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quent ; and that the profeffors of the art might be 
thereby encouraged to attempt the prefervation of 
limbs in all cafes, where there fhould appear the lealt 
probability of bringing about this kind of regenera- 
tion. The obfervation, which I now offer to the 
public, is a farther proof of the powers, which nature 
is capable of exerting in thefe cafes, when affiled by 
art., The quantity of bone regenerated is not indeed 
fo coniiderable as in the preceding cafe ; but the dif- 
ferent age of the patient, and many other circum- 
ftances, render it equally curious and ufeful, and have 
induced me to think this account worthy to be pre- 
fented to the Royal Society. 
Francis Romain, called La Joye, of the village of 
Routot, &c. an invalid, and formerly a foot-foldier 
in the regiment of Languedoc, aged 41 years, re- 
ceived, at the battle of Rocou, a gun-fhot wound in 
the left arm, about two fingers breadth below the 
head of the bone of the upper arm, which had been 
confiderably fhattered in this place by the ball. 
Mr. Bouffelard, his furgeon, , fays, he found the 
fituation of the wound too high to lifk amputation. 
After feven months attendance however, the patient 
appeared to be cuied ; he was put upon the lift of 
invalids, and Rationed with one of thole companies 
at Dieppe. 
Encouraged by good health, he ventured to under- 
take the laborious bufinefs of a fhip* wright ; but the 
great fatigue, which this employment was attended 
with, produced abfeeffes in the arm which had been 
lately healed ; and he was admitted into our hofpita! 
in the year 17 1 immediately made free inci- 
iions and counter-openings in the parts widt h con- 
tained 
