The "Lancet" records a ease of a lnul.ilto woniMii who died in an asylum, ami a post-mortem examination showed Hint she lind swallowed more than 11111 l nail-:, foveus, thimble-, and ether objeeK wei.'hiiig altiiiiether Slh. 'I'hc woman li.nl ni>ver any signs of dife.iso of Iho diefstivc system. ?he was seen to pick up n.iils and pins, but was never detected swallowing «.nj.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1362, 13 February 1912, Page 4
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63Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1362, 13 February 1912, Page 4
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