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IV. Ah Account of the Cafe of an extraneous 
Body forced into the htmgs : By William 
Martin, Efquire^ of ShadwelL Commu- 
nicated by Mr, Emanuel Mendez da 
Cofta, Librarian, of the. Royal Society,. 
Read Jan. 17, Tuefday 23d October, 1764, 
*7 5 - about fix in the evening, as one of 
my maid fervants was drinking coffee, and eating 
toaft and butter, having a child in her lap, who had 
like to have fcalded itfelf, and fhe was apprehenfive 
would have broke the cup,, being furprized, and at- 
tempting to fpeak haftily,. in the very adion of de.- 
glutition, unfortunately forced a piece of the crufty 
part under the epiglottis, which made its way into 
the larynx, or upper part of the wind-pipe ; which, 
notwithhanding the many vigorous efforts nature 
made (by a violent and inceffant cough) to difchargc 
it, yet it fixed like a wedge (as fhe gave me 
to underffand) ; and in a few hours fhe was de- 
prived of her fenfes and her fpeech, and lay in 
great agonies, with violent agitations of body, re^- 
fembling ftrong convulfions, fetched her breath very 
fhort, and it was expeded Oie would expire that 
night. As I was in the houfe when the accident 
happened, every method that I could poflibly think 
of was made ufe of for her relief, but without effedf ; 
and as refpiration was attended with the greatefl dif- 
ficulty, 
