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the veins, from what they were, after we had 
filled them with tallow. 
By fome few of the finu/fes having a little 
of the red injection in them, it may be con- 
jectured, that fome of the fmall branches of 
the uterine arteries opened into them: but I 
could not obferve their orifices; and they 
themfelves were fo fmall, that I only faw one 
or two {mall twigs running along the mem- 
brane that lined fome of the finufes. 
Since, neither in this fubjeét, the leaft 
drop of either the injection that was thrown 
into the arteries or veins of the mother; nor 
in another woman, who died when four 
months gone with child, whofe uterine ar- 
teries I injected with coloured tallow; any of 
the injections were found in the fecundary 
veffels, tho’ a great deal of injeGtion, in both 
fubjects, was found extravafated between the 
placenta and uterus; I muft be of opinion, 
that there is no ana/fomofis between the uterine 
and fecundary veffels; and I could eafily fee, 
how the extravafated tallow, injeGted with 
force, could make its way into the cellular 
fubftance both of the placenta and womb. 
Sucu ferpentine convoluted very fmall ar- 
teries, which Dr A/binus has taken notice of, 
and 
