PHYSICAL AND LITERARY. 52^ 



Art. XXVL 



Treatment of a Polypus in the Pharynx and 

 jf/ophaguSi by thi late Mr Dallas 

 Surgeon *. 



J Ames Davidson, aged 68, was ad- 

 mitted into the Royal Infirmary A- 

 pril 9th, 1763, for the cure of a polypus 

 in his throat. 



Upon examining his throat, there was 

 nothing preternatural perceived ; but, on 

 giving him a vomit, or irritating the 

 fauces, fo as to make him reach, a large 

 flelhy excrefcence was thrown up into 

 his mouth, as far as to his fore teeth, 

 confiding of four difierent fangs, joined 

 together by one common root. Thefc 



were 



* Read 1764. 



