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method had almoff taken off the ffains, as it does 
thole from the mercurial ointment. 
Her linen ffained all the wafhing, like linen im- 
pregnated with the above-faid unguent. Thofe fpots 
appeared on the linen a mixture of a cretaceous mat- 
ter and greafe. 
Since this remark was made, none of the white 
fediment was feen. This, and the apparent nature 
of the ffains, made me believe, that it was then dif- 
charged by fpittle, and the pores of the Ikin, and 
mixed with oily particles of her fluids, which had 
acquired a quality analogous (if I may fo fpeak) to 
that of mercury, of ffaining all linen. I am alfo 
apt to think, that this fediment was the earthy mat- 
ter, that gives the bones their folidity and hardnefs, 
which had been diffolved by the fame vitiated quality 
of the fluids, and evacuated by the emundtories al- 
ready mentioned. 
After great fufferings, Ihe died the 9th of Novem- 
ber. By the confent of her hufband, I had her 
open’d, in the prefence of fome of the moff cele- 
brated anatomifts and academicians of this city. 
The operation was begun on the left tibia, cutting- 
on the fore-part of it, from below the knee to its 
balls. It was wonderfully alter’d ; more or lefs foft 
in all its length ; in fome points intirely diffolved, 
and its lides not thicker than the griftle of the ear. 
The fpongy fubffance of its extremities fupple, yield- 
ing to the leaft preffure. The reticular matter was 
quite deftroyed. The perone was intirely diffolved 
in the middle, and only flight marks of its extremi- 
ties remain’d. Inftead of' marrow, we found in all 
the bones a red thick matter, like coagulated blooc 
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