Artificial delivery was
deemed necessary, and a dead child, seemingly burned much like
its mother, except less intensely, was delivered. There was also
one large blister near the inner canthus of the eye and some
large blisters about the neck and throat which the mother did not
show. There was no history of syphilis nor of any eruptive fever
in the mother, who died on the tenth day with tetanus.
Graham describes a woman of thirty-five, the mother of seven
children, who while pregnant was feeding some rabbits, when one
of the animals jumped at her with its eyes "glaring" upon her,
causing a sudden fright. Her child was born hydrocephalic. Its
mouth and face were small and rabbit-shaped. Instead of a nose,
it had a fleshy growth 3/4 inch long by 1/4 inch broad, directed
upward at an angle of 45 degrees. The space between this and the
mouth was occupied by a body resembling an adult eye. Within this
were two small, imperfect eyes which moved freely while life
lasted (ten minutes). The child's integument was covered with
dark, downy, short hair. The woman recovered and afterward bore
two normal children.
Parvin mentions an instance of the influence of maternal
impression in the causation of a large, vivid, red mark or
splotch on the face: "When the mother was in Ireland she was
badly frightened by a fire in which some cattle were burned.
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