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fame time, an abundance of white chalky fediment 
appear’d in her urine; and the fore-finger of her 
right-hand was obferved to be diftorted towards the 
little finger ; which was the firft appearance of the 
difiolution, that enfued. Soon after the lower extre- 
mities began to turn upwards gradually, and almoft in 
a parallel line with her body, and continuing, in nine 
months was reduced to the pofture exhibited by the 
print drawn laft Auguft. All the bones were affe&ed, 
efpecially the thorax, which had loft its natural form 
and capacity. 
Th is miserable ftate was conftantly attended with 
exquifite pains- and, according to the feat thereof, 
the patient ufed to fay, u Now fuch a part works.” 
Sometimes they abated, and then fhe felt fo fore, as 
not to bear being touched: And during this eafe 
from her pains, a quantity of the above- faid fediment 
pafs’d by urine, and little or none in her fufferings. 
It is quite cretaceous, and, reduced into a fine pow- 
der, ferments gently with acids. Little of it ap- 
peared fince I began to vifit the patient ; fo that I 
could not get a fufiicient quantity thereof to make 
farther inquiry. I refer to the print ; it being almoft 
impoflible, without it, to conceive the figure (he 
made, and the diftortion of her limbs. 
She could bear no covering, but a few napkins, 
both from inward heat, and to avoid loading her 
breaft. I (hall only remark, that, fince the print 
was drawn, her right foot and hand got above 
her head. Notwithftanding this preternatural pof- 
ture, the evacuations by ftool and urine were regu- 
larly performed, and with great eafe. Her flefh 
feemed dead and cedematous, the (kin rough and 
fcaly, 
