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sided; had taken no medicine. About the 28th, reddish 

 spots appeared on her arms, and small tumours scattered 

 over her thitihs, which disabled her from walking. She 

 complained o"i' profuse perspiration on her breast, particu- 

 larly at nisht. I directed ihe warm bath with alteratives. 



Auoust/th. Notwithstanding the treatment, the sym- 

 ptoms becaiTie much aggravated ; the reddish spots had 

 spread upon her face. I requested my frieiid to confess 

 whether he had not contracted the venereal disease; to which 

 he answered in the most solemn manner in the negative. 



On the 14th I required a consultation, and met one of 

 the most eminent phvsicians in Dublin. After examining 

 the paiient, he mentioned our suspicion to the mother of 

 the lady, that the distasc was venereal. It was deemed 

 advisable to have a surgeon in consultation, and that we 

 should meet the following day. In the evening I visited a 

 patient convalescent irom fever, from whom I heard that a 

 Mrs. i\l. was dantierously ill, not only from a disease which 

 she had contracted at the time of her lying-in, but also 

 from a verv sore mouth. On inquiry, it appeared that she 

 was attended in her accouchement by the same gentleman 

 who attended my patient. 



On the 15th we met; and that consultation removed 

 every doubt of the nature of the disease; and as she did not 

 receive it from her husband, 1 suggested to the medical 

 gentlemen that the accoucheur might have conveyed the 

 infection by his hand. That mode was deemed possible, 

 though not very probable ; and our opinion to that etTect 

 was communicated to the accoucheur. 



18th. All thai train of misery incident to supposed con- 

 nubial infidelitv, uegravated by the sufferings of a loathsome 

 disease, must have been the fate of my patient, if she and 

 her husband had not had proper mutual confidence and a 

 friendly reliance on my further Investigation. I met Mrs. 

 M.'s brother, with whom I was acquainted ; and anxious to 

 ' vindicate the character of my patient, I told him my su- 

 spicion of his sister's disease ; and asked him, whether I 

 could with propriety mention my suspicion of the disease 

 to Mr. ivl. He answered in the aOirniative, and introduced 

 me to Mr. M. I related to that gentleman the situation of 

 mv patient, and requested to know the dist-ase liis wife \A'as 

 labourmc: under, and the time of her delivery. Uc said 

 «hc lay-i7i on the esd of May !d!0, thai the accoucheur 

 was treating her at present for cancer in the womb, or a 

 liver complaint. I submitted my opinion that it was the 

 venereal disease, and also that she might have been infected 



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