Nature accommodates herself to these emergencies, cried the opponents—else what do you say to the case of a whole stomach—a whole pair of lungs, and but half a man, when both his legs have been unfortunately shot off? He dies of a plethora, said they—or must spit blood, and in a fortnight or three weeks go off in a consumption.— —It happens otherwise—replied the opponents.— It ought not, said they.
