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a Spatula , a white Body was feen on the Velum pen- 
dulum palatinum and Tonfils. I defired Mr. Scotch - 
burn, a Surgeon prcfeftt, to examine with his For- 
ceps, if this Body adher'd firmly to the Velum, or 
was loofcj on Trial he found it ftrongly adher'd. 
The Lad complain'd of no Pain on his taking hold 
of it. The circumambient Parts of a fame what deeper 
Red than natural > his Breath (linking, and highly 
often five. < ; ' 
He was but little thirfty; Pulfe quick, but fuf- 
ficiently ftrong ; flcpt but little ; what Sleep he had 
was difturb’d ; he breath’d much better up than in 
Bed 5 here he was always in Danger of Suffocation, 
and fear’d ir. - d ataiani t ten jhsoH tiff 
After pronouncing a Prognoftic dilagreeable to 
myfclf, and all concerned, I order’d the Slough, as 
I then thought it, to be well rubb’d once in' three 
Hours with a Mixture, acuated with S’pir. Sal. mar in, 
by means of a Silver Probe^arm’d with Cotton, after 
which) an aftringent, detergent, antifeptic Gargk 
was to be frequently us’d, and a cordial Mixtufe 
to be taken at proper Intervals, .j . . ; (,:'■>* 
After rubbing with the Probe, &c. twice, and gan- 
gling often, in a violent Fie of Coughing with a deal 
of flimy filthy Stuff from the Pipe of the Lungs, the 
Membrane (Tab. I, Fig . i.) feparated from th Velum 
‘Palatinum. 
• It was really the external and mucous Coat of die 
Part, was not rotter} like.a Slough, but retain'd, tho’ 
dead, its membranous Stru&urc, was fltong, would 
bear handling, and ftretching without breaking. It 
was at firfl thick (as near as -I . could guefs from a Bit 
remaining on the right Side- of die Uvula parted 
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