A lunatic in England e swallowed ten
ounces of screws and bits of crockery, all of which were passed
by the anus. Boardman gives an account of a child affected with
hernia who swallowed a nail 2 1/2 inches long. In a few days the
nail was felt in the hernia, but in due time it was passed by the
rectum. Blower reports an account of a nail passing safely
through the alimentary canal of a baby. Armstrong mentions an
insane hair-dresser of twenty-three, in whose stomach after death
were found 30 or more spoon handles, 30 nails, and other minor
articles.
Closmadenc reported a remarkable case which was extensively
quoted. The patient was an hysteric young girl, an inmate of a
convent, to whom he was called to relieve a supposed fit of
epilepsy. He found her half-asphyxiated, and believed that she
had swallowed a foreign body. He was told that under the
influence of exaggerated religious scruples this girl inflicted
penance upon herself by swallowing earth and holy medals. At the
first dose of the emetic, the patient made a strong effort to
vomit, whereupon a cross seven cm. long appeared between her
teeth. This was taken out of her mouth, and with it an enormous
rosary 220 cm. long, and having seven medals attached to it.
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