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guraent for the univerfal Ufe of it in the Animal OP.co- 
iiomy ; but do not diredly point out what, or how 
many thefe Ufes are, about which there has been a 
greatVariety of Opinions. 
But this lingular Cafe, which mud have happened 
very rarely, if ever before (wherein none of the In* 
wards, or V'tfcera^ but the Gall-Bladder only was 
wounded, and by that Wound nothing but the Gall 
was loft or mifplaced) by Ihewing how many Funfti- 
ons in the Animal GEconomy were impaired or de- 
ftroyed by the foJe Lofs or Want of it, does at the 
‘fame Time point out or demonftrate the Ufe and Ne- 
cellity of it towards Health, or the Perfedion of thefe 
Fundions, and perhaps- may lead to fome Indications 
of Cure, in Cafes wherein it is known to be deficient, . 
faulty or redundant. 
There was no other apparent or aflignable Caufe for 
thefe various Symptoms during his Life, of Death it- 
felf, and' of thofefeveral Appearances in the Body dif- 
feded after Death, but this Wound in the Gall-Blad- 
der : And as this Wound could not affed any of the 
Parts, nor produce thefe Symptoms in any other Senfe 
than as it gave Vent to the Gall into the Cavity of the 
■Abdomen^Tcn^ deprived the Cavity of the Intejitnes and 
the Blood of it : Therefore from this Lofs and Mifpla- 
cing of the Gall^ all thefe Symptoms and Appearances 
may juftly be concluded to arife, and I think may be 
accounted for from that Caufe in the following Manner. 
I. The abdomen was diftended, as in a Tympany, 
or Acites, from the Beginning, and the Guts appeared 
inflated to their utmoft Diameters. 
It is true, that this Inflation and Diftenfion happens 
to moft a few Hours before Death, and to all foon 
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