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stance, and that they are articulated with one another in an exact and beautiful 

 order. They were fastened together in 1 divisions, that they might be examined 

 tnore easily than when separate, and in confusion : and indeed Mr. B. was not 

 quite satisfied that these 2 bundles belonged both to the same individual animal ; 

 if they did, some joints must be wanting that came between them, and united 

 them together, as the two ends do not at present match: and what made him 

 suspect they did not, was a diiFerent articulation to be observed on one side of 

 that division made up of the largest joints: besides, the whole number appears 

 rather too much, and the smaller joints seem to make up a body whose figure is 

 nearly perfect. 



The Case of Mr. Smith, Surgeon, at Sudbury, Suffolk, the Coats of whose Sto- 

 mach were changed into an almost Cartilaginous Substance. By the Rev. Mr. 

 Murdoch. N^49l,p. 39. 



Mr. Smith was in the vigour of life, being only 36 years of age; and, to all 

 appearance, of a strong well set habit. His way of living was quite regular; 

 but his practice o midwifery, which was pretty large, often forced him in severe 

 weather from a warm bed into bad roads, and sometimes into raw uncomfortable 

 houses. 



He had for several years complained of uneasiness at his stomach ; but it was 

 not considerable, till about January 1 746-7 . From that time, he almost con- 

 stantly threw up his food within an hour or 2 after taking it, and he felt violent 

 pain about the scrobiculus cordis. Several physicians were consulted, but medi- 

 cines availed him nothing ; nor had he any ease, except from opiates, or spiri- 

 tuous liquors ; and this was of short continuance. 



It being in the September following, recommended to him to go to Bath, he 

 for some weeks drank the waters, and afterwards bathed. The first had no re- 

 markable effect; but he found himself worse after bathing. On his return home, 

 new physicians were consulted, and new methods were tried, but to no purpose ; 

 and, to make life tolerable, he was forced to be very free in the use of spirituous 

 liquors and opiates. 



In Feb. 1747-8, he voided, by 2 or 3 stools, about a couple of ounces of 

 matter. Some weeks before his death the pains went off, and his vomiting was 

 at times stayed ; but whenever that happened, whatever he took, ran directly 

 through him. And indeed he was now and then, during the whole illness, sub- 

 ject to bilious dejections. 



On this remission of the symptoms, his friends flattered themselves yet that 

 all might do well; but his wasting, which had long begun, continued ; and his 

 legs, especially one of them, became oedematous. After growing gradually 



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