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daverous, and fhe had continued unparo- 
ral labour-pains, with much thirit and 
little urine. Theos ‘tince was a little o- 
pened, but’ without.any forming of water 
» that could-be-felt. .Lordered clyfters and 
an opiate at night, which made her pafs 
it quietly. 
Next day the pains were more natural, 
and fhe was tolerably eafy. In the even- 
ing, fhe took an opiate with two fcruples 
of pulv. ad partum, after which, there 
were intervals between her pains; but, at 
four in themorning, fhe became delirious, 
and appeared like one who had not an 
hour to live. On taking rich hot negas, 
thefe fymptoms went off; and then, ha- 
ving felt a child’s head floating in water, 
I broke the membranes, and brought away 
two male children, who were fearce half 
the fize of children born at the ufual time. 
One of them was dead, {welled and livid; 
the other lived 64 hours, but without ta- 
king food, or making any difcharge by 
{tool or urine. The quantity of water 
voided in this delivery was computed by 
all 
