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CHAP. CVIII. Of a Dead Child.
WHen the Child is dead the Motion of it ceases, which either the Mother felt before in the Womb, or the Midwife with her Hand; a greater sense of weight with Pain afflicts the Belly; when the Woman turns from side to side, she perceives the Child fall like a Stone from one part to another, the Belly feels cold, the natural Heat being extinguish'd, and the Spirits dissipated, which were contained in the Child; the Eyes are hollow, the Face and Lips pale, the ex∣tream parts cold and livid, the Breasts flaccid, and at length, the Child putrifying, a fetid Ichor and Sanies flows from the Womb, an ill and strong smell exhales from the Woman's Body, and her Breath stinks: If the Secundine be excluded before the Fetus, it is a certain Sign that the Child is dead.
The whole Cure consists in the exclusion or extraction of the Child.
Take of the Leaves of Savin dryed, of the Roots of round Birthwort, of the Troches of Myrrh, and of Castor, each one drachm; of Cinnamon half a drachm; of Saffron one scruple: Mingle them, make a Powder, whereof let her take one drachm in Savin Water.
In the mean while apply to the Pubes, Privities, and Perineum an emolient Decoction.
After the Fomentation anoint the Parts with the Oint∣ment de Arthanita, and let a Pessary be put up the Privities.
Take of the Roots of round Birthwort, Orris, black Helebore; of Coloquintida and Myrrh, each one drachm; of Galbanum and opopanax, each half a drachm: With Ox-Gall make a Pessary.