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was called to his afliftance. He reduced the 

 procidentia frequently j but it foon returned, 

 which made him defire I lliould be con^ 

 fulted. 



The inverted inteftine flood out four 

 inches from the anus^ without being much 

 fwelled or of a deep red colour, and the child 

 feemed to have no other difeafe. Mr. Drum- 

 mond mod eafily introduced all the tumor in- 

 to the body ; but foon after it was pufhed out 

 again, upon the child's having a defire to 

 ftool, notwithftanding a fervant's keeping 2, 

 finger on each fide of the (inm near to each 

 other, while fome liquid excrement was 

 paflTed. After the redudion was again made, I 

 put my finger, which is long, up the reSium^ 

 pufhing the orifice of the inverted gut oa 

 the point of it, and then found the orifice 

 of the inverted gat refembling the feel of the 

 OS tinea of an unimpregnated womb refting 

 on it, which I could throw up fome way 

 further with a fudden jirk of the laft joint of 

 the finger, but without being able to invert 

 it. We then caufed a large quantity of milk 

 and water to be injeded with force, while 

 the two fides of the anm were preffed firmly 

 on the pipe of the fyringe introduced by the 



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