62 A remarkable Tumour of the Face. 



lower edge of the orbit, that is, more than 5 inches lon- 

 ger than its fellow on the right side ; that at each mo- 

 tion of the ball, instead of that loose bed of fat it was 

 wont to play in, it should be moved over the sharp edge 

 of the upper part of the os maize, and yet not impair its 

 powers : that such should be the case is certainly (at 

 least to me) a phenomenon. The auditory nerve, too, 

 is stretched out 9 inches, and yet she can hear a whis- 

 per. Here the external parts of the ear partake of the 

 general increase, and are larger than you will suppose. 



There is, in this subject, a general disposition to ex- 

 crescence. All over her body are carbuncular appear- 

 ances, and two of them on the back large ; one the size 

 of a goose-egg, the other less. In general, they are the 

 size of a pea or bean. 



Does not this case show considerable analogy between 

 vegetable and animal life ? This always associates to 

 me the Oak, particularly the species called Black- Jack, in 

 which these appearances are com- 

 mon. If your reading and observation have fur- 

 nished you with a similar lusus, I should be glad to know 

 it. If the account is new, and it is worth communi- 

 cating, you can use it as you please. The account is not 

 exaggerated. There was a Dr. Moore, and two or three 

 others, who were present when the dimensions were 

 taken. 



Adieu. 



John A. Casey. 

 JFashingtuii, JFUkes-Coujity, Georgia^ 

 July \st, 1806. 



