid, flatu- lent, and such dishes ns require a vigorous digestion ; in short, to avoid both tlttpredispcsi?}? and ex- erting causes ; the latter ot which will be generally fotntd in I own irritable temper, by indulging in fits of anger, or other depressing- passion : dius, the animal fib! comes suddenly relaxed, and again contracted, so that a paroxysm of the cramp is the inevitable conse- quence. On such distressing oc- casions, if they value a precarious life, we conjure them never to fly to the brandy- bottle, nor to take any stimulant medicines, such r.s laudanum, vitriolic sethe r; :.:c. which only prepare the stomach for su- staining a new attack, and accele- rate the destruction of the patient. On the contrary, the mildest emol- lient drink, for instance, gruel, bar- lev-water, chamomile tea, ought to be instantly procured, and srrlMl draughts of half a tea-cupful at a time be given, lule-uann, with e p. s to 10 <Vi tartar in each, i • half hour, or oft'-ner, as rriffj f.l.li..', - < '.. -.-. l,L- siox*. and -m-asms. CRANK, a machine used for ■ large stones, ,u other pon- derous bodies. 1'rom the nume- rous aecld 1:1s which attend common cranes, several skilful machinists have attempted to i trive. such as would be more nnd at the same time more easy in their operations. The /•."', in point of time, is ■ Mr. James Ferguson ; which has three trundles, with different num- it* staves, that may be applied to the cogs of a horizontal wheel with an upright axle : round which is coiled the rope thai draws up the bt. This wheel has g'J e B4e largest trundle 24 siaws : the next 12, and the smaiiest6; so that the largest resolves 4 times for one- revolution of the wheel ; the next S ; and the smallest Id. A . naTty fixed on the axis cf either of these trundles, for turning it, in proportion to the weight intended to be drawn up. While this is raising, the ratch- - of a wheel slip round belcv. a catch, that falls into them, pre- vents the crane from turning back- wards, and detains the weight in any part cf its ascent, if the man who works at the winch, should accidentally quit his hold, or wish to rest himself, before the weight is completelv raised. The • '.coriiiy is that invented by Mr. Abraham Andrews, of Higham Ferrers, Northampton- shire. This machine Weighs the body suspended, while it is raid- ing j an improvement for which the