He found the stomach slightly distended and questioned her about the possibility of pregnancy.

Both she and her husband informed him that such could not be the case, as her courses had been regular and her waist not enlarged, as she had worn a certain corset all the time.

There were no signs of quickening, no change in the breasts, and, in fact, none of the usual signs of pregnancy present.

He gave her an opiate, and to her surprise, in about six hours she was the mother of a boy weighing five pounds.

Both the mother and child made a good recovery.