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pus, which grew out from its fore part, 

 by a fingle root, about three inches low- 

 er than the glottis, but was fplit at its 

 under part into feveral lobes, the largeft 

 and longed of which reached down to the 

 upper orifice of the ftomach. 



See Tab. 8. in which A, reprefents the 

 tongue, B. the epiglottis, GG. the dilated 

 oefophagus cut open, D the root of the 

 polypus ; E, E, E, E, E, E. the lobes into 

 which the polypus was fplit. 



On viewing this figure, it is evident, 

 that when, by the efibrt of vomiting, the 

 polypus appeared in his mouth , its parts 

 muft have been inverted, or that the lobe 

 which was longeft, and generally un- 

 dermoll, had been thrown up into the 

 mouth. And, as a certain proof that 

 fuch inverfion had adlually happened, 

 a cicatrice could be diftindly obferved 

 at the under end of the longeft lobe, 

 from which the four branches or fangs 

 • mentioned by Mr Dallas had been cut 

 cfF, by the ligature he had applied. This 



cicatrice is delineated at the letter F. 



It 



