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parts appeared livid and black, with all figns of a 
mortificarion. On the third day the mortification 
increafing, I cut off the inteftine, with the mefen- 
tery, clofe to the anus. He had had no ftool from 
the time of the accident, but foon after the operation 
there was a very large difcharge of blackifh and ex- 
treniely offenfive faeces, which continued feveral days, 
lefTening by degrees. He foon grew eafy, and the 
naufea and vomiting abated. I gave him TinSf. Cort. 
Peniv. fimpl. twice a day j and, as he complained at 
times of griping pains, he took now and then Pin 5 l. 
Rhubarb, vinof. and has recovered a good date of 
health. For fome time he had fix or feven, or more 
flools in a day 3 at prefent commonly three or four, 
all loofe, which come foon after eating ; and fre- 
quently he is obliged to hurry out to eafe himfelf, 
during his meals. 
' I have three times lately tried, if I could difcover 
a paffage through the coats of the redtum, with my 
finger, and I think I have always felt an opening, 
jufl above the fphinder, towards thefpine; the cir- 
cumference of which was full, and protu berated, 
feemingly as large as my finger, the lower edge of 
which was harder than the reft : he complained of 
pain, when 1 prefied the upper part. 
The inteftine cut off meafured fifty feven inches, 
by a firing applied to the outer furface. 
On the 7th of May the boy came walking from 
Brunftedto North-Walfliam (feven miles), and dined 
with me, was perfed;ly well,, and walked back again 
that afternoon. 
North-Walfham, Nor- 
folk, May 28, 1755. 
Witnefs, E. Brooke, Surgeon. 
John Nedham. 
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