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Egg; which, for Experiment, I caiifed to be Boiled,and 
it hardncd as an ordinary Egg, but did not purfue the 
Tryal any farther. 
The right Kidney was of a confiderable bigoeis, went 
up as far as the Jaft of the true RibSjand defcended beiow 
the Umbilical Region ; the Pelvis was Dilated about 
three Inches in breadth, and feven in length. 
In the fecond Cavity, the Lungs were of a Livid Co« 
lour, as in all Chronical Difeafes ; and on the right fide 
were adherent to the Membrane Pleura ; and on rhe left 
fide was an adherence of the Inferior Lobe to the Dia- 
phragm : In the Pericard was little or no Serum ; and 
what we found of a bloody Colour in diflecaing the 
Heart, we found agreat Polypus in the right Ventricle^ 
taking up almoft all the Cavity, about five or fix Lines 
in thicknefs, and half a Foot in length. 
Laftly, It is to be Noted, that there was not much 
Water,there having a great deal run out in tl|e Operation, 
Halting given a Relation of what was found moft Re- 
markable, on the Difledion of this Hydropick Woman, I ? 
fliall only make a fliort Reflection, as to the Caufes of the 
Dropfie ; for there is her^ fuch a complex of Difeafes, as 
would furoifh Matter for a Volame, but I reckon moft of ; 
them efTefts of the Dropfie. 
We find fome Authors blame the Liver, becaufe it is 
found of a whitilh Colour others the Spleen, becaufe 
fometimes SchiVrous,* but thefe are only the efTeds of 
the Difea(e,and the prefent Subjed: furniflies me with Ar- 
guments I for akho' the Liver was of a white Colour with- 
out, yet its interior was Red. Sylvm hasQbkYvtd a 
Rupture of the Lafteal Veins, the RaeptaculumChyH^ or 
Du^ius Thoracius ; but becaufe that is reckoned incurable 
I lhal! pafs to others. Since the Difcovery of the lym- 
phatick VefFelSjthey have not flood to fay, that a Rupture 
of them is she caufe 5 but Anatomy tells us they are not fo. 
eafily broken 5 and upon the difTedion of fiy dropickBcdies, 
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