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face was cadaverous, and (he had conti- 

 nued unnatural labour-pains, with much 

 thirft and little urine. The os tinea was 

 a little opened, but without any forming 

 of water that could be felt. I ordered 

 clyfters and an opiate at night, which made 

 her pafs it quietly. 



Next day the pains were more natu- 

 ral, and fhe was tolerably eafy. In the 

 evening, (he took an opiate with two 

 fcruples of puh. ad parium, after which, 

 there were intervals between her pains 5 

 but at four in the morning, fhe became 

 delirious, and appeared like one who had 

 not an hour to live. On taking rich hot 

 negus, thefe fymptoms went oif j and then 

 having felt a child's head floating in wa- 

 ter, I broke the membranes, and brought 

 away two male children, who were fcarce 

 half the fize of children born at the u- 

 fual time. One of them was dead, fwell'd 

 and livid j the other Hved 64 hours, but 

 without taking food, or making any dif- 

 charge by ftool or urine. The quantity 

 of water voided in this delivery was com- 

 puted by all prefent not lefs than fix wine 

 gallons, 48 or 50 lib. 



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