Nevertheless, she took on fat so as to make the abdomen and breasts immense and to excite unusual attention.

No physician examined her until the supposed labor began, when, of course, the truth came out.

She was pleased not to have another child, and in her case, as in all the others known to me, the fat lessened as soon as the mind was satisfied as to the non-existence of pregnancy.

As I now recall the facts, this woman was not more than two months in getting rid of the excess of adipose tissue.

Dr.Hirst tells me he has met with cases of women taking on fat with cessation of the menses, and in which there was also a steady belief in the existence of pregnancy.