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the part where it grew. Its length altogether is about five 
inches, and its circumference at the two ends about one inch ; 
but in the middle rather lefs. It is curled like a ram’s horu 
contorted, and in colour much refembling ifinglafs. 
From the lower edge of the depreflion another horn is now 
growing, of the fame colour with the former, in .length about 
three inches, and nearly the thicknefs of a fmall goofe quill ; 
it is lefs contorted, and lies clofe upon the head. 
A third horn, fituated about the upper part of the lambdoidal 
future, is much curved, above an inch in length, and more in 
circumference at its root : its dire&ion is backwards, with fome 
elevation from the head. At this place two or three fucceffive 
horns have been produced, which Ihe has condantly torn 
away ; but, as freih ones have fpeedily followed, Ihe leaves the 
prefent one unmolefted in hopes of its dropping off. 
Befides thefe horny excrefcences, there are two tumors, each 
the fize of a large cockle ; one upon the upper part, the other 
about the middle of the left fide of the head ; both of them 
admit of confiderable motion, and feem to contain fluids of un- 
equal confidence ; the upper one affording an obfcure fluctua- 
tion, the other a very evident one. 
The four horns were all preceded by the fame kind of in- 
cyfled tumours, and the fluid in all of them was gritty ; the 
openings from which the matter iffued were very fmall, the 
cyds collapfed and dried up, leaving the fubdance from which 
the horn proceeded didinguilhable at the bottom. Thefe cyds 
gave little pain till the horns began to fhoot, and then became 
very didreffing, and continued with fhort intervals till they 
were removed. This cafe is drawn up by the furgeon who 
attended the woman for many years, which gave him frequent 
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