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Thighs, tbathe well appeared as great an Object ofPityasany; and he ha»osten imposedon the fame Company where he had been just before, to givehim Money as a Crtpple ; he looking so much unlike himftlf thatthcy couldnot know him. 1 have scen him make his Hips stand out a considerable wayfrom his Loirts , and so High that they seem’d to invade the place of his Back ,in which Pcßure he has an extraordinary Large Kelly. He turns his Face intoall Shapes , so that by himftlf he acts ali the uncouth , Demure, Odd Facesof a Quaker 1 s Meeting. Hebegan Toung to bring his Body to it; and thcreare (everal Instances of Persons that can move several of their Bones out ofthcir Joynts , using them selvts to it from Chtldrcn.

lonaWiI T' V- Teb. i. 169*. I was call’d to Tho. Wheatlj, aCaipenter, Aged 30.

Hcci, aster Years, who had totally Divided the Great Tcnden of the Musculi Gaßcrocne-n"(iKh' V Jn 7 cu- m ** ol the Lest Leg, about 3 Fingt rsbreadth above the Os Calcis . I foundledib^ Mr. w.ii. the upper part of the Tendon withdrawn from the Inferior at least % Itiches.coNvper.n. j was obliged to Divide the external Tegumcnts a, b, to come at the ends

f%. 78. of the Divided Tendon A, B; This done, ehe first needle C, (with strongSilk in it well wax’d ) I palf thorow the Body of the Tendon A, about half anInch above it’s Divided Extremiry. The zd Needle and Silk D, was thrustthorough this Upperpart of the Tendon , a litle under the former , lea st thetwoThreads ( or Silks ) Ihould meeteach other at their Decussation in themibdle of the Tendon. Afterwards both these Needles were pafled thoroughthe Lower partofthe Divided Tendon B. The Foot being held extended,the two ends of the Tendon were applied to each other, by the Aftistance ofthe Ligatures C, D, which were 16 tyed, as to keep the Divided parts doletogether, whilst the Footremain’d in this Posture. Aster the 4 ends of theseLigatures were cut oft, I found it was neeeftary to bring the sides of the divid-ed Skin nearer each other with one single stiteh, a little above the Suture oftHe Tendon. This done, aPledget of Lint dipt in Balsam of Turpentine wasliidon the Wounds,and another large Pledget of Flax,arm’d with Linimentume Gummi Elemi over it. Aster the Application of common Bandages, Polsters,&c. 1 found it was neoessary to place a thick piece of Pastboard,ofa conveni-ent Arched Figure, on the Fore-parts of the Foot and Leg, to keep the partInflected, and prevent any Motion of it, which might break out th eStitchesin the Tendon. He complained very much in Pafting the Needles throughthe Upper part of the Divided Tendon-, tho’ irs middle and internal part at theDivision was scarce sensible of the Touch of my Finger : But hc had noPain in pafting the Needles through the Lower part of th eTendon. Aster r4Ounces of Blood was taken from his Arm, 1 lest him on hisBed. Six Hoursaster (which was about 8 at night) I found his Pulle somcwbat quicker thanbefore : He then took an Ounce oiS)rup de Meconio. The next Morning Ifound him in no ili Condition. He told me he had got forne Sleep that night,but was osten awakened with Twitchings in the Calf of the Wounded Leg.The gd, day aster the Operation, I dreft the Wound with the fame Appli-cations as before ; only using a Fomentation, made of a Decoction of Worm-wood , Sage^ Rofimarj> Baj Leaves, &c. On the 41h day aster the Opera-