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into the Stomach , Dr. Mead took his Leave, advife- 
ing the Repetition of the Glyfter every three or four 
Days, as Neceflity might require, and that Nature 
fhould be watched, in cafe of a favourable Turn, 
which He did not much expect, having obferved, 
that thofe Abfceffes more frequently terminate in a 
Gangrene than by Suppuration. 
On the 1 6th the Glyfter brought away with the 
Faeces fome Pieces of. Membranes, abouc a Finger's 
Length, and two in Breadth. j to lubricate the In - 
tejlines I directed ten Ounces of plain Mutton Broth 
to be injected, which, after the tirft time, was con- 
ftantly abforbed and was repeated twice every Day, 
till the 3 d of May. 
In this State, with no other Suftennnce than thefe 
Broth-Glyfters, the laxative one repeated every 
third Day, and a warm carminative Blaijler applied 
on the Tumor , did the Patient continue till the 17th 
of March , when, obferving an Intermiftion in the 
Pulfe, and hoping that a Decodfion of the Cort . 
SBeruv. might corroborate the Solids, if abforbed, 
as the Broth Glyjlers were, I diredted eight Ounces 
of the Decodtion to be injedted, and repeated four 
Hours after : By Accident, the firft was not half 
thrown up; the fccond, on the 1 8th of March , at 
Two o'Clock in the Morning, had a very extraor- 
dinary EfFedi ; for being entirely abforbed, about 
two Hours after, the young Lady complained of a 
mod acute Pain in her Stomach -, which by its Violence 
brought on a profufe Sweat, and threw her into a 
Syncope, wherein fhe remained a full Quarter of an 
Flour; then, fbrieking, made Signs to her Nurfc to 
bring her tile Bafon j fhe vomited near two Pounds 
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