a Woman living without Food or Drink . 5 
though in the firft four or five days fhe had wholly loft 
the power of utterance. At laft they removed the wedge, 
as it gave her uneafinefs, and made her lips fore. At 
this time fhe was fenfible of every thing done or faid 
about her; and when her eye-lids were opened for her, 
fhe knew every body ; and when the neighbours in their 
vifits would be bemoaning her condition, they could ob- 
ferve a tear ftand.in her eye. 
In fome of the attempts to open her jaws, two of the 
under fore-teeth were forced out; of which opening 
they often endeavoured to avail themfelves, by putting 
fome thin nourifhing drink into her mouth ; but without 
effect, for it always returned by the corners ; and, about a 
twelvemonth ago, they thought of thrufting a little 
dough of oatmeal through this gap of the teeth, which 
fhe would retain a few feconds, and then return with 
fornething like a {training to vomit, without one par- 
ticle going down: nor has the family been fenfible, 
though obferving, of any appearance like that of 
fwallowing, for now four years, excepting the fmall 
draught of Brea-mar water and the Englifh pint of com- 
mon water; and for the laft three years fhe has not had 
any evacuation by ftool or urine, except that, once or 
twice a week, fhe has pafled a few drops of urine, as the 
parents exprefs it, about as much as would wet the fur- 
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