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Abdotne?z, about Five or Six Inches below, and as 
much on the Left Side of the Umbilicus ; and thereby 
foon difcharged upwards of Twenty Pints of fuch 
clear briny Lymph as 1 had before ; which Quantity 
did not exceed Two Thirds of the Whole, though 
as much as her Strength could well bear: The Cla- 
ret and Brijlol Water being then in Readinefs, I 
began to rcplenifh the empty Cavity therewith ; but 
1 had fcarce injected Ten or Twelve Pints of it, 
before a Syncope , a very material Obftruction, made 
fome Advances, and would fain baffle my Dcfign. 
Here I perceived the great Expedition neceflary in 
condu&ing this Experiment; that Symptom being 
more or lefs violent, as 1 happened to be dextrous, 
or remifs, therein ; and was, for the mod part, the 
only one of Confequence that attended it. Quicken- 
ing therefore my Hand as faff as I was able, and art 
Affiftant {topping the Mouth of the Cannula with his 
Finger, to prevent a Return, I foon brought her up 
to her former Magnitude, and had the Pleafure thereby 
of feeing the above Symptom fufpended. I had then 
Time to ask her, what kind of Scnfation this new 
Piece of Pradtice excited within the Cavity ? and 
whether or not fhe thought herfelf capable of under- 
going it a fecond time? She anfwered me in the 
Affirmative ; and faid, It feemed as it were entering 
her Stomach. Notwithftanding I had Reafon to be- 
lieve my Intentions already anfwered, as much as in 
bringing thofe Redringents in Contact with the Parts 
affected, yet, as there was a great Quantity of Lymph 
left behind in the Cavity undifeharged, which, on 
account of the Syncope , I could not well prevent, 
I imagined their Action, and full Efficacy, might 
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