438 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNNO I730. 



The woman has quite lost her left eye. She was speechless for a week or 9 

 days, and could not swallow. She has lately had a few stones come out from 

 the roof of the mouth, under the tongue, and other parts inwardly : the tip of 

 her tongue was taken off, by which she is still lisping; 3 of the fore teeth of 

 the under jaw broken, with the lower lip slit, but now pretty well healed; 1 of 

 the right-hand fingers quite off, and the colour of that hand still like a flame 

 of fire, as if there were yet remaining some igneous particles in it. She has a 

 terrible gash on that shoulder between the joints, that an egg might be con- 

 tained in it, besides 3 or more bruises on the arm down to the wrist, that 

 she is not able to lift it up, without the help of the other hand ; besides several 

 other wounds and bruises, over great part of her body. A boy had his hair all 

 singed, his face and breast all scorched with blisters like bladders running from 

 the raw flesh, with several stones taken out from his body and legs ; and two 

 other small children suffered greatly ; so that the wounds are reckoned to be 30 

 at least between the mother and children, and many splinters of bones taken 

 out of them. Only one girl, about 10 years old, that stood at a distance next 

 the door, escaped, having her clothes only singed, but no hurt done her. They 

 smelled so strongly of the sulphur for some days, that one could hardly go near 

 them. They are now, however, freed from any grievous pain to complain of; 

 so that they go about. 



jin Account of the Operation of Bronchotome, as it ivai, pe formed at St. Andrews. 

 By Geo. Martyn, M. D. N'' 4l6, p. 448. 



A young lad being in a good state of health, was suddenly taken ill with a 

 violent trouble in his throat ; in which however. Dr. M. could see nothing 

 amiss, the amygdalae, and other parts in view, being in all appearance sound 

 enough, only'^looking a little drier than ordinary ; without any external tumour 

 appearing about the larynx, and no considerable frequency or strength in his 

 pulse. But he had great pain and a dyspnoea, with an impossibility of swallowing 

 either liquids or solids ; every thing returning forcibly by the mouth and nose, 

 when he made an effort to get it down. From all which the Doctor reckoned 

 it an angina of the worst kind, (sine apparente tumore. See Hippocr. Prognost. 

 xxiii, 3, et Praenot. Coac. iii, 96) and the seat of tlie disease in the larynx, and 

 the fibres common to it, and the top of the gullet. 



Notwithstanding repeated bleedings, blistering between his shoulders, cup- 

 ping, &c. the disease continued so obstinate, and the patient so like to be suf- 

 focated, that next day in the afternoon his friends, earnestly desired that the 

 operation of piercing the windpipe might be performed ; and the poor lad bade us 



