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KATE HUDSON.
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one portion, (to appearance rib) of about one quarter of an
inch in length, and half an inch in breadth, a large pin was
found running longitudinally through part of its substance,
and firmly impacted. She thinks more bones are working
downwards the same way.
‘ 19th. Extracted a very small needle from the fore part of
the leg, near the outer angle; and from the deep-seated pain
near the same part, she fancies a pin is lodged.
‘ 20th. Have extracted another portion of bone, nearly
one inch in length and half an inch broad, from out of the
vagina, having two pins running parallel to each other, in the
same manner as in the report of the 18th. Feels more bone.
‘ 25th. Complains of very lacerating, pricking pain all
last night. Have removed a portion of bone, having a pin
running through its substance longitudinally; and another
portion three-fourths of an inch in length, and half an inch
in breadth, with a pin running transversely through it, forming
a right angle.
‘ March 3. Removed two narrow portions of bone, about
one inch in length and one-fourth of an inch m breadth ; one
portion having two pins impacted longitudinally, the other
only one. Thinks the whole of the loosened bones from the
ribs are discharged, as she is free from lacerating pains.
1 5th. Complains of pain in the bowels, as if a bone was
passing through them; stools very black.
‘ 8th. Upon examination the stools were found very black
and a pin was discovered at the bottom of the vessel, disco-
loured, and seemingly in part dissolved by a menstruum.
‘ 18th. Pain in the right leg from a pin.
‘ April 20th. Violent pain in her bowels with continual
purging; has discharged two pins, with some fragments of
bone, by stool.
‘ 21st. Extracted some portions of bone (no number men-
tioned) from the sinus in the vagina, through one of which a
pin was driven,
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one portion, (to appearance rib) of about one quarter of an
inch in length, and half an inch in breadth, a large pin was
found running longitudinally through part of its substance,
and firmly impacted. She thinks more bones are working
downwards the same way.
‘ 19th. Extracted a very small needle from the fore part of
the leg, near the outer angle; and from the deep-seated pain
near the same part, she fancies a pin is lodged.
‘ 20th. Have extracted another portion of bone, nearly
one inch in length and half an inch broad, from out of the
vagina, having two pins running parallel to each other, in the
same manner as in the report of the 18th. Feels more bone.
‘ 25th. Complains of very lacerating, pricking pain all
last night. Have removed a portion of bone, having a pin
running through its substance longitudinally; and another
portion three-fourths of an inch in length, and half an inch
in breadth, with a pin running transversely through it, forming
a right angle.
‘ March 3. Removed two narrow portions of bone, about
one inch in length and one-fourth of an inch m breadth ; one
portion having two pins impacted longitudinally, the other
only one. Thinks the whole of the loosened bones from the
ribs are discharged, as she is free from lacerating pains.
1 5th. Complains of pain in the bowels, as if a bone was
passing through them; stools very black.
‘ 8th. Upon examination the stools were found very black
and a pin was discovered at the bottom of the vessel, disco-
loured, and seemingly in part dissolved by a menstruum.
‘ 18th. Pain in the right leg from a pin.
‘ April 20th. Violent pain in her bowels with continual
purging; has discharged two pins, with some fragments of
bone, by stool.
‘ 21st. Extracted some portions of bone (no number men-
tioned) from the sinus in the vagina, through one of which a
pin was driven,
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