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Septem3er 5th. Has taken the whole of the powders; flight 

 returns of vomiting ; no appearance of worms ; fhe was ordered 

 and took a vomit of Ipecacuanha-wine, which operated well, but 

 neither worms or bloody matter were difcharged. The infufion 

 was ordered to be continued. 



September 26th. Sweats have difappeared ; cough is but flight ; 

 the vomiling pretty frequently recurs, but is not preceded by any 

 unufual fenfation, nor is it more frequent than in her former 

 pregnancy. No appearance of blood or worms ; flrength in gene- 

 ral much improved. 



She was ordered to omit all medicines, was fafely delivered 

 of her child at the ufual time, and is now in perfed health ; 

 though in general delicate, and fubjedl to violent colds. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



The worms thrown up are delineated of the natural fizc 

 and appearance in fig. i. and 2. Fig. i. reprefents the large 

 one, confifting of a head and twelve joints ; the three firft joints 

 are furniflied each with a pair of legs, which all the others 

 want. Fig. 2. reprefents the fmall worm, of which fuch num- 

 bers were difcharged ; and fig. 3. the belly of the fame, viewed 

 through a good common magnifying-glafs. It confifts of a head 

 and ten joints, and has three double rows of legs ; one double 

 row on each fide, and one double row of fliorter ones down 

 the middle of the belly. It has befides three legs projeding in 

 the form of a tail from the lafl joint. 



All thofe worms fliewcd figns of animation when difcharged, 

 .efpecially on being expofed to the heat of the fun, but foon 



died. 



