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ftrong men to hold. The other towel was 

 in the fame manner faftened above the knee, 

 and the double end given to three more ; 

 while the Surgeons ftood ready, one with 

 his hand on the ball of the diflocated bons 

 to dired: it into the foeket, one at the knee, 

 and another at the foot to turn them inwards. 



When all things were ready, the exten- 

 fion was begun, in the common method^ 

 by the towel-men j but tho' they exerted 

 their utmofl ftrength, the head of the bone 

 was not moved in the leaft, and their effort 

 ferved only to increafe the poor man's tor- 

 ture to an intolerable degree. 



Finding thus the extenfion of no figni- 

 £cancy j and the patient's courage reviving 

 after fome refpite 3 the "uis perci/^wms w^s 

 was carried into execution after the follow- 

 ing manner. The towel-men were direded 

 to Ilacken their towels to a certain point, to 

 fland with their feet firm, their arms ftreight, 

 and their bodies bending a little forward j 

 and, upon a certain fignal agreed on, were 

 ordered to pull with a vehement and quick 

 jerk, throwing themfelves back with, all their 

 might. 



After 



