CASE or A HORNED WOMAN.
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Marlborough, Montgomery County. Penn.


Jnil, 10, 1926.


Dear Sr-I take the liberty Of forwarding
for your perusal, the following case OF a
horned woman, hoping that from its very
rare occurrence it may not prove ,lnaccepta-
BILE. The account may be relied on, as ma
ny others besides myself have seen her, and
as she resides but five miles distant from this
place.


Mrs. B. aged about seventy years, the
wife of farmer of Bucks county, of a ro.
bust constitution, was affected four years a.
go, with very troublesome itching over the
centre of the paretal bone of the left side
In short time she perceived a hard tumor,
of horny substance, occupying the place
thus affected, which continued to increase,
so that by the end Of twelve months, it had
attained the length of one inch. Without
any considerable pain, it has progressed IN
growth, and It'll at present tour inches length
and as thick as ones little finger. 1t is not
attached to the bone, but is evidently an at
fection of the cuticlc ;-commencing wltn
granular hour glass shaped tumor OF three
eighths of an inch i'll length, from which the
horn abruptly rises. After growing straight
for one inch and three quarters, 1t takes
spiral direction, and has completed nearly a
circular turn, and halt horizontally OF a.
bout the diameter of a quarter dollar piece.
I'm appearance, it SO closely resembles the
horn OF buck sheep, that was it placed
| near real sleeps horn, it would b. difficult
to distinguish them. 1t is of the sane color
"a dingy yellow is as perfectly hard. and
has all the rings natural to horn OF that
animal, tapering also, as it does, to the end
Asst occasions no pain, except when blow
congresses its feshy base between the horn
and the bone-as it is perfectly concealed by
her head dress-and, on account or what is
of Far more moment to her, snperstitious
belief that it is Judgment from above Tor
some of her manifold sins,-she res.sts all
persuasion to have it removed.


with sentiments of gratitude, am yours
sc. GEO. Moh oN'
| Dn. B. RUsu REEEs.