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The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
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Letter from London details Queen Victoria's age (entering 35th year), stoutness, habits, fears of revolution or dying in childbirth, and use of chloroform in recent delivery by Dr. Locock.
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Born May 24th, 1819, Queen Victoria will speedily enter into her 35th year. She fully looks her age. The family tendency to stoutness has recently developed itself in her, and she is getting vulgarly fat. The fact is, she takes little exercise, has a mind not easily troubled by trifles, and has a great appetite— Her food is of the plainest, but she eats heartily, and bottled stout is her "favorite vanity."
Queen Victoria has only two things to trouble her—first, the fear that a revolution will drive her from the throne, sending her to live in the United States : and next, the apprehension that she will die in child-birth. Neither are very probable. In her recent accouchement, she was so much alarmed that, for the first time, Dr. Locock administered chloroform, under the influence of which parturition took place.
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London
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Born May 24th, 1819; Recent Accouchement
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fear of revolution driving her to the united states; apprehension of dying in child-birth; chloroform administered during recent accouchement
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Queen Victoria, born May 24th, 1819, is entering her 35th year, looks her age, is getting stout due to little exercise, untroubled mind, and great appetite for plain food and bottled stout. Her troubles are fear of revolution and dying in childbirth, neither probable. In recent accouchement, alarmed, she received chloroform from Dr. Locock for the first time.