^* Langius, referring to the vertex, observes:—“Ubi mulieres glaciei frigus et pondus se sentire fatentur.” Quoted by Stuckens, “De dol. cap.,” Brux., 1787. Bellini, “De Urinis et Pulsibus,” Leipsig, 1698, and many other of the older authors refer to the same passage.Google Scholar

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