22^ ESSAYS AND OBSERVATIONS 



the back, and which had gradually in* 

 creafed from that time to the fize it was 

 then of, whi-ch was about equal to that 

 of half a large China orange. 



This tumor had a llrong pulfatlon^ 

 2nd the patient complained of having lofl 

 her appetite, and being often fick ; and 

 that fhe had particularly much pain and 

 ficknefs if the tumor was hard prefled. Her 

 pulfe was quick and fmall, but had na 

 intermiflion, and was otherwife quite re- 

 gular. 



These complaints continued without 

 much alteration, till within four or five 

 weeks of her death ; only, that once or 

 twice on being fretted, and turning un- 

 Gautioully on Ler back, her pulfe became 

 quick, and fo extremely low, attended 

 with an excruciating pain in the part, and 

 ficknefs at the ftomach, that we imagi- 

 ned flie was dying ; but flie recovered gra' 

 dually from thefe low fits, and her pulfe 

 returned to its former (late. 



About five weeks before flie died, the 

 tumor extended on the lower part to- 

 wards the ,fpine, and the £kin became of 



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