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rte reKevc the Patient, who complain’d <i( a great Pain 
in his left Side. 
The Clyflers being repeated the Night following, as 
alfo the next Morning, and the Patient growing worfe ; 
the Apothecary, without Order of any Phyfician, gave 
him a violent Vomit; which operated Eight or Nine 
Times: This added Fewel to the Fire; and the Patient 
having from that Time been in a defperate Condition, 
two eminent Phyficians were call’d, who order’d that 
the Clyfters fliou’d be repeated: But they not prevail- 
ing, I was lent for about fix Hours before the Patient 
died : I found him complaining of a violent Pain in all 
the Region of the Abdomen \ a frequent Inclination to 
vomit ; having a great Difficulty of breaching, together 
with a very Bow Pulfe ; his Belly being as hard as a 
Stone, tho’ not fwell’d. 
This lad Indication made me conclude, that the 
DiCcafe was a violent Contrailion of the Abdominal 
Mufcles, which had overcome the Diaphragm, and that 
probably the Inteflim might be forc’d into the Thorax, 
I was the more confirm’d in this Opinion from the 
Examples of the like Cafe, which I ftiall fliortly lay be- 
fore the Society ; upon w'hich 1 order’d a Fomentation 
=of hot Milk, adding to every Quart a Drachmtjf Liquid 
Laudanum, which in thefe Maladies gives great Relief.* 
But before it cou’d be got ready, the Patient expir’d in 
a violent Convulfion. 
My Opinion having been highly cenfur’d by the 
tvyo Phyficians; I open’d thisr Gentleman, to juftifie 
ray felf, or to own my Fault openly, if I had been mi- 
ilaken : But as the thing happen’d as I conje<3ured, 
thofe Gentlemen will forgive me for taking the Liberty 
of juftifying my felf. ^ 
In opening this Body, I found the Abdominal Muf- 
cles fo much contradled, that it was almoft impoflible 
to penetrate them with a very fharp Scalpel. Upon 
