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from a blow in filch a growing fubject, if no wound 
is made, nor fuppuration brought on in the tumor, 
then the parts of the tumor being only weakened, 
the equilibrium is deftroycd, a greater flux of juices 
than ordinary is carried to it, the due refinance being 
impaired, and a luxuriancy of growth is produced in 
the place of the injury, which greatly exceeds that 
of the reft of the body ; and will moft certainly con- 
tinue in the fame manner, during the growth of the 
fubjedt, when once thus begun. In the prefent fubjedt, 
this luxuriancy was communicated even to the veins, 
which are apparent and large, and which were before, 
in their natural ftate, fcarce vifible ; and not only to 
thefe, but to the very bones of the forehead : and as 
to the integuments and membranes of the body, 
their great diftenfibility is well known to every one. 
I have feen an ovarium fo diftended by water, and 
thickened as it grew, that it had fubftance enough 
to bear being dreffed by a tanner, and contained nine 
gallons, which I faw poured into it after it was dreffed. 
And does not every corpulent perfon fhew the fame 
power of diftenfion in the membranes and integu- 
ments of the body, as well as wens of all kinds upon 
the furface ? 
I thought fo extraordinary a cafe well worth the 
notice of the learned members of this Society in it- 
felf ; and the more fo, as thefe few hints fall natu- 
rally from it, to render its publication ufeful. We 
are taught by this, how neceffary it is for all fuch as 
have the management of youth under their care, to 
have an early regard to every accident that may befall 
children ; for many times injuries of this kind have 
been thought very trivial, which, being overlooked 
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