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moved in the lead, and that (lie fpoke as well before 
it began to grow (which was feverai Years after the 
Cure); and Mr. Hammond convinced him, by trying 
with their Fingers and a Spoon, that it was quite fixt 
and immoveable. He obferves further, that fhe is 
no ways aflifted by a good Set of Teeth ; for fhe has 
but few, thofe bad, and fcarce fo high as her Gums. — • 
He asked her, in what Part of her Mouth her molt 
fenf ble Tafte lay? She laid, it was all over alike ; and, 
fmiling, added. She was afraid fhe was too nice in 
that j for, if her Butter was not curious, fhe eat dry 
Bread. 
Mr. Boddington , in another Letter to Mr. J ames 
Theobald , F. R. S. dated the 14th of April 1742. after 
giving an- Account of this young Woman in the Man- 
ner as before, adds, He can recoiled nothing more, 
except her telling him, that though fhe was able to 
i'peak from the very firft lofing of her Tongue, fhe 
was not fo happy as to her Deglutition ; for fhe was 
unable to fwailow any thing folid for many Months 
after, without its being minced very fine, and then 
thruft into her Throat by a Finger : But by degrees, 
fhe knows not how, fhe became able to manage with- 
out that Help, and could eat any thing in the fame 
manner as other Perfons can. He adds, That, in his 
own Mind, he thinks the flefhy Excrefcence is of 
great Service to her, though fhe cannot make out in 
what manner : That for his own part, he had for- 
merly fuppofed it as impoflible to fpeak without a 
Tongue, as to fee without Eyes ; and therefore expe&s 
many, who fhall hear this Account, will continue 
Unbelievers, and think he and his Friends are all 
miftaken, that they do not know what they fee, and 
that 
