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Upon a careful infpedlion internally, there is evidently 
no brain nor fpinal marrow. A few nerves, however, 
are fcattered about the abdomen^ but their origin, for 
fear of deftroying the preparation, is not traced. The 
uterus is perfect; but only one ovarium could be found. 
There is alfo the appearance of a bladder; but it is fo 
contrafted as to have no cavity. A large inteftine 
arifes from the anus ; is a good deal convoluted when it 
gets above the brim of the pelvis^ and ends in a blind 
pouch or cul de fac^ on the left lide of the abdomen. This 
vifcus appears to be about fix or feven inches in length, 
varies its fize in different parts, gradually becomes fmal- 
ler towards its fuperior extremity, and feems fully dif- 
tended with a colouiiefs mucus (“). All above the na- 
vel is extremely defedtive. There is no heart, lungs, 
diaphragm, ftomach, liver, kidnies, fpleen, pancreaSy nor 
fmall inteftines. However, there are three fmall glands 
in the place of the thymuSy whofe fubftance, when exa- 
mined with a microfcope, Mr. hewson remarked, exadlly 
refembled that of the thymus itfelff And on each fide of 
the vena cavuy juft under the navel, are two little glan- 
dular fubftances, which feem to be fomewhat like eap^ 
fidce renaleSy only very fmall to what are commonly 
(a) Does not this circumftance almoft amount to a proof, that the meconiuniy 
uni'verfally found in the bowels of new-born children, is nothing more than the 
mucus naturally fecreted by the inteftinal glands, mixed with bile, and perhaps a 
fmall portion of the pancreatic juice ? In the prefent inftancey as there is no liver 
there could be no bile, and confecjuently the meconiumy if I may fo call it, is 
colourlefs. 
found 
