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Tranfadlons, N"* 461. A fmall needle being lodged 
in a woman’s left arm, about fix inches below the 
(boulder, pafled thence to her right bread:, whence 
it was extradled many months after it firft entered the 
body. About a month after the accident, die felt a 
pain above the place where the needle run in, which 
extended up her dioulder. It Jaded there three or 
four days, and then returned by fits. About 17 
weeks before the needle was extracted, fhe felt a pain 
at her ftomach, was lick, and had teachings to vomit, 
Thefe lymptoms continued to afflid her (efpecially in 
the morning), until within two days of the needle be- 
ing extracted, at which time Ihe thought a pin had 
got into her right bread. This directed the furgeon 
to make an opening there, and he extracted the fame 
needle that had entered at her arm from the part 
where the pricking pain was j after which fhe had 
never any return of pain in her bread, domach, 
fhoulder, or arm. 
If, upon perufal of this cafe, you think it merits the 
attention of the curious, as corroborating the other, 
your recommendation of it to the Royal Society will 
be edeemed an honour to, . 
Sir, 
Your much obliged, 
humble fervant 
Gloucefter, Sept, i, 
1768. 
You LIX. 
D 
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