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and cut in Pieces the Skull, which afterwards he ex- 
traded piece-meal. 
The Matter that firft ifliied out had a very naufe- 
ous Smell, and confided of Membranes, Fat, and 
corrupted Fiefh. On opening the Cranium , the Ce- 
rebrum appeared of its natural Colour. The Opera- 
tion having been long, and the Woman fainting 
away, the Wound ’ was drefled, without attempting 
to extrad more at that time. In the Evening fhc 
was taken with Vomitings; but by proper internal 
Medicines, and Flannel Stoups wrung out of hot 
Wine, applied over the whole Belly, and often re- 
new’d, fhc found Eafe, and grew better. The 
Lofs of Blood, during the whole Operation, was 
inconfiderable. 
Next Day the Bones of the Trunk, and mod of the 
other large ones, with their Ligaments and rotten 
Fiefh, were taken out. The Matter difeharged for 
feveral Days was of a dark-brown Colour, occafion'd 
by Blood ifluing from the dilated Pores of the in- 
ternal Surface of the Sack, which render’d the Mat- 
ter at firfl of a deep-red Colour ; but that changed 
daily and gradually, till at lad: it became white. The 
Doctor imagines this Difcharge to refemble the Lo- 
chia after Child-birth $ for after the Foetus was ex- 
tracted, the Woman’s Breads fwell’d, and gave Milk 
in Plenty for two Months, in Quantity, Colour, 
and Confidence, as if after a Delivery at the proper 
Time. • 
The Doftor examined this Sack very diligently 
with his Fingers, whilft thin, and not contra&ed, but 
formed into Wrinkles, through which he felt the 
Rectum, the Vejica ter maria, and, as he thought, 
the 
