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Patient could fupport. His Stomach hitherto had been 
good; but that being defe£tive, and a heftic Fever 
with a Diarrhoea attending, the Amputation of the 
Limb was concluded on. It was taken off near the 
Articulation with the Scapula , where the Bone was 
found. The Patient did not furvive it long ; for the 
‘Diarrhoea increafing, he died jfpent, within four 
Days after the Operation. 
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In the Explanation of the annexed Figures, Tab. 
II. N°. i. and N°. 2. a further Account will be given 
of the State of the Bones in the amputated Limb. 
The Humerus next to the Shoulder-Joint did nor, 
after the Patient was dead, appear fo found as it had 
during Life : For the Matter proceeding from the 
Bone, which was found, in two or three Places of it, 
under the Deltoid and Pe&oral Mufcles, Chew’d, that 
this Part of the Bone was not in that found State it 
appeared in, when the Amputation was made. 
Observation II. 
Upon the 5th of November 1739. Mr .Johnfon, 
about 2 <5 Years of Age, having complained for 12 
Months laft paft, of a Swelling in the Bone of his 
right Arm, which feemingly had been the Caufe of 
feveral Impoftumations he had had thereabouts fince, 
then applied to me for Cure. He could aflign no 
Caufe for this Swelling, faving his taking Cold, as 
he imagines, after having exercifed himfelf by fling- 
ing heavy Stones at a great Diftancc : For that foon 
after he was feized with a Fever, and a great Swell- 
ing from the Neck to the Finger’s End of this Arm ; 
which fettling towards the Middle of the Os Humeri , 
where 
