4thly,—And lastly, that the same effects will take place in infants if suckled by women who have been delivered an undue[H] length of time; although the infants themselves may not have been at the breast for too long a period.
CASES IN ILLUSTRATION OF THE FOREGOING VIEWS.
I.
Cases of Meningitis[I] supervening upon protracted suckling.
CASE I.
—— Wilshire, aged two years seven months, died of 'Water on the brain,'—suckled twelve months.
CASE II.
—— Park, aged one year ten months, died of 'Water in the head,'—suckled fourteen months.