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T N May 174 6. as Colonel Morris's, Lady was 
going from this City to Morrifena , the Co- 
lonel's Country Sear, (he had the Misfortune of 
being thrown out of her Chaife by the Horfes 
fuddenly falling down ; by which means (he had 
both the Bones of her left Arm broke. She was 
immediatly conveyed to the Hermitage , a Coun- 
try Seat belonging to the Honourable ^fofeph Mur- 
ray , Efq; which is about a Mile and a Half from 
the Place where (he met with this unlucky Acci- 
dent. Being fent for by the Colonel, I examined 
the Cafe, and found the Bones broke in an ob- 
lique Dire&ion, a very great Contufion of the 
Mufcles, and the Arm already tumifiedj which, 
together with the being three Months gone with 
Child, obliged me, previous to the Reduction, 
to bleed her in the Right Arm. I then care- 
fully reduced the broken Arm, and applied the 
proper Bandages. ~ * - 
“ The Cafe fucceeded, with lefs Inflammation than 
ufually attends more Ample Accidents of this Kind ; 
and, in about twelve Days, fhe ventured to go 
from the Herm;tage to Morrifena , being about 
fix Miles. But what I think remarkable in this 
Cafe is, that tho' the Ends of the fraCtured Bones 
had been exactly applied to each other, and tho’ 
the Bandages had been continued forty Days, yet, 
upon their being removed, the Callus remained 
fo foft and flexible, that her Arm could be bent 
with the greatefl: Eafe into any Pofltion, and appear- 
ed perfectly flrait, to the Satisfaction of the Patient 
and Family. Bur, as I obferved the Callus to be 
“ uricon- 
