and Mr Larrat of Uppingham, and defired them to meet me the first opportunity at the woman's house, Thefe gentlemen, accordingly, met me on the 6th of December, and found matters in the ftate in which I have now defcribed them. It was agreed that the should continue on the use of the anodyne mixture, that she should have repeated emollient injections, and ufe comfortable food, taking, from time to time, a little wine. By these medicines, together with fome other cordials, which were occafionally used, her complaints were, in many respects, confiderably alleviated. But, from the beginning of December 1773, till the end of March 1774, she continued, from time to time, to discharge, by stool, either entire bones, or fragments of bones. On the 20th of that month, the produced to me three bones which she had brought away by the anus, with the af fiftance of her finger and thumb, One of these was the half of the os frontis, and the other two were parts of the os occipitis divided at the futures. The edges were smooth, but the bones themselves were of a remarkable firm texture. After this she gradually recovered strength and vigour. She ftill, indeed, continued to discharge fome some bones, but they were so thin and rotten, that, upon separating them from the excrement, they generally crumbled to pieces; and they came away without any pain.. By the middle of April fhe was able to go to church and market, and to do the business of her family. And, on the first of May, I found her enjoying a ftate of perfect health, and in great hopes that all the bones were come away. But excrementitious matter continued to be discharged by the vagina as well as by the rectum. SECT. SECT. III. Medical News. OCTOR Thomas Clarke, of whom we made DOCT mention, in a former number, as having been appointed fuperintendent of the botanical garden which has lately been established by the governor and council of the island of Jamaica, with the view of introducing into the Weft-India islands the most useful vegetable productions of other climates, has tranfmitted to Dr Duncan the following obfervations on the temperature and weight of the atmosphere in the island in which he is fituated. The observations were made in the mountains of Liguance, nearly 800 feet above the level of Kingston Kingston harbour. The barometer and thermometer are fufpended in the open air, under a piazza, in a fouth expofure, perfectly well shaded. Seven in the morning and two in the afternoon were the hours at which the inftruments were punctually and narrowly examined every day. July 12. at half past two P. M. the thermometer rofe to 92, and at three again pointed to 91, as at the hour of observation, |