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Tus extraordinary being, after, remaining the winter of 
Jaft year in the Houfe of Induftry, whither want, produced 
by drunkennefs, compelled him, quitted that afylum, tired 
of the regularity (though not very rigid) which was there 
exacted, and went to the country; but he was forced to re- 
turn to us at the end of autumn, extremely debilitated, hav- 
ing fuffered much from hardfhip and intemperance. From 
this time he gradually declined, his appetite continuing toler- 
ably good, but his bowels weak, till he died, which happened. 
about fix weeks after his return. 
On examining the body after death, the wound was found 
to penetrate the ftomach in the centre of the greater curva- 
ture, and from the adhefions of the liver, colon and integu- 
ments, a very confiderable ftri€ture was formed, fo as to give 
the ftomach the appearance of a double bag, withthe opening 
in the middle; the duodenum was enlarged beyond the fize 
of the colon, and feems to have in fome meafure performed 
the functions of a fecond ftomach. The colon was firmly at- 
tached to the lower part of the ftomach by a ligamentous 
fubftance, that muft have been formed by the inflammation 
fubfequent to the wound. Al} the other vifcera were found 
and perfectly natural, both in appearance and fituation. | 
I cannot conclude the hiftory of this extraordinary cafe, 
without regretting my having been prevented from rendering 
it more fubfervient to medical purpofes by the man’s fuddenly 
departing 
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