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I have to state, in support of my assertion, that the womb is 
of larger dimensions than it is known to have at the age in 
question : that the ovarium and broad ligament of the right 
side are enveloped in a mass of diseased structure, while the 
Fallopian tube of the same side is perfectly sound and beau- 
tifully preserved ; and lastly, that the contracted parietes of 
what (to judge from the dimensions of the remains) must 
have been a large sac connected with the left ovarium, leave 
no room to doubt of the correctness of the opinion I have 
ventured to express. This opinion, I have the satisfaction to 
add, has not been disputed by a single individual out of the 
many very competent judges to whom I submitted the parts, 
among whom I may mention the late Dr. Baillie, and Mr. 
Wilson, Mr. Carpue, Mr. Brooks, and others. The whole 
of the uterine system, as now described, forming the most 
ancient pathological preparation of its kind, is now in my 
possession, and will be exhibited to the Members after the 
meeting, and may be compared with its accurate delineation 
as given in Plate XXII. fig. i.* 
* Another mark, denoting the previous existence of disease, I detected on the 
scalp, namely, the remains of that peculiar cutaneous affection of the head, which 
has been denominated Porrigo decalvans, from its effect of destroying the hair as well 
as of preventing its growth. Was it for this, that the head of this mummy had 
been shaved, as I have already stated, so as to admit a readier application of 
remedies to the morbid part, as practised at the present day ? or was it for any other 
particular reason ? No mention is made, in any author, of females having their 
head shaved, though the cutting off of the hair in men is frequently alluded to. 
Again, with what sort of instrument has the operation been executed.? It certainly 
could not have been performed with scissors, however skilfully constructed, as the 
hair could not have been cut so close, nor of such uniform length with them. If 
with any instrument approaching to our razors in structure, of what material was 
it made ? These are highly curious inquiries, which naturally spring from the ex- 
amination of the condition of this mummy. 
