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From thcfc Hiftories it- appears, that the Child be- 
fore its Birth ought to be confider’d as a feparate, as 
a diftinft Organilation ; and that, though - wholly 
nourifh’d by its Mother’s Fluids, with regard to the 
Small Pox, it is liable to be affe&cd in a very diffe- 
rent Manner, and at a very different Time, from its 
Mother. 
X. The Cafe of Nicolas Reeks, who was 
horn with his Feet turned inwards, which 
catne to rights after bei?ig fome time ufed 
to fit crofs-legged. TYa?iJmitted from W m . 
Milner, Efq\ at Poole, to Sir Peter 
Thompfon, Knt . F . R. S. 
Read Dec. ~ATlcoIas Reeks was born in the Town 
7 ' 1 749 - l V G f ‘Poole, 1724. with both his Feet 
turn’d inwards. His Mother carried him to a Sur- 
geon, who upon Examination gave it as his Opi- 
nion that he was incurable. The Boy, as he grew 
up, was with great Difficulty able to walk, but al- 
ways on the outward Edge of his Feet and Heels, 
fo that he frequently fell down in walking, one Foot 
ifriking againft the other. 
His Parents being poor, in 1735'. the Parifh put 
Irim Apprentice to Mr. Richard Mocket y of the fame 
Town, Taylor, apprehending it the only Trade he 
could be fit for as a Cripple. His Shoes were made 
in a peculiar manner to lace on to his Legs, the 
Mufcles 
