142 MALL. [Vor. XIX. 
uterus by self-inflicted mechanical abortions, which the woman 
was in the habit of performing upon herself and which finally 
caused her death. Dr. Miller informs me that when he was 
Fic. 6b.—Diagram of the lower part of the spinal cord through the vesicle 
protruding from its ventral side. S°, fifth coccygeal nerve with its 
ganglion. 
called to visit his patient she was bleeding profusely and he 
had considerable difficulty in removing this embryo and its 
membranes. In so doing the ovum was ruptured, but it still 
Fic. 6c—Section through the upper part of the vesicle, shown in Fig. b. 
V, vesicle; C, cartilages at the tip of the spinal column, the last 
being double. 
retained a sufficient quantity of fluid to protect the embryo. 
The time of the abortion was 77 days after the beginning of 
the last menstrual period. The entire membrane and embryo 
